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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , January 9, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

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

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

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

Folliard, Rhodes, Kelso, Greiling and Biernat introduced:

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

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

Kubly, Juhnke , And Seifert introduced:

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

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

Chaudhary, Evans, Stang, Westrom and Carruthers introduced:

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

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

McGuire, Skoglund, Entenza, Stanek and Seagren introduced:

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

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

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

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

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

Jefferson introduced:

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

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

Dawkins, Skoglund, McGuire, Pawlenty and Biernat introduced:

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

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

Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 9, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing a credit for qualified charitable contributions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Jaros and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 10, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; requiring child protective devices in shopping carts; providing remedies and penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

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

Jaros introduced:

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

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

Carlson, Winter, Long and Ness introduced:

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

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

Skoglund and Rhodes introduced:

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

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

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

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

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

Lieder introduced:

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

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

Sviggum, Broecker, Lindner and Wenzel introduced:

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

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

Lieder introduced:

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

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

Juhnke , As requested, introduced:

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

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

Lieder introduced:

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

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

Lieder and Kalis introduced:

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

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

Jefferson introduced:

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

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

Rukavina, Carruthers, Solberg, Smith and Jefferson introduced:

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

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

Smith introduced:

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

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

Weaver, Skoglund, Stanek, McGuire and Broecker introduced:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 27, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring informed consent of a female upon whom an abortion is performed; providing civil remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pawlenty and Garcia introduced:

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

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

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

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

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

Pawlenty and Jennings introduced:

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

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

Koppendrayer, Sviggum, Seagren and Betterman introduced:

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

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

Haas, Bradley and Tingelstad introduced:

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

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

Chaudhary, Skoglund, Weaver, Dawkins and Biernat introduced:

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

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

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , January 13, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 36, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 37, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 38, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

Knoblach, Reuter, Kuisle, Rifenberg and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 39, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

Leppik, Rhodes, Wagenius, Lieder and Hausman introduced:

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

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

Seifert, Bettermann, Westfall and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 41, A bill for an act relating to marriage; clarifying that only persons of the opposite sex may legally marry; providing that same-sex marriages recognized in other states are not recognized in this state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 517.01; 517.03; 517.08, subdivision 1a; and 517.20.

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

Davids introduced:

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

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

Sviggum introduced:

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

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

Sviggum introduced:

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

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

Sviggum, Paulsen, Biernat and Stanek introduced:

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

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

Sviggum, Seifert and Knight introduced:

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

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

Daggett, McGuire, Dawkins, Weaver and Haas introduced:

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

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

Holsten, Stang, Tingelstad, Westfall and Mullery introduced:

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

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

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

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

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

Jaros, Trimble, Bishop, Gunther and Schumacher introduced:

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

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

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

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

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

Greiling, McElroy, Knoblach and Osthoff introduced:

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

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

Solberg introduced:

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

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

Murphy, Huntley and Jaros introduced:

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

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

Sviggum introduced:

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

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

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

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

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

Sviggum, Kielkucki and Stanek introduced:

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

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

McElroy introduced:

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

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

Anderson, I., introduced:

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

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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , January 16, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Greiling; Johnson, R.; Weaver; McGuire and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 60, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; authorizing civil actions against student organizations for damages relating to hazing; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127.

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

Molnau, Wenzel, Harder and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 61, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; authorizing certain contracts; changing provisions relating to grants and contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 17.03, by adding a subdivision; 17.101; and 17.116, subdivisions 2 and 3.

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

Swenson, D.; Entenza; Skoglund; McGuire and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 62, A bill for an act relating to crimes; lowering the per se standard for alcohol concentration from 0.10 to 0.08 for adults, and to 0.04 for persons under 21 years of age, for driving motor vehicles, snowmobiles , All-terrain vehicles , And motorboats while impaired , As well as for criminal vehicular operation and hunting; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.91, subdivision 1; 84.911, subdivision 1; 86B.331, subdivisions 1 and 4; 86B.335, subdivision 1; 97B.065, subdivision 1; 97B.066, subdivision 1; 169.121, subdivisions 1 and 2; 169.123, subdivisions 2, 4, 5a , And 6; and 609.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 3 , And 4.

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

Harder, Bradley, Tompkins, Bettermann and Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 63, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

Pawlenty, Entenza, Bishop and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 64, A bill for an act relating to crimes; requiring persons convicted of causing the death of someone while committing criminal sexual conduct to give biological specimens for DNA analysis before release from imprisonment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.3461, subdivision 2.

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

Bishop, Skoglund, Solberg, Carruthers and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 65, A bill for an act relating to crime victims; requiring persons accused of certain crimes involving exposure to bodily fluids to be tested for the HIV virus at the victim's request; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 611A.19, subdivision 1.

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

Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 66, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for continued exemption for the adopt-a-park program from administrative rulemaking procedures; exempting timber appraisal standards from certain rulemaking provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 85.045, subdivision 3; and 90.045.

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

Osskopp, Larsen, Reuter, Seifert and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 67, A bill for an act relating to crimes; lowering per se alcohol level for impairment offenses from 0.10 to 0.08 for operating snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle , All-terrain vehicle, motorboat, or motor vehicle, for hunting , And for handling explosives; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.91, subdivision 1; 84.911, subdivision 1; 86B.331, subdivisions 1 and 4; 86B.335, subdivision 1; 97B.065, subdivision 1; 97B.066, subdivision 1; 169.121, subdivisions 1 and 2; 169.123, subdivisions 2, 4, 5a , And 6; 192A.555; and 609.21, subdivision 1.

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

Erhardt, Broecker, Larsen, Kraus and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 68, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

Osskopp, Kielkucki, Reuter, Kuisle and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 69, 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.

Knoblach, Rifenberg, Westfall, Stang and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 70, A bill for an act relating to residency requirements for welfare programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.056, subdivision 1; and 256D.02, subdivision 12a; 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.

Wolf, Molnau, Haas, Boudreau and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 71, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

Greenfield, McCollum, Koskinen, Leppik and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 72, A bill for an act relating to professions; extending expiration dates for certain health-related advisory councils; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 214.32, subdivision 1; and Laws 1995, chapter 43, section 1.

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

Rukavina and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 73, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing benefit increases for the Eveleth police and fire trust fund.

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

Osthoff, Milbert, McCollum and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 74, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing certain absentee ballot provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 203B.02, subdivision 1; 203B.03, subdivision 1; 203B.04, subdivision 1; 203B.07, subdivision 2; and 203B.12, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 203B.

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

Koskinen, Greenfield, McCollum, Leppik and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 75, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions relating to recordkeeping by persons regulated by the board of medical practice; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 147.091, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 5600.0605, subpart 10.

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

Dehler, Stanek, Mares, Seagren and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 76, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

Murphy, Boudreau, Juhnke, Otremba and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 77, 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 Health and Human Services.

Rest , Abrams, Vickerman, Milbert and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 78, A bill for an act relating to elections; defining certain terms; changing the name of the state partisan primary to the state party nominating election; requiring candidates to demonstrate party support before being listed on a party's ballot; moving the state party nominating election and primary from September to June; changing certain procedures, terms , And deadlines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 200.02, by adding a subdivision; 204B.08, subdivisions 1 and 2; 204B.09, subdivision 1; 204B.10, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 204B.11, subdivision 2; 204B.12, subdivision 1; 204B.33; 204D.03, subdivision 1; and 204D.08, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B.

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

Sykora, Kielkucki and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 79, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

Nornes, Knight, Westfall and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 80, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

Murphy, Pugh, Broecker, Larsen and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 81, A bill for an act relating to corrections; modifying multiple occupancy requirements applicable to state prisons; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.53.

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

Mares, Carlson, Kelso, Carruthers and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 82, A bill for an act relating to education; further examining a year-round school/extended week or day pilot program; requiring an evaluation; appropriating money.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 83, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.487, subdivision 3.

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

Carlson, Kinkel, Mares, Koppendrayer and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 84, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting school boards to begin the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 school years before Labor Day.

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

Anderson, I. , And Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 85, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing the time for filing for office and the date of the state primary; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 204B.09, subdivision 1; 204D.03, subdivision 1; and 205.13, subdivision 1a.

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

Stanek, Mullery, Broecker, Chaudhary and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 86, 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.

Stanek, Pawlenty, Broecker, Murphy and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 87, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; requiring that juveniles who are adjudicated delinquent for or convicted of illegal possession of a pistol be held in confinement for not less than 30 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.185, subdivision 1a; and 624.713, subdivision 2.

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

Skoglund, Weaver and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 88, A bill for an act relating to sentencing guidelines; clarifying that the application of the sentencing guidelines system is not a right that a defendant may waive; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 244.09, subdivision 5.

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

Gunther; Swenson, H. , And Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 89, A bill for an act relating to education; restoration of revenue lost to the fund balance reduction for independent school district No. 837, Madelia.

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

Lieder, Schumacher, Kelso, Molnau and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 90, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; allowing exemption from drug and alcohol testing requirement for commercial motor vehicle driver who works as relief, replacement, or emergency snow plow operator; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.03.

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

Skoglund, Stanek, Mullery, Kalis and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 91, A bill for an act relating to corrections; repealing the law requiring single and double bunking in certain state prisons; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.53.

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

Skoglund, Broecker, Murphy, Pugh and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 92, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; creating a pilot tattoo removal grant program administered by the commissioner of corrections; appropriating money.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 93, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing criminal penalties for persons who knowingly harbor, conceal, or aid a probationer, parolee, or supervised releasee, intending that the person avoid or escape arrest under an order issued by the head of a state or local corrections agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.495, subdivision 1.

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

Skoglund, Stanek, Evans, Dawkins and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 94, A bill for an act relating to crime; imposing criminal penalties for knowingly disrupting or interfering with an emergency telephone call; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.78.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 95, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the commissioner of corrections to collaborate with the federal Bureau of Prisons to develop a community notification plan for certain federal prisoners who will reside in Minnesota upon release; requiring a report to the legislature.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 96, A bill for an act relating to controlled substances; classifying methcathinone as a Schedule II controlled substance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.02, subdivision 3.

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

Skoglund and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 97, A bill for an act relating to crime; authorizing aggregation of controlled substance sale amounts for the purposes of the first, second , And third degree controlled substance crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 152.021, subdivision 3; 152.022, subdivision 3; and 152.023, subdivision 3.

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

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

H. F. No. 98, A bill for an act relating to law enforcement; authorizing the use of the department of public safety's helicopters and aircraft for general law enforcement purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299D.07.

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

Clark, Kinkel, Mariani, Kubly and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 99, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing an emergency services grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.

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

Wenzel, Rest, Peterson, Winter and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 100, A bill for an act relating to local government; appropriating money for emergency snow removal.

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

Swenson, D.; Workman; Lieder; Skoglund and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 101, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying that certain revocation period applies only to first-time DUI offenders; making technical correction allowing commissioner of public safety to determine examination required for reinstatement of driving privileges; providing for petition for reinstatement of commercial driver's license following disqualification; clarifying applicable requirements for licensing commercial driver instructors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.121, subdivision 4; 169.1261; 171.19; and 364.09.

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

Seifert, Paulsen, Goodno, Reuter and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 102, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; removing the authorization for appropriations for art in state buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85A.02, subdivision 5b; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.35.

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

Greiling, McElroy, Knoblach, Osthoff and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 103, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , Article V, sections 1, 3 , And 4; article VIII, section 2; article XI, sections 7 and 8; abolishing the office of state treasurer; transferring or repealing the powers, responsibilities , And duties of the state treasurer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 9.011, subdivision 1; and 11A.03.

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

Sviggum and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 104, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; ethics; providing for house and senate committees on ethics; providing procedures for handling ethics complaints; providing for forfeiture of legislative compensation and expenses in certain circumstances; prohibiting former legislators from lobbying the legislature for one year after leaving office; establishing a fair campaign practices advisory board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.099, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 10A; and 211B.

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

Olson, E. , And Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 105, A bill for an act relating to claims; providing for payment of certain claims against the state; increasing a limit on settlements; adding claims to the Revenue Recapture Act; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.732, subdivision 2; and 270A.03, subdivision 7.

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

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 106, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; providing for the organization of an equally divided house; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Sviggum and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 107, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan sports facilities; requiring the metropolitan sports facilities commission to sell the met center; requiring the commission to escrow funds for retirement of all outstanding debt on the metrodome; transferring ownership and operation of the metrodome from the commission to the major league professional football team and baseball club; abolishing the metropolitan sports facilities commission; transferring other commission assets to the general fund; providing for amateur sports commission funding for youth sports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 240A.08; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.553; 473.556; 473.561; 473.564; 473.565; 473.572; 473.581; 473.592; 473.595; 473.596; 473.598; and 473.599.

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

Tomassoni, Rukavina, Bettermann and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 108, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing for the protection of benefits for certain technical college employees.

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

Haas, Tomassoni, Harder and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 109, A bill for an act relating to insurance; terminating the Minnesota employees insurance program; specifying transition provisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62E.02, subdivision 23; 62E.10, subdivision 1; and 62L.02, subdivision 24; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 43A.317.

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

Long, Biernat, Hasskamp, Juhnke and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 110, A bill for an act relating to the program of temporary assistance for needy families; establishing requirements for new state residents; 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.

Jennings, Osthoff, Delmont, Milbert and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 111, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending indefinitely the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the environment and natural resources trust fund.

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

Leppik, Rhodes and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 112, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for depreciation of passenger automobiles for purposes of registration tax; increasing the rate of taxation on motor fuels; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.013, subdivision 1a; 296.02, subdivision 1b; and 296.025, subdivision 1b.

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

Munger, Carruthers, Weaver, Hausman and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 113, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending until the year 2050 the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the environment and natural resources trust fund.

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

Pawlenty and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 114, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; allowing a credit for children; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 115, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing sale of certain tax-forfeited lands that border public water or natural wetlands in Cass county.

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

Skoglund and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 116, A bill for an act relating to data practices; making certain welfare and housing agency data available to law enforcement agencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; and 13.54, by adding a subdivision.

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

Rest, Goodno, Carruthers, Seagren and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 117, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring local units of government to license the retail sale of tobacco; providing for regular compliance checks for all licensed vendors; providing for mandatory penalties against license holders for sales to minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 461.12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 461.

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

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , January 23, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Juhnke; Kubly; Johnson, R.; Leighton and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 118, 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.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 119, A bill for an act relating to crime; restricting the ability of judges to reduce mandatory minimum fines, surcharges , And penalty assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.101, subdivision 5.

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

Kahn, McElroy, Larsen, Krinkie and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 120, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing Minnesota office of technology; creating North Star information access account; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.99, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237A.

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

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 121, A bill for an act relating to youth initiative grants; substituting the Harrison neighborhood for the Sumner-Glenwood neighborhood for purposes of eligibility for certain enrichment grants; amending Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 4, subdivision 2.

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

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 122, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; restricting the use of certain sound-producing devices on motor vehicles; 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.

Long introduced:

H. F. No. 123, A bill for an act relating to highways; prohibiting commissioner of transportation from eliminating or substantially reducing railroad access at a point on marked trunk highway No. 55 in Minneapolis.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 124, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; limiting a defendant's opportunity to present mitigating information to the court at the time of sentencing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 631.20.

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

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 125, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Kenyon to recertify its final levy for taxes levied in 1996.

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

Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 126, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the market value of commercial industrial property that is subject to a reduced class rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 24.

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

Folliard, Vickerman, Milbert and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 127, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing and clarifying provisions of the Minnesota election law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 200.031; 201.061, subdivision 1; 201.071, subdivision 1; 201.081; 201.12, subdivision 2; 201.121, subdivision 1; 201.13, subdivisions 1 and 2; 201.15; 201.161; 201.171; 203B.01, by adding a subdivision; 203B.03, subdivision 1; 203B.04, subdivision 1; 203B.06, subdivision 3; 203B.08, subdivision 1; 203B.11, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 203B.12, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 203B.13, subdivisions 1 and 2; 203B.16, by adding a subdivision; 203B.19; 204B.06, by adding a subdivision; 204B.146; 204B.15; 204B.16, subdivisions 1a and 3; 204B.22, subdivision 1; 204B.23; 204B.27, by adding a subdivision; 204B.31; 204B.36, subdivision 2; 204C.08, by adding a subdivision; 204C.15, subdivision 1; 204C.31, subdivision 2; 204C.32; 204C.33, subdivision 1; 205.10, subdivision 3; 205.13, subdivision 1; 205.17, by adding a subdivision; 205A.05, subdivision 1; 205A.08, by adding a subdivision; 206.55; 206.56, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 8 , And 9; 206.57; 206.58; 206.59; 206.61, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 5; 206.62; 206.64, subdivision 1; 206.66; 206.80; 206.81; 206.83; 206.84, subdivisions 3, 6 , And 7; 206.86, subdivisions 1 and 2; 206.90, subdivisions 4 and 6; 207A.03, subdivision 2; 211B.14; 367.03, subdivision 1; 367.25, subdivision 1; 387.01; 388.01; and 626.846, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 201; 203B; and 204B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 204D.15, subdivision 2; 206.065; 206.56, subdivisions 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 , And 15; 206.60; 206.61, subdivisions 2, 6, 7 , And 8; 206.63; 206.64, subdivision 2; 206.68; 206.685; 206.69; 206.70; 206.71; 206.72; 206.73; 206.74; 206.75; 206.76; 206.77; 206.84, subdivisions 2, 4 , And 5; and 211B.11, subdivision 2.

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

Luther, Entenza, McGuire and Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 128, A bill for an act relating to crime; prohibiting physical searches of suspected shoplifters by merchants or merchant employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.366, subdivision 1.

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

Opatz, Entenza, Greiling, Koppendrayer and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 129, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting a single statewide form of assessment; ensuring school accountability for student achievement of the state's high school graduation rule; defining successful schools; developing improvement plans for schools in crisis; designating distinguished teachers; authorizing referendum revenue for certain school districts; establishing a school improvement fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 121.11, subdivision 7c; 121.1115; and 125.18, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124A; and 124C.

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

Carlson, Pelowski, Kalis, Bettermann and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 130, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a college savings bond program; authorizing the sale of general obligation bonds in zero coupon form and in small denominations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 181.06, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

Luther, Koskinen, Clark and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 131, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring notice to tenants of compliance with the criminal background check requirements for apartment managers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299C.68, by adding a subdivision.

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

Luther, Clark, Carlson and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 132, A bill for an act relating to housing and redevelopment authorities; establishing an occupancy standard; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 133, A bill for an act relating to crime; including felony-level domestic assault in the definition of "violent crime" contained in the dangerous offender sentencing law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.152, subdivision 1.

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

Sviggum and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 134, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a fund transfer for independent school district No. 763, Medford.

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

Skoglund and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 135, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requesting the legislative audit commission to conduct a study of the direct and indirect costs of crime on communities.

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

Leppik, Mulder, Greenfield and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 136, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing physicians to prescribe and administer controlled substances in cases of intractable pain; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.

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

Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 137, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the requirements for the permanently and totally disabled homestead classification; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 22.

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

Haas, Mulder and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 138, A bill for an act relating to health; reducing the MinnesotaCare provider tax rate; eliminating the tax on certain categories of providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.9352, subdivision 3; 295.50, subdivisions 3, 4 , And 9b; 295.51, subdivision 1; 295.52, subdivisions 1, 1a , And 2; 295.53; 295.54, subdivision 1; 295.56; and 295.582; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 295.50, subdivisions 10a, 14 , And 15; 295.51, subdivision 1a; 295.52, subdivisions 1b, 3, 4 , And 4a; and 295.54, subdivisions 2 and 3.

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

Ness; Carlson; Johnson , A.; Mares and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 139, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a technical advisory committee to the Minnesota education telecommunications council; providing for a learning academy; providing for a learning resources network; providing for site-based learning grants; providing for a library site grant program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.465, subdivision 3; Laws 1996, chapter 412 , Article 12, section 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 134.46; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 12, section 8.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 140, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; requiring commissioner of public safety to adopt rules governing automobile insurance identification cards; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.792, by adding a subdivision.

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

Seifert, Peterson, Vickerman, Winter and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 141, A bill for an act relating to local government; appropriating money for emergency snow removal.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 142, A bill for an act relating to government; changing name of metropolitan airports commission to Minnesota airports commission.

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

Wenzel, Kalis, Skare, Juhnke and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 143, A bill for an act relating to local government; appropriating money for emergency snow removal.

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

Nornes and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 144, A bill for an act relating to state government; declaring licorice as the state candy; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.

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

Sviggum and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 145, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for term limits; changing legislative and other lawmaking procedures; proposing constitutional amendments to provide biennial legislative sessions , A unicameral legislature, regulation of legislative procedures by law , And term limits; providing for committee chairs' terms, members' per diems, other legislative procedures , And certain conflicts of interest; changing membership of the legislative audit commission; changing the date of the state primary; clarifying the prohibition against misuse of state publications; fixing the date for school district special elections; proposing amendments to the Minnesota Constitution , Article IV; article V, sections 2, 3, 4 , And 5; article VIII, section 1; article IX, sections 1 and 2; and article XI, section 5; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 2.021; 2.031, subdivision 1; 3.099, subdivision 1; 3.196; 3.97, subdivision 2; 10A.07, subdivision 2; 16B.52, by adding a subdivision; 204B.33; 204D.03, subdivision 1; and 205A.05, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 146, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; prohibiting the imposition of certain impoundment charges on stolen vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.042, by adding a subdivision.

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

Weaver, Skoglund, Pawlenty, Larsen and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 147, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing release of investigative data relating to crimes perpetrated by a juvenile to the victim; providing that persons convicted of terroristic threats have the burden of proof to establish that custody or visitation is in the best interests of a child; requiring notification of a victim when sentence modification occurs; extending the crime victim and witness advisory council expiration date; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.161, subdivision 3; 518.179, subdivision 2; 611A.039, subdivision 1; and 611A.71, subdivision 7.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 148, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing continuing support for turf grass research and development in northern Minnesota; appropriating money.

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

Rifenberg, Seifert, Tingelstad, Kuisle and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 149, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, by adding a section to article XIII; establishing the same constitutional standard for the Minnesota Constitution and the United States Constitution for issues relating to abortion.

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

Rifenberg, Seifert, Tingelstad, Kuisle and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 150, 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.

Seifert, Rifenberg, Reuter, Stang and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 151, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I; providing that the right of citizens to bear arms for certain purposes is fundamental and shall not be abridged.

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

Seifert, Wenzel, Harder, Kalis and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 152, 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.

Osskopp, Sviggum and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 153, A bill for an act relating to energy; eliminating the requirement to find an alternative site for dry cask storage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116C.771; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116C.80.

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

Murphy; Olson, M.; Winter; Pugh and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 154, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying provisions governing liability for livestock activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 604A.12, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 155, A bill for an act relating to employment; creating restrictions on the use of temporary employees; providing a civil penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

Slawik, Entenza and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 156, A bill for an act relating to state government; secretary of state; regulating filing fees and procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 5.12; 5.23; 5.25, subdivision 1; 5A.03; 5A.04; 302A.821, subdivision 5; 303.14, subdivision 1; 308A.005, by adding a subdivision; 317A.821, subdivision 3; 317A.827, subdivision 1; 322A.03; 331A.02, subdivision 1; 336.9-403; 336.9-404; 336A.04, subdivision 4; and 514.08, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 5; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 3650.0030, subpart 8.

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

Rifenberg, Tingelstad, Kuisle, Reuter and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 157, 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.

Greiling, McGuire and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 158, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; providing for a unicameral legislature; changing article IV; article VIII, sections 1 and 6; article IX, sections 1 and 2; and article XI, section 5; providing by statute for a legislature of 99 members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.

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

Jennings, Greenfield, Wejcman, Bradley and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 159, A bill for an act relating to human services; replacing the aid to families with dependent children program with the temporary assistance for needy families program; terminating the entitlement to public assistance; changing eligibility for the food stamp, medical assistance, general assistance and general assistance medical care programs; requiring recipients to work in order to receive public assistance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.74, subdivision 1; 256B.055, subdivision 3; 256B.06, subdivision 4; 256D.05, subdivision 1; 256D.051, subdivision 1a; and 256D.065; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256D; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.031; 256.032; 256.033; 256.034; 256.035; 256.036; 256.0361; 256.047; 256.0475; 256.048; 256.049; 256.73, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, And 5a; 256.7351; 256.7352; 256.7353; 256.7354; 256.7355; 256.7356; 256.7357; 256.7358; 256.7359; 256.736; 256.7381; 256.7382; 256.7383; 256.7384; 256.7385; 256.7386; 256.7387; 256.7388; 256D.05, subdivision 8; and 256D.055.

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

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , January 27, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Winter and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 160, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a high school student entrepreneurship pilot program; appropriating money.

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

Jennings, Bradley, Goodno, Boudreau and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 161, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing welfare reform initiatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.46, subdivisions 1 and 2; 13.82, subdivision 1; 13.99, by adding a subdivision; 84.98, subdivision 3; 124.17, subdivisions 1d and 1e; 124.175; 124A.02, subdivision 16; 124A.22, subdivision 3; 136A.125, subdivision 2; 196.27; 237.70, subdivision 4a; 254B.02, subdivision 1; 256.01, subdivisions 2 and 4a; 256.017, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 256.019; 256.025, subdivisions 2 and 4; 256.031, subdivision 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 256.033, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 256.045, subdivision 3; 256.046; 256.74, subdivision 1; 256.82, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256.871, subdivision 6; 256.935; 256.98, subdivisions 1, 3, 4 , And 8; 256.981; 256.983, subdivisions 1 and 4; 256.984, subdivision 1; 256.9850; 256.986; 256.9861, subdivisions 1, 2, 4 , And 5; 256.998, by adding subdivisions; 256B.055, subdivision 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 256B.056, subdivisions 1a, 3 , And 4; 256B.057, subdivisions 1, 1b, 2a , And 2b; 256B.06, subdivision 4; 256B.0913, subdivision 14; 256B.19, subdivisions 1, 2a , And 2b; 256D.01, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 256D.02, subdivisions 6 and 12a; 256D.03, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3 , And 6; 256D.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 , And 8; 256D.051, subdivisions 1a, 2a, 3a , And by adding a subdivision; 256D.0511, subdivision 2; 256D.055; 256D.06, subdivision 2; 256D.08, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256D.09, subdivision 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 256D.36; 256D.435, subdivision 3; 256D.44, subdivision 5; 256E.03, subdivision 2; 256E.06, subdivisions 1 and 3; 256E.07, subdivision 1; 256E.08, subdivision 3; 256F.04, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256F.05, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5 , And 8; 256F.06, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256G.01, subdivision 4; 257.3573, subdivision 2; 259.67, subdivision 4; 260.38; 268.0111, subdivisions 5 and 7; 268.0122, subdivision 3; 268.552, subdivision 5; 268.6751, subdivision 1; 268.676, subdivision 1; 268.86, subdivision 2; 268.871, subdivision 1; 268.90, subdivision 2; 268.916; 268.95, subdivision 4; 270A.03, subdivision 5; 388.23, subdivision 1; 393.07, subdivisions 6 and 10; and 477A.0122, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256; and 256B; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256J; and 256K; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.12, subdivisions 9, 10, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 , And 23; 256.72; 256.73; 256.7341; 256.7351; 256.7352; 256.7353; 256.7354; 256.7355; 256.7356; 256.7357; 256.7358; 256.7359; 256.736; 256.7365; 256.7366; 256.737; 256.738; 256.7381; 256.7382; 256.7383; 256.7384; 256.7385; 256.7386; 256.7387; 256.7388; 256.739; 256.74, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2 , And 6; 256.745; 256.75; 256.76; 256.78; 256.80; 256.81; 256.82; 256.84; 256.85; 256.86; 256.863; 256.871; 256.8711; 256.879; 256B.041, subdivision 5; 256B.055, subdivision 3; 256B.062; 256B.19, subdivision 1a; 256D.01, subdivision 1e; 256D.02, subdivisions 5 and 6; 256D.05; 256D.0511, subdivisions 1, 3, 4 , And 5; and 256F.05, subdivisions 5 and 7.

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

Tunheim and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 162, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for seed potato inspection.

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

Skoglund; Johnson, R.; Weaver and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 163, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; creating a criminal gang council and strike force to develop and implement a strategy to investigate and prosecute crimes committed by criminal gangs throughout the state; authorizing the council to make various grants; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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

Bakk, Solberg and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 164, A bill for an act relating to recreation; appropriating money for snowmobile grants-in-aid.

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

Rest, Erhardt, Long, Hasskamp and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 165, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing the formula for the amount of allowable increase in market value; extending the number of years the program is effective; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.

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

Hasskamp, Commers, Paymar, Peterson and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 166, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring local units of government to license the retail sale of tobacco; providing for regular compliance checks for all licensed vendors; providing for mandatory penalties against license holders for sales to minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 461.12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 461.

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

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 167, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; placing a surcharge on deer licenses for the 1997 deer season; providing for emergency deer feeding; appropriating money.

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

Tunheim, Peterson, Kinkel and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 168, A bill for an act relating to elections; allowing mail balloting in certain elections in additional cities and towns; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 204B.45, subdivision 1.

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

Mulder, Tingelstad and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 169, A bill for an act relating to crimes; lowering per se alcohol level for impairment offenses from 0.10 to 0.08 for operating snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle , All-terrain vehicle, motorboat, or motor vehicle, for hunting , And for handling explosives; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.91, subdivision 1; 84.911, subdivision 1; 86B.331, subdivisions 1 and 4; 86B.335, subdivision 1; 97B.065, subdivision 1; 97B.066, subdivision 1; 169.121, subdivisions 1 and 2; 169.123, subdivisions 2, 4, 5a , And 6; 192A.555; and 609.21, subdivision 1.

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

McCollum, Farrell, Paymar, Mariani and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 170, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees retirement association; authorizing certain trades personnel employed by independent school district No. 625 to elect an exclusion from retirement plan coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 353.01, subdivision 2b; and Laws 1965, chapter 705, section 1, subdivision 4.

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

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 171, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; permitting youth residents to hunt deer without a license tag; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.485, by adding a subdivision.

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

Paulsen, Stang, Commers, Stanek and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 172, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 4; and article V, section 2; providing limits on service as a legislator or as an executive officer.

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

Mahon , Abrams, Garcia, Erhardt and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 173, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting certain analgesics; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.25, subdivision 3.

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

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 174, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Duluth teachers retirement fund association; authorizing an interim military service credit purchase by certain teachers at full actuarial value.

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

Finseth, Tunheim, Kalis, Munger and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 175, A bill for an act relating to conservation; modifying approved practices for purposes of cost-sharing contracts for erosion control and water management; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103C.501, subdivision 6.

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

Vickerman, Gunther, Harder and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 176, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; limiting liability for injury related to certain food donations to the state and political subdivisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 604A.10, subdivision 2.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 177, A bill for an act relating to elections; permitting voters to vote for candidates of more than one political party in the state partisan primary; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 204D.08, subdivision 4.

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

Finseth, Kalis, Westfall, Harder and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 178, A bill for an act relating to conservation; changing the definition of windbreak; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103F.511, subdivision 11.

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

Bishop, Marko, Wagenius, Leppik and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 179, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; providing for designation of advance health care directives on drivers' licenses and Minnesota identification cards; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 171.06, subdivision 3; and 171.07, subdivision 7.

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

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 180, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Moorhead to issue three additional on-sale licenses.

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

Greiling, Osthoff, McCollum and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 181, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring certain special primaries and elections to be conducted by mail; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 204D.19, subdivisions 2 and 3; 204D.20, subdivision 1; 204D.21, subdivisions 2 and 3; 204D.22, subdivision 3; and 204D.23, subdivision 2.

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

Greiling, Kahn, Leppik, Rukavina and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 182, A bill for an act relating to administrative rules; assigning responsibility for legislative review of administrative rules to the legislative coordinating commission; abolishing authority to suspend rules without enactment of a statute; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.841; 3.842, subdivisions 2 and 4a; 3.843; 14.05, subdivision 5; 14.131; 14.14, subdivision 1a; 14.15, subdivision 4; 14.18, subdivision 1; 14.19; 14.22, subdivision 1; 14.225; 14.23; 14.26, subdivisions 1 and 3; and 14.47, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.842, subdivisions 4, 5, 6 , And 7; 3.844; 3.845; and 15.065.

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

McCollum, Sykora, Greiling, Mares and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 183, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for site decision-making options; providing for intradistrict enrollment options; modifying certain charter school provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.064, subdivisions 3, 4 , And 4a; 123.33, by adding a subdivision; and 123.951; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120.

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

Bishop, Dawkins, McGuire, Skoglund and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 184, A bill for an act relating to harassment; creating a civil cause of action for certain types of harassing conduct; providing civil penalties and other civil remedies; 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.

Sykora, Vickerman, Greenfield, Wejcman and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 185, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying child welfare programs and children's mental health collaboratives; providing for privatization of adoption services for children under state guardianship; establishing pilot projects; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 245.4882, subdivision 5; 245.493, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 256.01, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 256.045, subdivisions 3, 3b, 4, 5 , And 8; 256.82, by adding a subdivision; 256E.115; 393.07, subdivision 2; 466.01, subdivision 1; 471.59, subdivision 11; 517.08, subdivision 1c; 626.558, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 626.559, subdivision 5.

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

Paulsen, Commers, Pawlenty, Workman and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 186, A bill for an act relating to crime; prohibiting plea bargaining when the defendant is charged with committing a dangerous felony with a firearm and is subject to the mandatory minimum sentencing law; permitting an exception when the defendant's testimony is needed to convict another offender of a crime of equal or greater severity; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.11, subdivision 7.

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

Swenson, D. , And Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 187, A bill for an act relating to sentencing; requiring the sentencing guidelines commission to prohibit the use of amenability to treatment or probation as a reason for mitigated sentencing departures.

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

Long, Kahn, Finseth, Rukavina and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 188, A bill for an act relating to state government; department of administration; requiring the design and construction of memorials to Coya Knutson on the capitol grounds and in the city of Oklee; appropriating money.

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

Pugh, Macklin, Skoglund and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 189, A bill for an act relating to crimes; driving while impaired; imposing felony penalties on certain repeat violators of the DWI laws; requiring the sentencing guidelines commission to give felony DWI convictions the weight of one criminal history point; including DWI with a commercial vehicle in the definitions of prior DWI offenses; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.121, subdivision 3; and 169.129.

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

Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 190, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Crow Wing county.

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

Pugh; Swenson, D.; Macklin; Skoglund and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 191, A bill for an act relating to crimes; driving while impaired; enhancing criminal penalties for repeat violations involving commercial motor vehicles; clarifying the definition of commercial vehicle and including violations involving commercial motor vehicles into the definition of prior DWI offenses; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.01, subdivision 75; 169.121, subdivision 3; and 169.1211, subdivision 1 , And by adding subdivisions.

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

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 192, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 5; article V, by adding a section; and article VII, section 6; requiring certain elected officials to resign on filing for another elective office or accepting appointment to another office.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 193, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying time of day restrictions for the off-sale of intoxicating liquor; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.504, subdivision 4.

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

Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 194, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; altering occupancy standards in adult correctional facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.53.

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

Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 195, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; clarifying that a victim's impact statement may not be rebutted by a defendant; providing a community representative the right to submit an impact statement; requiring that notice of a defendant's pending appeal be given to crime victims; making various changes to the crime victim emergency assistance grant statute; extending the sunset date of the Minnesota crime victim and witness advisory council and expanding its duties; adding "criminal vehicular homicide and injury" to the definition of "crime of violence" in the gun control laws; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 611A.038; 611A.675; 611A.71, subdivisions 5 and 7; and 624.712, subdivision 5; 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.

Bishop, Murphy, Paymar and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 196, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding coverage for crime victims reparations to include Minnesota residents who are victims of terrorist acts committed outside of the United States; expanding coverage for child care expenses to include additional costs incurred by parents of a victim as a result of a crime; authorizing release of peace officer records of children to the crime victims reparations board for claim processing purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.161, subdivision 3; and 611A.52, subdivisions 6 and 8.

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

Leppik and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 197, A bill for an act relating to state government; rulemaking; enacting, eliminating, continuing, or modifying certain exemptions from the rulemaking requirements of the administrative procedures act; making technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.03, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 14.386; 14.47, subdivision 1; 15.50, subdivision 2; 16A.632, subdivision 2; 16B.18, subdivision 3; 16D.11, subdivision 7; 17.03, subdivision 10; 17.54, subdivision 4; 17.56, subdivision 2; 17.57, subdivision 1; 17.64, subdivision 2; 18.022, subdivision 9; 18.0227, subdivision 3; 32.394, subdivision 12; 41B.07; 41C.13; 43A.182; 48.221; 50.175, subdivision 2; 51A.361; 52.17, subdivision 2; 53.07, subdivision 1; 60A.13, subdivision 6; 60K.19, subdivision 6; 61B.21, subdivision 1; 62E.10, subdivision 8; 62J.04, subdivision 1; 62J.152, subdivision 4; 62L.13, subdivision 3; 62N.23; 62N.25, subdivision 6; 65B.28, subdivision 3; 79.34, subdivisions 1 and 2a; 79.362; 84.98, subdivision 2; 85.045, subdivision 3; 85A.02, subdivision 5b; 85A.05, subdivision 2; 88.80, subdivision 2; 97A.085, subdivision 4a; 115A.11, subdivision 2; 115A.20; 115A.58, subdivision 2; 116.17, subdivision 2; 116.44, subdivision 1; 116C.06, subdivision 1; 116O.05, subdivision 3; 123.3514, subdivision 8; 124.41, subdivision 2; 124.46, subdivision 2; 124.648, subdivision 3; 128C.02, subdivision 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 129C.10, subdivision 3; 136A.40; 145.925, subdivision 9; 147A.26; 148B.66, subdivision 3; 148C.03, subdivision 1; 150A.04, subdivision 5; 152.02, subdivision 12; 153A.15, subdivision 3; 161.1231, subdivision 5; 167.50, subdivision 2; 169.06, subdivision 1; 169.452; 169.99, subdivision 2; 171.321, subdivision 2; 174.51, subdivision 2; 176.102, subdivision 2; 176A.08; 182.655, subdivision 1; 216D.03, subdivision 2; 240A.02, subdivision 2; 244.13, subdivision 1; 245.494, subdivision 1; 245A.09, subdivision 10; 256.027; 256.9357, subdivision 3; 256.9685, subdivision 1; 256.969, subdivision 3a; 256B.0625, subdivision 25; 256B.431, subdivision 2e; 256B.434, subdivision 12; 256B.501, subdivision 10; 256B.502; 256B.503; 273.112, subdivision 6a; 299C.155, subdivisions 2 and 3; 299F.093, subdivision 1; 325F.665, subdivision 6; 346.58; 347.51, subdivision 2a; 401.03; 458A.03, subdivision 2; 475A.06, subdivision 2; 507.09; 518.14, subdivision 2; 518.611, subdivision 9; 518.613, subdivision 6; 518.64, subdivision 5; 518.641, subdivision 4; 624.22, subdivision 1; and 624.7151; Laws 1988, chapter 688, article 21, section 7, subdivision 1; and Laws 1991, chapter 265 , Article 4, section 28; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.38, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 8 , And 9; 14.387; 126.56, subdivision 8; 469.173, subdivision 2; and 469.308, subdivision 2.

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

Hasskamp, Leighton, Slawik, Luther and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 198, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

McCollum, Tomassoni, Greenfield, McGuire and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 199, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

Wenzel, Kubly and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 200, A bill for an act relating to local government; appropriating money for emergency snow removal.

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

Swenson, D.; Entenza; Skoglund; Dempsey and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 201, A bill for an act relating to crimes; providing criminal penalties for persons operating snowmobiles , All-terrain vehicles, and motorboats who refuse an alcohol test; redefining relevant evidence for operating a motorboat while under the influence of alcohol, in conformance with DWI law; including in the definition of prior DWI offenses, the offense of driving a commercial vehicle while impaired; allowing the use of the results of a preliminary screening test to be used in court actions involving underage drinking and driving; making technical changes; prescribing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.91, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 84.911, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 6; 86B.331, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 86B.335, subdivisions 2, 4 , And 6; 97B.066, subdivision 6 , And by adding subdivisions; and 169.121, subdivisions 3 and 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 86B.335, subdivisions 11 and 12.

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

Knoblach; Wenzel; Stang; Swenson, H. , And Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 202, 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.

Knoblach, Wenzel, Stang, Westfall and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 203, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, by adding a section to article XIII; establishing the same constitutional standard for the Minnesota Constitution and the United States Constitution for issues relating to abortion.

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

Knoblach, Wenzel, Stang, Westfall and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 204, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring informed consent of a female upon whom an abortion is performed; providing civil remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Paymar and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 205, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing criminal penalties for illegally carrying a pistol; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivision 1.

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

Paymar and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 206, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing mandatory minimum prison sentences from 18 months to three years for convicted felons who unlawfully possess a firearm; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.11, subdivision 5.

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

Paymar and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 207, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring explosive materials to contain identification and detection taggants; imposing criminal penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299F.72, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299F.

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

Swenson, D.; Entenza; Skoglund; Weaver and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 208, A bill for an act relating to crimes; expanding the criteria for vehicle license plate impoundment to include driving without a valid license and failure to provide or show proof of vehicle insurance; referencing broader definitions of prior impaired driving convictions and prior license revocations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.042, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 9 , And 11.

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

Vickerman, Tingelstad, Otremba, Skoglund and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 209, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions for placement of children; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 257.071, subdivisions 1a and 7; 257.072, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 , And 9; 259.29; 259.57, subdivision 2; 259.77; 260.181, subdivision 3; and 260.191, subdivision 1a.

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

Daggett, Milbert, Macklin, Boudreau and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 210, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing a credit for long-term care insurance premiums; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 211, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; authorizing the installation of extended area service within combined school districts.

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

McCollum, Greiling, McGuire and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. No. 212, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey county; providing for election of soil and water conservation district supervisors by only the voters in supervisor districts for which candidates are nominated; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383A.

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

Greiling, McCollum, Kelso, Broecker and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 213, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; eliminating per diem compensation of members of the legislature; requiring recommendations on the salaries of members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.099, subdivisions 1 and 3; 3.101; and 3A.01, subdivision 6a.

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

Paulsen, Luther, Sviggum, Jennings and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 214, 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 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.

Swenson, D.; Long; Skoglund; Osskopp and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 215, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; prohibiting the lottery from adopting advertising intended to induce participation in the lottery; prohibiting advertising the lottery as a form of entertainment; reducing the percentage of gross revenues that the lottery may spend on advertising; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.09, subdivision 2; and 349A.10, subdivision 3.

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

Mariani and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 216, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying provisions relating to employment contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 181.55; 181.57; 181.635; and 181.64.

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

Opatz, Rest, Long, McElroy and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 217, A bill for an act relating to land use planning; providing for mandatory comprehensive planning; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116C.04, by adding a subdivision; 394.22, by adding subdivisions; 394.23; 394.24, subdivision 1; 394.32, by adding subdivisions; 462.351; 462.352, by adding a subdivision; 462.355, subdivision 1a; and 462.357, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 394; and 462; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462D.

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

Mullery, Orfield, Leighton, Dawkins and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 218, A bill for an act relating to liens; clarifying the effect of service of notice in certain instances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 514.06.

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

Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 219, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring leaves of absence without pay for employees rendering services as members of the civil air patrol; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

Mullery, Dawkins, Pugh, Bishop and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 220, A bill for an act relating to property; validating certain conveyances by religious corporations; requiring published notice of dispositions of certain real property in a marriage dissolution action; regulating property held in revocable trusts upon the dissolution of marriage; regulating specific devises and distributions of property under the uniform probate code; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 315.121; 518.11; 524.2-402; 524.2-403; and 524.2-606; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 501B; and 524.

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

Rhodes, McElroy, Marko, Hausman and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 221, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring all passengers between ages three and 15 to wear seat belts , And making violation a primary offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.686, subdivision 1.

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

Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 222, A bill for an act relating to ethics in government; clarifying and simplifying the law related to lobbyist registration, conflicts of interest , And campaign finance; eliminating invalid provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.01; 10A.02; 10A.03; 10A.04; 10A.05; 10A.065, subdivisions 1 and 3; 10A.08; 10A.09; 10A.10; 10A.11; 10A.12; 10A.13; 10A.14; 10A.15; 10A.17; 10A.18; 10A.19; 10A.20; 10A.21, subdivision 3; 10A.22; 10A.23; 10A.24; 10A.241; 10A.25; 10A.255, subdivision 1; 10A.265; 10A.27; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.28; 10A.29; 10A.30, subdivision 1; 10A.31; 10A.315; 10A.321; 10A.322; 10A.323; 10A.324, subdivisions 1 and 3; 10A.34; and 290.06, subdivision 23; Laws 1996, chapter 419, section 10; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.065, subdivision 5; 10A.255, subdivision 2; 10A.275, subdivisions 2 and 3; 10A.324, subdivisions 2 and 4; 10A.325; 10A.335; 10A.40; 10A.41; 10A.42; 10A.43; 10A.44; 10A.45; 10A.46; 10A.47; 10A.48; 10A.49; 10A.50; and 10A.51.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 223, A bill for an act relating to marriage dissolution; requiring certain notices regarding real property and debt transfers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518.

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

Commers and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 224, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulation; authorizing peace officers to stop vehicles bearing special series license plates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

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

Broecker, Stanek, Wagenius, Skoglund and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 225, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing peace officers to arrest persons within four hours of a violation for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.20, subdivision 5.

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

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 226, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; changing the designation of the agency responsible for notifying victims of vehicle thefts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.042, subdivision 1.

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

Goodno, Entenza, Dawkins, Weaver and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 227, A bill for an act relating to human rights; reclassifying certain investigative data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 363.061, subdivisions 2 and 3.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 228, A bill for an act relating to highways; lengthening Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.14, subdivision 29.

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

Weaver, Skoglund, Goodno, Entenza and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 229, A bill for an act relating to crimes; authorizing imposition of a two-year enhanced gross misdemeanor penalty on certain repeat violators of the driving while intoxicated law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.121, subdivisions 3, 3a, 3c , And 5; 609.02, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; and 609.105.

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

Erhardt, Long, Rhodes, Van Dellen and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 230, 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.

Swenson, D.; Pugh; Weaver; Dempsey and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 231, A bill for an act relating to crimes; driving while impaired; increasing penalties and decreasing the per se level of alcohol concentration for certain violations of the criminal vehicular homicide and operation law; expanding the scope of that crime; including DWI with a commercial vehicle into the definition of prior DWI offenses; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.121, subdivision 3; and 609.21.

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

Finseth; Munger; Swenson, D.; Sviggum and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 232, A bill for an act relating to water; providing for four-year terms for soil and water conservation district supervisors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 103C.301, subdivisions 1, 5 , And 6; 103C.311; and 103C.315, subdivision 2.

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

Mulder, Davids, Larsen, Broecker and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 233, 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.

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 234, A bill for an act relating to jails; establishing booking fees for local jails and procedures for collection; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 641.12.

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

Koppendrayer, Greiling, Opatz, Mares and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 235, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for statewide testing; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123.

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

Pawlenty and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 236, A bill for an act relating to crime; dangerous weapons; categorizing tear gas compounds and electronic incapacitation devices as dangerous weapons for certain purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.02, subdivision 6; and 624.731, subdivision 4.

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

Sviggum, Munger, Holsten, Wenzel and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 237, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying provisions prohibiting hunter, trapper , And angler harassment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.037, subdivision 1.

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

Leppik, Entenza, Rhodes, Milbert and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 238, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring registration of third-party bulk filers; providing standards for registration; providing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 270B.02, by adding a subdivision; and 290.92, by adding a subdivision.

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

Tuma, Macklin and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 239, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting independent school district No. 721, New Prague, school year to begin before Labor Day.

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

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , January 30, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 240, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; metropolitan area transit; providing for the financing of metropolitan area transit and paratransit capital expenditures; modifying the requirements for employer sales of discount bus passes; deleting obsolete and duplicative language; authorizing a demonstration program for alternative allocations of regional transit subsidies and changes in eligibility for transit tax-feathering; repealing obsolete rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.39, by adding a subdivision; 473.408, subdivision 7; and 473.446, subdivision 1a; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 8840.0100; 8840.0200; 8840.0300; 8840.0400; 8840.0500; 8840.0600; 8840.0700; 8840.0800; 8840.0900; 8840.1000; 8840.1100; 8840.1200; and 8840.1300.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 241, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; allowing personnel of departments of transportation and public safety to conduct joint or combined audits of motor carrier records; requiring commissioner of public safety to provide commissioner of transportation information on traffic accidents involving commercial motor vehicles; providing for enforcement authority of personnel of departments of transportation and public safety relating to motor carriers; conforming state statutes to federal motor carrier safety regulations; providing for the reauthorization of the uniform hazardous materials registration and permit program for an additional year; authorizing administrative penalties for violations of federal motor carrier safety regulations; authorizing commissioner of transportation to accept electronic signatures for electronically transmitted motor carrier documents; providing immunity from civil liability for certain disclosures by motor carrier employers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.187, subdivision 20; 169.09, subdivision 13; 169.85; 169.871, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 221.0314, subdivisions 2, 6, 7, 9, 10 , And 11; 221.0355, subdivisions 5 and 15; 221.221, subdivisions 2 and 4; 296.17, subdivision 18; 296.171, subdivision 4; and 299D.06; Laws 1994, chapter 589, section 8 , As amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 221.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 242, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; making technical change to clarify that pickup truck with slip in camper may be registered depending upon its weight; restricting telephonic access to certain information related to vehicle registration; allowing vehicle dealers 21 days to send purchase receipt to department of public safety if vehicle not sold; providing for display of fleet vehicle license plates; providing for driver's license agents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.011, subdivision 25; 168.345, subdivision 1; 168A.11, subdivision 2; 169.79; and 171.06, subdivision 4.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 243, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring wheel flaps on truck tractors; allowing commercial vehicle inspectors of the department of public safety to issue citations for hauling firewood unsafely; regulating weight restrictions on vehicle axles; requiring trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds to submit to weighing during truck weight enforcement operation; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.733, subdivision 1; 169.81, subdivision 5a; 169.825, subdivision 8; 169.85; and 299D.06.

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

Bishop, Munger and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 244, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying requirements relating to individual sewage treatment systems; giving the commissioner of the pollution control agency certain interim authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115.55, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, and 6.

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

Dawkins, Mariani, Clark and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 245, A bill for an act relating to housing; allowing nonprofit organizations to participate directly in the community rehabilitation program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 462A.206, subdivisions 2 and 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 462A.206, subdivision 5.

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

Dawkins, Wejcman, Clark, Weaver and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 246, A bill for an act relating to public nuisance; adding to the acts that constitute a nuisance; permitting a resident of the jurisdiction to join in a nuisance action and recover costs and attorney fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 617.81, subdivision 2; and 617.82; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 617.80, subdivision 6.

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

Daggett and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 247, A bill for an act relating to hospital districts; authorizing the issuance of bonds to finance assisted living facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 447.35.

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

Trimble, Carruthers, Gunther, Mariani and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 248, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing training to certain refugees to become citizens to increase their employability; appropriating money.

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

Paulsen, Kielkucki, Rifenberg, Stanek and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 249, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for statewide testing; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123.

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

Entenza; Swenson, D.; Orfield and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 250, A bill for an act relating to crimes; lowering the per se standard for alcohol concentration from 0.10 to 0.08 for adults, and to 0.04 for persons under 21 years of age, for driving motor vehicles, snowmobiles , All-terrain vehicles , And motorboats while impaired , As well as for criminal vehicular operation and hunting; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.91, subdivision 1; 84.911, subdivision 1; 86B.331, subdivisions 1 and 4; 86B.335, subdivision 1; 97B.065, subdivision 1; 97B.066, subdivision 1; 169.121, subdivisions 1 and 2; 169.123, subdivisions 2, 4, 5a , And 6; and 609.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 3 , And 4.

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

Seagren, Sykora, Kielkucki, Rifenberg and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 251, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; prohibiting the lottery from adopting advertising intended to induce participation in the lottery; prohibiting advertising the lottery as a form of entertainment; reducing the percentage of gross revenues that the lottery may spend on advertising; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.09, subdivision 2; and 349A.10, subdivision 3.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 252, A bill for an act relating to courts; juvenile court hearings; providing for open hearings and records in delinquency and certain other juvenile offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.155, subdivision 1; and 260.161, subdivision 2.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 253, A bill for an act relating to courts; juvenile court hearings; providing for open hearings and records in proceedings involving a child in need of protection or services and in delinquency and certain other juvenile offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.155, subdivision 1; and 260.161, subdivision 2.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 254, A bill for an act relating to courts; providing for open juvenile court hearings and records in proceedings involving children in need of protection or services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.155, subdivision 1.

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

Johnson, R.; Evans; Dempsey; Jennings and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 255, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; changing the membership of the environmental quality board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116C.03, subdivision 2.

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

Slawik, Rukavina, Koppendrayer and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 256, A bill for an act relating to state finance; modifying provisions relating to submission of departmental earnings reports , Advancement of cash flow resources , And use of litigation and settlement money; renewing certain rulemaking exemptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.10, subdivision 2; 16A.1285, subdivision 3; 16A.129, subdivision 3; and 16A.15, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

Dorn, Davids and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 257, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing licensing requirements for the provision of ambulance service; relocating provisions related to emergency medical services; appropriating money; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.801; 144.802; 144.803; 144.804; and 144.806.

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

Kubly and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 258, 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.

Slawik, Delmont, Mulder and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 259, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing the creation of community and statewide immunization registries; providing criminal penalties; 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.

Delmont, Huntley, Slawik, Evans and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 260, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying school immunization and health record provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 123.70, subdivisions 5, 7 , And 10; and 144.29.

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

Farrell and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 261, A bill for an act relating to crime; modifying the elements of the crime of motor vehicle theft; providing an affirmative defense that the defendant took or drove the vehicle with the consent of the owner or an authorized agent of the owner; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.52, subdivision 2.

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

Daggett, Boudreau, Macklin, Finseth and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 262, A bill for an act relating to forfeiture; authorizing law enforcement agencies to sell forfeited firearms , Ammunition , And firearms accessories to persons who are determined to be eligible to possess a firearm lawfully; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.5315, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Abrams, Van Dellen, Stanek, Leppik and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 263, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting independent school district No. 284, Wayzata, school year to begin before Labor Day.

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

Milbert, Kinkel, Solberg and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 264, A bill for an act relating to watercraft; modifying the requirements for operating a personal watercraft; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 86B.313, subdivision 1.

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

Molnau, Wenzel, Kielkucki, Rifenberg and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 265, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; clarifying the employment status of certain farm crisis assistance personnel; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.03, subdivision 9.

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

Munger, McCollum , Abrams, Leppik and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 266, A bill for an act relating to water; including ex officio agency members as voting members of the board of water and soil resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103B.101, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103B.101, subdivisions 3 and 8.

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

Greiling and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 267, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting certain health rules from expiration; exempting adopted health risk limits from expiration; modifying rulemaking provisions in the health care administrative simplification act; clarifying the status of certain internal operating procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.386; 14.387; 62J.61; 103H.201, subdivision 4; 148B.66, subdivision 3; 148C.03, subdivision 1; and 153A.15, subdivision 3.

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

Murphy; Swenson, D.; Broecker; Jennings and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 268, 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.

Bakk, Rukavina, Solberg and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 269, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; clarifying ownership of and authorizing the sale of stockpiled metallic minerals material; providing for the taxation of stockpiled metallic minerals material; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 93.41; 282.01, subdivision 8; and 282.04, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

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

Macklin, Long, McGuire, Skoglund and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 270, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for disclosure or inspection of certain data or return information; limiting disclosure of certain data under subpoena; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 270.66, subdivision 3; 270B.01, subdivision 8; 270B.03, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 270B.08, subdivision 1; 270B.085, subdivision 1; 270B.09; 270B.12, subdivision 7; 270B.14, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 270B.16; and 287.34; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 270B.

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

Rukavina and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 271, A bill for an act relating to reemployment insurance; modifying wage reporting requirements for employers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.121.

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

Wejcman, Bradley, Otremba, Koskinen and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 272, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding provisions for licensing programs; imposing and modifying civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.386; 14.387; 245A.02, subdivisions 16 and 17; 245A.04, subdivisions 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4, 5, 6 , And 7; 245A.06, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 6 , And 7; 245A.07, subdivisions 1 and 3; 245A.08, subdivisions 1 and 2; 245A.09, subdivision 7; 245A.11, subdivision 2; 245A.16, subdivision 2; and 364.09; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 245B; and 245C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 245A.20; 245A.21; and 252.53; Minnesota Rules, parts 9503.0170, subpart 7; 9525.0215; 9525.0225; 9525.0235; 9525.0243; 9525.0245; 9525.0255; 9525.0265; 9525.0275; 9525.0285; 9525.0295; 9525.0305; 9525.0315; 9525.0325; 9525.0335; 9525.0345; 9525.0355; 9525.0500; 9525.0510; 9525.0520; 9525.0530; 9525.0540; 9525.0550; 9525.0560; 9525.0570; 9525.0580; 9525.0590; 9525.0600; 9525.0610; 9525.0620; 9525.0630; 9525.0640; 9525.0650; 9525.0660; 9525.1240, subpart 1, item E, subitem (6); 9525.1500; 9525.1510; 9525.1520; 9525.1530; 9525.1540; 9525.1550; 9525.1560; 9525.1570, subparts 2, 3, 4, 5 , And 6; 9525.1580; 9525.1590; 9525.1610; 9525.1620; 9525.1630; 9525.1640; 9525.1650; 9525.1660; 9525.1670; 9525.1680; 9525.1690; 9525.2000; 9525.2010; 9525.2020; 9525.2025; 9525.2030; 9525.2040; 9525.2050; 9525.2060; 9525.2070; 9525.2080; 9525.2090; 9525.2100; 9525.2110; 9525.2120; 9525.2130; 9525.2140; 9555.8000; 9555.8100; 9555.8200; 9555.8300; 9555.8400; and 9555.8500.

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

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 273, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing Virtual U Minnesota; appropriating money.

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

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 274, A bill for an act relating to probate; providing for rights of specific devisees when transfers are made by an attorney-in-fact for an incapacitated principal; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 524.2-606.

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

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 275, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to the Minnesota state colleges and universities and the University of Minnesota for information technology initiatives.

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

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 276, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; restricting authority to issue public waters work permits for floating structures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103G.245, subdivision 4.

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

Mulder, Westfall and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 277, A bill for an act relating to residency requirements for welfare programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.056, subdivision 1; and 256D.02, subdivision 12a; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J.

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

Mulder, Westfall and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 278, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing that persons convicted of a third violent felony shall be sentenced to life imprisonment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 244.05, subdivisions 4 and 5; and 609.152, subdivision 2a.

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

Delmont, Otremba, Sviggum, Broecker and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 279, A bill for an act relating to health; reducing the MinnesotaCare health care provider tax for certain classes of providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 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 Health and Human Services.

Johnson, R.; Bettermann; Juhnke; Opatz and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 280, A bill for an act relating to children; establishing recognition of American sign language; 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.

Jennings; Delmont; Wolf; Anderson, B. , And Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 281, A bill for an act relating to utilities; providing for performance regulation plans for gas utility services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.16, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Stanek, Mullery, Dehler, Paulsen and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 282, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; providing for appointment, discharge , And discipline of metropolitan transit police peace officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.125; 473.407, subdivision 4; and 626.84, subdivision 1.

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

Stanek, Mullery, McGuire, Larsen and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 283, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.487, subdivisions 3 and 4.

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

Luther, Lindner, Haas, Greenfield and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 284, A bill for an act relating to human services; extending certain advisory committees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15.059, by adding a subdivision; 245.697, subdivision 1; 254A.035, subdivision 2; and 254A.04.

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

Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 285, A bill for an act relating to gambling; establishing a funding mechanism to cover the costs of inspection; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349.163, subdivision 4.

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

Wejcman; Greenfield; Vickerman; Anderson, I. , And Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 286, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing an increase in payment rates for day training and habilitation services vendors to be used for a salary increase for certain personnel; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 252.24, subdivision 5; and 252.46, subdivision 3.

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

Bakk, Winter and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 287, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing certain improvements at the Hastings, Luverne , And Silver Bay veterans homes using donated funds.

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

Jaros, Huntley and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 288, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a sales tax exemption for the Lake Superior Center Authority; 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.

Johnson, R.; Marko; Juhnke; Skare and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 289, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding an exclusion to elderly housing with services establishment; downsizing the number of IMD beds; modifying the appeal process for nursing facilities; changing procedure for permanent placement of a child and provisions for reimbursement for family foster care; removing the time limitation on family general assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144D.01, subdivision 4; 245.466, by adding a subdivision; 256B.059, subdivisions 1, 2, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 256B.17, subdivision 7; 256B.431, subdivision 18; 256B.50, subdivisions 1, 1b, 1c , And 1f; 256D.01, subdivision 1a; 257.071, subdivision 2; 260.191, subdivision 3b; 260.192; 260.242, subdivision 2; and 382.18; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 , And 8; and 256B.50, subdivisions 1d, 1g, 1h , And 2.

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

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 290, A bill for an act relating to the environment; environmental quality board; modifying the environmental review program; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a.

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

Greenfield, Wejcman, Vickerman, Bradley and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 291, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying requirements relating to elderly housing with services establishments; permitting medical assistance reimbursement to certain home care providers in elderly housing with services establishments; including an elderly housing with services establishment as a permitted single family residential use of property for zoning purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144A.45, by adding a subdivision; 144D.01, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, and by adding a subdivision; 144D.03, subdivision 1; 144D.06; 157.17, subdivisions 5 and 7; 256B.0913, subdivision 5; 256B.0915, subdivision 3; 256I.04, subdivision 2a; and 462.357, subdivision 7.

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

Greenfield, Wejcman, Vickerman, Bradley and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 292, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying requirements relating to home care providers and elderly housing with services establishments; providing for licensure of elderly housing with services home care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144A.43, subdivision 4; 144A.45, subdivision 1; and 144A.46, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A.

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

Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 293, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making technical and administrative changes and corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.51, subdivision 3; 60A.15, subdivision 2a; 60E.04, subdivision 4; 69.021, subdivision 2; 270.07, subdivision 3; 272.02, subdivision 4; 272.04, subdivision 1; 272.16, by adding a subdivision; 272.161; 273.032; 273.124, subdivision 1; 273.1392; 273.1398, subdivision 1; 275.011, subdivision 1; 275.065, subdivisions 3 and 6; 275.295, subdivision 3; 276A.01, subdivision 7; 277.21, subdivision 3; 287.05, subdivisions 2 and 3; 287.22; 289A.01; 289A.08, subdivision 11; 289A.09, subdivision 2; 289A.10, subdivision 1; 289A.11, subdivision 1; 289A.18, subdivision 2; 289A.19, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 289A.35; 289A.38, subdivision 7; 289A.65, subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivisions 2 and 4a; 290.06, subdivision 22; 290.17, subdivision 2; 290.92, subdivision 24; 290A.04, subdivision 6; 295.50, subdivisions 3, 4, 7, 13 , And by adding a subdivision; 295.51, subdivision 1; 295.52, subdivision 1b; 295.53, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 5; 295.54, subdivision 1; 295.582; 297A.01, subdivision 1; 297A.09; 297A.12; 297A.14, subdivision 4; 297A.22; 297A.23; 297A.25, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 49, 51, 52, 53, 56, 57 , And 61; 297A.256, subdivision 1; 297A.44, subdivision 1; 297B.03; 297B.035, subdivision 3; 297B.11; 299F.21, subdivision 2; 414.033, subdivisions 7 and 12; 469.177, subdivision 9; 473.388, subdivision 7; and 473F.02, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.21, subdivision 4.

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

Folliard, Greiling, Rest, Hasskamp and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 294, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing a change of address system for registered voters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 201.13, subdivision 3.

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

Ozment, Jennings and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 295, A bill for an act relating to public utilities; establishing criteria for the approval by the public utilities commission of certain transactions by electric public utilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.50, subdivision 1.

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

Wejcman, Dawkins, Entenza and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 296, A bill for an act relating to adoption; creating a putative father registry; amending adoption notice and consent provisions relating to putative fathers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 259.21, by adding a subdivision; 259.49, subdivision 1; and 260.221, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 259; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 259.51.

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

Jennings; Milbert; McCollum; Anderson, B. , And Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 297, A bill for an act relating to the military; changing the tuition and textbook reimbursement grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 192.501, subdivision 2.

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

Jennings and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 298, A bill for an act relating to railroads; authorizing the commissioner of transportation to hear and resolve disputes concerning railroad charges to public utilities for rights to erect lines across railroad right-of-way; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 222.01.

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

Bakk, Pelowski, Davids, Rifenberg and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 299, A bill for an act relating to state parks; adding to state parks; renaming O.L. Kipp state park; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85.012, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85.012, subdivision 46.

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

Kahn, Jefferson, Osthoff, Solberg and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 300, A bill for an act relating to retirement; police state aid; revising various police state aid provisions to fully implement intended 1996 modifications; appropriating money as 1996 police state aid; ratifying the calculation of certain 1996 police state aid amounts; modifying various fire state aid provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 69.021, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7a, 8, 9, 10 , And 11; and 69.031, subdivisions 1, 3, and 5.

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

Jennings, Tunheim, Commers, Kinkel and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 301, A bill for an act relating to accountants; modifying licensing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.19.

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

Greiling, Seagren, Biernat, Carlson and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 302, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the state board of education to approve a learning year program unless it adversely affects student learning; providing for alternative school year start dates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.65; and 126.12, subdivision 1.

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

Johnson , A.; Kelso; Entenza and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 303, A bill for an act relating to education; exploring disciplinary policies to address classroom misbehavior and provide continuing instruction; providing grants to implement and evaluate behavior intervention and prevention strategies; appropriating money.

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

Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 304, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a commission on a higher education master plan; providing for membership and duties; appropriating money.

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

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 305, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis teachers retirement fund association; authorizing retirement coverage for certain former part-time nursing teachers.

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

Olson, E.; Daggett; Anderson, I. , And Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 306, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the class rate on rental residential property in cities of a certain size; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

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

Koppendrayer and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 307, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for finance reform; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.062, subdivision 9; 124.225, subdivisions 1, 13, 14, 15, 16 , And 17; 124.226, subdivision 10; 124.248, subdivisions 1a and 3; 124.2727, subdivisions 6a, 6c, and 6d; 124.312, subdivisions 4 and 5; 124.313; 124.314, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.3201, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 124.323, subdivision 1; 124A.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 13a, 13b , And by adding a subdivision; 124A.23, subdivision 1; and 124A.28; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.223; 124.225, subdivisions 3a, 7a, 7b, 7d, 7e, 8a , And 8k; 124.2727, subdivisions 6a, 6b, 6c, and 9; 124.311; 124.312; 124.313; 124.314; 124.912, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124A.02, subdivision 24; and 124A.22, subdivisions 4, 4a , And 4b.

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

Koppendrayer, Kielkucki and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 308, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a tax deduction and education credit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.01, subdivision 19b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Koppendrayer and Olson, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 309, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for school board contracting; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 123.35, by adding subdivisions; and 126.22, subdivisions 3 and 3a.

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

Koppendrayer and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 310, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for certain PELRA provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 179A.16, by adding a subdivision; and 179A.17, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, subdivision 2a.

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

Luther; Peterson; Anderson, I.; Holsten and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 311, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; permitting certain angling assistance without a license; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.441, by adding a subdivision.

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

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 312, A bill for an act relating to reemployment insurance; making technical and administrative changes; providing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.0111, by adding a subdivision; 268.022, subdivision 1; 268.04, subdivisions 5, 15, 17, 25 , And by adding subdivisions; 268.06, subdivisions 1, 3a, 6, 8, 8a, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 , And 31; 268.07, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a , And 3b; 268.071, subdivisions 3, 6 , And 9; 268.08, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 3b, 10 , And by adding a subdivision; 268.09, subdivision 3 , And by adding subdivisions; 268.101, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 268.105; 268.11, subdivision 3; 268.12, subdivisions 8 and 9a; 268.121; 268.14, subdivision 1; 268.16, subdivision 2; 268.161, subdivisions 4, 6 , And 7; 268.167; 268.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; and 268.21; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.026; 268.04, subdivisions 8, 13, 14, 20, 21, 32 , And 35; 268.06, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 30 , And 33; 268.073, subdivision 7; 268.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 , And 8; 268.12, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 7 , And 11; 268.14, subdivisions 3 and 4; 268.16, subdivision 8; 268.161, subdivision 3; 268.165; and 268.18, subdivision 5.

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

Milbert, Holsten, Bakk and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 313, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying certain fish habitat and propagation provisions; authorizing the commissioner to establish special hunts for youth; authorizing rules to restrict airboats; modifying provisions relating to taking minnows; authorizing the commissioner to sell merchandise; modifying stamp provisions; modifying the procedure for vacating or modifying a state game refuge; defining terms; prohibiting airboats on certain lakes; modifying license provisions; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 17.4982, by adding subdivisions; 17.4983, by adding a subdivision; 17.4993; 17.4998; 84.0855; 97A.015, subdivisions 49, 53 , And by adding a subdivision; 97A.045, subdivision 7; 97A.075, subdivision 3; 97A.085, subdivision 8; 97A.101, by adding a subdivision; 97A.411, subdivision 3; 97A.421, subdivision 1; 97A.465, subdivision 4; 97A.485, subdivision 9; 97B.655, subdivision 1; 97B.805, subdivision 2; 97C.035, subdivision 1; 97C.211, subdivisions 1, 2a , And by adding a subdivision; 97C.505, by adding a subdivision; and 168.1291, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 97A.111; and 97C.515, subdivision 4.

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

Seagren, Greiling, Sykora, Paulsen and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 314, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for site-based financing and site merit pay; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.175; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.951.

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

Seagren, Greiling, Bettermann, Tuma and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 315, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for expanded charter school law; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.064, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 5 , And 8; and 124.248, subdivisions 1, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 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.

Huntley, Osthoff, Bradley, Long and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 316, A bill for an act relating to health; reducing the MinnesotaCare health care provider tax for certain classes of providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 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.

Huntley, Bakk, Kalis, Rostberg and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 317, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing towns to exercise eminent domain and other powers for purposes of wastewater infrastructure; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money for wastewater infrastructure loans and grants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 444.

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

Jennings, McCollum, Tompkins, Weaver and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 318, A bill for an act relating to health; reducing the MinnesotaCare health care provider tax for certain classes of providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 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.

Pelowski; Olson, E.; Macklin; Huntley and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 319, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing an income tax credit for gifts by individuals to institutions of higher education; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 320, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring disclosure of and a vote by local governing bodies on increases in property taxes due to reduced market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 275.065, subdivision 6.

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

Folliard, Rifenberg, Tingelstad, Greiling and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 321, A bill for an act relating to ethics; clarifying the prohibition against certain contributions and solicitations during a legislative session; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10A.065, subdivision 1.

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

Jennings, Delmont, Holsten and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 322, A bill for an act relating to utilities; authorizing cities to control the use of public rights-of-way for providing utility services; authorizing permits and fees; requiring rules; 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.

Anderson, I. , And Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 323, A bill for an act relating to elections; eliminating precinct caucuses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 202A.192; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 202A.14; 202A.15; 202A.155; 202A.156; 202A.16; 202A.18; 202A.19; and 202A.20.

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

Bishop; Long; Seifert; Johnson , A. , And Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 324, A bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating the requirement that the taxpayer maintain a household in order to qualify for the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.067, subdivision 1.

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

Johnson , A. , And Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 325, A bill for an act relating to appropriations.

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

Holsten, Bakk, Solberg and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 326, 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.

Van Dellen, Commers, Mulder, Goodno and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 327, A bill for an act relating to health; reducing the MinnesotaCare health care provider tax for certain classes of providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 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 Health and Human Services.

Seagren, Haas and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 328, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for tax deductions for individual medical savings accounts for persons not enrolled in an employer-sponsored medical savings account; permitting health maintenance organizations to provide coverage supplemental to medical savings accounts on the same basis as other insurers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62D.02, subdivision 8; and 290.01, subdivisions 19a and 19b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Leighton, Pugh, Smith, Bishop and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 329, A bill for an act relating to partnerships; enacting the Uniform Partnership Act of 1994; providing for limited liability partnerships; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 323A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 323.01; 323.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 , And 8; 323.03; 323.04; 323.05; 323.06; 323.07; 323.08; 323.09; 323.10; 323.11; 323.12; 323.13; 323.14; 323.15; 323.16; 323.17; 323.18; 323.19; 323.20; 323.21; 323.22; 323.23; 323.24; 323.25; 323.26; 323.27; 323.28; 323.29; 323.30; 323.31; 323.32; 323.33; 323.34; 323.35; 323.36; 323.37; 323.38; 323.39; 323.40; 323.41; 323.42; 323.43; 323.44; 323.45; 323.46; and 323.47.

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

Luther, Larsen, Farrell, Slawik and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 330, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring every school bus to have a bus monitor , A seat belt for each passenger seat , And a video camera; requiring the commissioner of public safety to prescribe standards for school bus seat belts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.447, by adding subdivisions; 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.

Anderson, I.; Bishop; Solberg; Kahn and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 331, A bill for an act relating to state finance; changing the fiscal biennium to begin with even-numbered years; providing that expenditures of federal money must be approved by the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.011, subdivision 6; and 16A.152, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

Rukavina; Tomassoni; Bakk; Anderson, I. , And Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 332, A bill for an act relating to wetlands; providing an exemption to the replacement requirement for certain mining activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103G.2241, by adding a subdivision.

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

Farrell, Carruthers, Skoglund, Evans and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 333, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; requiring employers who employ peace officers injured or killed in the line of duty to continue to provide health insurance coverage; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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

Jaros, Huntley and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 334, A bill for an act relating to the city of Duluth; permitting the reassessment of special assessments upon parcels that returned to private ownership after special assessments were canceled because the benefited parcel became tax-forfeited.

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

Jennings, Tunheim, Bettermann, Winter and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 335, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating building and construction contracts; regulating payments and retainages , And indemnification provisions and agreements to insure; prohibiting certain contract provisions; regulating mechanics liens; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15.72; 16A.124, subdivision 8; 16A.1245; 337.02; 471.425, subdivision 5; and 514.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 337; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 337.05.

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

Ozment, Murphy, McGuire, Farrell and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 336, A bill for an act relating to building codes; transferring the building code division to the department of public safety.

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

Marko and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 337, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, sections 5, 9 , And by adding sections; dedicating proceeds from vehicle registration taxes and 20 percent of the proceeds from the sales tax on motor vehicles to a Minnesota transportation fund; increasing motor fuels tax; providing for transit operating levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 296.02, subdivision 1b; 296.025, subdivision 1b; 297B.09, subdivision 1; and 473.446, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168; and 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.388, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And 5.

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

Skoglund, Biernat, Stanek, Evans and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 338, A bill for an act relating to corrections; barring inmate access to computer on-line and network services; requiring the commissioner of corrections to promulgate rules regarding inmate access to computer services; requiring the commissioner of corrections to promulgate rules governing the computer use of parolees, state-supervised probationers , And individuals on supervised release; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.05, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

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

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 339, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; eliminating the one-year lag in determining fiscal disparities contribution net tax capacities and distribution levies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 276A.04; 276A.05, subdivisions 1 and 5; 276A.06, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 5; 473F.06; 473F.07, subdivisions 1 and 5; and 473F.08, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 276A.06, subdivision 9; and 473F.08, subdivision 8a.

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

Harder; Long; Pugh; Johnson , A. , And Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 340, A bill for an act relating to taxation; recodifying sales taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products; providing criminal and civil penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.26; 16A.661, subdivision 3; 16A.6701, subdivision 1; 116P.13, subdivision 1; 325D.32, subdivision 4; and 325D.415; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297.01; 297.02; 297.03; 297.031; 297.032; 297.04; 297.041; 297.05; 297.06; 297.07; 297.075; 297.08; 297.09; 297.10; 297.11; 297.12; 297.13; 297.21; 297.22; 297.23; 297.24; 297.25; 297.26; 297.31; 297.32; 297.321; 297.33; 297.335; 297.34; 297.35; 297.36; 297.37; 297.38; 297.385; 297.39; 297.40; 297.41; 297.42; 297.43; and 297.44.

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

Daggett; Long; Pugh; Johnson , A. , And Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 341, A bill for an act relating to taxation; recodifying taxes on liquor; providing civil and criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.26; 340A.301, subdivision 8; 340A.302, subdivision 1; 340A.414, subdivision 7; 340A.417; and 340A.7035; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297C.01; 297C.02; 297C.03; 297C.04; 297C.045; 297C.05; 297C.06; 297C.07; 297C.08; 297C.09; 297C.10; 297C.11; 297C.12; 297C.13; 297C.14; 297C.16; and 297C.17.

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

Farrell and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 342, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; allowing sale 15 days after notice of vehicles impounded in Minneapolis or St. Paul; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168B.051; and 168B.06, subdivision 3.

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

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , February 3, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Kubly and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 343, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing temporary authority for certain loans.

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

Slawik, Mulder, Nornes and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 344, A bill for an act relating to human services; extending ombudsman services to fully serve children in coordinating common goals between the social service and education systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 245.91, subdivision 2.

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

Folliard, Greiling, Kielkucki, Carlson and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 345, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fiscal year 1998 levy adjustment resulting from the repeal of the K-12 appropriations caps to be spread over three years.

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

Greenfield, Jennings, Wejcman, Vickerman and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 346, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing reimbursement rates for certain services; appropriating money.

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

Greenfield, Wejcman, Huntley, Jennings and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 347, A bill for an act relating to human services; defining the term work activities for purposes of the TANF program; providing incentives to counties for placing public assistance recipients into meaningful employment; establishing residency requirements; providing tax incentives to companies in low-income areas; amending higher education statutes to make higher education more accessible to low-income people; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136A.121, subdivision 5; 256D.01, subdivision 1a; 256D.065; 268.0111, subdivision 5; 268.0121, subdivision 1; 268.361, subdivision 6; 268.364, by adding a subdivision; 268.366; 268.53, subdivision 5; 268.54, subdivision 2; 268.551, subdivision 3; 268.552, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 268.561, by adding a subdivision; 268.61, subdivision 4; 268.62; 268.665, subdivision 3; 268.85, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; and 268.89; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J.

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

Mullery, Trimble, Jaros, Reuter and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 348, A bill for an act relating to economic development; increasing departmental efficiency by eliminating certain duplicative reports required to be submitted to and prepared by the department of trade and economic development; modifying certain wage and job reporting requirements relating to assistance to businesses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116J.555, subdivision 2; 116J.58, subdivision 1; 116J.991; 469.003, subdivision 7; 469.154, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 469.003, subdivision 4; 469.004, subdivision 6; and 469.006, subdivision 3.

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

Kahn, Solberg, Trimble and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 349, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; classifying industrial hemp as an agricultural product subject to regulation and licensing by the commissioner of agriculture; requiring growers of industrial hemp to obtain a license from the commissioner; transferring regulatory authority over industrial hemp from the board of pharmacy to the commissioner of agriculture; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18.

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

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 350, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; prohibiting the interruption of a 911 call; providing a criminal penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.78.

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

Knoblach, Stang, Rifenberg, Westfall and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 351, A bill for an act relating to health; reducing the MinnesotaCare health care provider tax for certain classes of providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 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 Health and Human Services.

Pugh, Macklin and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 352, A bill for an act relating to crime; terroristic threats; making display of replica grenades or explosive device a crime; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.66, subdivision 1d; and 609.713, subdivision 3.

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

Swenson, D.; Farrell; Stanek; Weaver and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 353, A bill for an act relating to courts; children in need of protection or services; modifying the definition of child in need of protection or services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.015, subdivision 2a.

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

Huntley, Greenfield, Davids, Tomassoni and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 354, A bill for an act relating to health care; establishing protections for health care patients and consumers; creating a statewide health care consumer assistance office; prohibiting contracts that restrict communication between providers and their patients; requiring disclosure of health care provider financial incentives; creating a tax offset for the Minnesota comprehensive health association assessment to reduce the premium tax burden on certain purchasers of health insurance; establishing a process for reviewing proposed state-mandated health plan benefits; expanding eligibility for the MinnesotaCare program; authorizing public information projects to inform uninsured persons about the availability of health coverage; encouraging health plans to collaborate with public health agencies; providing alternative funding for local public health activities and county social services; strengthening and enforcing the pass-through provision of the health care provider tax; reducing duplicative inspections and regulatory compliance requirements for health plan companies; authorizing emergency medical services pilot projects; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62D.04, by adding a subdivision; 62E.11, by adding a subdivision; 62Q.075, subdivision 2; 256.9354, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 295.58; 295.582; and 297.13, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62A; and 144.

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

Bishop; Skoglund; Mullery; Swenson, D. , And Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 355, A bill for an act relating to courts; exempting local governments from paying filing fee in forfeiture action resulting from DWI-related offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 357.021, subdivision 1a.

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

Greiling, McGuire, Krinkie, Mahon and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 356, A bill for an act relating to local governmental bodies; authorizing consideration of cost as a criterion in the designation of newspapers for official publication; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 331A.04, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Sykora, Opatz, Wolf and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 357, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for laboratory schools; appropriating money.

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

Weaver and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 358, A bill for an act relating to crime; exempting law enforcement officers from certain firearms restrictions while acting in the course of official duties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.66, subdivision 2.

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

Nornes, Sykora, Holsten, Leppik and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 359, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for expanded interdistrict open enrollment and post-secondary enrollment options; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.062, subdivisions 3, 6, 7 , And 11; 124.17, subdivisions 1d, 1e , And by adding subdivisions; and 124A.036, subdivisions 5 and 6.

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

Leppik, Tingelstad, Nornes, Westfall and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 360, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending until the year 2050 the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the environment and natural resources trust fund.

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

Solberg, Harder, Kinkel, Ness and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 361, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing certain wholesale food processor or manufacturer fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 28A.08, subdivision 3.

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

Weaver, Dawkins, Entenza, Leighton and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 362, A bill for an act relating to courts; creating a civil action for discrimination against access to public accommodations because of insignia on clothing; providing a criminal penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.

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

Molnau, Stang and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 363, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money for the department of transportation and other agencies with certain conditions; providing for fees and accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168A.29, subdivision 1; 173.13, subdivision 4; 299C.10, subdivision 4; and 299C.46, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 364, A bill for an act relating to the iron range resources and rehabilitation board; changing composition and appointment of the board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 298.22, subdivision 2.

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

Swenson, D.; Entenza; Commers; Tunheim and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 365, A bill for an act relating to liquor; imposing restrictions on certain sales practices between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m.; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

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

Holsten; Finseth; Westfall; Swenson, H. , And Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 366, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money for environmental, natural resource , And agricultural purposes; establishing and modifying certain programs; providing for regulation of certain activities and practices; providing for accounts , Assessments , And fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 17.4988; 18C.421, subdivisions 1 and 4; 18C.425, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 6; 18C.531, subdivision 2; 18C.551; 25.31; 25.32; 25.33, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 9, 20 , And by adding subdivisions; 25.35; 25.36; 25.37; 25.38; 25.39; 25.41, subdivision 6; 32.394, subdivisions 8, 8a, 8b , And 8d; 35.71, subdivision 5; 35.824; 41A.09, subdivision 3a; 84.027, by adding a subdivision; 85.055, subdivision 1; 97A.015, by adding a subdivision; 97A.028, subdivisions 1 and 3; 97A.055, by adding a subdivision; 97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.405, subdivision 2; 97A.411, subdivision 1; 97A.415, subdivision 2; 97A.475; 97A.485, subdivision 6; 97B.715, subdivision 1; 97B.721; 97B.801; 97C.305, subdivision 1; 97C.501, subdivision 2; 97C.801; 116.07, subdivision 4d; 116C.834, subdivision 2; 223.17, subdivision 3; 236.02, subdivisions 1 and 2; 296.421, subdivisions 5 and 8; and 347.33, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 25; 97B; and 116; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 18C.541, subdivision 6; 25.34; 115A.908, subdivision 3; 115B.223; 115B.224; 116.991; 116.992; 236A.01; and 236A.02; Laws 1995, chapter 220, section 21.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 367, A bill for an act relating to health; providing comprehensive regulation of mortuary science; providing for the disposition of dead bodies; establishing enforcement mechanisms; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, subdivision 52a; 52.04, subdivision 1; 116J.70, subdivision 2a; 145.423, subdivision 3; 169.71, subdivision 4; and 524.1-201; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 149A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 145.14; 145.15; 145.16; 145.162; 145.163; 145.24; 149.01; 149.02; 149.03; 149.04; 149.05; 149.06; 149.08; 149.09; 149.10; 149.11; 149.12; 149.13; 149.14; and 149.15; Minnesota Rules, parts 4610.0400; 4610.0410; 4610.0700; 4610.0800; 4610.0900; 4610.1000; 4610.1100; 4610.1200; 4610.1300; 4610.1500; 4610.1550; 4610.1600; 4610.1700; 4610.1800; 4610.1900; 4610.2000; 4610.2200; 4610.2300; 4610.2400; 4610.2500; 4610.2600; and 4610.2700.

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

Koppendrayer, Seagren and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 368, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for general education; special programs; community and school services; children and family support; lifework development; education organization and cooperation; education excellence; nutrition and other education programs; education policy provisions; libraries; technology; tax deduction and credit; education investment; state agencies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.062, subdivisions 3, 6, 7, 9 , And 11; 121.611, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding subdivisions; 121.904, subdivision 4a; 123.35, by adding subdivisions; 123.3514, subdivision 6; 124.155, subdivision 1; 124.17, subdivisions 1, 1d, 1e, 4, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 124.175; 124.225, subdivisions 1, 7f, 13, 14, 15, 16 , And 17; 124.226, subdivision 10; 124.2445; 124.2455; 124.248, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 4, and by adding a subdivision; 124.2613, subdivision 6; 124.2711, subdivisions 1 and 2a; 124.2716, subdivision 3; 124.2725, subdivision 2; 124.2726, subdivision 2; 124.2727, subdivisions 6a, 6c , And 6d; 124.273, subdivisions 1e, 1f , And 5; 124.312, subdivisions 4 and 5; 124.313; 124.314, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.3201, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 124.321, subdivisions 1 and 3; 124.323, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.42, subdivision 4; 124.431, subdivision 11; 124.45; 124.574, subdivision 2f; 124.83, subdivision 4; 124.86, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 124.91, subdivisions 1 and 5; 124.912, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; 124.916, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; 124.918, subdivision 6; 124.95, subdivision 4; 124.961; 124A.02, subdivision 21; 124A.029, subdivisions 1, 3, and by adding a subdivision; 124A.03, subdivisions 1c, 1f, 1g , And 3c; 124A.036, subdivisions 5 and 6; 124A.04, subdivision 2; 124A.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6, 6a, 8, 8a, 10, 11, 13, 13a, 13b, 13d, 13f , And by adding a subdivision; 124A.225, subdivision 1; 124A.23, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 5; 124A.26, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124A.28; 126.22, subdivisions 3, 3a , And 8; 126.23, subdivision 1; 179A.16, by adding a subdivision; 179A.17, subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivisions 19a and 19b; and 290.091, subdivisions 2 and 6; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, article 12, section 7, subdivision 1; Laws 1996, chapter 412 , Article 12, section 8; Laws 1996, chapter 461, section 3, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 121; 123; 124; 136A; 179A; and 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 121.611, subdivision 3; 123.951; 124.177; 124.223; 124.225, subdivisions 3a, 7a, 7b, 7d, 7e, 8a , And 8k; 124.226; 124.2727, subdivisions 6a, 6b, 6c , And 9; 124.2728; 124.276; 124.311; 124.312; 124.313; 124.314; 124.3201, subdivisions 2a and 2b; 124.912, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124A.02, subdivision 24; 124A.22, subdivisions 2a, 4, 4a, 4b, and 9; 124A.292; and 134.46; Laws 1994, chapter 647, articles 7, section 18; and 8, section 43; and Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Articles 4, section 31, paragraph (a); and 12, section 8.

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

Holsten, Haas, Finseth, Tingelstad and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 369, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying licensing and stamp provisions to allow for the use of a license identification number and license validation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.027, by adding a subdivision; 97A.015, by adding a subdivision; 97A.405, subdivision 2; 97A.415, subdivision 2; 97B.715, subdivision 1; 97B.721; 97B.801; and 97C.305, subdivision 1.

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

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 370, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; requiring peace officers to notify the parents of a juvenile who is alleged to have committed an adult court traffic offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.193, subdivision 3.

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

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 371, A bill for an act relating to domestic abuse; orders for protection violations; clarifying situations mandating arrests; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518B.01, subdivision 14.

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

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 372, A bill for an act relating to utilities; authorizing public utilities commission to levy civil penalties for violations by public utilities and telecommunications companies; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216B.54; 216B.57; 216B.59; 216B.60; 216B.61; and 237.27.

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

Dempsey, Carlson, Wolf and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 373, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing after Labor Day school year start date; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 126.12, subdivision 1.

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

Knoblach, Greenfield, Goodno, Tingelstad and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 374, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying language for adoption assistance purchase of service reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 259.67, subdivision 7.

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

Bettermann, Paulsen, Erhardt, Sykora and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 375, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for education investment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19a and 19b; and 290.091, subdivisions 2 and 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 136A; and 290.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 376, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing that a tenant issuing a dishonored check to a landlord for rent commits theft; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.52, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Sykora, Mariani, Seagren and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 377, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the compensatory education revenue program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.28, subdivision 1a , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Finseth and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 378, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing the taking of two deer in designated counties during the 1997 and 1998 hunting seasons; amending Laws 1993, chapter 273, section 1 , As amended.

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

Abrams, Tunheim, Commers, Pugh and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 379, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating securities; authorizing small corporate offering registrations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 80A.

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

Swenson, D.; Entenza; Stanek; Weaver and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 380, A bill for an act relating to crimes; broadening the criteria for license plate impoundment and vehicle forfeiture to include persons with fewer violations for driving while impaired; referencing broader definitions of prior impaired driving convictions and prior license revocations for purposes of license plate impoundment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.042, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 9 , And 11; and 169.1217, subdivision 1.

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

Greenfield, Huntley, Leppik, Mulder and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 381, A bill for an act relating to trusts; defining a nonprofit health care trust; establishing requirements for certain agreements or transactions between nonprofit health care trusts and for-profit corporations or entities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 501B.

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

Finseth and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 382, 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.

Finseth, Nornes, Peterson, Tunheim and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 383, 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.

Kahn, Farrell, Mares, McGuire and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 384, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; modifying procurement procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.04, subdivisions 1 and 2; 16B.19, subdivisions 1a, 2a, 2b , And 2c; 16B.20, subdivision 1; 16B.226; 16B.28; 16B.29; 16B.482; and 16B.89; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; and 16C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.01, subdivisions 4 and 5; 16B.06; 16B.07; 16B.08; 16B.09; 16B.101; 16B.102; 16B.103; 16B.121; 16B.123; 16B.13; 16B.14; 16B.15; 16B.16; 16B.167; 16B.17; 16B.175; 16B.18; 16B.181; and 16B.185.

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

Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 385, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating Augie Mueller Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Luther, Haas, Delmont, Schumacher and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 386, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring a report; providing a grant to not-for-profit organizations which train or provide service dogs to people with disabilities; appropriating money.

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

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 387, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for claims by person incurring injury to person or property while operating recreational vehicle on trunk highway right-of-way; holding department of transportation not liable solely for owning contaminated land; modifying certain provisions relating to the acquisition of property for public purposes; allowing the district court handling eminent domain proceeds to grant judgments for return of overpayments; reserving easement and permit interests to utilities in real property conveyed by commissioner of transportation; exempting government bodies from being required to file certificate of value when real estate is conveyed; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.736, subdivision 3; 115B.03, subdivision 5; 115C.021, by adding a subdivision; 117.025, subdivision 2; 117.155; 160.08, subdivisions 4 and 5; 161.24, subdivision 1; 161.45, by adding a subdivision; and 272.115.

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

Tomassoni, Rhodes, Mariani, Davids and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 388, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; regulating the solicitation and sale of insurance products; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 72A.20, subdivision 27; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 47.

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

Swenson, H. , And Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 389, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; allowing payment of prorated license fee following transfer of vehicle from dealer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.013, subdivisions 2 and 6.

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

Knoblach; Rifenberg; Westfall; Swenson, H. , And Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 390, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income tax; adopting federal provisions providing for medical savings accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19 and 31; and 291.005, subdivision 1.

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

Westfall, Leppik, McCollum and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 391, A bill for an act relating to water; providing for four-year terms for soil and water conservation district supervisors; conforming the timelines for appointing supervisor replacements to other election law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 103C.301, subdivisions 1, 5, and 6; 103C.305, subdivision 6; 103C.311; and 103C.315, subdivision 2.

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

Lieder, Molnau and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 392, A bill for an act relating to highways; allowing substitution in metropolitan area of another project in state transportation improvement program for designated toll facility project; providing for municipal review and dispute resolution process for state highway project in municipality; requiring revisions to state transportation plan every four years; allowing nonmetropolitan district offices of department of transportation to receive grants for transportation studies; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 160.92; 161.17; 161.172; 161.173; 161.174; 161.176; 161.177; and 174.03, subdivisions 1a and 2; and Laws 1995, chapter 265, article 2, section 2, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 161.171; and 161.175.

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

Greenfield, Jennings, Goodno, Bradley and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 393, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing nursing home reimbursement formulas; 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.

Greenfield, Jennings, Boudreau, Bradley and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 394, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions for the contractual alternative payment demonstration project for nursing homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.434, subdivisions 2, 4, 9 , And 10.

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

Westrom and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 395, 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.

Wejcman, Clark, Mulder, Boudreau and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 396, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for licensing for naturopathic physicians; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.54, subdivision 2; 116J.70, subdivision 2a; 144.335, subdivision 1; 145.61, subdivision 2; 146.23, subdivision 7; 148B.60, subdivision 3; 151.01, subdivision 23; 214.23, subdivision 1; 604A.01, subdivision 2; and 604A.015; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147C.

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

Westrom and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 397, 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.

Westrom and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 398, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, by adding a section to article XIII; establishing the same constitutional standard for the Minnesota Constitution and the United States Constitution for issues relating to abortion.

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

Wejcman, Greenfield, Vickerman, Jennings and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 399, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing an increase in the payment rate for day training and habilitation services.

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

Westrom and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 400, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring informed consent of a female upon whom an abortion is performed; providing civil remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Greiling, Koskinen, McGuire, Larsen and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 401, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying provisions relating to parking fees paid by certain state employees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.58, subdivision 8.

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

Huntley, Slawik, Delmont, Greenfield and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 402, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions related to health maintenance organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62D.02, subdivision 10; 62D.03, subdivisions 3 and 4; 62D.04, subdivision 3; 62D.042, subdivision 3; 62D.06, subdivision 1; 62D.07, subdivision 3; 62D.09, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 8; 62D.102; 62D.11, subdivisions 1, 1b , And 3; 62D.12, by adding a subdivision; 62D.20, subdivision 2; 62J.60, subdivision 3; 62Q.105; 62Q.106; and 62Q.30; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62D.03, subdivision 2; 62D.11, subdivision 4; and 62Q.11.

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

Huntley, Delmont, Slawik and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 403, A bill for an act relating to health professions; modifying provisions relating to speech-language pathologists, unlicensed mental health practitioners , Alcohol and drug counselors , And hearing instrument dispensers; providing that certain occupational advisory councils do not expire; providing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.335, subdivision 1; 148.515, subdivision 3; 148.518, subdivision 2; 148.5191, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 148.5194; 148.5195, subdivision 3; 148B.66, subdivisions 2 and 3; 148B.69, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 148B.70, subdivision 3; 148C.03, subdivision 1; 148C.04, subdivisions 3 and 4; 148C.05, subdivision 2; 148C.06; 148C.10, subdivision 3; 148C.11, subdivision 3; 153A.13, subdivisions 4 and 5; 153A.14, subdivisions 2a, 2b, 2d, 2f, 2h, 9 , And 10; 153A.15, subdivisions 1, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 153A.17; 153A.20, subdivision 3; and 214.13, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 153A.14, subdivision 7.

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

Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 404, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fiscal year 1998 levy adjustment resulting from the repeal of the K-12 appropriations caps to be spread over three years.

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

Rhodes, Tomassoni and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 405, A resolution memorializing Congress to pass federal legislation requiring persons selling insurance in federally chartered financial institutions to comply with all applicable state insurance laws and regulations.

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

Peterson, Osthoff, Sekhon, Finseth and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 406, A bill for an act relating to snowmobiles; modifying registration fees; requiring liability insurance; providing criminal penalties; requiring safety education; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.82, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

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

Bakk, Solberg, Osthoff, Lieder and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 407, 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.

Solberg; Tomassoni; Rukavina; Anderson, I. , And Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 408, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources for a grant to develop a direct reduction iron processing facility in Minnesota.

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

Solberg; Tomassoni; Rukavina; Anderson, I. , And Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 409, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to the commissioner of trade and economic development for a grant to develop a direct reduction iron processing facility in Minnesota.

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

Skoglund and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 410, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing penalties for recreational motor vehicle operators who attempt to flee a peace officer; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.873; 84.88, subdivision 2; and 84.90, subdivisions 1, 7, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Weaver and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 411, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the welfare fraud law to include the failure to report a material change in circumstances while continuing to receive assistance greater than lawfully allowed; prescribing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256.98, subdivision 1.

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

Kubly; Juhnke; Johnson, R.; Dorn and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 412, A bill for an act relating to local government; appropriating money to the city of Granite Falls for Minnesota river bank restoration.

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

Rest, Macklin, Dawkins, Erhardt and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 413, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; allowing a job training credit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 414, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring that each bill be accompanied by a fiscal note; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 415, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 1; providing that state spending may not increase at a greater rate than increases in the consumer price index.

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

Entenza, Dawkins and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 416, A bill for an act relating to retirement; allowing a purchase of service credit for certain members of the teachers retirement association who were on leave due to multiple sclerosis.

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

Bakk, Solberg, Koppendrayer, Boudreau and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 417, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for additional payments to counties based on the number of visitors to state parks; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 477A.12.

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

Peterson and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 418, A bill for an act relating to the Red River watershed management board; changing the description of the area subject to special authority of watershed districts; amending Laws 1976, chapter 162, section 1 , As amended.

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

Tunheim, Skare, Bettermann, Finseth and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 419, A bill for an act relating to watershed districts; authorizing an ad valorem tax levy to pay the costs of projects and to secure bonds and notes issued by watershed districts in connection with state loan programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103D.905, subdivisions 4, 5 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Anderson, I.; Tomassoni; Olson, E.; Rukavina and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 420, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 4; providing for the biennial election of one-half of the members of the senate and one-half of the members of the house of representatives.

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

Molnau, Vickerman, Dehler and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 421, A bill for an act relating to health; providing a moratorium exception for replacement beds for a nursing facility in Belle Plaine; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144A.071, subdivision 4a.

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

McCollum, Trimble, Osthoff, Munger and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 422, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing funding for the industrial development of certain previously contaminated land; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115A.908, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115A.908, subdivision 3.

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

Orfield, Carruthers, Workman and Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 423, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; providing for an elected metropolitan council; providing for public financing of campaigns for council seats; imposing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15.0597, subdivision 1; 204B.09, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 204B.135, subdivision 2; 204B.32, subdivision 2; 353D.01, subdivision 2; and 473.123, subdivisions 1, 2a, 3a, 4, 7 , And by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.123, subdivision 3.

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

Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 424, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Mille Lacs county.

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

Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 425, A bill for an act relating to lobbyists; eliminating requirement that those who lobby to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot register as a political committee; requiring full disclosure of the total costs of lobbying; permitting candidate to rely on presence or absence of registration number in determining whether contribution is from a lobbyist; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 23 and 28; 10A.04; 10A.05; 10A.15, subdivision 5; and 10A.20, subdivision 3.

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

Schumacher, Tomassoni, Bakk, Finseth and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 426, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I; providing that the right of citizens to bear arms for certain purposes is fundamental and shall not be abridged.

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

Dawkins, Hausman, Krinkie and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 427, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the duration of the joint property tax advisory committee comprised of the city of St. Paul, Ramsey county , And independent school district No. 625 , And making permanent the requirement of joint public hearings; amending Laws 1993, chapter 375 , Article 7, section 29.

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

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 428, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minneapolis; clarifying the procedure for utility charge assessments.

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

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 429, A bill for an act relating to insurance; clarifying the right to escrow for certain losses in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 65A.50, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 8, 16 , And 17.

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

Hasskamp, Kinkel, Mahon, Daggett and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 430, A bill for an act relating to tourism; modifying requirements relating to expenditure of tourism money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116J.615, subdivision 1.

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

Mullery, Pugh, Dawkins and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 431, A bill for an act relating to business organizations; making technical changes applicable to business corporations and limited liability companies; permitting mergers of domestic corporations and limited liability companies; regulating filings with the secretary of state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 302A.011, subdivisions 11, 30, 38, 39, 50, 53 , And by adding subdivisions; 302A.111, subdivision 4; 302A.115, subdivision 1; 302A.171, subdivision 2; 302A.223, subdivision 5; 302A.401, subdivision 3; 302A.402, subdivision 3; 302A.405, subdivision 1; 302A.409, subdivision 4; 302A.413, by adding a subdivision; 302A.417, subdivision 7; 302A.423, subdivision 2; 302A.429, subdivision 2; 302A.437, subdivision 2; 302A.445, subdivision 1; 302A.449, subdivision 1; 302A.457, subdivision 2; 302A.461, subdivision 1; 302A.471, subdivision 3; 302A.473, subdivision 3; 302A.521, subdivisions 4 and 9; 302A.601, subdivision 4; 302A.611; 302A.613, subdivisions 1 and 2; 302A.615; 302A.621, subdivision 6; 302A.631; 302A.641, subdivision 2; 302A.651; 302A.671, subdivision 3; 302A.673, subdivision 3; 302A.675; 308A.005, by adding subdivisions; 317A.011, subdivisions 8 and 19; 322A.01; 322B.03, subdivisions 18 and 45; 322B.115, subdivision 4; 322B.12, subdivision 1; 322B.33, by adding a subdivision; 322B.346, subdivision 2; 322B.356, subdivision 1; 322B.363, subdivision 1; 322B.383, by adding a subdivision; 322B.386, subdivision 3; 322B.699, subdivision 9; 322B.70, subdivisions 1 and 2; 322B.72, subdivisions 2 and 3; 322B.74, subdivisions 1 and 2; 323.02, by adding subdivisions; and 333.001, subdivision 5 , And by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 302A.011, subdivision 33.

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

Entenza and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 432, A bill for an act relating to civil commitment; clarifying and reorganizing portions of the commitment act; requiring medical documentation of a patient's refusal to be examined and allowing determination of need for treatment based on other information; limiting more than one medical hold within seven days; prohibiting prepetition screeners from filing commitment petitions; limiting use of prepetition screening reports in unrelated proceedings; requiring distribution to specified parties; removing time limits on continuances; modifying provisions for proposed patients who are nonresidents; increasing time for return after provisional discharge; modifying provisions governing special review boards; increasing time for hearing appeals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 253B.01; 253B.02, subdivisions 2, 4, 4a, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 18 , And by adding a subdivision; 253B.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6b, 7, 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 253B.04; 253B.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 253B.06; 253B.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5, 7, and by adding subdivisions; 253B.08, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 253B.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 253B.093, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; 253B.095; 253B.10; 253B.11, subdivision 2; 253B.12, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, and by adding a subdivision; 253B.13, subdivisions 1 and 2; 253B.14; 253B.15, subdivisions 10 and 11; 253B.16, subdivision 1; 253B.17, subdivisions 1 and 3; 253B.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 15 , And by adding a subdivision; 253B.185, subdivision 4; 253B.19, subdivisions 1 and 2; 253B.20, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 6 , And 7; 253B.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 253B.22, subdivision 1; and 253B.23, subdivisions 1, 6, 7 , And 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 253B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 253B.03, subdivisions 6c and 9; 253B.05, subdivisions 2a and 5; 253B.07, subdivision 6; 253B.08, subdivisions 4 and 6; 253B.091; 253B.12, subdivisions 5 and 8; 253B.13, subdivision 3; 253B.18, subdivision 4; 253B.21, subdivision 5; and 253B.23, subdivision 1a.

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

Entenza, Wagenius, Long, Hausman and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 433, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, by adding a section; providing for equality of rights under the law for men and women.

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

Swenson, D.; Murphy; Broecker; Stanek and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 434, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money for the judicial branch, public defense, corrections, And related purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 243.53; and 326.3386, subdivision 3, And by adding subdivisions; Laws 1996, chapters 408, Article 8, sections 21; 22, subdivision 1; and 24; and 463, section 16, subdivision 3.

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

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , February 6, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 435, A bill for an act relating to the environment; amending the Minnesota Environmental Response and Liability Act; providing for the use of institutional controls to assure protectiveness of cleanup remedies; authorizing the pollution control agency to enter into certain cleanup settlements; changing a report date; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115B.02, subdivision 16 , And by adding a subdivision; 115B.17, subdivision 15 , And by adding subdivisions; and 115B.412, subdivision 10.

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

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 436, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying requirements relating to certain environmental advisory councils; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115A.12; and 473.803, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.149, subdivision 4.

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

Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 437, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing the commissioner to award grants to other schools; amending Laws 1996, chapter 412 , Article 4, section 34, subdivision 4.

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

Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 438, A bill for an act relating to human services; exempting dentists from the state health care program participation requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0644.

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

Leighton, Dawkins, Entenza, Macklin and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 439, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing immunity from civil liability for persons who preside at alternative dispute resolution proceedings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.

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

Chaudhary, Leighton, Dawkins, Smith and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 440, A bill for an act relating to family support enforcement; adopting changes to the uniform interstate family support act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 518C.101; 518C.205; 518C.207; 518C.304; 518C.305; 518C.306; 518C.307; 518C.501; 518C.605; 518C.606; 518C.611; 518C.612; and 518C.701; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518C.

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

Orfield , Abrams, Davids, Smith and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 441, A bill for an act relating to commerce; enacting the revised article 5 of the Uniform Commercial Code; regulating letters of credit; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 336.1-105; 336.2-512; 336.9-103; 336.9-104; 336.9-105; 336.9-106; 336.9-304; and 336.9-305; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 336; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 336.5-101; 336.5-102; 336.5-103; 336.5-104; 336.5-105; 336.5-106; 336.5-107; 336.5-108; 336.5-109; 336.5-110; 336.5-111; 336.5-112; 336.5-113; 336.5-114; 336.5-115; 336.5-116; and 336.5-117.

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

Opatz, Knoblach, Schumacher, Wenzel and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 442, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions of the hospital construction moratorium; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.551, subdivision 1.

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

Luther, Haas, Carruthers and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 443, A bill for an act relating to the Brooklyn Park economic development authority; authorizing the certification of certain unpaid charges to the Hennepin county auditor with taxes against certain residential townhome and condominium units for collection as other taxes.

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

McCollum; Osskopp; Anderson, I.; Marko and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 444, A bill for an act relating to veterans; establishing a program to pay a monetary bonus to veterans of the Persian Gulf War; imposing a criminal penalty for false application; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

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

Pugh, Milbert, McCollum and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 445, A bill for an act relating to the military; adding an exclusion to the tort claims act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.736, subdivision 3.

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

Biernat, Mares, Kielkucki, Seagren and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 446, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting issuance of a driver's license to a person under age 18 years who fails to receive a passing score on the state's high school graduation test; prohibiting issuance of a driver's license to a person under age 18 years unless the person has graduated from or is attending a secondary school; requiring suspension of a driver's license when a person under age 18 withdraws from school, is dismissed from school, or has been habitually truant; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 171.04, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 171.043; 171.18, subdivision 3 , And by adding subdivisions; and 171.30, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120.

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

Murphy, Wejcman, Boudreau, Davids and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 447, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health plan companies to provide direct access to obstetric and gynecologic services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Chaudhary, Entenza, Skoglund, Macklin and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 448, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; prohibiting certain unlawful practices against seniors or disabled or vulnerable persons; suspending the statute of limitations on actions brought by vulnerable adults; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 541.15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 513.

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

Skare, Kinkel, Solberg and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 449, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for wind damage mitigation.

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

Rest, Kahn, Sviggum and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 450, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; increasing membership on the legislative audit commission; prescribing procedures for rotation of the chair; 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.

Jennings, Wolf, Pelowski, Delmont and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 451, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; limiting local regulation of telecommunications companies; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237A.

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

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 452, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a property tax exemption for federal land used for cottage and camp purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 272.02, subdivision 1.

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

McCollum, Commers, Rostberg, Folliard and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 453, A bill for an act relating to the military; changing certain military requirements, procedures , And duties; clarifying certain language; changing armory provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 190.02; 190.05, by adding subdivisions; 190.07; 190.16, subdivision 2; 190.25, subdivision 1; 192.19; 192.20; 192.23; 192.37; 192.38, subdivision 1; 192.40; 192.49, subdivisions 1 and 2; 193.142, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; 193.143; 193.144, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 6; 193.145, subdivisions 2, 4 , And 5; 193.148; and 193.29, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 190.13; 190.29; 192.36; 192.435; 192.44; 192.45; 192.46; 192.47; and 192.51, subdivision 2.

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

Johnson , A.; Farrell; Workman; Winter and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 454, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; allowing issuance and display of single license plate for collector vehicles and vehicles that meet collector vehicle requirements but are used for general transportation purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.10, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c , And 1d; and 169.79.

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

Huntley, Greenfield and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 455, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the provisions for the nursing home medical assistance certification moratorium; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144A.071, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4a; and 144A.073, subdivision 2.

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

Milbert, McElroy, Ozment, Commers and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 456, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for the service of certain real estate tax redemption notices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 281.13; 281.23, subdivision 6; 281.273; and 281.276.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 457, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing advance payment when required by federal government for transportation project; providing for payment for costs of certain culverts when abutting landowner is a road authority; removing and transferring jurisdiction of certain highways; requiring owners of certain bridges to inventory and regularly inspect their bridges; clarifying inspection requirement for toll and other bridges; providing for contingent appropriation to commissioner of transportation under certain circumstances; changing and repealing statutes regulating railroads to conform to federal law and federal preemption of certain regulated practices; transferring remaining duties and powers relating to regulating railroads from transportation regulation board to commissioner of transportation; providing that commissioner of transportation may provide assistance for municipalities' air transportation services, with costs paid from state airports fund; modifying contractor bond requirements for transportation projects costing less than $75,000 or relating to the installation of certain capital equipment; extending procurement pilot project for department of transportation; authorizing conveyance of certain tax-forfeited and acquired land that borders public water or natural wetlands in Hennepin county; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 160.18, subdivision 1; 161.115, subdivisions 38, 56 , And 87; 165.03; 174A.06; 218.031, subdivision 2; 218.041, subdivisions 4 and 6; 219.074, subdivision 2; 219.384, subdivision 2; 219.98; 360.015, by adding a subdivision; 360.017, subdivision 1; 360.305, by adding a subdivision; and 574.26, subdivision 1a; and Laws 1995, chapter 248, article 13, section 4, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; and 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 161.115, subdivision 57; 161.122; 218.021; 218.025; 218.031, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 , And 10; 218.041, subdivisions 1, 2, 7 , And 8; 219.383, subdivisions 1 and 2; 219.558; 219.559; 219.56; 219.681; 219.69; 219.691; 219.692; 219.695; 219.70; 219.71; 219.741; 219.743; 219.751; 219.755; 219.85; 219.97, subdivisions 6 and 7; and 222.633.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 458, A bill for an act relating to transportation; preserving exempt rules of department of transportation; clarifying that specific service signs may be placed at certain intersections of trunk highways; defining residential roadway; defining daytime and nighttime; correcting obsolete reference; repealing deadline requirement for noise barriers on trunk highway No. 280 project; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.387; 160.292, subdivision 5; 169.01, subdivision 81 , And by adding subdivisions; 169.14, subdivision 5d; and 174.51, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1994, chapter 635, article 1, section 35.

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

Rest, Goodno and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 459, A bill for an act relating to cities; providing for annexation; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 414.01; 414.011; 414.012; 414.02; 414.031; 414.0325; 414.033; 414.035; 414.036; 414.041; 414.051; 414.06; 414.061; 414.063; 414.065; 414.067; 414.07; 414.08; and 414.09.

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

Orfield and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 460, 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.

Osskopp, Osthoff and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 461, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Wabasha to be used for the American Bald Eagle Center.

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

Erhardt, Commers and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 462, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; adding a section to Article IV; requiring a three-fifths vote for increases in taxes on income or sales.

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

Kubly, Juhnke, Peterson, Kuisle and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 463, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding services provided by the Passing on the Farm Center; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.985.

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

Vickerman, Murphy, Stanek and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 464, A bill for an act relating to law enforcement; authorizing the Lower Sioux Indian community to exercise law enforcement authority; 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.

Jaros, Munger, Dawkins, Clark and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 465, A bill for an act relating to watercraft; permitting riparian owners to petition for county restrictions on motorboat use; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 86B.205, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86B.

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

Erhardt, Rhodes and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 466, 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.

Rostberg; Stang; Johnson, R. , And Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 467, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending until the year 2050 the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the environment and natural resources trust fund.

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

Peterson, Hilty, Kubly, Davids and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 468, A bill for an act relating to education; removing minimum school district size requirements to be eligible for debt service equalization aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.95, subdivision 2.

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

Otremba and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 469, A bill for an act relating to hospital districts; authorizing hospital districts to operate assisted living facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 447.33, subdivision 1.

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

Erhardt, Bradley, Sykora and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 470, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; changing article IV, section 4 , And article V, section 1, providing limits for legislative and executive service.

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

Delmont, Seifert, Jennings, Wolf and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 471, A bill for an act relating to gambling; giving the gambling control board authority to issue or renew, or not revoke , A license in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349.155, subdivision 3.

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

Bishop; Skoglund; Swenson, D.; Murphy and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 472, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring the commissioner of public safety to award grants to local governmental units to reimburse them for costs incurred in implementing community notification for released sex offenders; appropriating money.

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

Chaudhary, Garcia, Rest and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 473, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; permitting the metropolitan council to operate preventive health and employee recognition programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.129, by adding a subdivision.

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

Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 474, A bill for an act relating to education; qualifying independent school district No. 2835, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton, for debt service equalization aid.

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

Kalis, Winter, Sviggum, Reuter and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 475, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for operating grants to Farmamerica.

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

Kalis, Reuter, Sviggum, Winter and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 476, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the Minnesota historical society for a grant to Farmamerica.

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

Rest and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 477, A bill for an act relating to local government; removing county commissioners from the Minnesota municipal board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 414.01, subdivisions 2, 5 , And 6a.

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

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 478, A bill for an act relating to state finance; providing that SCORE block grants that are withheld may be carried forward by the office of environmental assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115A.557, subdivision 3.

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

Farrell; Mariani; Murphy; Swenson, D. , And Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 479, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; authorizing the commissioner of economic security to award grants to first-class cities for certain crime prevention programs; appropriating money.

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

Westrom, Van Dellen and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 480, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for statewide testing; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123.

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

Erhardt, Harder, Broecker and Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 481, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; prohibiting the lottery from adopting advertising intended to induce participation in the lottery; prohibiting advertising the lottery as a form of entertainment; reducing the percentage of gross revenues that the lottery may spend on advertising; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.09, subdivision 2; and 349A.10, subdivision 3.

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

Farrell, Winter, Slawik, Pelowski and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 482, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; creating a criminal gang council and strike force to develop and implement a strategy to investigate and prosecute crimes committed by criminal gangs throughout the state; authorizing the council to make various grants; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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

Olson, E.; Schumacher; Dehler and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 483, A bill for an act relating to towns; authorizing the charging and collection of certain service charges; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 366.

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

Skoglund, Pawlenty, Weaver, Leighton and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 484, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing state correctional officers to carry firearms in the performance of official duties when authorized by the commissioner of corrections; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

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

Tingelstad, Boudreau, McCollum, Delmont and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 485, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying lead inspection provisions; providing for the expiration of certain advisory and work groups; modifying vital statistics provisions; modifying asbestos abatement provisions; modifying provisions relating to traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury notification and data; modifying licensing requirements for elderly housing with services; modifying provisions for hearings related to permitting, licensing, registration , And certification; modifying revocation and suspension provisions for permits, licenses, registration , And certifications; modifying provisions for testing infants for inborn metabolic errors; modifying medical education and research costs trust fund provisions; requiring conformance with federal regulations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.15, by adding a subdivision; 62J.69, subdivision 1; 62Q.03, subdivision 5a; 144.125; 144.212, by adding subdivisions; 144.215, subdivision 1; 144.218; 144.664, subdivision 3; 144.665; 144.672, subdivision 1; 144.9501, subdivision 29 , And by adding a subdivision; 144.9504, subdivision 2; 144.9506, subdivisions 1 and 5; 144.99, subdivisions 9 and 10; 144D.06; 257.73; 326.71, subdivisions 4 and 6; 326.72, subdivision 2; 326.74; 326.76; 326.78, subdivision 1; and 326.785; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 4600.3900.

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

Haas, Pugh, McGuire, Weaver and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 486, A bill for an act relating to corrections; barring adult inmates in state correctional facilities, county jails, workhouses , And workfarms from access to Internet and computer on-line services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 234; and 641.

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

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 487, A bill for an act relating to human services; repealing the hospital surcharge tax for medical assistance; increasing the MinnesotaCare surcharge tax on hospitals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 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; and 295.582; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.9657, subdivision 2; and 295.54, subdivision 2.

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

Rest, Carlson, Tompkins and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 488, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing purchase of service credit in the Minnesota state retirement system, the teachers retirement association , And first-class city teachers retirement fund associations for voluntary service under federal law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 352.27; 354.53; and 354A.093.

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

Murphy, Winter and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 489, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing an exclusion for capital gain from the sale of property used as a principal residence; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Koppendrayer, Tingelstad, Wenzel and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 490, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing a physician assistant advisory council; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147A.

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

Koppendrayer, Tingelstad, Wenzel and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 491, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; permitting physician assistants to render emergency care without physician supervision; granting immunity to physician assistants who render emergency care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 147A.15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147A.

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

Knoblach and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 492, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; fixing the size of the legislature after the 2000 census; 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.

Rostberg and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 493, A bill for an act relating to elections; reallocating certain election expenses; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 204B.32.

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

Rostberg; Anderson, B. , And Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 494, A bill for an act relating to state government; reducing the size of the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.

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

Osskopp, McCollum, Milbert and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 495, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing certain expenditures of gambling funds for the acquisition of property to replace property under threat of acquisition by eminent domain; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349.12, subdivision 25.

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

Slawik, Pelowski, Holsten, Davids and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 496, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a financial data collection system for ambulance services; requiring a report to the legislature; appropriating money; 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.

Rest, Winter and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 497, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; modifying the proposed property tax notices; requiring additional information on the truth in taxation newspaper advertisements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 275.065, subdivisions 1, 3, 5a , And by adding a subdivision; and 276.04, subdivision 2.

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

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 498, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; clarifying the use of the designation "physician"; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 147.09.

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

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 499, A bill for an act relating to professions; providing for certain exemptions to the physician's licensure surcharge; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 147.01, subdivision 6.

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

Pugh; Swenson, D.; McGuire; Murphy and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 500, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; permitting government agencies that provide documents to the public defender to charge a reasonable copying fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 611.271.

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

Evans, Winter, Rukavina, Broecker and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 501, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to renovate the Laurentian Environmental Learning Center.

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

Opatz, Biernat, Skoglund, Larsen and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 502, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; limiting punitive damages in cases involving products or devices approved by the FDA; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 549.20, by adding a subdivision.

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

Olson, E.; Schumacher and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 503, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; creating a beaver damage control board; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E.

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

Murphy, Skoglund, Broecker, Pugh and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 504, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; defining probation; clarifying jurisdiction of probation service providers; requiring reports and reviews; requiring policies to be adopted; requiring probation service providers to collect and maintain certain information; creating a work group; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.311, subdivision 1; and 609.02, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

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

Westrom and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 505, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 4; providing limits on service as a legislator.

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

Swenson, D.; Mares; Seagren; Greiling and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 506, A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating school bus safety, equipment , And drivers; regulating disbursal of student transportation safety reserved revenue; changing school bus safety week requirements; requiring school districts to develop requirements for student conduct on school buses; providing for selective reporting by school districts of school bus accidents and incidents; making technical changes; imposing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 123.799, subdivision 1; 123.7991, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 169.01, subdivision 6; 169.1211, subdivision 1; 169.435, subdivision 2; 169.443, subdivision 3; 169.447, subdivision 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 169.4501, subdivisions 1 and 2; 169.4502, subdivisions 2, 7, 11 , And by adding subdivisions; 169.4503, subdivisions 1, 2, 10, 13, 14, 17, 19, 23, 24 , And by adding a subdivision; 169.4504, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 169.451, subdivision 4; 169.452; 171.321, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; and 171.3215, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.4502, subdivisions 6 and 9; 169.4503, subdivisions 3, 8, 9, 11, 12 , And 22; and 169.454, subdivision 11.

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

Olson, E.; Schumacher; Dehler; Mulder and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 507, A bill for an act relating to partition fences; making the state and counties responsible for a share of costs of certain fences; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 344.03, subdivision 1.

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

Tomassoni and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 508, A bill for an act relating to restraint of trade; making it unlawful for a competitor to operate a taconite company over which it does not have control; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325D.53, subdivision 2.

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

Murphy, Macklin, Stanek, Pugh and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 509, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing a mandatory minimum sentence for persons who use or attempt to use deadly force against a peace officer who is engaged in official duties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.221.

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

Rest, Goodno, Opatz, Garcia and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 510, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing additional procedures for waste management and treatment in certain unincorporated areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115.49, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Otremba, Tunheim, Vickerman, Mulder and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 511, A bill for an act relating to rural health; designating a sole community hospital as an essential community provider; ensuring rural representation on the health care commission; establishing a demonstration project for rural hospital consolidation and cooperation; establishing a grant and loan program to rural hospitals for capital improvements; repealing the physician license surcharge; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.05, subdivision 2; 62Q.19, subdivision 1; 144.1465; 144.147, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4; and 144.1484, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 147.01, subdivision 6.

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

Rest, Orfield, Pugh and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 512, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; authorizing bankruptcy filing; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

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

Koskinen, Wejcman, Garcia and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 513, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing authority to consolidate nonentitlement grant programs; modifying the prompt payment provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.124, subdivision 4b; 245.03, subdivision 2; and 256F.11, subdivision 2.

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

Wejcman, Greenfield and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 514, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money.

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

Evans, Chaudhary, Greiling, Pawlenty and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 515, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring local units of government to license the retail sale of tobacco; providing for regular compliance checks for all licensed vendors; providing for mandatory penalties against license holders for sales to minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 461.12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 461.

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

Goodno, Rest, McElroy, Opatz and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 516, A bill for an act relating to local government; limiting development in unincorporated areas; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414.

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

Clark, Rhodes, Evans, Kubly and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 517, A bill for an act relating to housing programs; modifying eligibility for accessibility loans; authorizing equity take-out loans for section 236 rental property; clarifying eligible projects under the housing trust fund; modifying eligible uses of the mortgage foreclosure prevention and emergency rental assistance program; repealing the special needs housing for homeless persons program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.38, subdivision 7; 462A.05, subdivisions 14d, 30, 39 , And by adding a subdivision; 462A.201, subdivision 2; 462A.207, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And 6; 462A.21, subdivision 12a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.39; 462A.05, subdivision 20; and 462A.21, subdivisions 4k, 12 , And 14.

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

Entenza, Boudreau, Westrom, Leighton and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 518, A bill for an act relating to the legislative coordinating commission; providing sign language interpreters for meetings with legislators; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.303, by adding a subdivision.

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

Mares and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 519, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring health and physical education instruction; including health education in teacher preparation programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.101, subdivision 6; and 125.05, subdivision 1a.

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

Rest, Goodno, Opatz, Garcia and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 520, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for joint planning in certain instances; providing aid for certain joint planning annexations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.1398, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 368.01; 368.015; 368.85; and 394.33, subdivision 2.

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

Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 521, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing supplementary rates for certain group residential housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256I.05, by adding a subdivision.

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

Greenfield, Wejcman, Goodno and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 522, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the applicant background study process for licensed health care and human services programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.057, subdivision 1; and 245A.04, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147.

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

Johnson , A.; Carlson and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 523, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the K-12 education appropriations caps; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1; and 124A.22, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 14, section 5 , As amended.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 524, A bill for an act relating to liquor; requiring a permit for importing malt liquor to a central warehouse or holding area; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 525, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying liability insurance requirements for liquor retailers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.409, subdivision 1.

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

Entenza, Broecker, Larsen and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 526, A bill for an act relating to animals; increasing certain penalties for cruelty to animals; defining acts or omissions constituting cruelty or abuse; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 343.20, subdivision 3 , And by adding subdivisions; 343.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, 10 , And by adding subdivisions; and 343.27; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 343.21, subdivision 9; and 346.57.

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

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 527, A bill for an act relating to veterans; changing certain employment rights; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 197.46.

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

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 528, A bill for an act relating to employment; regulating employee invention agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 181.78, by adding a subdivision.

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

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 529, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring commissioner of transportation to construct pedestrian-bicycle overpass on marked trunk highway No. 36 in North St. Paul.

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

Dawkins, Stanek and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 530, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for weed and seed grants.

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

Pawlenty and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 531, A bill for an act relating to family law; providing for consideration of exposure to tobacco smoke in custody and visitation decisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 518.17, subdivision 1; and 518.175, subdivision 1.

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

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 532, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; allowing certain towns and cities to transfer their local board of review duties and responsibilities to the county; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 271.01, subdivision 5; 273.121; 274.01; and 274.13, by adding subdivisions.

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

McGuire, Greenfield, Murphy, Mulder and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 533, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring local units of government to license the retail sale of tobacco; providing for regular compliance checks for all licensed vendors; providing for mandatory penalties against license holders for sales to minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 461.12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 461.

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

Pugh, Stanek and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 534, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions pertaining to commitment proceedings; changing provisions for state liens for cost of care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.42, subdivision 2; 55.10, subdivision 4; 246B.01, subdivisions 3 and 4; 253B.02, subdivisions 18a, 18b , And by adding a subdivision; 253B.16, subdivision 1; 253B.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7, 9 , And 14; 253B.19, subdivisions 2 and 3; 256.015, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 256B.042, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 256B.37, subdivision 1; 514.71; 514.980, subdivision 2; 514.981, subdivision 2; 514.982, subdivisions 1 and 2; 514.985; 524.1-201; 524.3-801; 524.3-1004; and 524.3-1201.

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

Juhnke, Kuisle, Stang, Rifenberg and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 535, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; conforming certain food rules with federal regulations; eliminating a requirement concerning llamas; regulating raising of bison; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 31.101; 31.102, subdivision 1; 31.103, subdivision 1; and 31.104; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.456, subdivision 4.

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

Juhnke, Harder and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 536, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; making changes in the Minnesota Commercial Feed Law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 25.31; 25.32; 25.33, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 9, 20 , And by adding subdivisions; 25.35; 25.36; 25.37; 25.38; 25.39; 25.41; subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 25; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 25.34.

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

Jennings, Ozment and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 537, A bill for an act relating to public utilities; adding a high voltage transmission line that crosses the state boundary to the definition of a large energy facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.2421, subdivision 2.

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

Knoblach, Kalis, Leighton, Clark and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. No. 538, A resolution memorializing Congress to support legislative initiatives to mitigate the economic competition among the states that has resulted from the adoption of targeted business incentive programs.

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

Bishop, Bakk, Greiling, Davids and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 539, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending until the year 2050 the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the environment and natural resources trust fund.

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

Delmont, Greenfield, Vickerman, Goodno and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 540, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the reimbursement rate for home care services; appropriating money.

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

Bishop, Skoglund, Entenza, Macklin and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 541, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying certain provisions in the law governing community notification of the release of sex offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 244.052, subdivisions 4, 5 , And 6.

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

Rest, Goodno and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 542, A bill for an act relating to local government; transferring authority for incorporations, detachments, And annexations to the office of strategic and long-range planning and the office of administrative hearings; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.03, subdivision 2; 414.01, subdivisions 1, 14, 15, 16, 17, And by adding a subdivision; 414.011, subdivisions 7 and 8; 414.012; 414.02; 414.031; 414.0325; 414.033; 414.035; 414.036; 414.041; 414.051; 414.06; 414.061; 414.063; 414.067; 414.07; and 414.09; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 414.01, subdivisions 2, 5, 6a, 7a, 8, 10, 11, And 12; 414.0325, subdivision 1a; 414.033, subdivision 3; and 414.08.

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

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 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 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 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.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , February 12, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Wejcman, Clark and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 641, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minneapolis; authorizing the city of Minneapolis to regulate pistols.

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

Skoglund; Dawkins; Swenson, D.; Mullery and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 642, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; creating a state court action for relief for damages caused by a federal court action that affects public participation by the plaintiff; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 554.

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

Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 643, A bill for an act relating to education; providing Pine Point school with permanent status; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 128B.10.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 644, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; clarifying that a court may not refuse to adjudicate a defendant's guilt; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.095.

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

Tomassoni, Davids, Boudreau, Winter and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 645, A bill for an act relating to insurance; providing a uniform minimum definition of medically necessary care for mental health coverage in health plans; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 646, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; establishing noncontinuous season for crappie; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97C.395, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Jefferson, Sviggum, Kahn, Osthoff and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 647, A bill for an act relating to retirement; increasing pension benefit accrual rates; adjusting financing for pension plans; adding supplemental financial conditions information for pension funds; authorizing defined contribution early retirement options; reducing appropriations; modifying homestead and agricultural credit aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3A.02, subdivisions 1 and 4; 3A.07; 11A.18, subdivision 9; 273.1398, by adding a subdivision; 352.01, subdivision 25; 352.04, subdivisions 2 and 3; 352.115, subdivision 3; 352.72, subdivision 2; 352.92, subdivisions 1 and 2; 352.93, subdivisions 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 352.95, subdivisions 1 and 5; 352B.02, subdivisions 1a and 1c; 352B.08, subdivisions 2 and 2a; 352B.10, subdivision 1; 352B.30, by adding a subdivision; 352C.031, subdivision 4; 352C.033; 353.01, subdivision 37; 353.27, subdivisions 2 and 3a; 353.29, subdivision 3; 353.651, subdivision 3; 353.656, subdivision 1; 353.71, subdivision 2; 353A.08, subdivision 1; 353A.083, by adding a subdivision; 353C.06, subdivisions 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 353C.08, subdivision 1; 353C.09; 354.05, subdivision 38; 354.42, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 5; 354.44, subdivision 6; 354.53, subdivision 1; 354.55, subdivision 11; 354A.011, subdivision 15a; 354A.12, subdivisions 1, 2a, 3a , And 3c; 354A.31, subdivisions 4 and 4a; 356.215, subdivisions 1 and 4d; 356.25; 356.30, subdivision 1; 356.88, by adding a subdivision; 423B.01, subdivision 9; 423B.06, by adding a subdivision; 423B.07; 423B.09, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 423B.10, subdivision 1; 423B.15, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 6; and 490.124, subdivision 1; Laws 1965, chapter 519, section 1 , As amended; Laws 1989, chapter 319 , Article 19, section 7, subdivisions 1 , As amended, 3, 4 , As amended , And 7; and Laws 1993, chapter 125 , Article 1, section 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124A; 352; 352C; and 356; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 352E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 354A.12, subdivision 2b; 356.70; and 356.88, subdivision 2.

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

Johnson, R.; Bettermann; Pelowski; Kielkucki and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 648, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a law school loan repayment assistance program; appropriating money; 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.

Jennings, Delmont, Greenfield, Tompkins and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 649, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for certain rates imposed on intermediate care facilities.

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

Hasskamp, Wenzel, Nornes, Kinkel and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 650, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for Glendalough state park and Cuyuna country state recreation area.

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

Huntley, Bradley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 651, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; changing the geographic designation of certain counties for purposes of ICF/MR reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.501, subdivision 5b.

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

Johnson , A.; Kelso; Entenza; Ozment and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 652, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a targeted breakfast program; providing a one-time technology grant to analyze the nutritional components of school meals; appropriating money.

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

Pugh; Osthoff; Wenzel; Anderson, I. , And Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 653, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; requiring coverage for diabetes outpatient self-management training and education; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62A.45.

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

Van Dellen; Dehler; Anderson, B. , And Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 654, 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 Health and Human Services.

Opatz, Pelowski, Huntley, Carlson and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 655, A bill for an act relating to firefighting; authorizing preparation of a training video for trustees of voluntary and professional firefighter relief associations; appropriating money.

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

Holsten; Larsen; Mares; Swenson, D. , And McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 656, A bill for an act relating to Washington county; providing that certain personal information on property taxpayers may be kept from certain lists at the taxpayer's request.

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

Larsen; Schumacher; Swenson, D.; Mares and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 657, A bill for an act relating to Washington county; requiring plat approval before building permits in certain cases.

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

Marko, Larsen, Schumacher, Slawik and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 658, A bill for an act relating to Washington county; permitting the appointment of the recorder and auditor/treasurer.

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

Pugh, Tomassoni, Reuter, Gunther and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 659, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating outdoor power and sport equipment dealerships; providing for terminations, cancellations , And transfers; 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.

Kelso, Macklin, Long and Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 660, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the proposed property tax notices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 275.065, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 6; and 276.04, subdivision 2.

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

Biernat, Larsen, Dawkins, Chaudhary and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 661, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; recodifying, clarifying , And relocating landlord tenant law; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 504.01; 504.012; 504.015; 504.02; 504.03; 504.04; 504.05; 504.06; 504.07; 504.08; 504.09; 504.18; 504.181; 504.183; 504.185; 504.20; 504.201; 504.21; 504.22; 504.23; 504.24; 504.245; 504.246; 504.25; 504.255; 504.257; 504.26; 504.265; 504.27; 504.28; 504.29; 504.30; 504.31; 504.32; 504.36; 566.01; 566.02; 566.021; 566.03; 566.04; 566.05; 566.051; 566.06; 566.07; 566.08; 566.09; 566.10; 566.11; 566.12; 566.13; 566.14; 566.15; 566.16; 566.17; 566.175; 566.18; 566.19; 566.20; 566.205; 566.21; 566.22; 566.23; 566.24; 566.25; 566.26; 566.27; 566.28; 566.29; 566.291; 566.30; 566.31; 566.32; 566.33; 566.34; and 566.35.

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

Anderson, I.; Evans; Kalis; Ness and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 662, A bill for an act relating to the board of government innovation and cooperation; permitting the apportionment of a local government unit between two or more contiguous units; permitting the establishment of interim governing bodies to act on behalf of new local government units before the effective date of the combination establishing the new units; authorizing the pro rata allocation of board aid to cooperating and combining units; increasing eligibility for planning aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 465.81, subdivisions 1 and 3; 465.82, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 465.84; 465.85; 465.87, subdivisions 1a, 2 , And 3; and 465.88.

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

Rukavina; Tomassoni; Bakk; Anderson, I. , And Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 663, A bill for an act relating to mines and minerals; expanding membership on the mineral coordinating committee; establishing the aggregate resources task force; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 93.002, subdivision 1.

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

McCollum, Jennings, Peterson, Holsten and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 664, A bill for an act relating to state government; adding authority for the board of water and soil resources to accept and administer federal grants, donations, gifts , And other contributions to achieve authorized objectives of the agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 103B.101, subdivision 9; and 103C.401, subdivision 1.

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

Skare and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 665, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to upgrade the Heartland trail.

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

Anderson, I.; Marko; Carlson; Tomassoni and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 666, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; providing relief for fraud, misrepresentation, or deceptive practices; providing relief for bad faith settlement practices by an insurance company; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 325F.68, subdivision 2 , And by adding subdivisions; and 325F.69, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 667, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; eliminating the requirement for a separate tax refund and credit account; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349.19, subdivision 2a.

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

Seagren and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 668, A bill for an act relating to occupations; enacting the Industrial Hygienist and Safety Professional Title Protection Act; providing title protection to the professions of industrial hygiene and safety; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182A.

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

Rhodes and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 669, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; establishing the board of licensed professional counseling; requiring professional counselors to be licensed; requiring rulemaking; providing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116J.70, subdivision 2a; 148A.01, subdivision 5; 148B.60, subdivision 3; 214.01, subdivision 2; 214.04, subdivision 3; and 609.341, subdivision 17; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148B.

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

Erhardt, Smith, Van Dellen and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 670, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending until the year 2020 the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the environment and natural resources trust fund.

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

Entenza; Johnson, R.; Chaudhary; Bettermann and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 671, A bill for an act relating to education; changing conditions for state grants by reducing the student share; raising the living and miscellaneous allowance; providing work-study for grant recipients; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136A.121, subdivision 5; and 136A.233, subdivisions 1 and 3.

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

Bradley, Greenfield, Vickerman, Tingelstad and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 672, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing elderly and disabled health care; establishing a nursing facility conversion demonstration project; changing provisions for regional treatment centers; creating a demonstration project for the disabled; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62E.14, by adding a subdivision; 144.0721, subdivision 3; 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, subdivision 3; 254B.03, subdivision 1; 256.476, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And 5; 256B.0625, subdivision 15; 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, subdivision 4 , And by adding subdivisions; 256D.03, subdivision 3b; 256I.04, subdivision 2a; 256I.05, subdivision 1a; 469.155, subdivision 4; and Laws 1995, chapter 207 , Article 8, section 41, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 252.32, subdivision 4; 256B.501, subdivision 5c; and 469.154, subdivision 6.

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

Vickerman; Jennings; Boudreau; Swenson, H. , And Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 673, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing a nursing facility to qualify for interim and settle up payment rates; 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.

Kraus, Skoglund, Weaver, Leighton and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 674, A bill for an act relating to crime; including government entities as victims for the purpose of restitution orders; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.10; 609.125; and 611A.01.

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

Greenfield, Boudreau, Goodno and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 675, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying requirements relating to home care providers and elderly housing with services establishments; providing for licensure of elderly housing with services home care providers; eliminating licensure requirement for residential care homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.057, subdivision 1; 144A.43, subdivision 4 , And by adding subdivisions; 144A.45, subdivision 1; 144A.46, subdivisions 1 and 2; 144D.01, subdivisions 4, 5 , And 6; 144D.03, subdivision 1; 144D.06; 157.17, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 7; 256B.071, subdivision 1; 256I.04, subdivision 2a; 295.50, subdivision 4; 299C.67, subdivision 5; and 609.7495, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144A.45, subdivision 3; 144B.01; 144B.02; 144B.03; 144B.04; 144B.05; 144B.06; 144B.07; 144B.08; 144B.09; 144B.10; 144B.11; 144B.12; 144B.13; 144B.14; 144B.15; 144B.16; 144B.17; and 157.17, subdivision 4.

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

Rifenberg, Seifert, Kielkucki, Stang and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 676, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying eligibility for debt service equalization; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivision 2; and 124.961.

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

Stanek, Schumacher, Molnau, Marko and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 677, A bill for an act relating to highway safety; directing the commissioner of public safety to establish a novice drivers license advisory committee.

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

Stanek, Schumacher, Molnau, Marko and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 678, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; requiring applicants under age 18 to be certified by a parent or guardian as having had at least 50 hours of driving before being eligible for a license; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.04, subdivision 1.

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

Gunther, Trimble, Mullery and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 679, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money; appropriating money for economic development and certain agencies of state government; establishing and modifying certain programs; providing for regulation of certain activities and practices; standardizing certain licensing service fees; establishing and modifying certain fees; providing for the privatization of the state fund mutual insurance company; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 60A.23, subdivision 8; 60A.71, by adding a subdivision; 60K.06, subdivision 2; 65B.48, subdivision 3; 72B.04, subdivision 10; 79.253, subdivision 1; 79.255, by adding a subdivision; 82.21, subdivision 1; 82B.09, subdivision 1; 116L.04, subdivision 1; 155A.045, subdivision 1; 176.181, subdivision 2a; 176A.02, subdivision 2; 268.022, by adding a subdivision; 268.38, subdivision 7; 326.86, subdivision 1; 462A.05, subdivision 30; 462A.201, subdivision 2; and 462A.21, subdivision 12a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 45; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.39; 462A.05, subdivision 20; 462A.2091; 462A.21, subdivisions 4k, 12 , And 14; and 462A.28.

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

McElroy, Garcia, Rest and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 680, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; providing for service redesign and employee compensation for exceeding redesign plan goals; establishing a pilot project for greater efficiency in the provision of metropolitan council services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Erhardt, Paulsen, Seagren, Seifert and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 681, 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.

Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 682, A bill for an act relating to education; exempting the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities from the Administrative Procedure Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.03, subdivision 1; and 136F.06, subdivision 1.

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

Lieder, Tunheim, Dawkins and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 683, A bill for an act relating to judgments; requiring additional information in a creditor's affidavit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 548.09, subdivision 2.

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

Milbert, Macklin, Bakk, Long and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 684, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; exempting replacement capital equipment from taxation; exempting certain inputs to taxable services; converting the refund for capital equipment purchases to an exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.01, subdivision 16; 297A.25, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.01, subdivision 20; 297A.02, subdivision 5; 297A.15, subdivision 5.

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

Rest, Skare, Dawkins, Winter and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 685, A bill for an act relating to local government; establishing a program for aid payments to local units of government for innovation and efficiency in the delivery of local services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 465.796, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 465; and 477A.

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

Paymar and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 686, A bill for an act relating to domestic abuse; prohibiting landlords from including lease provisions that penalize tenants for seeking police or emergency assistance for domestic abuse; superseding inconsistent local regulation; authorizing the attorney general to investigate and prosecute violations; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 8.31, subdivisions 1 and 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504.

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

Marko; Weaver; Kelso; Johnson , A. , And Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 687, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; prohibiting admission of motorcycle helmet use by operators and passengers age 18 or older in litigation involving damages arising from use or operation of a motor vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.685, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.974, subdivision 6.

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

Paymar, Carruthers, Weaver, Broecker and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 688, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating advertisements for cigarettes; restricting the placement of outdoor advertisements for cigarettes; providing penalties and remedies; 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.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , February 13, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Kubly, Jennings, Seifert, Kielkucki and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 689, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an exemption from sales and use taxes for construction materials for an alfalfa processing facility; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A.

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

Rhodes, Skoglund, Wagenius, Leppik and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 690, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; imposing minimum fine on persons who violate compulsory insurance laws by operating on public streets or highways a motor vehicle registered under an insurance waiver; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.797, subdivision 4.

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

Wagenius and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 691, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing sale by local units of government of impounded junk vehicles that are less than three years old; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168B.051, subdivision 1.

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

Tingelstad, Workman, Delmont and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 692, A bill for an act relating to the city of Andover; appropriating funds for cleanup of contaminated land.

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

Bakk, Solberg, Munger, Finseth and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 693, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to restore and regenerate white pine forests.

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

Koppendrayer, Krinkie, Jennings and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 694, A bill for an act relating to employment; making technical and administrative changes in the department of employee relations; modifying provisions governing state employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.67; 15.059, subdivision 5; 15.53, subdivision 2; 43A.04, subdivision 1; 43A.07, subdivision 5; 43A.08, subdivision 1; 43A.15, subdivision 3; 43A.27, subdivision 3; 43A.30, subdivisions 4 and 5; and 43A.38, subdivision 6; Laws 1995, chapter 248 , Article 13, sections 2, subdivisions 2, 5 , And 6; and 3, subdivisions 1 and 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 15; and 43A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 43A.182; Laws 1995, chapter 248 , Article 10, section 12.

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

Entenza; Swenson, D.; Pugh; Rhodes and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 695, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing changes to child support enforcement provisions; establishing a data match system for financial institutions; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 13.99, by adding a subdivision; 144.223; 256.87, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 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; 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; 299C.46, subdivision 3; 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 and 13; 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; and 518C.612; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256; 518; and 518C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 8.35; 256.74; 256.979, subdivision 9; 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 Judiciary.

Rukavina, Garcia, Delmont and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 696, A bill for an act relating to administration; changing provisions governing the use of professional and technical services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.167.

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

Bettermann, Haas and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 697, A bill for an act relating to state government; clarifying immunity for the state with respect to certain tort claims; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.736, subdivision 1.

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

Rukavina and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 698, A bill for an act relating to St. Louis county; providing for a vote on its possible division into two counties.

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

Dawkins, Paymar, Osthoff and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 699, A bill for an act relating to the city of St. Paul; reinstating the rental tax equity pilot project; providing for property tax refunds for participants; appropriating money.

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

Delmont; Ozment; Jennings; Olson, E. , And Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 700, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; increasing percentages of gross profit from lawful gambling that may be expended on expenses directly related to lawful gambling; placing restrictions on rules of the gambling control board relating to illegal gambling on premises where lawful gambling is permitted; removing limits on number of paddletickets that may be included in a sealed grouping; removing certain restrictions on bingo prizes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349.15, subdivision 1; 349.151, subdivision 13; 349.163, subdivision 8; and 349.211, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 701, A bill for an act relating to exemptions; conforming employee benefit exemptions to judicial interpretation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 550.37, subdivision 24.

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

Pugh, Rhodes, Bishop, Skoglund and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 702, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for committing an assault while unlawfully releasing an animal; expanding the scope of the stalking and harassment crime to include the unlawful interference with activities of an entity that sells or provides services for animals or animal products; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.552; and 609.749, subdivisions 2 and 5.

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

Dawkins and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 703, A bill for an act relating to elections; precinct caucus; authorizing certain minors to be elected a delegate or officer at the precinct caucus; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 202A.16, subdivision 1.

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

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 704, A bill for an act relating to utilities; exempting large electric power generating plant from certificate of need proceeding when selected by public utilities commission from a bidding process to select resources to meet utility's projected energy demand; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.2422, subdivision 5.

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

Rifenberg, Seifert, Stang, Kraus and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 705, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; adding a section to Article IV; requiring a three-fifths vote for increases in taxes on income or sales.

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

Juhnke, Molnau, Kalis and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 706, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; allowing quarterly registration of trucks that transport fertilizer or agricultural chemicals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.018.

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

Rukavina, Skare, Mares and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 707, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying requirements relating to toxics in products; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115A.9651.

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

Skare; Anderson, I.; Slawik and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 708, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring coverage of mastectomies on an inpatient basis; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Rest, Macklin, Erhardt and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 709, A bill for an act relating to taxation; decreasing the class rate on certain seasonal recreational residential property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.13, subdivision 25; and 273.1398, subdivision 1a.

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

Kalis, Solberg and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 710, A bill for an act relating to finance and appropriations; providing for the payment of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.6701, by adding a subdivision.

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

Munger, Peterson, Wenzel, Sekhon and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 711, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for an annual funding allocation to soil and water conservation districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103C.401, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lieder; Winter; Mares; Olson, E. , And Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 712, A bill for an act relating to taxes; increasing the aggregate material production tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 298.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 4 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Molnau, Koskinen, Rest and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 713, A bill for an act relating to public administration; modifying ownership restrictions for privatization of capital intensive public services; providing for the nonpublic status of internal competitive proposals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.37; 471A.02, subdivisions 6, 11 , And 13; and 471A.03, subdivision 3.

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

Bakk, Tomassoni and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 714, A bill for an act relating to the environment; repealing the transfer station grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115A.54, subdivision 2a.

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

Bakk; Anderson, I.; Finseth and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 715, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; requiring a permit to use state snowmobile trails; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

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

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 716, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a franchise tax credit for jobs training; increasing the subtraction for certain educational expenses and providing an education tax credit; providing for higher education trusts and providing a subtraction for contributions to the trust; abolishing the corporate alternative minimum tax; abolishing the Minnesota unfair cigarette sales act; exempting fuel used for certain purposes from the motor fuels tax; providing for the exemption of capital equipment from the sales and use tax; exempting certain sales to hospitals and veterans homes from the sales and use tax; dedicating tax receipts from ticket sales to athletic events sponsored by the University of Minnesota; eliminating a local government aids inflation adjustment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b , And 19c; 290.091, subdivisions 2 and 6; 290.0921, subdivision 8; 290.21, by adding a subdivision; 296.18, subdivision 1; 297A.01, subdivision 16; 297A.02, subdivision 5; 297A.25, subdivision 11 , And by adding a subdivision; 297A.44, subdivision 1; 298.01, subdivision 4e; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 136A; and 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.0921, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 6, and 7; 297A.01, subdivision 20; 298.01, subdivisions 3c, 3d , And 4d; 325D.30; 325D.31; 325D.32; 325D.33; 325D.34; 325D.35; 325D.36; 325D.37; 325D.371; 325D.38; 325D.39; 325D.40; 325D.405; 325D.415; and 325D.42; Laws 1995, chapter 264 , Article 4 , As amended.

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

Greenfield, Wejcman, Huntley, Vickerman and Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 717, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions for nursing facility reimbursement; amending Laws 1996, chapter 451 , Article 3, section 1.

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

Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 718, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying the provisions of the youth corps advisory committee; authorizing the commissioner to make certain contracts and grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.0887, subdivision 4 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Rhodes, Skoglund, Wagenius, Leppik and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 719, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing suspension of a vehicle's registration in certain circumstances; requiring a form to be provided in a vehicle's certificate of title and completed under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.17; 168A.05, subdivision 5; and 168A.10, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 5.

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

Westfall and Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 720, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting independent school district Nos. 24, Lake Park , And 21 , Audubon, to begin the 1997-1998 school year before Labor Day.

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

Paulsen, Tunheim and Commers introduced:

H. F. No. 721, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; allowing municipalities to authorize on-sale of 3.2 percent malt liquor at 10 a.m. on Sundays; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.504, subdivision 3.

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

Dawkins, Long and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 722, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; allowing improvements made to certain relocated residences eligible for a valuation exclusion; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.11, subdivision 16.

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

Marko; Lieder; Anderson, I.; Molnau and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 723, A bill for an act relating to transportation; creating revolving loan accounts for trunk highways, county state-aid highways , And municipal state-aid streets; creating transportation revolving loan fund for federally eligible transportation projects, managed by public facilities authority; adding commissioner of transportation as member of the authority; creating transportation committee; providing for rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 161.04, by adding a subdivision; 162.06, by adding a subdivision; 162.07, subdivision 1; 162.12, by adding a subdivision; 162.13, subdivision 1; 446A.03, subdivision 1; and 446A.04, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 162; and 446A.

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

Molnau; Kelso; Koppendrayer; Johnson, R. , And Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 724, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to establish a computerized transportation routing system for special education students under the Minnesota river valley special education cooperative.

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

Wagenius, Kinkel, Delmont and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 725, A bill for an act relating to education; creating an early childhood technology grant program; appropriating money.

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

Rhodes, Skoglund, Wagenius and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 726, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; prescribing requirements for temporary motor vehicle registration certificates; requiring certificates to be mounted where a rear license plate would be mounted; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.09, subdivision 7; 168.091, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 168.092, subdivision 1.

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

McGuire, Rest, Erhardt and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 727, A bill for an act relating to adoption; providing for release of birth information to adopted persons; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 259.89, subdivisions 1, 4, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 259; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 259.89, subdivisions 2 and 3.

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

Juhnke, Otremba, Skare, Peterson and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 728, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; exempting farmers from paying tax on gasoline and special fuel received in on-farm bulk storage tanks, when used for tax-exempt purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 296.141, subdivision 4.

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

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

H. F. No. 729, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for wheat and barley scab research.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 730, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I; providing that the right of citizens to bear arms for certain purposes is fundamental and shall not be abridged.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 731, 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 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.

Rifenberg and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 732, 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.

Swenson, H.; Otremba; Molnau; Juhnke and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 733, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing the dairy development program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

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

Stanek, Broecker, McGuire and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 734, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing the appointment authority for the executive director of the board of private detective and protective agents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.3321, subdivision 1.

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

Entenza and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 735, A bill for an act relating to civil commitment; allowing the designated agency to consent to voluntary treatment for certain incompetent persons; creating a new standard for court-ordered early intervention to provide less intrusive treatment; modifying standards and procedures for the administration of neuroleptic medications; providing for access to records; amending the provisional discharge procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.42, subdivision 3; 253B.02, subdivision 15 , And by adding a subdivision; 253B.04; 253B.07, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 7; and 253B.15, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 253B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 253B.03, subdivision 6c; and 253B.15, subdivisions 4 and 6.

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

Orfield, Leighton, Seifert, Goodno and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 736, A bill for an act relating to education; stating intent to reduce tuition in public post-secondary institutions; appropriating money.

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

Orfield; Leighton; Mullery; Anderson, I. , And Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 737, A bill for an act relating to labor; establishing rights and duties in relation to union organization; providing that certain acts are an unfair labor practice; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 179.12; 179A.07, by adding a subdivision; and 179A.13, subdivision 2.

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

Wagenius, Opatz, Larsen, Rest and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 738, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; establishing a moratorium on extension of the metropolitan urban service area until the legislature approves a 2040 metropolitan area transportation budget.

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

Mulder, Rifenberg and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 739, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing a credit for long-term care insurance premiums; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

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

H. F. No. 740, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating companies and agents; providing immunity from suit and indemnification for receivers and their employees; regulating coverages; providing certain notices and filing requirements; providing for a study; making certain technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 60A.02, by adding a subdivision; 60A.052, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 60A.06, subdivision 2; 60A.075, subdivisions 1, 8 , And 9; 60A.077, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 , And 10; 60A.092, subdivision 6; 60A.10, subdivision 1; 60A.111, subdivision 1; 60A.13, subdivision 1; 60A.19, subdivision 1; 60B.04, by adding a subdivision; 60B.21, subdivision 2; 60B.25; 60B.44, subdivisions 3, 4 , And 6; 60D.20, subdivision 2; 60K.02, subdivision 1; 60K.03, subdivisions 2 and 3; 60K.14, subdivision 4; 60K.19, subdivisions 7 and 8; 61A.28, subdivisions 6, 9a , And 12; 61A.60, subdivision 1; 61B.19, subdivision 3; 62A.04, subdivision 3; 62A.135, subdivision 5; 62A.50, subdivision 3; 62B.04, subdivision 2; 65A.01, subdivision 3 , And by adding subdivisions; 65A.27, subdivision 4; 65B.48, subdivision 5; 67A.231; 72A.20, subdivision 34; 72B.04, subdivision 10; 79A.01, subdivision 10; 79A.02, subdivisions 1 and 4; 79A.03, subdivisions 6, 7, 9 , And by adding a subdivision; 79A.06, subdivision 5; 79A.20, subdivision 1; 79A.21, subdivision 2; 79A.22, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision; 79A.23, subdivisions 1 and 2; 79A.24, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 79A.26, subdivision 2; and 79A.31, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 60B; and 65B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 60B.36; and 79A.04, subdivision 8.

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

McGuire, Skoglund and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 741, A bill for an act relating to information policy; establishing a legislative task force to make recommendations on information policy issues; appropriating money.

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

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , February 17, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Kahn, Wagenius, Leppik, Munger and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 742, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying requirements for mercury testing in incinerator emissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.85, subdivision 1.

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

Jennings, Vickerman, Delmont, Holsten and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 743, A bill for an act relating to utilities; authorizing cities to manage public rights-of-way; authorizing the recovery of costs and the imposition of reasonable compensation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.16, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Garcia; Mahon; Rhodes; Johnson , A. , And Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 744, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; providing that the market value of certain apartment property will not be increased due to improvements for a certain time period; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.11, by adding a subdivision.

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

Wejcman and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 745, A bill for an act relating to economic security; providing for the administration of certain employment and training services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.

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

Pugh; Murphy; Swenson, D.; Entenza and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 746, A bill for an act relating to corrections; placing conditions on and limiting contracts for services between a state agency and private vendors for the delivery of services at or for a correctional facility; outlining terms of contract review and status of public data in private vendor's possession; barring placement of inmates under the custody of the commissioner in a facility that violates these limitations; setting standards for allowing inmates to work in correctional industries or private employment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.

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

Kahn, Stanek, Peterson, Kinkel and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 747, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing the appointing authority for certain members of the Minnesota state high school league governing board; providing that the league is subject to certain procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 128C.01, subdivision 4; and 128C.02, by adding subdivisions.

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

Tunheim, Finseth, Wenzel, Lieder and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 748, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for wheat and barley scab research.

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

Farrell, Paymar, Hausman, Mariani and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 749, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the city of St. Paul to be used to purchase communications and surveillance equipment for the St. Paul police department's special investigations unit.

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

Bradley, Greenfield, Delmont and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 750, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a task force to study treatment options for autism.

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

McCollum, Greiling, Leighton, Pawlenty and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 751, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring return of public subsidy by candidate who violates fair campaign practices act; permitting early voting at polling places; punishing certain false statements in political campaigns; permitting nomination or office to be forfeited because of conduct not attributable to a candidate; imposing a criminal penalty for assisting false claim for political contribution refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.324, by adding a subdivision; 211B.06, subdivision 1; and 211B.17; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 203B; and 211B.

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

Tomassoni; Kelso; Carlson; Johnson , A. , And Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 752, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a grant for independent school district No. 701, Hibbing; creating a common teacher retirement date; appropriating money.

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

Kubly; Anderson, I.; Davids; Mariani and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 753, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; authorizing facsimile or electronic filings and certifications; regulating the powers and structure of certain institutions; regulating consumer credit; modifying lending authority; regulating fees and charges; making technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 46.04, by adding a subdivision; 46.044, by adding a subdivision; 46.046, by adding a subdivision; 46.047, subdivision 2; 46.07, subdivision 2; 46.131, subdivision 2; 47.20, subdivision 9; 47.51; 47.55, subdivision 1; 47.56; 47.59, subdivisions 3, 12 , And by adding subdivisions; 47.61, subdivision 3; 48.01, subdivision 2; 48.09, by adding a subdivision; 48.15, subdivision 2; 48.185, subdivisions 3 and 4; 48.24, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 48.512, by adding subdivisions; 48.61, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision; 49.215, subdivision 3; 49.33; 49.42; 50.245; 51A.38, subdivision 1; 52.04, subdivision 2a , And by adding a subdivision; 52.062, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 52.063; 52.064, by adding a subdivision; 52.201; 53.04, by adding a subdivision; 53.05; 53.09, subdivision 2a; 55.06, subdivision 1; 56.07; 56.10, subdivision 1; 56.131, subdivisions 1 and 4; 59A.08, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 59A.11, subdivisions 2 and 3; 62B.04, subdivision 1; 300.20, subdivision 2; 303.25, subdivision 5; 332.21; 332.23, subdivisions 2 and 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 48; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, subdivision 13; 47.29; 47.31; 47.32; 48.185, subdivision 5; 49.47; 49.48; 50.03; 50.23; and 59A.14.

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

Knoblach, Dehler, Weaver, Stang and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 754, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; providing for a mandatory term of imprisonment when deadly force is used in an assault against a peace officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.221.

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

Otremba, Bettermann, Dehler and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 755, A bill for an act relating to the Sauk River watershed district; authorizing a levy for its administrative fund.

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

Hilty, Osskopp and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 756, A bill for an act relating to the state demographer; changing procedures for certain population and related estimates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 4A.02; 379.02; and 414.01, subdivision 14; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 414.033, subdivision 9.

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

Harder, Schumacher, Koppendrayer, Winter and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 757, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying eligibility for debt service equalization; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivision 2; and 124.961.

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

Long, Solberg, Tomassoni, Pawlenty and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 758, A bill for an act relating to local government; regulating the development, imposition , And management of state mandates upon local political subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; and 14; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.982.

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

Mulder and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 759, A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating the pool operator training requirement; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 4717.0650, subpart 5.

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

Wejcman, Garcia, Osthoff, Holsten and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 760, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing that the pollution control agency must issue temporary certificates of waiver to persons with disabilities who request them; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116.61, subdivision 1; and 116.62, subdivision 5.

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

Wejcman; McGuire; Swenson, D.; Hasskamp and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 761, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting brand labels of cordials and liqueurs containing cartoons and caricatures; providing minimum mandatory civil penalties for sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under 21 years of age; providing for regular compliance checks of and training for licensees; prohibiting retail sale of cordials and liqueurs in bottle sizes of less than 375 milliliters; regulating home delivery of alcoholic beverages; providing for a minimum fine for purchase of alcoholic beverages by a person under 21 years of age; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 340A.101, by adding a subdivision; 340A.311; 340A.415; 340A.503, subdivision 2 , And by adding subdivisions; 340A.511; and 340A.703; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

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

Wejcman, Clark, Stanek, Dawkins and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 762, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; creating a pilot project grant program to encourage youths to perform community service; appropriating money.

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

Tunheim and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 763, A bill for an act relating to historic places; designating Zion Lutheran Church and cemetery as a historic place; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 138.664, by adding a subdivision.

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

Winter, Mulder, Harder and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 764, A bill for an act relating to water; appropriating money to advance and develop water supply systems.

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

Dawkins, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 765, A bill for an act relating to retirement; permitting certain persons to repay refunds to the Minnesota state retirement system.

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

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 766, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall , And Roseau to those counties that receive geographic group III nursing facility reimbursement rates.

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

Anderson, I.; Tomassoni; Rukavina and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 767, A bill for an act relating to state lands; repealing authorization for the sale of state land in St. Louis county; repealing Laws 1995, chapter 77, section 3.

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

Westrom, Kuisle, Juhnke, Peterson and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 768, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; exempting applicants for farm work licenses from minimum six-month permit possession requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.041.

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

Schumacher, Mares, Kielkucki, Greiling and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 769, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for prekindergarten to grade 12 education; eliminating requirement that parents must make appeal before their children get free transportation from nonresident district for travel within their resident district; simplifying property tax shift computations; clarifying the payment of aids and credits to school districts; permitting school districts to transfer from the undesignated fund balance account to the reserve fund balance account for bus purchases in the general fund; modifying the referendum allowance limit; clarifying the definition of fiscal year 1996 base allowance used in computing transportation transition revenue; eliminating the repeal of the education funding system; repealing provisions outlining a replacement education finance system and an education trust fund; extending expiration of interagency coordinating council; requiring districts to request tuition for non-Minnesota residents; providing for school site eligibility for duration of first-grade preparedness program; clarifying payment of transportation costs of pupils enrolled in first-grade preparedness program; revising special education, secondary vocational disabled , And limited English proficiency base revenue calculations to annualize data for districts whose first year of operation of these programs is less than a full year; including tribal grant or contract schools as recipients of post-secondary preparation program grants; adjusting special education excess cost formula; extending sunset of American Indian education committee and Indian scholarship committee; repealing special education court placement revenue and special education tuition revenue; permitting amendment of rules for graduation education development test scores; extending time for contracts executed after award of metropolitan magnet school grants; permitting family services collaboratives to enter into interchange agreements; clarifying children's trust fund provisions; restructuring child care program to support required participation activities for cash assistance recipients; eliminating references to community-based collaboratives; modifying date of program approval for learning readiness aid; modifying formula for learning readiness aid; revising Head Start provisions to comply with federal law; providing for recommendations on child care licensure; reinstating and adding operational exemptions for Minnesota Career Information System; renaming secondary vocational program; providing for a student lifework development plan; exempting collaborative facilities from certain restrictions on districts entering into long-term agreements; modifying review and comment process for a capital loan; removing requirement of two votes at local level to appeal to state board for sponsorship of a charter school; transferring charter school review and comment authority from state board of education to department of children, families , And learning; updating educational effectiveness program; clarifying eligibility and rate of aid for post-secondary enrollment options transportation; permitting charter schools to use outside funds in a manner currently permitted other public schools; providing consistency between area learning center and graduation incentives program provisions; providing for additional eligibility criteria for graduation incentives program; repealing staff development incentives program; providing that summers in a learning-year program do not count against time of participation for post-secondary enrollment options; clarifying inconsistencies in length of suspension and expulsion in Pupil Fair Dismissal Act; permitting applicants for the Librarians of Color program to be from colleges outside Minnesota; permitting a recipient of a Librarians of Color program grant to fulfill work obligation in any Minnesota library; providing for a permanent limit on basic system support grants to library systems that decrease their funding support; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15.53, subdivision 2; 119A.13, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 119A.14; 119A.15, subdivisions 2 and 5; 119A.16; 119B.01, subdivisions 8, 9, 16, 17 , And by adding subdivisions; 119B.02; 119B.03, subdivisions 3, 5 , And 8; 119B.04; 119B.05, subdivisions 1, 5, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 119B.07; 119B.08, subdivisions 1 and 3; 119B.09, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding subdivisions; 119B.10, subdivision 1; 119B.11, subdivision 1; 119B.13, subdivision 1; 119B.15; 120.062, subdivision 9; 120.064, by adding a subdivision; 120.1701, subdivision 3; 120.181; 121.11, subdivision 7c , And by adding a subdivision; 121.155, by adding a subdivision; 121.602, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 121.8355, subdivision 1; 121.904, subdivision 4a; 123.3514, subdivisions 4c and 8; 123.39, subdivision 6; 124.155, subdivision 1; 124.195, subdivisions 2, 7, 10 , And 11; 124.225, subdivision 10; 124.248, subdivision 4; 124.2613, subdivisions 3 and 6; 124.2615, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.273, subdivision 1d; 124.3201, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124.323, subdivision 2; 124.431, subdivision 2; 124.48, subdivision 3; 124.481; 124.574, subdivision 1, 2d, 5, 6 , And 9; 124.912, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124.916, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; 124.918, subdivision 6; 124A.03, subdivision 1c; 124A.22, subdivision 13; 124C.46, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124C.498, subdivision 2; 126.22, subdivision 2; 126.531, subdivision 3; 126.82; 127.27, subdivision 10; 127.282; 134.155, subdivisions 2 and 3; 134.34, subdivision 4; 268.913, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 268.914, subdivision 1; amending Laws 1992, chapter 499 , Article 7, section 31; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Articles 2, section 52; and 11, section 21, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121; and 126; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 119B.03, subdivision 7; 119B.05, subdivisions 2 and 3; 119B.11, subdivision 2; 121.602, subdivisions 3 and 5; 121.8355, subdivision 1a; 121.904, subdivision 4d; 124.3201, subdivisions 2a and 2b; 124A.292; 124A.697; 124A.698; 124A.70; 124A.71; 124A.711; 124A.72; 124A.73; 134.34, subdivision 4a; and 268.913, subdivision 5.

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

Hasskamp, Schumacher, Sekhon and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 770, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; requiring snowmobile owners to have liability insurance; increasing fees; requiring a snowmobile safety certificate; imposing night speed limit; requiring a driver's license to operate certain snowmobiles; permitting local control of snowmobile speeds; providing for forfeiture and impoundment of recreational motor vehicles for certain violations; requiring certain posting of snowmobile trails; imposing a tax on the sale of used snowmobiles; establishing snowmobile safety advisory task force; appropriating money; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62I.02, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 84.82, subdivisions 2 and 3; 84.83, subdivision 3; 84.87, subdivisions 2, 2c, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 84.872, by adding a subdivision; 84.873; 84.88, subdivision 2; 84.90, subdivisions 1, 7 , And by adding a subdivision; 84.91, subdivision 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 84.912, subdivisions 1 and 9; 296.16, subdivision 1; 297A.02, by adding a subdivision; and 297A.44, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; and 85.

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

Long, Carruthers, Ozment, Weaver and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 771, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying requirements of the contamination cleanup grant program; providing for redevelopment and job creation grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116J.553, subdivision 2; and 116J.554, subdivision 1; 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.

Evans and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 772, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the health and safety revenue program to include indoor air quality management; requiring additional information for new school construction projects; creating a task force; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 121.15, by adding subdivisions; and 124.83, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 773, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing aggregate removal taxes in Carlton and St. Louis counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 298.75, subdivision 1.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 774, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the sale of state land to town of Mahtowa.

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

Huntley, Opatz, Carruthers, Tomassoni and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 775, A bill for an act relating to education; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; dedicating a percentage of lottery proceeds to the Minnesota state colleges and universities to provide financial support to students of low-income families; establishing a student opportunity grant program at the Minnesota state colleges and universities; appropriating money; amending article XI by adding a section; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.

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

Huntley, Opatz, Bettermann, Chaudhary and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 776, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a student opportunity grant program at the Minnesota state colleges and universities; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.

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

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

H. F. No. 777, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the use of health and safety revenue for independent school district Nos. 561, Goodridge , And 600, Fisher; amending Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 8, section 23.

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

Clark, Greenfield, Wejcman, Leppik and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 778, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring a study of complementary medicine; appropriating money.

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

Lieder, Peterson, Finseth, Osthoff and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 779, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for hybrid tree management research.

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

Clark, McCollum, Haas, Carruthers and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 780, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for licensing for naturopathic physicians; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.54, subdivision 2; 116J.70, subdivision 2a; 144.335, subdivision 1; 145.61, subdivision 2; 146.23, subdivision 7; 148B.60, subdivision 3; 151.01, subdivision 23; 214.23, subdivision 1; 604A.01, subdivision 2; and 604A.015; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147C.

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

Rukavina, Jefferson, Bakk, Koskinen and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 781, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; increasing the time limit for temporary total disability; increasing the time limit for temporary partial disability; modifying the definition of permanent total disability; eliminating the time limit for requests for retraining; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 176.101, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 5; and 176.102, subdivision 11.

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

Dawkins, Skare, Bakk, McCollum and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 782, 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.

Larsen, Marko, Hausman, Broecker and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 783, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; abolishing the metropolitan council except for advisory planning, the metropolitan parks and open space commission, the metropolitan sports facilities commission, the metropolitan radio board , And the metropolitan mosquito control district; transferring regional transit financing and operations to the commissioner of transportation; establishing the metropolitan wastewater control commission; transferring ownership and operation of metropolitan sports facilities to the city of Minneapolis, or in the alternative to the Minnesota amateur sports commission; transferring the powers and duties of the metropolitan radio board to the commissioner of transportation; transferring the housing bond credit enhancement program and living communities program, with jurisdiction over the tax base revitalization account to the commissioner of trade and economic development; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.9741, subdivision 1; 4A.02; 6.76; 10A.01, subdivisions 18, 26, 27 , And 29; 13.55, subdivision 1; 15.0597, subdivision 1; 15.0599, subdivision 1; 15.50, subdivision 2; 16B.122, subdivisions 1 and 3; 16B.42, subdivision 1; 47.52; 65B.43, subdivision 20; 85.015, subdivision 14; 85.016; 103B.231, subdivisions 7, 8, and 11; 103B.235, subdivisions 3 and 3a; 103B.255, subdivisions 8, 9 , And 12; 103D.401, subdivisions 1 and 2; 103F.715; 103F.721; 103F.761, subdivision 1; 103G.293; 115.54; 115.741, subdivision 2; 115A.471; 115A.52; 116.16, subdivision 2; 116.182, subdivision 1; 116D.04, subdivision 1a; 116G.03, subdivision 5; 116G.15; 116J.401; 116J.402; 116M.14, subdivision 4; 116M.15, subdivision 1; 117.57, subdivision 3; 121.1601, subdivision 1; 134.201, subdivision 5; 145A.02, subdivision 16; 145A.09, subdivision 6; 160.265, subdivision 1; 161.17, subdivision 2; 161.171, subdivision 5; 161.173; 161.174; 162.09, subdivision 4; 169.781, subdivision 1; 169.791, subdivision 5; 169.792, subdivision 11; 174.03, subdivisions 4 and 5; 174.031, subdivision 3; 174.04, subdivisions 1 and 2; 174.32, subdivision 2; 174.50, subdivision 4; 216C.15, subdivision 1; 221.022; 221.025; 221.031, subdivision 3a; 221.041, subdivision 4; 221.071, subdivision 1; 221.295; 240.06, subdivision 2; 240A.08; 270.12, subdivision 3; 273.1398, by adding a subdivision; 275.065, subdivisions 3 and 5a; 275.066; 275.14; 275.62, subdivision 3; 340A.404, subdivision 1; 340A.504, subdivision 1; 352.01, subdivisions 2a and 2b; 352.03, subdivision 1; 352.04, subdivision 6; 352D.02, subdivision 1; 353.64, subdivision 7a; 403.07, subdivision 1; 414.02, subdivision 3; 414.031, subdivision 4; 422A.01, subdivision 9; 422A.101, subdivision 2a; 462.382; 462A.04, subdivision 1; 462A.07, subdivision 11; 462C.04, subdivision 2; 462C.071, subdivisions 2 and 4; 465.797, subdivision 3; 465.798; 465.799; 465.801; 471.425, subdivision 1; 471.591, subdivision 1; 473.121, subdivisions 2, 5a, 6, 8, 10, 14, 24 , And by adding a subdivision; 473.123, subdivisions 1, 2a, 3, 3a, 3c, 4 , And by adding subdivisions; 473.129, subdivisions 1, 3, 8, and 9; 473.142; 473.1425; 473.143; 473.144; 473.151; 473.156, subdivision 1; 473.157; 473.166; 473.167, subdivisions 2 and 2a; 473.168, subdivision 2; 473.171; 473.191; 473.192, subdivisions 2 and 3; 473.197; 473.223; 473.23; 473.241; 473.242; 473.243; 473.244, subdivision 1; 473.245; 473.25; 473.252; 473.253; 473.254; 473.301, subdivisions 2 and 4; 473.313; 473.315, subdivision 1; 473.334, subdivision 1; 473.341; 473.351; 473.375, subdivisions 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 , And 15; 473.382; 473.384; 473.385, subdivisions 1 and 2; 473.386, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5 , And 6; 473.387, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 473.391; 473.3915, subdivisions 3 and 4; 473.392; 473.399; 473.3994, subdivisions 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13; 473.3997; 473.405, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12 , And 15; 473.4051; 473.407, subdivisions 1, 3, 4 , And 5; 473.408, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 4, 6, and 7; 473.409; 473.411, subdivision 5; 473.415, subdivision 1; 473.416; 473.42; 473.448; 473.449; 473.504, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12 , And by adding subdivisions; 473.505; 473.511; 473.512, subdivision 1; 473.513; 473.515; 473.5155, subdivision 1; 473.516; 473.517, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6 , And 9; 473.519; 473.521; 473.523; 473.535; 473.541; 473.542; 473.543; 473.545; 473.547; 473.549; 473.551, subdivisions 4, 5, 8, 9 , And 12; 473.556, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 14 , And 17; 473.561; 473.564, subdivision 2; 473.572, subdivision 2; 473.592; 473.595; 473.601, by adding a subdivision; 473.602; 473.604, subdivision 1; 473.608, subdivision 19; 473.611, subdivision 5; 473.621, subdivision 6; 473.638; 473.64; 473.655; 473.667, subdivision 8; 473.8011; 473.834, subdivision 2; 473.852, subdivisions 2 and 10; 473.853; 473.891, subdivisions 2 and 7; 473.894, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 , And 24; 473.897, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 473.901, subdivisions 2 and 3; 473.902, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And 5; 473.904, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 473.905, subdivision 2; 473F.02, subdivisions 7 and 8; 473F.08, subdivisions 5 and 7a; 473F.13; 473H.04, subdivision 3; 473H.06, subdivisions 1 and 5; 473H.08, subdivision 4; and 477A.011, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115A.03, subdivision 19; 174.22, subdivision 3; 403.07, subdivision 2; 465.795, subdivision 3; 473.121, subdivisions 3 and 12; 473.123, subdivisions 7 and 8; 473.125; 473.127; 473.129, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6 , And 7; 473.13; 473.132; 473.145; 473.146; 473.147; 473.149, subdivision 3; 473.155; 473.1551; 473.1623; 473.164; 473.167, subdivisions 3, 3a , And 4; 473.173; 473.175; 473.181; 473.194; 473.195; 473.199; 473.201; 473.206; 473.208; 473.244, subdivision 6; 473.247; 473.249; 473.302; 473.303; 473.315, subdivision 2; 473.325; 473.326; 473.333; 473.388, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; 473.39, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2 , And 4; 473.3915, subdivisions 5 and 6; 473.411, subdivisions 3 and 4; 473.436, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 6; 473.446; 473.552; 473.553; 473.556, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 , And 16; 473.564, subdivision 3; 473.565; 473.572, subdivision 1; 473.581; 473.595, subdivisions 1a and 4; 473.598; 473.599; 473.616; 473.618; 473.619; 473.701; 473.702; 473.703; 473.704; 473.705; 473.706; 473.711; 473.712; 473.714; 473.715; 473.716; 473.851; 473.854; 473.856; 473.857; 473.858; 473.859; 473.863; 473.864; 473.865; 473.866; 473.867; 473.868; 473.869; 473.893; 473.894, subdivisions 14, 16, 17 , And 18; 473.895; 473.896; 473.897, subdivision 3; 473.898; 473.899; 473.900; 473.903; 473F.02, subdivision 21; and 473F.08, subdivision 3b.

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

Leighton, Pugh and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 784, A bill for an act relating to uniform acts; unclaimed property; enacting the uniform unclaimed property act of 1995; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.45, subdivisions 1 and 4; 16A.6701, subdivision 1; 80C.03; 149.12; 198.231; 276.19, subdivision 4; 308A.711, subdivisions 1 and 2; 356.65, subdivision 2; and 624.68; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 345; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 345.31; 345.32; 345.33; 345.34; 345.35; 345.36; 345.37; 345.38; 345.381; 345.39; 345.40; 345.41; 345.42; 345.43; 345.44; 345.45; 345.46; 345.47; 345.48; 345.485; 345.49; 345.50; 345.51; 345.515; 345.52; 345.525; 345.53; 345.54; 345.55; 345.56; 345.57; 345.58; 345.59; and 345.60.

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

Carruthers, Carlson, Luther , Abrams and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 785, 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.

Hilty; Anderson, B.; Greiling and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 786, A bill for an act relating to human rights; suspending a deadline during mediation in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 363.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hilty, Greiling and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 787, A bill for an act relating to human rights; expanding the definition of "employer" to cover certain temporary placements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 363.01, subdivision 17.

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

Workman and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 788, A bill for an act relating to occupations; amending provisions governing the practice of professional engineering; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 326.02, subdivisions 1, 3, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 326.03, subdivisions 1 and 2; 326.04; 326.05; 326.07; 326.08; 326.09; 326.10, subdivision 1; 326.111, subdivisions 1, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 326.12, by adding subdivisions; and 326.14.

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

Hasskamp, Reuter and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 789, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; increasing state aid to education; reducing the class rate of lower-valued commercial industrial property; providing for a property tax freeze for certain homeowners aged 65 or older; reducing the rate of property tax increase that qualifies for targeting; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.23, subdivision 1; 273.13, subdivision 24; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 276.04, subdivision 2; and 290A.04, subdivision 2h; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

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

Wejcman, Garcia, Trimble, Goodno and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 790, A bill for an act relating to human development; creating a statewide citizenship promotion program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Carruthers, Carlson, Luther and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 791, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for concentrated multiunit rental housing.

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

Biernat, Mares, Entenza and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 792, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the taxes imposed on sales of cigarettes and tobacco products; dedicating the revenue from the increase to tobacco and drug use prevention programs in the schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297.02, subdivision 1; 297.03, subdivision 5; 297.13, subdivision 1; 297.32, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 9; and 297.35, subdivision 1; 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.

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 793, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing funding for the natural resources research institute; appropriating money.

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

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 794, A bill for an act relating to professional firms; modernizing and standardizing the law regulating professional business organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, subdivision 92e; 144A.43, subdivision 4; 322B.12, subdivision 1; 322B.92; 323.44, by adding a subdivision; and 323.49, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 303; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 319B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 319A.01; 319A.02; 319A.03; 319A.04; 319A.05; 319A.06; 319A.07; 319A.08; 319A.09; 319A.10; 319A.11; 319A.12; 319A.13; 319A.14; 319A.15; 319A.16; 319A.17; 319A.18; 319A.19; 319A.20; 319A.21; and 319A.22.

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

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , February 20, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Koskinen, Garcia and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 795, A bill for an act relating to child care assistance; modifying the priority for assistance under the basic sliding fee program; providing for the continuation of basic sliding fee assistance across counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 119B.03, subdivision 4 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Delmont, Jefferson, Kahn, Osthoff and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 796, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying provisions governing deferred compensation in the Minnesota state retirement system; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 352.96, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 6.

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

Clark, Rhodes, Luther and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 797, A bill for an act relating to early childhood learning and protection facilities; clarifying grant limitations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.917.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 798, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; providing a penalty for unpaid judgments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 465.13.

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

Winter, Harder, Seifert, Peterson and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 799, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; modifying the taxation of certain wind energy conversion systems; permitting the recovery through rates of certain property tax payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216B.16, by adding a subdivision; and section 272.02, subdivision 1.

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

McElroy and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 800, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; establishing the legislative capital investment commission; providing for legislative consideration of state capital needs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Garcia, Koskinen, Carruthers, Leighton and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 801, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for the application of certain employment laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.09; 43A.05, subdivision 5; 43A.19, subdivision 1; 177.23, subdivision 6; 179A.03, subdivision 15; and 363.073, subdivision 1.

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

Carruthers, Carlson, Milbert , Abrams and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 802, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing an income tax credit for gifts by individuals to institutions of higher education; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 803, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources for a grant to Marshall for flood control; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

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

Milbert, Van Dellen, Opatz, Rest and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 804, A bill for an act relating to local government; regulating the amount a local government unit may charge for issuing a building permit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 465.

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

Swenson, D.; Broecker; Clark; Gunther and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 805, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for grants to youth intervention programs; appropriating money.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 806, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; clarifying status of fish as agricultural products for purposes of classification as agricultural land; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 23.

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

Olson, E.; Macklin; Johnson , A.; Daggett and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 807, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making policy changes to property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 275.075; 287.08; 287.28; 287.37; 290A.04, subdivision 2h; 477A.05, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 5; and 515B.1-105; Laws 1996, chapter 471 , Article 3, section 49.

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

Long; Macklin; Olson, E.; Daggett and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 808, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making policy changes to income and withholding taxes, sales and use taxes, MinnesotaCare taxes , And tax collections; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 60A.15, subdivision 1; 116.07, subdivision 10; 270.02, subdivision 3; 270.063; 270.10, subdivision 5; 270.101, subdivisions 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 270.271, by adding a subdivision; 270.273, subdivision 2; 270.276, subdivision 2; 270.67, subdivision 2; 270.68, subdivision 1; 270.69, subdivision 11; 270.701, subdivisions 2 and 5; 270.708, subdivision 1; 270.721; 270.73, subdivision 1; 270A.07, subdivision 1; 271.06, subdivision 2; 271.08, subdivision 1; 271.10, subdivision 2; 287.31, subdivision 1; 287.37; 289A.02, subdivision 7; 289A.08, subdivisions 3 and 7; 289A.09, subdivision 2; 289A.20, subdivisions 1 and 2; 289A.26, subdivisions 2, 3, 6 , And 7; 289A.31, subdivisions 1, 5 , And 7; 289A.36, subdivision 4; 289A.37, subdivision 1; 289A.40, subdivisions 1 and 2; 289A.60, subdivision 15; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19c, 19d , And 31; 290.095, subdivision 3; 290.35, subdivision 2; 291.005, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivisions 3, 6 , And 14; 295.52, subdivision 4; 295.53, subdivision 4; 295.55, subdivision 2; 297A.01, subdivisions 3, 15, and by adding a subdivision; 297A.041; 297A.07, subdivision 3; 297A.09; 297A.24, by adding a subdivision; 297A.25, subdivisions 2, 7, 12 , And 41; 297A.45, subdivision 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 297B.035, subdivision 3; 297B.11; 297E.04, subdivision 3; 298.01, subdivision 4c; 299F.21; 349.12, subdivision 26a; and 349.163, subdivision 8; Laws 1995, chapter 264 , Article 10, section 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 270; 287; and 290.

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

Winter, Mulder, Jaros, Otremba and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 809, A bill for an act relating to economic development; regulating regional development commissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462.381; 462.383; 462.384, subdivision 5; 462.385; 462.386, subdivision 1; 462.387; 462.388; 462.389, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 462.39, subdivisions 2 and 3; 462.391, subdivision 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 462.393; 462.394; 462.396; and 462.398; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462.384, subdivision 7; 462.385, subdivision 2; 462.389, subdivision 5; 462.391, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 , And 9; and 462.392.

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

Wolf, Delmont and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 810, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying bond requirements for certain search firms; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 184.30, subdivision 1.

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

Entenza, Greenfield, Trimble, Gunther and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 811, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for use by nonprofit organizations for certain technical assistance.

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

Dawkins, Wagenius and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 812, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; local performance aid; modifying eligibility requirements; allowing for participation by school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 477A.05.

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

Huntley, Jennings and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 813, A bill for an act relating to gambling; appropriating money for a grant to an adolescent prevention program in St. Louis county.

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

Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 814, A bill for an act relating to human rights; prohibiting reprisals by any person; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 363.03, subdivision 7.

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

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 815, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; requiring fiscal disparities contributions to be made from the increment district; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 469.175, subdivision 5; and 469.177, subdivision 3.

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

Finseth, Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 816, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; allowing the city of East Grand Forks to extend the duration of a tax increment financing district.

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

Mariani, McGuire, Carlson and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 817, A bill for an act relating to state government; foodshelf program; appropriating money.

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

Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 818, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; excluding services performed by certain coin-operated car washes from the definition of a sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.01, subdivision 3.

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

Wagenius, Entenza, Biernat and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 819, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying eligibility for first-grade preparedness; appropriating money for the first-grade preparedness program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2613, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2613, subdivision 8.

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

Dehler, Koppendrayer and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 820, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting guidance and counseling services to be provided at nonpublic schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.935, subdivision 2.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 821, A bill for an act relating to gambling; regulating gambling at retail liquor establishments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.410, subdivision 5.

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

Pugh, Knoblach, Carruthers, Pawlenty and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 822, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing immunity for certain background reference checks; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.

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

Jennings, Delmont and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 823, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions for private pay rates of short-stays for nursing facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.434, subdivision 5.

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

Dorn, Haas, Greenfield, Long and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 824, A bill for an act relating to health; clarifying the status of the comprehensive health association under medical assistance and general assistance medical care; clarifying eligibility; opening the process for selecting a writing carrier; permitting contributing members to offset assessments against premium taxes; eliminating the four-month waiting period under MinnesotaCare for association enrollees; modifying coverage for medical assistance enrollees; transferring insurance premium tax revenue to the general fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62A.045; 62E.02, subdivisions 13 and 18; 62E.04, subdivision 8; 62E.11, by adding a subdivision; 62E.13, subdivision 2; 256.9357, subdivision 3; 256B.056, subdivision 8; 256B.0625, subdivision 15; 256D.03, subdivision 3b; and 295.58.

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

Mulder and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 825, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income tax; adopting federal provisions providing for medical savings accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19 and 31; and 291.005, subdivision 1.

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

Jennings, Bradley, Wejcman, Boudreau and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 826, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting audiologists and speech-language pathologists from certification and certain other requirements for hearing instrument dispensers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 148.5195, subdivision 3 , And by adding subdivisions; and 153A.18; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 153A.14, subdivision 2a.

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

Tomassoni, Winter, Holsten, Boudreau and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 827, A bill for an act relating to the University of Minnesota; establishing a center for research on grapes and wine; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297C.08; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.

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

Huntley, Jennings, Haas and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 828, A bill for an act relating to health; redefining the role of the health technology advisory committee; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62J.15; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, subdivision 19a; 62J.152; and 62J.156.

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

Solberg, Kahn, Finseth and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 829, A bill for an act relating to meetings of governmental bodies; authorizing meetings by electronic means if certain criteria are met; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.055, by adding a subdivision; and 471.705, subdivision 1.

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

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 830, A bill for an act relating to health; clarifying the use of peer review data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 145.64, subdivision 1; and 147.111, subdivision 4.

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

Biernat, Koppendrayer, Entenza, Seagren and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 831, A bill for an act relating to education; ensuring equitable funding provisions for alternative education programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 4; 124C.45, subdivision 1a; and 126.23, subdivision 1.

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

Pugh; McGuire; Swenson, D.; Skoglund and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 832, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; requiring certification of expert review in actions against certain professionals; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 544.

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

Biernat, Dawkins and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 833, A bill for an act relating to family law; requiring appointment of guardians ad litem in certain cases; clarifying liability of a spouse for debt incurred by the other spouse; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 518.179, subdivision 1; and 519.05.

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

Clark, Mullery, Trimble, Jefferson and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 834, A bill for an act relating to housing; eliminating the funding limit on Youthbuild grants; permitting the agency to use part of the appropriation for administrative costs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.362, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.

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

Delmont, Sekhon, Koskinen and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 835, A bill for an act relating to human services; creating an exception for a separate annual audit of a county operated day training and habilitation program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 252.46, subdivision 10.

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

Evans, Mullery, Clark, Gunther and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 836, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for technical assistance and loan administration assistance for microenterprise loans; appropriating money; 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.

Munger, Leppik, Orfield, Wagenius and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 837, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying requirements for toxic pollution prevention plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115D.07, subdivision 2; and 115D.08.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 838, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for certain regulation in areas about to be orderly annexed; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 414.0325, subdivision 5.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 839, A bill for an act relating to controlled substances; making it a misdemeanor to possess a small amount of marijuana or to possess drug paraphernalia in a school zone; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 152.027, subdivision 4; and 152.092.

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

Wagenius, Tingelstad, Long, Osthoff and Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 840, A bill for an act relating to environment; authorizing reimbursements under the petroleum tank release cleanup program for corrective actions at petroleum contaminated sites which are not associated with a release from a tank; extending the authority of the commissioner of the pollution control agency to issue liability assurances in certain situations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115C.02, subdivision 1; 115C.03, subdivision 9; 115C.08, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 115C.09, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115C.

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

Dehler, Peterson, Molnau, Schumacher and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 841, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; allowing for driver's license and state identification card to bear firearms safety designation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.07, by adding a subdivision.

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

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 842, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring a LUTRAQ alternative analysis for any metropolitan area principal arterial capacity expansion project; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Clark, Kinkel, Jefferson, Kahn and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 843, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing an advisory task force on lead hazard reduction; appropriating money.

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

Rest, Mares, McGuire and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 844, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a birth defects information system; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.2215; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; and 144.

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

Leighton and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 845, A bill for an act relating to crimes; driving while impaired; providing felony penalties for certain repeat violations of the DWI law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.121, subdivisions 3 and 3a; and 169.129.

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

Leighton, McGuire and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 846, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; clarifying the delayed discovery rule governing the statute of limitations for damages due to sexual abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 541.073.

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

Entenza, Tomassoni, Ness, Biernat and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 847, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to fund the school lunch program.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 848, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money to expand sentencing to service programs.

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

Weaver, Biernat, Stanek, Leighton and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 849, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying certain requirement for operating emergency vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.17.

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

Weaver, Mares and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 850, A bill for an act relating to education; removing the increase in age requirements for compulsory instruction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.101, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.105.

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

Folliard, Greenfield, Wejcman and Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 851, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the New Chance program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

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

McGuire, Hausman and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 852, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey county; appropriating money for an environmental education consortium.

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

Clark, Peterson, Jennings and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 853, A bill for an act relating to utilities; expanding the telephone assistance program to provide assistance to low-income families with children; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.70, subdivisions 4a and 6.

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

Clark, Jennings and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 854, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; authorizing creation of telecommunication services purchasing cooperatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.065; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 308A.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 855, A bill for an act relating to local government; clarifying the definition of property owner; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 414.011, subdivision 5.

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

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 856, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; defining which members are subject to the legislators' retirement law; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3A.

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

Rhodes, Mahon, Garcia, Entenza and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 857, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; modifying the metropolitan council cost allocation system for wastewater services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.511, subdivision 4; and 473.517, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Huntley, Carruthers, Jennings, Haas and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 858, A bill for an act relating to health; regulating health plans; providing for certain disclosures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.04, subdivisions 1, 1a , And 3; 62J.041; and 62J.042, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4.

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

Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 859, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting dental goods and services from the MinnesotaCare provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 295.50, subdivision 4; and 295.53, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dawkins, Stanek, McGuire, Murphy and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 860, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring the department of corrections to reimburse counties for the costs incurred by counties in apprehending and confining certain individuals under the department's supervision; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 241.271; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.

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

Delmont, Greenfield, Vickerman, Bradley and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 861, A bill for an act relating to health professions; establishing licensure requirements for part-time practitioners of psychology and for emeritus registrants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 148.89, subdivision 4; and 148.96, subdivision 3; 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.

Delmont, Greenfield, Vickerman, Jennings and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 862, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing medical assistance reimbursement rates for physical therapy, occupational therapy , And speech-language services.

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

Macklin, Biernat, McGuire, Larsen and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 863, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; regulating the apportionment of joint and several liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 604.02, subdivision 1.

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

McGuire, Greenfield and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 864, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying provisions relating to the board of social work; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, subdivision 50; 148B.01, subdivisions 4 and 7; 148B.03; 148B.04, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 148B.06, subdivision 3; 148B.07; 148B.08, subdivision 2; 148B.18, subdivisions 4, 5, 11 , And by adding subdivisions; 148B.19, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 148B.20, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 148B.21, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6 , And 7; 148B.215; 148B.22, by adding a subdivision; 148B.26, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 148B.27, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 148B.28, subdivisions 1 and 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 148B.01, subdivision 3; 148B.18, subdivisions 6 and 7; 148B.19, subdivision 3; and 148B.23.

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

Schumacher, Seagren, Jennings, Larsen and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 865, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; abolishing the apportionment of joint and several liability in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 604.02, subdivision 1.

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

Milbert, McCollum, Osthoff, Pawlenty and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 866, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; reducing its size; 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.

Delmont and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 867, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions for medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.48, subdivision 6.

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

Anderson, I.; Rest; Mahon; Lieder and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 868, A bill for an act relating to veterans; providing for the payment of a monetary bonus to veterans of the Persian Gulf War; establishing the bonus program; authorizing the sale of state bonds; imposing a penalty; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

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

Rest, Schumacher and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 869, A bill for an act relating to local government; increasing the per diem reimbursement for members of the Minnesota municipal board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 414.01, subdivision 6a.

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

Kahn, Pelowski, Goodno, Wenzel and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 870, A bill for an act relating to state government; permitting use of state time, property, or equipment for certain electronic communication; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 43A.38, subdivision 4.

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

Hilty, Kinkel, Kahn, Tuma and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 871, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; providing for the electronic conduct of state business; authorizing the commissioner of administration to approve digital signatures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.05, subdivision 2; and 16B.467.

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

Seagren, Entenza and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 872, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 127.26; 127.27, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and by adding a subdivision; 127.281; 127.29; 127.30, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 127.31, subdivisions 2, 7, 8, 13, 14 , And 15; 127.311; 127.32; 127.33; 127.36; 127.37; and 127.38; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 127.31, subdivision 6.

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

Pugh, Marko, Lieder, McElroy and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 873, A bill for an act relating to transportation; creating a major transportation projects fund; prescribing eligibility of projects for the fund; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

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

Knoblach, Osthoff, Rukavina, Kahn and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 874, A bill for an act relating to the environment; requiring new procedures for water quality standards review; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

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

Tunheim; Anderson, I.; Otremba; Tompkins and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 875, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health insurers to cover care provided by any licensed provider willing to serve the insurer's enrollees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62Q.095.

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

Erhardt, Macklin, Rest and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 876, A bill for an act relating to taxation; repealing provisions providing for the property tax refund on the property tax statement; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 270B.12, subdivision 11; 276.012; 290A.055; and 290A.26; Laws 1995, chapter 264 , Article 4 , As amended.

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

Tompkins, Wenzel, Trimble, Milbert and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 877, A bill for an act relating to education; extending residency for appropriation purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 135A.031, subdivision 2.

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

Bettermann, Paulsen, Dehler, Tuma and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 878, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for education and related purposes to the higher education services office, board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities, board of regents of the University of Minnesota , And the Mayo medical foundation, with certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136A.121, subdivisions 5 and 9a; Laws 1996, chapters 395, section 4; and 463, section 2, subdivision 6.

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

Seagren, Entenza and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 879, A bill for an act relating to education; changing revenue formulas for adult basic education; appropriating money for adult basic education and adult graduation aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 4; 124.26, subdivision 2; and 124.2601, subdivisions 3, 4, 5 , And 6.

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

Hausman, Munger, Hilty and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 880, A bill for an act relating to the environment; reactivating and reorganizing the nuclear waste council; modifying provisions relating to dry cask storage of nuclear waste; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116C.711, subdivisions 1 and 2; 116C.712, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 5; and 116C.771; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116C.80.

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

Seagren and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 881, A bill for an act relating to insurance; permitting health maintenance organizations to provide coverage supplemental to medical savings accounts on the same basis as other insurers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62D.02, subdivision 8.

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

Dawkins, Mariani, Nornes, Luther and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 882, A bill for an act relating to services to children and families; establishing a pilot program to provide stipends to neighborhood organizations for the delivery of certain services to children and families; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119A.

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

Stang, Kahn and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 883, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing retirement options for certain employees of the Melrose hospital and Pine Villa.

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

McElroy, Kelso, Sykora, Koppendrayer and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 884, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting school districts to include attendance information on secondary student transcripts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.101, by adding a subdivision.

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

Greenfield, Carruthers, Tompkins, Weaver and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 885, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a state board of physical therapy; requiring rulemaking; providing licensing requirements for physical therapists; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144A.46, subdivision 2; 148.66; 148.67; 148.70; 148.705; 148.71; 148.72, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 148.73; 148.74; 148.75; 148.76; 148.78; and 214.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

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

Milbert, Carruthers, Jennings, Pugh and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 886, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; providing for the licensure of opticians by the commissioner of health; requiring rulemaking; 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.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 887, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; changing the classification of certain golf course 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.

Peterson and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 888, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an adult farm management levy for independent school district No. 378, Dawson-Boyd.

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

Evans, Delmont, McElroy, Kubly and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 889, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for changes in rights of parties to mobile home park rentals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 327C.07, subdivision 2; and 327C.09, subdivision 4.

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

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , February 24, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Entenza, Tunheim, Milbert, Commers and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 890, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; new motor vehicle dealers; requiring persons to obtain a license to engage in certain business practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.27, subdivision 2.

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

Harder, Davids, Kelso, Evans and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 891, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing independent school district No. 638, Sanborn, to enter into an interdistrict cooperation agreement.

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

Rukavina, Jefferson, Smith, Ozment and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 892, A bill for an act relating to wages; raising 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.

Delmont; Swenson, D.; Krinkie; Kelso and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 893, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a class size project in independent school district No. 12, Centennial; appropriating money.

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

Olson, E.; Solberg; Bishop; Murphy and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 894, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a Minnesota undergraduate college and university scholarship trust fund and program; appropriating money.

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

Kinkel, Greiling, Bettermann, Leppik and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 895, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the selection of the board of regents and the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities; changing the board of regents and the board of trustees candidate advisory councils; specifying duties for the advisory councils; requiring training and evaluation for the board of regents and Minnesota state colleges and universities board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136F.02, subdivision 1; 136F.03, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 136F.04, subdivisions 1 and 4; 137.024; and 137.0245, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136F; and 137.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Sykora, Kinkel, McGuire, Boudreau and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 896, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for community and school services; providing for children and family support; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2711, subdivisions 1 and 2a; and 124.2716, subdivision 3; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 4, section 31, paragraph (a).

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greiling, Seagren, Folliard, Kelso and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 897, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing performance contracts for school district superintendents; permitting increased salaries for superintendents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.34, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tompkins, Tingelstad, Vickerman, Tomassoni and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 898, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring health plan company acceptance of qualified willing providers; eliminating the expanded network and point-of-service options; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62Q.095, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62Q.095, subdivisions 3 and 4; and 62Q.51.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bishop; Murphy; Swenson, D.; McGuire and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 899, A bill for an act relating to community corrections; appropriating money for a productive day pilot project operated by the Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted community corrections agency.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Erhardt and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 900, A bill for an act relating to retirement; legislators retirement; establishing defined contribution plan retirement coverage for certain legislators; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3A.02, subdivision 1; 3A.03; 3A.04, subdivisions 1 and 2; 3A.12, subdivision 1; 352D.02, subdivision 3; 352D.03; 352D.04, subdivision 2; 352D.11, subdivision 1; and 352D.12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3A; and 352D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Wejcman, Dawkins, Clark, Trimble and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 901, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing funding for the Minnesota employment center for deaf and hard-of-hearing people; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Entenza, Leighton, Biernat, Sviggum and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 902, A bill for an act relating to data practices; clarifying the classification of telephone records of certain public officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10.46.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Peterson, Wenzel, Westfall, Winter and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 903, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; animal health; providing for the identification of certain diseased cattle herds; requiring a report; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Larsen, Rest, Weaver, Entenza and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 904, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for the reporting of tobacco use by students; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 126.036; and 126.037, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pugh; Milbert; Ozment; Anderson, I. , And Long introduced:

H. F. No. 905, A bill for an act proposing amendments to the Minnesota Constitution; article IV, sections 4, 12, 18, 20 , And 23; providing for unicameral enactment of certain laws; changing the length of terms of senators and representatives; 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.

Kuisle, Davids, Juhnke, Kubly and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 906, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying tax exemptions for implements of husbandry; increasing speed limit for towing heavy farm trailers not equipped with brakes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.012, subdivision 2; 168A.01, subdivision 8; 169.01, subdivision 55; 169.145; 169.522, subdivision 1; and 169.801, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Garcia, Mahon, Kahn, Murphy and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 907, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Richfield fire department relief association; providing for various benefit increases upon the consolidation of the relief association with the public employees retirement association; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 353B.07, subdivision 3; 353B.08, subdivision 6; and 353B.11, subdivisions 3, 4 , And 5; and Laws 1967, chapter 798, sections 2 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Pugh; Murphy; Delmont; Swenson, D. , And Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 908, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying and clarifying provisions governing lawsuits by prison inmates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 244.035; and 563.02, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 909, A bill for an act relating to elections; campaign finance; increasing the portion of candidate spending limits provided by public subsidy; changing an appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10A.31, subdivisions 4 and 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Greenfield, Wejcman, Clark, Wagenius and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 910, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing grants to promote compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 911, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting independent school district No. 473, Isle, to begin the 1997-1998 school year before Labor Day.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Sviggum, Weaver, Entenza, Leighton and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 912, A bill for an act relating to data practices; clarifying the classification of communication records of certain public officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10.46.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kubly, Peterson and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 913, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing an appropriation for livestock odor research; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 914, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing cities, towns , And counties to abate property taxes on certain improvements made to commercial property; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Osskopp, Goodno and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 915, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; authorizing a pilot project to downsize two intermediate care facilities in Wabasha county; authorizing alternative services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 916, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying restrictions on wine tastings; allowing consumption of malt liquor at wine tastings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.418.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Vickerman, Wejcman, Ness, Greenfield and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 917, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for children's mental health services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Skoglund; Swenson, D.; Entenza; Evans and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 918, A bill for an act relating to crimes; driving while impaired; mandating the use of electronic alcohol monitoring both during pretrial release and following conviction for certain DWI violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.121, subdivision 1c , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sykora and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 919, A bill for an act relating to children; child protection; providing a uniform process for children in need of protection or services petitions; providing certain notice in voluntary placements; providing for access to certain data on children; providing open hearings and court records in child protection matters; modifying the reasonable efforts requirement when a child has been placed outside the home; clarifying and modifying time requirements for permanency planning; providing earlier notice to relatives of permanency planning for a child; modifying grounds for termination of parental rights; providing a putative father registry; providing for individualized placement decisions for each child; providing administrative review of child abuse determinations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.045, subdivisions 3, 3b, 4, 5 , And 8; 256E.03, subdivision 2; 257.071, subdivisions 1a, 3, 7 , And by adding subdivisions; 257.072, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 , And 9; 259.21, by adding a subdivision; 259.29; 259.41; 259.49, subdivision 1; 259.57, subdivision 2; 259.67, subdivision 2; 259.77; 260.012; 260.015, subdivisions 2a and 29; 260.131, subdivisions 1 and 2; 260.155, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4 , And 8; 260.161, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 260.165, subdivision 3; 260.181, subdivision 3; 260.191, subdivisions 1a, 3a, 3b , And 4; 260.192; 260.221, subdivisions 1, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; and 260.241, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 257; and 259; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 259.33; and 259.51.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Hilty, Jennings, Rostberg, Greenfield and Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 920, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an alternative grant application process for categorical social service programs in Pine county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Haas, Jennings, Boudreau and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 921, A bill for an act relating to general assistance and general assistance medical care; excluding chemically dependent persons, fugitives, parole violators , And persons with a history of felony drug convictions from these programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256D.05, by adding subdivisions; and 256D.09, subdivision 2a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Juhnke, Wenzel, Kuisle and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 922, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; exempting farmers from paying tax on gasoline and special fuel received in on-farm bulk storage tanks, when used for tax-exempt purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 296.141, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Seagren, Davids and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 923, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; permitting state-chartered financial institutions to act as trustees of federally-qualified medical savings accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.75, subdivision 1; and 48.15, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Abrams; Anderson, I.; Greenfield and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 924, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health plan companies to disclose certain financial arrangements to enrollees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 925, A bill for an act relating to family law; child support; classifying data on certain obligors; reducing the time period for remitting amounts withheld to the public authority; requiring a report on independent contractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 171.12, by adding a subdivision; and 518.611, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 926, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; allowing additional districts to elect a local contribution in lieu of the state aid reduction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.1399, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Evans, Vickerman, Clark, Rhodes and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 927, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the housing finance agency's bridges program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Wejcman, Mariani, Orfield, Kelso and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 928, A bill for an act relating to child care; providing for the establishment of demonstration projects; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Orfield; Anderson, I.; Wejcman; Tompkins and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 929, A bill for an act relating to insurance; creating a statewide health care consumer assistance program; prohibiting contracts that restrict communication between providers and their patients; requiring disclosure of health care provider financial incentives; requiring health plan companies to provide continuity of care and access to specialty care for certain enrollees; prohibiting certain exclusive arrangements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 181.932, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62J; and 62Q; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62Q.105, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And 8; and 62Q.11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 930, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing nursing facility reimbursement rate; 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.

Clark and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 931, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing certain community health clinics to offer health care services on a prepaid basis; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wejcman, Dawkins and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 932, A bill for an act relating to public nuisances; adding to the definition of nuisance and the list of acts constituting a public nuisance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 617.81, subdivision 2; and 617.88.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Olson, M.; McGuire; Anderson, B.; Paymar and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 933, A bill for an act relating to corrections; creating a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a new correctional facility for recidivists in which inmates would work in prison industry programs and their earnings would be used to pay victim restitution and the cost of their confinement; requiring a report; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wejcman, Clark, Orfield, Wagenius and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 934, A bill for an act relating to cities of the first class; modifying provisions concerning neighborhood revitalization programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 469.1831.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Marko; Larsen; Osthoff; Anderson, I. , And Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 935, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for a transfer of transit powers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 117.57, subdivision 3; 160.265, subdivision 1; 161.17, subdivision 2; 161.171, subdivision 5; 161.173; 161.174; 169.781, subdivision 1; 169.791, subdivision 5; 169.792, subdivision 11; 174.03, subdivisions 4 and 5; 174.031, subdivision 3; 174.04, subdivisions 1 and 2; 174.32, subdivision 2; 174.50, subdivision 4; 216C.15, subdivision 1; 221.022; 221.025; 221.031, subdivision 3a; 221.041, subdivision 4; 221.071, subdivision 1; 352.01, subdivision 2b; 352.03, subdivision 1; 353.64, subdivision 7a; 473.167, subdivisions 2 and 2a; 473.168, subdivision 2; 473.223; 473.375, subdivisions 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 , And 15; 473.382; 473.384; 473.385, subdivisions 1 and 2; 473.386, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5 , And 6; 473.387, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 473.391; 473.3915, subdivisions 3 and 4; 473.392; 473.399; 473.3994, subdivisions 5, 8, 9, 10 , And 12; 473.3997; 473.405, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12 , And 15; 473.4051; 473.407, subdivisions 1, 3, 4 , And 5; 473.408, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 4, 6 , And 7; 473.409; 473.411, subdivision 5; 473.415, subdivision 1; 473.416; 473.42; 473.448; and 473.449; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 174.22, subdivision 3; 221.295; 473.166; 473.167, subdivisions 3, 3a , And 4; 473.388, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And 5; 473.39, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2 , And 4; 473.3915, subdivisions 5 and 6; 473.3994, subdivisions 4, 7 , And 13; 473.411, subdivisions 3 and 4; 473.436, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 6; and 473.446.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Kahn, Dawkins, Trimble, Tomassoni and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 936, A bill for an act relating to major league baseball in Minnesota; providing for purchase of a major league baseball franchise; providing for broad-based private community ownership of the franchise; providing conditions on construction of a new stadium; creating a task force; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Carlson, Kahn, Mares, Kelso and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 937, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying provisions exempting certain interim superintendents from certain earnings limitations and reductions in annuity payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 354.44, subdivision 5a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Murphy, Jennings and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 938, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing coverage in the correctional employees plan for certain employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 352.90; and 352.91, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Anderson, B.; Lindner and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 939, A bill for an act relating to crimes; lowering the per se standard for alcohol concentration from 0.10 to 0.08 for adults, and to 0.04 for persons under 21 years of age, for driving motor vehicles, snowmobiles , All-terrain vehicles , And motorboats while impaired , As well as for criminal vehicular operation and hunting; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.91, subdivision 1; 84.911, subdivision 1; 86B.331, subdivisions 1 and 4; 86B.335, subdivision 1; 97B.065, subdivision 1; 97B.066, subdivision 1; 169.121, subdivisions 1 and 2; 169.123, subdivisions 2, 4, 5a , And 6; and 609.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 3 , And 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Winter, Rukavina, Kalis and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 940, A bill for an act relating to public administration; changing certain conditions on earlier project authorizations and appropriations; amending Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 21, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 941, A bill for an act relating to statutory cities; providing that the offices of mayor of a statutory city and fire chief of an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation are not incompatible under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 412.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Wenzel, Seifert, Winter, Stang and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 942, A bill for an act relating to state finance; creating a permanent disaster relief account; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 943, A bill for an act relating to retirement; legislators retirement; establishing defined contribution plan retirement coverage for certain legislators; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3A.02, subdivision 1; 3A.03; 3A.04, subdivisions 1 and 2; 3A.12, subdivision 1; 352D.02, subdivision 3; 352D.03; 352D.04, subdivision 2; 352D.11, subdivision 1; and 352D.12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3A; and 352D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 944, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting dental providers from the MinnesotaCare provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 295.50, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jaros, Trimble, Clark, Seifert and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 945, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing funding for centers for independent living; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Hasskamp, Pugh, Paymar, McGuire and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 946, A bill for an act relating to domestic abuse; providing for enforcement of orders for protection issued in other states; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518B.01, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 947, A bill for an act relating to environment; amending provisions regulating toxics in packaging; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115A.965, subdivisions 3, 7, and by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115A.965, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Wagenius, Jennings, Hausman, Ozment and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 948, A bill for an act relating to the environment; requiring disclosure of the amount of mercury emitted in the generation of electricity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Wagenius, McCollum, Leppik and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 949, A bill for an act relating to the environment; making manufacturers of electric relays or other electrical devices responsible for the waste management costs of these devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115A.932, subdivision 1; and 116.92, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

McCollum, Holsten, Osthoff, Peterson and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 950, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for ecological services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 951, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for the funding of state mandated programs and procedures; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 952, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, section 3; providing for the University of Minnesota board of regents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 137.023; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 137.024; and 137.0245.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 953, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for the size of the legislature; providing conditions for the organization of legislative committees; limiting the service of legislature leaders; providing term limits; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, articles IV, section 4; and V, sections 2 and 4; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 2.021; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Swenson, D. , And Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 954, A bill for an act relating to corrections; clarifying and extending the jurisdiction of the ombudsman; prohibiting ombudsman's staff from being compelled to testify in any proceeding; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 241.42, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; and 241.44, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Huntley, Jennings, Goodno, Tompkins and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 955, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; establishing performance-based contracting demonstration projects for recipients of services from intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation or related conditions; amending Laws 1993, First Special Session chapter 1 , Article 4, section 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Osthoff, Huntley, Dempsey, Pelowski and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 956, A bill for an act relating to port development; exempting certain port development projects from certain review procedures; changing eligibility criteria for port development assistance projects; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation for state port development assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.335, subdivision 1; and 457A.04, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Hausman and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 957, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying total operating capital revenue for districts operating learning year programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rukavina, Tomassoni and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 958, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing that St. Louis county may attach certain unorganized territory to the town of White without a petition of residents.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Anderson, I.; Carlson; Davids; Tomassoni and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 959, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating health care policy rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62A.021, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Rukavina and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 960, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; creating the board for blind Minnesotans; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.791, subdivision 3; 248.011; 248.07; 248.10; 248.11, subdivision 1; and 256.482, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 248.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Greiling, Carlson, Seagren, Ness and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 961, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing code of ethics for supervisory personnel; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 125.05, subdivision 1c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Schumacher, Rest, Molnau, Dehler and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 962, A bill for an act relating to local government; specifying manufactured home parks as a permitted use in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 394.25, by adding a subdivision; and 462.357, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 366.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Wagenius, Entenza, Biernat and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 963, A bill for an act relating to education; making early reading instruction part of the required curriculum for teacher candidates; providing challenge grants to eligible school districts for early intervention reading instruction; providing challenge grants to train teachers to teach early intervention reading and writing skills; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 125.185, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Murphy and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 964, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding the uses of interactive television revenue for school districts that have completed construction of interactive television systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.91, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Delmont; Huntley; Johnson , A.; Sykora and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 965, A bill for an act relating to collaboratives; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Garcia, Koskinen, Ness, Jefferson and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 966, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying provisions governing payment of wages; including the state in the definition of employer for certain purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 181.02; 181.03; 181.063; 181.10; 181.13; and 181.171, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Tomassoni, Holsten, Osskopp, Jennings and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 967, A bill for an act relating to gambling; allowing a class B licensee of a class A racetrack conducting horse racing to conduct card club activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 240.01, by adding subdivisions; 240.03; and 240.23; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 240.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Bradley, Daggett, Jennings, Huntley and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 968, A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying eligibility of special transportation service providers to receive medical assistance reimbursement for service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Chaudhary, Skoglund, Seagren, Murphy and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 969, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; expanding the responsibilities of the criminal alert network; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299A.61, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wejcman, Mullery, Biernat, Clark and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 970, A bill for an act relating to occupations; removing the sunset relating to state licensing of Minneapolis building contractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.991, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Mullery, Biernat, Wejcman, Rhodes and Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 971, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin county; allowing use of certain county facilities for commercial wireless service providers and allowing the lease of sites for public safety communication equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383B.255, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 972, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey county; providing for certification of eligibility for a position under county rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383A.291, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383A.291, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 973, 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 Judiciary.

Jennings, Kelso, Bakk, Kuisle and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 974, A bill for an act relating to highways; exempting town roads, city streets , And county highways from noise abatement standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116.07, subdivision 2a; and 161.125, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Hilty and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 975, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Aitkin county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Winter, Gunther, Davids and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 976, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the comprehensive advanced life support program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mullery, Kahn, Rhodes, Carlson and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 977, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; providing that for certain contracts the design-build method of construction may be used; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.31, subdivision 1; and 16B.33, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Goodno, Pelowski, Garcia, Weaver and Kraus introduced:

H. F. No. 978, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing property tax classification reform; providing for state aids to local government; proposing a separate property tax refund for farm homesteads; increasing the maximum property tax refund amounts; providing for property tax deferral for senior citizens; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.23, subdivision 1; 270B.12, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivisions 23, 24, 25 , And by adding a subdivision; 273.1398, subdivisions 1a and 8; 275.065, subdivision 3; 276.04, subdivision 2; 290A.03, subdivisions 6, 13 , And by adding a subdivision; 290A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 477A.011, subdivision 34 , And by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 1, 8 , And 9; 477A.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.13, subdivision 32; and 477A.011, subdivisions 35, 36 , And 37; Laws 1995, chapter 264 , Article 4 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Swenson, D.; Sekhon; Jennings; Koppendrayer and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 979, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the definition of district for school district lease purchase or installment buys; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.91, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 980, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying eligibility for debt service equalization; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivision 2; and 124.961.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Broecker and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 981, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales tax on motor vehicles; excluding the transfer by gift to certain nonprofit organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297B.01, subdivisions 7 and 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 982, A bill for an act relating to public safety; consolidating divisions of liquor control and gambling enforcement into division of alcohol and gambling enforcement in the department of public safety; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.54, subdivision 2; 43A.34, subdivision 4; 299A.02, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 299L.01, subdivisions 1 and 2; 299L.02, subdivisions 4 and 5; 299L.03, subdivisions 1, 5 , And 7; and 340A.201.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 983, A bill for an act relating to education; restricting the number of college credits beyond those needed for a degree for which the state will pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 135A.031, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 984, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring audits of student associations; requiring campus associations to make certain student fees voluntary; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bettermann, Schumacher, Boudreau, Daggett and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 985, A bill for an act relating to firearms; providing that permits to carry a firearm must be issued to responsible, competent adults; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , And 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 986, A bill for an act relating to elections; limiting the time for posting political signs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 211B.045.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Kubly, Seifert, Juhnke, Winter and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 987, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that personal property used in generation and transmission of biomass electric energy is exempt from taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 272.02, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Wejcman and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 988, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying procedures for the extended employment program in the department of economic security; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268A.15, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Greiling, Leppik, Krinkie, Farrell and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 989, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying authority of the Minnesota state high school league; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 128C.01, subdivisions 1 and 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 128C.01, subdivision 3; and 128C.02, subdivisions 1 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Haas and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 990, A bill for an act relating to health care access; changing loss ratio standards; modifying universal coverage provisions; requiring written certification of coverage; modifying requirements for continued eligibility under MinnesotaCare; setting new requirements for parity of benefits; modifying Minnesota comprehensive health association coverage for medical assistance enrollees; establishing a process to review health coverage mandates; repealing law related to integrated service networks and certain MinnesotaCare initiatives; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 60A.951, subdivision 5; 62A.021, subdivision 1; 62A.045; 62A.65, subdivision 3; 62E.02, subdivision 13; 62E.04, subdivision 8; 62J.017; 62J.051; 62J.2912, subdivisions 8 and 9; 62J.301, subdivision 3; 62L.08, subdivision 8; 62Q.01, subdivisions 4 and 5; 62Q.106; 62Q.165; 62Q.30; 62Q.45, subdivision 2; 256.9355, subdivision 2; 256.9357, subdivision 1; 256.9363, subdivision 1; 256B.056, subdivision 8; 256B.0625, subdivision 15; 256D.03, subdivision 3b; and 289A.09, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62A; and 62Q; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.04; 62J.041; 62J.042; 62J.17; 62J.22; 62J.322; 62J.37; 62L.09, subdivision 3; 62N.01; 62N.02, subdivisions 4b, 4c, 8, 9, 10, And 12; 62N.03; 62N.04; 62N.05; 62N.06; 62N.065; 62N.071; 62N.072; 62N.073; 62N.074; 62N.076; 62N.077; 62N.078; 62N.10; 62N.11; 62N.12; 62N.13; 62N.14; 62N.15; 62N.17; 62N.18; 62N.38; 62Q.41; and 62Q.47.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , February 27, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Clark, Wejcman, Delmont, Mariani and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 991, A bill for an act relating to child care; providing for certain grants; expanding uses for certain funds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 119B.20, subdivisions 7 and 9; and 119B.21, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Murphy and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 992, A bill for an act relating to the town of Thomson; authorizing the establishment of a detached facility.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Milbert, Garcia, Orfield and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 993, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that certain sales of copies of transcripts produced by court reporters are exempt from the sales tax; 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.

McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 994, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing relative homestead treatment in the case of certain involuntary absences; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.124, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

McElroy, Rest, Macklin , Abrams and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 995, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing for joint truth in taxation hearings to be held in some cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 275.065, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Carruthers, Haas, Luther and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 996, A bill for an act relating to crime; appropriating money for the northwest community law enforcement project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pugh, Jennings, Daggett and Commers introduced:

H. F. No. 997, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating rental-purchase agreements; modifying the definitions of certain terms; providing evidence of the cash price of property; limiting charges for cost-of-lease services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 325F.84, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 325F.85; and 325F.91, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Biernat, Dawkins, Kelso, Greiling and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 998, A bill for an act relating to education; creating an exemption to the licensure requirement for superintendents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.34, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Seifert, Tunheim, Harder and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 999, A bill for an act relating to education; eliminating the profile of learning requirement of the graduation rule; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 121.11, subdivision 7c , As amended; and 121.1115, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Long, Rest, Munger, Ozment and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1000, A bill for an act relating to planning; establishing goals for community-based planning; permitting counties and municipalities to prepare community-based plans; requiring the metropolitan council to meet the community-based planning goals; establishing an advisory council to develop the framework for implementing community-based planning; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 394.24, subdivision 1; and 462.357, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 4A; 394; 462; and 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Tomassoni; Anderson, I.; Davids; Boudreau and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 1001, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating exclusive agencies; increasing civil penalties for violation of agent rights; prohibiting enforcement of certain agreements against terminated agents; requiring notice to policy owners prior to transfer of an agent's book of business; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 45.027, subdivision 6; 60A.172; and 72A.502, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Farrell, Rukavina, Ozment, Osskopp and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1002, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying fire protection industry regulations; providing for a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 299M.01, subdivision 2; 299M.03, subdivision 2; 299M.04; and 299M.06; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 299M.05; and 299M.11, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Milbert, Macklin, Pugh, Commers and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 1003, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing a pilot project in Dakota county to assist counties, school districts, and cities to establish family group conferencing programs; diverting alleged offenders; providing for grants to be used in programs in the first judicial district; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Entenza; Weaver; Chaudhary; Swenson, D. , And Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1004, A bill for an act relating to crimes; striking the requirement that a second chemical test be available to a person accused of driving while impaired; making various changes to the implied consent hearing process involving what must be stated in the petition , Available discovery, the burden of proof , And the scope of the hearing; requiring health professionals to report injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents that involve alcohol or controlled substances; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.123, subdivisions 3, 5c , And 6; 626.52; 626.53, subdivision 1; and 634.15, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tomassoni; Anderson, I.; Davids; Marko and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 1005, A bill for an act relating to insurance; Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Act; conforming state law to provisions of the Post-Assessment Property and Liability Insurance Guaranty Association Model Act of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 60C.02; 60C.03, subdivisions 6, 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 60C.05, subdivision 1; 60C.07, subdivision 2; 60C.09; 60C.11, subdivision 5; 60C.13, subdivision 1; 60C.14, subdivision 2; 60C.15; 60C.19; and 60C.21, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 60C.06, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Munger, Kalis, Leppik, McCollum and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 1006, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending indefinitely the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the environment and natural resources trust fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1007, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for presidential primaries by mail; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 204B.45, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 207A.01; 207A.02, subdivision 1a; 207A.03; 207A.04, subdivision 3; 207A.06, subdivision 2; 207A.08; and 207A.09; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 207A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 207A.07.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Tuma, Leppik, Dehler, Milbert and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1008, A bill for an act relating to education; changing conditions for state grants by reducing the student share; raising the living and miscellaneous allowance; providing work-study for grant recipients; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136A.121, subdivision 5; and 136A.233, subdivisions 1 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Commers and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1009, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; reducing the number of members of the senate and house of representatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Tomassoni, Solberg and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 1010, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a grant program to research new technology for the taconite industry; appropriating money; 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.

McGuire and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 1011, A bill for an act relating to domestic abuse; changing procedures and terminology for presentence domestic abuse investigations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.2244.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Paymar, Hausman, Mullery, Mariani and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1012, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying requirements of the contamination cleanup grant program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116J.553, subdivision 2; and 116J.554, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Biernat, Dawkins, Larsen, Chaudhary and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1013, A bill for an act relating to marriage dissolution; providing for parent education and cooperation for the children program pilot projects; changing certain visitation dispute resolution procedures; changing certain terminology; requiring a notice; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 518.157; 518.175, subdivision 6; 518.1751; 518.18; 518.68, subdivision 2; and 626.556, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Trimble, Kalis, Gunther and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1014, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing incentives to produce films in Minnesota; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Lieder, Kalis, Skare, Schumacher and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 1015, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing issuance of additional state transportation bonds to match federal funds for replacement or rehabilitation of, local deficient bridges; increasing an earlier appropriation; amending Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 19, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Leighton, Entenza, Dawkins, Biernat and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1016, A bill for an act relating to child support enforcement; authorizing disclosure of certain data to the attorney general; providing for certain financial data matches; changing provisions for driver's license suspension, motor vehicle liens, payment agreements , And child support judgments; providing for publication of a "Most Wanted" list; providing for case reviewers; providing for a child support lien; requiring mandatory jail time for certain offenders; requiring a study; appropriating money; specifying penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 518.551, subdivisions 13 and 14; 518.553; 518.575; 548.091, subdivisions 1a, 2a, 3a , And by adding subdivisions; and 609.375, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13B; 518; and 548; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.375, subdivisions 3, 4 , And 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dawkins, Greenfield, Goodno, Jennings and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 1017, A bill for an act relating to education; amending eligibility requirements for individuals participating in youth community service; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.707, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Koppendrayer, Hilty and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 1018, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a capital grant to independent school district No. 473, Isle; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McGuire, Paymar and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1019, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; authorizing local regulation of pistols and semiautomatic military-style assault weapons in certain situations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 471.633; and 624.717; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 624.7131, subdivision 12; and 624.7132, subdivision 16.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Entenza, Biernat and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 1020, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a grant program to increase graduation rates and decrease juvenile crime; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mariani, Trimble, Osthoff, Broecker and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 1021, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing a jobs-plus welfare reform pilot project in Ramsey county; 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.

Mariani, Dawkins, Hausman, McGuire and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1022, A bill for an act relating to legal immigrants in Ramsey county; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Clark, Pugh and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 1023, A bill for an act relating to prostitution; appropriating money for support services and staff coordination of support services for women leaving systems of prostitution.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark, Wejcman and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 1024, A bill for an act relating to health; providing that a state agency may not use patient medical records for disciplinary proceedings against a health care provider without the patient's informed consent; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.42, subdivision 3; 144.335, subdivision 3a; 147.131; 147.161, subdivision 3; 147A.15, subdivision 3; 147A.17, subdivision 3; 148.104; 148.106, subdivision 10; 148.191, subdivision 2; 148.265; 148.941, subdivision 4; 148B.09; 148B.175, subdivision 5; 148B.63, subdivision 5; 148B.66, subdivision 1; 150A.081, subdivision 2; 153.20; and 153.23, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Clark, Hausman, Wejcman and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 1025, A bill for an act relating to controlled substances; medical care; allowing physicians to prescribe marijuana and Tetrahydrocannabinols for the treatment of specified medical conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.02, subdivisions 2 and 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.21.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Clark, Greenfield, Wejcman, Delmont and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1026, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing the commissioner of human services to develop a pilot project in assisted living services for senior citizens; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Milbert, Carruthers , Abrams, Commers and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1027, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the property tax class rates on certain apartments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dawkins; Long; Johnson , A.; Weaver and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 1028, A bill for an act relating to education; directing the commissioner to consult with commission members before selecting a commission director; removing the repeal of the youth works program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.703, subdivision 3; repealing Laws 1993, chapter 146 , Article 5, section 20.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mares, Carlson, Farrell, Weaver and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 1029, A bill for an act relating to education; adopting working group recommendations for conducting teacher background checks; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.1045.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Peterson, Wenzel, Lieder, Otremba and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 1030, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; exempting vehicles carrying milk from seasonal weight restrictions on local roads under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.87, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Hasskamp, Chaudhary, Paymar, McGuire and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 1031, A bill for an act relating to domestic abuse; providing requirements for family visitation centers; requiring dissolution petitions to include information on orders for protection; creating a presumption of supervised visitation when an order for protection exists; imposing standards for individuals who supervise visitation; raising the penalties for first-time violators and repeat violators of domestic abuse orders; providing increased penalties when offense is committed while possessing a dangerous weapon; making a finding of domestic abuse binding on a subsequent custody proceeding; funding a pilot project for a combined jurisdiction family court; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256F.09, subdivisions 2 and 3; 518.10; 518.131, subdivision 8; 518.175, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; and 518B.01, subdivisions 4, 6, 8, 14, 17 , And 18.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1032, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing powers and duties to the commissioner; regulating securities; modifying the real estate licensing exemption for closing agents; regulating real property appraisers; regulating residential building contractors and remodelers; modifying licensing requirements for collection agencies; regulating notaries public; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 45.011, subdivision 1; 45.028, subdivision 1; 80A.04, subdivisions 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 80A.05, subdivisions 4, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 80A.06, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; 80A.08; 80A.12, by adding a subdivision; 80A.14, subdivision 3 , And by adding subdivisions; 80A.15, subdivisions 1 and 2; 80A.28, subdivisions 1 and 2; 82.20, subdivision 15; 82B.13, subdivisions 1, 4 , And 5; 82B.14; 326.83, subdivision 11; 326.84, subdivision 3; 326.921; 332.33, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 332.34; 359.061; and 359.071; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 45; 60K; and 80A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 60K.07, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Entenza; Leighton; Seagren; Swenson, D. , And Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 1033, A bill for an act relating to crime; imposing criminal penalties on persons who commit certain unlawful acts relating to charitable solicitation, consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices, or false advertising against a victim who is elderly or handicapped; 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.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1034, A bill for an act relating to animals; increasing certain penalties for cruelty to animals; defining acts or omissions constituting cruelty or abuse; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 343.20, subdivision 3 , And by adding subdivisions; 343.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, 10 , And by adding subdivisions; and 343.27; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 343.21, subdivision 9; and 346.57.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Johnson , A. , And Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 1035, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying the definition of wage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 177.23, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Macklin, Jennings, Goodno and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1036, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing program integrity initiatives; providing access to child support enforcement central registry; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 13.82, subdivision 1; 13.99, by adding a subdivision; 256.01, subdivision 2; 256.017, subdivision 2; 256.019; 256.045, subdivision 3; 256.046; 256.98, subdivisions 1, 3, 4 , And 8; 256.983, subdivisions 1 and 4; 256.984, subdivision 1; 256.986; 256.9861, subdivisions 1, 2, 4 , And 5; 256.998, by adding subdivisions; 256B.056, subdivision 1a; 256B.057, subdivision 2a; 256D.09, subdivision 6; 270A.03, subdivision 5; 388.23, subdivision 1; and 393.07, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Daggett; Olson, E. , And Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 1037, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Becker county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Goodno; Rukavina; Jefferson; Johnson , A. , And Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 1038, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing for a wage protection program; providing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.022, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Finseth, Tunheim, Bakk, Westrom and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1039, A bill for an act relating to firearms; providing that permits to carry a firearm must be issued to responsible, competent adults; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , And 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mariani, Trimble, Osthoff, Holsten and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 1040, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for restoring vegetation along the Mississippi river.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1041, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; exempting farmers from paying tax on gasoline and special fuel received in on-farm bulk storage tanks, when used for tax-exempt purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 296.141, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1042, 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.

Farrell and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1043, A bill for an act relating to public improvements; authorizing the issuance of bonds for the construction of a community-based school facility in St. Paul; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Farrell and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1044, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for the construction of a community-based school facility in St. Paul; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Farrell and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1045, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting a surcharge for an automobile accident in which the insured is a passenger in a bus, taxi, or commuter van; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 65B.133, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Tingelstad, Osthoff, Munger, Stang and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1046, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a grant to the University of Minnesota's raptor center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Johnson, R.; Kalis; Gunther; Swenson, H. , And Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1047, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to fund the south central Minnesota talented youth program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Farrell and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1048, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing for a 15-year limit to the mandatory dismissal of certain private detective or protective agent employees after background checks are completed; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.336, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Workman; Tunheim; Swenson, H.; Paulsen and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 1049, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; requiring registration and converting existing permits of household goods movers; exempting household goods movers from requirements to file tariffs; establishing safety standards for movers; providing for schedules of rates and charges by movers; requiring shipping documents and authorizing binding and nonbinding estimates by movers; requiring provision of identifying information on movers; providing for complaint resolution procedures by movers; eliminating service area restrictions on movers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 221.011, subdivision 23 , And by adding a subdivision; and 221.036, subdivisions 1 and 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 221; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 221.121, subdivision 6a; and 221.171, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Dorn; Gunther; Swenson, H.; Kalis and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1050, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the conveyance of tax-forfeited land to the city of Mankato.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Smith and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1051, A bill for an act relating to marriage dissolution; requiring accounting for child support or assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518.57, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Koppendrayer, Seagren, Greiling, Biernat and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 1052, A bill for an act relating to education; extending the Post-secondary Enrollment Options Act to include nonpublic school students; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.3514, subdivisions 3, 4, 4a, 4e , And 6c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pelowski, Rostberg and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1053, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing the emergency medical services regulatory board to adopt rules to establish a registration program for first responders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.801, subdivision 11; 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.

Tunheim, Kalis, Lieder, Hilty and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 1054, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying requirements relating to individual sewage treatment systems; giving the commissioner of the pollution control agency certain interim authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115.55, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5 , And 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Molnau, Tingelstad, Smith, Rukavina and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 1055, A bill for an act relating to firearms; providing that permits to carry a firearm must be issued to responsible, competent adults; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , And 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1056, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the provisions related to the receivership of nursing homes and certified boarding care homes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144A.15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144A.14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Greenfield and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1057, A bill for an act relating to human services; repealing the Medicare certification requirement in the Medicare maximization program for certain providers; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.071, subdivision 4.

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. 1058, A bill for an act relating to MinnesotaCare; making technical, policy, and administrative changes and corrections to MinnesotaCare taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 295.50, subdivisions 3, 4, 6, 7, 13, 14 , And by adding a subdivision; 295.51, subdivision 1; 295.52, subdivisions 1b and 4; 295.53, subdivisions 1, 3, 4 , And 5; 295.54, subdivision 1; 295.55, subdivision 2; and 295.582.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Gunther; Kalis; Kuisle; Anderson, B. , And Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1059, A bill for an act relating to the environment; authorizing establishment of a statewide individual sewage treatment system cost-share program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1060, A bill for an act relating to insurance; providing that nonrenewals on homeowner's policies must be based on the total amount paid by the insurer on claims and not the number of claims; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 65A.29, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Chaudhary, Skoglund, Bishop, Murphy and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 1061, A bill for an act relating to crimes; driving while impaired; increasing criminal penalties, minimum sentences , And administrative sanctions for driving motor vehicles and operating recreational vehicles with an alcohol concentration of 0.20 or more; providing more severe requirements concerning conditional release and electronic alcohol monitoring pending trial , Alcohol use assessment and treatment, driver's license revocation, license plate impoundment , And vehicle forfeiture; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.91, subdivisions 1 and 5; 84.912, subdivision 1; 86B.331, subdivisions 1 and 5; 86B.337, subdivision 1; 168.042, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 9 , And 11; 169.121, subdivisions 1, 1c, 2, 3, 3a, 3b , And 4; 169.1211, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 169.1217, subdivision 1; and 169.126, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tomassoni; Kelso; Johnson , A.; Solberg and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1062, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for historic building revenue; 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.

Tomassoni; Kelso; Johnson , A.; Solberg and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1063, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing an increased retired employee health benefits levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.916, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1064, A bill for an act relating to higher education; clarifying the mission of the Minnesota state colleges and universities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 135A.052, subdivision 1; and 136F.05.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Weaver, Kraus, Tingelstad, Macklin and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 1065, 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.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1066, A bill for an act relating to transportation; making seat belt violation a primary offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.686, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1067, A resolution memorializing the President, Congress , And the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States to design and implement adjustments to the federal milk marketing order system that are equitable to Minnesota's family dairy farmers; including reassessment of the use of wholesale price indicators derived from trade on the Green Bay Cheese Exchange.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Wenzel and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1068, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; directing the commissioners of agriculture and transportation to conduct a pilot project on the use of soy-based biodiesel in state highway maintenance vehicles; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 1069, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing immunity for references; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 181.931, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Knoblach; Rifenberg; Westrom; Swenson, H. , And Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 1070, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing immunity for certain employment-related disclosures; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mulder, Solberg, McCollum, Leppik and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1071, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying certain board of psychology requirements relating to education, supervision , And disclosure of patient confidences; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 148.907, subdivisions 2 and 4; 148.908, subdivision 2; and 148.925, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 148.976.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mulder, Solberg, McCollum, Leppik and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1072, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying enforcement provisions for the board of psychology; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 148.941, subdivision 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 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.

Mulder, Solberg, McCollum, Leppik and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1073, A bill for an act relating to professions; providing for part-time practice and emeritus registration by licensees of the board of psychology; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 148.941, subdivision 2; and 148.96, subdivisions 1 and 3; 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.

Peterson, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 1074, A bill for an act relating to taxation; abolishing the truth in taxation hearings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 275.065, subdivisions 3, 5a , And 6; 375.194, subdivision 5; 383A.75, subdivision 3; and 473.13, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 275.065, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Pugh, Tunheim, McGuire, Macklin and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 1075, A bill for an act relating to health; regulating professional health services under the professional corporation act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 319A.02, by adding a subdivision; 319A.04; and 319A.11, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

McGuire and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1076, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; clarifying admissibility of evidence regarding seat belts and child passenger restraint systems in certain actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.685, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1077, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VI, sections 7 and 8; providing for appointment of judges by the governor from candidates submitted by the judicial selection commission; providing for retention elections of judges; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 2.722, subdivision 4; 204B.06, subdivision 4; 204B.08, subdivision 3; 204B.34, subdivision 3; 204D.14, subdivision 2; 480A.02, subdivisions 3 and 5; and 480B.01, subdivisions 1, 10 , And 11; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 204B.06, subdivision 6; and 204B.36, subdivisions 4 and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Koskinen, Ozment, Rest, Dawkins and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 1078, A bill for an act relating to public employment; providing rights and procedures for certain public employees of local government units who are displaced as a result of a transfer of the provision of services from one local government unit to another local government unit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 465.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Garcia, McElroy, Macklin, Dawkins and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1079, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use tax; exempting construction material used in building certain low- and moderate-income housing; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.15, by adding a subdivision; and 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Jennings, Workman, Goodno and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1080, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying licensing provisions for plumbers and water conditioning contractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 326.41; 326.42; and 326.62; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 326.40, subdivision 5; and 326.601, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1081, A bill for an act relating to health; providing that health plan companies are not eligible for the MinnesotaCare antitrust exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62J.2913, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 1082, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying aquatic farm fees and requirements; modifying terms of crop protection assistance; modifying game license fees; modifying commercial fishing fees and requirements; requiring special season Canada goose license; modifying commercial netting provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 17.4988; 97A.028, subdivisions 1 and 3; 97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.475; 97A.485, subdivision 6; 97C.501, subdivision 2; 97C.801, subdivision 2; and 97C.835, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 97A.475, subdivisions 14, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 , And 37; and 97C.801, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Seifert, Peterson, Kubly and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 1083, A bill for an act relating to water; appropriating money for the LQP-25/Lazarus Creek floodwater retention project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Anderson, I.; Winter and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1084, A bill for an act relating to taxation; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , Article XIII, section 1; prohibiting financing of certain education costs with property taxes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Farrell; Winter; Swenson, D.; Trimble and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1085, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a tax credit for mentoring; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Ness; Olson, E.; Long and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 1086, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing provisions for costs and disbursements in certain tax appeals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 271.19; and 278.07.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rukavina, Greenfield, Goodno, Osskopp and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1087, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the attorney general to investigate unfair drug price discrimination; giving the commissioner of administration authority to negotiate contract prices for prescription drugs; requiring the commissioner of administration to establish and administer a nongovernmental pharmaceutical contracting alliance; modifying prescription dispensing requirements; requiring a pharmacy to post a sign on generic substitution; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 8.31, subdivision 1; and 151.21, subdivisions 2, 3, And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

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 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 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.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , March 5, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Swenson, D.; Skoglund; Weaver; Stanek and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1193, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing suspension of a vehicle's registration in certain circumstances; requiring a form to be provided in a vehicle's certificate of title and completed under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.11, subdivision 3; 168.17; 168A.05, subdivision 5; and 168A.10, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Carlson, Carruthers, Pelowski, Sviggum and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 1194, A bill for an act relating to education; excluding certain assets from consideration in financial aid; proposing a new formula for determining state grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136A.101, by adding a subdivision; and 136A.121, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 9a, and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jaros, Munger and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1195, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to negotiate to prevent erosion and loss of old growth forest.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Weaver , Abrams, McGuire, Delmont and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1196, A bill for an act relating to elections; voter registration public information lists; allowing certain voters to prevent public dissemination of their residence addresses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 201.091, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Weaver; Tingelstad; Swenson, D.; McGuire and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1197, A bill for an act relating to law enforcement; county attorney administrative subpoena power; authorizing administrative subpoena of the records of certain computer networks; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 388.23, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Weaver , Abrams, McGuire and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 1198, A bill for an act relating to ethics in government; political contribution refunds; making public the names of individuals who obtain such a refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, subdivision 23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Peterson, Davids, Hilty, Tunheim and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 1199, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing that the Minnesota housing finance agency may not establish different income limits for applicants based on their geographic location; appropriating money for the development of computer software; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 462A.03, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Pugh and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 1200, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; coordinating legislative districts and congressional districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Jaros, Chaudhary, Orfield, Delmont and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1201, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for simulated elections for minors; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Tuma, Boudreau, Rifenberg, Weaver and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 1202, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; increasing the penalties for violation of a harassment restraining order; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.748, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Peterson, Leighton, Tomassoni, Westfall and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1203, A bill for an act relating to tourism; appropriating money for the design and planning of an upper Minnesota valley regional visitors center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Stang, Harder, Trimble, Kuisle and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1204, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing well water testing requirements for certain grade A milk producers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 32.394, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Murphy and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1205, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; clarifying the coverage for Lyme disease; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62A.265, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Murphy; Johnson , A. , And Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 1206, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for physical fitness equipment contingent upon a private in-kind contribution.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Paymar, Sviggum and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1207, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing limits on liability of certain private corrections treatment facilities that receive patients under court or administrative order; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rostberg, Munger, Osthoff, Sekhon and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 1208, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for community forest improvement grants.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Sviggum, Munger, Bishop and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 1209, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing the Stagecoach trail; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85.015, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Kraus, Koppendrayer, Kelso, Weaver and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 1210, A bill for an act relating to education; further examining a year-round school/extended week or day pilot program; requiring an evaluation; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Huntley, Greenfield, Boudreau, Goodno and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 1211, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to assist deaf-blind persons.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson, R.; Skoglund; Hilty; Weaver and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 1212, A bill for an act relating to crime; making it an assault in the fourth degree for certain mentally ill and dangerous or sexually dangerous or sexual psychopathic persons to assault department of human service employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.2231, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 1213, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing a land transfer.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Koppendrayer, Juhnke, Molnau, Peterson and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 1214, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; establishing crow hunting season; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97B.731, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Mullery; Leighton; Anderson, I. , And Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 1215, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; clarifying that the Consumer Fraud Act applies to loans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325F.68, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Entenza, Seagren, Kelso, Leighton and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1216, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing funding for limited English proficiency programs; removing the statewide revenue cap; lowering the student instructor ratio; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.273, subdivisions 1d and 1g; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.273, subdivision 1f.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Larsen; Johnson , A.; Slawik; Broecker and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1217, A bill for an act relating to education; discontinuing the referendum allowance reduction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2725, subdivision 16; 124A.22, subdivision 8; and 298.28, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.03, subdivision 3b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Van Dellen, Weaver and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1218, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; conforming the laws involving the sale and possession of heroin to those involving cocaine; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 152.021, subdivisions 1 and 2; 152.022, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 152.023, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Van Dellen and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1219, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; amending the government tort liability law by creating a presumption that a peace officer is acting within the scope of employment during the period of employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 466.07, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Van Dellen and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1220, A bill for an act relating to crime; imposing a 30-day minimum incarceration penalty on minors who unlawfully possess pistols; limiting public assistance benefits to individuals convicted of felonies; increasing sentences for persons who commit felonies for the benefit of a criminal gang; repealing the statutory definition of criminal gang; expanding the obstruction of justice crime to include persons who flee on foot from a peace officer; seeking federal waivers; providing funding for gang resistance education training; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.9354, by adding a subdivision; 256D.03, subdivision 3; 256D.05, by adding a subdivision; 260.185, subdivision 1a; 609.229, subdivision 3; 609.50, subdivision 1; and 624.713, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.229, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kahn, Knight, Solberg, Carruthers and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1221, A bill for an act relating to legislature; changing the membership of the legislative commissions on pensions and retirement and Minnesota resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.85, subdivision 3; and 116P.05, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Milbert , Abrams and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1222, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a reverse referendum for property tax levy increases in counties and certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 275.065, subdivisions 3, 5a, 6, 8 , And by adding a subdivision; and 275.07, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1223, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; changing notice period relating to impounded vehicles in custody; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168B.06, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Kinkel and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1224, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; exempting vehicles carrying liquefied petroleum gas for home delivery from seasonal weight restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.87, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Milbert , Abrams, Van Dellen, Jaros and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1225, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for contributions to neighborhood assistance programs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Broecker, Murphy, Pugh, Stanek and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 1226, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing for a grant for a pilot project involving an enhanced probation law enforcement community partnership; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Swenson, D.; Smith; Evans; Weaver and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1227, A bill for an act relating to property; creating a civil cause of action for graffiti vandalism; authorizing the release to certain crime victims of the names of a juvenile's parents or legal guardians; increasing the limit of civil penalties applicable to parents of a juvenile who willfully and maliciously damages property or injures people; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.84, subdivision 5a; and 540.18, subdivision 1; 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.

Trimble, Clark and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1228, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing a position for a special language employee in the department of labor and industry.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Biernat, Skoglund, Wagenius, Stanek and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 1229, A bill for an act relating to crime victims and witnesses; authorizing prosecutors to elect not to disclose a crime victim's or witness's home or employment address or telephone number under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 611A.035.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Johnson, R. , And Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1230, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing the purchase of service credit in the teachers retirement association; providing an exemption from certain payment deadlines for certain members of the teachers retirement association.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Ness; Mares; Swenson, D.; Solberg and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 1231, A bill for an act relating to education; empowering teachers; providing attendance options to students dismissed from school; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.063; and 125.12, subdivision 14; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lieder, Westfall and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1232, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; extending the wild rice watershed district levy; amending Laws 1992, chapter 511 , Article 2, section 52.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Opatz, Schumacher, Dehler, Stang and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 1233, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the St. Cloud Hospital/Mayo family practice residency program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1234, A bill for an act relating to public safety; repealing statute and rules relating to film rentals by the department of public safety; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299A.01, subdivision 6; Minnesota Rules, parts 7419.0100; 7419.0200; 7419.0300; 7419.0400; 7419.0500; 7419.0600; 7419.0700; and 7419.0800.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1235, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; making technical correction to ensure vehicle driver is held liable for knowingly driving vehicle without insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.797, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1236, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; allowing evidentiary use of accident reports by peace officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.09, subdivision 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dawkins, Hausman, Osthoff, Carruthers and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1237, A bill for an act relating to community development; appropriating money for specified projects in the city of St. Paul; providing for a comprehensive planning process.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Greenfield , Abrams and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 1238, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; certifying registered nurse anesthetists; 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.

Hasskamp, Bettermann, Kinkel, Pawlenty and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 1239, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; limiting increases in market value for residential property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Pugh, Tompkins, Dempsey, Wolf and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 1240, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a minimum reimbursement to Dakota county to continue client education, enrollment , And advocacy; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.69, subdivision 21.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pugh, McGuire, Pawlenty, Stanek and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1241, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing a school-based probation program in Hennepin, Ramsey , And Dakota counties; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1242, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the continuation and expansion of Minnesota ENABL; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.9256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Tingelstad, Finseth and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 1243, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing local road authorities to issue annual overwidth permits for certain snow plowing vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.86, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

McCollum, Pawlenty, Vickerman, Winter and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1244, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; clarifying definitions; strengthening enforcement powers; facilitating reports of last-minute contributions; clarifying campaign finance requirements; requiring return of public subsidies under certain conditions; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 7 and 10b; 10A.03, subdivision 3; 10A.04, subdivisions 5 and 7; 10A.065, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.08; 10A.09, subdivision 7; 10A.14, subdivision 4; 10A.15, subdivisions 3, 3a, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 10A.20, subdivisions 3, 5, 12 , And by adding a subdivision; 10A.23; 10A.25, subdivision 10 , And by adding a subdivision; 10A.27, subdivision 12; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.28, subdivision 1; 10A.31, subdivisions 7 and 10; 10A.315; 10A.322, subdivisions 1 and 4; 10A.324, subdivision 1; 10A.34; 211A.02, subdivision 2; 211A.12; 211B.04; and 211B.06, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.09, subdivision 3; and 10A.21, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Hasskamp, Kelso, Kahn, Bettermann and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 1245, A bill for an act relating to education; specifying certain budget conditions for women's athletics; amending Laws 1995, chapter 212 , Article 1, section 4, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1246, A bill for an act relating to utilization review organizations; requiring a peer of the treating mental health or substance abuse provider to review a utilization review organization's determination not to certify a mental health or substance abuse service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62M.09, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1247, A bill for an act relating to family law; child support modification; permitting retroactive modification of child support in additional circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518.64, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wejcman, Greenfield, Vickerman, Koskinen and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1248, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota board on aging; clarifying and expanding certain activities of the ombudsman for older Minnesotans statewide; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.9741, subdivision 6; 256.9742; and 256.9744, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1249, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing certain Red Wing facility employees to be included in a temporary retirement election provision; extending the deadline for employees to elect retirement coverage; authorizing certain correctional employees who transfer between retirement plans to obtain prior state credit; extending period of previous state service from which prior service may be elected by six months; extending the time to elect to transfer to corrections plan to allow department and employees to plan retirement better; amending Laws 1996, chapter 408 , Article 8, sections 21; 22, subdivision 1; and 24.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Sykora, Clark, McElroy, Daggett and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 1250, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing a reduced class rate of certain low-income housing which is new construction or rehabilitated; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 25; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , March 10, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Kelso, Tomassoni, Leppik and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 1251, A bill for an act relating to the University of Minnesota; appropriating money to deliver science curriculum to students in grades kindergarten through 12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Westrom, Stang, Kuisle, Rifenberg and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 1252, A bill for an act relating to human services; prohibiting drug or alcohol abusers from receiving cash assistance under general assistance and temporary assistance for families unless the person is following a treatment or aftercare plan; 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.

McElroy and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 1253, A bill for an act relating to the financing of government in this state; reducing the general education tax rate; modifying proposed property tax notices and property tax statements; providing homestead and agricultural credit aid for counties and school districts only; requiring levy increases to be levied against market value; changing the computation of local government aids for cities; providing county program reform aid; providing for statewide negotiation of teachers' salaries; providing a property tax rebate payable in 1998; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2131, subdivision 1; 124A.03, subdivision 1g; 124A.23, subdivisions 1 and 2; 162.081, subdivision 4; 273.1398, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.07, subdivision 1a; 276.04, subdivision 2; 473.253, subdivision 1; 473.711, subdivision 2; 477A.011, subdivisions 27, 34, and by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 8 and 9; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124; 179A; 275; and 477A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 477A.011, subdivisions 35, 36 , And 37.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Winter, Leighton and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 1254, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating the Don Rickers Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Milbert, Long and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1255, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing grants for reports on state mandates that increase costs of local government services and for a report on city fees; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Goodno and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1256, 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.

Winter, Mulder and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 1257, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing removal and reinterment of bodies in the city of Luverne.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Garcia, McElroy, Chaudhary, Seifert and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1258, A bill for an act relating to property tax refunds; establishing a uniform income percentage threshold; eliminating maximum refund amounts; repealing the special property tax refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3 , And 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290A.04, subdivision 2h.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Entenza, Biernat, Sviggum, Weaver and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 1259, A bill for an act relating to education; restricting school start times; 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.

Clark, Skoglund, Dawkins, Biernat and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1260, A bill for an act relating to juvenile court; providing for a petition for child in need of protection or services for certain children in certain licensed facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 257.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Schumacher, Daggett, Hausman and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 1261, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; deregulating motor carriers of passengers and providers of personal transportation service; providing for special transportation service; making technical changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 174.29, subdivision 1; 174.30, subdivisions 2a, 3, 4, 4a, 6, 7, 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 221.011, subdivision 15 , And by adding a subdivision; 221.021; 221.022; 221.025; 221.031, subdivisions 1, 3a , And 3b; 221.0314, subdivision 1; 221.091; 221.124; 221.131, subdivision 2; 221.141, subdivision 1; 221.172, subdivision 10; 221.185, subdivisions 1, 3, and by adding a subdivision; 221.291, subdivision 4; and 256B.04, subdivision 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 221; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.011, subdivision 36; 168.1281; 174.30, subdivision 1; 221.011, subdivisions 2b, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45 , And 46; 221.0313; 221.0315; 221.041; 221.051; 221.061; 221.071; 221.072; 221.081; 221.101; 221.111; 221.121; 221.122; 221.123; 221.131, subdivisions 1, 2a, 3, 4, and 5; 221.132; 221.141, subdivision 6; 221.151; 221.152; 221.153; 221.161; 221.165; 221.171; 221.172, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , And 9; 221.185, subdivisions 2, 3a, 4, 5, 5a , And 9; 221.241; 221.281; 221.291, subdivision 5; 221.293; 221.296; 221.54; 221.55; and 221.85.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1262, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 601, Fosston.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rest, Schumacher, Skare , Abrams and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 1263, A bill for an act relating to county government; extending the sunset on county capital improvement bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 373.40, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Pawlenty, Leighton, Mares, Kinkel and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 1264, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying crime-related costs levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.912, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1265, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing the city of Gaylord to extend the duration of and enlarge a tax increment financing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Ozment, Hausman, Lieder and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1266, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; prohibiting passing a school bus on the right-hand side while the bus is displaying flashing amber prewarning signals; providing a criminal penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.444, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Osthoff, Kahn, Dawkins, Farrell and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1267, A bill for an act relating to retirement; St. Paul fire department and police consolidation accounts; revising benefit floors for certain local relief association benefit plan service pension and survivor benefit recipients; amending Laws 1992, chapter 563, section 5 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 1268, 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.

Evans and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 1269, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an exception to the moratorium on licensing and certification of nursing homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144A.071, subdivision 4a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Kahn, Greiling, Mares, Jefferson and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1270, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying pension provisions concerning the Minnesota state colleges and universities; changing reporting and remittance requirements for teachers retirement; modifying individual retirement account plan provisions; modifying higher education supplemental retirement plan provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136F.45, by adding subdivisions; 352.01, subdivision 2a; 354.52, subdivision 4; 354B.21, subdivision 3; 354B.25, subdivisions 2 and 3; 354C.11; and 354C.12, subdivision 1; repealing Laws 1995, chapter 262 , Article 1, sections 8, 9, 10, 11 , And 12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Juhnke, Kubly and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 1271, A bill for an act relating to cities; New London; appropriating money for a grant for the Little Theater project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kelso, Entenza, Seagren, Carlson and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1272, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing certification through the national board for professional teaching standards to satisfy licensure renewal requirements; establishing a grant program to promote professional teaching standards; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 125.05, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Knoblach, Opatz, Kahn and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1273, A bill for an act relating to retirement; local police and paid fire relief associations; clarifying the treatment of certain legal expenses as authorized administrative expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 69.80.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Knoblach, Greiling, Vickerman and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 1274, A bill for an act relating to gambling; raising the legal age for gambling to 21; requiring the governor to request tribal governments to raise the legal age for gambling at casinos to 21; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 240.25, subdivision 8; 349.2127, subdivision 8; and 349A.12, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Ozment, Schumacher, Juhnke and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 1275, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that certain residential structures required to be provided to migrant workers are classified as agricultural buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Trimble, Clark, Farrell and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1276, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing funding for the community rehabilitation fund and for the affordable rental investment fund programs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Tomassoni, Farrell, Gunther, Seifert and Commers introduced:

H. F. No. 1277, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; importation; prohibiting delivery of alcoholic beverages manufactured outside the state to any location in Minnesota except a wholesaler's warehouse; requiring such alcoholic beverages to be carried by motor carriers or wholesalers; requiring products to be labeled in conformity with federal labeling regulations; prohibiting certain solicitations of orders for alcoholic beverages to be delivered to any location other than a wholesaler's warehouse; creating a cause of action; repealing authorization for certain wine shipments into the state; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.417.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Clark, Mariani, Boudreau, Tomassoni and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1278, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; providing for reasonable account fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 9.031, subdivision 13; 47.76; 48.512, subdivision 7; 50.17, subdivision 11; 51A.21, subdivision 28; 118A.02, subdivision 1; 427.01; and 427.02; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 427; and 469.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Johnson, R.; Greenfield; Jennings; Boudreau and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 1279, A bill for an act relating to human services; ensuring appropriate staffing for mentally ill persons in regional treatment centers; creating an advisory committee to establish staffing standards for regional treatment centers; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 253.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Tomassoni, Solberg, Reuter, McCollum and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1280, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying a certain instructional day for school district employees.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McCollum, Wejcman, Huntley and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1281, A resolution making a public apology to all persons with developmental disabilities who have been involuntarily committed to state institutions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bradley and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 1282, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a demonstration project for grants to be used for children with autism to purchase behavioral therapy services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

McGuire, Rostberg, Chaudhary, Larsen and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1283, A bill for an act relating to firefighters; authorizing certain background investigations; requiring disclosures of certain employment information; providing civil and criminal penalties; providing employers immunity for certain disclosures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 604A.31, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1284, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money to the commissioner of corrections for battered women community advocacy programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Westrom, Wenzel, Ozment and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1285, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; rural economic development; providing a tax credit for investments in certain agricultural cooperatives; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Opatz and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1286, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to acquire and restore a natural waterway adjacent to Big Fish lake.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Delmont; Jennings; Daggett; Anderson, B. , And Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1287, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating interest payments on utility deposits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325E.02.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Reuter, Farrell, Tomassoni and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1288, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring licensing of motor vehicle brokers; permitting a new motor vehicle dealer to contract for the services of a motor vehicle broker and to pay a fee for those services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.27, subdivisions 1, 10 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Clark, Kinkel, Luther, Slawik and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 1289, A bill for an act relating to libraries; authorizing a program to improve the skills of public library staff; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tomassoni and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1290, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing for expiration of the redemption period for nonpayment of taxes in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 281.23, subdivision 6 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Tomassoni and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1291, A bill for an act relating to St. Louis county; adding court bailiffs to the unclassified service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383C.035.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Dawkins, Long, Macklin and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1292, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a comprehensive reform of state and local taxes and budgeting; providing penalties; requiring studies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.035, subdivision 4; 124A.22, subdivision 8b; 124A.23, subdivision 4; 124A.26, subdivision 3; 124A.292, subdivision 4; 124A.71, subdivision 4; 124A.72, subdivision 4; 272.02, subdivision 1; 273.11, subdivision 5; 273.121; 273.13, subdivisions 21a, 22, 23, 24, 25 , And 31; 273.1316, subdivision 1; 273.1393; 273.165, subdivision 2; 275.01; 275.02; 275.07, subdivision 1; 275.08, subdivisions 1, 1b , And by adding a subdivision; 276.04, subdivision 2; 289A.01; 289A.08, subdivisions 1, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 289A.18, subdivision 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 289A.19, by adding a subdivision; 289A.20, subdivision 1; 289A.30, subdivision 1; 289A.31, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b , And 19d; 290.06, subdivision 2c , And by adding subdivisions; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.91; 290.9201, subdivision 2; 290.923, subdivision 2; 290.97; 290.9705, subdivisions 1 and 3; 290A.03, subdivision 3; 290A.04, by adding subdivisions; 290A.07, subdivision 1; 297.07, subdivision 1; 297.35, subdivision 1; 297A.01, subdivisions 3, 6, 8 , And 16; 297A.02, subdivision 1; 297A.03, subdivision 1; 297A.14, subdivision 1; 297A.21, subdivision 2; 297A.22; 297A.24, subdivision 1; 297A.25, subdivisions 4, 9, 12 , And by adding subdivisions; 297B.01, subdivision 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 297B.03; 297C.03, subdivision 1; 297C.04; 469.176, subdivisions 1, 1a , And 1c; 469.177, subdivision 8; 469.178, by adding a subdivision; 469.1781; 469.179, by adding a subdivision; 469.1811, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 477A.011, subdivision 36; 477A.013, subdivisions 1, 8 , And 9; 477A.03, subdivision 2; 477A.05; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 275; 289A; 469; and 477A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 276B; and 290B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.152; 124.155; 124A.02, subdivisions 3b, 8 , And 10; 124A.03, subdivision 2a; 124A.0311; 124A.22, subdivision 8a; 124A.23, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 124A.24; 124A.26, subdivision 2; 124A.292, subdivision 3; 124A.71, subdivision 3; 124A.72, subdivision 3; 273.11, subdivisions 1a, 16 , And 18; 273.13, subdivisions 21b, 32 , And 33; 273.1315; 273.1317; 273.1318; 273.134; 273.135; 273.136; 273.138; 273.1391; 273.1392; 273.1398; 273.1399; 273.166; 273.33; 273.35; 273.36; 273.37; 273.371; 273.38; 273.39; 273.40; 273.41; 273.42; 273.425; 273.43; 275.08, subdivisions 1c and 1d; 290.01, subdivision 19g; 290.0802; 290.091; 290.0921; 290.0922; 290.21, subdivision 4; 290A.03, subdivisions 9 and 10; 290A.07, subdivisions 2a and 3; 297A.01, subdivision 20; 297A.02, subdivisions 2 and 5; 297A.15, subdivision 5; 297A.25, subdivisions 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17, 18, 21, 23, 26, 30, 39, 40, 41, 44, 56, 57, 58 , And 59; 297A.256, subdivision 2; 297B.02, subdivisions 2 and 3; 297B.025; 297C.05, subdivision 2; 298.01, subdivisions 3c, 3d, 4d , And 4e; 469.149; 469.166; 469.167; 469.168; 469.169; 469.170; 469.171; 469.172; 469.173; 469.175, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 7 , And 8; 469.176, subdivision 4h; 469.1762; 469.177, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 4, 6 , And 8; 469.1782; 477A.011, subdivisions 28 and 37; and 477A.0132.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 1293, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions for families and children health care; changing provisions for American Indian chemical dependency tribal account; modifying state agency hearings on required mandatory enrollment in a prepaid health plan; changing eligibility requirements for medical assistance; providing funding for the medical education and research trust fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62D.04, subdivision 5; 62N.10, subdivision 4; 254B.02, subdivision 1; 254B.09, subdivisions 4, 5 , And 7; 256.045, subdivisions 3, 5, and 7; 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; 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, subdivision 13; 256B.0626; 256B.064, subdivisions 1a, 1c , And 2; 256B.69, subdivision 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 256D.03, subdivisions 3, 3b , And 4; and 256G.05, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13b; Minnesota Rules, part 9505.1000.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1294, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the superintendent of the bureau of criminal apprehension to establish a drugfire ballistic tracking system; authorizing the city of Minneapolis to require firearm dealers to supply spent bullets for new weapons; authorizing the city of Minneapolis to disallow issuance of firearm permits to transfer or to carry for a period of time after conviction of a weapons offense; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1295, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing counties to sell county state-aid highway bonds for construction of buildings and other facilities for the maintenance of county state-aid highways; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 162.181, subdivisions 1 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1296, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; recodifying and creating a vehicle code; modifying penalties for offense relating to vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3C.10, subdivision 1; 168.013, subdivisions 1e and 3; 168.056; 168.101, subdivisions 2 and 4; 168.27, subdivisions 12, 16, 19 , And 23; 168.271; 168.275; 168.75; 168.837; 168.846; and 168A.30; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168; 168A; and 626; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 169D; 169E; 169F; 169G; 169H; 169I; 169J; 169K; 169L; 169M; and 169N; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.021, subdivisions 1a and 3; 168.041; 168.042; 168.055; 168.09; 168.10, subdivisions 1e, 1f, 3 , And 4; 168.35; 168.36; 168.81; 168.834; 168.835; 169.02, subdivision 2; 169.041; 169.042; 169.045; 169.06; 169.07; 169.072; 169.073; 169.08; 169.1216; 169.1217; 169.14; 169.145; 169.15; 169.16; 169.17; 169.18; 169.19; 169.20; 169.201; 169.202; 169.21; 169.215; 169.219; 169.22; 169.222; 169.223; 169.25; 169.26; 169.28; 169.29; 169.30; 169.305; 169.31; 169.315; 169.32; 169.33; 169.34; 169.342; 169.345; 169.346; 169.35; 169.36; 169.37; 169.38; 169.39; 169.40; 169.41; 169.42; 169.421; 169.43; 169.435; 169.441; 169.442; 169.443; 169.444; 169.445; 169.446; 169.447; 169.448; 169.449; 169.4501; 169.4502; 169.4503; 169.4504; 169.451; 169.4511; 169.452; 169.454; 169.4581; 169.4582; 169.46; 169.467; 169.468; 169.469; 169.47; 169.471; 169.48; 169.49; 169.50; 169.51; 169.52; 169.522; 169.53; 169.541; 169.55; 169.56; 169.57; 169.58; 169.59; 169.60; 169.61; 169.62; 169.63; 169.64; 169.65; 169.66; 169.67; 169.68; 169.684; 169.685; 169.686; 169.69; 169.693; 169.70; 169.71; 169.72; 169.721; 169.722; 169.723; 169.724; 169.725; 169.726; 169.727; 169.73; 169.733; 169.734; 169.74; 169.743; 169.75; 169.751; 169.752; 169.753; 169.754; 169.762; 169.771; 169.78; 169.781; 169.782; 169.783; 169.79; 169.791; 169.792; 169.793; 169.794; 169.795; 169.796; 169.797; 169.798; 169.799; 169.7995; 169.80; 169.801; 169.81; 169.82; 169.825; 169.832; 169.835; 169.84; 169.85; 169.851; 169.86; 169.862; 169.863; 169.87; 169.871; 169.872; 169.88; 169.971; 169.972; 169.973; and 169.974.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Entenza and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 1297, A bill for an act relating to services for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired; setting standards for interpreters; establishing civil and criminal penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1298, A bill for an act relating to public utilities; authorizing electric utilities to charge an electric utility personal property tax replacement fee in lieu of including its ad valorem personal property taxes in the utility's electric rates; exempting certain personal property initially assessed after January 2, 1997; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216B.16, subdivision 7; 272.02, subdivision 1; and 273.13, subdivision 31; 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.

Jennings, Hausman, Ozment and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1299, A bill for an act relating to utilities; reorganizing and renaming the legislative electric energy task force as the legislative commission on utility competition; establishing a process for the review of electric industry restructuring; making technical change; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.2424, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216C.051.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Holsten, Milbert, Solberg and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1300, A bill for an act relating to gambling; requiring the state lottery to authorize and regulate the operation of video lottery terminals at a licensed racetrack with horse racing on which pari-mutuel betting is conducted; regulating the use of net terminal income; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.259; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 1301, A bill for an act relating to local government; defining the department's classified service under a merged Saint Paul and Ramsey county department of public health; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383A.288, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Chaudhary, Entenza, Hausman, Dawkins and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 1302, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the attorney general to investigate unfair drug price discrimination; giving the commissioner of administration authority to negotiate contract prices for prescription drugs; requiring the commissioner of administration to establish and administer a nongovernmental pharmaceutical contracting alliance; modifying prescription dispensing requirements; requiring a pharmacy to post a sign on generic substitution; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 8.31, subdivision 1; and 151.21, subdivisions 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bradley, Huntley, Greenfield, Boudreau and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1303, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for comprehensive health care services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.04, by adding a subdivision; and 256B.69, subdivisions 2, 3a , And 5; 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.

Clark, Rostberg, Dawkins and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1304, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; requiring a pretenancy walk-through of residential rental property; requiring restitution for criminal damage to leased residential rental property by a tenant; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 504.20, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Wejcman, Huntley, Greenfield, Molnau and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1305, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing a project to reconfigure two intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation located in Carver county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Hausman, Otremba and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1306, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring health plan coverage for off-label use of drugs; establishing an advisory council; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1307, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing holders of multiple on-sale licenses to have uniform licensing periods; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.404, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Murphy, Skoglund and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 1308, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating money for DARE programs and training; extending the expiration date of the DARE advisory council.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1309, A bill for an act relating to lotteries; requiring the director to establish sports pool games; establishing a professional and amateur sports account in the general fund, to which all net proceeds from these games must be credited; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.04; 349A.10, subdivision 5; and 349A.13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Carlson and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1310, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing the renewal of a license to an association comprised of merged fire relief associations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349.16, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Kelso and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 1311, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a new state aid to provide funding for an extended school day, extended school week, or an extended school year program; 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.

Carlson, Mullery, Kielkucki and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1312, A bill for an act relating to financing higher education; providing that interest does not accrue on certain loans while the student is in school; providing an income tax credit for higher education tuition; providing subtractions from taxable income for certain expenditures for higher education; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136A.1701, subdivision 6; 289A.12, by adding a subdivision; and 290.01, subdivision 19b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1313, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing town electors to require the removal of snow or ice from town roads in certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 366.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Hausman, Workman and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1314, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying provisions relating to scrap motor vehicle facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116.66; and 116.67.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Kalis; Munger; Molnau; Swenson, H. , And Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 1315, A bill for an act relating to water; modifying duties of the Minnesota river basin joint powers board; appropriating money for water quality improvement projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103F.378, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1316, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 1; providing that persons 17 years of age may vote in school elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 201.014, subdivision 1; 201.071, subdivision 1; 201.13, subdivision 1; 201.14; and 201.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Marko, Garcia, Mahon, Larsen and Kraus introduced:

H. F. No. 1317, A bill for an act relating to local governments; establishing an advisory council on local government roles and responsibilities; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1318, A bill for an act relating to crimes; providing for maximum stay of sentence for convicted DWI offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.121, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Slawik, Winter, Mullery, Weaver and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1319, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the commissioner of public safety to adopt rules governing electronic records of motor vehicle insurers in order to make records immediately available to law enforcement agencies; making technical change; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.796.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jefferson; Johnson , A.; Tomassoni; Rukavina and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 1320, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money for the Red Tail Project to honor the Tuskeegee airmen.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Folliard, Carlson, Seagren, Sykora and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1321, A bill for an act relating to education; providing enhanced funding for integration purposes; creating an exemption for metropolitan magnet school programs; authorizing the sale of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124C.498, subdivisions 1 and 3; Laws 1994, chapter 647 , Article 7, section 18, subdivisions 2 and 3; 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.

Pugh, Winter, Marko, Mulder and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 1322, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; limiting fees charged for the use of automated teller machines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.61, by adding a subdivision; and 47.64, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Dawkins, Pawlenty, Leighton, Larsen and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 1323, A bill for an act relating to marriage dissolution; changing procedures and terminology related to parenting plans, rights, and obligations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 518.003, subdivisions 3 and 4; 518.005, subdivision 2; 518.131; 518.155; 518.156; 518.157; 518.158; 518.165, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 2a; 518.166; 518.167; 518.168; 518.17, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 6; 518.175; 518.1751; 518.176; 518.177; 518.179, subdivision 1; 518.18; 518.185; 518.5511, subdivision 1; 518.552, subdivisions 1 and 2; 518.57, subdivision 4; and 518.619, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518.17, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Paulsen, Rifenberg, Kielkucki, Kuisle and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1324, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing rent and utilities vouchers for some TANF recipients; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Daggett, Finseth, Milbert, Nornes and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1325, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; permitting nonresident youth to hunt deer for resident fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.451, subdivision 3a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Kahn, Osthoff, Krinkie, Greiling and Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 1326, A bill for an act relating to retirement; economic interest statement filings by public pension plan fiduciaries; providing a penalty for a failure to file; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 356A.06, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Delmont, Winter, Kahn, Ozment and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1327, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the commissioner of employee relations to review certain proposed contracts involving services to state agencies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Skoglund, Winter, Pugh, Slawik and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 1328, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; expanding the crimes of criminal sexual conduct in the third and fourth degrees to forbid certain acts involving school employees and students; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.341, subdivision 11; 609.344, subdivision 1; and 609.345, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kalis, Greenfield, Jennings and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 1329, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to the chemical dependency fund and for detoxification centers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Koskinen; Johnson , A.; Weaver and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 1330, A bill for an act relating to the city of Coon Rapids; providing for the extension of the duration of certain tax increment financing districts of the Coon Rapids economic development authority.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

McCollum, Greenfield, Lieder, Hilty and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1331, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an American Indian diabetes prevention advisory task force; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rukavina; Solberg; Anderson, I.; Tomassoni and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1332, A bill for an act relating to state lands; requiring public sale of remaining lakeshore land leases; restricting amount of lease rate and lease rate increases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 92.46, subdivisions 1 and 3 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Knoblach, Wenzel, Bradley, Boudreau and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1333, A bill for an act relating to health care; regulating policy rates and conversion rights; modifying or eliminating certain health care cost containment provisions; modifying certain requirements for health plan companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62A.021, subdivision 1; 62E.16; 62J.04, subdivision 1a; 62Q.07, subdivision 1; 62Q.19, subdivision 2a; 62Q.32; 62Q.43, subdivision 2; and 62Q.45, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62Q.03.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1334, A bill for an act relating to crime; creating an advisory task force to study and evaluate the current criminal controlled substance laws; requiring a report; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1335, A bill for an act relating to government operations; creating an advisory task force to develop a plan to consolidate state government drug policy efforts; requiring a report; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Long, McElroy, Rhodes, Garcia and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1336, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing a sales tax exemption; 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 Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

McGuire, Skoglund, Broecker, Murphy and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 1337, A bill for an act relating to community corrections; providing a single system for counties to deliver and finance local community justice services; requiring counties to develop a comprehensive plan for developing and administering these services as a condition of receiving the state subsidy for community justice services; repealing the county probation officer law and the Community Corrections Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 241.021, subdivision 1; 353.01, subdivision 16; 388.24, subdivision 2; 401.065, subdivision 2; and 402.03; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 401A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.311; 401.01; 401.02; 401.03; 401.04; 401.05; 401.06; 401.07; 401.08; 401.09; 401.10; 401.11; 401.12; 401.13; 401.14; 401.15; and 401.16.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Molnau, Rest, Rostberg and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 1338, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the consolidation of cities and towns; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Ness, Tomassoni, Schumacher, Carlson and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1339, A bill for an act relating to education; restoring pupil transportation formulas; establishing inflation factors; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.225, subdivisions 1, 3a, 7b, 7d , And 8a; 124.226, subdivisions 4 and 9; and 124A.22, subdivisions 1, 2 , As amended , And 13b; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.225, subdivisions 13, 14, 15, 16 , And 17; 124.226, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a , And 10; and 124A.22, subdivisions 13 and 13a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Olson, E.; McElroy; Skare; Van Dellen and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 1340, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulation; changing speed limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.14, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.99, subdivision 1b; and 171.12, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 1341, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing that petroleum tank release cleanup funds may be used to assist in the replacement of underground storage tanks; 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.

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 1342, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing for a program to replace mercury manometers on dairy farms; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115A.932, subdivision 1; and 116.92, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Knoblach, Leighton and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 1343, A bill for an act relating to reemployment insurance; excepting from the definition of "employment" services performed by certain taxi cab drivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.04, subdivision 12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Trimble, Mullery, Gunther and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1344, A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring appropriations for state activities relating to public utility regulation to be made to commissioner of public service; requiring commissioner to spend appropriations only in accordance with recommendations of interagency task force; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Paymar, Rukavina and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1345, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; adding correctional officers to the presumption of occupational disease; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 176.011, subdivision 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Mariani, McGuire, Mulder, Boudreau and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 1346, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the revenue for early childhood family education programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2711, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1347, A bill for an act relating to family law; requiring six-month and one-year court hearings to review child support, visitation , And joint custody compliance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wagenius, Mahon, Lieder, Rhodes and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 1348, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to the department of transportation for transit assistance; appropriating money to the metropolitan council for transit operations and assistance; establishing job access programs; defining terms; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 160.02, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Mullery, Skoglund, Bishop, Smith and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1349, A bill for an act relating to family law; providing for grandparent visitation rights on behalf of the child; expanding grandparent visitation rights; specifying procedures; requiring mediation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 257.022, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 257.022, subdivisions 2 and 2a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McGuire, Farrell and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 1350, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, by adding a section; guaranteeing certain rights to victims of crime.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Hasskamp, Solberg, Kinkel, Leppik and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 1351, A bill for an act relating to watercraft; increasing fines for placing exotic species in waters of the state; modifying provisions relating to water surface use ordinances; modifying personal watercraft regulations; imposing personal watercraft restrictions; imposing a licensing surcharge on personal watercraft; creating a personal watercraft enforcement account; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84D.13, subdivision 5; 86B.205, subdivision 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 86B.211; 86B.313, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; and 86B.415, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 86B.205, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Hasskamp, Ozment, Trimble, Erhardt and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1352, A bill for an act relating to watercraft; increasing fines for placing exotic species in waters of the state; modifying provisions relating to water surface use ordinances; modifying personal watercraft regulations; imposing personal watercraft restrictions; imposing a licensing surcharge on personal watercraft; creating a personal watercraft enforcement account; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84D.13, subdivision 5; 86B.205, subdivision 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 86B.211; 86B.313, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; and 86B.415, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 86B.205, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1353, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; establishing a system for notification, recording , And collecting of delinquent traffic offense fines; prohibiting license plate or license plate tab renewal if delinquent traffic fines are not paid; imposing a fee; motivating drivers to be validly licensed and insured by allowing first-time driving-after-suspension violators to avoid further suspension by promptly obtaining reinstatement, by allowing first-time no-insurance violators to avoid license revocation or suspension by promptly obtaining insurance , And by terminating nonpayment-of-fines license suspension when the person pays the fines and the reinstatement fee; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.792, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision; 169.797, subdivision 4a , And by adding a subdivision; 169.95; 169.99, subdivision 1; 171.16, subdivision 3; and 171.24, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168; and 169.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Peterson, Sekhon, McCollum, Holsten and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 1354, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to survey trails in state parks for accessibility to persons with disabilities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1355, A bill for an act relating to the city of Nashwauk; modifying the authority to increase benefits payable to surviving spouses by the police relief association; amending Laws 1943, chapter 196, section 4 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Slawik, Evans, Tompkins, Opatz and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 1356, A bill for an act relating to mental health case management services for children and adults; extending the time period for review of individual community support plans; modifying rules extending the time period for updating the community support plans and completing a functional assessment of progress relative to the community support plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 245.4711, subdivisions 4 and 9; and 245.4881, subdivision 4 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1357, A bill for an act relating to retirement; clarifying the source of funds available to the Minneapolis police relief association; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 423B.06, subdivisions 1 and 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1358, A bill for an act relating to community development; appropriating money for specified projects in the city of St. Paul; providing for a comprehensive planning process.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1359, A bill for an act relating to community development; appropriating money for specified projects in the city of St. Paul; providing for a comprehensive planning process.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1360, A bill for an act relating to community development; appropriating money for specified projects in the city of St. Paul; providing for a comprehensive planning process.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade, Housing and Housing Finance Division.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1361, A bill for an act relating to community development; appropriating money for specified projects in the city of St. Paul; providing for a comprehensive planning process.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade, Economic Development Finance Division.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1362, A bill for an act relating to community development; appropriating money for specified projects in the city of St. Paul; providing for a comprehensive planning process.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Juhnke, Skoglund, Dawkins and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1363, A bill for an act relating to crime; appropriating money to fund the Willmar child guide prevention program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 1364, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying certain provisions relating to private business, trade , And correspondence schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 141.21, subdivisions 3, 5, 6 , And by adding subdivisions; 141.22; 141.25, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9a, 10 , And 12; 141.26, subdivision 2; 141.271, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 12; 141.28, subdivisions 3 and 5; 141.29, subdivision 1; 141.31; 141.32; 141.35; and 141.36.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wejcman, Orfield, Delmont, Huntley and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1365, A bill for an act relating to health care; creating a statewide health care consumer assistance program; prohibiting contracts that restrict communication between providers and their patients; requiring disclosure of health care provider financial incentives; requiring health plan companies to provide continuity of care and access to specialty care for certain enrollees; prohibiting certain exclusive arrangements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62Q.01, by adding subdivisions; 62Q.105; 62Q.106; 62Q.30; 181.932, subdivision 1; and 214.16, subdivisions 1 and 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62J; 62Q; and 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62Q.11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Winter and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 1366, A bill for an act relating to education; implementing a small school viability pilot project; requiring reporting; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rest, McElroy, Rukavina and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1367, A bill for an act relating to sports; providing for a process to construct, fund, maintain , And govern a major league baseball-only facility; providing for powers and duties of the governing entity; authorizing certain taxes, revenue distributions, bonds and other debt obligations , And allocations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 11A.24, by adding a subdivision; 80A.15, by adding a subdivision; 297.02, subdivision 1; 297.03, subdivision 5; 297.13, subdivision 1; 297.32, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 9; and 297.35, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 79; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473I.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Ozment, Winter, Delmont, Sviggum and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 1368, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a board of firefighters training standards; establishing a firefighter training financial assistance program; transferring the Minnesota state colleges and universities fire information, resource , And education center to the board; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Swenson, D.; McGuire; Dawkins; Smith and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1369, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; imposing civil third-party liability for damages caused by intoxication of persons under age 21; prohibiting certain subrogation claims; prohibiting certain exclusions from homeowner or renter insurance policies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Anderson, I.; Jennings and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 1370, A bill for an act relating to excavation notification; requiring notice of underground facilities in drawings for bid specifications or plans; providing a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216D.04, by adding a subdivision; and 216D.08, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Orfield and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1371, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota agricultural and economic development board; placing restrictions on the board and the commissioner relating to the issuance of bonds for purposes of capital improvements and acquisitions of hospitals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 41A.05, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Biernat, Wagenius, Hausman, Carlson and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1372, A bill for an act relating to school transportation; directing the metropolitan council and Minneapolis and St. Paul school boards to develop and implement school transportation plan using public transit; creating advisory board; requiring report to legislature; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Wagenius, Skoglund, Wejcman, Leppik and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 1373, A bill for an act relating to children; modifying the definition of family under the MinnesotaCare program; providing for transfer of custody of a child to a relative by a consent decree; authorizing communication or contact agreements between adoptive parents and birth parents; providing for a relative conference and relative care agreement following a report of child abuse or neglect; creating a pilot project; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 119B.01, subdivision 10; 256.9366, subdivision 3; 257.02; 259.59 by adding a subdivision; 260.191, subdivision 3b; 260.241, subdivision 1; and 518.158; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 257; 259; and 626.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stanek; Jennings; Pelowski; Olson, E. , And Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 1374, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring cellular 911 calls be connected to and answered by local public safety answering points; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 403.13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Ness, Tunheim, Van Dellen, Otremba and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1375, A bill for an act relating to administrative procedure; requiring legislative approval of proposed rules in certain circumstances; 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.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1376, A bill for an act relating to rulemaking; prohibiting the state high school league or its board from adopting or enforcing a rule or policy regulating nonschool competition by students in individual sports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 128C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Hasskamp, Kinkel, Rifenberg, Solberg and Commers introduced:

H. F. No. 1377, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to fund certain projects of the University of Minnesota tourism center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Leighton, Clark and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1378, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; adding certain heating requirements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1379, A bill for an act relating to the city of Duluth; authorizing the creation of a nonprofit corporation and the transfer of all of the assets and liabilities of the Miller-Dwan Medical Center to the nonprofit corporation; requiring that the nonprofit corporation satisfy the state law requirement relating to charitable trusts.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Huntley, Mulder, Jaros, Munger and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1380, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; transferring responsibility for a family practice residency program from the city of Duluth to the Duluth economic development authority; amending Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 24, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Juhnke, Schumacher, Jennings and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 1381, A bill for an act relating to liens; modifying certain provisions of the lien for veterinary services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 514.92, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Dehler and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 1382, A bill for an act relating to boilers; modifying show boiler and engine provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 183.411, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 1383, A bill for an act relating to occupational safety and health; providing that certain notices are filed when placed in the United States mail; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 182.661, subdivision 3b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Nornes, Munger, Van Dellen, Lieder and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 1384, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money for the veterans home in Fergus Falls.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bettermann, Bradley and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1385, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying terms of physician loan forgiveness programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136A.1355.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Knoblach, Kalis, Solberg and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 1386, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing the commissioner of administration, with the approval of the commissioner of finance, to enter into lease-purchase agreements and to provide for the issuance of certificates of participation; prescribing certain conditions; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Chaudhary, Trimble, Ness, Reuter and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1387, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing funding to the University of Minnesota to support research and development activities related to international commerce; providing funding for the Minnesota Internet center; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Knoblach and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 1388, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; requiring reporting on certain laws authorizing bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.642, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Jennings, Solberg, Sviggum and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1389, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing and modifying certain salary provisions for certain public employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.855, subdivision 3; 15A.081, subdivision 8; 15A.083, subdivisions 5, 6a , And 7; 43A.17, subdivisions 1, 3, and by adding a subdivision; 43A.18, subdivision 4; 85A.02, subdivision 5a; 298.22, subdivision 1; and 349A.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15A.081, subdivisions 1, 7 , And 7b; and 43A.18, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Solberg and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 1390, A bill for an act relating to the Floodwood joint recreation board; regulating its tax levies.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Long, Clark, Leppik, Mahon and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1391, A bill for an act relating to employee benefits; permitting political subdivisions to define dependent for certain purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.61, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Kinkel, Tomassoni, Kahn, Rukavina and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 1392, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; including payment-in-lieu-of-taxes tax forfeiture lands in the abstract of assessment of exempt real property; including payment-in-lieu-of-taxes tax forfeiture lands in the allocation of fire state aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 69.021, subdivision 7; and 273.18

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Long introduced:

H. F. No. 1393, A bill for an act relating to the environment; establishing the office of brownfields coordination.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1394, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a challenge grant program administered by the higher education center on violence and abuse; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Juhnke, Kubly and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1395, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for contributions by an employer for employee housing; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Jefferson, Rest, Opatz, Van Dellen and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1396, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for emergency expenditures for pothole relief; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Osthoff, McGuire, Rest, Weaver and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1397, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing for cleanup of petroleum-contaminated sites that are not associated with a release from a tank; extending the authority of the commissioner of the pollution control agency to issue liability assurances in certain situations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115C.02, subdivision 1; 115C.03, subdivision 9; 115C.08, subdivisions 2 and 4; 115C.09, subdivision 1; and 116J.554, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Munger, Bakk, Rukavina, Leppik and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1398, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Taconite Harbor project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Milbert, Rukavina, Luther, Goodno and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1399, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for the statewide public ice facilities program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kahn, Knoblach, Van Dellen, Workman and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1400, A resolution memorializing Congress to support legislative initiatives to discourage use of public resources for movement of professional sports franchises and to repeal antitrust exemptions for professional sports.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rifenberg, Seifert, Kuisle, Osskopp and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 1401, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; providing for rotation of committee and division chairs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , March 13, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Weaver; Swenson, D. , And Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1402, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying eligibility criteria for imposing minimum mandatory incarceration period for repeat DWI offenders; restricting conditions under which minimum jail sentence may be waived; referencing the broader definitions of prior impaired driving convictions and prior license revocations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.121, subdivision 3a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Johnson, R.; Kelso; Seagren and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 1403, A bill for an act relating to education; providing grants under the first-grade preparedness program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pugh, Macklin, Skoglund and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 1404, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying and expanding provisions for sanctions in civil actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 336.2A-108; 566.25; 570.041, subdivision 1; 571.932, subdivision 6; and 609.5314, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 549; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 549.21.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mariani, Leighton, Carruthers and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 1405, A bill for an act relating to children; clarifying certain program accounts in the Head Start program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.912; 268.913, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 268.914, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.913, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Seagren, Entenza, Pelowski, Kinkel and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 1406, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for adults with disabilities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dorn; Johnson, R.; Gunther; Kalis and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1407, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to fund the model school for chronic truants.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Peterson, Kelso, Carlson, Schumacher and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 1408, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for school district foundations to assist with fundraising and other improvement projects.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kubly, Hilty, Rifenberg, Kielkucki and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1409, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; legislative review of feedlot permit rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.07, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Bradley, Sykora, Goodno, Jennings and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 1410, A bill for an act relating to human services; licensing; modifying the exclusion from licensure for child care services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 245A.03, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1411, A bill for an act relating to taxation; preserving certain exempt rules of the department of revenue.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Johnson, R.; Juhnke; Greiling; Hilty and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 1412, A bill for an act relating to human services; ensuring that exclusive bargaining representatives are informed about and allowed to participate in development of mental health pilot projects; amending Laws 1995, chapter 207, article 8, section 41, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 1413, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing the infliction of corporal punishment on habitual DWI offenders; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.121, subdivision 3a , And by adding a subdivision; 609.10; and 609.125.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Leighton, Entenza, Mullery and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 1414, A bill for an act relating to probate; changing provisions on appointment of guardians and conservators; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 525.591.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pugh and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 1415, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; requiring strobe lights on snowmobiles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.821, by adding a subdivision; and 169.64, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Pugh, Milbert, Commers and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 1416, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a licensure exception for six-bed service sites in some circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 252.28, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson, R.; Stanek; Evans; Tomassoni and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 1417, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring screening of newborn infants for hearing loss; 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.

Peterson, Munger, Osthoff, Goodno and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 1418, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to survey trails in state parks for accessibility to persons with disabilities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Finseth, Kinkel, Koppendrayer and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1419, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying secondary vocational education aid guarantee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.573, subdivision 2f.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Swenson, D.; Skoglund; Tuma; Weaver and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1420, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; authorizing the forfeiture of a motor vehicle used to commit a violation of the aggravated DWI law or certain repeat violations of the DWI law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.121, subdivision 3; and 169.1217, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wenzel, Juhnke, Kubly, Westrom and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 1421, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the grant program that provides technology services to dairy farmers and for dairy industry development.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Larsen, Broecker, Holsten, Mares and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 1422, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting dental goods and services from the MinnesotaCare provider tax; reducing the MinnesotaCare provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 295.50, subdivision 4; 295.52; 295.53, subdivisions 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 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.

Weaver, Broecker and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1423, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing that certain proposed sentencing guidelines modifications regarding increases in durations at severity levels I through VI shall not take effect; amending Laws 1996, chapter 408 , Article 3, section 39.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Ness, Carlson, Kalis, Solberg and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 1424, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for an addition to , And remodeling of, the Hutchinson technical college; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 1425, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the property tax class rates on certain apartments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Peterson; Lieder; Swenson, H. , And Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 1426, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring legislative report on economic impacts of highways on rural areas; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Erhardt, Murphy, Rhodes and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 1427, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an additional property tax refund to certain homeowners; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290A.04, by adding a subdivision; and 290A.23, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dehler, Schumacher, Kelso, Stang and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 1428, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to fund the establishment of the central Minnesota area learning center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greenfield, Huntley and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 1429, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying mandatory Medicare assignment; exempting medical supplies and equipment from mandatory Medicare assignment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62J.25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1430, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for community support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1431, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; expanding eligibility for the elderly waiver program; seeking a change in a federal waiver; stopping enrollment in the alternative care program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.0913, by adding a subdivision; and 256B.0915, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Peterson, Winter and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1432, A bill for an act relating to retirement; removing the requirement of an actuarial valuation for certain volunteer firefighter relief associations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 69.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Peterson; Olson, E.; Kalis; Long and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1433, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; allowing for market value exclusion on certain business property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.11, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Delmont, Jennings, Goodno, Huntley and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 1434, A bill for an act relating to health; repealing physicians' license surcharge; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 147.01, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Rukavina, Huntley, Jennings, Tompkins and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 1435, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing medical assistance reimbursement rates for dental services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.76.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wenzel; Swenson, D.; Dempsey; Kalis and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 1436, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing criminal penalties for possession or sale of a small amount of marijuana; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.027, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dempsey, Goodno, Tompkins and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1437, A bill for an act relating to human services; creating a pilot project in Goodhue county to downsize an existing ICF/MR facility.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Carlson; Tomassoni; Ness; Anderson, I. , And Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1438, A bill for an act relating to insurance; no-fault auto; regulating medical examinations requested by reparation obligors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 65B.56, subdivision 1; and 72A.201, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Larsen, Broecker and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1439, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; increasing criminal penalties for falsely reporting a crime; providing criminal penalties for persons who knowingly make false allegations of misconduct against peace officers in civil actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.505; 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.

Broecker, Larsen and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1440, A bill for an act relating to public safety; indexing maximum soft body armor reimbursement amount; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299A.38, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Greenfield and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1441, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; limiting the growth limits; limiting loss ratios; repealing the health care commission; modifying the regional coordinating boards; modifying the health technology advisory committee; expanding the eligibility of the MinnesotaCare program; modifying the enforcement mechanisms for the provider tax pass-through; modifying mandatory Medicare assignment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62A.021, subdivision 1; 62A.61; 62A.65, subdivision 3; 62J.04, subdivisions 1 and 9; 62J.041; 62J.07, subdivisions 1 and 3; 62J.09, subdivision 1; 62J.15, subdivision 1; 62J.152, subdivisions 1, 2, 4 , And 5; 62J.17, subdivision 6a; 62J.22; 62J.25; 62J.2914, subdivision 1; 62J.2915; 62J.2916, subdivision 1; 62J.2917, subdivision 2; 62J.2921, subdivision 2; 62J.451, subdivision 6b; 62L.02, subdivision 26; 62L.08, subdivision 8; 62N.25, subdivision 5; 62Q.03, subdivision 5a; 62Q.33, subdivision 2; 256.9354, subdivision 5; 256.9355, by adding a subdivision; and 295.582; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.03, subdivision 3; 62J.042; 62J.05; 62J.051; 62J.06; 62J.09, subdivision 3a; 62N.02, subdivision 3; 62Q.165, subdivision 3; 62Q.23; 62Q.25; 62Q.29; and 62Q.41; Laws 1993, chapter 247 , Article 4, section 8; Laws 1994, chapter 625, article 5, section 5, subdivision 1 , As amended; Laws 1995, chapter 96, section 2; and Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 13, section 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1442, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for education funding; providing property tax classification reform; changing and providing state aids to local government; reducing the sales and use tax rate and authorizing city general sales and use taxes; providing for property tax deferral for senior citizens; reducing the franchise tax rate and providing a business activity tax; increasing property tax refunds , And providing a separate refund for farm homesteads; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1d; 124A.03, subdivisions 1f and 3c; 124A.22, subdivisions 1 and 2 , As amended; 124A.23, subdivision 1; 270B.12, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivisions 23, 24, 25 , And by adding a subdivision; 273.1398, subdivision 6; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 276.04, subdivision 2; 290.06, subdivision 1; 290A.03, subdivisions 6, 13 , And by adding a subdivision; 290A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 297A.02, subdivision 1; 473F.08, subdivision 3; 477A.011, subdivision 34 , 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; 290; 297A; and 477A; proposing coding for new as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.22, subdivisions 4a, 4b, 13d , And 13e; 124A.23, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And 5; 273.13, subdivision 32; 273.1398, subdivisions 1a, 2, 2c, 2d, 3 , And 3a; 273.166; 290.0921; 290.0922; and 477A.011, subdivisions 35, 36 , And 37; Laws 1995, chapter 264, article 4 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wejcman, Winter, Clark and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1443, A bill for an act relating to human services; creating a food program for certain individuals terminated from the federal food stamp program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wejcman, Winter, Wenzel and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1444, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; creating a food coupon program using "Minnesota grown" products; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 1445, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing for the classification of property which is used for both residential and agricultural purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Abrams, Rest, Macklin and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1446, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; eliminating the one commercial-industrial parcel per county limitation to receive the preferred class rate in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 24.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Wenzel, Kalis, Dehler, Otremba and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 1447, 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.

Carruthers, McCollum, Peterson and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 1448, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; permitting taking of fish without a license for persons age 65 or over; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 97A.451, subdivision 2; and 97A.475, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.451, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Knoblach, Tuma, Osskopp, Dehler and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 1449, A bill for an act relating to human services; proposing welfare reform initiatives for MA, GA, GAMC, TANF , And MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.73, subdivision 1b; 256B.056, subdivision 1; 256D.02, subdivision 12a; and 256D.05, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256; and 256B; 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.

Pugh, Commers and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 1450, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating franchises; providing franchisees with the power to suspend performance under and rescind nonexempt franchises which are not covered by effective registration statements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 80C.02; and 80C.12, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kuisle, Skare, Rifenberg and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 1451, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; providing a free deer license to certain landowners to use on their land; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.441, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tunheim, Finseth, Leppik, Bakk and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1452, A bill for an act relating to watercraft; modifying provisions for the operation of personal watercraft; requiring a personal watercraft safety certificate; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 86B.313, subdivisions 1, 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Ness, Marko, Jennings, Lieder and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 1453, A bill for an act relating to highways; directing commissioner of transportation to study and prepare a report proposing a comprehensive, statewide highway access management policy.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Jennings; Kelso; Johnson , A. , And Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1454, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an open enrollment technology project; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wejcman, Skoglund and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1455, A bill for an act relating to crime; adding an exception to the crime of female genital mutilation for certified nurse midwives acting within the legal scope of their practice; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.2245, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Carruthers, Greiling and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1456, 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; providing by law for a legislature of 112 members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1457, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing use of personal care attendant services for respite care and allowing sharing of personal care attendants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0627, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 1458, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a study of the economic impact of certain improvement projects on Newport.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1459, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring that all new chiefs of police of municipal police departments in cities of the first, second , And third classes and directors of statewide law enforcement agencies appointed on or after January 1, 1998, hold a bachelor's degree; 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.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1460, A bill for an act relating to privacy; providing for the classification of and access to government data; eliminating the requirement that government agencies pay a fee for commissioner's opinions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, by adding subdivisions; and 53A.081, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.072, subdivision 3; 13.71, subdivisions 18, 19, 20 , And 21; and 13.99, subdivision 21d.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Entenza; Anderson, B. , And Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1461, A bill for an act relating to government operations; providing for a uniform business identifier to assist businesses in their dealings with the state; providing for electronic filing and information retrieval pertaining to business licenses; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Pawlenty; Skoglund; Evans; Swenson, D. , And Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1462, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the scope of fourth degree assault to include the infliction of any amount of bodily harm on a correctional facility employee; requiring state prison inmates who are convicted of fourth degree assault to serve the sentence for the assault consecutively to their current sentence; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.2231, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mahon, Milbert , Abrams and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1463, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; clarifying limits on contributions to candidates for local elected office; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 211A.12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Juhnke, Jennings, Winter, Bettermann and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 1464, A bill for an act relating to utilities; authorizing municipal and cooperative utilities to form joint ventures for the provision of utility services; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 453B; repealing Laws 1996, chapter 300, section 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Pugh, Stanek, Broecker, Marko and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1465, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; motor vehicles; establishing system for the notification, recording, and collection of delinquent fines for traffic and parking violations; prohibiting registration of vehicle of owner who has not paid the fine for a traffic or parking violation; prohibiting issuance of warrants for parking violations; providing for redesigned license plates to be issued in 1999 for passenger automobiles for five-year periods; imposing a fee; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.12, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 169.91, subdivision 3; 169.95; and 169.99, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168; and 169.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Leppik; Johnson , A.; Ness; Kelso and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1466, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a data access program for public libraries and school media centers; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Stanek, Skoglund and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1467, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants to Hennepin county sheriff's office and the Minneapolis police department for operation of the FBI Drugfire computer system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark, Jefferson, Skoglund, Stanek and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 1468, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring bias-motivated crimes training requirements for peace officers; authorizing a public education campaign about hate-based violence; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 8.34, subdivision 3 , And by adding subdivisions; and 626.8451, subdivisions 1 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rukavina, Tomassoni and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1469, A bill for an act relating to the town of White; providing for the extension of the duration of certain tax increment financing districts of the joint east range economic development authority; providing for the expansion of a district or establishment of an additional district; exempting the districts from certain restrictions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rukavina, Tomassoni and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1470, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing certain cities, towns , And the county for certain unorganized townships to create the Virginia area ambulance district; authorizing a tax levy; requiring local approval.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Anderson, B., by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 1471, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring commissioner of transportation to construct pedestrian-bicycle overpass on marked U.S. highway No. 169 in the city of Elk River.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Juhnke, Skare, Nornes, Gunther and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1472, A bill for an act relating to transportation; directing the commissioner of transportation to establish an air service marketing program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 360.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Clark, Knight, Leighton, Ozment and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1473, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a commission to examine and make recommendations on state subsidy programs and tax laws related to economic development.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Opatz, Pelowski, Tuma, Bettermann and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1474, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for libraries at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota state colleges and universities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Erhardt, Pawlenty, Van Dellen, Harder and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 1475, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a nonrefundable personal and dependent credit for the 1996 tax year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Hasskamp, Smith, Van Dellen, Kubly and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 1476, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for reporting abortion data; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.411, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Evans and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 1477, A bill for an act relating to human rights; protecting independent contractors from unfair discriminatory actions in employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 363.01, subdivision 16.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1478, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying minimum sentences of imprisonment for subsequent violations of firearm offenses; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.11, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1479, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for housing for people with HIV/AIDS.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Anderson, B., by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 1480, A bill for an act relating to the city of Buffalo; authorizing the extension of the duration of a tax increment financing district; providing for use of the tax increments.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Wejcman, Otremba, Mahon, Rest and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 1481, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the attorney general to investigate unfair drug price discrimination; giving the commissioner of administration authority to negotiate contract prices for prescription drugs; requiring the commissioner of administration to establish and administer a nongovernmental pharmaceutical contracting alliance; modifying prescription dispensing requirements; requiring a pharmacy to post a sign on generic substitution; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 8.31, subdivision 1; and 151.21, subdivisions 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1482, A bill for an act relating to crimes; broadening the permissible use of preliminary breath test results obtained in DWI situations; broadening the scope of the DWI forfeiture law to include certain implied consent license revocations; authorizing an administrative forfeiture process; requiring that the alcohol concentration of a person who is driving while impaired be placed on the person's driving record; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.121, subdivision 6; 169.1217; and 171.12, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rifenberg, Seifert, Reuter and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 1483, 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.

Hausman, Westfall, Kubly and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1484, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding the number of living-at-home/block nurse programs; modifying contract requirements for the living-at-home/block nurse program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0917, subdivisions 7 and 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1485, A bill for an act relating to children; appropriating money for the Greenway Readiness Program for early childhood family education and early childhood special education.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Olson, E.; Anderson, I. , And Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 1486, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain state lands to wild rice lessees.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Peterson, Clark, Kubly, Rhodes and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1487, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the affordable rental investment fund program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Knight, Rifenberg, Larsen and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. No. 1488, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a personal and dependent credit for two taxable years; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Pugh, Dawkins, Smith and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 1489, A bill for an act relating to tort liability; municipalities; clarifying the liability for torts of officers, employees , And agents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 466.02; and 466.04, subdivisions 1 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sekhon, Osthoff, Holsten, Tingelstad and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 1490, A bill for an act relating to parks; funding the operation and maintenance of parks in the metropolitan area; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Peterson; Anderson, I.; Mulder; Winter and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 1491, A bill for an act relating to health plans; regulating certain provisions in managed care agreements between health plan companies and providers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jefferson, Delmont and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1492, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a pilot program for adolescent parenting and prevention support; establishing eligibility criteria and program components; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Huntley, Opatz, Greenfield and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 1493, A bill for an act relating to health care benefits; establishing a mandate assessment process; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wenzel; Peterson; Finseth; Swenson, H. , And Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 1494, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for technical support grants to soil and water conservation districts.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Huntley, Delmont, Haas and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 1495, A bill for an act relating to health; restricting the ability of providers and health plan companies to enter into exclusive or restrictive contracts; providing civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 1496, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring utility deposits to be returned to the county under EA, TANF , And MFIP-S; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256.81; 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.

Broecker, Tuma, Pelowski, Paulsen and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1497, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing an income tax credit for gifts by individuals to institutions of higher education; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Leighton, Entenza, Biernat, Kelso and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1498, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for summer food service replacement aid; providing for school breakfast outreach programs; 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.

Milbert, Jennings, Ozment, Macklin and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 1499, A bill for an act relating to gambling; modifying the combined receipts tax schedule; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297E.02, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 1500, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing that cities with a combined population of at least 5,000 may qualify for municipal state aid if certain conditions are met; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 162.09, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Skoglund, Carruthers, McGuire, Stanek and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1501, A bill for an act relating to crime; making it a felony to commit indecent exposure while confining or restraining another person; requiring persons convicted of this offense to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act and to provide a DNA sample at the time of conviction or release from incarceration; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 243.166, subdivision 1; 609.3451, subdivision 3; 609.3461, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 617.23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Carruthers; Johnson , A.; Milbert and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 1502, A bill for an act relating to taxes; use tax; expanding the de minimis exemption for the use tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.14, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Luther, Carruthers, McElroy, Tunheim and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 1503, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; providing for maximum permitted charges by pawnbrokers; prohibiting the pledge or sale of property to a pawnbroker by a person under 21 years of age; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 325J.07; and 325J.08.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Pugh; Skoglund; Entenza; Swenson, D. , And Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 1504, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; permitting courts to extend a sex offender's term of probation if the offender fails to complete court-ordered sex offender treatment successfully before probation expires; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.135, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1505, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing for actuarial funding of the legislators retirement plan and the elective state officers retirement plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3A.01, by adding a subdivision; 3A.03; 3A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4; 3A.11, subdivision 1; 352C.021, by adding a subdivision; 352C.031, subdivision 6; 352C.04, subdivision 3; 352C.051, subdivision 3; 352C.09; 352C.10; 490.121, subdivisions 5, 6 , And 20; 490.122; 490.123; and 490.124, subdivisions 1, 6 , And 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 352C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3A.02, subdivision 2; 3A.07; 3A.09; 352C.091, subdivisions 2 and 3; and 490.123, subdivision 1c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1506, A bill for an act relating to retirement; exempting certain persons from reemployed annuitant provisions governing the Minnesota state retirement system; providing certain health insurance benefits.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Bakk and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 1507, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the sale of certain parcels of tax-forfeited land that border public waters in Cook county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Kubly, Juhnke, Peterson, Ozment and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1508, A bill for an act relating to renewable energy; permitting certain municipalities in the upper Minnesota river valley region to establish a rural development financing authority and establishing the Minnesota alternative energy development authority; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1509, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the higher education services office to match grants made under the National Service Scholars program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1510, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing for planning coordination for brownfields cleanup in certain areas of St. Paul; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116J.554, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1511, A bill for an act relating to community development; appropriating money for specified projects in the city of St. Paul; providing for a comprehensive planning process.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bakk, Rukavina, Ozment, Tomassoni and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 1512, A bill for an act relating to educational facilities; making certain construction, remodeling , And improvements a project; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.15, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Wenzel and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1513, A bill for an act relating to economic development; repealing a requirement for matching funds for a grant to the Morrison county rural development finance authority; amending Laws 1996, chapter 452, section 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Tomassoni, Juhnke, Tunheim and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1514, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; allowing a municipality to authorize a holder of an on-sale intoxicating liquor license to dispense intoxicating liquor at community festivals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.404, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Carlson and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 1515, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a pilot program for state aid to cooperative districts.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Chaudhary, Skoglund, Biernat, Clark and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1516, A bill for an act relating to nuisance; providing mediation in the housing calendar program; providing a lessor and lessee covenant against unlawful activity on residential premises; providing an expedited process for certain unlawful detainer actions; imposing civil penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 504.181, subdivision 1; 566.05; 566.18, subdivision 6; 617.82; and 617.85; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 484.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rukavina, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 1517, A bill for an act relating to taxation and government financial security; authorizing the study of the state's tax structure based upon a fair percentage of a partial gross worth dollar value for a tax system , And ability to pay factor.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Chaudhary, Pelowski, Ness and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1518, A bill for an act relating to education; eliminating the requirement that the telecommunications council require the use of MnNet; appropriating money to the higher education services office for the learning network of Minnesota to support development and extension of telecommunications networks; amending Laws 1993, First Special Session chapter 2 , Article 5, section 2 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Chaudhary, Evans, Rukavina, Dawkins and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1519, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; requiring a landlord to return an application fee or provide a reason for denial in writing; providing for a civil penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Chaudhary, Long, Solberg, Macklin and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1520, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; increasing the rate of the research credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.068, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Greiling and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1521, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying requirements for brand registration; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.311.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Lieder and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 1522, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for repair, rehabilitation , And replacement of state and local bridges.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Jaros, Kahn, Otremba, Trimble and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1523, A bill for an act relating to economic development and international trade; establishing a Minnesota office of international affairs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 1524, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources for a grant to the city of Marshall for flood control.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Jennings, Wolf, Holsten, Delmont and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 1525, A bill for an act relating to utilities; providing for customer-specific terms in electric utility service contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216B.05; and 216B.162, subdivisions 1, 4 , And by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Rest and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1526, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing learning year revenue for half-day kindergarten pupils; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.17, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Westrom, Koppendrayer and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1527, A bill for an act relating to education; restoration of revenue lost to the fund balance reduction for independent school district No. 264, Herman-Norcross.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Murphy, Leighton, Wejcman, Boudreau and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1528, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing home visiting programs for infant care; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jefferson, Winter, Mares and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1529, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for completion of the Minneapolis convention center; authorizing state bonds; providing for debt service; authorizing the city to expand the convention center; repealing expenditure limit on original construction; appropriating money; amending Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2, subdivision 1 , As amended; repealing Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Knoblach, Wenzel, Dehler and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1530, A bill for an act relating to public employees; prohibiting coverage of elective abortion; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 43A.23, subdivision 2; 471.61, by adding a subdivision; and 471.617, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kahn and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 1531, A bill for an act relating to state government; reallocating appropriations for the renovation of the capitol building; amending Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 13, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Skare and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 1532, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; staging the availability of an appropriation in proportion to the matching money received; amending Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 19, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jennings, Smith, Entenza, Ozment and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1533, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; heating, ventilating , And air filtering; creating an advisory council and prescribing its powers and duties; providing rulemaking; prescribing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116J.70, subdivision 2a; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1534, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing a new license category under the well code for a vertical heat exchanger contractor; establishing training requirements for well contractors installing vertical heat exchangers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 103I.101, subdivisions 2 and 5; 103I.105; 103I.208, subdivision 2; 103I.501; 103I.525, by adding a subdivision; and 103I.641, subdivisions 1 and 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103I.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 1535, A bill for an act relating to finance; providing for allocation of certain revenues to the budget reserve account; providing a refundable tax credit for the 1996 tax year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.152, subdivision 2; 124.195, subdivisions 7 and 10; and 290.06, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.904, subdivision 4d.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Wagenius, McElroy, Winter and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 1536, A bill for an act relating to economic policy and strategic planning; calling for a survey of past and present economic policy initiatives in Minnesota and possible directions for an economic policy council; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Carlson, Mares, Mullery, Luther and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 1537, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating an advisory task force to consider a new motor vehicle license plate motto and a change in the design of the state flag.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Molnau, Lieder, Workman and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 1538, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting gasoline and special fuel used to operate well drilling machines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 296.18, subdivision 1; and 297A.25, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Workman, Mares, Commers, Holsten and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 1539, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; prohibiting admission of motorcycle helmet use by operators and passengers age 18 or older in litigation involving damages arising from use or operation of a motor vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.685, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.974, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Murphy; Johnson , A.; Mahon; Broecker and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1540, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring drivers to reduce speed when approaching authorized emergency vehicles stopped on the roadway or shoulder; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.14, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1541, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; establishing youth-oriented driver improvement clinics; requiring motorcycle drivers under 18 to hold instruction permit for 12 violation-free months before receiving two-wheeled vehicle endorsement; establishing a graduated licensing system with provisional license phase; requiring two-phase driver education program; restricting driving privileges for holders of instruction permits and provisional licenses and requiring violation-free period before advancement to next license stage; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.912, subdivision 1; 86B.337, subdivision 1; 120.73, subdivision 1; 168.042, subdivision 1; 169.121, subdivision 4; 169.1217, subdivision 1; 169.89, subdivision 5; 169.971, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 169.972; 169.973, subdivision 1; 169.974, subdivision 2; 171.01, subdivision 14; 171.04, subdivision 1; 171.043; 171.05, subdivisions 2 and 2a; 171.06, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 171.07, subdivision 1; 171.10, subdivision 1; 171.12, subdivision 3; 171.16, subdivision 5; 171.17, subdivisions 2 and 3; 171.171; 171.172; 171.173; 171.174; 171.20, subdivision 3; 171.24, subdivision 5; 171.27; 171.30, subdivision 3; 171.305, subdivision 5; and 171.39; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Solberg, Murphy and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1542, A bill for an act relating to public employment; making technical changes; modifying definitions; ratifying certain labor agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.855, subdivision 2; 179A.03, subdivision 14; 179A.10, subdivision 1; and 179A.11, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Weaver; Swenson, D.; Entenza and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 1543, A bill for an act relating to driving while impaired; making it a crime for operators of snowmobiles , All-terrain vehicles, and motorboats to refuse to submit to alcohol concentration testing at the lawful demand of a peace officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.91, subdivisions 2, 5, 7, 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 84.911, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 6; 86B.331, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 86B.335, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And 6; 97B.066, subdivision 6 , And by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 86B.335, subdivisions 11 and 12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1544, A bill for an act relating to taxation; permitting local governments to adjust truth-in-taxation notices and final levies in relation to proposed mergers of services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 275.065, subdivisions 3 and 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Weaver, Broecker and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 1545, A bill for an act relating to public employment; adopting a policy for all public employees; excepting employees found to have engaged in sexual harassment from standard discharge procedure; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 179A.20, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jefferson and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 1546, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing the city of Minneapolis to establish a housing transition district and providing the conditions thereof.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Ozment and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1547, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; imposing restrictions; defining terms; requiring fiscal disparities contributions to be paid by the district; modifying the computation of original net tax capacity; clarifying provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 469.174, subdivision 10 , And by adding a subdivision; 469.175, subdivisions 3, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 469.176, subdivisions 1a, 2, 4g , And 4j; and 469.177, subdivisions 3 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1548, A bill for an act relating to reemployment insurance; modifying reemployment insurance account provisions; providing a waiting period for certain claimants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.07, subdivision 2; and 268.08, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Peterson, Westrom, Kalis, Westfall and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 1549, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; allowing use of economic development districts for certain retail facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 469.176, subdivision 4c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Haas, Carruthers, Skoglund, Luther and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1550, A bill for an act relating to local government; appropriating money for curfew enforcement.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Delmont and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1551, A bill for an act relating to public safety; directing commissioner of administration to temporarily transfer proceeds of enhanced 911 service fee to pay for enhanced 911 services for cellular and other wireless communications access costs accruing to state patrol; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 403.113, subdivision 1; and 403.13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Tunheim and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1552, A bill for an act relating to professions; authorizing the attorney general to take action against unlicensed private detectives and protective agents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.339.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1553, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that the market value of certain improvements to commercial-industrial property located in an enterprise zone is exempt from taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.11, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1554, A bill for an act relating to appellate courts; providing for questions of law certified between the appellate courts of this state and other states and nations; enacting the 1997 Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 480; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 480.061.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rifenberg, Krinkie, Gunther and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 1555, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing for economic impact statements on bills that regulate the activities of businesses in this state; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1556, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing a maximum rate for municipal water sales to another municipality; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 444.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Munger, Finseth, Osthoff, Sekhon and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 1557, A bill for an act relating to windbreaks; appropriating money for cost-share grants for windbreaks.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

McCollum, Holsten, Osthoff, Larsen and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 1558, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money for constructing a highway pedestrian bridge over marked trunk highway No. 36 in North St. Paul.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

McCollum, Osthoff, Holsten, Trimble and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 1559, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources for a Southeast Asian conservation officer recruitment and training program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Munger, Hausman, Ozment, McCollum and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 1560, A bill for an act relating to natural resources and pollution control; appropriating money for research on amphibians.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Munger; Johnson, R.; Rostberg; Finseth and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 1561, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money for natural snow fencing.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Johnson , A.; Winter; Pelowski; Weaver and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 1562, A bill for an act relating to data practices; classifying student evaluation data on instruction in the statewide university system as public; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.43, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Garcia; Entenza; Greenfield; Anderson, B. , And Kraus introduced:

H. F. No. 1563, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the STAR program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Wagenius, Greiling, Ozment, Macklin and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 1564, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring the state to impose a future school facility charge; requiring revenue to be held in trust; authorizing disbursal to local school districts for school facility capital costs; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 281A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1565, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that contributions to and interest earned on certain educational savings plan accounts are exempt from income taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.01, subdivision 19b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Winter, Solberg, Kinkel, Sviggum and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1566, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a committee to plan training programs for firefighters; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mariani, Clark and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1567, A bill for an act relating to educational community services; providing funding for strategic investments in families statewide; providing criteria for funding eligibility; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tompkins, Pugh, Dempsey, Ozment and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1568, A bill for an act relating to parks; funding the operation and maintenance of parks in the metropolitan area; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Mullery, Kahn, Long and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1569, A bill for an act relating to parks; funding the operation and maintenance of parks in the metropolitan area; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Clark, Kahn, Carruthers, Evans and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1570, A bill for an act relating to smoking; requiring a landlord to prevent smoke from a residential rental unit from entering the rental apartment building's common areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.416.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , March 17, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Pugh, Wejcman, McGuire, Dawkins and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1571, A bill for an act relating to human rights; prohibiting employers from making inquiries regarding unlawful discrimination complaints or charges made by applicants; limiting the discovery and admission of certain evidence in sexual harassment cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 363.03, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Molnau, Lieder and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1572, A bill for an act relating to transportation; increasing motor fuel taxes; appropriating money for transportation and transit purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 296.02, subdivision 1b; and 296.025, subdivision 1b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Folliard, Kelso and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1573, A bill for an act relating to education; continuing the Aquila community together project; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Sykora, Smith and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1574, A bill for an act relating to family; changing procedures and presumptions relating to joint custody; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518.17, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Munger, Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1575, A bill for an act relating to waste management; providing authority for the western Lake Superior sanitary district to collect solid waste management service charges; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115A.554; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 458D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1576, A bill for an act relating to administrative procedures; extending the legal status of existing exempt rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 14.387.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1577, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting residential hospices from certain food preparation rules; 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.

Mullery, McCollum, Juhnke, Molnau and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 1578, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; providing for special license plate stickers for members of veteran service organizations; 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.

Hausman, Workman, Munger, Solberg and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 1579, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing subagents to retain a commission on the sale of sporting licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.485, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Mullery, Murphy, Jefferson, Skoglund and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1580, A bill for an act relating to crime; witness tampering; increasing criminal penalties for certain witness tampering crimes that involve great bodily harm or death, or clear, credible , And unequivocal threats of great bodily harm or death; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.498, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1581, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for expansion of the Blufflands trail system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1582, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a soil survey in Fillmore county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Mullery, Carlson, Kahn, Winter and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1583, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the commissioner of administration to place a bust of Nellie Stone Johnson in the state capitol.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Nornes, Peterson, Schumacher, Bettermann and Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1584, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for an electronic Minnesota community services directory; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Holsten, Bakk, Finseth and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 1585, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; specifying the disposition of interest earned on the unexpended balances of certain state accounts; modifying provisions for the computation of unrefunded gasoline tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.794, subdivision 1; 84.803, subdivision 1; 84.927, subdivision 2; 86B.415, subdivision 9; 94.165; and 296.421, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Skoglund and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 1586, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; arson; providing for statewide arson training courses for law enforcement and fire service personnel and prosecutors; creating an arson strike force to provide investigative and prosecutorial assistance to local agencies; providing intervention measures concerning juvenile firesetters; allowing the state fire marshal to designate individuals with power to summon witnesses and compel the production of documents; clarifying the district court's authority to punish failure to testify or produce evidence; allowing conviction and sentencing for both an arson crime and the crime the arson attempted to conceal; requiring a presentence investigation report to consider the impact of an arson offense on fire safety personnel; requiring development of an arson investigation training module; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 299F.051; 299F.06, subdivisions 1 and 3; 609.035, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 609.115, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299F; and 626; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299F.07.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Erhardt, Osthoff, Pugh, Leppik and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 1587, A bill for an act relating to commerce; reducing certain fees of the department of commerce; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 80A.28, subdivision 2; 82.21, subdivision 1; 82B.09, subdivision 1; 155A.045, subdivision 1; 326.86, subdivision 1; 326.975, subdivision 1; and 359.01, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Trimble, Farrell and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 1588, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for an advisory task force to consider a Minnesota museum of music.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Evans, Trimble, Kahn, Workman and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1589, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing funding for the center for victims of torture; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Anderson, B.; Farrell; Broecker; Mares and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1590, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for treatment of certain children in need of protection or services; requiring certain notices; imposing a criminal penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.191, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Swenson, D.; Skoglund; Tuma; Farrell and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1591, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; authorizing use of results of preliminary screening test in a prosecution for violating a condition imposed on holder of a limited driver's license; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.121, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tuma, Hasskamp, Milbert, Kraus and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1592, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing that certain property owners residing in a nursing home retain homestead status; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.124, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dempsey; Davids; Mahon; Anderson, I. , And Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 1593, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring certain insurers to provide certain water or steam damage coverage; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Farrell; Mariani; Skoglund; Swenson, D. , And Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1594, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating money to develop a law enforcement library at Metropolitan State University.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Farrell; Mariani; Swenson, D.; Skoglund and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1595, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; directing the board of peace officer standards and training to amend its rules and to establish an award for excellence in peace officer training.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Broecker and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. No. 1596, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring the commissioner of transportation to take appropriate action to substantially increase pedestrian safety at an intersection in North Oaks.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Pugh, Broecker, Murphy, Larsen and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1597, A bill for an act relating to legal services; appropriating money to the supreme court for civil legal services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Koppendrayer, Kelso, Hilty and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 1598, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for county agency reimbursement for services provided to American Indians living on reservations; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Dehler and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 1599, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding eligible institutions for purposes of the child care grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136A.125, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Erhardt, Hasskamp, Murphy and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1600, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an additional property tax refund to certain homeowners; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290A.04, by adding a subdivision; and 290A.23, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Abrams, Pugh and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1601, A bill for an act relating to crimes; eliminating misdemeanor offense of selling toxic substances to minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.684, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 145.406; and 609.684, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stang and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 1602, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing school buses operating on certain routes to be equipped with tires having metal studs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.72, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 1603, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the transfer to the city of Oakdale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Washington county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tomassoni, Davids, Milbert and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1604, A bill for an act relating to insurance; no-fault auto; regulating residual liability insurance on nonowned vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 65B.49, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1605, A bill for an act relating to insurance; Minnesota comprehensive health insurance association; modifying eligibility for coverage under the state plan; providing funding for the expenses of the association; prohibiting unfair referrals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62E.10, subdivision 7; 62E.11, by adding a subdivision; 62E.14, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivision 15; 256D.03, subdivision 3b; and 268.022, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Seagren, McCollum and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 1606, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for military pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Carlson; Seagren; Tomassoni; Johnson, R. , And Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 1607, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing the lifework learning center; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bishop, Bradley and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 1608, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing home rule charters to provide for recall and removal of officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 410.20.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 1609, A bill for an act relating to corrections; creating the site selection committee to recommend sites for future correctional facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 1610, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; providing that testimony be made under oath or affirmation; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Slawik; Clark; Swenson, D.; Mares and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1611, A bill for an act appropriating money for Landfall housing and redevelopment.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kalis, Solberg, Dempsey, Knoblach and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 1612, A bill for an act relating to public administration; amending certain conditions relating to spending authorizations; amending Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 13, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Rifenberg, Davids, Pelowski and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 1613, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; changing appropriation for the Pickwick Mill; amending Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 22, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Tompkins, Stanek, Westfall, Macklin and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 1614, 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 Ways and Means.

Olson, E.; Daggett; Kubly; Anderson, I. , And Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1615, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; exempting small cities from certain rules; amending Minnesota Statutes, sections 273.1399, by adding a subdivision; 469.174, by adding a subdivision; 469.176, subdivisions 4c, 4j , And 5; and 469.1763, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Hausman and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 1616, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reenacting the sales and use tax exemptions for photovoltaic devices and wind energy systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.25, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Macklin, Long, Koppendrayer, Kelso and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 1617, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for property tax reform; changing class rates; providing education funding; providing truth in budgeting; providing levy constraints; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25 , And 31; 273.1393; 275.065, subdivisions 1, 3, 5a , And 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 275.07, by adding a subdivision; 276.04, subdivision 2; 477A.013, subdivision 9; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 273; and 275; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.13, subdivision 32; 473.3915; and 477A.011, subdivision 37.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Greiling, McGuire, Tuma, Osskopp and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 1618, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; multimember agencies; changing certain publication dates and requirements; modifying registration requirements; changing the expiration date for certain multimember agencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15.059, subdivision 5; 15.0597, subdivisions 2 and 3; and 15.0599, subdivisions 1, 4 , And 5 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings; Swenson, D. , And Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 1619, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing abandonment of a ditch; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 1620, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing that issuance of a certain permit does not make a county liable for certain injuries; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 86B.121.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Murphy and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 1621, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in Carlton county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Rifenberg and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1622, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the private sale of certain surplus state land in Houston county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1623, A bill for an act relating to government officials; limiting certain promotional activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.52, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Bishop and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1624, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; limitations periods; adding occupational therapists to the limitation period for other health care professionals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 541.07.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mariani, McCollum, Paymar, Osthoff and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1625, A bill for an act relating to the city of St. Paul; appropriating money to fund the Harriet Island Redevelopment.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1626, A bill for an act relating to privacy; providing for the classification of and access to government data; modifying provisions governing data practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.33; 13.43, subdivision 2; 13.82, by adding a subdivision; 13.85, subdivision 2; 171.12, subdivision 1; and 260.161, subdivisions 1 and 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Knoblach and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1627, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees police and fire fund; providing for an administrative hearing on the question of alleged incorrect tax documentation on a disability benefit; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Johnson , A.; Long; Pelowski; Ness and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 1628, A bill for an act relating to sales tax; making certain services taxable; creating an advisory council; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.01, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1629, A bill for an act relating to warrants; providing for inspection warrants; providing a penalty; 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.

Krinkie, Pawlenty, Van Dellen, Rifenberg and Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 1630, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; modifying the rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.02, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Van Dellen and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1631, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing sentences for persons who commit felonies for the benefit of a criminal gang; repealing the statutory definition of criminal gang; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.229, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.229, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mariani, Clark, Dawkins, Bakk and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1632, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the neighborhood land trust program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Haas, Peterson, Munger and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1633, A bill for an act relating to snowmobiles; requiring snowmobile liability insurance; authorizing the issuance of civil citations; requiring lottery game with a snowmobile safety theme; providing civil and criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349.12, subdivision 25; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Haas, Bradley and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1634, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the board of the Minnesota comprehensive health association to develop a prescription drug insurance program for senior citizens; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Haas, Van Dellen, Boudreau and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 1635, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a one-time personal and dependent refund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mulder, Peterson, Westrom, Westfall and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 1636, A bill for an act relating to snowmobiles; requiring the commissioner to provide a listing of safety programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.82, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Anderson, I.; Abrams; Lieder and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1637, A bill for an act relating to insurance; adopting insurance-related recommendations of the arson task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 65A.296, subdivision 1; 65A.50, subdivision 13; 72A.20, subdivision 12; 72A.201, subdivision 8; 299F.053, subdivision 2; and 299F.054, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1638, A bill for an act relating to economic development; promoting foreign trade zones; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Harder, Schumacher, Skare, Winter and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1639, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing an appropriation for farm safety outreach; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Harder and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 1640, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees retirement association; providing for certain refunds as a result of the privatization of the Jackson medical center and the Tracy municipal hospital and clinic.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1641, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring establishment of a toll-free telephone service for all Minnesotans to call the legislature; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1642, A bill for an act relating to economic development; expanding the eligibility to qualify for inclusion within an enterprise zone; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 469.301, by adding a subdivision; 469.303; and 469.305, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 1643, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that increases in property tax levies over those payable in 1997 be levied against referendum market value; providing for targeted property tax refunds for residential and farm homesteads; providing for local government aids; abolishing limited market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2131, subdivision 1; 124A.03, subdivision 1g; 124A.0311, subdivision 1; 124A.23, subdivisions 1 and 2; 273.032; 273.11, subdivision 5; 273.121; 276.04, subdivision 2; 290A.04, subdivision 2h; 477A.011, subdivision 34 , And by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 8 and 9; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124; and 275; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.0311, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 273.11, subdivision 1a; and 477A.011, subdivisions 35, 36 , And 37.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 1644, A bill for an act relating to transportation; allowing population of city to be determined by estimate of metropolitan council or state demographer for purpose of qualifying for municipal state-aid street fund apportionment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 162.09, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Trimble, Ozment, Kalis and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1645, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for the purchase and transfer of certain development rights; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 394.25, subdivision 2; and 462.357, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1646, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing for competition and economic fairness in the marketing of dairy products; allowing retail price flexibility in sales of milk and milk products; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 32.70; 32.71; 32.72; 32.73; and 32.74.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Trimble, Clark, Osthoff and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1647, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing funding and direction to the jobs skills partnership; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116L.04, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Wejcman and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1648, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing reimbursement to counties for transportation services provided for transporting persons to detoxification programs or shelters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 254A.17, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wejcman and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1649, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring case management services for mental illness to be reimbursed at the same rate as case management services for mental retardation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, subdivision 20.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 1650, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing criminal penalties for adults who approach, contact, or speak to a minor who is not related to the actor, with intent to commit sexual conduct or a criminal or delinquent act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.352, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 609.494, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Holsten, Osthoff, Tingelstad, McCollum and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 1651, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the critical habitat private sector matching account.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Ness, Tomassoni, Mares, Kielkucki and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1652, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying secondary vocational education aid guarantee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.573, subdivision 2f.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 1653, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating new motorcycle warranties; imposing duties on manufacturers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325F.665, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Workman and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 1654, 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. 1655, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing the city of Chanhassen to establish a housing tax increment district; exempting the district from certain requirements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1656, A bill for an act relating to crimes; making it a crime for suspected drug-impaired driver to refuse to submit to drug recognition evaluation; expanding implied consent law to cover drug recognition evaluation conducted by a drug recognition expert; requiring peace officer training in sobriety field testing and on drugs that impair driving; requiring that drug recognition experts be trained and made available around the state on a phased-in schedule; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.01, by adding subdivisions; 169.121, subdivisions 1a and 2; and 169.123, subdivisions 2, 4, 5a , And 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299D; and 626.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1657, A bill for an act relating to children; child protection; providing a uniform process for children in need of protection or services petitions; providing certain notice in voluntary placements; providing for access to certain data on children; providing for contact and communication agreements in adoption; modifying the reasonable efforts requirement when a child has been placed outside the home; clarifying and modifying time requirements for permanency planning; providing earlier notice to relatives of permanency planning for a child; modifying grounds for termination of parental rights; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256E.03, subdivision 2; 257.071, subdivisions 3, 4 , And by adding subdivisions; 257.072, subdivision 1; 259.41; 259.59, by adding a subdivision; 259.67, subdivision 2; 260.012; 260.015, subdivisions 2a and 29; 260.131, subdivisions 1 and 2; 260.155, subdivisions 1a, 2, 3, 4 , And 8; 260.161, by adding a subdivision; 260.165, subdivision 3; 260.191, subdivisions 3a, 3b , And 4; 260.192; 260.221, subdivisions 1 and 5; and 260.241, subdivisions 1 and 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 257; and 259; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 259.33.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Holsten, Winter, Finseth, Westfall and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 1658, A bill for an act relating to the environment; authorizing the delegation of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 103D.335, subdivision 10; and 115.03, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Evans, Trimble, Delmont and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1659, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the north metro I-35W corridor coalition.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 1660, A bill for an act relating to education; assisting school districts in complying with state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1661, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for the limited practice of psychology; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 148.90, subdivision 1; 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.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1662, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; making an appropriation to the Minnesota historical society for a grant to the Minnesota center for legal education for certain programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1663, A bill for an act relating to Lake county; providing for the establishment of a redevelopment project area and redevelopment tax increment financing districts to finance certain costs of wastewater collection and treatment facilities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Anderson, I. , And Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1664, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Voyageur recreation area board.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 1665, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the issuance of intoxicating liquor licenses to the division of parks and recreation of the city of Saint Paul; amending Laws 1990, chapter 554, section 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Biernat, Dawkins and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1666, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing a limitation on actions based on errors or omissions in housing inspections; 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.

Luther, Mariani and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1667, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an adult basic education program for adults with disabilities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.26, by adding a subdivision; and 124.2601, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 1668, A bill for an act relating to evidence; fixing the conditions for the disclosure of certain information subject to the Minnesota Free Flow of Information Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 595.023; and 595.024, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1669, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a grant for Mid-State Education District No. 6979; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Goodno, Kinkel, Seifert, Opatz and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 1670, A bill for an act relating to labor relations; providing special arbitration provisions for a certain bargaining unit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 179A.16, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 1671, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; prescribing the display period for "Walk" signal at certain pedestrian-control traffic signals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.06, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Paymar and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1672, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money for beautification and enhancement of marked trunk highway No. 5 in St. Paul.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1673, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing an increase in reimbursement rates; including home modification to the alternative care program and the waivered programs without prior authorization; requiring rate consolidation for the waivered programs for certain services; exempting certain individuals from preadmission screening; requiring the monthly cap for elderly waiver conversion clients to be the higher of either the statewide average or the actual nursing home cost; extending the alternative care pilot projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.0911, subdivision 2; 256B.0912, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0913, subdivision 5; and 256B.0915, subdivision 3; Laws 1995, chapter 207 , Article 6, section 115; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.0721, subdivision 3; and 256B.0913, subdivision 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1674, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; specifying eligibility for community-based crime prevention grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 119A.31, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1675, A bill for an act relating to community development; appropriating money for a project in the city of St. Paul; providing for a comprehensive planning process.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Pawlenty, Kinkel, Mulder, McGuire and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 1676, A bill for an act relating to early childhood development; establishing an infant development project; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Anderson, B., by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 1677, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money for fencing along highway 169 in Elk River.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Biernat, Greiling, Evans, Weaver and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1678, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an interim task force to study and recommend a preK-12 education governance structure; directing the revisor to make the appropriate changes to reflect the repeal of the state board of education; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.02.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Garcia, Mahon and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 1679, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan airports; requiring conveyance and reconveyance of land between metropolitan airports commission and city of Richfield.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1680, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the gateway to the world grant.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Peterson, Munger and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1681, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; temporarily reducing registration tax on motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels; imposing registration fee on certain vehicles; creating alternative fuel vehicle development account to promote development of alternative fuel vehicles and fueling facilities; requiring rulemaking; temporarily halting taxation of certain motor fuels; making technical correction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.013, by adding a subdivision; 296.02, subdivision 1b; and 296.025, subdivision 1b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Peterson, Davids, McCollum and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1682, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; allowing school buses to be operated with studded tires when authorized by the local school board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.72, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Seifert, by request , And Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 1683, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a downsizing pilot project for two ICF/MR located in Lyon county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Kelso, Koppendrayer, Greiling, Weaver and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 1684, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to fund the Minnesota International Center's international classroom connection.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Delmont and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1685, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the equalized debt service levy; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivision 4; and 124.961.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kubly, Winter, Juhnke and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1686, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; creating a rural dispute resolution procedure; amending Laws 1986, chapter 398, article 1, section 18 , As amended; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 40B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1687, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing optional bidding for vendors of senior meals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256.9752, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1688, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; allowing apartment property in certain towns to receive a lower class rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Johnson , A.; Kelso; Broecker; Schumacher and Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 1689, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; providing that motorcycle permit is effective for one year before renewal; providing for endorsement fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.974, subdivision 2; 171.06, subdivision 2a; and 171.13, subdivision 5, and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Hasskamp and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1690, A bill for an act relating to watercraft; modifying provisions for the operation of personal watercraft; requiring insurance to obtain a personal watercraft license; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 86B.313, subdivisions 1 and 3; and 86B.401, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Pugh, Dawkins, Wejcman, Murphy and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1691, A bill for an act relating to the judiciary; allowing the board on judicial standards to pay costs and attorney's fees in certain cases; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Munger, Leppik, Hausman, Sekhon and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 1692, A resolution memorializing Congress to recognize Earth Day as a national day of service and education.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Pugh, Skoglund, Stanek, Garcia and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1693, A bill for an act relating to public employees; providing that public safety dispatchers are essential employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 179A.03, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Garcia, Holsten, Commers, Delmont and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1694, A bill for an act relating to gambling; modifying the combined receipts tax schedule; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297E.02, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Pugh, Wolf, Vickerman, Kelso and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 1695, A bill for an act relating to gambling; modifying the combined receipts tax schedule; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297E.02, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1696, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; establishing shooting hours for migratory game birds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97B.075.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Paulsen and Commers introduced:

H. F. No. 1697, A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting candidates from accepting certain contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10A.27, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1698, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing reimbursement rates for a nursing facility relocated under the moratorium exception process; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rukavina, Solberg, Winter, Pelowski and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 1699, A bill for an act relating to higher education; limiting the administrative costs of the Minnesota state colleges and universities system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 1700, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for redevelopment of a commercial building in Olivia.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Murphy; Anderson, I. , And Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1701, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; limiting charges for cashing certain state warrants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 48.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

McCollum, Greenfield and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1702, A bill for an act relating to health; regulating the practice of respiratory care; establishing the requirements for registration and regulation of respiratory care practitioners; providing for continuing education, fees, reporting obligations, disciplinary actions , And for an advisory council; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147C; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 4762.0010; 4762.0020; 4762.0030; 4762.0040; 4762.0050; 4762.0060; 4762.0065; 4762.0070; 4762.0080; 4762.0090; 4762.0100; 4762.0200; and 4762.0300.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Entenza, Farrell and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 1703, A bill for an act authorizing the sale of intoxicating liquor at professional athletic events in the St. Paul civic center; amending Laws 1969, chapter 783, section 1, subdivision 1 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 1704, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an asset requirement for the MinnesotaCare program; imposing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256.9355, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 1705, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to stabilize river banks in East Grand Forks.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Entenza, Kubly and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 1706, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the distribution of information on Down Syndrome.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 1707, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions governing advance health care directives; combining laws governing living wills and durable power of attorney for health care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.03, subdivision 3; 14.386; 145B.13; 145C.01, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 8 , And by adding subdivisions; 145C.02; 145C.03; 145C.04; 145C.05, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 145C.06; 145C.07; 145C.08; 145C.09; 145C.10; 145C.11; 145C.12; and 145C.13, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 145B; and 145C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 145C.05, subdivision 1; and 145C.15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Koskinen, Greenfield and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 1708, A bill for an act relating to health; providing a senior citizen prescription drug benefit under the MinnesotaCare program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256.9354, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Koskinen, Clark, Dawkins, Greiling and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1709, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; creating a duty for landlords to ensure reasonably safe conditions for tenants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 504.18, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Koskinen, Mulder, Trimble, Farrell and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1710, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing counseling services and mandatory leave for certain railroad employees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 1711, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying requirements for drug and alcohol testing; clarifying provisions on review of personnel records by employees; setting a limit for penalties on unpaid OSHA fines; creating a private right of action for violations of certain provisions regarding entertainment agencies; providing the criminal penalty of gross misdemeanor for an assault on an occupational safety and health investigator; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 181.953, subdivision 6; 181.961, subdivision 2; 182.666, subdivision 7; 184A.20; and 609.2231, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Bishop and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 1712, A bill for an act relating to employment; changing the probationary period for new firefighters under the firefighters' civil service commissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 420.08.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Dorn; Johnson, R.; Carlson; Pelowski and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 1713, A bill for an act relating to government operations; providing for continued employment of certain distinguished service professors in the Minnesota state colleges and universities system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , March 19, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1714, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an asset requirement for MinnesotaCare; changing medical assistance and general assistance medical care eligibility requirements; providing criminal and civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.057, subdivisions 1, 1b , And 2; and 256D.03, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson, R.; Pelowski; Carlson; Bettermann and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1715, A bill for an act relating to education; delaying campus student association referendum on statewide affiliation for a certain period of time.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Olson, M.; Pelowski; Knight; Kinkel and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 1716, A bill for an act relating to education; offering an alternative of a locally controlled graduation rule; providing locally controlled graduation rule aid and district assistance and academic enhancement aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.101, subdivision 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 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.

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 1717, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying requirements for providers of case management services under the alternative care program and the elderly waiver; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.0913, subdivision 7; and 256B.0915, subdivision 1b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 1718, A bill for an act relating to human services; extending the physician surcharge waiver request to a physician whose license is issued or renewed on or after April 1, 1992; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256.9657, subdivision 1b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Kubly, Peterson, Seifert and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 1719, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a grant to Chippewa county for design and engineering specifications for certain recreational facilities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Rhodes, Folliard, Kelso and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1720, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying which schools the governor may close without affecting the schools' state aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 12.21, subdivision 3; and 120.05, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 1721, A bill for an act relating to real property; clarifying ownership of certain parcels of land in Chippewa county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Larsen, Biernat, Stanek, Macklin and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 1722, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring driver to control the vehicle when approaching authorized emergency vehicles stopped on the right-of-way; imposing surcharge for violation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.14, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Greiling; Johnson, R.; Koppendrayer; Mares and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 1723, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing gifted and talented grants; establishing content standards assessment grants; requiring designation of a gifted and talented resource person; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kahn, Trimble, Farrell, Jefferson and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1724, A bill for an act relating to elections; directing the secretary of state to study voting by Internet; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Olson, M.; Koppendrayer; Tuma; Gunther and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 1725, 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.

Kahn, Jefferson, Murphy, Smith and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1726, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing that certain employees are covered by the Minnesota state retirement system; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 352.01, subdivisions 2a and 2b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kahn, Jefferson, Murphy, Smith and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1727, A bill for an act relating to retirement; actuarial reporting requirements; modifying the definition of the actuarial value of pension plan assets; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 356.215, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Skare; Olson, E.; Kinkel and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 1728, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the personal care attendant services reimbursement rate in Beltrami and Hubbard counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0913, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1729, A bill for an act relating to health; encouraging breast-feeding; establishing a well-baby designation; exempting breast-feeding from indecent exposure; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 617.23; 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.

Peterson, Winter, Kubly, Westrom and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1730, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a grant program for livestock and dairy processing and marketing ventures; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 1731, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that substantially undervalued property is subject to a recapture of taxes; providing a penalty for certain local government employees who fail to report substantial undervaluations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.02, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Evans and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1732, A bill for an act relating to the city of New Brighton; authorizing creation of certain tax increment districts in the city.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Mulder, Carruthers, Winter and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 1733, A resolution memorializing Congress to enact legislation to create a national limited service hospital program for rural primary care hospitals.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Kraus, Davids, Osskopp, Rifenberg and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 1734, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing the emergency medical service regulatory board to adopt rules to establish a registration program for first responders; providing interim registration requirements for first responders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.801, subdivision 11; 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.

Mulder and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 1735, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a center for agricultural studies at Southwest State University; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Macklin, Pugh, Weaver and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 1736, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying the legislative intent concerning jail credit; presuming consecutive and not concurrent jail sentences; requiring specific findings to authorize concurrent jail sentences or jail credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.01, subdivision 1; 609.145, by adding a subdivision; and 609.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McGuire and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 1737, A bill for an act relating to data practices; clarifying the law allowing release of licensing data for law enforcement purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.41, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Huntley, Vickerman, Greenfield, Otremba and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1738, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for health care consumer assistance grants.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1739, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing the expenditure of revenues derived from a tax increment financing district located in the city of Foley outside of the district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Goodno, Huntley, Boudreau and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 1740, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a grant for the deaf and hard-of-hearing and deaf-blind children in Minnesota; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Biernat, McGuire, Kelso and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1741, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; creating a grant program to prevent violence through the development of plays, workshops , And educational resources; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Huntley, Winter, Jennings, Bradley and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 1742, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing health care purchasing alliances; establishing direct provider contracting; permitting the commissioner of health to waive hospital and other supervised living facility licensing standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.56, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62T; and 62U.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 1743, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing an additional levy for certain school districts operating a joint elementary facility.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mares, Larsen and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 1744, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the date for taking office for members of the school board of Northeast Metropolitan intermediate school district No. 916; changing the date of the organizational meeting; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136D.72, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 1745, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying Minnesota state college and university public employee exception; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 179A.03, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness; Seagren; Johnson , A. , And Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 1746, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing direct payments to cooperative units in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.193; and 124.195, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1747, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a new rate for day training and habilitation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 252.46, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rukavina, Winter, Kahn and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 1748, A bill for an act relating to state government; mandating the inclusion of certain information in the budget the governor submits to the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.11, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Knight and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 1749, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a one-time personal and dependent credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bakk; Rukavina; Finseth; Anderson, I. , And Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 1750, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; extending permits for timber sales that expire in 1997.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Munger, Kalis, Milbert, Ozment and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 1751, A bill for an act relating to the environment; regulating packaging; setting mandatory recycled content for certain products and packaging; regulating transport packaging; regulating disposable packaging; requiring use of reusable packaging for certain percentages of beverages sold or, in the alternative, refundable recycling deposits on nonreusable beverage packaging; requiring a wood waste and wood products residue marketing plan; providing civil and administrative penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.122, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; and 297A.25, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; 115A; 116F; and 325E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116F.01; 116F.02; 116F.05; 116F.06; and 116F.08.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 1752, A bill for an act relating to retirement; permitting certain persons to participate in a part-time teacher retirement program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 1753, A bill for an act relating to bonds; reducing certain earlier project authorizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 475A.06, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 1754, A bill for an act relating to education; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , Article XIII, section 3; providing for the governor to appoint candidates to at-large positions on the board of regents of the University of Minnesota.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1755, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for procedures between the county housing and redevelopment authority and certain municipalities and municipal authorities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383B.77, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Chaudhary and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1756, A bill for an act relating to retirement; establishing a defined contribution plan for the Columbia Heights volunteer fire department relief association.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Hasskamp, Wenzel, Kalis, Schumacher and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1757, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for reporting abortion data; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.411, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Pelowski; Johnson, R.; Bettermann; Carlson and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 1758, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the higher education services office to develop and establish a library information network.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tomassoni, Solberg, Schumacher, Ness and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1759, A bill for an act relating to occupations; providing that licensed professional engineers need not be licensed by the pollution control agency to design and inspect individual sewage treatment systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115.56, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Delmont, Evans, Wejcman, Wagenius and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1760, A bill for an act relating to child care; establishing a start-up project; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1761, A bill for an act relating to children; creating a pilot project grant program to award grants for juvenile assessment centers; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1762, A bill for an act relating to libraries; permitting a public library to operate jointly with a school library in Nashwauk; establishing a library board; regulating its tax levies.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Larsen; Mares; Swenson, D.; Murphy and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 1763, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money for equipment for sex offender notification meetings in several counties.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Entenza and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 1764, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing the educational experience of children attending schools with concentrated levels of poverty; increasing the general education formula allowance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.22, subdivision 2 , As amended; and 124A.23, subdivision 1; 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.

Jefferson, Kahn, Smith, Murphy and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1765, A bill for an act relating to retirement; revising selection requirements for section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code annuity service providers; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 356.24, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1766, A bill for an act relating to economic development; requiring the commissioner of trade and economic development to designate Koochiching county as an enterprise zone.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Juhnke, Pelowski, Trimble, Mullery and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1767, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota historical society; appropriating money for a grant-in-aid program for county and local historical societies.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Anderson, I.; Davids; Tomassoni; Tunheim and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 1768, A bill for an act relating to insurance; modifying and recodifying certain required provisions of disability policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62A.04, subdivisions 2 and 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Hasskamp, Wenzel, Kinkel and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1769, A bill for an act relating to education; supporting the establishment of an American Indian studies center; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1770, A bill for an act relating to community education; directing rule amendments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.88, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 1771, A bill for an act relating to domestic abuse; expanding the definition of first degree murder in situations involving domestic abuse; providing enhanced penalties based upon a previous conviction for malicious punishment of a child and other laws; adding assault in the fifth degree and domestic assault to definition of "crimes of violence"; increasing the cash bail for individuals charged with malicious punishment of a child; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.185; 609.224, subdivisions 2 and 4; 609.2242, subdivisions 2 and 4; 609.377; 624.712, subdivision 5; and 629.471, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kuisle, Davids, Westrom, Stang and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 1772, A bill for an act relating to highways; transferring $100,000,000 from budget surplus to highway user tax distribution fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 1773, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; restricting the production of planting stock by the commissioner of natural resources; requiring public disclosure of information relating to the commissioner's production of planting stock; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 89.35, subdivision 1; 89.36, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; and 89.37, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Dawkins, Holsten, Pugh and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1774, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; municipal tort liability; excluding from liability losses due to special hunting or trapping to control wildlife; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 466.03, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Juhnke, Rifenberg, Harder, Kielkucki and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 1775, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; limiting liability for application of agricultural chemicals; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 561.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Hilty, Jefferson, Sviggum, Solberg and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1776, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for the statewide public ice facilities program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

McGuire and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 1777, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a healthy community program; providing revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.88, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Rifenberg, Seifert and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1778, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing a credit for qualified charitable contributions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1779, A bill for an act relating to the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul; authorizing creation of certain tax increment districts; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Pugh, Paymar and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1780, A bill for an act relating to the department of corrections; providing for grants to sexual assault programs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Greenfield, Tunheim and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 1781, A bill for an act relating to health; clarifying payment procedures under medical assistance for wheelchair repairs and nonstandard wheelchairs; modifying medical assistance reimbursement for augmentative and alternative communication systems; establishing an augmentative and alternative communication system distribution service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, subdivision 31 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rukavina, Milbert, Jefferson and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 1782, A bill for an act relating to sports; appropriating money for youth sports programs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 240A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 1783, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; ethics; prohibiting former legislators from lobbying the legislature for one year after leaving office; establishing a fair campaign practices advisory board; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 10A and 211B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Sviggum and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1784, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; limiting campaign activity by legislative employees and use of legislative facilities; limiting lobbying activities; limiting certain contributions and expenditures; regulating political activities of membership organizations; changing expenditure limits; clarifying terms; making certain information public; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.065, by adding a subdivision; 10A.15, by adding a subdivision; 10A.16; 10A.25, subdivision 2; 10A.255, subdivisions 1 and 3; 10A.322, subdivision 1; and 290.06, subdivision 23; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; and 10A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Jaros, Trimble, Harder, Gunther and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 1785, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the commissioner of economic security to administer certain programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1786, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for spring wheat research.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 1787, A bill for an act relating to local government; limiting the ability of the state auditor to charge fees to soil and water conservation districts in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103C.325, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1788, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Fosston to impose a sales and use tax.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mullery, Rukavina, Jefferson, Leighton and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 1789, A bill for an act relating to railroads; requiring a minimum number of persons on train crews; granting rulemaking authority; providing a civil penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1790, A bill for an act relating to privacy; authorizing the board of nursing to withhold access to residence addresses and telephone numbers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kalis, Solberg, Luther, Bishop and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 1791, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing renovation of the capitol cafeteria; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1792, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing a rural small business loan program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 41B.03, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 1793, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money for a veterans memorial in Park Rapids.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Johnson , A.; Bakk; Osthoff; Evans and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1794, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the attorney general to investigate unfair drug price discrimination; giving the commissioner of administration authority to negotiate contract prices for prescription drugs; requiring the commissioner of administration to establish and administer a nongovernmental pharmaceutical contracting alliance; modifying prescription dispensing requirements; requiring a pharmacy to post a sign on generic substitution; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 8.31, subdivision 1; and 151.21, subdivisions 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 1795, A bill for an act relating to occupations; requiring plumbers to be licensed in all cities regardless of size; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.40, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.45.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

McElroy, Clark and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1796, A bill for an act relating to housing and redevelopment; removing a limitation on the uses of a levy by housing and redevelopment authority for certain project costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 469.033, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Erhardt, Macklin and Commers introduced:

H. F. No. 1797, A bill for an act relating to levies; imposing limits on city property tax levies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 275.16; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 275.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Murphy, Bakk and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 1798, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; changing the definition of city aid base; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 477A.011, subdivision 36.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Trimble and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1799, A bill for an act relating to the distribution of agricultural products; establishing a state-funded program to provide reimbursements to certain providers of meals and snacks for children in licensed family day care homes; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1800, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for reimbursement to counties for certain road costs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84A.32, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Paulsen, Commers, Seifert, Rifenberg and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 1801, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; limiting per diem payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.099, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Bakk and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 1802, A bill for an act relating to Cook county; authorizing the use of the proceeds of the county sales tax for improvements to the hospital and care center; amending Laws 1993, chapter 375 , Article 9, section 45, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bakk, Rukavina and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 1803, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting gasoline and special fuel used to operate well drilling machines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 296.18, subdivision 1; and 297A.25, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bakk and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 1804, A bill for an act relating to Cook county; providing a total exemption for construction materials purchased for use in constructing improvements to a county jail and courthouse.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Swenson, D. , And Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 1805, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating a road right-of-way for recreation in Washington county; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Hilty, Murphy, Bakk, Osthoff and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 1806, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the Minnesota rock, gem , And mineral interpretative center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Westfall, Finseth and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1807, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; providing for a reduced fee deer license for farmers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 1808, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying the definition of chemically dependent person; modifying the definition of neglect; changing certain reporting requirements; providing civil penalties for failure to post certain warnings; requiring the commissioner of public safety to submit a study and report to the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 253B.02, subdivision 2; 340A.415; 626.556, subdivision 2; and 626.5561, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Winter, Pelowski, Westrom, Dehler and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1809, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing the Minnesota agriculture education leadership council; establishing agricultural education grant programs; creating the Minnesota center for agriculture education; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 126.113.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , March 20, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Koskinen, Greenfield, Wejcman, Goodno and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 1810, A bill for an act relating to child nutrition; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rhodes and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 1811, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the St. Louis Park Meadowbrook Collaborative Housing Project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Rhodes and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 1812, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the St. Louis Park Meadowbrook Collaborative Housing Project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Paulsen, McGuire, Broecker, Larsen and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1813, A bill for an act relating to children; appropriating money for Project Protect.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1814, A bill for an act relating to community programs; expanding the class of applicants for crime prevention grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 119A.31, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rostberg and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1815, A bill for an act relating to the environment; appropriating money for the repayment of wastewater treatment loans made to the city of Cambridge for wastewater treatment attributable to the wild and scenic river designation of the Rum river.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Greenfield, Jefferson, Clark, Chaudhary and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1816, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing additional penalty enhancements for certain crimes motivated by bias; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.595, subdivisions 2 and 3; and 609.749, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.224, subdivision 4; and 609.595, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rostberg and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1817, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding a year-round school/extended week or day pilot program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rukavina, Bakk and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1818, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in St. Louis county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Chaudhary and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 1819, A bill for an act relating to veterans; establishing a program to pay a monetary bonus to members of the national guard or the reserve components of the United States armed forces ordered to active duty after July 1, 1990; imposing a criminal penalty for false application; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Chaudhary and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 1820, A bill for an act relating to the military; establishing a program of tuition and textbook reimbursement grants for members of federal armed forces reserve components; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 192.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Chaudhary; Dawkins; Evans; Johnson, R. , And Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 1821, A bill for an act relating to corrections; removing the limit of two security officers that may be employed by the commissioner; providing authority to detain certain juveniles committed to the commissioner who are on release status; authorizing use of funds received from other jurisdictions for housing offenders to help maintain correctional facilities; authorizing continued detention in eight-day temporary holdover facilities for juveniles under certain circumstances; extending the sexual assault and crime victims advisory councils; repealing the religious instruction law and the extraordinary discharge statute; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 241.01, subdivision 3a; 242.19, subdivision 3; 243.51, subdivisions 1 and 3; 260.1735; 611A.25, subdivision 3; and 611A.361, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 241.05; and 244.06.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 1822, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a riparian buffer restoration project in Clay county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Westfall and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 1823, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a local match for a state trail between Pelican Rapids and Maplewood state park.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Mariani, Evans, Reuter, Solberg and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1824, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to fund Minnesota Project Innovation.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Biernat and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1825, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring persons convicted of additional offenses to register under the predatory offender registration law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.166, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1826, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a pilot interpreting and translating program at campuses of the Minnesota state colleges and universities; providing training and professional services through the University of Minnesota; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Skare, Greiling, Kuisle and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 1827, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying requirements for review of community support plans; including case management in the definition of chemical dependency treatment service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 245.4711, subdivision 4; and 245.4881, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1828, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting transfer of authority to appoint trustees of Stevens Seminary from the McLeod county board of commissioners to the Glencoe-Silver Lake school board.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Orfield, Carlson, Huntley and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 1829, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the attorney general to investigate unfair drug price discrimination; giving the commissioner of administration authority to negotiate contract prices for prescription drugs; requiring the commissioner of administration to establish and administer a nongovernmental pharmaceutical contracting alliance; modifying prescription dispensing requirements; requiring a pharmacy to post a sign on generic substitution; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 8.31, subdivision 1; and 151.21, subdivisions 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mahon, Lieder, Wagenius and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1830, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing issuance of general-use collector license plates; exempting vehicles with general-use collector plates from vehicle emissions testing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116.61, subdivision 2; and 168.12, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Trimble, Jennings and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 1831, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the metro east program for health.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Schumacher; Kuisle; Otremba; Olson, E. , And Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1832, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; changing the date by which certain taxing authorities must certify certain levies to the county auditor; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 275.065, subdivisions 1 and 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1833, A bill for an act relating to the environment; changing an appropriation for landfill cleanup costs from the proceeds of bonds from the solid waste fund to an appropriation for the same purpose from the general fund; amending Laws 1996, chapter 470, section 24.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Entenza, Paymar, Trimble, Dawkins and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1834, A bill for an act relating to parks; funding the operation and maintenance of parks in the metropolitan area; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1835, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to fund the advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Westrom and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1836, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating consumer credit; requiring that creditors consider a credit history in the name of the applicant's spouse; requiring that creditors report a credit history in the names of both spouses; providing enforcement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1837, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring reporting by wholesale drug distributors; establishing a program to provide prescription drugs at reduced prices to eligible senior citizens; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 151; and 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Peterson, Holsten and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 1838, A bill for an act relating to protection of agricultural crops; allowing a pilot program for emergency deer feeding; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Dawkins, Delmont, Greiling, Paymar and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1839, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; regulating transfers or purchases of pistols or semiautomatic military-style assault weapons within a 30-day period; prohibiting the transporting of pistols and semiautomatic military-style assault weapons into the state with the intent to transfer them to persons who are ineligible to possess them; prohibiting certain convicted felons from possessing pistols or semiautomatic military-style assault weapons for the remainder of the person's life; increasing the mandatory prison sentence for convicted felons who possess firearms; requiring the reporting of lost or stolen pistols or semiautomatic military-style assault weapons; increasing the criminal penalty for certain transfers of pistols and semiautomatic military-style assault weapons; requiring the commissioner of public safety to establish a computerized central reporting system and to maintain certain databases related to firearms; imposing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.11, subdivision 5; 609.165, subdivision 1a; 624.713, subdivision 1; 624.7132, subdivision 9; and 624.7141, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299A and 624.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1840, A bill for an act relating to Benton county; permitting the combining of the offices of auditor and treasurer and appointment to the combined office and to the offices of recorder and coroner.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1841, A bill for an act relating to community development; regulating economic development zone credits; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 469.305, subdivision 1; and 469.31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 1842, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; authorizing the Hubbard county sheriff to have additional part-time peace officer positions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 626.8463, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Greenfield and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 1843, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing the commissioner of human services to develop a pilot project community-based mental health crisis center for women; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Schumacher, Rukavina, Dehler and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 1844, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for payment with tax certificates for highway and transit infrastructure; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Trimble; Solberg; Swenson, D.; Gunther and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1845, A bill for an act relating to economic development finance; directing a study of state services for the blind; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Swenson, D.; McGuire; Stanek; Dawkins and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1846, A bill for an act relating to crime victim services; appropriating money to provide programs for crime victims in unserved counties and to provide assistance to underserved communities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Munger, Leppik, Bakk, Hausman and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 1847, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying sale provisions of tax-forfeited land and land bordering public waters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 92.45; and 282.018, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Swenson, D. , And Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1848, A bill for an act relating to the environment; appropriating money for the individual sewage treatment program at the University of Minnesota.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Davids, Kuisle, Pelowski and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 1849, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the administrative expenses of the southeast Minnesota water resources board.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Ness, Holsten, Finseth, Milbert and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 1850, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; studying the feasibility of a museum for fishing artifacts; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Sekhon, Trimble, Peterson, Rostberg and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 1851, A bill for an act relating to the environment; preserving prairies; limiting the application of pesticides; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Abrams, Koppendrayer, Macklin, Long and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 1852, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for property tax reform; changing class rates; providing education funding; providing truth in budgeting; providing levy constraints; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25 , And 31; 273.1393; 275.065, subdivisions 1, 3, 5a, 6, 8 , And by adding subdivisions; 275.07, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 276.04, subdivision 2; 477A.013, subdivision 9; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 273; and 275; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.13, subdivision 32; 473.3915; and 477A.011, subdivision 37.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Tomassoni and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1853, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota state retirement system correctional employees retirement plan; clarifying the payment of the employee contribution differential for prior correctional service; amending Laws 1996, chapter 408 , Article 8, section 22, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1854, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use tax; exempting the sales of firewood for certain business purposes from the tax; 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.

Johnson, R.; Schumacher; Sekhon; Ness and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1855, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the general education formula allowance; creating an equalized discretionary levy; increasing funding for special education programs; limiting the referendum revenue program; repealing supplemental revenue; limiting the variation in general education revenue; broadening the uses of class size reduction revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.3201, subdivision 1; 124A.03, subdivision 1f; 124A.22, subdivisions 1 and 2 , As amended; 124A.225, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, subdivisions 8, 8a, 8b , And 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1856, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing for payments to certain producers of ethanol , Anhydrous alcohol , And wet alcohol; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 41A.09, subdivision 3a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 1857, A bill for an act relating to the environment; requiring new procedures for water quality standards review; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Luther, Carlson, Mariani, Larsen and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 1858, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the learning readiness program revenue.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 1859, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the Greater Staples Hospital infant hearing screening program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 1860, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing a grant for expanded research on potato blight; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Juhnke, Wenzel, Seifert, Nornes and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 1861, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; limiting entry into facilities in which confined farm animals are kept; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Wenzel and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1862, A bill for an act relating to economic development; requiring the commissioner of trade and economic development to guarantee a loan from the Minnesota investment fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Vickerman, Wenzel, Peterson, Kalis and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 1863, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; agricultural marketing and bargaining; requiring mediation and binding arbitration between agricultural processors and accredited agricultural producer associations; requiring checkoff fee collections by the processors; ensuring full payment for all acres contracted by processors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 17.693, by adding a subdivision; 17.696, subdivision 1; 17.698; and 27.19, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.697.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Solberg and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 1864, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing polymer bridge wrap research program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Entenza, Biernat, Tomassoni, Mariani and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 1865, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing general education revenue; modifying pupil transportation formulas; increasing funding for limited English proficiency programs; increasing funding for special education; modifying the compensatory revenue program; modifying the special education excess cost formula; increasing funding for integration and desegregation programs; funding program deficiencies; expanding the general education program open and standing appropriation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivisions 1d and 5; 124.225, subdivisions 1, 13, 14, 15 , And 16; 124.226, subdivisions 9 and 10; 124.2613, subdivision 3; 124.2615, subdivision 2; 124.2711, subdivision 1; 124.273, subdivisions 1d, 1g , And by adding a subdivision; 124.311, subdivision 4; 124.312, subdivision 5; 124.3201, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 2b; 124.323, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.912, subdivision 2; 124A.032; 124A.22, subdivision 2 , As amended; 124A.225, subdivision 4; 124C.46, subdivision 2; and 126.262, subdivision 2; Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 4, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.223; 124.225, subdivisions 3a, 7a, 7b, 7d, 7e, 8a , And 8k; 124.226, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5 , And 7; and 124.273, subdivision 1f.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mulder, Skoglund, Bishop and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1866, A bill for an act relating to corrections; providing that private facilities licensed to provide long-term residential secure programming are not subject to the 100-bed statewide maximum; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 242.32, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rukavina, Tomassoni and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1867, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in St. Louis county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Trimble, Mullery, Kahn, Otremba and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 1868, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the state board of investment to sell certain stock in tobacco companies and to invest in specified other assets.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1869, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; appropriating money for a citizenship program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Leighton and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 1870, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; changing certain reporting deadlines; modifying certain workers' compensation procedures; adding correctional officers to the presumption of occupational disease; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 79.55, subdivisions 9 and 10; 176.011, subdivision 15; and 176.191, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Long, Macklin, Kelso, Koppendrayer and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1871, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing property tax reform; modifying class rates; indexing certain property tax classes; reforming the property tax treatment of low-income housing; increasing state's general education aid; modifying the property tax refund program; increasing homeowner property tax refunds; changing the proposed truth-in-taxation notices and property tax statements; imposing levy limits on counties and cities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.239, subdivision 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 124.2716, subdivision 3; 124.2727, subdivision 6b; 124.83, subdivision 4; 124.95, subdivisions 1 and 4; 124A.23, subdivision 1; 273.124, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 24, 25, 31 , And by adding a subdivision; 275.065, subdivisions 1, 3, 5a , And by adding a subdivision; 275.16; 276.04, subdivision 2; 290A.03, subdivisions 11 and 13; 290A.04, subdivisions 2 and 6; 290A.19; and 469.040, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 124; 273; 275; and 462A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.91, subdivisions 2 and 7; 270B.12, subdivision 11; 273.13, subdivision 32; 273.1317; 273.1318; 273.1398, subdivision 4; 276.012; 290A.03, subdivisions 12a and 14; 290A.055; and 290A.26; Laws 1995, chapter 264 , Article 4 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dorn, Folliard, Kinkel, Sykora and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 1872, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; establishing a grant to establish an early childhood teacher development center; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness, Munger, Bakk, Rukavina and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 1873, A bill for an act relating to the environment; authorizing expenditures for the identification, prioritization , And remediation of open dumps; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115B.42, subdivision 2 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1874, A bill for an act relating to education; removing compensatory revenue caps; appropriating money for Head Start; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1d; and 124A.22, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, subdivision 1e; and 124.175.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1875, A bill for an act relating to crimes; clarifying certain sentencing provisions; authorizing use of preliminary breath test evidence in certain proceedings; authorizing vehicle forfeiture for third-time DWI offenders; clarifying criminal penalty for driving in violation of license restriction; making it a crime for motor vehicle operator to refuse to submit to drug recognition test upon lawful demand of drug recognition expert; requiring traffic-related criminal convictions to be maintained in offender's driving record for 15 years; providing for adult court jurisdiction over petty misdemeanors, misdemeanors , And nonfelony moving traffic offenses committed by juveniles 16 years old and older; clarifying effect of stay of imposition of sentence; increasing penalties for fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle; clarifying "good time" reductions in jail sentences; authorizing room and board fees for county prisoners; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 152.18, subdivision 1; 169.121, subdivisions 1a and 6; 169.1217, subdivision 1; 171.09; 171.12, subdivision 3; 260.015, subdivisions 5 and 21; 260.111, subdivision 1a; 260.193, subdivisions 1 and 4; 609.055, subdivision 2; 609.135, subdivision 1; 609.487, subdivisions 3 and 4; 641.12; 641.13; 641.15, by adding a subdivision; and 643.29, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1876, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to the commissioner of trade and economic development for a grant for a public-private nonprofit partnership to integrate telecommunication services in and around the city of Little Falls; exempting state and local agencies participating in the partnership from certain laws and rules.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jefferson, Carruthers, Winter, Garcia and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 1877, A resolution memorializing the strawberry industry to recognize and respect the rights of strawberry workers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Davids and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1878, A bill for an act relating to insurance; making changes in response to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62E.02, subdivision 13; 62E.14, subdivisions 3 and 4c; 62H.01; 62L.02, subdivisions 9, 11, 15, 19, 23, 24, 26 , And by adding subdivisions; 62L.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And 5; and 62Q.18, subdivisions 1 and 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1879, A bill for an act relating to nuclear waste; requiring the commissioner of public service to collect and hold in escrow funds for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jennings, Bradley, Goodno, Milbert and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 1880, A bill for an act relating to reemployment compensation; providing less frequent payment schedules for certain employers; providing for noncharging of benefits in certain situations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Koppendrayer, Kelso, Hilty and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 1881, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for payments to counties with Indian casinos of a portion of revenues under tribal tax agreements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 270.60, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Murphy; Swenson, D.; Pugh and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1882, A bill for an act relating to real property; providing for fee changes for filing and recording certain documents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 357.18, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; 508.82, subdivision 1; and 515B.1-116.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kahn, Solberg, Rukavina, Van Dellen and Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 1883, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 9 and 14; authorizing distributions from the permanent school fund and the environment and natural resources trust fund to be up to 5-1/2 percent per year.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 1884, A bill for an act relating to legislative districts; changing two districts to reflect an annexation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 2.123, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Solberg, Carruthers, Murphy, Sviggum and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 1885, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for costs relating to the 1837 treaty.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Hausman, Clark, Wejcman and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1886, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress to enact legislation waiving the English-language and residency requirements for American citizenship for Hmong and other Laotian veterans of American-recruited and -trained special guerrilla units fighting in Laos from 1961 to 1975.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson , A.; Luther; Entenza and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1887, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; extending the jurisdiction of juvenile courts to include school districts; creating a grant program to fund planning for juvenile assessment centers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.111, by adding a subdivision; 260.131, by adding a subdivision; 260.141, by adding a subdivision; and 260.181, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Milbert, Lieder , Abrams, Larsen and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 1888, A bill for an act relating to taxation; imposing a fee on motor vehicle rentals; providing for a rebate of the fee to motor vehicle lessors to compensate for motor vehicle registration fees paid by lessors; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.135.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , March 24, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1889, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting independent school district No. 593, Crookston, to begin the 1997-1998 school year prior to Labor Day.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 1890, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for homestead treatment to certain residents owning residential real estate and occupying it for only a part of the year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.124, subdivisions 1 and 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1891, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing a service credit purchase deadline extension for certain members of the teachers retirement association.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Biernat, Rhodes, Carlson, Leighton and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1892, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for state aid adjustment to the general education formula training and experience revenue component; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dempsey, Greiling, Kelso and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1893, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for abatement aid.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 1894, A bill for an act relating to the city of Hibbing; authorizing the use of tax increments.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Hilty, Murphy, Jefferson, Leighton and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 1895, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; modifying rehabilitation program requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 176.102, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Greiling; Johnson, R.; McCollum; Leppik and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1896, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a registry of fathers of children born to unmarried minor mothers; establishing an adolescent pregnancy prevention plan; modifying provisions for family planning special project grants; repealing ENABL program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.925, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; and 145; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.9256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Hilty, Murphy, Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1897, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a levy for independent school district No. 4, McGregor; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tomassoni, Dorn, Osskopp, Nornes and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1898, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the definition of general education revenue; creating a declining pupil enrollment aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kelso, Biernat, Seagren, Mares and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1899, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the payment of state aids to school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.155, subdivision 1; and 124.195, subdivisions 2, 7, 10 , And 11; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.904, subdivision 4d.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 1900, A bill for an act relating to firearms; permitting certain uses of machine guns and short-barreled shotguns that are relics, keepsakes, or collector's items; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.67, subdivisions 3 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 1901, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to dredge the Red Lake and Thief rivers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Stanek, Skoglund, Mullery, Biernat and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1902, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the city of Minneapolis to be used by the Minneapolis police department for transporting and housing detainees.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 1903, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the state council on vocational technical education; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136F.56, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, 7 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 1904, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to provide for a unicameral legislature; changing article IV; article V, sections 3 and 5; article VIII, section 1; article IX, sections 1 and 2; and article XI, section 5; providing by law for a unicameral legislature of 135 members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Ozment, Hausman, Tompkins and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 1905, A bill for an act relating to commerce; authorizing an appeal to the United States Environmental Protection Agency to allow consumers increased access to nonoxygenated gasoline; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 239.791, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Peterson, Carruthers, Solberg and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1906, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the general education formula allowance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, subdivision 2 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Milbert and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1907, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to reimburse Inver Hills community college for costs of constructing a new entrance to the campus.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Finseth, Lieder and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 1908, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; restricting the production of planting stock by the commissioner of natural resources; requiring public disclosure of information relating to the commissioner's production of planting stock; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 89.35, subdivision 1; 89.36, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; and 89.37, subdivisions 3, 3a , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Erhardt, Mahon, Paulsen and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 1909, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting the cities of Bloomington, Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, Edina , And Richfield to issue general obligation bonds for a joint training facility.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Greenfield, Mariani, Wejcman, Vickerman and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 1910, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a minority health steering committee to promote data collection and analysis of minority health issues; establishing a grant program to fund minority health and wellness programs; permitting establishment of an advisory committee to oversee grant allocations; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1911, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the dollar amount of revenue bonds that the higher education facilities authority may issue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136A.29, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Hasskamp, Stang, Bakk, Erhardt and Commers introduced:

H. F. No. 1912, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a reduced class rate for certain property bordering public waters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1913, A bill for an act relating to the maltreatment of minors; establishing an advisory committee to review the current law and rules governing the operation of the child protection system; requiring a report.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Biernat, Carlson and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 1914, A bill for an act relating to education; holding Minneapolis school board elections at the same time as state elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 128D.08, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 128D.08, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 1915, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the threshold for implementation of limited market value treatment; making the provision permanent; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Entenza, Mariani and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1916, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a community-based school program in independent school district No. 625, St. Paul.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1917, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing funding for the affordable rental investment fund program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark, Mariani and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 1918, A bill for an act relating to corrections; creating an American Indian advisory committee to provide information to the commissioner of corrections regarding the cultural and spiritual needs of American Indians who are committed to the commissioner's custody; establishing the committee's membership and compensation; setting forth the committee's duties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 1919, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing economic development funding to assist welfare-to-work recipients; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Osskopp, Reuter, Gunther and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 1920, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a nonrefundable personal and dependent credit for the 1996 tax year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Jaros, Huntley and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 1921, A bill for an act relating to health; adding adult restorative dental services to the covered services for the MinnesotaCare program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256.9353, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1922, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; allowing the city of Columbia Heights to operate housing replacement districts; amending Laws 1995, chapter 264 , Article 5, sections 44, subdivision 4 , As amended; and 45, subdivision 1 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Sykora, Biernat, Koppendrayer, Carlson and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 1923, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing the partners for quality school improvement pilot training program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Juhnke, Harder, Trimble, Gunther and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1924, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing for food handler certification; 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.

Peterson, Winter, Seifert, Finseth and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1925, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a pilot program allowing increased state participation in loans for farm wind energy conversion facilities; providing an incentive for certain wind energy facilities; regulating contracts used to satisfy a wind power mandate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216B.2423, by adding a subdivision; and 216C.41, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1926, A bill for an act relating to crime; adding certain crimes relating to communications as predicate acts for purpose of the racketeering law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.902, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kubly, Juhnke, Winter and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 1927, A bill for an act relating to the city of Buffalo Lake; allowing an extension to certify an ethanol facility for purposes of tax increment financing.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Mares and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1928, A bill for an act relating to insurance; mandating coverage for cochlear implants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Winter, Pelowski, Mares and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1929, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for purchase, sale, lease , And transfer of land parcels operated under the authority of the Minnesota state colleges and universities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Trimble, Vickerman and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 1930, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to place individual names on graves at regional treatment center cemeteries; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Abrams and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 1931, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; reducing the rate of tax on the first income bracket; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Biernat, Mares and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 1932, A bill for an act relating to education; making the state's graduation rule applicable to all children required to receive instruction under the compulsory attendance law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.101, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 120.102, subdivision 1; and 121.11, subdivision 7c; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.101, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bishop, Bradley, Macklin and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1933, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for patient consent to release of health records; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.335, subdivision 3a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Kelso, Biernat, Carlson and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 1934, A bill for an act relating to education; directing the legislative auditor to advise the legislature on the needs of prekindergarten to grade 12 students and the condition of education in the state; increasing general education revenue; increasing funding for special programs; providing inflationary increases for other programs; establishing an advisory panel; creating a technology revenue program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.971, by adding a subdivision; 124.17, subdivision 1d; 124.273, subdivisions 1d and 1g; 124.3201, subdivision 1; 124.323, subdivision 2; and 124A.22, subdivision 2 , As amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.273, subdivision 1f.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1935, A bill for an act relating to courts; providing a state match for a federal grant received by a nonprofit organization for the acquisition and use of interactive multimedia equipment for courtroom presentations in complex homicide and child fatality cases; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1936, A bill for an act relating to labor relations; requiring arbitration in certain circumstances; establishing procedures; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 179.06, by adding a subdivision; and 179A.16, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Bishop and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 1937, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the requirements for dispensing controlled substances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mullery; Anderson, I. , And Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 1938, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating the Jim Rice memorial expressway; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1939, A bill for an act relating to education; imposing financial responsibility on a district providing special instruction and services for a child with a disability when the child is enrolled under the enrollment options program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.036, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bishop, Osthoff, Munger and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 1940, A bill for an act relating to the environment; establishing a permit for alternative discharging sewage systems; providing for the establishment of water quality cooperatives to furnish water quality treatment and management services; exempting certain drainage wells from regulation as dewatering wells; making alternative sewage treatment systems eligible for state wastewater treatment financing; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 103I.005, subdivision 4a; 300.111, by adding a subdivision; 308A.101, by adding a subdivision; 308A.201, by adding a subdivision; 446A.02, subdivision 6; and 446A.072, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Mahon, Carruthers, Lieder and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1941, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing certain personnel of the department of public safety to stop motor vehicles under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299D.06.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Huntley, Bradley, Bishop and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1942, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; exempting sales to hospitals; 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.

Swenson, H. , And Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 1943, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; exempting agricultural land from the general education levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2131, subdivision 1; and 275.08, subdivision 1b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Anderson, B.; Seifert; Osskopp; Dehler and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1944, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 7; providing regulation of legislative procedures by law.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1945, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a grant for the Voyageur Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Long, Hausman, Lieder and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 1946, A resolution to preserve funding and facilitate mediation for an improved St. Croix River crossing.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Broecker; Swenson, D.; Macklin and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1947, A bill for an act relating to violence prevention; authorizing programs for providers in the sexual violence and prevention education fields; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Smith, Stanek, Macklin and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1948, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; allowing four hours after traffic signal violation for peace officer to arrest violator; making technical correction; providing a petty misdemeanor penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.21, subdivision 1 , And by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bishop, Solberg and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 1949, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the purchase of real property in St. Paul; authorizing state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Peterson, Kalis, Munger and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 1950, A bill for an act relating to construction activities; requiring notice of certain proposed animal feedlots and residential developments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.07, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 394.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Milbert and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1951, A bill for an act relating to state lands; providing for the sale or exchange of certain lands belonging to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to or with the city of Inver Grove Heights, Dakota county, Minnesota, for public library site.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Garcia, Carruthers, Leppik, Luther and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1952, A bill for an act relating to parks; funding the operation and maintenance of parks in the metropolitan area; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Solberg, Peterson, Kahn and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1953, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing a grant for a feasibility study on the use of agricultural straw and native prairie grasses in the production of wood pulp; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Kahn, Carruthers, Sviggum, Winter and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1954, A resolution memorializing Congress to support legislative initiatives to discourage use of public resources for movement of professional sports franchises and to repeal antitrust exemptions for professional sports.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Hausman, Ozment and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 1955, A bill for an act relating to the environment; regulating emissions from certain electric generating power plants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1956, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating the office of freedom of information and privacy commissioner; authorizing rulemaking; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.072.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1957, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing payments to metropolitan airports commission for 911 emergency services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 403.113, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1958, A bill for an act relating to licensed professions; requiring notice to licensees of investigations; requiring destruction of data on unsubstantiated complaints; authorizing health care providers to dispose of records of deceased patients; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.335, by adding a subdivision; and 214.10, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Milbert and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1959, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating commercial assumed names; prohibiting intentional misrepresentation of geographic origin or location; providing civil penalties and remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 333.01; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 333.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1960, A bill for an act relating to sentencing; permitting courts to order defendants to serve time in custody during consecutively imposed nonfelony sentences; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday , March 25, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Peterson, Winter, Kubly, Vickerman and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1961, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing for a center for rural policy and development; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 1962, A bill for an act relating to sports; providing for a Minnesota baseball stadium limited partnership; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Abrams, Greiling and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1963, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; providing for a bipartisan congressional and legislative reapportionment commission; amending the Minnesota Constitution , Article IV, section 3; and by adding an article.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1964, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying provisions imposing restrictions, conditions , And limitations on tax increment financing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.1399, by adding a subdivision; 469.176, subdivisions 1b, 1e, 4j , And 5; 469.1763, subdivision 3; and 469.177, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 1965, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; codifying reorganization orders relating to the department of administration, the office of environmental assistance, the public service department, the state archaeologist , And the transportation regulation board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15A.081, subdivision 1; 16B.42; 115D.08; 138.31, by adding a subdivision; 138.35; 174.02, subdivisions 4 and 5; 174.10, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 174A.02, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 174A.04; 174A.06; 216C.41, subdivision 2; 218.041, subdivisions 6 and 7; 219.074, subdivisions 1 and 2; 219.402; and 221.031, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 174A.01; 174A.02, subdivision 5; 174A.03; 174A.05; and 218.011, subdivision 7; Minnesota Rules, part 8850.6900.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1966, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing any school district to alter its organization into separate election districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 205A.12, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Farrell, Trimble, Kraus, Schumacher and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1967, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring mandatory minimum sentences for gang-motivated or facilitated crimes; increasing penalties for soliciting juveniles to commit criminal acts; prohibiting adults from soliciting minors to commit crimes for the benefit of a gang; creating the crime of tampering with a juror; making changes related to the joinder of offenses and defendants in criminal trials; limiting the scope of the community crime reduction grant program; creating a gang prevention grant program; amending the definition of "violent crime" and "crime of violence"; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 119A.31, subdivision 1; 609.035, subdivision 1; 609.152, subdivision 1; 609.494, subdivisions 1 and 2; 609.749, subdivision 3; 624.712, subdivision 5; and 631.035; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299A; 609; and 631; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.229.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kahn, Jefferson, Murphy, Mares and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1968, A bill for an act relating to retirement; changing investment reporting requirements; modifying penalty provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 69.051, subdivisions 1, 1a , And 1b; 356.20, by adding a subdivision; 356.219; and 424A.02, subdivision 10; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 356.218.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Ness, Kelso, Solberg, Mares and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 1969, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing summer school funding for elementary pupils; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.17, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness, Tomassoni, Kelso, Mares and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1970, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a state aid to replace reductions in title I money; 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.

Mahon, Seagren, Knight, Sykora and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 1971, A bill for an act relating to parks; funding the operation and maintenance of parks in the metropolitan area; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Luther; Mariani; Johnson , A.; Kinkel and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1972, A bill for an act relating to energy assistance; providing funding for various energy assistance programs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Farrell and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1973, A bill for an act relating to the military; authorizing the payment of salary differential for reserve forces on active duty in Haiti; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Broecker, Mares and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. No. 1974, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing transfers of money in the county state-aid highway fund between the county turnback account and the construction account in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.082, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Carlson, Pelowski, Seagren, Bettermann and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 1975, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, section 3; changing the number of members of the University of Minnesota board of regents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 137.024.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dawkins and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 1976, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; exempting AmeriCorp and youth works program stipends; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Slawik, Larsen, Marko and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 1977, A bill for an act relating to education; eliminating the $100 referendum subtraction requirement for certain school districts; authorizing a discretionary levy for technology improvements for school districts with low revenues; providing additional state aid for school districts with low revenues; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivision 1; and 124A.03, subdivision 3c; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Anderson, B.; Osskopp; Tuma; Hasskamp and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1978, A bill for an act relating to education; offering an alternative of a locally controlled graduation rule; providing locally controlled graduation rule aid and district assistance and academic enhancement aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.101, subdivision 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 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.

Mullery, Farrell, Leighton, Pugh and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1979, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the attorney general to investigate unfair drug price discrimination; giving the commissioner of administration authority to negotiate contract prices for prescription drugs; requiring the commissioner of administration to establish and administer a nongovernmental pharmaceutical contracting alliance; modifying prescription dispensing requirements; requiring a pharmacy to post a sign on generic substitution; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 8.31, subdivision 1; and 151.21, subdivisions 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1980, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; prohibiting the prosecuting attorney from disclosing certain information in a juvenile proceeding unless first requested to do so; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Huntley, Rukavina, Ness and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1981, A bill for an act relating to vocational rehabilitation; authorizing additional funding for employment support services for persons with mental illness; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1982, A bill for an act relating to education; providing a grant to independent school district No. 197, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, for implementing multiple pathways for students to meet graduation standards; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1983, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Blue Earth, Cass, Crow Wing, Becker , Aitkin, Mille Lacs , And Washington counties.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1984, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating $10,000,000 to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to Ramsey county for a pilot program for assisting community-based organizations in providing or facilitating job-related transportation for certain low-income persons.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 1985, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a sales tax exemption for construction materials and supplies used to build certain business incubator and industrial park facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Wenzel and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1986, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; requiring the state to return a portion of solid waste assessments for landfill cleanup to certain counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.07, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Evans, Skoglund and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 1987, A bill for an act relating to controlled substances; creating a drug-free zone around residential chemical dependency treatment facilities; increasing criminal penalties for drug crimes committed within these zones; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 152.01, by adding a subdivision; 152.021, subdivision 1; 152.022, subdivision 1; 152.023, subdivision 2; 152.024, subdivision 1; and 152.029.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1988, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for alternative dispute resolution in proceedings involving health-related licensing boards; specifying procedures for contested case hearings in proceedings involving health-related licensing boards; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 214.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Mares and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 1989, A bill for an act relating to parks; funding the operation and maintenance of parks in the metropolitan area; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 1990, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing the voluntary consolidation of the Hampton and Randolph volunteer firefighters relief associations.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1991, A bill for an act relating to contempt of court; clarifying the distinctions among various types of contempt of court; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 588.01; 588.03; 588.05; 588.09; 588.10; and 588.11; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 588.13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 1992, A bill for an act relating to crimes; clarifying certain sentencing provisions; authorizing use of preliminary breath test evidence in certain proceedings; authorizing vehicle forfeiture for third-time DWI offenders; clarifying criminal penalty for driving in violation of license restriction; making it a crime for motor vehicle operator to refuse to submit to drug recognition test upon lawful demand of drug recognition expert; requiring traffic-related criminal convictions to be maintained in offender's driving record for 15 years; providing for adult court jurisdiction over petty misdemeanors, misdemeanors , And nonfelony moving traffic offenses committed by juveniles 16 years old and older; clarifying effect of stay of imposition of sentence; increasing penalties for fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle; clarifying "good time" reductions in jail sentences; authorizing room and board fees for county prisoners; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 152.18, subdivision 1; 169.121, subdivisions 1a and 6; 169.1217, subdivision 1; 171.09; 171.12, subdivision 3; 260.015, subdivisions 5 and 21; 260.111, subdivision 1a; 260.193, subdivisions 1 and 4; 609.055, subdivision 2; 609.135, subdivision 1; 609.487, subdivisions 3 and 4; 641.12; 641.13; 641.15, by adding a subdivision; and 643.29, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pugh and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1993, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the MinnesotaCare provider tax rate for furnishing dental goods and services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 295.52, subdivision 2; 295.53, subdivision 4; and 295.582.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 1994, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin county; extending the period for reductions or abatements of property value for tax purposes for a certain property in the city of Minneapolis.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rest , Abrams, McElroy and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 1995, A bill for an act relating to public finance; modifying provisions relating to the issuance of debt and the use and investment of public funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 118A.04, subdivision 9; 118A.05, subdivision 4; 136A.32, subdivision 7; 373.01, subdivision 3; 373.40, subdivision 7; 410.32; 412.301; 414.067, subdivision 2; 429.021, subdivision 1; 447.45, subdivision 2; 465.71; 469.0171; 469.059, subdivision 6; 469.101, subdivision 6; 469.153, subdivision 2; 469.154, subdivisions 3, And 6; 469.155, by adding a subdivision; 471.981, by adding a subdivision; 475.61, subdivision 3; 475.67, subdivision 12; and 641.23; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 471; and 475.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , March 26, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 1996, A bill for an act relating to public finance; updating and clarifying bond allocation provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 474A.03, subdivisions 1 and 2a; 474A.04, subdivision 1a; 474A.047, subdivision 1; 474A.061, subdivision 2b; 474A.091, subdivisions 3 and 6; and 474A.131, subdivisions 1 and 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1997, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting certain nursing facilities from limits on operating cost per diems; 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.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1998, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for the negotiating of tuition payments for Minnesota students attending school in other states; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.0621, subdivisions 5a, 5b, 6 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1999, A bill for an act relating to health; permitting the use of radiographic absorptionmetry for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2000, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the city of International Falls to impose residency requirements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2001, A bill for an act relating to children; appropriating money for the children's trust fund; changing terminology and program requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 119A.10; 119A.11, subdivisions 2, 7, and 12; 119A.12, subdivision 1; 119A.13; 119A.14; 119A.15, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding a subdivision; and 119A.17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 2002, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a high school remote access program in independent school district Nos. 178, Storden-Jeffers; 633, Lamberton; and 638, Sanborn.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 2003, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the organization of the Minnesota school-to-work student organization; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.615, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 , And 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bakk, Holsten and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2004, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; exempting archery bows used for bowfishing from casing requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97B.051; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Westrom and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 2005, A bill for an act relating to health; including the services of a certified hearing loss specialist as a covered benefit under MinnesotaCare and medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2006, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for the continuation of certain coordinated members in the teachers retirement association.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2007, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; regulating advertising, prepayment penalties, credit extensions, electronic financial terminals, bank powers , And depository accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 45.025, subdivision 1; 47.20, subdivision 5; 47.59, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 , And 14; 47.62, subdivision 5; 47.69, subdivision 3; 48.15, subdivisions 2, 2a , And by adding subdivisions; 48.512, subdivision 7; 48.61, subdivisions 7 and 8; and 168.72, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 2008, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting certain nursing facilities from limits on operating cost per diems; 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.

Bakk, Wenzel, Kinkel, Rostberg and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2009, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for the distribution of certain federal payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.653.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Abrams and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2010, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; requiring state approval of districts to collect or spend certain increments; authorizing property tax abatements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 469.174, by adding a subdivision; 469.176, by adding a subdivision; and 469.177, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 469.181.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2011, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for reporting abortion data; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.411, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2012, A bill for an act relating to health professions; requiring the board of social work to investigate and act on a complaint filed by a licensee or applicant before investigating the licensee or applicant; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 148B.26, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2013, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring identical smallmouth bass regulations in all regions of the state.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Folliard and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 2014, A bill for an act relating to education; exempting independent school district No. 270, Hopkins, from certain limitations on participation and financial support.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Folliard , Abrams, Leppik and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 2015, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing family connections aid; establishing a family connections demonstration site; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 2016, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; prohibiting solicitation of loans by mailing a check payable to the addressee; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 47.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Mariani, Kinkel, Jefferson, Clark and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2017, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing funding for opportunities industrialization centers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.63.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Swenson, D.; Farrell; Weaver; Entenza and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2018, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; limiting the definition of "juvenile petty offender"; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.015, subdivision 21.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bishop, Rest and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2019, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for disposition of certain towns; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2020, A bill for an act relating to railroads; prohibiting a railroad from permitting a road or street crossing a railroad track within New Brighton to be closed for more than five minutes; prescribing a criminal penalty.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Carlson, Davids, Seagren and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2021, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding for the hotline for homework; 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.

Murphy, Bishop, Jaros and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2022, A bill for an act relating to community corrections; appropriating money for a productive day pilot project operated by Arrowhead regional corrections.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Hasskamp, Garcia, Stang, Tunheim and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2023, A bill for an act relating to regulating home medical equipment services; authorizing rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2024, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; directing registrar of motor vehicles to issue special Masonic license plates; 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.

Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 2025, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; allowing one preferred commercial-industrial parcel per owner per city or town; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 24.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Wenzel and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2026, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting certain nursing facilities from limits on operating cost per diems; modifiying provisions of nursing facility reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.431, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Paymar, Trimble, Dawkins, McCollum and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2027, A bill for an act relating to the city of Saint Paul; authorizing a program for the disconnection of rainleaders and repair of defective sanitary sewer connections and the charging or assessment of costs for the program and the issuance of general or special obligations to pay the costs of the program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Mariani, Trimble, McCollum and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2028, A bill for an act relating to home rule charter cities; authorizing municipal financing of computer software and training; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 410.32.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday , April 1, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Workman, Kalis, Tunheim, Gunther and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2029, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing the taxation of solid waste management services; repealing the SCORE tax and the solid waste generator assessment fee; replacing those taxes and fees with a single tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 270B.01, subdivision 8; 297A.01, subdivision 3; 297A.25, subdivisions 11 and 16; and 297A.44, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116.07, subdivision 10; 297A.01, subdivision 21; and 297A.45.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Huntley, Munger and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2030, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the state's share of the cost of the new Poe Lock at Sault Ste. Marie Narrows.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2031, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring state agencies, educational institutions , And businesses to include a multiracial classification on all forms requesting information on racial identification; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Koppendrayer, Hilty, Hasskamp, Wenzel and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2032, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to reimburse resort owners for economic hardship due to enforcement of the 1837 Mille Lacs treaty.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Gunther, Solberg and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2033, A bill for an act relating to the state fund mutual insurance company; providing for the board of directors at a certain time; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 176A.02, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Winter, Sviggum, Solberg, Pawlenty and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2034, A bill for an act relating to legislative committees and commissions; updating statutory references to legislative committees; repealing references to abolished legislative commissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.30, subdivision 2; 3.754; 3.97, subdivision 2; 3.98, subdivisions 1 and 3; 8.15, subdivisions 3 and 4; 11A.041; 15.065; 15.16, subdivision 5; 15.161; 15.50, subdivision 2; 16A.011, subdivision 13; 16A.152, subdivision 6; 16A.19, subdivision 1; 16B.24, subdivisions 3, 3a , And 6; 16B.31, subdivision 3; 16B.335, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 5; 16B.41, subdivision 2; 16B.87, subdivision 4; 16D.03, subdivision 3; 17B.15, subdivision 1; 18E.06; 43A.191, subdivision 3; 62R.25; 97A.0453; 115A.07, subdivisions 2 and 3; 115A.15, subdivision 5; 115A.158, subdivision 2; 115A.411, subdivision 1; 115A.55, subdivision 4; 115A.5501, subdivision 2; 115A.551, subdivisions 4 and 5; 115A.557, subdivision 4; 115A.965, subdivision 7; 115A.9651, subdivision 2; 115A.981, subdivision 3; 115B.20, subdivisions 1 and 6; 115B.43, subdivision 4; 115C.093; 115D.10; 116.072, subdivision 12; 116.125; 116C.712, subdivision 5; 116J.555, subdivision 2; 116O.071, subdivision 3; 116O.09, subdivision 2; 116P.05, subdivision 1; 116P.08, subdivision 3; 116P.09, subdivision 7; 124.078; 124.2131, subdivision 1; 135A.046, subdivision 3; 136F.60, subdivision 1; 136F.98, subdivision 1; 137.02, subdivision 3a; 144.056; 144.701, subdivision 4; 144A.071, subdivision 5; 169.832, subdivision 13; 174.02, subdivision 6; 192.52; 240.18, subdivision 2; 240A.03, subdivision 15; 241.01, subdivision 5; 241.275, subdivision 5; 245.90; 246.64, subdivision 3; 252.035; 252.50, subdivision 2; 253.015, subdivision 2; 256.014, subdivision 3; 256.016; 256.031, subdivision 3; 256.736, subdivisions 3a and 9; 256.9352, subdivision 3; 256.9657, subdivision 1c; 256B.0629, subdivision 3; 256B.69, subdivision 3a; 268.916; 270.0604, subdivision 4; 270.063; 270.0681, subdivision 2; 270.0682, subdivision 2; 270.71; 270.74; 273.1398, subdivision 2c; 352.04, subdivision 3; 352B.02, subdivision 1c; 354.42, subdivision 5; 354A.12, subdivision 2b; 355.50; 356.88, subdivision 1; 393.07, subdivision 5; 446A.072, subdivision 11; 473.149, subdivision 6; 473.3994, subdivision 9; 473.598, subdivision 3; 473.608, subdivision 12a; 473.845, subdivision 4; 473.846; and 473.848, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.841; 3.842; 3.843; 3.844; 3.845; 3.873; and 3.887.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2035, A bill for an act relating to environment finance; appropriating money for the scientific and natural areas fund and providing for acquisition of Lake Alexander Woods.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Johnson , A.; Carlson; Entenza and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2036, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for telecommunications access grants.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Van Dellen, Stanek and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 2037, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing cities to establish maximum speed limits below 30 miles per hour on streets; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.04.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2038, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the base budget of the Minnesota state colleges and universities; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2039, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a collaborative urban educator program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Huntley, Munger and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2040, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to assess the health of game fish populations and residue levels in the ten major river basins.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Ozment, Rukavina, Murphy, Smith and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2041, A bill for an act relating to retirement; revising investment reporting requirements; modifying penalty provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 69.051, subdivisions 1, 1a , And 1b; 356.20, by adding a subdivision; 356.219; and 424A.02, subdivision 10; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 356.218.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Delmont, Goodno, Haas, Vickerman and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2042, A bill for an act relating to professions and occupations; defining pharmacy technician; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 151.01, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pugh; Greiling; Anderson, B.; Farrell and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2043, A bill for an act relating to state government; setting state policy for regulatory rules and programs of agencies; regulating obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.05, subdivision 5; and 14.131; 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.

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2044, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding services paid by medical assistance under home care services; establishing qualification requirements for case management services under the alternative care program; establishing the statewide maximum rate for Ramsey county's homemaker services; requiring federal waiver for needs-based definition of elderly for the elderly waiver program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.0627, subdivision 5; 256B.0913, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision; and 256B.0915, subdivision 1b , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Anderson, B. , And Olson, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 2045, A bill for an act relating to education; making certain changes affecting school district election procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 205A.12, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2046, A bill for an act relating to early childhood programs; appropriating money for a grant to independent school district No. 544, Fergus Falls.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Winter and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2047, A bill for an act relating to adult education; appropriating money for a grant for televised GED programming.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rostberg and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2048, A bill for an act relating to the city of Cambridge; modifying a tax increment district to permit expenditures in the development district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Anderson, B.; Tuma and Olson, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 2049, A bill for an act relating to education; making certain changes affecting school district election procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 205A.12; and 205A.13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 205A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2050, A bill for an act relating to education; making certain changes affecting school district election procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 205A.13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2051, A bill for an act relating to education; making certain changes affecting school district election procedures; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 205A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rifenberg, Paulsen, Stang, Commers and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2052, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a nonrefundable personal and dependent credit for the 1996 tax year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2053, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; ending the state's operation of the Minnesota correctional facility-Sauk Centre; requiring the commissioner of administration to issue a request for proposals and select a vendor to operate the facility; requiring the commissioner of corrections to charge counties for juveniles placed at the Minnesota correctional facility-Red Wing and to develop admissions criteria for the facility; striking the requirement that the Minnesota correctional facility-Red Wing accept all juveniles; requiring a report to the legislature; establishing a state policy discouraging the out-of-state placement of juveniles; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 242.19, subdivision 2; 242.55; and 401.13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 242; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 242.51.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Johnson, R. , And Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2054, A bill for an act relating to education; placing college students in K-12 schools through state work study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136A.233, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2055, A bill for an act relating to local government; repealing authority for certain local residency requirements; repealing Laws 1993, chapter 260; and Laws 1994, chapter 570.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2056, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating money for a joint use police storefront and youth activity center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund, for the Committee Judiciary, introduced:

H. F. No. 2057, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; recodifying, clarifying , And relocating landlord tenant law; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 504.01; 504.012; 504.015; 504.02; 504.03; 504.04; 504.05; 504.06; 504.07; 504.08; 504.09; 504.18; 504.181; 504.183; 504.185; 504.20; 504.201; 504.21; 504.22; 504.23; 504.24; 504.245; 504.246; 504.25; 504.255; 504.257; 504.26; 504.265; 504.27; 504.28; 504.29; 504.30; 504.31; 504.32; 504.36; 566.01; 566.02; 566.021; 566.03; 566.04; 566.05; 566.051; 566.06; 566.07; 566.08; 566.09; 566.10; 566.11; 566.12; 566.13; 566.14; 566.15; 566.16; 566.17; 566.175; 566.18; 566.19; 566.20; 566.205; 566.21; 566.22; 566.23; 566.24; 566.25; 566.26; 566.27; 566.28; 566.29; 566.291; 566.30; 566.31; 566.32; 566.33; 566.34; and 566.35.

The bill was read for the first time and laid over one day.

Greenfield, Long and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2058, A bill for an act relating to taxes; exempting premiums received from the federal government for Medicare-related coverage from the premium tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 60A.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , April 2, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

McCollum and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2059, A bill for an act relating to health; permitting sale of health promotion and education material; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.394.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2060, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a rural school pilot program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2061, A bill for an act relating to education; amending eligibility requirements for individuals participating in youth programs; establishing a Minnesota career information system; modifying the name of secondary-vocational programs; requiring lifework development plan; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.0887, subdivision 2; and 124.574, subdivisions 1, 2d, 5, 6 , And 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121; and 126.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 2062, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; extending the lower class rate to certain business property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 24.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2063, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the tax brackets and the alternative minimum tax exemption amount to reduce marriage penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; 290.091, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Winter, Weaver and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2064, A bill for an act relating to economic development; removing the prohibition on use of state money for the board of invention; appropriating money; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116J.990, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Winter; Swenson, D. , And Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2065, A bill for an act relating to animals; allowing veterinarians to dock horses; repealing requirements for the care of equine animals; repealing restrictions on clipped animals; changing dog house specifications; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 343.25; and 343.40, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 343.26; and 346.38.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Rest; Macklin; Johnson , A. , And Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 2066, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; adopting recommendations of the sales tax advisory council; changing the base, payment , And administration of the sales tax; providing uniform rules for local sales taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 289A.11, subdivision 1; 289A.18, subdivision 4; 289A.20, subdivision 4; 289A.40, subdivision 2; 289A.56, subdivision 4; 297A.01, subdivisions 3, 7, 15 , And 16; 297A.02, subdivision 2; 297A.023; 297A.14, subdivision 4; 297A.211, subdivision 1; and 297A.25, subdivisions 2, 3, 12, 59 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 289A.60, subdivision 15; 297A.01, subdivision 20; 297A.02, subdivision 5; 297A.15, subdivision 5; and 297A.25, subdivision 29.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bakk, Macklin and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 2067, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an exemption for construction materials used in correctional facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.15, subdivision 7; and 297A.25, subdivision 11, and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Tunheim, Greiling, Tomassoni, Koppendrayer and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2068, A bill for an act relating to technology; appropriating money for grants to regional management information centers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Solberg, Tomassoni and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2069, A bill for an act relating to public employment; making it an unfair labor practice to unilaterally modify benefits received by retired employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 179A.13, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Lindner, Nornes, Juhnke, Tunheim and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. No. 2070, A bill for an act relating to education; offering an alternative of a locally controlled graduation rule; providing locally controlled graduation rule aid and district assistance and academic enhancement aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.101, subdivision 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 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.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2071, A bill for an act relating to taxation; imposing a sales and use tax within the tax relief area; providing for deposit of the proceeds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 298.293; 298.294; and 298.296, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 2072, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring notice to landowners and assessor before certain roads or highways may be dedicated to public use; allowing adjacent landowners to petition road authority to establish , Alter, or vacate a public road; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 103E.615, subdivision 4; 160.05, subdivision 1; 163.12, subdivision 1; 163.13, subdivision 1; 164.06, subdivision 1; 164.08, subdivisions 1 and 2; 164.12, subdivisions 1 and 3; 164.14, subdivisions 1 and 3; 164.35, subdivision 4; and 282.04, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 164.07.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Hausman and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 2073, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting expenditure of funds for Stillwater bridge without legislative approval.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Jaros, Huntley and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 2074, A bill for an act relating to public improvements; appropriating bond proceeds for improvements to the Hartley Nature Center in Duluth.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Munger, Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2075, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Lake Superior Zoological Garden; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , April 3, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2076, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; providing rights and duties in relation to consumer reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13C.001, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2077, A bill for an act relating to taxation; deed tax; exempting marriage dissolution decrees or instruments made pursuant to these decrees from imposition of the tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 287.22.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2078, A bill for an act relating to Itasca county; providing a total exemption for construction materials purchased for use in constructing improvements to a county jail and courthouse.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Solberg, Finseth, Long, Bishop and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2079, A bill for an act relating to public finance; clarifying a duty relating to expenditure forecasts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.103, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Knoblach, Stang and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2080, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to an ICF/MR in Stearns or Sherburne county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rest, Dawkins and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 2081, A bill for an act relating to finance; providing for school funding; changing property class rates; expanding the property tax refund program; providing a property tax refund to certain businesses; providing for truth in budgeting; modifying aids to local governments; exempting sales of certain construction materials; imposing a future schools facilities fee; changing the calculation of fiscal disparities; requiring a study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.103, subdivisions 1 and 2; 122.247, subdivision 3; 122.45, subdivision 3a; 122.531, subdivisions 4a and 9; 122.533; 122.535, subdivision 6; 124.17, subdivision 1d; 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; 124.4945; 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; 124A.22, subdivision 1; 124A.23, subdivision 1; 124A.292, subdivision 2; 273.13, subdivisions 24, 25 , And by adding a subdivision; 273.1398, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 8; 275.065, subdivisions 3, 5a, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 276.04, subdivision 2; 276A.04; 276A.05, subdivisions 1 and 5; 276A.06, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 5; 290A.04, subdivisions 2 and 6; 297A.15, by adding a subdivision; 297A.25, by adding a subdivision; 298.28, subdivision 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 469.177, subdivisions 1a and 3; 473F.06; 473F.07, subdivisions 1 and 5; 473F.08, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 5; 477A.011, subdivisions 20, 35, 37 , And by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 1, 8 , And 9; 477A.014, by adding a subdivision; and 477A.03, subdivisions 2 and 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 281A; and 477A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290B; 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.22, subdivisions 4a, 4b, 8a, 8b, 13d , And 13e; 124A.23, subdivisions 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; 273.13, subdivision 32; 276A.06, subdivision 9; 473F.08, subdivision 8a; 477A.014, subdivision 5; and 477A.05; Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 7, section 31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Murphy, Bakk, Hilty and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2082, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating money to reimburse Carlton county for expenses related to a criminal prosecution.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2083, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a career information system; modifying name of secondary vocational education to school-to-work activities; providing for a lifework development plan; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.574, subdivisions 1, 2d, 5, 6 , And 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121; and 126.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mariani, Farrell and Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2084, A bill for an act relating to health; directing the commissioner of health to collect and disseminate data regarding health and nutrition of migrant farmworkers; directing the state demographer to collect and report on population trends and population estimates for migrant farmworkers; establishing a migrant farmworker health advisory committee; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mullery, Westrom, Clark, Mahon and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2085, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; limiting fees charged for the use of automated teller machines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.61, by adding a subdivision; and 47.64, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 2086, A bill for an act relating to human services; permitting certified hearing instrument dispensers to perform audiologic evaluations that are covered hearing aid services under the medical assistance, general assistance medical care , And MinnesotaCare programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 2087, A bill for an act relating to Stevens county; extending the duration of a tax increment financing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Jennings, McElroy and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2088, A bill for an act relating to sales tax; providing an exemption for certain machinery and equipment used by ski areas; 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.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , April 7, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Folliard; Slawik; Swenson, D.; Tingelstad and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2089, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating advertisements for tobacco; restricting the placement of publicly visible advertisements for tobacco; providing civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Macklin, Erhardt, Pugh, Harder and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 2090, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting certain electronic surveillance services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.01, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Erhardt, Macklin, Van Dellen, Sykora and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 2091, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; establishing a uniform class rate for residential homestead property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.13, subdivision 22; and 273.1398, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 2092, A bill for an act relating to domestic abuse; establishing a pilot program regulating domestic abuse perpetrated by minors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.015, subdivision 2a; 260.165, subdivision 1; 260.171, subdivision 2; and 609.748, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Entenza, Kelso, Carlson, Weaver and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 2093, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for children who are deaf, deafblind , And hard-of-hearing in Minnesota; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings, Sviggum, Holsten, Mahon and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2094, A resolution memorializing the United States Environmental Protection Agency to exempt the State of Minnesota from its scheduled State Implementation calls on regional transport of ozone.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2095, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the center for victims of torture.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dorn, Greiling, Pelowski and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 2096, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a working group to recommend alternative school year calendars; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Harder, Winter and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2097, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing limitations on ownership of agricultural land by corporations, limited liability companies, pension or investment funds , And limited partnerships; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 500.24, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 3b , And 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2098, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending until the year 2020 the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the environment and natural resources trust fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2099, A bill for an act relating to education; providing additional opportunities for student choice; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.062, subdivisions 3, 7, 11, And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday , April 8, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Osthoff, Munger, Holsten, Jennings and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2100, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; exempting sales of lottery tickets from sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.259; 349A.01, subdivision 7; and 349A.10, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Long, Milbert, Winter and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2101, A bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating the requirement for accelerated payment of certain cigarette, tobacco products , And liquor excise taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297.07, subdivision 1; 297.23, subdivision 4; 297.35, subdivision 1; 297C.03, subdivision 1; and 297C.04; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297.07, subdivision 4; 297.35, subdivision 5; and 297C.05, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 2102, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; modifying burden of proof requirements; changing third party liability provisions; clarifying cessation of benefit restrictions; modifying arbitration provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 176.021, subdivision 1a; 176.061; 176.101, subdivision 8; and 176.191, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 176.191, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 2103, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; changing time limitation provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 176.151.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2104, A bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating soils condition tax increment financing districts; expanding the definition of redevelopment tax increment financing districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 469.174, subdivisions 10 and 12; 469.175, subdivision 3; and 469.176, subdivisions 1b and 4j; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 469.174, subdivision 19; and 469.176, subdivision 4b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Evans, Dawkins and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2105, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; authorizing the board of government innovation and cooperation to award grants for cooperative crime prevention programs; establishing an advisory committee; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 465.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2106, A bill for an act relating to taxation; clarifying the application of the exemption from sales tax to certain replacement equipment used by the mining industry; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.01, subdivision 16.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Tuma, Munger, Huntley, McCollum and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2107, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; imposing restrictions on state land use in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness; providing civil penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2108, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for reporting abortion data; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.411, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2109, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing training for certain public assistance recipients; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268A.15, subdivisions 2, 6 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kielkucki, Workman, Molnau, Hilty and Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2110, A bill for an act relating to education; offering an alternative of a locally controlled graduation rule; providing locally controlled graduation rule aid and district assistance and academic enhancement aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.101, subdivision 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 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.

Rukavina and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 2111, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for equipment for the East Range Secondary Technical Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2112, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; allowing expenditures of net profits contributed to a fund administered by a local unit of government to be expended for any public purpose; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349.213, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Anderson, I.; Rest; Schumacher; Lieder and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2113, A bill for an act relating to taxation; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, Article XIII, section 1; prohibiting financing of certain education costs with local property taxes; providing for school funding; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2131, subdivision 1; 124A.02, subdivision 8; 124A.03, by adding a subdivision; 124A.22, subdivision 1; 124A.23, subdivision 1; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 276.04, subdivision 2; 276A.01, subdivision 5; 276A.06, subdivision 3; 473F.02, subdivision 5; and 473F.08, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.22, subdivisions 4a, 4b, 8a, 8b, 13d, and 13e; and 124A.23, subdivisions 2, 3, And 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , April 9, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2114, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing a nursing facility to qualify for interim and settle up payment rates; 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.

Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2115, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing a nursing facility to qualify for interim and settle up payment rates; 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.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2116, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for certain career and technology training programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Milbert, Rukavina, Tomassoni, Holsten and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2117, A bill for an act relating to gambling; providing for the establishment of state-run casinos; providing duties and powers to the director of the state lottery; providing for the use of casino revenues; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2118, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for water access development.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Chaudhary and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2119, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the school enrichment partnership program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Olson, E.; Peterson; Murphy; Solberg and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 2120, A bill for an act relating to taxation; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , Article XIII, section 1; prohibiting financing of certain education costs with local property taxes; providing for school funding; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2131, subdivision 1; 124A.02, subdivision 8; 124A.03, by adding a subdivision; 124A.22, subdivision 1; 124A.23, subdivision 1; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 276.04, subdivision 2; 276A.01, subdivision 5; 276A.06, subdivision 3; 473F.02, subdivision 5; and 473F.08, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.22, subdivisions 4a, 4b, 8a, 8b, 13d, and 13e; and 124A.23, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 2121, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending eligibility for classification as 4c property to certain community service organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 2122, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a fund transfer for independent school district No. 2364, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kalis, Osthoff, McCollum, Weaver and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2123, A bill for an act relating to health; moving the problem gambling program to the health department; funding the problem gambling program with profits from gambling; establishing program requirements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 240.13, subdivision 2; 349.172, subdivision 5; 349A.06, subdivision 5; and 609.115, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 245.98.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Tomassoni, Solberg, Bakk and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2124, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the Nett Lake community center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tomassoni, Solberg, Bakk and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2125, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a media specialist for independent school district No. 707, Nett Lake.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tomassoni, Bakk, Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2126, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for grants to independent school district No. 707, Nett Lake, for insurance and unemployment compensation; amending Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, Article 8, section 25, subdivision 12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , April 10, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Tomassoni, Solberg and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2127, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a Northeast Minnesota telecommunications access grant.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rest , Abrams, Dawkins, Erhardt and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 2128, A bill for an act relating to taxation; dedicating a portion of the sales tax revenue for distributions as aids to cities and counties; eliminating payment of homestead and agricultural credit aid to towns, cities , And counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.1398, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 6; and 297A.44, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Peterson, Tunheim, Goodno, Kubly and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 2129, A bill for an act relating to flood relief; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2130, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a low-income housing tax credit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Juhnke, Kubly, Tomassoni, Otremba and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2131, A bill for an act relating to taxation; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , Article XIII, section 1; prohibiting financing of certain education costs with local property taxes; providing for school funding; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2131, subdivision 1; 124A.02, subdivision 8; 124A.03, by adding a subdivision; 124A.22, subdivision 1; 124A.23, subdivision 1; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 276.04, subdivision 2; 276A.01, subdivision 5; 276A.06, subdivision 3; 473F.02, subdivision 5; and 473F.08, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.22, subdivisions 4a, 4b, 8a, 8b, 13d, and 13e; and 124A.23, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Tunheim, Long, Goodno, Kubly and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2132, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an extension of time to file and pay certain state taxes for residents in a flood disaster area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Larsen, Finseth, Schumacher, Mariani and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 2133, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an extension of time to file and pay certain state taxes for residents in a flood disaster area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dorn, Vickerman, Peterson, Westfall and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 2134, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an extension of time to file and pay certain state taxes for residents in a flood disaster area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Lieder and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2135, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an extension of time to file and pay certain state taxes for residents in a flood disaster area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , April 14, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Pelowski and Carlson, for the Committee Education, introduced:

H. F. No. 2136, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for education and related purposes to the higher education services office, board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities, board of regents of the University of Minnesota , And the Mayo medical foundation, with certain conditions; establishing and modifying programs that promote college affordability; providing for agricultural education; clarifying the role of the higher education services office; making technical changes related to the post-secondary merger; increasing the higher education facilities authority bonding authority; modifying certain conditions for the Minnesota state colleges and universities; prescribing uses for the permanent university fund; extending the repeal of the farmer-lender mediation act; permitting certain land conveyances; defining a faculty appointment; clarifying and changing requirements for private career schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.69, subdivision 2; 125.1385, subdivision 2; 126.56, subdivisions 2, 4a , And 7; 135A.052, subdivision 1; 136A.03; 136A.101, by adding a subdivision; 136A.121, subdivisions 5 and 9a; 136A.125, subdivision 4; 136A.1355; 136A.136, subdivision 2; 136A.16, subdivision 8 , And by adding subdivisions; 136A.171; 136A.173, subdivision 3; 136A.233, subdivisions 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 136A.29, subdivision 9; 136F.28, subdivision 2; 136F.30; 136F.32; 136F.49; 136F.52, by adding a subdivision; 136F.581, subdivision 2; 136F.80; 137.022, subdivision 2; 141.21, subdivisions 3, 5, 6 , And by adding subdivisions; 141.22; 141.25, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 , And 12; 141.26, subdivision 2; 141.271, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 , And 12; 141.28, subdivisions 3 and 5; 141.29, subdivision 1; 141.31; 141.35; 181.06, subdivision 2; 216C.27, subdivision 7; and 583.22, subdivision 5; Laws 1986, chapter 398 , Article 1, section 18 , As amended; Laws 1995, chapter 212 , Article 1, section 4, subdivision 4; Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 2, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 136A; 136F; and 141; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 126.113; 137.41; 141.25, subdivisions 9a, 9b, and 11; and 141.36; Laws 1995, chapter 212 , Article 4, section 34; Laws 1995 First Special Session, chapter 2 , Article 1, sections 35 and 36.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Garcia, Jefferson, Wejcman, Long and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2137, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minneapolis; providing a sales tax exemption for the convention center; amending Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 4 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2138, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a lease levy for independent school district No. 622, North St. Paul-Maplewood.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wenzel, Goodno, Finseth, Winter and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 2139, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for matching funds for federal disaster relief; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Kalis, for the Committee Capital Investment, introduced:

H. F. No. 2140, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing and clarifying spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing land transfers, sales , And conveyances; increasing the revenue bonding authority of the public facilities authority; authorizing the public facilities authority to pay certain costs, set and collect fees , And enter into interagency agreements; reducing certain bond sale authorizations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.642, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 243.51, subdivisions 1 and 3; 268.917; 446A.04, subdivision 5; 446A.081, subdivisions 1, 4 , And 9; 446A.12, subdivision 1; and 475A.06, subdivision 7; Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 10, subdivision 10 , As amended: Laws 1996, chapter 463, sections 4, subdivision 2 , As amended; and 24, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Marko, Kelso, Long, Larsen and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 2141, A bill for an act relating to flood relief; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Chaudhary, Evans, Koskinen and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 2142, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing property tax classification reform; increasing local government aid; providing for education funding; increasing property tax refunds; establishing a property tax deferral program for senior citizens; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 270B.12, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 24 , And 25; 273.1398, subdivisions 1a, 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 275.065, subdivision 3; 276.04, subdivision 2; 290A.04, subdivisions 2 and 6; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.13, subdivision 32.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 2143, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, Article IV, section 3; providing that senators be elected from districts of equal area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2144, A bill for an act relating to flood relief; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Kelso; Johnson , A. , And Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2145, A bill for an act relating to flood relief; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Johnson, R.; Juhnke; Entenza; Opatz and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 2146, A bill for an act relating to flood relief; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Kinkel and Carlson, for the Committee Education, introduced:

H. F. No. 2147, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for early childhood education, community, prevention, And self-sufficiency programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15.53, subdivision 2; 119A.01, subdivision 3; 119A.04, subdivision 6, And by adding a subdivision; 119A.13, subdivisions 2, 3, And 4; 119A.14; 119A.15, subdivisions 2, 5, And by adding a subdivision; 119A.16; 119A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2; 119B.01, subdivisions 8, 9, 12, 16, 17, And by adding subdivisions; 119B.02; 119B.03, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, And by adding subdivisions; 119B.04; 119B.05, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, And by adding a subdivision; 119B.07; 119B.08, subdivisions 1 and 3; 119B.09, subdivisions 1, 2, And by adding subdivisions; 119B.10, subdivision 1; 119B.11, subdivisions 1, 3, and by adding a subdivision; 119B.12; 119B.13, subdivision 1, And by adding subdivisions; 119B.15; 119B.16, subdivision 1; 119B.18, by adding a subdivision; 119B.20, subdivisions 7, 9, And 10; 119B.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, And 11; 121.831, subdivisions 3 and 4; 121.8355, subdivision 1; 121.88, subdivisions 1, 10, And by adding a subdivision; 121.882, subdivisions 2 and 6; 124.17, subdivision 2e; 124.26, subdivision 2, And by adding a subdivision; 124.2601, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, And by adding a subdivision; 124.261, subdivision 1; 124.2615, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.2711, subdivisions 1 and 2a; 124.2713, subdivisions 6 and 8; 124.2716, subdivision 3; 268.38, by adding a subdivision; 268.53, subdivision 5; 268.55, by adding a subdivision; 268.912; 268.913, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 268.914, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119A; and 119B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 119B.03, subdivision 7; 119B.05, subdivisions 2 and 3; 119B.11, subdivision 2; 119B.19, subdivision 2; 119B.21, subdivision 7; 121.8355, subdivision 1a; and 268.913, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday , April 15, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Bishop, Bradley, Solberg and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 2148, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; consolidating the requirements for University Center Rochester; amending Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 10, subdivision 10 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Jennings, Delmont, Wolf and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 2149, A bill for an act relating to utilities; restructuring regulation of the generation, transmission , And distribution of electricity; providing for transition to competitive industry; allowing cooperative electric associations to opt out; requiring restructuring plans; requiring unbundling of services; providing for recovery of stranded costs; requiring access to facilities; requiring registration of suppliers; abolishing personal property tax on generation; abolishing certificate of need and resources planning processes; establishing legislative oversight committee; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Osthoff, for the Committee Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance introduced:

H. F. No. 2150, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money for environmental, natural resource, And agricultural purposes; establishing and modifying certain programs; providing for regulation of certain activities and practices; providing for accounts, Assessments, And fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 17.76, by adding a subdivision; 32.394, subdivision 11; 32.415; 84.0273; 84.0887, subdivision 2; 84.794, subdivision 1; 84.803, subdivision 1; 84.927, subdivision 2; 85.22, subdivision 2a; 85A.04, subdivision 4; 86A.23; 86B.415, subdivision 9; 92.06, subdivision 4; 92.16, subdivision 1; 92.46, by adding a subdivision; 94.10, subdivision 2; 94.165; 97B.667; 103C.501, subdivision 6; 103F.378, subdivision 1; 115.03, subdivision 5; 115A.54, subdivision 2a; 115A.912, by adding a subdivision; 116P.05, subdivision 2, And by adding a subdivision; 296.421, subdivision 5; 300.111, by adding a subdivision; 308A.101, by adding a subdivision; 308A.201, by adding a subdivision; 325E.10, subdivision 2, And by adding subdivisions; 325E.11; and 325E.112, subdivision 2; Laws 1995, chapter 220, section 19, subdivision 11; and Laws 1996, chapters 351, section 2; and 463, section 7, subdivision 24; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 4; 17; 92; 94; 115; and 219; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 1.31; 1.32; 1.33; 1.34; 1.35; 1.36; 1.37; 1.38; 1.39; 1.40; 84B.11; 115A.9523; and 116P.05, subdivision 1; Laws 1995, chapters 77, section 3; and 220, section 21.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , April 16, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Wenzel, Lieder, Osthoff, Larsen and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2151, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating the Jim Rice memorial expressway; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2152, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating the termination of agent contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 60A.172.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , April 17, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2153, A bill for an act relating to airports; banning jets at Anoka county airport; providing a criminal penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Pugh, Seifert, Rifenberg, Pawlenty and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 2154, A bill for an act relating to education; offering an alternative of a locally controlled graduation rule; providing locally controlled graduation rule aid and district assistance and academic enhancement aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.101, subdivision 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 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.

Abrams and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 2155, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for a study of business taxation; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Commers, Larsen, Broecker, Mulder and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 2156, A bill for an act relating to education; offering an alternative of a locally controlled graduation rule; providing locally controlled graduation rule aid and district assistance and academic enhancement aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.101, subdivision 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 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.

Jennings, Solberg, Sviggum and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2157, A bill for an act relating to public administration; regulating public employee and official compensation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.855, subdivision 3; 15A.081, subdivisions 7b, 8 , And 9; 15A.083, subdivisions 5, 6a , And 7; 43A.17, subdivisions 1 and 3; 43A.18, subdivisions 4 and 5; 85A.02, subdivision 5a; 298.22, subdivision 1; and 349A.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15A.081, subdivisions 1 and 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Jaros, for the Committee Economic Development and International Trade, Trimble and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2158, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money for economic development and certain agencies of state government; establishing and modifying certain programs; providing for regulation of certain activities and practices; standardizing certain licensing service fees; establishing and modifying certain fees; modifying housing programs; establishing a task force; providing for a manufactured home park to be a conditional use; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 38.02, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; 44A.01, subdivision 2; 60A.075, by adding a subdivision; 60A.23, subdivision 8; 60A.71, by adding a subdivision; 60K.06, subdivision 2; 65B.48, subdivision 3; 72B.04, subdivision 10; 79.253, subdivision 1; 79.255, by adding a subdivision; 79.361, subdivision 1; 79.371, by adding a subdivision; 82.21, subdivision 1; 82B.09, subdivision 1; 115A.908, subdivision 2; 115B.03, subdivision 5; 115C.021, by adding a subdivision; 115C.03, subdivision 9; 115C.08, subdivision 4; 115C.09, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 115C.13; 116J.551; 116J.552, subdivision 4; 116J.553, subdivision 2; 116J.554, subdivision 1; 116L.04, subdivision 1; 116O.05, by adding a subdivision; 116O.122, subdivision 1; 138.91, by adding a subdivision; 155A.045, subdivision 1; 176.181, subdivision 2a; 268.022, subdivision 2; 268.362, subdivision 2; 268.38, subdivision 7; 268.63; 268.672, subdivision 6 , And by adding subdivisions; 268.673, subdivisions 3, 4a , And 5; 268.6751, subdivision 1; 268.677, subdivision 1; 268.681; 270.97; 298.22, by adding a subdivision; 326.86, subdivision 1; 394.25, by adding a subdivision; 446A.04, subdivision 5; 446A.081, subdivisions 1, 4 , And 9; 462.357, by adding a subdivision; 462A.05, subdivisions 14d, 30, 39 , And by adding a subdivision; 462A.13; 462A.201, subdivision 2; 462A.205; 462A.206, subdivisions 2 and 4; 462A.207, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And 6; 462A.21, subdivision 12a; 469.303; and 469.305, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 45; 79; 116J; 268; 366; 462A; and 469; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115A.908, subdivision 3; 268.39; 268.672, subdivision 4; 268.673, subdivision 6; 268.676; 268.677, subdivisions 2 and 3; 268.678; 268.679, subdivision 3; 462A.05, subdivision 20; 462A.206, subdivision 5; and 462A.21, subdivisions 4k, 12 , And 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2159, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing increased sentence for second violent crime offense; providing increased sentence for third felony offense; recodifying laws providing other increased and mandatory sentences; providing criminal penalties; authorizing consecutive sentences for felony offenses under certain circumstances; providing for the tolling of a stay of sentence while a defendant serves an executed, consecutive sentence; directing the sentencing guidelines commission to modify its policy on permissive consecutive sentencing; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.135, subdivision 7, And by adding a subdivision; 609.152; 609.347, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, And 6; 609.348; and 631.045; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes, sections 609.1352; and 609.346.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , April 21, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Greiling, Evans, McCollum, Slawik and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2160, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; reducing the statewide general education levy; extending the first tier homestead bracket; reducing class rates for certain properties; establishing a business activities tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.23, subdivision 1; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 24, 25 , And 31; 273.1398, subdivisions 1, 1a, 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 276A.06, subdivision 9; 290.06, subdivision 1; 290A.04, subdivisions 2 and 6; 473F.08, subdivision 8a; 477A.011, subdivision 37 , And by adding a subdivision; and 477A.013, subdivisions 8 and 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2134; 273.13, subdivision 32; 290.0921; and 290.0922.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2161, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing for increased criminal penalties and mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain violent offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 244.05, subdivisions 4 and 5; 609.152, subdivisions 1, 2a , And by adding subdivisions; and 609.196.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McCollum, Slawik, Kelso, Seagren and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 2162, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying requirements for handicap access and fire safety improvements to school buildings; creating disabled access revenue, Aid, And levy; providing for proration; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.84, subdivision 1, And by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.84, subdivisions 3 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , April 23, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Long, for the Committee Taxes, introduced:

H. F. No. 2163, A bill for an act relating to the financing and operation of state and local government; providing for property tax reform; providing for education financing; limiting education revenue referenda for 1997; changing property tax refunds for homeowners and renters; changing truth-in-taxation requirements; providing for joint truth-in-taxation hearings; imposing levy limits on cities and counties and providing for reverse referenda; changing fiscal note requirements for state mandates; providing for reimbursement for costs of state mandates; providing for certain property tax exemptions; establishing a property tax reform account; providing a refundable credit for 1997 property taxes; making miscellaneous property tax changes; providing a senior citizens property tax deferral program; changing aids to local governments; changing tax increment financing provisions; authorizing certain tax increment districts; exempting certain tax increment districts from certain requirements; authorizing local taxes, levies , And abatements; conforming certain income tax laws with changes in federal law; providing income tax credits; modifying the application of sales and excise taxes; exempting certain purchases from the sales tax; modifying waste management tax and taconite tax provisions; increasing the budget reserve; revising the law governing regional development commissions; making miscellaneous technical changes and corrections; requiring studies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 6.76; 16A.152, subdivision 2; 69.021, subdivision 7; 93.41; 103D.905, subdivisions 4, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 115A.554; 116.07, subdivision 10; 117.155; 121.15, by adding a subdivision; 122.247, subdivision 3; 122.45, subdivision 3a; 122.531, subdivisions 4a and 9; 122.533; 122.535, subdivision 6; 124.2131, subdivision 1; 124.239, subdivision 5, and by adding subdivisions; 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; 124.4945; 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, 3 , And 4; 124.918, subdivision 8; 124.95, subdivision 1; 124A.03, subdivision 1g; 124A.23, subdivision 1; 124A.292, subdivision 2; 161.45, by adding a subdivision; 216B.16, by adding subdivisions; 270B.02, by adding a subdivision; 270B.12, by adding a subdivision; 271.01, subdivision 5; 271.19; 272.02, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 272.115; 273.11, subdivisions 1a and 16; 273.111, subdivisions 3 and 6; 273.112, by adding a subdivision; 273.121; 273.124, subdivisions 1, 14 , And by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivisions 1, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31 , And by adding subdivisions; 273.135, subdivision 2; 273.1391, subdivision 2; 273.1398, subdivisions 1, 1a, 6, 8 , And by adding subdivisions; 273.18; 274.01; 274.13, by adding subdivisions; 275.065, subdivisions 1, 3, 5a, 6, 8 , And by adding subdivisions; 275.07, subdivisions 1 and 4; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 276.04, subdivision 2; 276A.04; 276A.05, subdivisions 1 and 5; 276A.06, subdivisions 2, 3, 5 , And 9; 278.07; 281.13; 281.23, subdivision 6; 281.273; 281.276; 282.01, subdivision 8; 282.04, subdivision 1; 287.22; 289A.02, subdivision 7; 289A.26, subdivisions 2, 3, 6 , And 7; 289A.56, subdivision 4; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d, 19g , And 31; 290.014, subdivisions 2 and 3; 290.015, subdivision 5; 290.06, subdivision 22 , And by adding subdivisions; 290.067, subdivision 1; 290.068, subdivision 1; 290.0922, subdivision 1; 290.17, subdivision 1; 290.371, subdivision 2; 290.92, by adding a subdivision; 290.9725; 290.9727, subdivision 1; 290.9728, subdivision 1; 290A.03, subdivisions 6, 7, 11 , And 13; 290A.04, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 6; 290A.19; 291.005, subdivision 1; 296.141, subdivision 4; 296.18, subdivision 1; 297A.01, subdivisions 3, 4, 7, 11, 15 , And 16; 297A.02, subdivision 2; 297A.14, subdivision 4; 297A.211, subdivision 1; 297A.25, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 11, 56, 59 , And by adding subdivisions; 297A.45; 297B.01, subdivisions 7 and 8; 297E.02, subdivisions 3 and 6; 297E.04, subdivision 3; 298.24, subdivision 1; 298.28, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 9a , And by adding subdivisions; 298.2961, subdivision 1; 298.75, subdivisions 1, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 325D.33, subdivision 3; 349.12, subdivision 26a; 349.154, subdivision 2; 349.163, subdivision 8; 349.19, subdivision 2a; 349.191, subdivision 1b; 373.40, subdivision 7; 398A.04, subdivision 1; 462.381; 462.383; 462.384, subdivision 5; 462.385; 462.386, subdivision 1; 462.387; 462.388; 462.389, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 462.39, subdivisions 2 and 3; 462.391, subdivision 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 462.393; 462.394; 462.396; 462.398; 469.012, subdivision 1; 469.033, subdivision 6; 469.040, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 469.174, subdivisions 10, 19 , And by adding subdivisions; 469.175, subdivision 3 , And by adding subdivisions; 469.176, subdivisions 1b, 2, 4c, 4g, 4j , And 6; 469.177, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 473F.06; 473F.07, subdivisions 1 and 5; 473F.08, subdivisions 2, 3, 5 , And 8a; 477A.011, subdivisions 20, 34, 35, 36, 37 , And by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 1 and 9; 477A.03, subdivision 2; and 477A.05; Laws 1992, chapter 511 , Article 2, section 52; Laws 1993, chapter 375 , Article 9, section 45, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; Laws 1995, chapter 264 , Article 5, sections 44, subdivision 4 , As amended; and 45, subdivision 1 , As amended; Laws 1997, chapter 34, section 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 14; 16A; 124; 124A; 270; 273; 275; 290; 297A; 383A; 383B; 458D; 462A; 469; 477A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.982; 124.2131, subdivision 3a; 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, subdivisions 2, 4 , And 7; 124.912, subdivision 2; 124A.029; 124A.03, subdivisions 2a and 3b; 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; 270B.12, subdivision 11; 273.13, subdivisions 21a and 32; 273.1315; 273.1317; 273.1318; 273.1398, subdivisions 2, 2c, 2d, 3 , And 3a; 273.1399; 273.166; 275.08, subdivisions 1c and 1d; 275.61; 276.012; 276A.06, subdivision 9; 290A.03, subdivisions 12a and 14; 290A.055; 290A.26; 297A.01, subdivisions 20 and 21; 297A.02, subdivision 5; 297A.25, subdivision 29; 462.384, subdivision 7; 462.385, subdivision 2; 462.389, subdivision 5; 462.391, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 , And 9; 462.392; 469.176, subdivisions 1a and 5; 469.1782, subdivision 1; 469.181; 473F.08, subdivision 8a; and 645.34; Laws 1995, chapter 264, article 4 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Olson, E. , And Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 2164, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying membership of the forest resources council; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 89A.03, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tunheim, Skare, Westrom, Westfall and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2165, A bill for an act relating to flood relief; appropriating money for loans or grants to be paid for homes or class three property in disaster areas substantially damaged by the floods of 1997.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Anderson, I.; Lieder; Olson, E.; Finseth and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 2166, A bill for an act relating to flood relief; appropriating money for loans or grants to be paid for homes or class three property in disaster areas substantially damaged by the floods of 1997.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2167, A bill for an act relating to Indians; recognizing the Sandy Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa as a state recognized Indian tribe.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Mulder, Peterson, Kielkucki, Bakk and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 2168, A bill for an act relating to state government; authorizing grants for reports on state mandates that increase costs to certain schools, local governments, And industries; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , April 24, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Skare, Daggett, Lieder, Westfall and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2169, A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing cities and counties to provide assistance to other Minnesota cities and counties for 1997 flood relief.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2170, A bill for an act relating to education; stating intent to reduce tuition in public post-secondary institutions; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2171, A bill for an act relating to education; excluding certain assets from consideration in financial aid; proposing a new formula for determining state grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136A.101, by adding a subdivision; and 136A.121, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 9a, and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2172, A bill for an act relating to financing higher education; providing that interest does not accrue on certain loans while the student is in school; providing an income tax credit for higher education tuition; providing subtractions from taxable income for certain expenditures for higher education; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136A.1701, subdivision 6; 289A.12, by adding a subdivision; and 290.01, subdivision 19b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Anderson, I.; Abrams; Tunheim; Lieder and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 2173, A bill for an act relating to real estate; requiring 60 days' notice of default on a real estate mortgage, notice of termination of a real estate contract for deed, And eight weeks' notice of commencement of a sale and foreclosure proceeding; providing that a court may order a delay in a foreclosure sale or contract termination under certain circumstances; limiting the right to maintain actions for deficiency judgments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.20, by adding a subdivision; and 559.21, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 580; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 584.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday , April 25, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2174, A bill for an act relating to education; recodifying kindergarten through grade 12 education statutes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.02; 120.06; 120.062, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 , And 8a; 120.0621; 120.064; 120.075; 120.0751; 120.0752; 120.101, subdivisions 5, 5a, 5c, 7, 8, 9 , And 10; 120.102; 120.103, subdivisions 3, 4, 5 , And 6; 120.105; 120.11; 120.14; 120.73; 120.74; 120.75; 120.76; 120.80; 121.1601, by adding a subdivision; 122.01; 122.02; 122.03; 122.21; 122.22; 122.23; 122.241; 122.242; 122.243; 122.245, subdivision 2; 122.246; 122.247, subdivisions 2 and 2a; 122.248; 122.25; 122.32; 122.34; 122.355; 122.41; 122.43; 122.44; 122.45; 122.46; 122.47; 122.48; 122.531, subdivisions 1, 2c, 5a , And 9; 122.5311, subdivision 1; 122.532, subdivisions 2, 3a , And 4; 122.535; 122.541; 122.895; 122.91; 122.93, subdivisions 3 and 8; 122.95; 123.11; 123.12; 123.13; 123.15; 123.33; 123.335; 123.34; 123.35, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8c, 9b, 11, 12, 15, 20 , And by adding subdivisions; 123.36; 123.37; 123.38; 123.39; 123.63; 123.64; 123.66; 123.75, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 5; 123.751; 125.03; 125.05, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1c, 6 , And 8; 125.06; 125.09; 125.11; 125.12, subdivisions 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 3b, 4, 6, 6a, 6b, 7, 8, 9, 9a, 10, 11, 13 , And 14; 125.121; 125.13; 125.135; 125.138; 125.16; 125.17; 125.18; 125.182; 125.183; 125.184; 125.185; 125.187; 125.188, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 5; 125.1885, subdivision 5; 125.189; 125.1895, subdivision 4; 125.211, subdivision 2; 125.230, subdivisions 4, 6 , And 7; 125.231, subdivision 3; 125.53; 125.54; 125.60; 125.611; 125.62, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 7; 125.623, subdivision 3; 125.80; 126.05; 126.14; 126.1995; 129C.10, subdivisions 3, 3a, 3b, 4 , And 6; and 129C.15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120; 121; 122; 123; 125; and 129C; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120A; 120B; and 124D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.0112; 120.03; 120.05; 120.08; 120.1045; 120.17; 120.1701; 120.172; 120.173; 120.181; 120.1811; 120.182; 120.183; 120.185; 120.187; 120.188; 120.189; 120.190; 120.59; 120.60; 120.61; 120.62; 120.63; 120.64; 120.65; 120.66; 120.67; 120.71; 120.72; 121.11, subdivisions 5, 7c, 7d, 12 , And 14; 121.1115; 121.155; 121.166; 121.17; 121.203; 121.207; 121.585; 121.602; 121.608; 121.611; 121.615; 121.70; 121.701; 121.702; 121.703; 121.704; 121.705; 121.706; 121.707; 121.708; 121.709; 121.710; 121.831; 121.835; 121.8355; 121.85; 121.88; 121.882; 121.885; 121.904; 121.906; 121.908; 121.911; 121.912; 121.9121; 121.914; 121.915; 121.917; 121.935; 122.52; 122.532, subdivision 1; 123.35, subdivisions 5, 8, 8a, 8b, 9, 10, 13, 17, 19a, 19b , And 21; 123.351; 123.3513; 123.3514; 123.40; 123.41; 123.42; 123.582; 123.681; 123.70; 123.701; 123.702; 123.704; 123.7045; 123.71; 123.72; 123.76; 123.77; 123.78; 123.79; 123.799; 123.7991; 123.7992; 123.801; 123.805; 123.931; 123.932; 123.933; 123.935; 123.936; 123.9361; 123.9362; 123.937; 123.947; 123.951; 123.97; 123.972; 124.01; 124.06; 124.07; 124.078; 124.079; 124.08; 124.09; 124.10; 124.12; 124.14; 124.15; 124.155; 124.17; 124.175; 124.177; 124.18; 124.19; 124.193; 124.195; 124.196; 124.2131; 124.2134; 124.2139; 124.214; 124.223; 124.225; 124.226; 124.227; 124.239; 124.242; 124.2442; 124.2445; 124.245; 124.2455; 124.248; 124.255; 124.26; 124.2601; 124.2605; 124.261; 124.2613; 124.2615; 124.2711; 124.2712; 124.2713; 124.2714; 124.2715; 124.2716; 124.2725; 124.2726; 124.2727; 124.2728; 124.273; 124.276; 124.278; 124.311; 124.312; 124.313; 124.314; 124.32; 124.3201; 124.3202; 124.321; 124.322; 124.323; 124.35; 124.36; 124.37; 124.38; 124.381; 124.39; 124.40; 124.41; 124.42; 124.431; 124.44; 124.45; 124.46; 124.472; 124.473; 124.474; 124.476; 124.477; 124.478; 124.479; 124.48; 124.481; 124.491; 124.492; 124.493; 124.494; 124.4945; 124.4946; 124.495; 124.511; 124.573; 124.574; 124.625; 124.63; 124.646; 124.6462; 124.6469; 124.647; 124.6471; 124.6472; 124.648; 124.71; 124.72; 124.73; 124.74; 124.75; 124.755; 124.76; 124.82; 124.829; 124.83; 124.84; 124.85; 124.86; 124.90; 124.91; 124.912; 124.914; 124.916; 124.918; 124.95; 124.961; 124.97; 124A.02; 124A.029; 124A.03; 124A.0311; 124A.032; 124A.034; 124A.035; 124A.036; 124A.04; 124A.22; 124A.225; 124A.23; 124A.24; 124A.26; 124A.28; 124A.29; 124A.291; 124A.292; 124A.30; 124A.31; 124A.697; 124A.698; 124A.70; 124A.71; 124A.711; 124A.72; 124A.73; 124C.07; 124C.08; 124C.09; 124C.10; 124C.11; 124C.12; 124C.41; 124C.45; 124C.46; 124C.47; 124C.48; 124C.49; 124C.498; 124C.55; 124C.56; 124C.57; 124C.58; 124C.60; 124C.71; 124C.72; 124C.73; 124C.74; 124C.77; 125.70; 125.701; 125.702; 125.703; 125.704; 125.705; 126.113; 126.115; 126.12; 126.13; 126.15; 126.151; 126.20; 126.202; 126.21; 126.22; 126.23; 126.235; 126.237; 126.239; 126.261; 126.262; 126.264; 126.265; 126.266; 126.267; 126.269; 126.36; 126.43; 126.45; 126.46; 126.47; 126.48; 126.49; 126.50; 126.501; 126.51; 126.52; 126.531; 126.54; 126.55; 126.56; 126.681; 126.69; 126.699; 126.70; 126.72; 126.77; 126.78; 126.82; 126.84; 126A.01; 126A.06; 126B.01; 126B.03; 126B.06; 126B.10; 127.01; 127.02; 127.03; 127.04; 127.05; 127.06; 127.08; 127.09; 127.10; 127.11; 127.12; 127.13; 127.15; 127.16; 127.17; 127.19; 127.20; 127.21; 127.23; 127.25; 127.26; 127.27; 127.28; 127.281; 127.282; 127.29; 127.30; 127.31; 127.311; 127.32; 127.33; 127.34; 127.35; 127.36; 127.37; 127.38; 127.39; 127.40; 127.41; 127.411; 127.412; 127.413; 127.42; 127.43; 127.44; 127.45; 127.455; 127.46; 127.47; and 127.48.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lieder, Peterson, Westfall, Tunheim and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 2175, A bill for an act relating to highway construction; increasing the gasoline and special fuel excise tax rates; allocating funds for repair and reconstruction of highways and roads damaged by 1997 spring flooding; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2176, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying local relief association benefit plan provisions; providing postretirement adjustments for certain retirees and benefit recipients; changing Richfield fire department relief association benefit plan provisions; clarifying the benefit floor for certain benefit recipients of the St. Paul police and fire consolidation accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 353B.07, subdivision 3; 353B.08, subdivision 6; 353B.11, subdivisions 3, 4, And 5; and 424A.02, subdivision 3; amending Laws 1943, chapter 196, section 4, As amended; Laws 1967, chapter 798, sections 2 and 4; and Laws 1992, chapter 563, section 5, As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , April 28, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Long; Bakk; Anderson, I.; Dawkins and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2177, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an additional individual income tax subtraction for dependents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Long; Bakk; Anderson, I.; Dawkins and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2178, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the Minnesota working family credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.0671, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Opatz, Kelso and Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 2179, A bill for an act relating to education; formulating statewide testing and reporting system; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday , April 29, 1997

The following House File was introduced:

Huntley, Munger, Jaros and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2180, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of bonds for a library on the campus of the University of Minnesota, Duluth; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , April 30, 1997

The following House File was introduced:

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2181, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a Minnesota science and mathematics foundation; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , May 1, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Kubly, Juhnke, Peterson, Dorn and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 2182, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the due date for first half taxes on certain business property.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2183, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of bonds to refurbish the Le Duc mansion in Hastings; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Finseth, Lieder, Westfall, Peterson and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 2184, A bill for an act relating to flood control; appropriating money for flood hazard mitigation grants; authorizing state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Bettermann, Knoblach and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2185, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending for sanitary sewer systems in Ida and Lake Mary townships in Douglas county; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday , May 2, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Kalis and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 2186, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; establishing an advisory council; requiring a report; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Anderson, I. , And Davids, for the Committe on Financial Institutions and Insurance, introduced:

H. F. No. 2187, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; providing flood relief; protecting the real estate and other assets of flood victims from creditors for a period of time; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 584.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , May 5, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2188, A bill for an act relating to civil commitment; modifying provisions governing release on pass for persons committed as mentally ill and dangerous; allowing temporary jail confinement of persons subject to commitment as sexual psychopathic personalities or sexually dangerous persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 253B.18, subdivision 4a; and 253B.185, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Olson, E. , And Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 2189, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing tax abatements for property that has lost value due to flood damage; providing for state reimbursement to local units of government; authorizing delay of certain local government reports; creating a priority for flooded areas in allocation of low-income housing credits; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Marko, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 2190, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing Minnesota transportation fund for highway and transit capital purposes; defining terms; temporarily increasing motor fuel tax rates; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, Article XIV, sections 5 and 10, And by adding a section; changing the dedication of certain highway user taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 160.02, subdivision 7; 161.04, by adding a subdivision; 296.02, subdivision 1b; and 296.025, subdivision 1b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday , May 6, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2191, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; repealing the motor vehicle emissions inspection program on July 1, 1998; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.62, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116.60; 116.61; 116.62; 116.63; and 116.64.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Chaudhary; Johnson , A.; Carlson; Garcia and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2192, A bill for an act relating to housing; requiring a report on providing residential rehabilitation loans in fully developed cities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2193, A bill for an act relating to utilities; expanding the telephone assistance program to provide assistance to low-income families with children; establishing pilot programs for voice mail assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 237.70, subdivisions 4a and 6; and 237.701, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , May 8, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Chaudhary; Johnson , A.; Carlson and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2194, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of bonds to refurbish the Fridley historical museum; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Trimble, Solberg, Clark and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2195, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a revolving loan program for American Indian business loans; appropriating money; 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.

Munger, Carruthers, Weaver, Holsten and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2196, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; extending until the year 2020 the period during which at least 40 percent of the net proceeds from the state lottery must be credited to the environment and natural resources trust fund; modifying authority for appropriations from the fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Pawlenty and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2197, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; reducing the rate of tax on the first income bracket; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Seifert, Rifenberg, Kuisle, Davids and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 2198, A bill for an act relating to state government; designating English as the official language; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Huntley, Munger, Jaros and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2199, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a project at the University of Minnesota for Glensheen Mansion.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pugh, Macklin, Skoglund and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2200, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating information licenses; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 336.2B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday , May 9, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Milbert; Anderson, I.; Bishop and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2201, A bill for an act relating to baseball; providing for a process to construct, fund, maintain , And govern a major league baseball stadium; providing for powers and duties of the metropolitan sports facilities commission; authorizing certain taxes, revenue distributions, bonds and other debt obligations , And allocations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 240.15, subdivision 1; 297A.02, subdivision 3; 297A.259; 297E.02, subdivision 6; 473.551, subdivision 8 , And by adding subdivisions; 473.552; 473.553, subdivision 1; 473.556, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, and by adding subdivisions; and 609.761, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 349A; and 473; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473I.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Anderson, B.; Mares; Farrell; McGuire and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2202, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for treatment of certain children in need of protection or services; requiring certain notices; imposing a criminal penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.191, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , May 12, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Skoglund and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2203, A bill for an act relating to legislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous noncontroversial oversights, inconsistencies , Ambiguities, unintended results , And technical errors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 352.96, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2204, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the state's share of the cost of the new Poe Lock at Sault Ste. Marie Narrows.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Commers and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 2205, A bill for an act relating to local government units; providing for the relation between comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.858, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2206, A bill for an act relating to cities; International Falls; providing for notification of residency requirements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Winter, Carruthers, Long, and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2207, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring findings and recommendations on major league sports.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday , May 13, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Anderson, I.; Munger; Kahn; Mulder and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2208, A bill for an act relating to Indians; recognizing the Sandy Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa as a state recognized Indian tribe.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Jaros, Huntley, Munger and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2209, A bill for an act relating to public improvements; authorizing the issuance of bonds for the construction of improvements to the Duluth entertainment and convention center; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2210, A bill for an act relating to insurance; permitting waiver of requirements for certain group mortgage life insurance products; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 61A.09, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2211, A bill for an act relating to insurance; life; regulating foreign investments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 61A.29, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2212, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a common numbering convention for certain courses; providing for tuition grants for certain student attendance at a community college; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 135A.08, subdivision 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.

Workman, Entenza and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2213, A bill for an act relating to education; providing media center revenue for eligible school districts; 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.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , May 14, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2214, A bill for an act relating to education; providing that high school pupils enrolled in post-secondary courses may participate in high school activities; excluding grades earned in a post-secondary course from a pupil's grade point average and class rank in a secondary school; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.3514, subdivision 5; and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dehler, Tomassoni, Pugh, Koppendrayer and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2215, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing dice games in retail establishments licensed to sell alcoholic beverages under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 340A.410, subdivision 5; and 609.761, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Tunheim, Bakk, Finseth, Solberg and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 2216, A bill for an act relating to private property; providing for the Private Property Protection Act; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 516.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kahn, Pugh, Farrell and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2217, A bill for an act relating to mediation; regulating mediation meetings of public bodies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.705, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , May 15, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2218, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a prescription drug program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.01, subdivision 19b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 151; and 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2219, A bill for an act relating to health; providing an exception to the nursing home moratorium , Amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144A.071, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Westrom, Bettermann, Peterson, Wenzel and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2220, A bill for an act relating to environmental education; capital improvements; appropriating money for an environmental learning center; authorizing the issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Entenza and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 2221, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating the operating hours of motor fuel franchises; granting motor fuel retailers the option to purchase from wholesalers other than the refiner; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 80C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday , May 16, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Juhnke, Commers, Mullery, Leighton and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2222, A bill for an act relating to real property; providing that sellers warrant access to a public road unless specifically excluded; providing a remedy for existing parcels; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 164.08, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 507.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Wolf, Munger and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2223, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to purchase privately-owned parcels of land within the city of Savage at the Savage Fen wetland complex; authorizing state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 2224, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; establishing tax increment financing zones; providing for the duration of tax increment districts within each zone.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2225, A bill for an act relating to child support enforcement; providing a lien on certain insurance proceeds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Olson, M.; Tomassoni; Anderson, B. , And Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2226, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting certain discriminatory charges by health care providers; 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.

Luther, Kinkel, Seagren, Ness and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2227, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing adults with disabilities as a priority for surplus funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.14, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings; Ozment; Greiling; Anderson, I. , And Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 2228, A bill for an act relating to utilities; enacting Minnesota responsible electric competition act; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Jennings, Milbert, Wolf, Solberg and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 2229, A bill for an act relating to utilities; restructuring electric utility industry; establishing legislative oversight committee; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Saturday , May 17, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Carlson, Folliard, Biernat, Seagren and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2230, A bill for an act relating to education and public administration; amending metropolitan magnet school grant provisions; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124C.498, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tuma, Paymar, Ozment, McCollum and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 2231, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting use of motorboats on certain waters in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness; providing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.225, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Wejcman, Leighton, Clark, Hilty and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2232, A bill for an act relating to health; changing the membership of regional coordinating boards; establishing the Minnesota universal health board; creating the Minnesota universal health program; establishing the Minnesota health care trust fund; establishing statewide and regional health care budgets; abolishing the Minnesota health care commission; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62J.09, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62K; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.05; 62J.09, subdivisions 2 and 8; and 62J.212.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2233, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing payments for post-kidney transplant maintenance drugs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Tomassoni, Jefferson, Rukavina, Larsen and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 2234, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating the Rudy Perpich Memorial Highway; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Jennings, Delmont, Wolf and Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 2235, A bill for an act relating to electric utilities; exempting certain personal property from taxation; establishing a social responsibility surcharge; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2131, subdivision 1; 272.02, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; and 273.13, subdivision 31 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.41.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Wolf, Munger and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2236, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a water supply system to benefit the region in and around the city of Savage.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tingelstad, Clark, Greiling, Carlson and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2237, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings, Greiling, Ozment, Hausman and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2238, A bill for an act relating to electric utilities; encouraging and supporting programs for renewable energy sources, universal electric service , Affordable electric service , And energy conservation and efficiency , And for other purposes; establishing Minnesota electric system public benefits fund; authorizing wires charges; providing for rules, standards , And procedures; authorizing civil penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Jennings, Davids and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2239, A bill for an act relating to insurance; no-fault auto; limiting recovery by uninsured motorists; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2240, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the state's share of the cost of the new Poe Lock at Sault Ste. Marie Narrows.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2241, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying snowmobile registration provisions; requiring snowmobile state trail permit; modifying disposition of snowmobile trails and enforcement account; requiring snowmobile liability insurance; requiring snowmobile safety training; establishing night speed limit for snowmobiles; providing for enhancement of snowmobile trail posting; requiring snowmobile information on driver's license and ID cards; modifying the amount of fuel tax attributable to snowmobile use; providing definitions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.82, subdivisions 2 and 3; 84.83, subdivision 3; 84.86, subdivision 1; 84.87, subdivision 2; 84.873; 171.07, by adding a subdivision; 296.16, subdivision 1; and 609.487, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; and 85.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Saturday , May 17, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Carlson, Folliard, Biernat, Seagren and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2230, A bill for an act relating to education and public administration; amending metropolitan magnet school grant provisions; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124C.498, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tuma, Paymar, Ozment, McCollum and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 2231, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting use of motorboats on certain waters in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness; providing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.225, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Wejcman, Leighton, Clark, Hilty and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2232, A bill for an act relating to health; changing the membership of regional coordinating boards; establishing the Minnesota universal health board; creating the Minnesota universal health program; establishing the Minnesota health care trust fund; establishing statewide and regional health care budgets; abolishing the Minnesota health care commission; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62J.09, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62K; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.05; 62J.09, subdivisions 2 and 8; and 62J.212.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2233, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing payments for post-kidney transplant maintenance drugs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Tomassoni, Jefferson, Rukavina, Larsen and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 2234, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating the Rudy Perpich Memorial Highway; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Jennings, Delmont, Wolf and Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 2235, A bill for an act relating to electric utilities; exempting certain personal property from taxation; establishing a social responsibility surcharge; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2131, subdivision 1; 272.02, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; and 273.13, subdivision 31 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.41.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Wolf, Munger and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2236, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a water supply system to benefit the region in and around the city of Savage.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tingelstad, Clark, Greiling, Carlson and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2237, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings, Greiling, Ozment, Hausman and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2238, A bill for an act relating to electric utilities; encouraging and supporting programs for renewable energy sources, universal electric service , Affordable electric service , And energy conservation and efficiency , And for other purposes; establishing Minnesota electric system public benefits fund; authorizing wires charges; providing for rules, standards , And procedures; authorizing civil penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Jennings, Davids and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2239, A bill for an act relating to insurance; no-fault auto; limiting recovery by uninsured motorists; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2240, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the state's share of the cost of the new Poe Lock at Sault Ste. Marie Narrows.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2241, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying snowmobile registration provisions; requiring snowmobile state trail permit; modifying disposition of snowmobile trails and enforcement account; requiring snowmobile liability insurance; requiring snowmobile safety training; establishing night speed limit for snowmobiles; providing for enhancement of snowmobile trail posting; requiring snowmobile information on driver's license and ID cards; modifying the amount of fuel tax attributable to snowmobile use; providing definitions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.82, subdivisions 2 and 3; 84.83, subdivision 3; 84.86, subdivision 1; 84.87, subdivision 2; 84.873; 171.07, by adding a subdivision; 296.16, subdivision 1; and 609.487, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; and 85.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , May 19, 1997

The following House Files were introduced:

Wagenius and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2242, A resolution memorializing Congress to amend the Constitution of the United States.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Jefferson, Clark, Greenfield and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 2243, A bill for an act relating to public administration; providing for completion of the Minneapolis convention center; authorizing state bonds; providing for debt service; authorizing the city to expand the convention center; repealing expenditure limit on original construction; dealing with sales tax in several respects; appropriating money; amending Laws 1986, chapter 396, sections 2, subdivision 1 , As amended; and 6; repealing Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kahn, Orfield, Mullery and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 2244, A bill for an act relating to public administration; providing for completion of the Minneapolis convention center; authorizing state bonds; providing for debt service; authorizing the city to expand the convention center; repealing expenditure limit on original construction; dealing with sales tax in several respects; appropriating money; amending Laws 1986, chapter 396, sections 2, subdivision 1 , As amended; and 6; repealing Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Wejcman, Garcia, Skoglund and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 2245, A bill for an act relating to public administration; providing for completion of the Minneapolis convention center; authorizing state bonds; providing for debt service; authorizing the city to expand the convention center; repealing expenditure limit on original construction; dealing with sales tax in several respects; appropriating money; amending Laws 1986, chapter 396, sections 2, subdivision 1 , As amended; and 6; repealing Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Boudreau, Jennings and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2246, A bill for an act relating to professions; authorizing the board of electricity to grant rule variances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.241, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Olson, M.; Kuisle and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2247, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing certain registration and postelection reporting procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 201.061, subdivisions 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2248, A bill for an act relating to public improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds for the St. Louis Park arts center; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2249, A bill for an act relating to public improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds for the Excelsior boulevard bridge project; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Boudreau, Biernat, Weaver, Skoglund and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 2250, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , Article I, section 7, to permit courts to deny a defendant's release on bail when necessary to protect the safety of any individual or the public; providing procedures governing pretrial and postconviction release and detention decisions; providing for appellate review of release and detention orders; imposing criminal penalties for failure to appear in court as required and for commission of a crime while on release; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 589.16; 609.49, subdivision 3; 629.53; 629.63; 629.715, subdivision 1; and 629.72, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 629A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.49, subdivisions 1 and 2; 629.44; 629.45; 629.47; 629.48; 629.49; 629.54; 629.55; 629.58; 629.59; 629.60; 629.61; 629.62; and 629.64.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Van Dellen, Slawik, Tompkins, Haas and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2251, A bill for an act relating to health; limiting the use of allergenic latex in health care facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Olson, M.; Koppendrayer; Kinkel; Kielkucki and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2252, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a statewide testing grant program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Anderson, I.; Davids; Tomassoni; Bakk and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2253, A bill for an act relating to insurance; automobile; prohibiting discrimination based upon two or fewer minor traffic violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 65B.133, subdivision 5; 65B.14, subdivision 5; and 72A.20, subdivision 23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Clark, Greenfield, Murphy and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2254, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; providing for social security coverage; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Skoglund, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 2255, A bill for an act relating to crime; recodifying, clarifying, modifying, and relocating provisions relating to crimes; recodifying, clarifying, And relocating substance-related vehicular and other major traffic offenses; revising the nonfelony penalty structure by providing greater flexibility in distinguishing between the most serious and least serious nonfelony offenses and thereby achieving greater proportionality between penalties; authorizing efficiency measures to relieve court caseloads; providing criminal and civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.739, subdivision 1; 3C.10, subdivision 1; 260.015, subdivision 21; 270A.03, subdivision 5; 340A.503, subdivision 1; 366.01, subdivision 10, And by adding subdivisions; 375.53; 412.231; 518B.01, subdivision 14; and 645.241; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 97B; 410; and 609A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 169A; 169B; 169C; 609B; 609C; 609D; 609E; 609F; 609G; 609H; 609I; 609J; 609K; 609L; 609M; and 609N; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, chapters 152; 609; 611A; 617; and 624; sections 148A.01; 148A.02; 148A.03; 148A.04; 148A.05; 148A.06; 168.2701; 168.2702; 169.01; 169.02, subdivision 1; 169.022; 169.025; 169.03; 169.04; 169.05; 169.09; 169.10; 169.11; 169.121; 169.1211; 169.1215; 169.1216; 169.1217; 169.122; 169.123; 169.124; 169.125; 169.126; 169.1261; 169.1265; 169.128; 169.129; 169.13; 169.89; 169.891; 169.90; 169.901; 169.91; 169.92; 169.93; 169.94; 169.95; 169.96; 169.965; 169.966; 169.97; 169.98; 169.983; 169.985; 169.99; 299C.065, subdivisions 1a and 3a; 332.50; 332.51; 340A.503, subdivision 3; 626A.02; 626A.03; 626A.13; 626A.20; 626A.25; 626A.26; 626A.32; 626A.33; 626A.35; 626A.391; and 626A.40.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday , January 20, 1998

House File Nos. 2256 through 2368 were pre-filed with the Speaker during the recess, given a file number and unofficially referred to committee pursuant to House Rule 5.03. The following is the official introduction and committee reference:

Olson, E.; Solberg and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 2256, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to restore Camp Rabideau in Chippewa National Forest; authorizing state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2257, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to the city of Columbia Heights for various projects; authorizing state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Pugh, Murphy, Solberg and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 2258, A bill for an act relating to probation services; requiring the state to pay the entire cost of probation services in those counties that do not participate in the Community Corrections Act; providing an offset in HACA aid paid to those counties in which probation services funding is assumed by the state; requesting the legislative auditor to study the cost and feasibility of a state takeover of probation funding in the Community Corrections Act counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.311, subdivisions 4 and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Olson, E.; Peterson; Lieder; Finseth and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 2259, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting agricultural loans from the mortgage registry tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 287.04, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Sviggum, Smith, Van Dellen, Seagren and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2260, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for reporting abortion data; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.411, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2261, A bill for an act relating to utilities; providing for environmental quality board jurisdiction over transmission lines less than 200 kilovolts; adding a high voltage transmission line that crosses the state boundary to the definition of a large energy facility; making technical change; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.2421, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2262, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; abolishing the metropolitan mosquito control district; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.701; 473.702; 473.703; 473.704; 473.705; 473.706; 473.711; 473.712; 473.714; 473.715; and 473.716.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Lieder, Juhnke and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 2263, A bill for an act relating to transportation; increasing rate of motor fuel taxation; providing for allocation of motor vehicle sales tax revenue; requiring appropriations for operations of the state patrol to be from the general fund; providing for deposit of receipts from certain fines and forfeited bail money; requiring metropolitan council to roll back regular route transit fares; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 296.02, subdivision 1b; 296.025, subdivision 1b; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 299D.01, by adding a subdivision; and 299D.03, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Lieder and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2264, A bill for an act relating to transportation; increasing tax on gasoline and special fuel and dedicating revenue from the increase to a major projects account; authorizing issuance of Minnesota trunk highway bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 296.02, subdivision 1b; and 296.025, subdivision 1b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Lieder and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2265, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; directing the commissioner of public safety to establish a pilot project on compliance with state motor vehicle registration laws; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Lieder and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2266, A bill for an act relating to transportation; eliminating the $10 base tax on passenger automobile registrations; increasing rate of motor fuel tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.013, subdivision 1a; 296.02, subdivision 1b; and 296.025, subdivision 1b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Lieder, Juhnke and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 2267, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing the issuance of state trunk highway bonds for replacement and reconstruction of key bridges on the state trunk highway system; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Lieder and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2268, A bill for an act relating to transportation; increasing rate of excise tax on gasoline and special fuel; allocating 25 percent of receipts from motor vehicle sales tax to transit assistance fund; proposing constitutional amendment by adding a section to article XIV, to dedicate at least 25 percent of motor vehicle sales tax receipts to transit assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 296.02, subdivision 1b; 296.025, subdivision 1b; and 297B.09, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Lieder, Juhnke, Kalis and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2269, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; eliminating the $10 base tax on passenger automobile registrations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.013, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2270, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing registration exemption for air ambulance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 360.653.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2271, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; allowing requester of certain motor vehicle registration information, sought on behalf of community-based organization, to have access to certain private data on individuals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.346.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2272, A bill for an act relating to liens; providing for a six-month redemption period in certain cases from the date a sale is confirmed by the court in the judgment in a lien foreclosure action; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 514.15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2273, A bill for an act relating to local government; prescribing relief awarded in action challenging validity of municipal contract; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.345, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2274, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting seeds used in growing food; 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.

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2275, A bill for an act relating to recreation; appropriating money for a regional trail.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Biernat, Kelso, Ness and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2276, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing school districts to compel students to attend summer school; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 120.101, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2277, A bill for an act relating to fair campaign practices; requiring written permission of an organization before campaign material can state that the organization supports a certain candidate or ballot question; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 211B.02.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2278, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing for collection of a milk handling assessment and distribution of the proceeds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 32.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2279, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a Midwest Interstate Dairy Compact; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 236B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2280, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing and activating a mechanism for over-order milk prices; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 32.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2281, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a Midwest Interstate Dairy Compact; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 236B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Clark and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2282, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing an individual development account demonstration project; appropriating money; 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.

Delmont and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2283, A bill for an act relating to child care; providing incentives for nonstandard hour care; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 2284, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing for classification of certain noncontiguous land as agricultural; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.124, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2285, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing the minimum sentence for certain firearms offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.11, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2286, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing increased sentence for second violent crime offense; providing increased sentence for third felony offense; recodifying laws providing other increased and mandatory sentences; providing criminal penalties; authorizing consecutive sentences for felony offenses under certain circumstances; providing for the tolling of a stay of sentence while a defendant serves an executed, consecutive sentence; directing the sentencing guidelines commission to modify its policy on permissive consecutive sentencing; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.135, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision; 609.347, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5 , And 6; 609.348; and 631.045; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.1352; 609.152; 609.184; 609.196; and 609.346.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2287, A bill for an act relating to youth intervention programs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Mullery and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2288, A bill for an act relating to crime; allowing consecutive sentencing when an offender commits one or more additional crimes between the time of the commission of one crime and the time of sentencing on that crime; directing the sentencing guidelines commission to make the guidelines consistent; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2289, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a grant to independent school district No. 390, Lake of the Woods; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Sykora and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2290, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing the 1997 property tax rebate for prepayments of tax; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 1, section 16 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

McGuire, Biernat, Dawkins, Macklin and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2291, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; eliminating prohibition of admissibility into evidence of use of seat belts and child passenger restraint systems; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.685, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2292, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; prohibiting a certain type of fee charged for the use of automated teller machines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.61, by adding a subdivision; and 47.64, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2293, A bill for an act relating to elections; authorizing experimental balloting procedures in senate district 58; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 203B.02, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Long; Macklin; Johnson , A.; Abrams and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2294, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing the 1997 property tax rebate for prepayments of tax; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 1, section 16 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2295, A bill for an act relating to commerce; building and construction contracts; regulating lien or claim waivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 337.10, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2296, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating subcontractor payments in building and construction contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 337.10, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2297, A bill for an act relating to corrections; providing for autopsies at correctional institutions; exempting the campus at the state juvenile correctional facility at Red Wing from the 100-bed limitation for long-term residential secure programming; including at-risk youth and girls in the Camp Ripley weekend camp; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 241.05; and 390.11, subdivisions 2 and 8; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 242.32, subdivision 4; Laws 1997, chapter 239 , Article 1, section 12, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Weaver, Mares, Pelowski and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 2298, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for legislative approval prior to adoption of certain rules.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Murphy, Skoglund, Pugh, Stanek and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2299, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money for grants for the probation caseload reduction program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2300, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting school districts from including teacher convention days on the school calendar; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 126.12, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greenfield, Wejcman, Huntley, Leppik and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2301, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying certain licensing and registration requirements for physicians , Acupuncturists , And physical therapists; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 147.02, subdivision 1; 147.03, subdivision 1; 147.037, subdivision 1; 147B.02, subdivision 9; and 148.71.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Erhardt, Tompkins, Daggett and Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 2302, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing the 1997 property tax rebate for prepayments of tax; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 1, section 16 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dawkins; Long; Haas; Johnson , A. , And Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2303, A bill for an act relating to libraries; exempting certain libraries from sales and use taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 2304, A bill for an act relating to insurance; increasing the financial reserves required for health maintenance organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62D.042, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2305, A bill for an act relating to crime; including witness tampering within the enhancement penalties for crimes committed for the benefit of a gang; increasing the penalties for crimes committed for the benefit of a gang; appropriating money for the witness and victim protection fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.229, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.11, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2306, A bill for an act relating to crime; requesting the legislative audit commission to direct the legislative auditor to conduct a study on the direct and indirect costs of crime.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2307, A bill for an act relating to probation; appropriating money for probation services to increase the number of probation officers in Minnesota.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Slawik and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2308, A bill for an act relating to accountants; modifying licensing provisions; providing for firm licensure; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 326.165; 326.17; 326.18; 326.19; 326.20; 326.211; 326.212, subdivisions 1, 4, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 326.22, subdivision 2; 326.223; 326.228; and 326.229, subdivisions 3, 4, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 326.191; 326.21; and 326.225.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Leppik; Anderson, I.; Westrom and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 2309, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; regulating use of spousal credit history; requiring that creditors consider a credit history in the name of the applicant's spouse; requiring that creditors report a credit history in the names of both spouses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325G.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Tompkins and Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 2310, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing that no private money may be given to the state for the purpose of influencing policy.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Greiling; Folliard; Tunheim; Johnson , A. , And Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2311, A bill for an act relating to education; making nonpublic schools subject to the state's high school graduation requirements if families of students receiving educational services from the nonpublic school claim a tax reimbursement for education-related expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.932, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; and 290.0674, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2312, A bill for an act relating to crime; making the manufacture of methamphetamines criminal; changing penalties for activities related to methamphetamine traffic; making certain attempts criminal; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 152.021 , As amended; 152.022 , As amended; and 152.096, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2313, A bill for an act relating to arson; authorizing the state fire marshal to license and certify private fire investigators; creating a computerized arson investigative database; providing a criminal penalty for setting a fire in a residential or public building or for engaging in fire investigation activities without a license or certificate; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, by adding a subdivision; 299F.04, by adding a subdivision; and 326.3341; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299F and 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.563, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2314, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding coverage of rehabilitation services under general assistance medical care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256D.03, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2315, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating trademarks and service marks; defining terms; providing remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 333.18; 333.19, subdivision 1; 333.20, subdivisions 1 and 2; 333.21, subdivision 2; 333.23; 333.24; 333.25; 333.26; and 333.29, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 333; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325D.165.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Goodno, Tingelstad, Haas, Rifenberg and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2316, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the method of paying assistance under the Minnesota family investment program-statewide; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.24, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2317, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, by adding a section to article XIII; establishing the same constitutional standard for the Minnesota Constitution and the United States Constitution for issues relating to abortion.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Leppik, Greiling and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2318, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring accelerated instruction for elementary and secondary students who score three standard deviations above the norm on standardized achievement tests; 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.

Greiling, Leppik and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2319, A bill for an act relating to education; removing the local match requirement for gifted and talented grants; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 5, section 24, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2320, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan mosquito control district; requiring notice before application of adult or larval mosquito control treatment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.704, subdivision 17; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Seagren, Kelso, Greiling and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 2321, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for residential academies; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 2322, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing certain individual income tax rates; reducing the general education tax rate; providing a property tax rebate for taxes assessed in 1997; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; and 290.091, subdivisions 1 and 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16A.152, subdivision 2; and 290.091, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2323, 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.

Carlson, Pelowski, Ness, Folliard and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2324, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 2325, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing certain individual income tax rates; reducing the general education tax rate; reducing certain property tax class rates; providing a property tax rebate for taxes assessed in 1997; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; and 290.091, subdivisions 1 and 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16A.152, subdivision 2; 273.13, subdivisions 24 and 25, as amended; 273.1382, subdivision 1; and 290.091, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bishop, Skoglund and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 2326, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring sex offender treatment facilities to provide certain information regarding sex offenders; clarifying which law enforcement agency may request the end-of-confinement review committee to reassess the risk level to which an offender has been assigned; adjusting the time within which the department of corrections must notify communities prior to release of certain sex offenders; eliminating duplicative efforts on notifying victims of certain information; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 241.67, subdivision 8 , And by adding a subdivision; 244.052, subdivision 1; and 611A.037, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 244.052, subdivisions 3, 4 , And 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2327, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for patient protection; prohibiting retaliation and certain provider contracts; requiring certain disclosures; modifying provisions of the consumer advisory board; requiring a study; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62M.09, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 62J.75; and 62M.09, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 62J.71; and 62J.72.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2328, A bill for an act relating to crime; requesting the sentencing guidelines commission to include as a mitigating factor for departure situations where the defendant has provided substantial assistance to authorities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2329, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring individuals on conditional release to carry a conditional release verification card; imposing criminal penalties; 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.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2330, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; authorizing peace officers who take juveniles into custody to perform a protective pat-down search of the juvenile to protect the officer's safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.165, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2331, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money to the commissioner of administration for pharmaceutical contracting activities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Mullery, Dawkins and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2332, A bill for an act relating to landlord tenant; providing that the parties to a lease or license of residential premises covenant not to allow contraband in those premises; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 504.181, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2333, A bill for an act relating to landlord tenant; modifying provisions relating to the manner in which the landlord must hold a tenant's personal property left on the premises after abandonment or eviction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 566.17, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2334, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing requirements for blood lead analysis reports and data; providing for lead abatement, lead hazard reduction , And lead risk assessments; authorizing licensure of certain persons and firms performing lead work; providing grants to nonprofit organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.9501, subdivisions 1, 17, 18, 20, 23, 30 , And by adding subdivisions; 144.9502, subdivisions 3, 4 , And 9; 144.9503, subdivisions 4 and 6; 144.9504, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 , And 10; 144.9505, subdivisions 1, 4 , And 5; 144.9507, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 144.9508, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4; 144.9509, subdivision 2; 144.99, subdivision 1; and 268.92, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144.9504, subdivision 2; and 144.9506, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.491; 144.9501, subdivisions 12, 14 , And 16; 144.9503, subdivisions 5, 8 , And 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Solberg, Kelso and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 2335, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political subdivisions of the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.47; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2336, A bill for an act relating to the city of Golden Valley; authorizing collection of additional tax increments from the Valley Square tax increment financing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Folliard, Greiling and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2337, A bill for an act relating to education; making nonpublic schools subject to the pupil fair dismissal law and other requirements if families of students receiving educational services from the nonpublic school claim a tax credit for education-related expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.932, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.0674, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Folliard, McCollum, Leppik and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2338, A bill for an act relating to veterans; amending the Gulf War veterans bonus program to facilitate eligibility verification; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 197.79, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2339, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant for the planning and development of a circulator vehicle pilot project in Minneapolis to connect the Minneapolis convention center and other locations with multicultural tourist, heritage , And cultural resources in city neighborhoods.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2340, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a circulator vehicle pilot project in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark, Rhodes and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2341, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; appropriating money for the community rehabilitation program and the affordable rental investment fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2342, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; appropriating money to the family homeless prevention and assistance program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2343, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money from the bond proceeds fund for transitional housing.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark, Long and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2344, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for an income tax credit for contributions by an employer for employee housing; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Entenza; Kelso; Johnson , A.; Ness and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 2345, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to increase school lunch and food storage aid; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 6, section 20, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2346, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing issuance of bonds for improvements to marked trunk highway No. 371; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 2347, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for an addition to , And remodeling of, the Hutchinson technical college; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2348, A bill for an act relating to education; funding the state aid deficiency in the interactive television program; appropriating money; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 9, section 12, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2349, A bill for an act relating to education; reinstating funding for summer school; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.17, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2350, A bill for an act relating to education; funding the state aid deficiency in the secondary vocational education program; appropriating money; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 3, section 25, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2351, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the department of corrections for innovative court projects that focus on nuisance law actions and prosecutions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2352, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; authorizing restorative justice programs; appropriating money for existing restorative justice programs; 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.

Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2353, A bill for an act relating to real property; creating the Private Property Rights Protection Act; providing legislative intent; providing remedies for real property owners whose property has been inordinately burdened by governmental action; providing requirements for a property owner who seeks compensation; requiring the governmental entity to provide notice of the claim; authorizing certain settlement offers; requiring that the governmental entity and property owner file a court action if a settlement agreement contravenes the application of state law; providing for judicial review, notwithstanding the availability of administrative remedies; authorizing the property owner to file a claim of compensation upon rejection of a settlement offer; requiring the court to determine the percentage of responsibility for an inordinate burden imposed by multiple governmental entities; providing for a jury to determine the amount of compensation to the property owner; providing for costs and attorney fees; providing that the right for which compensation is paid is a transferable development right; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 500A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2354, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring a three-fifths vote to pass certain fiscal legislation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Greiling, McElroy, Knoblach, Osthoff and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 2355, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , Article V, sections 1, 3 , And 4; article VIII, section 2; article XI, sections 7 and 8; abolishing the office of state treasurer; transferring or repealing the powers, responsibilities , And duties of the state treasurer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 9.011, subdivision 1; and 11A.03.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2356, A bill for an act relating to employment; barring certain employers from bidding on state contracts; requiring construction employers to develop and implement written safety and health plans for each construction project; providing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.09, subdivision 1; 182.651, by adding subdivisions; 182.66, subdivision 1; 182.666, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; and 182.667, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; and 182.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Wejcman, Kahn, Clark, Mullery and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2357, A bill for an act relating to local government; removing an age ceiling for new firefighters in Minneapolis; repealing Laws 1959, chapter 213.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Koskinen, Greiling, Marko and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2358, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing release of sex offender registration data to promote public safety; requiring property owners convicted of background check crimes to notify tenants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 243.166, subdivision 7; and 299C.69.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sekhon, Carruthers, Haas and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 2359, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an alternative calculation for compensatory revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.17, subdivision 1d.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 2360, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for an increase in the city aid base of certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 477A.011, subdivision 36.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 2361, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the township of Linwood in Anoka county for a surface water drainage system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2362, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a building for the People Incorporated North Side Community Support Program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2363, A bill for an act relating to mortgage redemption period; clarifying that the five-week redemption period for abandoned property applies when trespassers are occupying the property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 582.032, subdivisions 4 and 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rest and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2364, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; modifying the education credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.0674, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 2365, A bill for an act relating to employment; eliminating prevailing wage rate provisions for public works; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.92, subdivision 6; and 471.992, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116J.871; 177.41; 177.42; 177.43; 177.435; 177.44; and 471.345, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 2366, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; repealing the motor vehicle emissions inspection program; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116.60; 116.61; 116.62; 116.63; 116.64; and 116.65.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2367, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for flood projects in the cities of Mountain Iron and Virginia; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2368, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a sewer system in the town of Fayal; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

House Files Nos. 2369 through 2473 were not pre-filed pursuant to House Rule 5.03 and were introduced on the 64th legislative day as follows:

Kubly and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2369, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for contributions by an employer for employee housing; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2370, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.11, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2371, A bill for an act relating to data practices; attorney general data; modifying access to certain consumer complaint data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.65, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2372, A bill for an act relating to public contracts; exempting the reconstruction of the Bridges Medical Center in Norman County from competitive bid requirements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Lieder, Juhnke and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2373, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing issuance of $14,600,000 in state transportation bonds for local bridge replacement and rehabilitation; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2374, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring the collection of information on the investigation and prosecution of certain prostitution crimes and the use of penalty assessments imposed on prostitution offenders; requiring reports to the legislature.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2375, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for committing a prostitution offense in a school, park, or public housing zone; 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.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2376, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring reporting on programming in state correctional facilities and job placement of inmates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 241.015.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2377, A bill for an act relating to the attorney general; directing the attorney general to investigate and, if in the public interest, commence legal action against the major league professional baseball team and major league baseball.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2378, A bill for an act relating to crime; including felony-level fifth degree assault crimes in the definition of "crime of violence" used in the Gun Control Act and in the law providing mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes committed with a firearm or other dangerous weapon; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.712, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.11, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2379, A bill for an act relating to crime; extending enhanced penalties for illegally carrying a pistol to juveniles who are adjudicated delinquent for this offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2380, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing a mandatory minimum sentence for certain persons who possess a firearm with an altered or removed serial number or with no serial number; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.11, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Chaudhary, Skoglund and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2381, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; increasing the surcharge on the driver's license reinstatement fee to fund the remote electronic alcohol monitoring pilot program for certain DWI offenders; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 171.29, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rukavina, Solberg, Tomassoni and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2382, A bill for an act relating to animals; exempting certain kennels from a rule on temperature of indoor housing facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 347.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2383, A bill for an act relating to Indian affairs; modifying provisions relating to human remains; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 307.08; and 307.082, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2384, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Crookston flood control project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2385, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for capital development of the Valley Technology Park in Crookston.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Skoglund and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2386, A bill for an act relating to crimes; driving while impaired; increasing the fees related to issuance of specially coded motor vehicle registration plates and reissuance of regular plates following license plate impoundment for repeat DWI violations; appropriating money for the remote electronic alcohol monitoring program for DWI offenders who are ordered to abstain from alcohol as a condition of pretrial release, supervised release, or probation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.042, subdivision 12; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 168.042, subdivision 11a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Folliard, Rest and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2387, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for updated voter records; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 201.13, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 2388, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a Redwood Valley multipurpose education and community center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2389, A bill for an act relating to crimes; lowering alcohol concentration limit for operating a motor vehicle or hunting from 0.10 to 0.08; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 97B.065, subdivision 1; 97B.066, subdivision 1; 169.123, subdivisions 2 and 5a; 192A.555; and 609.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 3 , And 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 169.121, subdivision 1; and 169.123, subdivisions 4 and 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pugh, Dawkins, Macklin and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2390, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating conveyances and other transactions relating to real and personal property; making corrective and conforming changes to the Uniform Partnership Act of 1994; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 501B.57, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 507.24; and 580.24; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 315.121; 322A.88; 323A.1-04; 323A.3-06; and 524.2-403; Laws 1997, chapter 174 , Article 12, sections 67 and 68; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 507; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 525.152, subdivisions 4 and 5; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 525.152, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2391, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing for increased criminal penalties for persons who use children to import controlled substances into the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.0261, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Leppik, Entenza, Broecker, Dawkins and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2392, A bill for an act relating to family law; child support; providing that life insurance proceeds are income to the beneficiary for purposes of determining a child support obligation; modifying the debtor's exemption for life insurance proceeds in the case of a child support obligation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 550.143, subdivision 3; and 550.37, subdivision 10; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 518.54, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2393, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to forestall erosion from a natural waterway in the city of Willernie.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2394, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a levy to purchase type III school buses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.226, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2395, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for felony-level offenders who fail to appear in court; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.49, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2396, A bill for an act relating to firearms; providing penalties for persons convicted of a crime of violence who possess an antique firearm or a replica of an antique firearm; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.165, subdivisions 1a and 1b; and 624.713, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2397, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing a preponderance of the evidence standard for probation revocation hearings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2398, A bill for an act relating to health; setting standards for terminating personal care services; requiring transition plans; providing recipients with appeal rights; allowing the commissioner to issue temporary stays of termination; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.045, subdivisions 1, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; and 256B.0627, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256.045, subdivisions 3, 4, 5 , And 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2399, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting smoking at all times on day care premises; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.414, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2400, A bill for an act relating to crimes; prohibiting sale of tobacco and tobacco-related devices to persons under 21 years of age; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.685, subdivisions 1a, 2, and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2401, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting certain prescriptions from bearing a federal drug enforcement administration registration number; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.11, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2402, A bill for an act relating to crime; including first degree riot crimes in the law providing mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes committed with a firearm or other dangerous weapon; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.11, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2403, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; modifying provisions of snowmobile grants-in-aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.83, subdivisions 3 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2404, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for snowmobile safety training; 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.

Johnson , A.; Entenza; Carlson and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2405, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a categorical aid for student health services; 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.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2406, A bill for an act relating to adult education; providing for a grant to a nonprofit organization; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.26, subdivision 1c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rukavina; Jaros; Anderson, I.; Solberg and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 2407, A bill for an act relating to the arts; providing a formula for distribution of state funds for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 129D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 2408, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a surface water drainage system in the township of Linwood in Anoka county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Stanek, Broecker and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 2409, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; authorizing procedures for securing the appearance of material witnesses in criminal cases and investigations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 629; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 629.54; and 629.55.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2410, A bill for an act relating to firearms; requiring firearms dealers to provide pistol purchasers with a trigger lock or similar device at the time of sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.7162, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2411, A bill for an act relating to crime; authorizing a judge to set conditions of release that protects public safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.715, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2412, A bill for an act relating to education; extending the flood losses appropriation; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 4, section 35, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2413, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2414, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for development of the Maple Lake Regional Park and Trail.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Kubly and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2415, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Skunk Hollow Regional Park and a Minnesota River Trail extension.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Kubly and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2416, A bill for an act relating to the city of Renville; setting the certificate date and the original tax capacity local tax rate of certain parcels in the tax increment district; extending the time the authority may collect certain tax increment.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Jaros, Kalis, Biernat, Kuisle and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2417, A resolution memorializing Congress to support the admission of Poland to the North Atlantic Treaty.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Rukavina; Bakk; Anderson, I.; Tomassoni and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2418, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; designating certain campsite fees in the boundary waters canoe area to fund the permanent school fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.525.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Juhnke and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 2419, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying standards for ambulance services; providing for certification of emergency medical technicians; providing for certification of medical response units; providing for emergency medical technician instructor certification; requiring approval of training programs; setting fees; providing criminal and civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.99, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 13.99, subdivision 38a; 144E.001, by adding subdivisions; 144E.16, subdivision 4; 144E.18; 144E.35, subdivision 1; 144E.41; and 145A.02, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144E.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 6; 144E.17; 144E.25; and 144E.30, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 6; Minnesota Rules, parts 4690.0100, subparts 4, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28 , And 29; 4690.0300; 4690.0400; 4690.0500; 4690.0600; 4690.0700; 4690.0800, subparts 1, 2 , And 3; 4690.0900; 4690.1000; 4690.1100; 4690.1200; 4690.1300; 4690.1600; 4690.1700; 4690.2100; 4690.2200; 4690.2300; 4690.2400; 4690.2500; 4690.2900; 4690.3000; 4690.3100; 4690.3600; 4690.3700; 4690.3900; 4690.4000; 4690.4100; 4690.4200; 4690.4300; 4690.4400; 4690.4500; 4690.4600; 4690.4700; 4690.4800; 4690.4900; 4690.5000; 4690.5100; 4690.5200; 4690.5300; 4690.5400; 4690.5500; 4690.5700; 4690.5800; 4690.5900; 4690.6000; 4690.6100; 4690.6200; 4690.6300; 4690.6400; 4690.6500; 4690.6600; 4690.6700; 4690.6800; 4690.7000; 4690.7100; 4690.7200; 4690.7300; 4690.7400; 4690.7500; 4690.7600; 4690.7700; 4690.7800; 4690.8300, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4 , And 5; and 4735.5000.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rukavina; Anderson, I.; Bakk; Tomassoni and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2420, A bill for an act relating to St. Louis county; requiring the county to sell its county-owned nursing homes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2421, A bill for an act relating to juvenile justice; providing that a person adjudicated as an extended jurisdiction juvenile who has a stay of execution revoked shall not receive credit for time served in a juvenile facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.126, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Swenson, H. , And Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 2422, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 2423, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the restoration, enhancement , And protection of Herman Monument in New Ulm.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Rukavina, Trimble, Tomassoni, Bakk and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 2424, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing limited personal use of fireworks; requiring an affidavit of safety guidelines; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Anderson, I.; Johnson , A.; Bakk and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2425, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; exempting watercraft trailers and all-terrain vehicle trailers from the prohibition against sale of motor vehicles on Sunday; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.275.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Munger, Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2426, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to research pollution in fish.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Munger, McCollum, Kalis, Dempsey and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2427, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for continuation of research on amphibian deformities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Erhardt, Macklin, Van Dellen and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2428, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; reducing the class rate on certain seasonal recreational property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.1398, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 25 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2429, A bill for an act relating to corrections; placing conditions on the licensure of new juvenile facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 241.021, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2430, A bill for an act relating to commerce; increasing continuing education requirements and contractor recovery fund fees for building contractors; modifying statutory housing warranties; extending the statute of limitations for actions relating to improvements to real property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.65, subdivision 7; 326.87, subdivision 2; 326.975, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; 327A.01, subdivisions 2 and 5; 327A.02, subdivisions 1 and 3; 327A.03; and 541.051, subdivisions 1 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Paymar and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2431, A bill for an act relating to fair housing; establishing a fair housing initiative; appropriating money to the commissioner of human rights for grants for fair housing enforcement, education , And outreach; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Stanek, Skoglund and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2432, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; providing money for a property crime court pilot project in the fourth judicial district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stanek, Skoglund and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2433, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice data; requiring the bureau of criminal apprehension to collect and maintain computerized data relating to the conditions of conditional release of convicted offenders, for use by criminal justice agencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 299C.06; and 299C.09; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stanek, Skoglund and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2434, A bill for an act relating to crime; authorizing peace officers to apprehend and detain a probationer for reasonable cause that the probationer has violated the terms of probation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.34, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2435, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to provide compensation for livestock destroyed by timber wolves; increasing the maximum amount of compensation authorized for livestock; requiring insurers to provide coverage for destruction of livestock by timber wolves; requiring a study; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.737, subdivisions 1 and 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tunheim and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2436, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for notification to the county assessor concerning agricultural homesteads abandoned due to flooding; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.124, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2437, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; regulating fees and charges imposed on account holders and others; requiring lifeline checking accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 9.031, subdivision 13; 47.61, by adding a subdivision; 47.64, by adding a subdivision; 47.76; 48.512, subdivision 7; 50.17, subdivision 11; 51A.21, subdivision 28; 118A.02, subdivision 1; and 427.01; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 427.02; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 427; and 469.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2438, A bill for an act relating to housing finance agency; appropriating money to the community rehabilitation program for a police officer loan program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2439, A bill for an act relating to landlord tenant; nuisance; requiring a legal services program to provide representation in certain nuisance cases; allowing a neighborhood organization to bring a nuisance action; defining nuisance per se and providing minimum damages in private nuisance actions; allowing a neighborhood organization to appear without an attorney in certain actions; modifying the definition of nuisance activity; allowing appointment of an administrator for certain nuisance buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 480.242, by adding a subdivision; 561.01; 566.18, subdivisions 2 and 9; 566.19; and 566.20, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 566.18, subdivision 6; 617.81, subdivision 2; and 617.88; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 617.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Trimble, Mullery and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2440, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a fund for local development; authorizing bonds; appropriating money; 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.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2441, A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting annexation during the period of a cooperation study; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Larsen and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2442, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating unsolicited facsimile transmissions for the purpose of commercial solicitation; providing penalties and remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325E.395.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2443, A bill for an act relating to property transfers; regulating transfers to persons under a certain age; modifying the Minnesota Uniform Transfers to Minors Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 527.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2444, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring a study of state jobs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Leppik, Folliard and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2445, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a school district to establish parking fees contingent upon school bus ridership; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.39, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 2446, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing an additional bus purchase levy; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 1, section 58.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2447, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing special property rate setting procedure for certain nursing facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.431, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2448, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a new boiler and new exterior windows in Central Middle School, in independent school district No. 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2449, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; authorizing judges to impose conditions of pretrial release based on public safety considerations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.715, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2450, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; permitting limited rebuttal and surrebuttal closing arguments in criminal cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 631.07.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2451, A bill for an act relating to crimes; requiring higher bail if a person is arrested for a crime of violence while on probation or certain other specified forms of release or is an escapee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.715, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2452, A bill for an act relating to crime; authorizing a peace officer to detain a person on conditional release for a brief time period to obtain an apprehend and detain order; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 629.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2453, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the state board of investment to sell certain stock in tobacco companies and to invest in specified other assets.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2454, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the 50th conference of the Interstate Indian Council.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Evans and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2455, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying restrictions on certain redevelopment tax increment financing districts; appropriating money for grants to certain districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.1399, subdivision 6; and 469.1763, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Clark and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2456, A bill for an act relating to economic security; appropriating money for the Youthbuild program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2457, A bill for an act relating to corrections; clarifying the authority of community corrections agencies and the commissioner of corrections to issue orders for the detention and release of persons on probation or supervised release who escape from or violate the conditions of release; clarifying the authority of peace officers and probation officers to detain and release persons under these orders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.05, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 401.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 244; and 401; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 401.02, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 244.19, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2458, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Slawik, Koskinen, Luther, Sykora and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2459, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for licensing assistance, outreach , And training; changing licensing requirements for employers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 119B.18, by adding subdivisions; 245A.14, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2460, A bill for an act relating to regulated industries; transferring the residential and small business utilities division from the attorney general's office to the department of public service; authorizing certain staff, requiring a study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 8.33, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; and 216B.241, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 8.33, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Clark, Greenfield, Tingelstad and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2461, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a grant program for research on hepatitis C; establishing a public education campaign on hepatitis C; appropriating money; 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.

Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 2462, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan wastewater treatment works; providing compensation to political subdivisions for certain lost revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.545.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 2463, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the inclusion of certain property in tax increment districts; extending payment of deferred taxes if certain property is removed for green acres treatment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.111, subdivision 9; and 469.176, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Johnson , A.; Delmont; Tingelstad and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2464, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an alternative calculation for compensatory revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.17, subdivision 1d.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2465, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for early childhood learning facilities; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 268.917.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Winter, Trimble and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2466, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for capital improvements to the Laura Ingalls Wilder pageant facilities in Walnut Grove.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Winter, Trimble and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2467, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for construction of Prairieland Expo.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2468, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the department of corrections for grants to local organizations and government units to provide support services to individuals leaving systems of prostitution.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2469, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying liability for the crime of burglary; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.582.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2470, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; authorizing assignment of survivorship interest in a 100 percent joint and survivor optional annuity to an estate.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2471, A bill for an act relating to crime; prohibiting individuals for whom the sentencing guidelines presume the defendant will be committed to the commissioner of corrections from being released on bail between conviction and sentencing or between tender of a guilty plea and sentencing; requiring defendants to waive the right to bail as a condition of tendering the factual basis for a guilty plea; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.53; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 630; and 631.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2472, A bill for an act relating to probation; authorizing probation officers to impose community work service for a violation of a condition of probation; providing for district court review of the imposition of community work service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 243.05, subdivision 1; and 401.02, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 supplement, sections 244.19, by adding a subdivision; and 609.135, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2473, A bill for an act relating to crime; allowing a peace officer to make a warrantless arrest based upon reasonable cause that a person on conditional release has violated a condition of release; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.34, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , January 22, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Opatz, Schumacher, Kelso and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2474, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing independent school district No. 742, St. Cloud, to use remaining bond proceeds for the purchase of a community education site.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Opatz, Knoblach and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2475, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the restoration of Lake George , And for the Beaver Island Trail System.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Opatz, Schumacher and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2476, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant for a regional arts center; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2477, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating sales of goods and services to adults not yet 21 years of age; providing for the voidability of contracts for certain reasons; providing enforcement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Tompkins, Ozment and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2478, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; allowing the dependent care credit for certain children up to two years of age; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.067, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Tompkins and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2479, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring that advertised airfares be available in reasonable numbers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2480, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a new facility for Pine Point School.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2481, A bill for an act relating to income tax; modifying the application period for the urban homesteading program; amending Laws 1995, chapter 255 , Article 3, section 2, subdivision 4 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rest, Skare and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 2482, A bill for an act relating to taxation; conforming to certain federal changes; advancing the effective dates of the individual income tax credit for long-term care insurance, the sales tax exemption for inputs to taxable services , And the sales tax exemption for certain nonprescription analgesics; providing a property tax rebate; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.01, subdivision 19e; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivisions 19b and 19g; Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Articles 5, section 20 , And 7, section 47; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19g.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Jefferson and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 2483, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a pilot program for affordable and quality driver safety education for students; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Anderson, I.; Bakk; Rukavina; Tomassoni and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2484, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; modifying the operation provisions of all-terrain vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.928, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Rukavina, Bakk and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2485, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; requiring that new snowmobiles be equipped with auxiliary light power and switches; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.821, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Greiling, Pawlenty, Commers, McCollum and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2486, A bill for an act relating to elections; eliminating certain provisions that have been ruled unconstitutional; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 211B.04; and 211B.06, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 201.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Olson, E.; Tunheim and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 2487, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for construction of an educational and training facility on the Red Lake reservation.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Skare, Solberg and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 2488, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Battle Point Cultural and Education Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Holsten, McCollum and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2489, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying the description of a state trail in Ramsey and Washington counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85.015, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Folliard; Johnson , A.; Chaudhary; Larsen and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2490, A bill for an act relating to remedies; garnishment; modifying the definition of earnings to include maintenance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 571.921.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Folliard; Evans; Dawkins; Johnson , A. , And Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2491, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying the limitations provision governing medical malpractice actions; 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.

Anderson, I.; Rukavina; Tomassoni; Bakk and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 2492, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying restrictions on fish houses; modifying the license period for fish house licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97C.355, subdivision 7; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 97A.411, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Folliard, Rhodes, Munger, McCollum and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2493, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for development and construction of the southwest regional trail in the city of St. Louis Park; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Daggett, Rest, Macklin, Long and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 2494, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income tax; advancing the effective date of the long-term care insurance credit; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 5, section 20.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mullery and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2495, A bill for an act relating to firearms; requiring firearms dealers to keep a list of pistol serial numbers and to give the purchaser of the pistol the serial number on request and at no charge; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.7162, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2496, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing for forfeiture of a vehicle used in the commission of a "felon in possession of a firearm" crime; or a crime involving possession or sale of a machine gun, short-barreled shotgun, or a firearm with an altered or obliterated serial number; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.531, subdivision 1; and 609.5312, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2497, A bill for an act relating to firearms; requiring firearm owners to report firearm thefts to the local police department or county sheriff; 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.

Mullery and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2498, A bill for an act relating to firearms; limiting the number of pistols or semiautomatic military-style assault weapons a person may acquire within a 30-day period; providing an exception for firearms collectors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 624.7131, subdivisions 4 and 6; and 624.7132, subdivisions 5 and 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2499, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin county; increasing the dollar amount for certain small purchases that may be authorized by the board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383B.143, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rest; Wenzel; Mahon; Anderson, I. , And Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 2500, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; limiting customer liability for loss or theft of a debit card; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 47.69, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 47.61, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Kraus, Leighton, Seagren and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2501, A bill for an act relating to education; further examining a year-round school/extended week or day pilot program; requiring an evaluation; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rukavina and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2502, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to enhance the Giants Ridge cross-country ski event facility.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Bradley, Pelowski, Rifenberg, Leighton and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 2503, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing a region 10 commission carryover of money appropriated for fiscal year 1998.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2504, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing certain expenditures of tax increment revenues by the city of Deephaven.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Delmont, Mullery, Skoglund, Macklin and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2505, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; increasing the statutory maximum for a drive-by shooting at an occupied motor vehicle; directing the sentencing guidelines commission to rank this type of drive-by shooting at a higher severity level; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.66, subdivision 1e.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Daggett, Rest, Long and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 2506, A bill for an act relating to taxation; abolishing accelerated June sales tax liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 289A.18, subdivision 4; 289A.20, subdivision 4; and 289A.60, subdivision 21.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Macklin, Pugh and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 2507, A bill for an act relating to limited partnerships; regulating withdrawals by limited partners; changing state law to provide favorable federal estate tax valuation treatment in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 322A.47.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bishop, Opatz, Schumacher, Dehler and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2508, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting the appointment of the Olmsted county auditor/treasurer.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Johnson , A. , And Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2509, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; changing certain public hearing dates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 275.065, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

McElroy, Milbert, Entenza and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2510, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting licensed collectors from using assumed names; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 332.33, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Pawlenty, Ozment and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2511, A bill for an act relating to education; reducing threshold of average age of building space for alternative facilities program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.239, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rest; Anderson, I. , And Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 2512, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating nonrenewals of homeowner's insurance; prohibiting various discriminatory practices in automobile and homeowner's insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 65A.29, subdivision 8; 65B.13; and 72A.20, subdivision 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Tompkins, Reuter and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2513, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the tax brackets and the alternative minimum tax exemption amount to reduce marriage penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; 290.091, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Tompkins; Anderson, I.; Ozment and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2514, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; expanding eligibility for the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.067, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bakk, Rukavina, Skare, Solberg and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 2515, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying membership of the forest resources council; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 89A.03, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 2516, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing for deferral of certain taxes and special assessments on certain property dedicated to the arts.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Murphy and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2517, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying terms of a tax forfeited land sale; amending Laws 1997, chapter 207, section 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2518, A bill for an act relating to the city of Fergus Falls; authorizing the city to impose certain taxes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 2519, A bill for an act relating to Douglas county; tax increment financing; providing special rules for a tourism project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Huntley, Bishop, Greiling, Entenza and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2520, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for the protection of conscience and religious liberty in health care; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; and 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bishop, Skoglund, Bradley, Greenfield and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2521, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions governing advance health care directives; combining laws governing living wills and durable power of attorney for health care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.335, subdivision 1; 145C.01, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 8 , And by adding subdivisions; 145C.02; 145C.03; 145C.04; 145C.05, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 145C.06; 145C.07; 145C.08; 145C.09; 145C.10; 145C.11; 145C.12; 145C.13, subdivision 1; 525.55, subdivisions 1 and 2; 525.551, subdivisions 1 and 5; and 525.9212; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 14.03, subdivision 3; 149A.80, subdivision 2; and 253B.04, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 145B; and 145C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 145C.05, subdivision 1; and 145C.15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Greiling, Seagren, Kelso, Ness and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2522, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for policy changes to provisions relating to kindergarten through grade 12 education; providing for rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.03, subdivision 1; 120.101, subdivision 3; 120.17, subdivisions 2, 3, and 3b; 120.1701, subdivisions 2, 5 , And 11; 120.173, subdivision 6; 121.163, by adding a subdivision; 121.585, subdivision 1; 121.908, subdivisions 2 and 3; 122.23, subdivision 6; 123.935, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.15; 124.17, subdivision 2; 124.248, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 124.3201, subdivision 5; 124.646, subdivision 4; 124A.036, subdivision 6; and 125.191; 127.27, subdivisions 2 and 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 120.1701, subdivision 3; 124.17, subdivisions 1d and 6; 124.248, subdivisions 2a and 6; 124.6475; 124.648, subdivision 3; 124A.036, subdivision 5; 124A.28, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 126.79, subdivisions 3, 6, 7, 8 , And 9; 127.27, subdivisions 10 and 11; 127.281; 127.31, subdivision 15; 127.32; and 127.36, subdivision 1; Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 7, section 31; Laws 1997 First Special Session chapter 4 , Articles 1, section 61, subdivision 3; 5, section 28, subdivision 12; 8, section 4, subdivision 3; and 9, section 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.1701, subdivision 21; 123.932, subdivision 9; 124.647; 124A.697; 124A.698; 124A.70; 124A.71; 124A.711, subdivision 1; 124A.72; and 124A.73; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124.912, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124A.711, subdivision 2; and 127.30, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Johnson , A.; Long; Van Dellen; Harder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2523, A bill for an act relating to taxation; recodifying the tax on petroleum and special fuels; providing civil and criminal penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 296A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 296.01; 296.02; 296.025; 296.0261; 296.035; 296.04; 296.041; 296.06; 296.11; 296.115; 296.12; 296.141, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 , And 7; 296.15; 296.151; 296.152; 296.16, subdivisions 1a and 2; 296.165; 296.17, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21 , And 22; 296.171, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 , And 10; 296.18, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 , And 8; 296.19; 296.20; 296.21; 296.23; 296.25; 296.26; 296.27; and 296.421; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 296.141, subdivision 4; 296.16, subdivision 1; 296.17, subdivision 18; 296.171, subdivision 4; and 296.18, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2524, A bill for an act relating to Minnesota Statutes; correcting erroneous, ambiguous , And omitted text and obsolete references; eliminating certain redundant, conflicting , And superseded provisions; making miscellaneous technical corrections to statutes and other laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3C.08, subdivision 1; 3C.12, subdivision 4; 10A.01, subdivision 19; 10A.323; 11A.04; 14.47, subdivision 3; 15A.082, subdivisions 1 and 3; 16B.51, subdivision 1; 32.70, subdivisions 2 and 10; 47.27, subdivision 1; 47.325; 48.846, subdivision 3; 62J.17, subdivision 2; 62Q.03, subdivision 6; 82A.11, subdivision 5; 97A.0455, subdivision 2; 115A.191, subdivisions 2 and 4; 115B.17, subdivision 6; 115B.25, subdivision 7a; 127.09; 127.17, subdivision 4; 134A.01; 144.651, subdivision 1; 144A.45, subdivision 2; 144A.46, subdivision 4; 144A.48, subdivision 2; 145.698, subdivision 1; 145C.01, subdivision 7; 147.02, subdivision 1; 147B.01, subdivisions 5, 12 , And 16; 147B.02, subdivisions 4, 7, 9 , And 12; 147B.03, subdivisions 1 and 4; 147B.05, subdivision 1; 148B.21, subdivisions 1 and 8; 148B.24; 148B.27, subdivision 2b; 154.161, subdivision 4; 157.17, subdivision 3; 164.08, subdivision 3; 169.421, subdivisions 5 and 7; 169.792, subdivision 7; 169.86, subdivision 1; 169.871, subdivision 2; 169.965, subdivision 3; 169.966, subdivision 3; 169.971, subdivision 4; 169.99, subdivision 3; 190.08, subdivision 6; 204B.11, subdivisions 1 and 2; 204B.34, subdivision 3; 204C.35, subdivision 2; 204D.02, subdivision 1; 204D.08, subdivision 6; 205A.10, subdivision 2; 206.90, subdivision 3; 216C.01, subdivision 1; 256.9657, subdivisions 1a and 7; 257.022, subdivisions 1 and 2a; 257.59, subdivision 1; 268.027; 273.13, subdivision 1; 273.1398, subdivision 6; 273.166, subdivision 2; 284.07; 325F.692, subdivision 2; 345.02; 345.03; 345.14; 346.04; 346.55, subdivision 2; 347.04; 353.01, subdivision 2a; 383A.281, subdivision 13; 383A.286, subdivision 2; 383A.404, subdivision 4; 383B.054, subdivision 6; 383B.057; 383B.121, subdivision 1; 383B.129; 383B.225, subdivision 10; 393.07, subdivision 9; 395.23; 448.56, subdivision 2; 458D.15; 462.16; 465.48; 473.191, subdivision 2; 473.197, subdivision 2; 473.608, subdivision 17; 477A.011, subdivision 27; 477A.0132, subdivision 3; 477A.014, subdivisions 1 and 3; 480.052; 480.054; 480.055, subdivision 1; 480.059, subdivision 2; 480.0591, subdivision 2; 480.19; 484.66, subdivision 2; 485.01; 517.08, subdivision 1b; 550.07; 559.211, subdivision 1; 566.175, subdivision 1; 574.18; 574.34, subdivision 2; 574.35; 611A.21, subdivision 2; 611A.25, subdivision 1; 617.27; 624.7131, subdivision 8; 624.7132, subdivision 13; 624.714, subdivision 12; 625.01; 626.21; 630.17; 631.04; 643.01; and 643.02; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 15.0591, subdivision 2; 62J.04, subdivision 3; 62J.61, subdivision 2; 62Q.01, subdivision 3; 85A.02, subdivision 5b; 115.58, subdivision 2; 119A.15, subdivision 5a; 144A.45, subdivision 1; 144A.4605, subdivisions 3 and 4; 148B.20, subdivision 1; 157.17, subdivision 2; 161.14, subdivision 41; 169.121, subdivision 3e; 169.123, subdivision 6; 244.09, subdivision 5; 260.015, subdivision 29; 268.145, subdivision 1; 274.01, subdivision 1; 275.011, subdivision 1; 275.065, subdivision 6; 297A.48, subdivisions 1 and 10; 325D.32, subdivision 4; 325D.415; 326.921; 473.249, subdivision 1; 477A.011, subdivision 34; 552.04, subdivision 1; 609.7495, subdivision 1; and 611A.74, subdivision 1a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, subdivision 19g; 157.17, subdivision 4; 256.9657, subdivision 1b; 256E.06, subdivision 9; 458D.14, subdivision 2; and 484.015; Laws 1997, chapter 12 , Article 3, sections 2 and 3; chapter 162 , Article 1, section 19; chapter 187 , Article 2, sections 11 and 12; chapter 219, section 3; chapter 225 , Article 2, sections 24, 25, 26, 27 , And 28; chapter 226, section 10; and chapter 239 , Article 7, section 37.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Koskinen, Sekhon, Tingelstad and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 2525, A bill for an act relating to retirement; extending a deadline for certain members of the teachers retirement association.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Osthoff, Milbert, Greiling and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2526, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing certain absentee ballot provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 203B.02, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 203B.04, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Stanek and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2527, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that certain annuities paid to survivors of public safety officers are exempt from taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kubly, Rhodes, Clark, Seagren and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2528, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; appropriating money for home ownership counseling services for persons with mental retardation.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Olson, M.; Anderson, B.; Rostberg and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2529, A bill for an act relating to health; making a determination that gender reassignment surgery is not a medically necessary treatment option for gender dysphoria; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Wejcman, Pugh, Mullery and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2530, A bill for an act relating to family law; changing provisions of the putative fathers' registry law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 259.52, subdivisions 9, 10, 11, 12 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Murphy and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 2531, A bill for an act relating to human services; extending approval for completion of a nursing home licensure and certification moratorium exception project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Chaudhary and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2532, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; establishing youth-oriented driver improvement clinics; establishing a graduated licensing system with provisional license phase; restricting driving privileges for holders of instruction permits and provisional licenses and requiring violation-free period before advancement to next license stage; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.73, subdivision 1; 169.89, subdivision 5; 169.971, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 169.972; 169.973, subdivision 1; 171.01, subdivision 14; 171.04, subdivision 1; 171.05, subdivision 2 , And by adding subdivisions; 171.06, subdivision 1; 171.07, subdivision 1; 171.10, subdivision 1; 171.12, subdivision 3; 171.16, subdivision 5; 171.17, subdivisions 2 and 3; 171.172; 171.173; 171.174; 171.20, subdivision 3; 171.27; and 171.39; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 171.041; 171.06, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 171.171; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Stanek, Broecker, Weaver and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2533, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring professional bail bonding agents who perform bail bond enforcement services to be licensed as private detectives; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.338, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stanek, Chaudhary and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2534, A bill for an act relating to data practices; authorizing release of pawnshop data to members of criminal justice agencies for specified law enforcement purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.82, subdivision 18.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stanek, Biernat, Broecker and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 2535, A bill for an act relating to law enforcement; clarifying responsibility for compensating innocent third parties whose property is damaged by law enforcement officers for a public use; establishing state processes for paying just compensation to innocent third parties and for reimbursing local governments; appropriating money; 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.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2536, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a youth recreation levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2713, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2537, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing reimbursement rates under the alternative care and elderly waivered programs for Kandiyohi county; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.0913, by adding a subdivision; and 256B.0915, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wagenius; Johnson, R.; Folliard; Rostberg and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2538, A bill for an act relating to the environment; requiring additional information in the pollution control agency's annual performance report; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.011.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2539, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the expansion and remodeling of the Red River Valley Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Dawkins, Trimble, Rest, Skare and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2540, A bill for an act relating to taxation; appropriating the proceeds of the mortgage registry and deed taxes to the counties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 287.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rukavina and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2541, A bill for an act relating to water; directing construction of a dam on Gunn lake; appropriating money; authorizing state bonds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Rest, Carruthers, Long, Daggett and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 2542, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; allowing a subtraction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize deductions for federal income tax purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Hasskamp, Wenzel, Murphy, McGuire and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2543, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for additional family visitation centers; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tunheim; Olson, E.; Finseth and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2544, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing a timber wolf hunting season contingent upon removal of federal protection; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to award hunting licenses to certain livestock owners by a lottery system; allowing holders of timber wolf licenses to resell the licenses; providing restrictions and conditions for taking timber wolves; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 97A.535; and 97B.645; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivisions 2 and 16; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 97A; and 97B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Rostberg, Weaver, Jennings and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2545, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating the State Trooper Timothy J. Bowe Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 2546, A bill for an act relating to highways; establishing speed limit for portion of U.S. highway 61; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2547, A bill for an act relating to government; providing for protection of public officials and employees; prohibiting the filing of fraudulent liens; providing criminal penalties and civil remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 514; and 609.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jennings, McCollum, Munger, Holsten and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2548, A bill for an act relating to state parks; modifying state park permit provisions for certain groups; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85.053, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Winter, Skare, Mulder, Jaros and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2549, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; changing the levy limits of regional development commissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 462.396, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Otremba, M.; Kubly; Hilty; Skare and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2550, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for rural critical access hospitals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.1483.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Tunheim; Olson, E.; Lieder; Westrom and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 2551, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; modifying definition of "first haul"; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.011, subdivision 17; 168.013, subdivision 3; and 169.851, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Jennings, Pugh, Boudreau, Bradley and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2552, A bill for an act relating to commerce; enacting provisions relating to the safety of persons on amusement rides; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 184B.01, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 184B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Rukavina and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 2553, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; requiring provision of caller identification services in St. Louis county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Marko, Holsten, Slawik, Larsen and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2554, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political subdivisions of the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.47; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rostberg, Clark, Tingelstad, Evans and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2555, A bill for an act relating to housing; assisting low-income persons with chemical sensitivities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 462A.21, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Farrell, McCollum, McGuire, Paymar and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2556, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a pilot project to break the cycle of violence.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Juhnke, Lieder and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2557, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring wheel flaps on truck-tractors; regulating weight restrictions on vehicle axles; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.733, subdivision 1; and 169.825, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Juhnke, Lieder and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2558, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; correcting effective date of certain provision relating to driver's license agents; amending Laws 1997, chapter 250, section 18.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Farrell, McGuire, Evans, Broecker and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2559, A bill for an act relating to juvenile crime prevention; appropriating money for a pilot project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Luther, Mullery, Dempsey, Jefferson and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2560, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for enrichment grants; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Hausman, Marko, Lieder, Workman and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2561, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing bonding and appropriating money for the planning, design, engineering , And construction of transit ways in the metropolitan area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2562, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing bonds and appropriating money to complete a recreational trail in the city of Montevideo.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Stanek, Broecker, Van Dellen, Marko and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2563, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; making licensed part-time peace officers eligible under the soft body armor reimbursement program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299A.38, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McCollum, Greiling, Broecker, Larsen and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2564, A bill for an act relating to highways; providing for determination of mileage for inclusion in the municipal state-aid street system; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 162.09, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Delmont, Jennings, Haas, Mulder and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2565, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for notification of claim errors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.124, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Hausman, McCollum, Broecker and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2566, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; requiring commissioner of transportation and metropolitan council to inform and seek comments of the light rail joint powers board on transit and transportation planning issues for the metropolitan region; permitting expansion of the joint board; expanding board authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 398A.02; 398A.04, subdivisions 2, 11 , And by adding a subdivision; and 473.3998.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

McCollum, Greiling, McGuire, Evans and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2567, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey county; authorizing extension of a pilot program to test open absentee balloting.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Broecker, Gunther, Skoglund and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2568, A bill for an act relating to crimes; prohibiting body piercing involving minors without parental permission; providing criminal penalties; 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.

Broecker, Juhnke, Hausman and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2569, A bill for an act relating to highways; modifying formula for distributing five percent of proceeds of highway user tax distribution fund; creating flexible highway account; creating a metropolitan town road account; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 161.081, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; and 161.082, subdivisions 1 and 2a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 162.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Broecker and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2570, A bill for an act relating to state contracts; modifying retainage payment options; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 15.73, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kelso, Wolf, Macklin and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2571, A bill for an act relating to Scott county; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Scott county workforce center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kelso, Wolf, Macklin and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2572, A bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating certain conditions to payments to counties with Indian casinos of a portion of revenues under tribal tax agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 270.60, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Huntley, Goodno, Delmont and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 2573, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for emergency medical services communications needs assessment.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Molnau, Kalis and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2574, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; providing for bonding of license subagents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.485, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Hasskamp, Long, Bakk, Harder and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 2575, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales tax and sales tax on motor vehicles; providing that gravel, equipment , And certain vehicles purchased by a town for road maintenance are exempt; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 297A.25, subdivision 11; and 297B.03.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Juhnke and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2576, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring medical emergency vehicle to sound both audible signal and display lighted red light when responding to emergency; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 169.17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 2577, A bill for an act relating to the Paynesville area hospital district; authorizing the district to annex the city of Richmond to the district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 2578, A bill for an act relating to special assessments; requiring the department of transportation to pay certain special assessments.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Johnson, R.; Sekhon; Bakk; Rostberg and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2579, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; modifying wastewater infrastructure funding provisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116.182, by adding a subdivision; and 446A.072, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Carlson and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2580, A bill for an act relating to state assumption of debt associated with the Brooklyn Center Earle Brown Heritage Center; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Delmont, Clark and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2581, A bill for an act relating to families; providing emergency assistance and transitional housing; appropriating money; amending Laws 1997, chapter 162 , Article 3, section 8, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Johnson, R.; Dorn; Swenson, H.; Carlson and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2582, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; permitting an additional school district to establish a school bank as part of an educational program; amending Laws 1997, chapter 157, section 71.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Luther, McCollum and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2583, A bill for an act relating to health; providing an exemption from the MinnesotaCare program four month uninsured requirement; modifying MinnesotaCare eligibility requirements for children who are part-time students; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256L.07, subdivision 3; and 256L.13, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Evans, Broecker, Rukavina and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2584, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds and appropriating money to renovate the Laurentian Environmental Learning Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jaros, Munger, Huntley, Schumacher and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 2585, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing benefit options for certain retirees affected by relief association consolidations.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Skare, Koskinen, Schumacher and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 2586, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying the definition of resident; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.015, subdivision 42.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Skare; Olson, E. , And Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2587, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for renovation of the Bemidji Historical Museum.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Orfield and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2588, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for county commissioners to serve as metropolitan council members; regulating economic interest statements of candidates and members; regulating contributions to candidates; requiring a study; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.01, subdivision 5; 10A.09, subdivisions 5 and 6a; 10A.27, subdivision 1; 15.0597, subdivision 1; 204B.06, subdivision 4; 204B.09, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 204B.11; 204B.135, subdivision 2; 204B.32, subdivision 2; 204D.02, subdivision 1; 204D.08, subdivision 6; 204D.27, by adding a subdivision; 209.02, subdivision 1; 211A.01, subdivision 3; 211B.01, subdivision 3; 353D.01, subdivision 2; and 473.123, subdivisions 1, 4, 7 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 204D; 375; and 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.123, subdivisions 2a, 3, 3a , And 3c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 2589, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for certain types of claims; permitting transfer or extinguishment of access rights; regulating snow fence easements, highway closures , And signs; changing distributions from the highway user tax distribution fund; providing for the costs of town highways and bridges; permitting conveyances to public bodies; providing for the revision of the state transportation plan; regulating private carriers; regulating charges for air transportation services; removing a route from the trunk highway system; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.63; 117.21; 160.27, by adding a subdivision; 160.296, subdivision 1; 160.80, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 161.081, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 161.082, subdivisions 1 and 2a; 161.44, subdivision 1; 174.03, subdivisions 1a and 2; 221.011, by adding a subdivision; 221.0251, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 221.031, subdivision 6; 221.034, subdivisions 1 and 5; 222.63, subdivision 4; 270.077; and 360.024; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 3.736, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.115, subdivision 219.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2590, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; providing for interest rates on security deposits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 504.20, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2591, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing for the assessment of certain platted property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.11, subdivision 14 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rifenberg, Kielkucki and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2592, A bill for an act relating to private property; providing for the Private Property Protection Act; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 516.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2593, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to fund the child guide prevention program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2594, A bill for an act relating to crime; appropriating money to fund the child guide prevention program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2595, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing municipalities to provide for contract bid specifications, design , And construction standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.345, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Tunheim and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 2596, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to construct ring dikes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2597, A bill for an act relating to crime; making it a felony to commit indecent exposure while confining or restraining another person; requiring persons convicted of this offense to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act and to provide a DNA sample at the time of conviction or release from incarceration; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 243.166, subdivision 1; 609.3451, subdivision 3; 609.3461, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 617.23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2598, A bill for an act relating to highways; providing for a process to resolve disputes between a city and county over the establishment, construction, reconstruction, or improvement of a county state-aid highway within a city; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 162.02, subdivision 8a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Tunheim, Bakk and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2599, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the time period for certain events that qualify for a sales tax exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.256, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Luther, Jefferson, Carruthers, Sykora and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2600, A bill for an act relating to family and early childhood education; changing the allocation formula for basic sliding fee child care assistance; providing that a repeal is without effect; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 119B.03, subdivision 7 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mullery and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2601, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating lien or claim waivers and subcontractor payments in building and construction contracts; modifying the redemption period for property sold at a mechanic's lien foreclosure sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 514.15; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 337.10, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Erickson, Westfall, Rifenberg, Seagren and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2602, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing requirements for abstinence education grants; 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.

Bradley, Wolf, Erhardt, Kuisle and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2603, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the method of paying assistance under the Minnesota family investment program-statewide; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.24, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2604, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a property tax rebate; providing for property tax simplification and reform; extending levy limits for an additional year; providing an income tax subtraction for certain federal tax liability for certain distributions; changing the calculation of individual alternative minimum taxes; dedicating tax receipts from ticket sales to athletic events sponsored by the University of Minnesota; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.112, subdivision 7a; 273.1398, subdivision 2; 290.091, subdivision 2; 477A.0122, subdivision 6; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 273.112, subdivision 3; 273.127, subdivision 3; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25 , As amended, 31 , And 32; 273.1382, subdivision 1; 275.71, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 6; and 297A.44, subdivision 1 , As amended; Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 3, section 9; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.11, subdivisions 6a and 15; 273.124, subdivision 17; and 273.1315.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2605, A bill for an act relating to economic development; allowing designation as an enterprise zone of property in St. Paul located in a transit zone; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 469.303.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Wagenius, Mullery, Dawkins, Skoglund and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 2606, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring certain cities to collect and maintain information on the occurrence and disposition of crimes within their jurisdictions; requiring periodic reports; 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.

Rukavina, Tomassoni and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2607, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a nursing facility with an exemption from the spend-up limit and additional reimbursement for real estate taxes for costs related to completion of a moratorium exception project; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256B.431, subdivision 26.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson , A.; Weaver; Delmont and Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 2608, A bill for an act relating to Anoka county; authorizing the issuance of bonds for the construction of library buildings and an annual levy for debt retirement; amending Laws 1984, chapter 380, sections 1 , As amended , And 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Delmont; Johnson , A.; Weaver and Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 2609, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance or sale of certain tax-forfeited lands that border on public water or natural wetlands in Anoka county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Bishop; Rest; Johnson , A.; Bradley and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 2610, A bill for an act relating to the city of Rochester; authorizing the city to impose permanent sales, use , And excise taxes; specifying purposes for expenditures of the proceeds of the taxes; requiring a referendum on the expenditures.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Kelso, Dawkins, Kubly and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 2611, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the funding for American Indian language and culture programs, post-secondary preparation grants , And scholarships; appropriating money; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 2, section 51, subdivisions 2, 4 , And 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings, Rostberg, Lieder and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 2612, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating the State Trooper Timothy J. Bowe Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Luther, Carruthers, Haas, Stanek and Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 2613, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a levy for independent school district No. 279, Osseo.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Luther, Carruthers, Haas, Stanek and Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 2614, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a low-income concentration levy program; 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.

Pugh, Ozment, Pawlenty, Macklin and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 2615, A bill for an act relating to crimes; modifying criminal penalties for DWI; authorizing sentences to programs of intensive supervision; making technical correction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 169.121, subdivision 3e.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McElroy, Ozment, Pawlenty, Milbert and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2616, A bill for an act relating to Dakota county; providing for city administration of the dangerous dog registration system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Milbert, Pawlenty, Pugh, Tompkins and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2617, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing foster care licensing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 245A.06, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2618, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; modifying recreational motor vehicle registration; requiring driver's license; requiring recreational motor vehicle driver's license endorsement; requiring liability insurance; modifying recreational motor vehicle operational restrictions; repealing authorization to develop the Iron Range off-highway vehicle recreation area; requiring environmental review of trail development; modifying personal watercraft provisions; providing criminal and civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62I.02, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 84.79; 84.795, subdivisions 1 and 8; 84.796; 84.804, subdivision 6; 84.87, subdivisions 2c and 3; 84.871; 84.88, subdivision 2; 84.9256, subdivision 4; 84.928, subdivisions 1, 1a , And 6; 85.015, by adding a subdivision; 85.018, subdivision 2 , And by adding subdivisions; 86B.005, subdivisions 9, 14a , And 18; 89.025; 97A.315, subdivision 2; 169.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.01, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 171.02, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 171.03; and 171.10, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 84.8205; 84.86, subdivision 1; 84.87, subdivision 2; 97A.065, subdivision 2; 169.121, subdivisions 1c, 1d, 3 , And 11; 169.1217, subdivision 9; 296.16, subdivision 1; and 609.487, subdivision 2a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.787; 84.788; 84.791; 84.793, subdivision 1; 84.794; 84.795, subdivision 5; 84.797; 84.798; 84.80, subdivision 2; 84.802; 84.803; 84.81; 84.82, subdivisions 1a, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7a, 8 , And 10; 84.83; 84.84; 84.85; 84.872, subdivisions 1 and 3; 84.88, subdivision 1; 84.90; 84.91, subdivision 1; 84.911, subdivision 7; 84.915; 84.92; 84.922; 84.924, subdivision 3; 84.925; 84.9256, subdivision 1; 84.926; 84.927; 85.054, subdivision 6; and 86B.313; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 84.82, subdivisions 2 and 3; 84.862; 169.01, subdivision 86; and 171.07, subdivision 12; Laws 1996, chapter 407, section 32.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Stanek, Dempsey, Seagren, Harder and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2619, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the method of paying assistance under the Minnesota family investment program-statewide; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.24, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Westfall, Molnau, Bettermann, Nornes and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2620, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the method of paying assistance under the Minnesota family investment program-statewide; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.24, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Erickson, Leppik, Tompkins, Dehler and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 2621, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the method of paying assistance under the Minnesota family investment program-statewide; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.24, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Stanek, Lindner, Haas and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2622, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the city of Maple Grove for a law enforcement training facility.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Delmont, Mares, Murphy and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2623, A bill for an act relating to retirement; creating a local government correctional service retirement plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 356.302, subdivision 7; and 356.303, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 356.19, by adding a subdivision; 356.20, subdivision 2; and 356.30, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Osthoff, Huntley, Lieder, Dempsey and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2624, A bill for an act relating to port development; authorizing the issuance of bonds; appropriating money for port development.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Tomassoni; Anderson, I.; Davids; Van Dellen and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 2625, A bill for an act relating to insurance; workers' compensation self-insurance; regulating terminations of self-insurance authority and commercial workers' compensation self-insurance groups; providing investment, funding, reporting , And transfer requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 79A.06, subdivision 5; 79A.22, subdivision 7, and by adding a subdivision; 79A.23, subdivisions 1 and 2; 79A.24, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 79A.26, subdivision 2; and 79A.31, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 2626, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the conveyance of certain state land to the city of Faribault.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Winter, Skare, Mulder, Jaros and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2627, A bill for an act relating to regional development commissions; appropriating money for regional planning.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 2628, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for an engineering study for renovation of the Territorial Prison Wall in Stillwater.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Sviggum, McGuire, Haas and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 2629, A bill for an act relating to public officials; prohibiting former legislators, constitutional officers, commissioners, and certain deputies and assistants from lobbying the legislature or administrative agencies for one year after leaving office; 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.

Delmont, Koskinen and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 2630, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provision for family day care licensure; amending Laws 1997, chapter 248, section 47, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson, R.; Rostberg; McCollum; Juhnke and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2631, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; extending dependent coverage to veterans who are full-time students; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62E.02, subdivision 7; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 62L.02, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Luther; Peterson; Trimble; Anderson, I. , And Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2632, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing relief from civil penalties for issuing dishonored checks under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 332.50, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2633, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money for the North West Company Fur Post Interpretive Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Winter, Peterson, Kubly and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 2634, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a regional emergency response training center in Marshall.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Skare, Milbert, Mahon and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2635, A bill for an act relating to regional development commissions; authorizing the headwaters regional development commission to establish a nonprofit housing corporation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Skare, Garcia, Munger and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 2636, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Headwaters Science Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Hasskamp and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2637, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the city of Crosby for the Hallett Community Center; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Luther, Larsen, Kelso, Carruthers and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 2638, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing grants for installation of passive restraint systems on school buses; requiring a study; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Daggett, Westfall, Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2639, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Detroit Lakes Community Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Holsten and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2640, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Stillwater Flood Control Project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Rest and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2641, A bill for an act relating to business organizations; defining the terms "professional" and "professional services" as they relate to professional corporations and professional firms; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 319A.02, subdivision 2; and 319A.03; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 319B.02, subdivisions 17 and 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Jefferson and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2642, A bill for an act relating to reemployment insurance; exempting certain overpaid benefits from the standard collection procedure; amending Laws 1997, chapter 202 , Article 1, section 17, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Farrell, Rukavina and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2643, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a settlement division in the office of administrative hearings; transferring certain judges from the department of labor and industry to the office of administrative hearings; transferring the small claims court from the department of labor and industry to the office of administrative hearings; transferring certain duties and funds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Carruthers, Long and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2644, A bill for an act relating to taxes; use tax; expanding the de minimis exemption for the use tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.14, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Luther, Carruthers, Carlson, Stanek and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 2645, A bill for an act relating to education; capital improvements; appropriating money for capital improvements at North Hennepin community college; authorizing the issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jefferson and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2646, A bill for an act relating to economic security; making technical changes in the department of economic security; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 248.07, subdivision 15; 268.0122, subdivision 2; 268.08, As amended; 268.101, As amended; 268.13, subdivision 4; and 268.18, As amended; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 268.03; 268.042, subdivisions 1 and 3; 268.043; 268.044, subdivision 1; 268.045; 268.047, subdivisions 2, 3, And 5; 268.051; 268.057, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, And 7; 268.059; 268.063; 268.064, subdivision 2; 268.066; 268.067; 268.07; 268.09, subdivisions 1a, 10, 13, 16, And 17; 268.105, subdivision 3a; 268.125; 268.13, subdivisions 1 and 2; 268.182; 268.184; 268.192, subdivision 1; 268.194, subdivisions 2, 3, And 6; and 268.196, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.04, As amended; 268.08, subdivision 5a; 268.13, subdivisions 3 and 5; and 268.25; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 268.042, subdivision 2; and 268.054.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , January 26, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Tomassoni; Anderson, I.; Solberg; Bakk and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2647, A bill for an act relating to water; providing that a portion of the environment and natural resources trust fund may be used for grants to local units of government for upgrading individual sewage treatment systems and wells; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116P.08, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tomassoni; Solberg; Rukavina; Anderson, I. , And Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2648, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the taconite mining grant program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Wejcman , Abrams, Greenfield, Boudreau and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2649, A bill for an act relating to health; creating an office of health care consumer assistance , Advocacy , And information; amending the enrollee complaint system for health maintenance organizations; extending the date of establishing an informal complaint resolution process; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 62D.11, subdivision 1; 62J.75; 62Q.105, subdivision 1; and 62Q.30; 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.

Jennings; Johnson , A. , And Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2650, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; defining capital equipment to include certain communications equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.01, subdivision 16.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2651, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the license requirements for housing with services establishments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 144A.4605, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Opatz, Pelowski, Carruthers, Dorn and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2652, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing per student funding on certain campuses to the average; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Leighton, Luther, Evans, Solberg and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2653, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mahon, Rhodes, Lieder and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 2654, A bill for an act relating to public safety; allowing personalized license plates to be issued for certain trucks resembling pickup trucks; driving while impaired; clarifying that juvenile's age as it relates to DWI-related driver's license revocation refers to the date of violation instead of the date of conviction; providing reasonable time to petition for driver's license reinstatement; ensuring uniformity of amount of handling charge allowed for certain driver's license reinstatements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.12, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 169.121, subdivision 4; 171.19; and 171.20, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Gunther; Trimble; Swenson, H.; Dorn and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2655, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Lake Crystal Area Recreation Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Johnson, R.; Trimble; Swenson, H.; Dempsey and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2656, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to Nicollet county for the treaty site history center; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Schumacher; Ness; Johnson , A.; Tomassoni and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2657, A bill for an act relating to libraries; modifying the amount for public library accessibility grants; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for public library accessibility grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 134.45, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jaros, Paymar, Wejcman, Mariani and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2658, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding a family antipoverty program; making changes to welfare reform; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.031, by adding a subdivision; 256.032, subdivisions 8 and 13; 256.033, subdivisions 3, 4, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 256.034, subdivision 3; 256.035, subdivisions 1, 2a, 5, 6a , And 6c; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256.031, subdivision 6; 256.033, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 256B.0635; and 256D.05, subdivision 1; Laws 1997, chapter 85 , Article 3, section 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.031, subdivision 3; 256.033, subdivision 6; 256.035, subdivisions 2, 3, 6d , And 6e; 256.047; 256.0475; and 256.048; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256D.02, subdivision 12a; 256D.051, subdivision 18; 256D.066; 256J.01; 256J.02; 256J.03; 256J.06; 256J.08; 256J.09; 256J.10; 256J.11 , As amended; 256J.12; 256J.13; 256J.14; 256J.15; 256J.20; 256J.21; 256J.24; 256J.25; 256J.26; 256J.28; 256J.30; 256J.31; 256J.315; 256J.32; 256J.33; 256J.34; 256J.35; 256J.36; 256J.37; 256J.38; 256J.39; 256J.395; 256J.396; 256J.40; 256J.42; 256J.43; 256J.44; 256J.45; 256J.46; 256J.47; 256J.48; 256J.49; 256J.50; 256J.51; 256J.515; 256J.52; 256J.53; 256J.54; 256J.55; 256J.56; 256J.57; 256J.61; 256J.62; 256J.645; 256J.65; 256J.66; 256J.67; 256J.68; 256J.69; 256J.72; 256J.74; 256J.75; 256J.76; 256K.01; 256K.015; 256K.02; 256K.03; 256K.04; 256K.05; 256K.06; 256K.07; 256K.08; and 256K.09; Laws 1997, chapter 85 , Article 1, sections 64, 67 , And 71; and article 3, section 54.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Olson, E.; Macklin; McElroy; Johnson , A. , And Long introduced:

H. F. No. 2659, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making technical changes to income, franchise, sales, excise, property, healthcare provider , And gambling taxes; making technical changes to tax administrative provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 270.06; 270.069, subdivision 1; 270.70, subdivision 15; 278.10; 289A.42, subdivision 2; 289A.65, subdivisions 7 and 8; 297E.15, subdivisions 8 and 9; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 270.701, subdivision 2; 289A.09, subdivision 2; 289A.20, subdivision 2; 289A.38, subdivision 7; 290.0673, subdivisions 4, 5 , And 7; 290.92, subdivision 30; 290B.04, subdivision 1; 290B.05, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; 290B.06; 290B.08, subdivision 1; 295.53, subdivision 4a; 297A.01, subdivisions 3 and 11; 297F.22, subdivisions 6 and 7; and 297G.21, subdivisions 6 and 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290B.04, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Johnson , A.; Tomassoni; Kelso; Ness and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2660, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a data access program for public libraries and school media centers; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2661, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money; changing provisions for medical education and research trust fund, rural physician education account, mobile food unit, restaurants and food stands, health reports; establishing core functions for public health; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.702, subdivisions 2 and 8; 145.9265; 157.15, subdivisions 9, 10, 12, 12a, 13, 14 , And by adding subdivisions; and 157.16, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 62J.69, subdivisions 1 and 2; 144.1494, subdivision 1; and 157.16, subdivision 3; Laws 1997, chapter 203 , Article 1, section 2, subdivisions 7 and 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.701, subdivision 4; 144.702, subdivision 7; and 157.15, subdivision 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2662, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying eligibility provisions for medical assistance and general assistance medical care; modifying MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.057, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256B.04, subdivision 18; 256D.03, subdivision 3; 256L.01; 256L.02, subdivision 3; 256L.03, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 256L.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10 , And by adding subdivisions; 256L.05, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And by adding subdivisions; 256L.06, subdivision 3; 256L.07; 256L.09, subdivisions 2, 4 , And 6; 256L.11, subdivision 6; 256L.12, subdivision 5; 256L.15; and 256L.17, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256B.057, subdivision 1a; 256L.04, subdivisions 3, 4, 5 , And 6; 256L.06, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256L.08; 256L.09, subdivision 3; 256L.13; 256L.14; and 256L.15, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bradley, Tingelstad and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2663, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an automated finger imaging project to prevent welfare fraud; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Delmont, Goodno, Seagren, Wejcman and Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 2664, A bill for an act relating to health; clarifying the equal access requirements on health plan companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62Q.23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Juhnke; Workman; Lieder; Johnson , A. , And Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 2665, A bill for an act relating to transportation; continuing the uniform program for registration and permitting of intrastate carriers of hazardous materials; eliminating requirement of criminal background check; imposing a fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 221.0355, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 221.0355, subdivision 5; Laws 1994, chapter 589, section 8 , As amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 221.0355, subdivision 15; Laws 1997, chapter 230, section 24.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Tomassoni; Anderson, I.; Lieder; Solberg and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2666, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; establishing an uninsured motorist identification database program; prescribing a criminal penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.013, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Rest, McElroy, Holsten, Macklin and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 2667, A bill for an act relating to the legislative auditor; adding a member to the local government services advisory council; clarifying the appointment of council members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 3.971, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Kubly and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2668, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the Passing on the Farm Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Bakk, Milbert and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 2669, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring transfer of general fund money to the game and fish fund after closure of a deer hunting area; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 97A.055, subdivision 2; and 97B.305; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 97A.075, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Solberg, Bakk, Tomassoni and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2670, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Itasca county school-to-work technology center project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings, Goodno, Bradley, Slawik and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2671, A bill for an act relating to human services; provider payment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.0595, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0911, subdivision 4; 256B.431, subdivision 2b , And by adding a subdivision; and 256B.69, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144A.4605, subdivision 2; 256B.0911, subdivision 7; 256B.433, subdivision 3a; and 256B.434, subdivision 10; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.0721, subdivision 3a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144.0721, subdivision 3; and 256B.0913, subdivision 15; Laws 1997, chapter 203 , Article 4, section 65.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bakk, Rukavina, Solberg, Tomassoni and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2672, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Ely business technology center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Rest, Kahn and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 2673, A bill for an act relating to public employment; increasing compensation for state employees on leave to serve as certified disaster service volunteers of the American Red Cross; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 43A.185, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Peterson and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 2674, A bill for an act relating to battered women; appropriating money to provide services for battered women in Big Stone county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2675, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Winona to impose sales and use taxes for certain purposes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2676, A bill for an act relating to juvenile crime; authorizing the prosecution of certain juvenile offenses in adult court without a court ruling; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.111, subdivision 1a; and 260.125, subdivision 3a , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Entenza, Greenfield, Wejcman and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2677, A bill for an act relating to health; specifying grant requirements for home visiting programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145A.15, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 2678, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing that the office of tourism may purchase items for resale without complying with competitive bidding requirements; clarifying application requirements for contaminated cleanup grants; authorizing compensation for members of the job skills partnership board; modifying assistance provisions under the wastewater infrastructure funding program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.06, subdivision 2; 16B.08, subdivision 7; 116.182, subdivision 1; 116J.553, subdivision 2; 116L.03, subdivision 5; and 446A.072, subdivisions 2 and 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 446A.072, subdivision 4a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Biernat and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2679, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the enhancement penalties for crimes committed for the benefit of a gang to include crimes that are motivated by involvement with a gang; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.229, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Munger, Hausman, Leppik, Finseth and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 2680, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying the provisions of the permanent school fund advisory committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.078.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Slawik; Mulder; Goodno; Johnson, R. , And Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2681, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring hepatitis B immunization for children; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.70, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 123.70, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson , A.; Rest; Bakk; Long and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2682, A bill for an act relating to taxation; use tax; authorizing certain taxpayers to file and pay use tax with the income tax return; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 289A.08, subdivision 13; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 289A.11, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Huntley, Munger, Murphy and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2683, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; permitting improvements for the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center as well as the addition previously authorized; amending Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 2, subdivision 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Koskinen; Johnson, R.; Evans; Rukavina and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 2684, A bill for an act relating to nursing homes; changing staffing ratios; modifying exceptions for beds; changing nursing facility salary adjustment per diem; prohibiting costs for unionization for use in setting payment rates; changing nursing facility reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144A.04, subdivision 7; 256B.431, subdivision 2i , And by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144A.071, subdivision 4a; and 256B.431, subdivisions 25 and 26.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Koskinen, Huntley, Greenfield and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2685, A bill for an act relating to nursing homes; changing staffing ratios; modifying exceptions for beds; changing nursing facility salary adjustment per diem; prohibiting costs for unionization for use in setting payment rates; changing nursing facility reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144A.04, subdivision 7; and 256B.431, subdivision 2i , And by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144A.071, subdivision 4a; and 256B.431, subdivisions 25 and 26.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Munger, Rukavina, Finseth, Sviggum and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2686, A bill for an act relating to water; clarifying provisions relating to hearings of the board of water and soil resources; modifying the public review period for wetland replacement plans; requiring approval of certain wetland replacements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 103B.231, subdivision 9; 103D.105; and 103G.2242, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Milbert, Macklin, McElroy, Ozment and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2687, A bill for an act relating to taxation; mortgage registry; providing for payment by the county treasurer of receipts relating to obligations secured by property in more than one county; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 287.08.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2688, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making technical and clarifying changes to tax disclosure provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 270B.02, subdivision 3; 270B.03, subdivision 6; and 270B.12, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 270B.01, subdivision 8; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 270.10, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Huntley, Jaros and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2689, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an exemption for construction materials for the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center; 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.

Huntley, Murphy and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2690, A bill for an act relating to human services; amending the time period of disenrollment to the MinnesotaCare program for failing to apply for medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256L.03, subdivision 3; and 256L.13, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2691, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing the town of Canosia to permit the off-sale of intoxicating liquor until 10:00 p.m. on Monday through Saturday.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2692, A bill for an act relating to utilities; extending deadline for public utilities commission to adopt rules relating to public rights-of-way; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 237.163, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Skare; Pelowski; Anderson, I.; Solberg and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2693, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for capital planning for the use of the old Bemidji High School to be combined with Northwest Technical College.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Long; Johnson , A.; Macklin; Olson, E. , And Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 2694, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making policy changes to income, franchise , And property taxes; giving certain powers to the commissioner of revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.067, subdivision 2a; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290.0921, subdivision 3a; 290.10; 290.191, subdivisions 1, 6 , And 11; and 290A.03, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 270.67, subdivision 2; 272.115, subdivisions 4 and 5; 275.70, by adding a subdivision; 289A.02, subdivision 7; 289A.19, subdivision 2; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a, 19b, 19c, 19f , And 31; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.091, subdivision 6; 290.371, subdivision 2; 290A.03, subdivision 15; and 291.005, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 289A.50, subdivision 6; and 290.191, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2695, A bill for an act relating to liquor; regulating malt liquor sampling; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.510, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Munger, Leighton and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 2696, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting the unauthorized possession of, or damage to, merchandise pallets; providing penalties and remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Huntley, Greenfield and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 2697, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing the maximum financial reserves permitted for health maintenance organizations; removing misleading related language; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62D.042, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 62D.042, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bradley, Jennings, Mulder and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 2698, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for disenrollment from MinnesotaCare based on income; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256L.07, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Molnau, Westrom, Kielkucki, Lieder and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 2699, A bill for an act relating to highways; dedicating 30 percent of revenues from the motor vehicle sales tax to a major projects account in the trunk highway fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297B.09, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Harder; Swenson, H. , And Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 2700, A bill for an act relating to Brown county; authorizing the formation of a nonprofit corporation by Brown county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Greenfield, Jennings, Daggett, Bradley and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2701, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing nursing facility salary adjustment per diem; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Weaver, Broecker and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2702, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the scope of certain felony penalties for the crime of obstructing legal process; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.50, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2703, A bill for an act relating to welfare reform; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.31, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Mulder and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2704, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring certain membership organizations to provide notices, provide an accounting, refund a portion of dues on request , And report certain activities to the ethical practices board; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Kahn, Pugh, Solberg, Farrell and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. No. 2705, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring electronic versions of the guidebook of state agencies and the State Register to be available on the Internet; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 14.04; and 14.46, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 16E.07, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kahn, Pugh, Solberg, Tunheim and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2706, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing for the reliability of electronic messages; providing for certification authorities; providing licensing and enforcement powers; defining terms; providing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 325K.01, subdivisions 11, 18, 21, 27, 35, 39 , And by adding a subdivision; 325K.03; 325K.05, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6 , And 7; 325K.07, subdivisions 2 and 3; 325K.10, subdivision 1; 325K.12, subdivision 4; 325K.13, by adding a subdivision; 325K.14, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; 325K.15, subdivisions 3 and 7; 325K.18, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 325K.25, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 325K.06, subdivisions 3, 4 , And 5; 325K.13, subdivisions 2 and 3; and 325K.14, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kahn, Pugh, Solberg, Tunheim and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2707, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating authentication and reliability of electronic messages; exempting government keys from public inspection and copying under the Government Data Practices Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 325K.13, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Juhnke; Swenson, H.; Tuma; Harder and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2708, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing for associations of producers; setting dispute resolution procedures; establishing an advisory committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 17.692; 17.693, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 6; 17.694, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6 , And 7; 17.696, subdivision 2; 17.697; 17.698; 17.70, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3; 17.701; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 17.699.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Sykora, Kinkel, Nornes, McGuire and Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 2709, A bill for an act relating to families; appropriating money for early childhood and family education programs; amending Laws 1997, chapter 162 , Article 4, section 63, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 119B.075.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kalis and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 2710, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the visitors' center at the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Weaver, Bakk, Erickson, Munger and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2711, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; extending certain angling seasons in 1998.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Bettermann, Paulsen, Dehler, Leppik and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2712, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for higher education and related purposes, with certain conditions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Westfall, Munger, Lieder and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2713, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions for the review of flood protection plans; increasing the limit on flood hazard mitigation grants; modifying water use permit processing fee provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 103F.155, subdivision 2; 103F.161, subdivision 2; and 103G.271, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Leighton, Davids and Kraus introduced:

H. F. No. 2714, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing capital improvement funding to acquire wildlife land; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Kalis and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2715, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing distribution of free highway maps to other states; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.31, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Kahn, Mares, Winter and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2716, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis fire department relief association; making certain survivor benefit options retroactive.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Weaver, McGuire, Hasskamp, Broecker and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 2717, A bill for an act relating to family law; specifying disposition of interest on prepaid child support or maintenance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Peterson, Munger, Winter and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2718, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; requiring snowmobiles registered in another jurisdiction to have a state trail use sticker; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 84.8205.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Johnson, R.; Pelowski; Bettermann; Folliard and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2719, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying certain student grant provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136A.101, subdivision 7b; and 136A.121, subdivision 9; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5; Laws 1997, chapter 183 , Articles 1, section 2; and 2, section 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mares, Lieder, Mahon and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2720, A bill for an act relating to public safety; directing the commissioner of public safety to study the use of blue lights on emergency vehicles and road maintenance vehicles; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Farrell; Trimble; McCollum; Anderson, I. , And Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2721, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; regulating fees and charges imposed on account holders and others; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 9.031, subdivision 13; 47.61, by adding a subdivision; 47.64, by adding a subdivision; 48.512, subdivision 7; 50.17, subdivision 11; 51A.21, subdivision 28; 118A.02, subdivision 1; and 427.01; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 427.02; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 427; and 469.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

McCollum; Stang; Winter; Johnson, R. , And Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2722, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing penalties for violations of underground storage tank statutes and rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115.071, by adding a subdivision; and 116.073, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Entenza, Pawlenty, Skoglund, Greenfield and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 2723, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for child welfare reform; restricting release of certain information; establishing citizen review panels; clarifying jurisdiction; defining terms; imposing duties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.391; 256.01, subdivision 12 , And by adding a subdivision; 257.42; 257.43; 259.24, subdivision 1; 259.37, subdivision 2; 260.011, subdivision 2; 260.141, by adding a subdivision; 260.172, subdivision 1; 260.191, subdivision 1e; 260.221 , As amended; and 626.556, subdivision 11a , And by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144.218, subdivision 2; 259.22, subdivision 4; 259.47, subdivision 3; 259.60, subdivision 2; 260.012; 260.015, subdivision 29; 260.191, subdivisions 1a and 3b; 260.241, subdivision 3; and 626.556, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Milbert, Finseth, Bakk, Holsten and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2724, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for the acquisition of critical aquatic habitat; modifying commercial netting provisions; permitting the commissioner to take catfish in certain waters; modifying minnow retailer provisions; modifying turtle license provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 86A.04; 97C.041; 97C.501, subdivision 1; and 97C.605, subdivisions 1 and 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 97A.475, subdivision 30; and 97C.501, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2725, A bill for an act relating to health; directing the commissioner of health to exempt certain public pools from the standards for pools with diving.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Slawik, McGuire, Solberg, Nornes and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2726, A bill for an act relating to children and families; establishing a grant program to fund statewide information and referral services; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2727, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing alternative retirement coverage for transferred employees of the Luverne Community Hospital and the Arnold Memorial Hospital.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Goodno, Westfall and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 2728, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for border city development zones and other tax incentives in border cities; changing administrative provisions for border city enterprise zones; modifying the recapture of the incentives in zones; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, by adding subdivisions; 290.091, subdivision 2; 297A.25, by adding a subdivision; 469.170, by adding a subdivision; and 469.171, subdivision 9; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 272; 290; 469; and 477A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2729, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; permitting the board of dietetics and nutrition practice to waive licensure requirements for dietitians.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Davids and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2730, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting human cloning; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 145; and 214.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Harder and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2731, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Windom Area Multi-Purpose Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Wejcman, Garcia and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 2732, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for the metropolitan area agency on aging.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Weaver, Stanek, Skoglund, Leighton and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2733, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring certain criminal justice entities to report information to the legislature and the public on charging and sentencing practices concerning violent criminal offenders; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bishop, Skoglund, Slawik, Solberg and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 2734, A bill for an act relating to corrections; registration of sexual offenders; requiring certain offenders moving into Minnesota to register within five days; authorizing adult and juvenile offender registration information to be maintained together; expanding prosecutional jurisdiction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.166, subdivisions 1 and 5; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 244.166, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Hilty, Lieder, Ness and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2735, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying eligibility of small gasoline retailers for loans and grants for underground storage tank replacement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 115C.09, subdivision 3f.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Hilty, Wenzel, Rostberg and Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 2736, A bill for an act relating to counties; authorizing gifts to certain food distribution organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 465.039.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Goodno, Jennings, Bradley and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2737, A bill for an act relating to human services; making changes to welfare reform legislation; changing the work first program and other assistance programs; making changes to licensing of nonresidential child care programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 245A.14, subdivision 4; and 256D.46, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256.031, subdivision 6; 256.9864; 256B.062; 256J.02, subdivision 4; 256J.03; 256J.08, subdivisions 7, 11, 26, 28, 40, 60, 68, 73, 83 , And by adding subdivisions; 256J.09, subdivisions 6 and 9; 256J.12; 256J.14; 256J.20, subdivision 3; 256J.21; 256J.24, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 256J.26, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4; 256J.28, subdivisions 2 and 4; 256J.30, subdivisions 10 and 11; 256J.31, subdivisions 5 and 10; 256J.32, subdivisions 4, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 256J.33, subdivisions 1 and 4; 256J.35; 256J.36; 256J.37, subdivisions 1, 2, 9 , And by adding subdivisions; 256J.38, subdivision 1; 256J.39, subdivision 2; 256J.395; 256J.42; 256J.43; 256J.45, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 256J.46, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256J.47, subdivision 4; 256J.48, subdivisions 2 and 3; 256J.50, subdivision 5; 256J.54, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 256J.56; 256J.57, subdivision 1; 256J.74, subdivision 2; and 256K.03, subdivision 5; Laws 1997, chapter 85 , Articles 1, section 61; and 3, section 53; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256D.05, subdivisions 3 and 3a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256.031; 256.032; 256.033; 256.034; 256.035; 256.036; 256.0361; 256.047; 256.0475; 256.048; 256.049; 256B.062; 256J.25; 256J.28, subdivision 4; 256J.32, subdivision 5; and 256J.34, subdivision 5; Laws 1997, chapters 85, article 1, section 71; article 3, section 55; and 248, section 46.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Trimble and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2738, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities for a library for the Metropolitan State University, St. Paul region campus; authorizing issuance of bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2739, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the city of St. Paul for a tennis center; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Greiling and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2740, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Leighton, Greiling, Seagren, Carlson and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2741, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a regional distribution of regents; changing the membership and recommendation procedures of the regent candidate advisory council; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 137.0245, subdivisions 2 and 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 137.024.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2742, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for renovation of buildings 3 and 14 at the Willmar Regional Treatment Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2743, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for expansion of facilities at the Mt. Itasca ski area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Mullery, Peterson, Munger, Tomassoni and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 2744, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Evans and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2745, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the housing finance agency's bridges program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Luther, McCollum and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2746, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; modifying provisions relating to school bus safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 123.805, subdivision 1; 124.225, subdivisions 7f and 8m; and 169.451, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 169.01, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 169.452.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2747, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the city of Montevideo for improvements to an historic railroad depot and related parking and facilities; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Tomassoni, Solberg, Clark, Leppik and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 2748, A bill for an act relating to families; establishing the Minnesota family asset initiative for education, housing , And economic development; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Bishop; Weaver; Broecker; Olson, M. , And Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2749, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; appropriating money for the judicial branch, public safety, corrections , And related purposes; requiring the commissioner of corrections to supervise administration of per diem payments to shelter facilities for abused women and children; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 241.01, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 241.277, subdivision 9; Laws 1997, chapters 85 , Article 3, section 53; and 239 , Article 1, section 12, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 241; and 611A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256D.03, subdivisions 3 and 3a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wenzel and Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 2750, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating reinsurance intermediary-brokers; providing for the investment of funds held or collected; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 60A.715.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

McCollum, Huntley, Broecker and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2751, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding a hardship provision to emergency assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.48, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2752, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the North Star Neighborhood Early Learning Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2753, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct the Amateur Sports Hall of Fame in Elk River; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2754, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; abolishing registration tax on passenger automobiles worth less than $30,000; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.013, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Broecker, Trimble, Paymar and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 2755, A bill for an act relating to youth intervention programs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2756, A bill for an act relating to utilities; providing for alternative resolution of disputes concerning utilities in a railroad right-of-way; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 237.04.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Entenza and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2757, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating residential mortgage loans; establishing table funding requirements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 82.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Mullery, Jefferson, Carlson, Carruthers and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2758, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing a grant to Hennepin county for the multijurisdictional reinvestment program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Mares and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2759, A bill for an act relating to education; removing the local match requirement for gifted and talented grants; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 5, section 24, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Knight, Bettermann, Tompkins and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 2760, A bill for an act relating to marriage; providing for covenant marriages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 517.08, by adding a subdivision; and 517.10; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 517.08, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 517; and 518.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McGuire, Murphy, Broecker, Dawkins and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2761, A bill for an act relating to crime; appropriating money for grants for gang prevention and intervention.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2762, A bill for an act relating to social work; modifying licensing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 148B.21, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 148B.215; and 148B.283, subdivisions 4 and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Wagenius, Chaudhary and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 2763, A bill for an act relating to education; phasing in full day kindergarten for all students; expanding the first grade preparedness program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.2613, subdivision 3; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 2, section 51, subdivision 29; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2613, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Trimble and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2764, A bill for an act relating to lotteries; authorizing the city of St. Paul to conduct lottery games for certain educational and recreational purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349A.10, subdivisions 3 and 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2765, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan airports commission; clarifying and expanding a limit on certain revenue use for air facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.641, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2766, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; providing for an elected metropolitan council; regulating economic interest statements of candidates and members; regulating contributions to candidates; requiring a policy advisory committee; modifying levy authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.01, subdivision 5; 10A.09, subdivisions 5 and 6a; 10A.27, subdivision 1; 15.0597, subdivision 1; 204B.06, subdivision 4; 204B.09, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 204B.11; 204B.135, subdivision 2; 204B.32, subdivision 2; 204D.02, subdivision 1; 204D.08, subdivision 6; 204D.27, by adding a subdivision; 209.02, subdivision 1; 211A.01, subdivision 3; 211B.01, subdivision 3; 353D.01, subdivision 2; 473.123, subdivisions 1, 2a, 3a, 4, 7 , And by adding a subdivision; and 473.127; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 204D; and 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.123, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2767, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the Data Practices Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 13.46, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2768, A bill for an act relating to statewide comprehensive land use planning coordination; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116C.04, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 4A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Pugh and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2769, A bill for an act relating to insurance; automobile; reducing the age threshold at which retirees may decline wage loss reimbursement coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 65B.491.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Pugh and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2770, A bill for an act relating to insurance; automobile; clarifying the rights of automobile accident victims; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 65B.51, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Koskinen, Chaudhary, Evans and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2771, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; requiring coverage for eyeglasses and hearing aids; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62E.06, subdivision 1; and 62L.05, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2772, A bill for an act relating to housing; defining affordable under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act; requiring demonstrated progress toward affordable and life-cycle housing goals; including housing policy plan within metropolitan system plans; requiring the metropolitan council to propose an inclusionary zoning program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.254, subdivisions 1, 2, 10 , And by adding a subdivision; and 473.852, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Tunheim; Anderson, I.; Olson, E.; Anderson, B. , And Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 2773, A bill for an act relating to private property; providing for the Private Property Protection Act; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 516.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kuisle, Winter, Mahon, Skare and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 2774, A bill for an act relating to local government; clarifying the conduct of certain county elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 375A.12, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Clark, Delmont and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2775, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for early childhood learning facilities; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 268.917.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Holsten, Munger, Leppik and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2776, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money for environmental, natural resource , And agricultural purposes; providing for regulation of certain activities and practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.073, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 84.8205; Laws 1996, chapter 407, section 3; Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 7, subdivisions 3 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2777, A bill for an act relating to employee relations; modifying provisions on experimental or research projects in the department of employee relations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 43A.04, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Huntley, Wejcman and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2778, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing the governor to enter into an agreement with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2779, A bill for an act relating to human rights; modifying the definition of housing for the elderly; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 363.02, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2780, A bill for an act relating to child care; modifying self-employment eligibility for basic sliding fee child care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 119B.10, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings, Wejcman, Goodno and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2781, A bill for an act relating to human services; crisis nurseries; establishing a program to provide technical assistance to counties in developing crisis nursery programs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Evans and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2782, A bill for an act relating to crime; including additional conduct within the definition of domestic abuse; clarifying that penalties for violation of an order for protection apply to orders issued by a judge or referee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518B.01, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 518B.01, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Carruthers, Carlson, Luther , Abrams and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 2783, A bill for an act relating to the city of Brooklyn Center; specifying class rates for certain tax increment financing properties.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2784, A bill for an act relating to child support enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 257.64, subdivision 3; 518.551, subdivisions 1 and 9; and 518.615, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 518.551, subdivision 5b; 518.6111, subdivision 14; 518.615, subdivision 1; and 552.04, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2785, A bill for an act relating to civil commitment; modifying provisions governing release on pass for persons committed as mentally ill and dangerous; allowing temporary jail confinement of persons subject to commitment as sexual psychopathic personalities or sexually dangerous persons; clarifying various provisions and making conforming and technical amendments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 253B.15, subdivision 9; and 253B.185, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 253B.03, subdivision 7; 253B.045, subdivisions 2 and 3; 253B.05, subdivision 3; 253B.07, subdivisions 5 and 7; 253B.09, subdivision 1; 253B.092, subdivision 6; 253B.0921; 253B.095, subdivision 3; 253B.12, subdivision 1; 253B.141, subdivision 1; 253B.15, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 3b , And 5; 253B.18, subdivisions 4a and 5; and 253B.19, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 2786, A bill for an act relating to health professions; modifying provisions relating to speech-language pathologists, unlicensed mental health practitioners , Alcohol and drug counselors , And hearing instrument dispensers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.335, subdivision 1; 148.515, subdivision 3; 148.518, subdivision 2; 148.5191, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 148.5194; 148.5195, subdivision 3; 148B.66, subdivision 2; 148B.69, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 148C.04, subdivisions 3 and 4; 148C.05, subdivision 2; 148C.06; 153A.13, subdivision 5; 153A.14, subdivisions 2a, 2b, 2d, 2f, 2h, 9 , And 10; 153A.15, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; and 153A.20, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 148C.03, subdivision 1; and 148C.11, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 153A.14, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2787, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying the limitation on actions for certain medical malpractice claims; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, 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.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2788, A bill for an act relating to education; removing the repeal of the youth works program; repealing Laws 1993, chapter 146, article 5, section 20 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Huntley, Tompkins, Dorn and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2789, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for the mental illness crisis housing assistance program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2790, A bill for an act relating to Chisago county; permitting the appointment of the county recorder.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Carlson, Rhodes, Folliard, Van Dellen and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2791, A bill for an act relating to highways; changing restriction of lanes on I-394; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Johnson, R.; Kelso; Boudreau; Schumacher and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 2792, A bill for an act relating to libraries; appropriating money for the library for the blind and physically handicapped catalog.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Hilty, Greenfield, Murphy, Clark and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 2793, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for a youth alcohol treatment facility.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Tunheim, Folliard, Hilty and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 2794, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating telecommunication commerce; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.2336, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 171; and 325G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Jaros; Anderson, I.; Paymar; Rostberg and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2795, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring certain insurers to cover care provided by any licensed provider willing to serve the insurer's enrollees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62Q.095.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Lieder and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2796, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; establishing dealer licensing and motor vehicle registration enforcement task force.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Daggett, Lieder and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 2797, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; providing for separate form for assignment of vehicle title; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168A.01, by adding a subdivision; and 168A.11, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Juhnke and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 2798, A bill for an act relating to eminent domain; providing certain requirements for compensation for pipeline easements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 117.48.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2799, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying restrictions for temporary on-sale licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.410, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Rostberg and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2800, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the second phase of the Cambridge Community College master facilities plan.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2801, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a consolidated DNR area field office in Warroad.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 2802, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees retirement association; providing special survivor benefit eligibility for certain surviving spouse.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kinkel, McGuire, Sykora, Mariani and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 2803, A bill for an act relating to children; clarifying certain terms and applicability of certain programs; providing for review of certain orders by the commissioner of children, families , And learning; providing for costs of certain programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256.045, subdivision 6 , And by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 119B.01, subdivision 16; 119B.10, subdivision 1; and 256.045, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Slawik, Orfield, Rest, Chaudhary and Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 2804, A bill for an act relating to income taxation; expanding the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.067, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Wejcman, Paymar, Chaudhary and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2805, A bill for an act relating to liquor; providing minimum mandatory civil penalties for sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under 21 years of age; providing for regular compliance checks of and training for licensees; regulating home delivery of alcoholic beverages; providing for a minimum fine for purchase of alcoholic beverages by a person under 21 years of age; allowing political subdivisions to ban 50 milliliter bottles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 340A.415; 340A.503, by adding a subdivision; 340A.511; and 340A.703; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Slawik, Skoglund, Biernat, Broecker and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 2806, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring individuals convicted of felony indecent exposure to register as predatory offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.166, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Juhnke, Skoglund, Stanek and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2807, A bill for an act relating to crime; appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for the bureau of criminal apprehension to hire four additional full-time forensic scientists.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2808, A bill for an act relating to state government; allowing elected local governing bodies to petition for amendment or repeal of agency rules; providing procedures for consideration of petitions; 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.

McElroy and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2809, A bill for an act relating to cities and towns; requiring copies of audited financial statements to be provided to members of the city council and the mayor, or to the town board members , And presented at a regularly scheduled meeting of the city or town's governing body; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.697, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2810, A bill for an act relating to state employment; allowing the office of technology to designate additional unclassified positions; allowing for the payment of accumulated vacation leave upon layoff; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 43A.17, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 43A.08, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2811, A bill for an act relating to technology; making technical changes to show director of office of technology as member of various organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.451, subdivision 9; and 116O.03, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 44A.01, subdivision 2; and Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 12, section 7, subdivision 1 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Stanek, Weaver, Broecker and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2812, A bill for an act relating to crimes; requiring mandatory minimum sentences and lifetime probation for certain dangerous repeat offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.152, subdivision 2a , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Weaver, Stanek, Macklin, Broecker and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 2813, A bill for an act relating to crime and crime prevention; narrowing the definition of "juvenile petty offender"; lowering the age for certifying certain juvenile offenders to adult court and for designating certain juvenile offenders as extended jurisdiction juveniles; opening juvenile court delinquency hearings to the public; permitting victims of delinquent acts to attend juvenile court proceedings; providing mandatory civil penalties for liquor licensees who sell alcoholic beverages to underage persons; requiring liquor licensees to ask for age verification from persons under the age of 26; providing that persons convicted of a third violent felony shall be sentenced to life imprisonment; requiring the bureau of criminal apprehension to collect and maintain computerized data relating to the conditions of conditional release of convicted offenders; regulating the awarding of jail credit to certain offenders; providing felony penalties for recklessly discharging a firearm outside of a municipality; authorizing peace officers to apprehend and detain a person on conditional release under certain circumstances; authorizing procedures for securing the appearance of material witnesses in criminal cases and investigations; specifying that the prosecution may reply in rebuttal to the closing argument of the defense; appropriating money for innovative court programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 244.05, subdivisions 4 and 5; 260.015, subdivision 21; 260.125, subdivision 1; 260.126, subdivisions 1 and 4; 260.155, subdivision 1; 299C.06; 299C.09; 340A.415; 340A.503, subdivision 6; 609.152, subdivision 2a; 609.66, subdivision 1a; and 629.34, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 631.07; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299C; 609; and 629; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 629.54; and 629.55.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tomassoni; Anderson, I.; Davids; Koskinen and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 2814, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a minimum definition of durable medical equipment; requiring disclosure of covered medical equipment and supplies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62E.06, subdivision 1; and 62L.05, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2815, A bill for an act relating to data privacy; providing for data privacy for certain audit information; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.794, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Knoblach and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2816, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying public notice requirements for sale or lease of property by a housing and redevelopment authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 469.029, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Opatz and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2817, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing campus withdrawal from student associations; changing representation in student associations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 136F.22, subdivisions 1 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Chaudhary, Koskinen, Skare and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2818, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; prohibiting a certain type of fee charged for the use of automated teller machines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.61, by adding a subdivision; and 47.64, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Solberg and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2819, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing reimbursement for dental services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.76.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2820, A bill for an act relating to health; enhancing the patient protection act; establishing the office of health care consumer advocacy and information; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62M.09, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 62J.70, subdivision 3; 62J.71, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 62J.72, subdivision 1; and 62M.09, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62Q.105, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 , And 8; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 62Q.105, subdivision 1; and 62Q.30.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

McElroy and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2821, A bill for an act relating to taxes; defining terms; clarifying responsibility for decertifying tax increment financing districts; clarifying duration of tax increment financing reporting requirements; providing remedies for failure to file tax increment financing reports; clarifying when municipalities lose distributions of payments to county auditors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 469.174, by adding a subdivision; 469.175, subdivisions 5, 6, 6a , And by adding a subdivision; 469.177, by adding a subdivision; and 469.1771, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kuisle, Peterson, Davids, Gunther and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2822, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing grants to reimburse school districts for additional construction expenditures related to the expansion of the state prevailing wage statute; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Johnson, R.; Swenson, H.; Kubly; Trimble and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 2823, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a wastewater treatment plant in St. Peter; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Pugh, Milbert, Tompkins, Wolf and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2824, A bill for an act relating to Dakota county; clarifying the employment status of certain employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383D.41, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Bradley, Wejcman, Boudreau, Jennings and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2825, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying the definition of employment and training service provider for purposes of the Minnesota Family Investment Program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.49, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Evans, Boudreau and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 2826, A bill for an act relating to manufactured home parks; requiring the Minnesota department of health to conduct a study; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 2827, A bill for an act relating to occupations; abolishing the board of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, geoscience , And interior design; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.33, subdivision 1; 82B.035, subdivision 3; 103I.205, subdivision 4; 103I.601, subdivision 2; 214.01, subdivision 3; 214.04, subdivision 3; 299M.03, subdivision 1; 319A.02, subdivision 2; 326.53, subdivision 1; 471.371, subdivision 3; and 624.21; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 319B.02, subdivision 19; and 544.42, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216D.01, subdivision 6a; 326.02; 326.03; 326.031; 326.04; 326.05; 326.06; 326.07; 326.08; 326.09; 326.10; 326.11; 326.111; 326.12; 326.13; 326.14; and 326.15; Minnesota Rules, chapters 1800; and 1805.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Tingelstad, Huntley, Goodno and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2828, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the authority of the commissioner to approve public water supplies; providing for administrative fines against large public water suppliers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.383; and 144.99, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Murphy, Munger and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2829, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a city of Proctor community activity center; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Seifert, Kubly, Davids, Trimble and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 2830, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Marshall flood control project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Leppik, Munger, Holsten, Weaver and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2831, A bill for an act relating to the environment; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 84.027, subdivision 15; and 85.0505, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2832, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a regional learning resource center in Grand Rapids.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2833, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the domestic wastewater treatment plant phase two project in Austin.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Bakk, Huntley, Murphy and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2834, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money under the wastewater infrastructure loan program for certain municipalities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Peterson and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 2835, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for a grant to the city of Montevideo for a downtown redevelopment project; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Opatz, Kelso and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2836, A bill for an act relating to education; defining home school for purposes of extracurricular activities; requiring school boards to allow all students to fully participate in extracurricular activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.73, subdivision 1; and 123.38, subdivision 2b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , January 29, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 2837, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing a professional exemption from the open bottle law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.122, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2838, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; prohibiting an increase in estimated market value for homesteads owned by persons at least 65 years of age; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.11, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 273.121; and 276.04, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Seagren and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2839, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a grant to the Minnesota Council on Economic Education.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2840, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; exempting sales of gold and silver coins and bullion; 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.

Johnson , A.; Dempsey; Pugh; Ozment and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2841, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing that a vehicle need not be inspected until the year of its registration is seven years more than its model year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.61, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tuma and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2842, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; prohibiting display of license plate bearing illegally obtained tab or sticker; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.10, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Rifenberg, Davids, Leighton and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2843, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a crisis intervention project in southeastern Minnesota for developmentally disabled persons in home and community-based services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Peterson, Kuisle, Rifenberg and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2844, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating additional money for a program to control bovine paratuberculosis.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 2845, A bill for an act relating to family law; modifying provisions governing grandparent visitation rights; eliminating certain visitation rights of parents of custodial parents; requiring mediation; providing for payment of certain expenses; defining best interests of the child; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 257.022, subdivisions 2, 2a , And by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mahon, Tomassoni , Abrams, Folliard and Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 2846, A bill for an act relating to insurance; automobile; reducing premium for completion of accident prevention course; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 65B.28, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Kraus, Leighton and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2847, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Blazing Star trail extension.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Greenfield, Pugh and Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2848, A bill for an act relating to health; providing funding for diabetes control and prevention services; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Garcia, Koskinen, Jefferson, Rukavina and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2849, A bill for an act relating to labor relations; modifying the definition of public employer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 179A.03, subdivision 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2850, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying and updating the language of the harassment statutes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.795; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.749, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Paulsen, Juhnke and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 2851, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; providing for termination of agreements between brewer and wholesaler under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Ness, Trimble, Huntley, Pelowski and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2852, A bill for an act relating to education; requesting a proposal from the Minnesota state colleges and universities to develop a partnership with private industry to train hard-to-place employees.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Weaver, Wenzel, Kielkucki, McGuire and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2853, A bill for an act relating to crime; sentencing; clarifying legislative intent concerning jail credit for time spent in confinement for separate crimes or behavioral incidents; providing a presumption in favor of consecutive sentencing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.01, subdivision 1; 609.145, by adding a subdivision; and 609.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jefferson, Trimble and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2854, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for partial renovation of a building for the Minnesota Labor Interpretive Center; amending Laws 1990, chapter 610 , Article 1, section 16, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2855, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to upgrade facilities at the Fergus Falls regional treatment center; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2856, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct a consolidated field operations facility for the department of natural resources at Fergus Falls; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2857, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct a convention and civic center in the city of Fergus Falls; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Munger; Huntley; Johnson , A.; Bishop and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2858, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an exemption from sales taxes for purchase of equipment designed to process biosolids for wastewater treatment facilities; 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.

Huntley, Greenfield and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2859, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing medical assistance and general assistance medical care payments for ambulance services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; and 256D.03, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Erickson, Broecker, Erhardt and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2860, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for residential academies; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2861, A bill for an act relating to family law; modifying provisions dealing with the procedure for proceeding directly to hearing in the administrative process; modifying terminology to comport with the rules of court; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518.5512, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 518.5511, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a , And 4; and 518.5512, subdivisions 2 and 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 518.5512, subdivision 3a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sykora , Abrams, Smith and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 2862, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions of the watershed district administrative fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103D.905, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Hasskamp, Garcia, Wenzel and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2863, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring commissioner of transportation to construct only a grade-separated interchange at the southern terminus of the Brainerd bypass on marked trunk highway No. 371.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2864, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing the 1997 property tax rebate for prepayments of tax; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 1, section 16 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Hausman and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 2865, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner of transportation to evaluate and report on the state's readiness for increased transportation of high-level radioactive waste.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Kinkel and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2866, A bill for an act relating to state government; codifying reorganization order number 179 with respect to the departments of children, families , And learning and economic security; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, subdivision 81; 216B.241, subdivision 2a; 239.785, subdivision 6; and 462A.05, subdivision 15c; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 119A.15, subdivision 5a; and 268.19; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 4.071, subdivision 3; 268.37; 268.371; 268.38, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 , And 12; 268.55; and 268.92; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 268.38, subdivision 7; and 268.917.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2867, A bill for an act relating to child care; changing requirements for child care assistance for transition year families; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 119B.01, subdivision 16.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greenfield, Huntley, Dorn, Goodno and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2868, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions in medical assistance, Medicare , And Minnesotacare; modifying the medical assistance elderly waiver; modifying a waiver request; changing implementation date for treatment of income and resources for the elderly waiver program; changing procedures for nursing facilities cost reports; delaying study of the elderly waiver expansion; providing an offset of HMO surcharge; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 245.462, subdivisions 4 and 8; 245.4871, subdivision 4; 256.969, subdivisions 16 and 17; 256B.03, subdivision 3; 256B.055, by adding a subdivision; 256B.057, subdivision 3a , And by adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivisions 20 and 34; 256B.0911, subdivision 4; 256B.19, subdivision 1; 256B.41, subdivision 1; 256B.431, subdivision 2b , And by adding a subdivision; 256B.501, subdivision 2; 256B.69, by adding a subdivision; and 256D.03, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256.9657, subdivision 3; 256.9685, subdivision 1; 256B.06, subdivision 4; 256B.0627, subdivision 5; 256B.0645; 256B.0911, subdivisions 2 and 7; 256B.0915, subdivision 1d; and 256B.77, subdivisions 7a and 12; Laws 1997, chapter 203 , Article 4, section 64; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.0721, subdivision 3a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144.0721, subdivision 3; and 256B.0913, subdivision 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2869, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying administrative expense provisions for various public pension plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 352.96, subdivision 4; 352D.09, subdivision 7; 353D.05, subdivision 3; and 383B.52; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 354B.25, subdivision 5; and 354C.12, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 11A.17, subdivisions 10a and 14; and 352D.09, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Greenfield, Huntley, Dorn, Goodno and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2870, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions of the health care cost information system; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.702, subdivisions 2 and 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.701, subdivision 4; and 144.702, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Carlson, Kelso and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2871, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying provisions exempting certain interim superintendents from certain earnings limitations and reductions in annuity payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 354.44, subdivision 5a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Greiling, Kelso, Carlson and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2872, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing performance contracts for school district superintendents; permitting increased salaries for superintendents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.34, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2873, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money for transportation, public safety , And other purposes; regulating state air transportation charges; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 360.024.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Kelso, Biernat, Mares, Wolf and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2874, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the Minnesota education finance act of 1992; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.697; 124A.698; 124A.70; 124A.71; 124A.711, subdivision 1; 124A.72; and 124A.73; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.711, subdivision 2; and Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 7, section 31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greiling, Seagren, Kelso, Ness and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 2875, A bill for an act relating to education; coordinating local service delivery; referring to federal special education requirements; changing procedures; amending the pupil fair dismissal act; facilitating third-party payments; encouraging alternative education programs; providing state aid for certain school district litigation costs; directing the state board of education to amend special education rules; allowing school districts to provide certain services at nonpublic schools; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.06, subdivision 2a; 120.064, subdivision 5; 120.101, subdivision 3; 120.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 3b, 9 , And 15; 120.1701, subdivisions 5 and 17; 120.173, subdivision 1; 123.935, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.248, subdivision 1a; 124.32, by adding a subdivision; 124.3201, subdivision 5; 124.323, by adding subdivisions; 124A.034, subdivision 2; 124A.036, subdivisions 1a, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 124C.45, subdivision 2; 124C.47; 124C.48, by adding a subdivision; 126.237; 127.27, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 256B.0625, subdivision 26; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124.3111, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124.3201, subdivisions 1 and 4; 124C.46, subdivisions 1 and 2; 127.27, subdivisions 10 and 11; 127.281; 127.31, subdivision 15; 127.32; 127.36, subdivision 1; and 127.38; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; and 120.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lieder, Juhnke, Molnau and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 2876, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; establishing surface transportation fund; requiring deposit of receipts in fund; dedicating 30 percent of sales tax on motor vehicles to surface transportation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 1.13; 16A.127, by adding a subdivision; 160.277, subdivision 3; 161.20, subdivision 5; 161.23, subdivisions 3 and 5; 161.241, subdivision 2; 161.41, subdivision 3; 161.431; 161.433, subdivision 2; 161.44, subdivision 9; 165.08, subdivision 4; 169.781, subdivision 7; 169.86, subdivision 7; 169.871, subdivision 5; 170.23; 171.185; 171.26; 171.36; 173.07, subdivision 2; 173.231; 174.30, subdivision 8; 221.0355, subdivisions 11, 16 , And 18; 221.036, subdivision 14; 221.82; 221.83; 221.84, subdivision 4; 221.85, subdivision 3; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 299D.03, subdivision 5; and 299D.09; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 169.09, subdivision 13; 169.86, subdivision 5; 171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11; and 171.29, subdivision 2; Laws 1997, chapters 159 , Article 1, sections 1; 2, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5 , And 12; 3; 4, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And 5; 6; 8; 200 , Article 1, sections 1; and 2, subdivision 4; 202 , Article 1, sections 1; and 2, subdivision 4; 203 , Article 1, sections 1; and 6; and 239 , Article 1, sections 1; and 7, subdivision 3; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 10, section 3, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2877, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Agassiz environmental learning center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Lieder, Tunheim, Finseth and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 2878, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting independent school district No. 2609, Win-E-Mac, to transfer funds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lieder, Tunheim, Finseth and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 2879, A bill for an act relating to education; amending the average daily membership for flood-affected school districts; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 33.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Finseth, Westfall, Lieder, Rukavina and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2880, A bill for an act relating to private property; providing for the Private Property Protection Act; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 516.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2881, A bill for an act relating to driver's licenses; directing commissioner of public safety to implement a central reservation system for driver license examinations in the metropolitan area and to increase the number of driver license examiners; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Entenza, Tomassoni, Schumacher, Greiling and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2882, A bill for an act relating to education; phasing in full day kindergarten for all students; expanding the first grade preparedness program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.2613, subdivision 3; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 2, section 51, subdivision 29; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2613, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kubly and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2883, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for Project Turnabout.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Otremba, M.; Sviggum; Van Dellen; Seagren and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2884, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for reporting abortion data; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.411, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Rukavina and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2885, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the private sale of certain surplus state land to the city of Mountain Iron in St. Louis county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Biernat and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2886, A bill for an act relating to economic security; modifying provisions on collection of data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 268.19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2887, A bill for an act relating to retirement; creating a local government correctional service retirement plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 356.302, subdivision 7; and 356.303, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 356.19, by adding a subdivision; 356.20, subdivision 2; and 356.30, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2888, A bill for an act relating to commerce; doubling the length of the statutory warranty periods on new homes and home improvements; providing for a public education campaign; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 327A.01, subdivision 5; 327A.02, subdivision 1; and 327A.03; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 327A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 2889, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to Ramsey county to renovate the Ford Bridge.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2890, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; maintaining the Savings Association Act.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Kubly, Winter, Kuisle, Peterson and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2891, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting tampering with clock-hour meters on farm tractors; prescribing criminal and civil penalties; providing remedies; 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.

Peterson, Harder, Kubly and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2892, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding a grant program for livestock and dairy processing and marketing ventures to include other commodities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 17.101, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2893, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying petroleum fund reimbursement to small gasoline retailers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 115C.09, subdivision 3f.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2894, A bill for an act relating to local government; the town of Wyoming and the city of Chisago City; exempting the town and the city from a limitation on the duration of reimbursement paid to the town for orderly annexed property; appropriating money for planning a joint commercial and business park.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Tomassoni; Anderson, I.; Lieder; Davids and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2895, A bill for an act relating to insurance; modifying permitted investments for township mutual companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 67A.231.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Rukavina; Tomassoni; Bakk; Anderson, I. , And Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2896, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring a study on the increased incidence of respiratory diseases in northeastern and central Minnesota; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rukavina; Jefferson; Anderson, I.; Leighton and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 2897, A bill for an act relating to labor; establishing rights and duties in relation to union organization; providing that certain acts are an unfair labor practice; providing equal time requirements for certain employers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 179.12; 179A.07, by adding a subdivision; and 179A.13, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Gunther, Trimble and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2898, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for economic development and related purposes; creating the Minnesota film and television revolving loan fund; providing residential mortgage originator and servicer licensing requirements; making conforming changes; providing license penalties for certain violations; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.206, subdivision 1; 82.17, subdivision 4; 82.18; and 82.27, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 39; Laws 1997, chapter 200 , Article 1, sections 6; and 12, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 58; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 82.175.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Swenson, H.; Harder; Workman; Gunther and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2899, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales tax and sales tax on motor vehicles; providing that machinery, equipment , And certain vehicles purchased or used by a political subdivision for road construction or maintenance are exempt; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 297A.25, subdivision 11; and 297B.03.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Krinkie, Knight, Kraus and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 2900, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing income tax rates and brackets; repealing the property tax reform account; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 16A.152, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2901, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; clarifying the definition of child in need of protection or services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 260.015, subdivision 2a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Osthoff, Carruthers, Holsten, Trimble and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2902, A bill for an act relating to environment finance; funding metro greenways and natural areas; authorizing the sale of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Tomassoni; Schumacher; Greiling; Johnson , A. , And Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2903, A bill for an act relating to libraries; appropriating money for regional public library systems.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kahn and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 2904, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the design and construction of the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Education Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2905, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a Sibley state park sanitation building.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2906, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for development of the Prairie Woods Residential Environmental Learning Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Wolf, Holsten and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2907, A bill for an act relating to utilities; replacing public utility capital structure approval with security issuance approval; defining telephone company; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216B.49, subdivisions 3 and 4; and 237.01, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.49, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Kahn, Osskopp, Solberg, Skare and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2908, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for grants to noncommercial television.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings, McElroy and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2909, A bill for an act relating to builders; contractor's recovery fund; adding subcontractors to those who can access the recovery fund; modifying the contribution schedule; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.975.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Koskinen; Johnson , A.; Delmont and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2910, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for upgrading of the highway Nos. 242 and 10 interchange and the approaches to it on highway No. 242 and Anoka county highway No. 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Seifert, Erhardt, Kraus, Hasskamp and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2911, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting school buses from sales tax on motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297B.03.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2912, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for wastewater infrastructure funding for the city of Pennock.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Koskinen, Evans, Garcia and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2913, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for the home-sharing program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2914, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing the use of health and safety revenue for new construction under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.83, subdivision 6 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2915, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing independent school district No. 621, Mounds View, to use health and safety revenue for new construction to replace portable classrooms with indoor air quality problems.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Seifert and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2916, A bill for an act relating to water; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the LQP-25/Lazarus Creek floodwater retention project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Weaver; Johnson , A.; Delmont; Sekhon and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2917, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the conveyance of certain surplus state land in Anoka county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Jennings and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 2918, A bill for an act relating to health; providing an exception to the moratorium on the licensure and certification of new nursing home beds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 144A.071, subdivision 4a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Biernat, Wagenius, Rhodes and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2919, A bill for an act relating to school districts; authorizing metropolitan council to contract to transport students in St. Paul and Minneapolis school districts.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2920, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; authorizing organizations to make certain expenditures and contributions through electronic fund transfers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349.168, subdivision 6; and 349.19, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 349.154, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2921, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; licensing employees eligible to make sales on behalf of a distributor; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349.12, by adding a subdivision; 349.151, subdivision 4; 349.155, subdivision 3; 349.161; and 349.169, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2922, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to the state and its political subdivisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.47.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2923, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the repair and renovation of the Island Lake elementary school.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Luther, Knight, Greiling, Kahn and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2924, A bill for an act relating to public investment; prohibiting the board of investment from purchasing tobacco stock; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 11A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2925, A bill for an act relating to controlled substances; providing criminal penalties for sale or possession of marijuana plants based on the number of plants as well as weight; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 152.021, subdivisions 1 and 2; 152.022, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 152.023, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2926, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing issuance of temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses to state universities; allowing temporary licenses to be issued for locations on the grounds of a state university for events sponsored or approved by the state university; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 340A.404, subdivision 10; and 340A.412, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2927, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey county; authorizing the county to make certain purchases from or through a health care cooperative; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2928, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; commercial telephone solicitations; regulating do-not-call requests; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325E.31; 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.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2929, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating the use of automatic dialing systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325E.26, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Daggett, Erhardt, Finseth and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2930, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing small lessors of motor vehicles to opt out of the fee in lieu of registration tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.135, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Daggett, Westfall and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 2931, A bill for an act relating to forfeiture; authorizing law enforcement agencies to sell forfeited firearms , Ammunition , And firearms accessories to persons eligible to possess a firearm lawfully; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.5315, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tomassoni, Erhardt, Harder and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2932, A bill for an act relating to property; providing an exemption for certain property from attachment, garnishment, or sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 550.37, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Leighton and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2933, A bill for an act relating to corrections; centralizing correctional services under the judiciary; providing for a state corrections administration under the supreme court to promulgate and enforce uniform standards for probation services; providing for a judicial district corrections coordinator and a local corrections advisory board; requiring an annual comprehensive plan to address local correctional needs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 401.04; 401.05, subdivision 1; 401.06; 401.065, subdivisions 2 and 4; 401.07; 401.09; 401.11; 401.14; and 401.15; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 401.03; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 401; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 401.02, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 244.19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Johnson, R.; Skare; Pelowski; Dorn and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2934, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing conformity to federal provisions providing for deduction of student loan interest; exclusion of employer provided tuition assistance; education savings accounts; and individual retirement account withdrawals for education purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 2935, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing rulemaking authority in the warehouse and grain storage laws; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 231; and 232.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2936, A bill for an act relating to energy; transferring proceeds of certain energy conservation accounts to commissioner of children, families , And learning; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216B.241, subdivision 2a; and 239.785, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greenfield, Goodno, Delmont, Jennings and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2937, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate adjustment for certain programs; establishing legislative intent; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings, Huntley and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2938, A bill for an act relating to human services; eliminating case mix scores used to assess persons with mental retardation; providing a rate increase for employees; appropriating money; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.501, subdivision 3g.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 2939, A bill for an act relating to public safety; eliminating duplicative toxic chemical release reporting requirements that are also required by federal government; removing obsolete provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115D.07, subdivision 1; and 299K.08, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Bakk, Solberg, Rhodes, Munger and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2940, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the International Wolf Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Kahn, Kinkel and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 2941, A bill for an act relating to retirement; changing provisions relating to part-time teaching service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 354.66, subdivisions 1c and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings, Milbert, Solberg, Tomassoni and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2942, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; providing for taxation of cider; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 297G.01, by adding a subdivision; and 297G.03, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Murphy, Skoglund and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 2943, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; providing a temporary moratorium on licensing of dispositional residential beds; requesting the legislative audit commission to study juvenile out-of-home placements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Long; Bakk; Macklin; Johnson , A. , And Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 2944, A bill for an act relating to taxation; updating certain provisions to changes in the Internal Revenue Code; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.067, subdivision 2a; 290.0921, subdivision 3a; and 290A.03, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a, 19c , And 31; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290A.03, subdivision 15; and 291.005, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2945, A bill for an act relating to child support enforcement; setting new time lines for work reporting and income withholding transmittals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256.998, subdivision 3; and 518.6111, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bettermann, Stang and Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 2946, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Sauk River Dam.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Hilty and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2947, A bill for an act relating to state government; department of administration; making technical corrections relating to information systems and technology, data practices, and certain appropriations oversight; changing the name of the Minnesota telecommunications network; clarifying department of administration authority over building operations and maintenance; extending the expiration date of the governor's residence council; changing certain terminology, providing for disposition of certain revenue , And clarifying certain referenda authority with respect to the state building code; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.04, subdivision 2; 16B.24, subdivision 1; 16B.27, subdivision 3; 16B.58, subdivision 1; 16B.65, subdivisions 1 and 6; and 124C.74, subdivisions 2 and 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 15.059, subdivision 5a; 16B.415; 16B.465; 16B.72; 16E.01, subdivision 3; 16E.03, subdivision 1; 16E.13, subdivision 3; and 221.173; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 12, section 7, subdivision 1 , As amended; and Laws 1997, chapter 202 , Article 1, section 12, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings, Huntley, Osskopp, Solberg and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2948, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for construction of a new warehouse for the Seaway Port Authority of Duluth.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Wagenius and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 2949, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying provisions relating to prohibitions on disposal of motor vehicle antifreeze; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 115A.916.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2950, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a transit hub.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Tomassoni and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2951, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited peat land in St. Louis county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Garcia, Rest and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 2952, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; permitting a city to review certain capital projects for consistency with section 473.254, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Otremba, M.; Winter; Greenfield; Goodno and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 2953, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for grants to counties for children's mental health services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wagenius , Abrams, Orfield and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2954, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring use of money from the property tax reform account to reduce or eliminate the levy for metropolitan transit expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 16A.1521.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mares, Knoblach and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 2955, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing per student funding on certain campuses to the average; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 2956, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying licensing board provisions relating to national and regional testing; making a technical change relating to podiatry licensing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 153.17, subdivision 2; and 214.03.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 2957, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to restore the 1894 Kanabec county courthouse; authorizing state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Otremba, M.; Nornes; Winter; Solberg and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 2958, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for construction of a noncommercial television tower.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kahn, Garcia, Ozment, Jaros and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2959, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing issuance of state bonds for hazardous material abatement and renovation for the Fort Snelling International Hostel; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Stanek and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2960, A bill for an act relating to crime; appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for additional helicopter flight time for the Minnesota state patrol.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McCollum, Dawkins, Trimble and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 2961, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to Ramsey county to renovate county property for a family service center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark, K.; Kinkel; Wejcman; Mariani and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2962, A bill for an act relating to lead abatement; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Clark, K.; Wejcman; Mariani and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2963, A bill for an act relating to housing finance agency; establishing a state homeownership zones program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 462A.21, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 2964, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; prohibiting a certain type of fee charged for the use of automated teller machines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.61, by adding a subdivision; and 47.64, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Johnson , A.; Delmont and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 2965, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; allowing issuance of second set of license plates for physically disabled persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.021, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Workman and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 2966, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; clarifying and regulating truck axle weight limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.825, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2967, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a management assistance study for independent school district No. 299, Caledonia; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jefferson, Mullery, Wolf, Rukavina and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 2968, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying the definition of prevailing wage rate; defining terms; requiring that drivers of trucks used in construction projects subject to prevailing wage requirements be paid prevailing rental rates in addition to the prevailing wage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 177.42, subdivision 6 , And by adding subdivisions; and 177.44, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Entenza; Pelowski; Johnson, R.; Bettermann and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2969, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the student share for post-secondary state grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kahn, Mares, Delmont, Jefferson and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2970, A bill for an act relating to state employment; increasing salaries for judges; modifying employee and employer contribution rates for certain judges retirement plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 490.123, subdivisions 1a and 1b; Laws 1997, Second Special Session chapter 3, section 16.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Entenza, Pugh, Tunheim, Leppik and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2971, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating residential mortgage loans; establishing table funding requirements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 82.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Seifert, Bettermann, Westfall, Daggett and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2972, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing conformity to federal provisions providing for deduction of student loan interest; exclusion of employer provided tuition assistance; education savings accounts; and individual retirement account withdrawals for education purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Evans, Rest and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 2973, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; establishing corridor planning pilot projects; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Huntley, Gunther, Munger, Trimble and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2974, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the University of Minnesota at Duluth for capital improvements to the Glensheen Mansion; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2975, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing payment of a Vietnam War veteran's bonus to qualified veterans who applied for the bonus before the program deadline but were not paid; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Juhnke and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 2976, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting transfer of county state-aid funds to revolving loan account until increase in certain tax rates; authorizing issuance of state transportation bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 162.06, subdivision 6; Laws 1997, chapter 141, section 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2977, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying restrictions for temporary on-sale licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.410, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Olson, E.; Molnau; Dehler; Schumacher and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2978, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for consolidation of towns; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 379.03; and 379.04; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 379.02.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Jennings; Olson, E.; Wolf; Olson, M. , And Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2979, A bill for an act relating to utilities; establishing conditions for telephone company depreciation deregulation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.22.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Jennings; Olson, E.; Wolf; Olson, M. , And Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2980, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; requiring competitors of small telephone companies to offer telecommunications service to contiguous exchange areas in certain situations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.773, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Stang, Molnau, Workman and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2981, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; abolishing requirement for certain applications to be written; providing civil penalties for violations by commercial drivers of out-of-service orders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.013, subdivision 3; 168.82, subdivision 1; and 171.165, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Stang, Wolf, Delmont and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 2982, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; allowing expenditures as lawful purposes of compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 349.12, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Tunheim, Tomassoni, McElroy, Farrell and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2983, A bill for an act relating to mortgages; enacting the Minnesota Residential Mortgage Originator and Servicer Licensing Act; establishing licensing and enforcement mechanisms; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.206, subdivision 1; 82.17, subdivision 4; 82.18; and 82.27, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 58; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 82.175.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Tomassoni; Johnson, R.; Bettermann; Ness and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2984, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an assessment of the need for school counselors; appropriating money for school-to-work pilots, expanding Upward Bound programs , And enhancing post-secondary planning efforts.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza, Skoglund, Greenfield, Seagren and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 2985, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for child welfare reform; restricting release of certain information; establishing citizen review panels; clarifying jurisdiction; establishing programs for child abuse and neglect assessments and investigations and concurrent planning for permanent placement; defining terms; imposing duties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.391; 256.01, subdivision 12 , And by adding a subdivision; 257.42; 257.43; 259.24, subdivision 1; 259.37, subdivision 2; 260.011, subdivision 2; 260.141, by adding a subdivision; 260.172, subdivision 1; 260.191, subdivision 1e; 260.221 , As amended; and 626.556, subdivision 11a , And by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144.218, subdivision 2; 259.22, subdivision 4; 259.47, subdivision 3; 259.60, subdivision 2; 260.012; 260.015, subdivision 29; 260.191, subdivisions 1, 1a, and 3b; 260.241, subdivision 3; and 626.556, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 257; and 626.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Anderson, I.; Rest; Farrell; Johnson , A. , And Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2986, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; requiring the commissioner of revenue to calculate the Minnesota working family credit for certain taxpayers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.0671, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Murphy and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2987, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing certain persons to purchase service credit in the Minnesota state retirement system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2988, A bill for an act relating to public administration; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dawkins; Winter; Olson, E. , And Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 2989, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the class rates on two or three unit nonhomestead property; eliminating the target class rate for class 4bb property; extending certain noncompliance provisions to all cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 273.13, subdivisions 25 , As amended , And 32; and 273.1319.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Huntley; Wejcman; Clark, K. , And Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2990, A bill for an act relating to human services; making changes to welfare programs providing an education choice; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256J.49, subdivision 12; 256J.515; 256J.52, subdivisions 2, 3, 5 , And 7; and 56J.57, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256J.53; 256J.55, subdivision 1; and 256J.57, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Long; Folliard; Rhodes; Johnson, R. , And Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2991, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; extending the availability of equity take-out loans; amending procedures for the allocation of low-income housing tax credits; permitting allocation of the housing pool to senior rental housing if it is federally assisted; requiring an impact statement and a hearing before an owner terminates participation in a federally assisted rental housing program; permitting a local government to require relocation assistance for certain tenants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462A.222, subdivision 3; and 474A.061, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 39; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Greenfield and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2992, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing greater use of arrangements with businesses when providing day training and habilitation services; directing the commissioner of human services to develop a more flexible rate variance mechanism for day training habilitation services vendors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 252.451, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 2993, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing criminal penalties for whoever violates an order for protection/minor respondent; prohibiting violators of those orders from possessing firearms; clarifying service of notice under the harassment restraining order law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.748, subdivisions 3 and 4; Laws 1997, chapter 239 , Article 10, section 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jefferson, Mares and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2994, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying actuarial cost allocation by the legislative commission on pensions and retirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 3.85, subdivision 12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2995, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating an advisory council to investigate improvements in communicating government information to the public.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Wenzel, Osthoff, Davids, Rhodes and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2996, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; authorizing issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a turf and grounds research and education center at the Rosemount experiment station.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Knoblach and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2997, A bill for an act relating to the environment; creating a task force to select an entity to study a cost-benefit model for water quality standards.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Westrom, Bettermann, Westfall, Peterson and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2998, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the University of Minnesota, Morris campus.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Molnau and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 2999, A bill for an act relating to liquor; exempting certain municipalities from certain temporary license restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.410, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Knoblach, Opatz, Schumacher, Dehler and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3000, A bill for an act relating to retirement; St. Cloud police consolidation account; providing for the inclusion of account pension and benefit recipients in the 1997 PERA-P&F benefit increases enacted during the course of the consolidation process.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Mariani, Carruthers, Solberg and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3001, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct the Minnesota African American performing arts and education center in the city of St. Paul; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Wolf, Greiling, Kielkucki, Schumacher and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3002, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a retired principal or superintendent to serve as an interim administrator for 120 school days without a financial penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.34, subdivision 10; and 354.44, subdivision 5a , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wolf, Greiling, Kielkucki, Schumacher and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3003, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the prohibition against beginning the school year before Labor Day; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 126.12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wolf, Mares, Greiling, Schumacher and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3004, A bill for an act relating to education; removing superintendents' salary cap; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 43A.17, subdivisions 9 and 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Johnson , A.; Mares; Skare; Lieder and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3005, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Carlson and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3006, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for changes to the rate setting formula for nursing facilities with predominately Rule 80 operations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3007, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a spouse asset allowance for the alternative care program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0913, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3008, A bill for an act relating to utilities; adding a high level transmission line that crosses the state boundary to the definition of a large energy facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.2421, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3009, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; exempting certain personal property from taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2131, subdivision 1; 272.02, by adding a subdivision; and 273.13, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 272.02, subdivision 1; and 273.13, subdivision 31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Molnau, Tomassoni, Daggett and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 3010, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating fees charged for copies of consumer reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13C.01, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kubly, Dorn, Juhnke, Gunther and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3011, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for an income tax credit for contributions by an employer for employee housing; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kahn, Murphy, Pelowski, Delmont and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3012, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying higher education retirement plan provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136F.48; 354.445; 354B.23, by adding a subdivision; and 354C.12, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 354B.25, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3013, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for the establishment of uniform billing requirements for health care providers; 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, McGuire, Entenza, Stanek and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3014, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; clarifying laws relating to contributing to a child's delinquency, status as a juvenile petty offender, or need for protection or services; imposing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.155, subdivision 1; 260.255; and 260.315; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 260.161, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.261.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Hausman, Osthoff and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3015, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Como Park Education Resource Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Farrell, Trimble, McCollum, Paymar and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3016, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to assist in the redevelopment of the Stroh Brewery site and creation of manufacturing jobs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3017, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing funding for elementary class size reduction; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Munger; Osthoff; Johnson, R.; Tingelstad and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 3018, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing funding for white pine acquisition and management; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Hausman, Trimble, Gunther and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 3019, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for grants to local screenwriters; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Wejcman, Dorn, Huntley , Abrams and Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3020, A bill for an act relating to health; providing staffing and funding for the consumer advisory board; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 62J.75.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings, Huntley and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 3021, A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying the calculation of certain premium taxes; abolishing the regional coordinating boards; providing for assessments of proposed health coverage mandates; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62J.09, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 60A.15, subdivision 1; 62Q.105, subdivision 1; and 62Q.30; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16B.93; 16B.94; 16B.95; 16B.96; and 62J.685.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Johnson, R.; Greenfield; Larsen and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 3022, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for sexually transmitted disease prevention initiatives.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3023, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying repeat offender penalties for theft crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.52, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Milbert; Johnson , A.; Macklin; Winter and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 3024, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the rates of taxes on lawful gambling; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 4 , And 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Entenza, Biernat, Huntley, Kelso and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3025, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the basic formula allowance; modifying compensatory revenue; extending supplemental revenue; modifying nonpublic pupil transportation aid; creating new funding for unreimbursed costs associated with transporting charter school pupils; increasing funding for limited English proficiency programs; increasing special education funding; modifying the lease levy; restoring the training and experience formula; creating ongoing technology revenue; authorizing local bonding; extending school district contract authority; qualifying certificates of participation for state guarantee; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 123.35, subdivision 19a; 124.225, by adding a subdivision; 124.323, by adding subdivisions; 124.755, subdivision 1; 124A.22, by adding a subdivision; 354A.31, subdivision 3a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124.17, subdivision 1d; 124.225, subdivision 16; 124.315, subdivision 3; 124.323, subdivision 2; 124.91, subdivision 1; 124.912, subdivision 6; 124A.04, subdivision 2; 124A.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 3a , And 13b; and 124A.28, subdivisions 1a and 1b; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 1, section 56 , As amended; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 2, section 51, subdivision 14; article 5, section 28, subdivisions 9 and 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, subdivision 2a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mahon, Garcia and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3026, A bill for an act relating to public improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the construction of improvements for certain recreational facilities for the city of Richfield.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Rest, Opatz and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 3027, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; clarifying an exception to tort liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 466.03, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3028, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; regulating licensed dealers; providing an exception; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.27, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Pawlenty and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3029, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a trust fund to finance aid to students; providing powers governing the fund; appropriating money; 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.

Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3030, A bill for an act relating to education; reducing the building age threshold in the alternative facilities bonding and levy program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.239, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3031, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting a member of a city council to vote to fill a vacancy in office in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.46.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

McCollum, Greiling, Mares, Slawik and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3032, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the eligibility for the alternative facilities program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.239, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.239, subdivisions 5, 5a , And 5b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McCollum, Greiling, Mares, Slawik and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3033, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the eligibility for the alternative facilities program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.239, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Skoglund, Skare, Slawik, Larsen and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 3034, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating money to the department of corrections for juvenile mentoring pilot programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund, Slawik, Garcia, Stanek and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 3035, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the stalking and harassment law to include certain types of harassment committed against a peace officer; providing enhanced penalties for harassment of a peace officer in retaliation for the officer's performance of official duties in connection with a criminal investigation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.749, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.749, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jaros; Gunther; Clark, K.; Trimble and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 3036, A bill for an act relating to vocational rehabilitation; appropriating money for the centers for independent living.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kubly, Jennings, Hausman, Ozment and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 3037, A bill for an act relating to utilities; modifying certain provisions of power purchase contracts and biomass fuel exemptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.2424, subdivision 3; and Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 216B.1645.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Kubly and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3038, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating William Angermeyer Memorial Bridge; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Pawlenty and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3039, A bill for an act relating to controlled substances; redefining a Minnesota Statutes, section 152.18, offense as a prior controlled substance conviction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.01, subdivision 16a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Johnson, R.; Koskinen; Slawik; Bradley and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 3040, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing procedures for facility under receivership; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.432, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson , A.; Delmont and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 3041, A bill for an act relating to levy limits; changing the growth factors for the levy limit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 275.71, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Jennings, Hausman, Holsten and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 3042, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; providing additional antislamming and disclosure requirements on long-distance service providers; clarifying requirements relating to notification of price increases; including provisions relating to unauthorized international calls for information services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 237.66, subdivisions 1a, 3 , And by adding subdivisions; 237.74, subdivision 6; and 325F.692, subdivisions 1 and 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 237.66, subdivision 1b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3043, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for enabling libraries throughout the state to provide greater public access to information on Minnesota authors; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Chaudhary; Johnson , A.; Westrom and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3044, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing the Twin Cities metropolitan area transit accessibility board; granting powers and assigning duties to the board; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 174.29, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Greenfield, Goodno, Jennings, Dorn and Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3045, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the income eligibility standard for medical assistance for the aged, blind, or disabled; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256B.056, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Greenfield, Huntley and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3046, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying eligibility provisions for medical assistance and general assistance medical care; modifying MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.057, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256B.04, subdivision 18; 256D.03, subdivision 3; 256L.01; 256L.02, subdivision 3; 256L.03, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 256L.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, and by adding subdivisions; 256L.05, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And by adding subdivisions; 256L.06, subdivision 3; 256L.07; 256L.09, subdivisions 2, 4 , And 6; 256L.11, subdivision 6; 256L.12, subdivision 5; 256L.15; and 256L.17, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256B.057, subdivision 1a; 256L.04, subdivisions 3, 4, 5 , And 6; 256L.06, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256L.08; 256L.09, subdivision 3; 256L.13; 256L.14; and 256L.15, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 3047, A bill for an act relating to health; providing an exception to the moratorium on certification of nursing home beds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144A.071, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pugh and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3048, A bill for an act relating to crime; allowing concurrent sentences for offenses involving separate victims or separate behavioral incidents only for substantial and compelling reasons; limiting jail time credit; requiring the sentencing guidelines commission to amend the guidelines so manipulation of jail credit is eliminated; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.01, subdivision 1; and 609.145; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Greenfield, Paulsen, Erhardt and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3049, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying certain nursing facility reimbursements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256B.431, subdivision 26.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3050, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to complete the second phase of the Cambridge Community College master facilities plan.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Biernat, Stanek and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 3051, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; creating a felony penalty for criminal contempts involving failure to obey certain subpoenas; increasing the penalty for certain offenders who fail to appear for criminal proceedings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 588.20; and 609.49, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Seagren, Mares, Ness, Dempsey and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3052, A bill for an act relating to education; providing financing for kindergarten through grade 12; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2713, subdivision 6a; 124.2727, subdivisions 6a and 6c; 124.273, by adding a subdivision; 124A.292, subdivision 3; and 124A.30; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 121.904, subdivision 4a; 124.17, subdivisions 1d and 7; 124.2601, subdivisions 3 and 6; 124.2711, subdivision 2a; 124.2713, subdivision 6; 124.91, subdivision 5; 124A.22, subdivisions 2 and 13b; and 124A.23, subdivision 1; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Articles 3, section 23, by adding a subdivision; 5, section 28, subdivisions 10 and 11; and 10, sections 4 and 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2601, subdivision 4; 124.2713, subdivision 6b; 124.2727, subdivision 6b; and 124A.292, subdivisions 2 and 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.2601, subdivision 5; Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 1, section 17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Larsen, Macklin, Skoglund, Biernat and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 3053, A bill for an act relating to juvenile justice; exempting the crimes of interference with privacy and making obscene or harassing telephone calls from classification as a juvenile petty offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.015, subdivision 21.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Paymar and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3054, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for planning public art projects throughout St. Paul.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 3055, A bill for an act relating to juvenile crime prevention; appropriating money for a pilot project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 3056, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for construction of a cooperative education and community center for independent school district No. 378, Dawson-Boyd.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lieder, Juhnke, Kuisle and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 3057, A bill for an act relating to transportation; redefining road or highway; imposing requirements and restrictions on transportation expenditures from the trunk highway fund and general fund; establishing spending goals for transportation; requiring expenditures for operations of the state patrol to be from the general fund; specifying compensation to be included in prevailing wage rate; providing for periodic adjustments in motor fuel tax rate; authorizing issuance of bonds for local bridge replacement and reconstruction; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 160.02, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision; 161.04, by adding a subdivision; 174.01, by adding a subdivision; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; 177.42, subdivision 6; 299D.01, by adding a subdivision; and 299D.03, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3058, A bill for an act relating to Itasca county; increasing an amount that may be spent for tourism; amending Laws 1965, chapter 326, section 1, subdivision 5 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Juhnke and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3059, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; juvenile court records; making certain juvenile records public; providing for the state court administrator to prepare annual reports of delinquency dispositions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 260.161, subdivision 2; and 299C.095, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rukavina and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3060, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Virginia to issue an additional on-sale license.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Chaudhary and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3061, A bill for an act relating to judicial procedures; modifying the required contents of petitions seeking judicial review of driver's license revocations and petitions seeking judicial expungement orders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609A.03, subdivision 2; and Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 169.123, subdivision 5c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Carlson and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3062, A bill for an act relating to education; creating an ongoing funding program for technology; making permanent the first grade preparedness program; authorizing additional compensatory revenue for summer school activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, by adding a subdivision; and 124A.22, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivisions 1 and 3a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2613, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Clark, K. , And Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3063, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Green Institute, Inc.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark, K. , And Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3064, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; amending the state telephone assistance program to match federal requirements; requiring the department of human services to automatically enroll eligible persons based on information in state information systems; increasing the TAP surcharge; requiring public utilities commission to develop and implement state universal service fund by December 31, 2000; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 237.69, subdivision 5; and 237.70, subdivision 6 , And by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 237.70, subdivisions 4a and 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.69, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Dorn, Haas, Delmont and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 3065, A bill for an act relating to insurance; increasing the maximum lifetime benefit for policies of the comprehensive health insurance plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62E.12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Winter, Skare, Jaros and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3066, A bill for an act relating to energy assistance; establishing a delivered fuel account; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.371, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 3067, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; classifying certain law enforcement data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.82, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Solberg, Bettermann, Delmont, Rest and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 3068, A bill for an act relating to state employment; ratifying certain labor agreements; ratifying certain plans and proposals.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Trimble, McCollum and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3069, A bill for an act relating to the environment; authorizing petroleum fund reimbursement to eligible small business owners with tanks located on their properties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115C.09, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 3070, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for variance for decorative gas lamp; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216C.19, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 3071, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; updating petroleum specifications; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 239.761; and 239.792.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Greenfield and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3072, A bill for an act relating to taxes; making technical adjustments to the one percent premium tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 60A.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3073, A bill for an act relating to human services; child care licensing; affirming that legal nonlicensed child care providers may seek licensure; modifying conditions of the interim expansion of unlicensed providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 245A.03, by adding subdivisions; Laws 1997, chapter 248, section 46 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3074, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the state of Minnesota storm sewer reconstruction project , Adjacent to the department of corrections Stillwater facility.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Anderson, I.; Solberg; Kahn; Carruthers and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 3075, A bill for an act relating to state government; regulating the public employees insurance program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 3076, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 3077, A bill for an act relating to state buildings; requiring the operating budget to include money for maintenance of state buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.11, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Mahon, Workman, Erhardt, Seagren and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 3078, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the south metro joint public safety training facility; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pawlenty and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3079, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a credit for charitable contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3080, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minneapolis; allowing bonds for capital improvement projects in excess of $15,000,000 without referendum.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Paymar, Osthoff, Mariani, Trimble and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 3081, A bill for an act relating to the city of St. Paul; setting the maximum amounts of and other conditions for the issuance of capital improvement bonds; amending Laws 1971, chapter 773, section 1, subdivisions 2 , As amended , And 3 , As amended; and section 2 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Mariani, Osthoff, McCollum, Paymar and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 3082, A bill for an act relating to the city of St. Paul; appropriating money to fund the Harriet Island Redevelopment; authorizing state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

McElroy, Mariani, Luther and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3083, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing grants and loans for public safety radio equipment; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Ness and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3084, A bill for an act relating to Meeker county; authorizing an economic development authority.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Peterson, Larsen, Rostberg, Kubly and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3085, A bill for an act relating to emergency management; requiring the division of emergency management to provide ongoing coordination of volunteer resources for use during disasters; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 12.09, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Osthoff; Jefferson; Greiling; Johnson , A. , And Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 3086, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; authorizing state funding for acquisition and betterment of regional recreation open space lands by the metropolitan council and metropolitan area local government units; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Rostberg and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3087, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for extending sewer and water to the community college campus at Cambridge.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kielkucki, Gunther, Mahon, Wenzel and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 3088, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct the Hubert H. Humphrey Museum and Learning Center in Waverly; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , February 2, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Dorn; Johnson, R.; Gunther; Reuter and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3089, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a black box theater on the Mankato State University campus.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Schumacher; Biernat; Seagren; Clark, K. , And Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3090, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a grant for the Unlimited Possibilities Plan.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Murphy; Garcia; Clark, K. , And Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3091, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 3092, A bill for an act relating to checks; prohibiting a person from requiring a social security number as a condition of acceptance of a check; providing that prosecutors may not refuse to prosecute a dishonored check case solely because the dishonored check does not contain the issuer's social security number; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325F.981, subdivision 1; and section 609.535, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Pugh, Tunheim and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3093, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating collection agencies; exempting out-of-state agencies from regulation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 332.31, subdivisions 3, 6 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Harder and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 3094, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing the consolidated Red Rock school district to accelerate the schedule for reducing the number of school board members.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rhodes, Long, Kinkel, McCollum and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3095, A bill for an act relating to veterans; designating a date in February as Chaplains Sunday in honor of four United States army chaplains who sacrificed their lives at sea for other service members; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3096, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for design and construction of a roadway in the city of Chatfield.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3097, A bill for an act relating to highways; modifying Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 161.14, subdivision 29.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3098, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing the expenditure of revenues derived from a tax increment financing district located in the city of Foley outside of the district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Schumacher, Lieder and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3099, A bill for an act relating to transportation; allocating money to the highway user tax distribution fund and the transit assistance fund from proceeds of the tax on the sale of motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 174.32, subdivision 2; and 297B.09, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Schumacher, Lieder and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3100, A bill for an act relating to highways; appropriating money for local bridges.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Skare, Rest, Winter, Long and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3101, A bill for an act relating to the city of Bemidji; authorizing the city to impose certain taxes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3102, A bill for an act relating to wetlands; creating a cost-share program for small cities; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Anderson, B.; Wenzel; Lindner; Knight and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 3103, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing food handlers license provisions for first-time and seasonal licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 28A.04, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Delmont, Osthoff, Jennings, Mares and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3104, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; permitting the director to establish a bonus plan for lottery retailers; permitting the lottery to conduct a holiday game; authorizing the lottery to establish an operating reserve account; authorizing the lottery to expend additional funds on advertising; clarifying the lottery conflict of interest; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349A.06, by adding a subdivision; 349A.09, subdivision 2; 349A.10, subdivision 3; and 349A.11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Pawlenty and Commers introduced:

H. F. No. 3105, A bill for an act relating to liquor; increasing authorized liquor licenses for the city of Eagan; amending Laws 1994, chapter 611, section 32 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Erhardt, Biernat, Dawkins, Bishop and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3106, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; regulating installations of air bag on-off switches and deactivations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Daggett, Delmont, Kraus, Skare and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3107, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; reducing rates of taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 4 , And 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Dawkins, Luther, Mariani and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 3108, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for grants to local government units for parks, recreation buildings , And school buildings for youth enrichment activities; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 3109, A bill for an act relating to education; reauthorizing a canceled facilities grant to the Crow River special education cooperative and the Meeker and Wright special education cooperative; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Daggett, Westfall, Nornes, Bettermann and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 3110, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; extending certain angling seasons in 1998.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Macklin, Smith and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3111, A bill for an act relating to crime; forfeited vehicle's return to owner is subjected to agency approval; authorizing convictions under ordinances and statutes from another state to be used in penalty enhancement for the crime of harassment; providing a 30-day limit on requests for restitution hearings; authorizing search warrants on financial institutions to be filed within 30 days of issuance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.531, subdivision 5a; 609.749, subdivision 4; 611A.045, subdivision 3; and 626.15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tompkins, Macklin and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3112, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying the definition of value in the theft statute; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.52, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rest; Johnson , A.; Slawik and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3113, A bill for an act relating to income taxation; expanding the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.067, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.067, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Skare; Greiling; Clark, K.; Wejcman and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3114, A bill for an act relating to economic security; appropriating money for workforce center involvement in school-to-work initiatives.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Evans; Rhodes; Trimble; Clark, K. , And Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3115, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a Minnesota healthy homes pilot project; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Ness; Johnson , A.; Mares; Rostberg and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3116, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring knowledge in personal and family financial management and investment for graduation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 121.11, subdivision 7c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Paulsen, Kelso, Sykora, Seagren and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 3117, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a school plan or school closure to improve student achievement levels based on minimum state expectations; modifying unrequested leave of absence provisions for teachers at a closed school; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 125.12, subdivision 6b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Olson, E. , And Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3118, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that certain payments in lieu of taxes may be used for road maintenance in unorganized townships; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 477A.14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Olson, E.; Kalis; Rostberg; Ness and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3119, A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing an officer of a local governmental unit to contract with the unit in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.88, subdivision 12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3120, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating trade practices; prohibiting discrimination based on the credit worthiness, credit history, credit standing, or credit capacity of an applicant, policyholder, or enrollee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 72A.20, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Jennings, Kahn and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3121, A bill for an act relating to public administration; providing for design-build contracts; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.31, subdivision 1; and 16B.33, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 3122, A bill for an act relating to retirement; extending specified extended leave deadlines for certain teachers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3123, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; requiring parties to a telephone or telecommunications proceeding of the public utilities commission or department of public service to pay costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.295.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Rukavina and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3124, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; increasing minimum value of passenger automobiles classified as above-market vehicles for motor vehicle sales tax purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297B.025, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3125, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for grants for gang prevention and intervention.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Osskopp and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3126, A bill for an act relating to public administration; repealing certain laws relating to community planning; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 394.24, subdivision 1; 462.352, subdivisions 5 and 6; and 462.357, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 4A.08; 4A.09; 4A.10; 394.232; 462.352, subdivision 18; 462.3535; and 473.1455; Laws 1997, chapter 202 , Article 4, sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 , And 22.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Luther, Hilty, Gunther, Mariani and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3127, A bill for an act relating to education; phasing in full day kindergarten for all students; expanding the first grade preparedness program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.2613, subdivision 3; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 2, section 51, subdivision 29; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2613, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3128, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 415, Lynd.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wejcman, Delmont, Huntley and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3129, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a rental housing program; expanding the current pilot program for homeless adults; requiring an evaluation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256I.04, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Koskinen; Johnson , A.; Sekhon; Tingelstad and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3130, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding the alternative facilities program; modifying the compensatory revenue formula; increasing referendum equalization aid; establishing an elementary achievement program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivision 1; and 124A.03, subdivision 1f; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124.239, subdivisions 5a and 5b; 124.961; and 124A.22, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Otremba, M.; Johnson, R.; Kubly; Skare and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3131, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a Midwest Interstate Dairy Compact; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 236B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Chaudhary and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3132, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation for planning and design of a commuter rail station in Columbia Heights.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Rukavina, Bakk and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3133, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for tree replacement in certain acreage; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 88.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Bishop, Murphy, Solberg and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3134, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring a study of crimes committed by persons who are released on bail; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3135, 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.

Greiling, Mares, Biernat, Evans and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3136, A bill for an act relating to education; restoring the training and experience revenue component of the general education formula; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.04, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 3137, A bill for an act relating to state finance; modifying the debt collections act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.72; 16D.02, subdivision 3; 16D.04, subdivisions 1 and 4; 16D.06, subdivision 2; 16D.08, subdivision 2; 16D.11 , As amended; 16D.14, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; and 16D.16, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 270.063, subdivision 1; and 357.021, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Evans, Huntley, Mulder and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 3138, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for the use of automatic external defibrillators; providing immunity from civil liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 604A.01, subdivision 2; 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.

Tunheim and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3139, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating beer brewers and wholesalers; providing for the obligations of successors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 325B.01; and 325B.14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kalis, Bakk, Skare, Nornes and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 3140, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; adding to state parks; creating a new recreation area; providing for a state park permit exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85.054, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3141, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing for legislative review of aboveground storage tank rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.49, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Koskinen, Nornes, Huntley and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 3142, A bill for an act relating to children; changing reimbursement rates for child care assistance; providing for wage enhancement for provider rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 119B.13, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 119B.13, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Sekhon, Jefferson, Rhodes, Dempsey and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3143, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing bonds and appropriating money to connect state and regional park trails in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3144, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing issuance of bonds for improvements to marked trunk highway No. 371; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3145, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for review of certain allocations and compliance monitoring by the Minnesota housing finance agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 462A.223, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Gunther, Jefferson, Kahn, Smith and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3146, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Fairmont police relief association; increasing surviving spouse retirement benefits; providing for an additional annual postretirement adjustment mechanism; amending Laws 1963, chapter 423, section 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Pugh, Farrell, Dorn, Commers and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3147, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying criminal penalty provision; eliminating the local option election provision; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 340A.412, subdivision 4; and 340A.701, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.416.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kubly, Rhodes, Commers, Delmont and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3148, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating sales of manufactured homes; authorizing limited dealer's licenses in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 327B.04, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kubly, Kelso and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 3149, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a new pre K-12 facility for McLeod West Interdistrict Cooperative.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings, Delmont, Workman, Wolf and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3150, A bill for an act relating to utilities; restructuring regulation of the generation of electricity; providing for transition to a competitive industry; requiring restructuring plans; requiring unbundling of services; providing for recovery of stranded costs; requiring registration of suppliers; providing civil remedies; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 3151, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Douglas county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Paulsen and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3152, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing a minimum subtraction for certain elderly and disabled persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.0802, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Huntley, Ness, Wejcman, Trimble and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3153, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for on-the-job training in the skilled trades; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Chaudhary; Kelso; Evans; Otremba, M. , And Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 3154, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing funding for elementary class size reduction; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3155, A bill for an act relating to human rights; limiting the admissibility of evidence regarding a complainant's sexual behavior; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3156, A bill for an act relating to state lands; requiring the sale of certain school trust land in Hubbard county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Winter and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 3157, A bill for an act relating to cities; exempting the city of Luverne from Minnesota investment fund grant limit; reallocating an appropriation.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 3158, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for construction of a cooperative education and community center for independent school district No. 378, Dawson-Boyd.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Seifert, Reuter, Erickson, Kielkucki and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 3159, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring legislative and executive approval of proposed administrative rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 14.27; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 14.18, subdivision 1; 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.

Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 3160, A bill for an act relating to taxation; amending the effective date of a sales tax exemption for certain hospitals; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 7, section 47.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mullery and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 3161, A bill for an act relating to economic development; changing reporting requirements for business subsidies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116J.991.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Biernat, Skoglund and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3162, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing state correctional investigators to use force to apprehend fugitives from state prison; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.52.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pugh, Murphy and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3163, A bill for an act relating to public defense; correcting, updating , And clarifying the public defender law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 611.14; 611.20, subdivision 3; 611.216, subdivision 1a; 611.26, subdivisions 2, 3, and 9; and 611.27, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 7; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 611.25, subdivision 3; and 611.27, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery, Skoglund, Stanek and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3164, A bill for an act relating to crime; permitting judges to base departures from the presumptive sentence under the sentencing guidelines on an offender's prior record of juvenile offenses.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3165, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for certain bond allocations and related matters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 474A.045; and 474A.061, subdivisions 1, 2a , And 6; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 474A.091, subdivisions 3 and 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 474A.061, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Greenfield; Wejcman; Clark, K. , And Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3166, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to provide information on the medical assistance and the MinnesotaCare programs in several different languages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.04, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256L.02, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Slawik; Johnson, R.; Solberg; McGuire and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3167, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Chaudhary, Dawkins, Evans, Slawik and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3168, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a rebate for 1998 property taxes to owners of residential property, including seasonal recreational residential property, and to renters.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3169, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an additional property tax refund to certain homeowners; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290A.04, by adding a subdivision; and 290A.23, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3170, A bill for an act relating to education; setting the length of the school year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 120.1015.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3171, A bill for an act relating to liens; providing a watchmaker's or jeweler's lien for the value of work performed; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 514.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wagenius, Marko, Lieder, Hausman and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3172, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a metropolitan transit authority; establishing a commuter rail fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 473.129, by adding a subdivision; and 473.166; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473I.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Winter, Pawlenty, Macklin and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3173, A bill for an act relating to family law; taking children from subsequent family into account when setting child support level; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518.551, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rest, Larsen and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 3174, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan area; establishing a critical problems advisory council; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rest, Greenfield, Goodno and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3175, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an advisory task force to study residential hospice facility licensure requirements; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3176, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying MinnesotaCare eligibility requirements for persons with continuation coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256L.07, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3177, A bill for an act relating to economic development; changing the requirements for a study of job-training programs; amending Laws 1997, chapter 200 , Article 1, section 33, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3178, A bill for an act relating to local government; municipal utilities; providing limited exceptions to data practices and open meeting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.705, subdivision 1d; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3179, A bill for an act relating to utilities; regulating municipal provision of telecommunications and other utility services; amending Laws 1996, chapter 300, section 1, subdivision 2 , As amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 237.19; and 237.20; Laws 1996, chapter 300, section 1, subdivision 5 , As added.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Westfall; Swenson, H.; Finseth and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3180, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; transferring powers and duties of the commissioner to a board of natural resources; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Clark, K.; Jefferson; Greenfield and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3181, A bill for an act relating to health; directing the commissioner of health to provide a grant to study and implement culturally relevant methods of improving the health of African-American men with hypertension; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Anderson, B.; Reuter; Haas and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3182, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring picture identification card to vote; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 204C.10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Mariani and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3183, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; appropriating money for nonprofit capacity building grants.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Skoglund, Larsen, Seagren, McGuire and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3184, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for civil commitment for prenatal alcohol abuse; requiring reporting; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 253B.02, subdivision 2; 253B.07, subdivision 1; and 626.556, subdivision 2; 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.

Boudreau, McElroy and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3185, A bill for an act relating to protection of children; expanding certain case plans; authorizing rulemaking; providing for sharing of certain data; changing records retention requirements; requiring review and audits; requiring task forces and a plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.191, subdivision 1e; and 626.556, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 626.556, subdivisions 10e and 11c; 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.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3186, A bill for an act relating to corrections; restricting the licensing of juvenile correctional facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 241.021, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3187, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying Minnesota Technology, Inc.'s seed capital fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116O.122 , As amended; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 116O.05, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3188, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing for environmental response at certain mixed municipal solid waste facilities that are demonstrated to pose a significant risk to human health and the environment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115B.40, subdivisions 1, 2 , And by adding subdivisions; and 115B.412, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 , And 9; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 115B.39, subdivision 2; and 115B.412, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3189, A bill for an act relating to community development; appropriating money for summer youth employment.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Mullery and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 3190, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing a grant for the Neighborhood Development Center, Inc.; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Paymar, Hausman, Trimble, Larsen and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3191, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; requiring public utilities commission to reconsider area code assignments for metropolitan area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Juhnke and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3192, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting sales of new farm machinery from the sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.02, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 59.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3193, A bill for an act relating to the city of Hutchinson; authorizing the city to impose certain taxes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Wenzel, Molnau, Juhnke, Schumacher and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 3194, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; regulating security interests in agricultural crops; modifying the treatment of certain collateral; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 336.9-203; and 336.9-402.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3195, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing funding for state share of cleanup of certain Mississippi river sediment; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3196, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for upgrade of the Little Falls library.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 3197, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a model policy to enhance pupil transportation efficiency and maximize instructional effectiveness through school start times; requiring a report; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 3198, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association and first class city teacher retirement fund associations; expanding the part-time teaching positions eligible to participate in the qualified full-time service credit for part-time teaching service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 354.66, subdivision 3; and 354A.094, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Leighton, Kelso, Greiling and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 3199, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying charter school employment and operating provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.064, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Munger, Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3200, A bill for an act relating to railroads; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation for a grant to the Lake Superior and Mississippi railroad.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Otremba, M.; Wenzel; Juhnke and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3201, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring labeling of unpasteurized fruit juice and cider; 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.

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3202, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; allowing certain Winona state university teaching personnel to purchase service credit for an extended leave of absence unreported by the university in a timely fashion.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3203, A bill for an act relating to health care; providing for assessments of proposed health coverage mandates; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pugh and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 3204, A bill for an act relating to controlled substances; delaying the effective date for listing the drug Carisoprodol as a controlled substance; amending Laws 1997, chapter 239, article 4, section 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3205, A bill for an act relating to economic development; changing the maximum loan amount for the challenge grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116J.415, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3206, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing the use of health and safety revenue for independent school district No. 2854 , Ada-Borup.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Knoblach and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 3207, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to Stearns county for Quarry Park and Nature Preserve; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 3208, A bill for an act relating to lotteries; adjusting retailer commissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 349A.06, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 3209, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; allowing for driver's license and state identification card to bear firearms safety designation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.07, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Dehler, Stang and Olson, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3210, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; extending eligibility for a reduced class rate for golf courses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 25 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Johnson, R.; Murphy; Otremba, M.; Holsten and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3211, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the "Becoming an Outdoors Woman" program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Mares and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3212, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for residential academies; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kinkel and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 3213, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring hospice programs to properly dispose of legend drugs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144A.48, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Opatz, Kelso, Dawkins, Seagren and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3214, A bill for an act relating to education; defining successful schools; developing improvement plans for schools at risk; establishing a school improvement fund; establishing a distinguished educators program; transforming certain at-risk schools into charter schools; requiring a one-year design and feasibility study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.064, by adding a subdivision; 123.34, subdivision 10; 125.05, by adding a subdivision; 125.12, subdivision 4 and by adding a subdivision; 125.17, subdivision 3 and by adding a subdivision; and 125.18, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121; and 124C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 3215, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing the Minneapolis fire department relief association to pay survivor benefits to certain persons.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Solberg, Lieder and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3216, A bill for an act relating to transportation; dedicating proceeds of sales tax on motor vehicles to newly created transportation improvement fund; increasing motor fuels tax; proposing constitutional amendment to dedicate vehicle sales tax proceeds to transportation improvement fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 296.02, subdivision 1b; 296.025, subdivision 1b; 297B.031; and 297B.09, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3217, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing grants for historical educational programming; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McGuire, Murphy, Bishop, Solberg and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 3218, A bill for an act relating to sexually dangerous persons; making the state financially responsible for costs associated with certain persons who have sexual psychopathic personalities or are sexually dangerous; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 253B.185, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Farrell, Pugh, Larsen and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 3219, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; establishing a grant program to enable local law enforcement agencies to purchase automatic external defibrillators; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3220, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring that the commissioner of labor and industry establish compensation ranges for job classifications and assign prevailing wage rates within those ranges; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 177.43, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Skare; Harder; Otremba, M.; Schumacher and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3221, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the breast and cervical cancer control program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Huntley, Pugh, Murphy and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3222, A bill for an act relating to public safety; relieving 911 dispatchers from tort liability in certain cases; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 403.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Slawik, Entenza, Schumacher and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3223, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing funding for class size reduction; providing full equalization of school district debt service levies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.95, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.961; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wejcman; Johnson, R. , And Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3224, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying citizenship requirements of the general assistance program; creating a state food assistance program for certain legal noncitizens; extending food assistance benefits for certain other noncitizen families; creating a state food assistance program for certain other legal noncitizens; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256D.05, subdivision 8; and 256J.11, subdivision 2 , As amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jefferson, Long, Winter and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3225, A bill for an act relating to taxes; providing an exemption from sales tax for certain purposes; amending Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2 , As amended, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rukavina and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3226, A bill for an act relating to water; providing for elevation levels on Gunn lake; providing penalties.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Murphy and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3227, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for independent school district No. 93, Carlton, to develop a plan for buildings and services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Murphy, Delmont, Jefferson and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3228, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association and first class city teacher retirement fund associations; authorizing the purchase of service credit for prior military service, out-of-state teaching service , And pre-1976 maternity leaves or maternity breaks-in-service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 354A.093; and Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 354.53, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 354, 354A , And 356.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3229, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting sales of cigarettes packed in units smaller than ten packages in accessible displays; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 461.18, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3230, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing the shipment of wild animals that were taken on the northwest angle portion of the Red Lake Indian Reservation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Bradley; Otremba, M.; Mulder and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3231, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions for the county-based purchasing and the expansion of the prepaid medical assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256B.69, subdivision 3a; and 256B.692, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Farrell and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3232, A bill for an act relating to occupations; providing for voluntary registration for sign contractors; 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.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3233, A bill for an act relating to public defense; clarifying those persons eligible to be represented by the district public defender and the state public defender; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 611.14; 611.16; 611.25, subdivision 1; and 611.26, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 3234, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; making certain changes to municipal liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 466.03, subdivision 6e , And by adding a subdivision; 604A.20; 604A.21, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 604A.22; 604A.25; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 466.01, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3235, A bill for an act relating to the city of St. Paul; providing for the use of certain sales tax revenues.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rest, Goodno, Mulder, Weaver and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 3236, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring local units of government to license the retail sale of tobacco; providing for an exemption from disclosure of specified substances in tobacco products; removing exception for certain retail establishments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 461.12, subdivision 1; 461.17, subdivision 1; and 461.18, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 461; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 461.18, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 3237, A bill for an act relating to the city of Columbia Heights; authorizing the city to establish an enterprise zone; providing tax incentives for high technology businesses that locate in the zone.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Holsten and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3238, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring money credited to the critical habitat private sector matching account through purchase of special license plates to be matched by public appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.943, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3239, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the tax on sparkling wines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297G.03, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3240, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; clarifying the rules applicable to the low-income housing class; changing penalties; providing for deposit of fees and penalties in the housing development fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 273.126, subdivision 3; and 462A.071, subdivisions 2, 4 , And 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Pelowski, Pawlenty, Rukavina and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 3241, A bill for an act relating to elections; appropriating money to facilitate reassignment of voter registrations following redistricting.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Bishop, Kalis, Sekhon, Dempsey and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3242, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.105; 16A.11, subdivision 3a; 16A.501; and 16B.30; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16A.641, subdivision 4; 84.027, subdivision 15; 85.0505, by adding a subdivision; and 268.917; Laws 1997, chapter 202 , Article 1, section 35 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 3243, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the construction of a municipal water park in the city of Hastings.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jennings and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 3244, A bill for an act relating to drinking water; providing for the statewide licensing and regulation of water conditioning contractors and installers; requiring water conditioning contractors to undertake continuing education and training; requiring the registration of certain water conditioning units claiming to remove primary contaminants from drinking water; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 326.38; 326.45; 326.57; 326.58; 326.59; 326.60, subdivisions 1, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 326.601; 326.61, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 326.64; and 326.65; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Dorn; Johnson, R.; Gunther and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 3245, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Mankato Technology Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3246, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing a disaster loan guarantee for the city of Ada; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3247, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the St. Croix Valley heritage center; canceling a bond appropriation for the St. Croix Valley heritage center; repealing Laws 1991, chapter 275, section 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Anderson, B.; Osskopp; Tomassoni; Rifenberg and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 3248, A resolution memorializing the President and the Congress of the United States to oppose ratification of the Biodiversity Treaty.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3249, A resolution urging that the United States government sign the international convention to ban land mines.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Garcia; Rukavina; Anderson, I.; Pawlenty and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3250, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress of the United States to enact the Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act of 1997.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Pelowski and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3251, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to the board of regents to expand legal assistance.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , February 4, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Clark, K.; Rukavina; Chaudhary and Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 3252, A bill for an act relating to economic development; adding to the powers and duties of the commissioner of trade and economic development; changing reporting requirements for business subsidies; penalizing municipalities that induce businesses to relocate from other Minnesota municipalities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116J.61; 116J.991; and 270.067, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 469.1813; 469.1814; and 469.1815.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Clark, K.; Chaudhary; Dawkins and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3253, A bill for an act relating to landlord tenant; permitting immediate termination of rental agreement for designated drug-and-alcohol-free rental housing; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3254, A bill for an act relating to real estate; authorizing additional methods for recorder and registrar functions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 386.40; 386.41; 508.32; 508.38; and 508A.38; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 386; 508; and 508A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3255, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring that persons convicted of a second violent felony be sentenced to life imprisonment and that persons convicted of a third violent felony be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of release; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 244.05, subdivisions 4 and 5; and 609.152, subdivision 2a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Leppik, Munger, Holsten and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3256, A bill for an act relating to the environment; creating the heritage lakes initiative; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103J.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Larsen, Mares, Leppik and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3257, A bill for an act relating to adding Sauk Centre and Thistledew correctional facilities to certain provisions regarding residential programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.17, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 120.181.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Greenfield, Jennings, Sviggum, Winter and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3258, A resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to remove Medicaid policy barriers to employment for people with disabilities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Greenfield, Dorn, Huntley and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3259, A bill for an act relating to human services; extending food benefits for certain noncitizens; delaying MFIP-S grant reductions for residents of public housing; continuing certain benefits for certain alcohol and drug dependent persons; transferring money to the federal title XX allocation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256J.11, subdivision 2 , As amended; and 256J.37, subdivision 9; Laws 1997, chapter 203 , Article 9, section 21.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 3260, A bill for an act relating to retirement; allowing an individual to terminate membership in the public employees retirement association coordinated plan and begin coverage in the public employees defined contribution plan.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 3261, A bill for an act relating to child care; funding the basic sliding fee waiting list; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 3262, A bill for an act relating to family and early childhood education; raising the upper limit on the range for child care assistance under the basic sliding fee program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 119B.09, subdivision 2; and 124.2711, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Schumacher, Kelso, Seagren, Carlson and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3263, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing funding for graduation standards and teacher training; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pugh, Leighton, Chaudhary, Weaver and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 3264, A bill for an act relating to crime; imposing criminal penalties for manufacturing, distributing, selling, or possessing counterfeited intellectual property; providing for forfeiture of these items; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.531, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.902, subdivision 4; 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.

Marko; Lieder; Anderson, I.; Molnau and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 3265, A bill for an act relating to transportation; defining road or highway; requiring certain expenditures from the trunk highway fund; establishing transportation spending goals; creating a transportation trust fund primarily to provide state agencies and local governments with money to match federal transportation funds; proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate all vehicle registration tax revenues and 20 percent of motor vehicle sales tax revenues to the transportation trust fund; requiring certain appropriations for the state patrol to be from the general fund; authorizing issuance of $34,000,000 in state transportation bonds for local bridge grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 160.02, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision; 161.04, by adding a subdivision; 168.053, subdivisions 1 and 2; 168.056; 168.181, subdivisions 1 and 2; 168.211; 168.221; 174.01, by adding a subdivision; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 299D.01, by adding a subdivision; and 299D.03, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168; and 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.012, subdivision 12; 168.013, subdivision 8; 168.021, subdivision 4; 168.041, subdivision 11; 168.042, subdivision 15; 168.057; 168.091, subdivision 3; 168.123, subdivision 5; 168.128; 168.1292, subdivision 4; 168.231; and 168.82, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3266, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying contractual arrangements that charter schools make for teaching and administrative services; creating an exemption for existing contractual arrangements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.064, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Stanek, Biernat and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3267, A bill for an act relating to crime; establishing the CODEFOR (Computer Optimized Development-Focus On Results) law enforcement strategy grant program in Hennepin county; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dawkins and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3268, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; modifying requirement for affirmative action plans by certain contractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.144.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Milbert and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3269, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to reimburse Inver Hills community college for costs of constructing a new entrance to the campus.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Milbert and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3270, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the construction of a campus entrance at Inver Hills community college; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pugh and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 3271, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a lease levy for special school district No. 6, South St. Paul.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tomassoni; Anderson, I.; Tunheim; Davids and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 3272, A bill for an act relating to insurance; township mutual companies; regulating farm risks; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 67A.191, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Seifert; Kalis; Harder; Olson, E. , And Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3273, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; exempting new farm equipment and aquaculture production equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 59 , And by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.02, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3274, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the final draw down design of the storm sewer project in the town of Stewart in McLeod county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Tomassoni, Rukavina and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 3275, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring a selection of five percent of moose licenses each year to be made from previously unsuccessful applicants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.431, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Skare, Westfall, Tunheim, Lieder and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3276, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for beaver damage control.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3277, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; providing that an interpreter may be present when the grand jury is deliberating; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 628.63.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3278, A bill for an act relating to firearms; clarifying penalty enhancement under the firearm permit law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Chaudhary, Evans and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3279, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; prohibiting the taking of earnest collateral; providing for a civil penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Huntley; Otremba, M.; Bradley and Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3280, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing medical assistance reimbursement for special transportation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Murphy and Skoglund for the Committee on Judiciary introduced:

H. F. No. 3281, A bill for an act relating to public administration; departments of corrections and public safety; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Murphy, Huntley, Munger and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 3282, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a sports/physical education complex in independent school district No. 700, Hermantown.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3283, A bill for an act relating to Kittson county; authorizing an economic development authority.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3284, A bill for an act relating to evidence; fixing the conditions for the disclosure of certain information subject to the Minnesota Free Flow of Information Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 595.023; and 595.024, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rukavina and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3285, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing a purchase of prior service credit in the public employees relief association police and fire fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Tomassoni and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 3286, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the construction of a new educational facility for housing technical programs at the Hibbing community and technical college; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Seifert and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3287, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing the commissioner of health to issue a lifetime, limited license for the practice of mortuary science; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 149A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3288, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating money for weed and seed grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.63.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kielkucki; Sviggum; Olson, M.; Anderson, B. , And Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 3289, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting the board of regents from compelling 4-H chapters to comply with certain human rights provisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 3290, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the city of Perham for the Perham Area Technology Center; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Dorn; Johnson, R. , And Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3291, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for Mankato state university's student athletic facilities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greenfield, Munger, Skoglund and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 3292, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for restoration and construction of the Winchell Trail.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Kraus, Hasskamp, Daggett, Tomassoni and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 3293, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Albert Lea to issue additional on-sale licenses.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3294, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the city of Hutchinson for a community civic center; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Rifenberg, Davids and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 3295, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing issuance of $34,000,000 in state transportation bonds for local bridge replacement and rehabilitation; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Long and Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3296, A bill for an act relating to highways; allowing advertisements, public art , And informational signs to be placed on bicycle racks and bicycle storage facilities on highway right-of-way; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 160.27, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Long, Munger, Macklin, Wagenius and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 3297, A bill for an act relating to the environment; clarifying time for filing an action under MERLA; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115B.11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Dempsey, Mares, Jefferson and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 3298, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing an extended leave deadline extension in the teachers retirement association.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Ness, Tunheim, Kielkucki, Peterson and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3299, A bill for an act relating to employment; including certain government employees in prevailing wage determinations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 177.43, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Finseth, Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3300, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; exempting certain trailers carrying implements of husbandry from size and weight laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 169.801, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3301, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing payment of veterans' bonuses for service in Southwest Asia to veterans of the merchant marine who served on active duty during the period of eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 197.79, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Dorn; Johnson, R.; Ness; Kalis and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 3302, A bill for an act relating to education; restoring training and experience revenue; modifying the base year adjustment for special education revenue; authorizing additional flexibility for school boards when allocating compensatory revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124.3201, subdivision 3; 124A.04, subdivision 2; and 124A.28, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mulder, Kinkel, Sykora and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3303, A bill for an act relating to child care; establishing a child development providers registry; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Garcia; Slawik; Skare; Johnson, R. , And Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3304, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting telephone solicitations by the use of predictive dialing devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325E.26, by adding subdivisions; 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.

Tomassoni; Dorn; Johnson, R.; Davids and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3305, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a declining pupil unit aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.17, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3306, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing criminal penalties for persons who own, possess, or operate a short-barreled rifle; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.67.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Biernat, Kelso, Seagren, Greiling and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3307, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a Minnesota learning resource center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Weaver, Marko, Leighton, Dawkins and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3308, A bill for an act relating to courts; prohibiting discrimination in providing access to public accommodations because of means of transportation or insignia on clothing; providing a civil remedy; imposing a penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Garcia and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 3309, A bill for an act relating to the city of Richfield; authorizing establishment of tax increment financing districts subject to special rules.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Long and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3310, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the boarding care capacity reimbursed by medical assistance for certain licensed boarding care homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.431, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3311, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money for the general administrative expenses of state government; modifying provisions relating to state government operations; modifying budget preparation provisions; providing for reimbursement of the health care access fund; requiring licensure of employees eligible to make sales on behalf of gambling distributors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.3005, by adding a subdivision; 16A.055, subdivision 6; 16A.10 , As amended; 16A.102, subdivisions 1 and 2; 16A.105; 16A.11, subdivisions 3 and 3a; 16A.501; 16A.72; 16B.04, subdivision 4; 16B.30; 17.03, subdivision 11; 43A.04, subdivision 1a; 43A.317, subdivision 8; 45.012; 84.027, subdivision 14; 116.03, subdivision 2a; 116J.011; 144.05, subdivision 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; 175.001, subdivision 6; 190.09, subdivision 2; 196.05, subdivision 2; 216A.07, subdivision 6; 268.0122, subdivision 6; 270.02, subdivision 3a; 299A.01, subdivision 1a; 349.12, by adding a subdivision; 349.151, subdivision 4; 349.155, subdivision 3; 349.161; 349.169, subdivision 3; 363.05, subdivision 3; and 469.177, subdivision 11; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 3.986, subdivisions 2 and 4; 3.987, subdivisions 1 and 2; 3.988, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivision 2; 16A.103, subdivision 1; 16A.11, subdivision 1; 16A.641, subdivision 4; 120.0111; 241.01, subdivision 3b; 245.03, subdivision 2; and 273.1398, subdivision 8; Laws 1997, chapter 202 , Article 1, section 35 , As amended; Laws 1997, Second Special Session chapter 2, section 8; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.971, subdivision 3; 15.90; 15.91; and 15.92; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 3.987, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 14.431; 16A.11, subdivisions 3b and 3c; and 241.015.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Finseth, Weaver, Bishop, Murphy and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 3312, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing a restitution grant program for adult offenders; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund, Weaver, Carruthers, Leighton and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3313, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; legislative subpoena; providing certain immunity for a witness who responds to a legislative subpoena; permitting a legislative committee or legislative commission to make certain disclosures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.153, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Anderson, I.; Solberg; Long; Farrell and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 3314, A bill for an act relating to tobacco litigation; requiring that the use of proceeds be subject to appropriation by law; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3315, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minneapolis; adding a position to a list for certain purposes; amending Laws 1969, chapter 937, section 1, subdivision 9a , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3316, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for research and demonstration of production techniques at a Minnesota canola production center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 3317, A bill for an act relating to state government; state civil service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 43A.15, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Peterson, Seifert, Winter, Trimble and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3318, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a regional studies center at Southwest State University.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Peterson, Winter, Trimble and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 3319, A bill for an act relating to animal feedlots; requiring licenses; creating and funding a cleanup fund; limiting issuance of certain permits; requiring an inventory and review; requiring a generic environmental impact statement on feedlots; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.07, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Peterson, Munger, Osthoff, Kalis and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 3320, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a moratorium on the construction of certain large livestock feedlots.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Peterson, Wenzel, Seifert, Davids and Kraus introduced:

H. F. No. 3321, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying ethanol production goals and producer payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 41A.09, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 41A.09, subdivision 3a; Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 7, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Dempsey and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3322, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying petrofund reimbursement for small gasoline retailers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 115C.09, subdivision 3f.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Anderson, B.; Tunheim; Kuisle; Kielkucki and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 3323, A bill for an act relating to real property; creating the Private Property Rights Protection Act; providing legislative intent; providing remedies for real property owners whose property has been inordinately burdened by governmental action; providing requirements for a property owner who seeks compensation; requiring the governmental entity to provide notice of the claim; authorizing certain settlement offers; requiring that the governmental entity and property owner file a court action if a settlement agreement contravenes the application of state law; providing for judicial review, notwithstanding the availability of administrative remedies; authorizing the property owner to file a claim of compensation upon rejection of a settlement offer; requiring the court to determine the percentage of responsibility for an inordinate burden imposed by multiple governmental entities; providing for a jury to determine the amount of compensation to the property owner; providing for costs and attorney fees; providing that the right for which compensation is paid is a transferable development right; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 500A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Ozment, Marko, Evans, Erickson and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 3324, A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating excavation notice system; authorizing commissioner of public safety to appoint pipeline safety committee; increasing civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216D.04, subdivisions 1, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 216D.05; and 216D.08, subdivisions 1 and 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299J.06.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Macklin, Pugh and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3325, A bill for an act relating to capital intensive public services; providing that certain documents may be classified as nonpublic data until negotiations with vendors and best and final offers are received; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.99, by adding a subdivision; and Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 471A.03, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Greenfield; Wejcman; Bradley; Clark, J. , And Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3326, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the home care bill of rights; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144A.44, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3327, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying certain nursing facility reimbursement rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256B.431, subdivision 26.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Entenza and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3328, A bill for an act relating to education; amending certain timelines for the learn and earn graduation achievement program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 126.79, subdivisions 3 and 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Johnson , A.; Seagren; Biernat and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3329, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a grant for remote-site consulting services; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3330, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for a grant to the city of Little Falls for a conference center and retreat site; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3331, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring separation of mentally ill inmates from other inmates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 243; and 641.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund, Chaudhary, Biernat, Larsen and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 3332, A bill for an act relating to adoption; modifying conditions for open adoption agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 259.58.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 3333, A bill for an act relating to health reporting; requiring tobacco manufacturers to report hazardous substances in their products; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 461; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 461.17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Stanek and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3334, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing felony penalties for nonresident aliens who illegally possess a firearm; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.719.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Biernat and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 3335, A bill for an act relating to probate; providing for background investigations before appointment of guardians or conservators; authorizing access to data on substantiated maltreatment of vulnerable adults; requiring professionals to file informational statements with the court; authorizing courts to establish competency and training requirements for professionals; establishing a pilot project for use of volunteers to review cases; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 525.539, by adding a subdivision; and 525.56, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 525.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Biernat, Schumacher, Entenza and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 3336, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a grant for graduation standards implementation in alternative programs and area learning centers; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 3337, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Stearns county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 3338, A bill for an act relating to child care; making changes to the at-home infant care program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 119B.061, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , February 5, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Hilty, Kahn and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3339, A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring electric utilities to disclose the sources of their electric supply , And the amounts of certain pollutants attributable to the generation of that electric supply; 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.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3340, A bill for an act relating to utilities; modifying definition of energy conservation improvement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.241, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Schumacher and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3341, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for an office facility/interpretive center in Sand Dunes State Forest.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 3342, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for petitions for the dissolution of town subordinate service districts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 365A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 365A.09.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Sykora, Greenfield, Haas and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3343, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for the prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome; establishing intervention and grant programs; requiring a study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 254A.17, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 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.

Mariani and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 3344, A bill for an act relating to children; providing incentives to increase child care services for children with disabilities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 119B.13, subdivision 3; 119B.19, subdivision 4; and 120.1701, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greenfield, Koskinen and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3345, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying several provisions related to the Minnesota family investment program-statewide (MFIP-S); amending local service unit plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.88; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 119B.01, subdivision 16; 256.741, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0635, by adding a subdivision; 256J.31, by adding a subdivision; 256J.42, by adding subdivisions; 256J.45, subdivision 2; 256J.515; and 256J.52, subdivision 2 , And by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Murphy, Hilty, McGuire, Greiling and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3346, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to independent school district No. 94, Cloquet, for a reading readiness program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3347, A bill for an act relating to elections; fair campaign practices; modifying the prohibitions on denying candidates access to multiple unit dwellings; increasing a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 211B.20, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Kahn, Wolf, Dawkins, Winter and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3348, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for community ownership of a professional baseball franchise; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 3349, A bill for an act relating to higher education; leveraging the University of Minnesota's research capabilities; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Orfield, Long and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3350, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating an advisory council to investigate improvements in communicating government information to the public.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Bishop, Long, Sviggum, Solberg and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3351, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; exempting construction materials and supplies used to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act; 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.

Holsten and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3352, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring money credited to the critical habitat private sector matching account through purchase of special license plates to be matched by the critical habitat license plate matching account; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.943, subdivision 3; and 116P.04, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3353, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the public sale of certain tax-forfeited land bordering on public waters in Washington county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3354, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for an engineering analysis of flooding problems along Twin lake in Washington county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Rest, Davids , Abrams, Carlson and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3355, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating investments of certain insurers; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60L.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Milbert, McCollum, Finseth and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3356, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; prohibiting the taking of white bears; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97B.411.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Murphy, Carruthers, Larsen, Broecker and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3357, A bill for an act relating to court fees and fines; revising and consolidating laws relating to surcharges and assessments on fines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 169.121, subdivision 5a; 171.16, subdivision 3; 357.021, by adding subdivisions; 588.01, subdivision 3; and 609.3241; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 97A.065, subdivision 2; 169.14, subdivision 5d; 357.021, subdivision 2; and 609.101, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.101, subdivision 1; and 626.861.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Ness, Greiling and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3358, A bill for an act relating to state government; regulating rulemaking; providing for a study of broad rulemaking delegations.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Hilty, Kahn and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 3359, A bill for an act relating to the organization of state government; establishing an occupational regulatory oversight council to oversee and coordinate the work of agencies and boards charged with the regulation of health-related and non-health-related occupations; directing the commissioners of health and commerce to develop detailed proposals for the organization and operation of the council; establishing two task forces; requiring a report to the legislature; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 214.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Paymar, Chaudhary and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3360, A bill for an act relating to domestic abuse; clarifying provisions for recognition of orders for protection from other jurisdictions; providing that certain mutual orders are not entitled to full faith and credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 518B.01, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3361, A bill for an act relating to insurance; mandating coverage for cochlear implants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Greiling and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 3362, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; increasing the public's right to know; modifying definition of independent expenditures; requiring full disclosure of the total costs of lobbying; modifying notice required of independent expenditures; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 10A.01, subdivision 10b; 10A.04, subdivisions 4, 5 , And 6; and 10A.20, subdivision 6b; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10A.04, subdivision 4a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 3363, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for notice of transitional goals to parents of students with disabilities; modifying the definition of eligible institution for student grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.17, subdivision 3a; and 136A.101, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rukavina; Anderson, I.; Bakk; Solberg and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3364, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for three direct reduction iron processing facilities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3365, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for college campuses at Staples and Wadena.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Chaudhary, Stanek and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 3366, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing that preventing a commission of a felony by a trespasser is justifiable homicide; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.065.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3367, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private or public sale of tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters in Itasca county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 3368, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; authorizing the purchase of service credit for a sabbatical leave by certain teachers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3369, A bill for an act relating to income tax administration; appropriating money for grants to nonprofit entities to facilitate the delivery of volunteer assistance to low-income taxpayers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 3370, A bill for an act relating to data privacy; establishing an address confidentiality program for victims of domestic violence; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; and 517.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 3371, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing issuance of bonds for transit-related capital improvements; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Kahn and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 3372, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing the Mississippi whitewater trail; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 85.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3373, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to repair and rehabilitate certain memorials on the capitol mall; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Solberg; Tomassoni; Johnson , A. , And Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3374, A bill for an act relating to education; making permanent school district levy authority for retired employee health benefits expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.916, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tomassoni and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 3375, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to maintain a trained force of firefighters; modifying the definition of public employee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 88.12, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 179A.03, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3376, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for ADA compliance and roof replacement and repair at Ridgewater Community College, Willmar campus.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Johnson, R.; Tomassoni; Ness; Juhnke and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3377, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing Minnesota fire service training board and providing assistance for firefighter training and education; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.14, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 171.29, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Westrom, Greenfield, Long, Wejcman and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3378, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for rehabilitation and community centers for Vision Loss Resources, Inc.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Winter and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3379, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating trade practices; providing for reimbursement for licensed ambulance services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 72A.201, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 62J.48.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3380, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for claims by person incurring injury to person or property while operating recreational vehicle on trunk highway right-of-way; regulating highway closures; imposing civil liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 160.27, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 3.736, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wenzel and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3381, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for compensation for tornado damage in certain counties; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jennings and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3382, A bill for an act relating to landlord tenant; unlawful detainer; reducing the court felony filing fee; eliminating a stay of execution; reducing the storage period for tenant property after execution of the writ; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 566.09, subdivision 1; and 566.17, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 566.05.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Schumacher, Leighton, Skare and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 3383, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting sales to political subdivisions from sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.47; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Wejcman and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 3384, A bill for an act relating to human services; continuing food programs for legal noncitizens; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.11, subdivision 2 , As amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wejcman and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 3385, A bill for an act relating to human services; legal nonlicensed family child care; requiring minimal safety standards if public child care funds are received; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wejcman and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 3386, A bill for an act relating to human services; services for homeless targeted youth; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rifenberg; Reuter; Seifert; Clark, J. , And Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3387, A bill for an act relating to real property; creating the Private Property Rights Protection Act; providing legislative intent; providing remedies for real property owners whose property has been inordinately burdened by governmental action; providing requirements for a property owner who seeks compensation; requiring the governmental entity to provide notice of the claim; authorizing certain settlement offers; requiring that the governmental entity and property owner file a court action if a settlement agreement contravenes the application of state law; providing for judicial review, notwithstanding the availability of administrative remedies; authorizing the property owner to file a claim of compensation upon rejection of a settlement offer; requiring the court to determine the percentage of responsibility for an inordinate burden imposed by multiple governmental entities; providing for a jury to determine the amount of compensation to the property owner; providing for costs and attorney fees; providing that the right for which compensation is paid is a transferable development right; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 500A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McGuire and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 3388, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for renovation and conversion of the dairy barn on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3389, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; limiting liability of financial institutions providing data for the criminal alert network; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299A.61, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3390, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating money for the criminal alert network.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3391, A bill for an act relating to retirement; city of Willmar and city of Litchfield; authorizing volunteer rescue squad relief associations; providing service pensions for rescue squad volunteers; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 424B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Rest, Skare and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 3392, A bill for an act relating to taxation; repealing levy limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 275.16; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 275.70; 275.71; 275.72; 275.73; and 275.74; Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 3, section 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3393, A bill for an act relating to housing finance agency; appropriating money to the housing trust fund for a student housing pilot project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3394, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the worker information resource center at the St. Paul technical college.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Hausman; Anderson, I.; Schumacher; Rhodes and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3395, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying requirements for a study of metropolitan commuter rail service; amending Laws 1997, chapter 159 , Article 2, section 51.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

McGuire; Kinkel; Slawik; Johnson, R. , And Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3396, A bill for an act relating to child care; changing child care assistance in certain cases; establishing a provider rate bonus for reading programs; establishing grants for school-age child care programs; making other changes to child care programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 119B.13, by adding a subdivision; 119B.18, subdivision 2; and 119B.19, subdivisions 1, 4 , And by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 119B.13, subdivision 1; 119B.17, subdivision 3; 119B.21, subdivisions 2, 4, 5 , And 11; and 121.88, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 3397, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a loan to independent school district No. 535, Rochester, for special education services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Hausman, Sekhon, Rhodes, Munger and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 3398, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for low impact forestry; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 90.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3399, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money and authorizing bonds for flood hazard mitigation programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Greenfield and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 3400, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a nursing home planning and transition grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Greenfield and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 3401, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for an inactive status of licensed beds in nursing homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.122; 144A.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.9657, subdivision 1; 256B.0911, subdivision 6; and 256B.431, subdivisions 2r, 3a , And 22; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Davids, Tomassoni and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3402, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting affiliates of insurance companies from engaging in rebating that is illegal for insurance companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 72A.08, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3403, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for completion of the Blufflands Trail between Preston and Forestville.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3404, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for improvements to the Root River trail.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Davids, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 3405, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating financial transaction cards; providing certain minimum payment disclosures; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Boudreau, Tunheim and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 3406, A bill for an act relating to liquor; clarifying local restriction provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.509.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Solberg and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 3407, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use taxes; exempting certain educational facilities from the sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mahon, Paymar, Tomassoni, Davids and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 3408, A bill for an act relating to insurance; no-fault auto; regulating disability and income loss benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 65B.44, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Knoblach, Opatz, Schumacher, Stang and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 3409, A bill for an act relating to health; providing funding to two ICFs/MR for costs related to field audit disallowances and providing exemptions from the spend-up limit; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Slawik; Marko; Johnson, R.; Chaudhary and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3410, A bill for an act relating to education; providing site-based funding for full-day kindergarten, technology enhancements, and gifted and talented programming; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Harder; Wenzel; Johnson , A.; Knoblach and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 3411, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the tax brackets and the alternative minimum tax exemption amount to reduce marriage penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; and 290.091, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rhodes and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3412, A bill for an act relating to health; creating a religious exemption to mandated autopsies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 145.132; 299F.04, subdivision 5; 383B.225, subdivisions 7 and 8; 390.11, subdivisions 2, 2a , And 3; and 390.32, subdivisions 2, 2a , And 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 390.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rostberg and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 3413, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing driver's license suspension for convicted traffic law offenders who fail to appear at a probation review hearing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.92.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3414, A bill for an act relating to retirement; expanding the number of investments available for certain public supplemental pension or deferred compensation plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 356.24, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Harder, Schumacher, Rifenberg, Kuisle and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 3415, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding the purposes of the value-added agricultural product loan program; modifying requirements for environmental review of proposed feedlots; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 41B.046, subdivision 1; and 116D.04, subdivision 2a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 41B.046, subdivision 4a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Finseth and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3416, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for wheat and barley scab research.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Juhnke and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3417, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for turkey respiratory disease research.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 3418, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis employees retirement fund; increasing certain shorter service death-while-active retirement benefits, providing annuity escalation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 422A.06, subdivisions 3 and 6; 422A.22, subdivisions 4 and 5; and 422A.23; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 422A.16, subdivision 3a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3419, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing for mandatory sentences of life without release for all types of first-degree murder; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 244.05, subdivisions 4 and 5; and 609.184; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.196.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 3420, A bill for an act relating to public employment; imposing a hiring freeze on certain public employers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Winter, Kalis, Kubly and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3421, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; limiting certain animal feedlots and feedlot practices; providing for preparation of a generic environmental impact statement on the long-term effects of the livestock industry; creating a livestock industry environmental steering committee; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.07, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Sykora, McGuire and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 3422, A bill for an act relating to child care; modifying direct assistance payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 119B.13, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3423, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing an annual rate adjustment for certain programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Molnau and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 3424, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for land acquisition and capital project planning of the eastern Carver community collaborative project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Anderson, I.; Rukavina; Lieder; Kelso and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 3425, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying supplemental revenue; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greiling, Pelowski, Tomassoni, Ness and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3426, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an appointment date for board members; requiring a rule review; repealing the prohibition against commercial relationships; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 128C.01, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 128C.01, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jefferson and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3427, A bill for an act relating to education; working to develop, provide, and maintain an educational structure that meets the needs of nonwhite and white at-risk students; identifying obstacles to students educational success; providing for staff development and community training; creating an advisory council to assist in analyzing student performance data; emphasizing outcomes; appropriating money; 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.

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 3428, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; extending the availability of equity take-out loans; amending procedures for the allocation of low-income housing tax credits; permitting allocation of the housing pool to senior rental housing if it is federally assisted; requiring an impact statement and a hearing before an owner terminates participation in a federally assisted rental housing program; permitting a local government to require relocation assistance for certain tenants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462A.222, subdivision 3; and 474A.061, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 39; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3429, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing preventive measures for adolescent pregnancies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.925, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Jennings, Peterson and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 3430, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding the plumbing inspection program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.122; and 326.37, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 326.37, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Kelso, Entenza, Carlson, Mares and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3431, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an office of educational accountability; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.1115, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wenzel, Carlson , Abrams and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 3432, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating life insurance company investments and financial transactions; regulating qualified long-term care policies; modifying the definition of chronically ill individual; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 61A.28, subdivisions 6, 9a , And 12; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 62S.01, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Harder and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3433, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Watonwan River Flood Abatement Project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Harder and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3434, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the wastewater project for the town of Fox Lake in Martin county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Macklin, Ozment, Commers, Van Dellen and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3435, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property taxes; permitting the inclusion of information relating to transit levies in notices of proposed property tax levies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 275.065, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 3436, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; changing certain definitions; requiring a redrawn transit zone map; removing, in certain cases , A prohibition to application of a property tax rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.3915, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Munger, Huntley, Jaros and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3437, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for reimbursements to hazardous materials teams.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Westrom and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 3438, A bill for an act relating to sanitary districts; establishing the Farwell-Kensington sanitary district; authorizing tax levies.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

McElroy and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 3439, A bill for an act relating to the city of Burnsville; authorizing the city to impose a tax on admissions to an amphitheater; authorizing creation of a tax increment financing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rukavina, Jefferson and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3440, A bill for an act relating to employment; raising the minimum wage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 177.24, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Peterson, Osthoff, Kahn, Winter and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 3441, A bill for an act relating to animal feedlots; requiring licenses; creating and funding a cleanup fund; limiting issuance of certain permits; requiring an inventory and review; providing for assistance in adoption, review , And update of feedlot ordinances; requiring a generic environmental impact statement on feedlots; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.07, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3442, A bill for an act relating to the military; entering into the interstate emergency management assistance compact; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 192.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3443, A bill for an act relating to public finance; requiring that the principal underwriter of issues of state bonds be a financial institution in Minnesota; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 16A.641, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Mullery, Jefferson, Rukavina and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3444, A bill for an act relating to employment; extending parenting leave requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 181.941, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3445, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for water system improvements in the city of Chatfield.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3446, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing funding to acquire right-of-way in the Phalen corridor in St. Paul; authorizing bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Mullery and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3447, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for grants to encourage women to enter nontraditional careers; establishing requirements for grant recipients; requiring state-funded employment and training programs to provide certain information.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Munger; Rukavina; Johnson, R.; Nornes and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3448, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to the board of water and soil resources for management of small nonindustrial private forest lands.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , February 9, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Wejcman, Wenzel, Gunther and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3449, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding the eligibility requirements for the Minnesota grown coupon program; establishing a pilot project to expand the Minnesota grown program; establishing program components; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3450, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; appropriating money for meetings with Manitoba and Ontario parliamentarians.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3451, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring changes in smallmouth bass rules for Fillmore, Mower, Olmstead, and Dodge counties.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3452, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Blufflands trail between Eyota and Chatfield.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Paulsen, Stang, Molnau, Nornes and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3453, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the tax brackets and the alternative minimum tax exemption amount to reduce marriage penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; and 290.091, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 3454, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the sale of certain school trust land bordering public waters in St. Louis county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Delmont; Kelso; Johnson , A.; Sekhon and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 3455, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for regional equalization aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.73; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Davids, Rhodes and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 3456, A bill for an act relating to libraries; appropriating money for the Chatfield brass band music lending library.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Paymar, Mulder, Folliard and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 3457, A bill for an act relating to commerce; restricting the placement of outdoor advertisements for tobacco; permitting retail vendors of tobacco to display certain outdoor advertising; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Sykora and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 3458, A bill for an act relating to education; eliminating the state board of education; creating a board of the Faribault academies; transferring certain state board of education duties to the commissioner of children, families , And learning; prohibiting racial segregation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 15.014, subdivision 3; 119B.20, subdivisions 5, 8 , And 12; 120.03, subdivisions 1 and 5; 120.062, subdivision 5; 120.064, subdivisions 4, 14, 17, 21, and 24; 120.101, subdivisions 7 and 8; 120.102, subdivision 3; 120.17, subdivisions 3, 3b , And 7a; 120.66, subdivisions 1 and 2; 121.02, subdivision 1; 121.1115, subdivision 1; 121.14; 121.148, subdivision 3; 121.16, by adding subdivisions; 121.1601, subdivision 2; 121.612, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 7 , And 9; 125.05, subdivisions 1, 4 , And 8; 125.1885, subdivisions 1, 4 , And 5; 128A.02, subdivisions 1, 3, 3b, 5, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 128A.022; 128A.023, subdivisions 1 and 2; 128A.026, subdivisions 1 and 3; 128A.07, subdivision 2; 169.448, subdivision 2; and 471.18; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16B.465, subdivision 4; 120.05, subdivision 2; 120.064, subdivisions 8, 10 , And 14a; 120.1045, subdivision 1; 121.615, subdivisions 2, 6, 7 , And 10; 125.05, subdivisions 1c and 2; 128A.02, subdivision 7; 169.974, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 121.02, subdivisions 2a, 3 , And 4; and 121.11, subdivisions 5, 7, 7b, 7d, 9, 11, 12 , And 14; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 121.11, subdivisions 7c and 7e.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greiling, Kinkel, Tingelstad, Orfield and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 3459, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring an accommodation to certain nursing mothers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 3460, A bill for an act relating to capitol improvements; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for sewer lagoons in the city of Hawley.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Holsten, Osthoff, Weaver and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 3461, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for restoration and preservation of Brown's Creek in Washington county; appropriating money to the Brown's Creek watershed district for flood control measures; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Greiling; McElroy; Skare; Johnson , A. , And Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 3462, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an alternative property tax refund formula; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290A.04, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Erhardt, Rest, Harder, Long and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3463, A bill for an act relating to taxation; repealing the payment and refund requirements relating to sales of exempt capital equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 297A.2572; and 297A.2573; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 289A.56, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.15, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Hilty and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3464, A bill for an act relating to the state building code; establishing a construction code advisory council; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Tomassoni, Bakk, Solberg, Rukavina and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3465, A bill for an act relating to reemployment insurance; providing additional benefits for certain individuals on layoff from a certain employer; providing an exemption from certain requirements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Milbert, Wejcman, Greiling, Knight and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3466, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; requiring conduit funds to register with the board of campaign finance and public disclosure, 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; 10A.20, subdivisions 1, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; and 211B.15, subdivision 16; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 10A.20, subdivision 2; 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.

Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3467, A bill for an act relating to marriage dissolution; providing for shared parenting in residence; establishing a training program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 518.003, subdivision 3; and 518.17, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Entenza, Biernat, Mares, Kelso and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3468, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing funding for the collaborative urban educator program; appropriating money; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 5, section 28, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Murphy, Bakk and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3469, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to independent school district No. 704, Proctor, for the restoration of lost revenue.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kubly and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3470, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing the director of farmer-lender mediation; making the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act permanent; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 583.22, subdivision 5; repealing Laws 1986, chapter 398 , Article 1, section 18 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Munger; Johnson, R.; Orfield; Broecker and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 3471, A bill for an act relating to designation of wild animals; creating a state amphibian and a state reptile; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3472, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the 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.

Milbert; Abrams; Johnson , A.; Pugh and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3473, A bill for an act relating to sales tax; directing the amateur sports commission to certify qualifying junior golf programs; providing a partial refund of tax paid by golf facilities with qualifying programs for juniors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 240A; and 297A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Hausman and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3474, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; providing money for exhibition in the Science Museum of Minnesota.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 3475, A bill for an act relating to health reporting; requiring tobacco manufacturers to report hazardous substances in their products; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 461; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 461.17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Schumacher, Workman, Huntley and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3476, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to the metropolitan council for regular route transit operating assistance and to the commissioner of transportation for Greater Minnesota transit operating assistance; changing formula used to calculate fixed local shares for Greater Minnesota transit systems receiving state operating assistance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 174.22, subdivisions 10 and 13; 174.24, subdivision 3b; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 174.22, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Schumacher, Workman, Juhnke and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 3477, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to the metropolitan council for transit vehicle replacement in the metropolitan area , And to the commissioner of transportation for transit vehicle replacement in Greater Minnesota.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3478, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding covered services under medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0627, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Koskinen and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3479, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the nutritional supplement program; requiring a study.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3480, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing the MinnesotaCare income limit for certain child care workers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256L.04, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Farrell, Osthoff and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 3481, A bill for an act relating to economic development and job creation; appropriating money to assist in redevelopment of the Stroh Brewery area and creation of manufacturing jobs; authorizing the sale of bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 3482, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; prohibiting advertising in connection with the lottery; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.02, subdivisions 2 and 3; and 349A.10, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.02, subdivision 5; and 349A.09.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Jaros, Rukavina and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3483, A bill for an act relating to economic security; appropriating money for the continuation of the welfare-to-work extended employment partnership program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Jaros, Huntley and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 3484, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for facility restoration of the Earl C. Buck Operating Center in Duluth.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3485, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the private sale of certain surplus land that borders public water in Red Lake county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Anderson, B.; Kuisle; Olson, M.; Tomassoni and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 3486, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota municipal board; repealing the sunset for the board; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 414.11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3487, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; providing for renewal every two years for drivers over age 70; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 171.27; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 171.06, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3488, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding a peace officer's authority to make certain traffic-related arrests; providing that an owner or lessee of a motor vehicle is guilty of a petty misdemeanor if the vehicle is used to commit certain traffic-related offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.21, subdivision 1 , And by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 169.21, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3489, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; modifying the definition of parking space leasing data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 13.37, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3490, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; authorizing reverse stock splits; providing for a notice in retail installment contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.71; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 48.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Erhardt, Paulsen and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3491, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; reducing the class rate applied to homestead property of over $75,000; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 22.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Erhardt, Paulsen and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3492, A bill for an act relating to taxation; adopting provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the exclusion of capital gain from the sale of a principal residence; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Erhardt, Bettermann, Macklin and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3493, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing conformity to federal provisions providing for deduction of student loan interest and education savings accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rukavina, Tomassoni, Jefferson and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3494, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating the pricing of grocery items; providing remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325F.54; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3495, A bill for an act relating to the city of West St. Paul and the Dakota county housing and redevelopment authority; authorizing certain exceptions to requirements relating to tax increment financing districts in the city.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 3496, A bill for an act relating to the city of Owatonna; authorizing the city to impose certain taxes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rukavina and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3497, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring access to information technology for individuals who are blind or visually impaired; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; and 16E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3498, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; modifying restrictions on redevelopment tax increment financing districts located within the seven-city coalition; appropriating money for grants to certain districts.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3499, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for owners of homesteads with defects that cause public health problems; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3500, A bill for an act relating to highways; allowing counties to establish minimum standards for county state-aid highways; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 162.02, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Carlson, Kinkel, Pelowski, Kelso and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3501, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.35, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124C.498, subdivision 2; and 268.917; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136F; and 137; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.35, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3502, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; providing for data access by researchers funded by a government entity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Greiling, Evans, McGuire and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 3503, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing use of basic revenue for students graduating early; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.17, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McCollum; Otremba, M.; Kubly; Larsen and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3504, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Johnson, R.; Kubly; Peterson; Wenzel and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 3505, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing a capital improvement for manure digester farm demonstration projects; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Wenzel, Skare, Juhnke, Slawik and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 3506, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for certain drive-by shooting crimes; providing that a drive-by shooting resulting in death is first degree murder; increasing penalties for drive-by shootings that result in substantial or great bodily harm or that involve occupied buildings or motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.185; 609.19, subdivision 1; and 609.66, subdivision 1e.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McCollum, Folliard, Greiling and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3507, A bill for an act relating to education; amending a metropolitan magnet school grant provision; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124C.498, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Carlson and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3508, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health plan companies to notify enrollees of subrogation claims and recoveries; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62A.096.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Evans, Chaudhary, Garcia and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3509, A bill for an act relating to the creation of a database of small minority- and women-owned businesses; appropriating money; 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.

Holsten, Osthoff, Tingelstad, Munger and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 3510, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a lakes initiative.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Leppik and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 3511, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting sales of cigarettes packed in units smaller than ten packages in accessible displays; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 461.18, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3512, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to complete the Forest Highway 11 project within Lake county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Haas, Bradley, Huntley and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3513, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing payments to be made for the employee share of employer-subsidized insurance for children; requiring the commissioner of human services to submit a plan to obtain funding under the state children's health insurance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256L.07, subdivisions 2 and 3; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256M.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Evans and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3514, A bill for an act relating to education; exempting facility maintenance projects from review and comment; expanding use of total operating capital revenue; expanding youth initiative grants; expanding debt service equalization; creating a maintenance levy; creating technology aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.84, subdivision 1 , And by adding subdivisions; and 124.912, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 121.15, subdivision 6; 124.95, subdivision 2; and 124A.22, subdivision 11; Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 4, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.84, subdivisions 3 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3515, A bill for an act relating to courts; extending the Ramsey county family court combined jurisdiction pilot project; amending Laws 1996, chapter 365, section 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wenzel, Pawlenty, Stanek, Evans and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3516, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for certain drive-by shooting crimes; providing that a drive-by shooting resulting in death is first degree murder; increasing penalties for drive-by shootings that result in substantial or great bodily harm or that involve occupied buildings or motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.185; 609.19, subdivision 1; and 609.66, subdivision 1e.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 3517, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for infrastructure costs of the Heritage Halls Museum.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 3518, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for city infrastructure for the Heritage Halls Museum project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3519, A bill for an act relating to health care; requiring medical directors for health maintenance organizations; establishing liability for health treatment decisions and policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62D.02, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3520, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for grants to encourage girls and women to enter nontraditional careers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rukavina, Peterson, Jennings, Davids and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3521, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for an income tax credit for contributions by an employer for employee housing; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Hilty; Greiling; Otremba, M.; Kelso and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 3522, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying special education assessments to comply with federal law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.17, subdivision 3a; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 3525.2750, subpart 1, item B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Biernat, Kelso, Evans, Weaver and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3523, A bill for an act relating to education; removing a restriction on the use of operating capital revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bakk and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 3524, A bill for an act relating to the environment; authorizing acceptance of dump materials at certain qualified landfills; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 115B.39, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Skare and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3525, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; increasing the valuation of agricultural homestead land subject to the reduced class rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3526, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Stewart.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Hasskamp, McCollum and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3527, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing the placement of a plaque in the court of honor on the capitol grounds to honor combat wounded veterans.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Jennings; Wolf; Olson, E.; Kelso and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 3528, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; creating a lottery retailer study task force.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Rukavina, Koskinen, Schumacher, Skare and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3529, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; extending the availability of equity take-out loans; amending procedures for the allocation of low-income housing tax credits; permitting allocation of the housing pool to senior rental housing if it is federally assisted; requiring an impact statement and a hearing before an owner terminates participation in a federally assisted rental housing program; permitting a local government to require relocation assistance for certain tenants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462A.222, subdivision 3; and 474A.061, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 39; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 3530, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; requiring titling and licensing for snowmobiles and personal watercraft; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.81, subdivision 1 , And by adding subdivisions; 84.821, subdivision 2; 84.88, subdivision 2; 86B.820, subdivision 14; and 97A.315, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 84.83, subdivision 2; and 84.86, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.81, subdivision 7; and 84.82, subdivisions 1a, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7a, 8 , And 10; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 84.82, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

McCollum, Marko, Larsen and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3531, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; including machinery used to produce certain plants and nursery stock in the definition of farm machinery; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.01, subdivision 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 3532, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; correcting an appropriation error; modifying reporting requirements; eliminating certain reimbursement requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 176.183, subdivision 2; 176.231, subdivisions 2 and 7; and 176.305, subdivisions 1 and 2; Laws 1997, chapter 200, article 1, section 12, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Abrams and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 3533, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; allowing purchases of certain prizes to qualify as sales for resale; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.01, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 3534, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax abatement; exempting abatements from levy limits; clarifying that abatement bonds are not subject to election requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 475.58, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 275.70, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kinkel, Skare and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3535, A bill for an act relating to human services; exempting certain nursing homes from wage increases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 3536, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the city of St. Paul for acquisition of land and creation of a holding pond for flood mitigation; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Gunther, Trimble, Kelso, Workman and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3537, A bill for an act relating to economic security; appropriating money for a pilot project; requiring a report to the legislature.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3538, A bill for an act relating to education; extending the education tax credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.0674, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bakk, Tomassoni, Rukavina and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3539, A bill for an act relating to taxation; removing obsolete references from the laws relating to taconite taxation; consolidating certain definitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 298.22, subdivision 2; 298.221; 298.2213, subdivision 4; 298.225, subdivision 1; 298.28, subdivisions 3, 4, 7 , And 10; and 298.48, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 298.24, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 298; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 298.012; 298.21; 298.23; 298.34, subdivisions 1 and 4; and 298.391, subdivisions 2 and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 3540, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the residential academies at Faribault.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greenfield; Wejcman; Mulder; Clark, K. , And Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3541, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing reimbursement for tracheostomy suctioning when performed by personal care assistants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0627, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Van Dellen, Sviggum and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 3542, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring deposit in the general fund of certain lawsuit proceeds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Kahn; Greiling; Hausman; Anderson, I. , And Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3543, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution to provide for a parliamentary system of government in which the legislature would select the governor; changing article III; article IV; article V; article VIII, sections 1 and 2; article IX, sections 1 and 2; and article XI, sections 5, 7 , And 8; providing by law for a unicameral legislature of 135 members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Rukavina, Milbert, Kahn, Bakk and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3544, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Winter and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3545, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing support for establishment of a soybean oilseed processing and refining facility in southwestern Minnesota; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Opatz, Knoblach , And Schumacher, by request, introduced:

H. F. No. 3546, A bill for an act relating to financing of capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; to finance operating deficits should they occur; authorizing local option taxes for the purpose of funding the Central Minnesota Events Center and related uses; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Hausman, Carlson and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 3547, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a renewable development account in the state treasury and providing financial assistance for the development of renewable energy; 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.

McCollum, Greenfield, Ozment and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3548, A bill for an act relating to taxation; abolishing the sales tax on massages; imposing the MinnesotaCare tax on providers of massages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 295.50, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 295.50, subdivision 4; and 297A.01, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Pugh and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 3549, A bill for an act relating to prescription drugs; requiring the dispensing of ephedrine through prescription; restricting the sale, marketing , And possession of ephedrine; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Skoglund; Clark, K. , And Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3550, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating additional money for an urban sports facility; authorizing issuance of bonds; amending Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 14, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , February 11, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Westfall and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 3551, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding the living-at-home/block nurse program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256B.0917, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mullery and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3552, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for the increase of women graduates in nontraditional occupations; appropriating money for training for low-income students.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Olson, M.; Lindner and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 3553, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing for allocation of certain revenues dedicated to the Minnesota environment and natural resources trust fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116P.04, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Olson, M.; Lindner and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 3554, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the content of the graduation rule to ensure that students satisfactorily complete applicable requirements; establishing a task force to examine social promotion; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement; section 121.11, subdivision 7c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Olson, M.; Lindner and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 3555, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying declining pupil unit aid for fiscal year 1998; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 4, section 34.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 3556, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a sales tax exemption for materials used in construction of an arena at the RiverCentre complex in the city of St. Paul; 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.

Greenfield, Huntley and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 3557, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing general assistance medical care coverage for victims of torture; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256D.03, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3558, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for protection of retirement benefits for certain Ridgewater college employees.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3559, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Sauk River Dam.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 3560, A bill for an act relating to data practices; making public the names of elected officials who register property complaints; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.44.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Murphy, Solberg, Pugh and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 3561, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing the commissioner of corrections to contract with counties for placing juveniles in the serious/chronic program, PREPARE; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 242.32, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Murphy, Solberg, McGuire and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3562, A bill for an act relating to witnesses; providing who shall be responsible for the budget for witness fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 357.22; and 357.24.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Murphy, McGuire, Solberg, Pugh and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3563, A bill for an act relating to courts; updating the law governing court administrators; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 485.018, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 357.07; and 485.018, subdivisions 1 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Finseth, Stang and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3564, A bill for an act relating to transportation; redefining road or highway; imposing requirements and restrictions on transportation expenditures from the trunk highway fund and general fund; establishing spending goals for transportation; requiring expenditures for operations of the state patrol to be from the general fund; specifying compensation to be included in prevailing wage rate; providing for periodic adjustments in motor fuel tax rate; authorizing issuance of bonds for local bridge replacement and reconstruction; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 160.02, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision; 161.04, by adding a subdivision; 174.01, by adding a subdivision; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; 177.42, subdivision 6; 299D.01, by adding a subdivision; and 299D.03, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3565, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing funding to retain certain federally assisted affordable housing; providing for affordable rental housing; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 39.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3566, A bill for an act relating to retirement; closing St. Paul teachers retirement fund association to new members and providing coverage for new hirees by the teachers retirement association; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 354.05, subdivision 2; and 354A.011, subdivision 27; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 354A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3567, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a wastewater treatment facility in Renville.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Greenfield; Wejcman; Clark, K. , And Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3568, A bill for an act relating to health; adding interpreter services as covered benefit under the MinnesotaCare program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256L.03, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 3569, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school districts to charge the same student fees to participate in an extracurricular activity; requiring school boards to allow students to participate equally in extracurricular activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.73, subdivision 1; and 123.38, subdivision 2b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3570, A bill for an act relating to economic security; appropriating money for certain programs for the blind.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Schumacher, Tunheim, Tomassoni, Mares and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 3571, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding for the three additional days of student instruction mandated for the 1998-1999 school year; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bakk; Rukavina; Solberg; Anderson, I. , And Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3572, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions for a timber permit extension; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 90.193.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tunheim, Tomassoni and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3573, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the mandate for three additional days of student instruction; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 120.1015.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tomassoni, Rukavina, Bakk and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3574, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing the commissioner of public safety to issue on-sale licenses to Giants Ridge and Ironworld Discovery Center; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.404, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3575, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting ready-mixed concrete trucks from the sales tax on motor vehicles; providing that ready-mixed concrete trucks are capital equipment for purposes of the sales; defining sales price for purposes of ready-mixed concrete sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.01, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 297A.01, subdivision 16; 297A.25, subdivision 9; and 297B.03.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Hasskamp, McCollum and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3576, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing placement of a plaque in the court of honor to memorialize veterans wounded in combat.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Delmont, Koskinen and Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3577, A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying the rehabilitative and therapeutic services covered under medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, subdivisions 8 and 8a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Dawkins, Rest, Winter and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3578, A bill for an act relating to income taxation; providing for a state working family credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.0671, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.0671, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Long; Wagenius; Olson, E. , And Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3579, A bill for an act relating to taxation; clarifying the taxes included in the moratorium on collection of taxes for solid waste management services; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231, article 13, section 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Greenfield, Mulder, Kalis, Koskinen and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3580, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3581, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the number of demonstration sites for people with disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256B.77, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3582, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting the appointment of the Martin county auditor/treasurer.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Bakk, Hausman, Solberg and Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 3583, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to the Minnesota forest resources council for implementation of timber harvesting guidelines and recommendations.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3584, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; allowing the city of Milaca to spend increment outside of a district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Hasskamp, Long, Erhardt and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3585, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the senior citizens' property tax deferral program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 290B.03, subdivision 1; 290B.04, subdivisions 1, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; 290B.05, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 290B.06; 290B.07; 290B.08, subdivision 2; and 290B.09, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 3586, A bill for an act relating to corrections; prohibiting bodybuilding and weightlifting equipment in state correctional facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Trimble and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3587, A bill for an act relating to economic security; appropriating money for training for people with disabilities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Schumacher, Bettermann, Opatz and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3588, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the general education formula allowance; offsetting operating referenda; increasing operating referenda equalization aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.03, subdivisions 1b, 1f , And 3c; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124A.03, subdivision 1c; and 124A.22, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Huntley, Boudreau and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 3589, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to assist deaf-blind persons.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3590, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; expressly approving an addition to the sentencing guidelines commentary.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tuma and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 3591, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing that the department of natural resources may not acquire property by prescriptive easement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Kraus, McElroy, Harder, Seagren and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3592, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing the rate of the sales and use tax and the sales tax on motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.02, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Larsen, Kalis and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3593, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota housing finance agency; making permanent a temporary provision about the agency's meetings; amending Laws 1997, chapter 154, section 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Long, Kahn and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 3594, A bill for an act relating to local government; extending the application of the law forbidding certain gifts to certain local officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.895, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Long, Chaudhary, Slawik, Folliard and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3595, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for calculation of rent constituting property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290A.03, subdivisions 11 and 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Long, Munger, Jennings, Dorn and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3596, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Gunther, Tomassoni and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3597, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring all individuals 27 years of age and younger who wish to purchase tobacco products to show proof of age; requiring local governments to meet certain criteria when conducting compliance checks of retail establishments that sell tobacco; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 461.12, subdivisions 3, 5 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 3598, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; eliminating certain requirements for classification as commercial seasonal residential recreational property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivisions 22 and 25 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3599, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting a time extension for commencement of activities in a tax increment financing district in the city of Onamia.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 3600, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying referendum authority for independent school district No. 2862, Jackson County Central.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3601, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; modifying provisions relating to state government operations; modifying budget preparation provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.3005, by adding a subdivision; 16A.055, subdivision 6; 16A.10 , As amended; 16A.102, subdivisions 1 and 2; 16A.105; 16A.11, subdivisions 3 and 3a; 16A.501; 16A.72; 16B.04, subdivision 4; 16B.30; 17.03, subdivision 11; 43A.04, subdivision 1a; 45.012; 84.027, subdivision 14; 116.03, subdivision 2a; 116J.011; 144.05, subdivision 2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; 175.001, subdivision 6; 190.09, subdivision 2; 196.05, subdivision 2; 216A.07, subdivision 6; 268.0122, subdivision 6; 270.02, subdivision 3a; 299A.01, subdivision 1a; and 363.05, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 3.986, subdivisions 2 and 4; 3.987, subdivisions 1 and 2; 3.988, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivision 2; 16A.103, subdivision 1; 16A.11, subdivision 1; 16A.641, subdivision 4; 120.0111; 241.01, subdivision 3b; 245.03, subdivision 2; and 273.1398, subdivision 8; Laws 1997, chapter 202 , Article 1, section 35 , As amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.971, subdivision 3; 15.90; 15.91; 15.92; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 3.987, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 14.431; 16A.11, subdivisions 3b and 3c; and 241.015.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Long; Abrams; Wejcman; Clark, K. , And Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3602, A bill for an act relating to the Minneapolis community development agency; authorizing the establishment of a phased redevelopment tax increment financing district for the Sears project; extending the term of the district; defining as a qualifying activity the removal of hazardous substances; reducing the original local net tax capacity of the district to zero; clarifying that revenues expended pursuant to the requirements of the neighborhood revitalization program constitute a local contribution.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Dempsey, Macklin, Long and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3603, A bill for an act relating to the city of Red Wing; allowing a 1998 levy limit adjustment for certain payments in lieu of tax.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Schumacher, Opatz and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 3604, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; requiring Benton county to apportion reimbursement for liability among local units of government.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Anderson, B.; Schumacher; Olson, M. , And Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 3605, A bill for an act relating to drainage; allowing transfer of access easements from drainage systems to storm sewer improvement districts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Evans; Clark, K.; Kubly; Olson, M. , And Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3606, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; extending the availability of equity take-out loans; amending procedures for the allocation of low-income housing tax credits; permitting allocation of the housing pool to senior rental housing if it is federally assisted; requiring an impact statement and a hearing before an owner terminates participation in a federally assisted rental housing program; permitting a local government to require relocation assistance for certain tenants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462A.222, subdivision 3; and 474A.061, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 39; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3607, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Southwest Minnesota Regional Performance Center in Marshall.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3608, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the Minnesota education finance act of 1992; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.697; 124A.698; 124A.70; 124A.71; 124A.711, subdivision 1; 124A.72; and 124A.73; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.711, subdivision 2; and Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 7, section 31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Long, Opatz and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3609, A bill for an act relating to community-based planning; amending goals; providing for notification; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 4A.08; 4A.09; 394.232, subdivisions 2, 3 , And by adding a subdivision; and 462.3535, subdivision 2 , And by adding subdivisions; Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 4, section 13, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 4A.10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Carruthers, Kelso, Entenza, Schumacher and Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3610, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding to implement Minnesota's graduation standards; enhancing funding to implement the graduation rule; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3611, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the wild rice watershed district to use the proceeds of its levy for flood mitigation projects; amending Laws 1992, chapter 511 , Article 2, section 52 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3612, A resolution urging the President and the Congress of the United States to support the closure of the United States Army School of the Americas.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Mahon, Garcia and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 3613, A resolution memorializing Congress to support the admission of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia , And Lithuania to the North Atlantic Treaty.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3614, A bill for an act relating to local elected officials; expanding the law on removal to city officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 351.14, subdivision 5; 351.15; 351.16; 351.18; 351.19, subdivision 4; 351.20; 351.21; and 351.22.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Ozment, Kraus, Vandeveer, Nornes and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3615, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing the general rate of the sales and use tax and the sales tax on motor vehicles from 6.5 percent to 6 percent; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.02, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kubly and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3616, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a multipurpose center in Granite Falls.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 3617, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Mower county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 3618, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; authorizing the Hubbard county sheriff to have additional part-time peace officer positions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 626.8463, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3619, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate income; making technical and minor changes in the job training credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.0673, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Pugh and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 3620, A bill for an act relating to judges; authorizing a judge whose term of office expires six months or less before the age of 65 to remain in office until age 65; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 490.101, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3621, A bill for an act relating to public waters; authorizing funding for state share of cleanup of certain Mississippi river sediment; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Delmont, Kinkel, Entenza, Farrell and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 3622, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Biernat, Skoglund and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 3623, A bill for an act relating to courts; authorizing cities of the first class to establish city courts; prescribing the jurisdiction of city courts and the qualifications of city judges; providing for appeal de novo to district court; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 488B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3624, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; allowing interim licensing ordinances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3625, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring a study of the capital improvement needs of day training and habilitation programs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3626, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for ADA compliance, roof replacement and repair , And boiler improvements at Anoka-Ramsey Community College.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Harder; Winter; Clark, J. , And Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3627, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the Southwest Telecommunications Cooperative to establish a telecommunications network.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Carlson, Wejcman, Mariani, Rhodes and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3628, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wagenius; Hausman; Johnson , A.; Biernat and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3629, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Farrell, Hilty, Reuter, Trimble and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 3630, A bill for an act relating to government operations; requiring the office of technology to study possible uses and benefits of biometrics.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3631, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting sales to political subdivisions from sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.47; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Seagren; Greiling; Carlson; Johnson , A. , And Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3632, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing educational opportunities for students attending intermediate school district programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.83, subdivisions 3 and 4; 136D.281, subdivision 8; 136D.741, subdivision 8; and 136D.88, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 120.064, subdivision 3; 124.193, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; and 124.83, subdivisions 1 and 2; 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.

Wenzel and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3633, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for state forest repair.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Chaudhary, McCollum, Greenfield and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3634, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring local social services agencies and the department of human services to collect certain information on food stamp recipients; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 393.07, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3635, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; adding requirements for manure storage structures; requiring a report on manure applicator training; requiring a generic environmental impact statement on feedlots; establishing a voluntary rural dispute resolution procedure; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 116.07, subdivision 7; Laws 1986, chapter 398 , Article 1, section 18 , As amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 583.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Greenfield, Bradley, Dorn and Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3636, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of human services to submit a waiver amendment to allow greater flexibility in delivering services to persons served by the home and community-based waiver for persons with mental retardation and related conditions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3637, A bill for an act relating to corrections; making minor modifications to the sentence to work program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.739, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 241.277, subdivisions 6, 9 , And by adding a subdivision; and 609.113, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Larsen and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 3638, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring sex offenders to successfully complete treatment before release; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.346, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 3639, A bill for an act relating to occupations; amending the licensure requirements for social workers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 148B.21, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Bettermann and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 3640, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a donation of accrued sick time for certain Minnesota state college and university employees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3641, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; providing for impoundment of license plates when a vehicle lacking insurance is involved in an accident; imposing misdemeanor penalties; 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.

Entenza, Greenfield, Rhodes and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3642, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a grant for primary support to implement Indian child welfare programs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Schumacher, Wenzel and Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3643, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the assessed value of vegetative filter strips; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.11, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 3644, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying voting requirements for extended area service within combined school districts; amending Laws 1997, chapter 59, section 1, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Chaudhary, Entenza and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 3645, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; expanding reporting requirements for health professionals concerning injuries resulting from alcohol- or controlled substance-related accidents; expanding civil and criminal immunity for reports by health professionals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 626.52; and 626.55, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 626.55, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Johnson , A.; Mares; Seagren and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3646, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a school restructuring grant.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , February 12, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Kraus introduced:

H. F. No. 3647, A bill for an act relating to boilers; requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to amend certain high pressure boiler plant rules.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Otremba, M. , And Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3648, A bill for an act relating to the city of Browerville; authorizing expenditures of tax increment outside of a certain district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Long; Johnson , A.; Olson, E.; Daggett and Kraus introduced:

H. F. No. 3649, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for collectors of used motor oil and used motor oil filters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Wenzel and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3650, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing the director of farmer-lender mediation; making the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act permanent; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 583.22, subdivision 5; repealing Laws 1986, chapter 398, article 1, section 18 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Larsen and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 3651, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the method of paying assistance under the Minnesota family investment program-statewide; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.24, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the committee on Health and Human Services.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3652, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for community outreach coordinators and school guidance counselors; providing for textbooks for each pupil; modifying teacher licensing to include applicants trained in other countries; modifying lifework development plan to include college information; modifying staff development plans; providing for a student assessment study; providing for a preschool study; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 123.35, subdivision 10 , And by adding subdivisions; 125.06; and 126.70, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 126.685.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3653, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the requirements for membership on the board of teaching; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 125.183, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3654, A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring legislative electric energy task force to establish technical advisory committee on electric restructuring; requiring advisory committee to issue reports; establishing duties for public utilities commission and department of public service.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Skare; Slawik; Johnson , A.; Ness and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 3655, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding to implement Minnesota's graduation standards; enhancing funding to implement the graduation rule; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 3656, A bill for an act relating to the city of Delano; authorizing the city to elect a local contribution for a tax increment financing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3657, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the property tax refund for renters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290A.03, subdivisions 11 and 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Vandeveer, Mares, Delmont and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3658, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the basic formula allowance; reallocating compensatory education revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 3a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Murphy, Winter and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3659, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the payment of homestead and agricultural aid to certain cities; amending Laws 1995, chapter 264 , Article 8, section 18.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Anderson, B.; Olson, M. , And Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 3660, A bill for an act relating to elections; removing the designation of incumbent from judicial ballot; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 204B.36, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3661, A bill for an act relating to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observance; appropriating money to the council on Black Minnesotans for planning and coordination activities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3662, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the bureau of criminal apprehension to inform parents or legal guardians of minors if their children are included in the criminal gang investigative data system; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 299C.091, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3663, A bill for an act relating to crime; making a bias-motivated assault a felony; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.2231, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3664, A bill for an act relating to education; providing additional funding for in-school suspensions; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3665, A bill for an act relating to education; encouraging school districts to accept academically at-risk students under open enrollment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.062, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 120.062, subdivisions 3 and 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pugh, Skoglund, Kinkel, Stanek and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 3666, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; providing funds for the Board of Inventions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wenzel, Juhnke, Schumacher, Molnau and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3667, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting agricultural loans from the mortgage registry tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 287.04, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Finseth and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3668, A bill for an act relating to the environment; allowing soil and water conservation districts to reimburse supervisors at a mileage rate determined by the district; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103C.315, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Milbert, Rest, Ozment, Macklin and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3669, A bill for an act relating to taxation; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , Article XIII, section 1; prohibiting financing of certain education costs with property taxes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 3670, A bill for an act relating to crime; appropriating money for grants for the substance abuse intervention neighborhood program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McElroy; Opatz; Olson, E. , And Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 3671, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; modifying class rates for certain types of property; modifying the education homestead credit; providing for a reduction in the general education levy; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 273.127, subdivisions 3 and 4; 273.13, subdivisions 24, 25 , As amended , And 31; and 273.1382, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kelso, Macklin, Bettermann, Milbert and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3672, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; modifying class rates for certain types of property; modifying the education homestead credit; providing for a reduction in the general education levy; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 273.127, subdivisions 3 and 4; 273.13, subdivisions 24, 25 , As amended , And 31; and 273.1382, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3673, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a report from independent school district No. 625, St. Paul.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3674, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for additional days of instruction.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kahn, Larsen, Jefferson, Trimble and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3675, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; creating the Mississippi River Urban Heritage Act; authorizing bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Winter, Bakk and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 3676, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a property tax rebate; providing for property tax simplification and reform; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivision 4; 477A.013, subdivision 9; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124.961; 273.127, subdivision 3; 273.13, subdivisions 24, 25 , As amended , And 31; 273.1382, subdivision 1; and 477A.03, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Leighton, Carruthers, Murphy and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3677, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring hospitals to report assaults committed against hospital personnel to local law enforcement agencies; establishing a work group to study and make recommendations concerning violence in hospitals; increasing criminal penalties for assaults committed against hospital personnel; amending Minnesota Statutes, section 609.2231, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Long, Carruthers , Abrams, Macklin and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3678, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a uniform class rate for all residential property containing a single dwelling unit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivisions 22 and 25 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3679, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a levy for extracurricular activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.912, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3680, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying building construction down payment program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.82, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ozment and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 3681, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a teacher training program to enhance implementation of the graduation rule; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 3682, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for flood hazard mitigation grants in Clay county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Erhardt, Seifert, Harder, Daggett and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3683, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing for a one-time rebate of any additional surplus under the February 1998 forecast.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Carlson and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3684, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a model technology program; authorizing a levy.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3685, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring instruction in the United States Constitution; 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.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 3686, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing support for establishment of a soybean oilseed processing and refining facility in southwestern Minnesota; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Bishop and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 3687, A bill for an act relating to the environment; changing inspection criteria for individual sewage treatment systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 115.55, subdivision 5a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3688, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for reporting abortion data; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.411, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Seifert, Greiling, Hasskamp, Erickson and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 3689, A bill for an act relating to elections; limiting certain campaign contributions to candidates for governor; reducing certain payments from the state elections campaign fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10A.27, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Wenzel, Pawlenty, Skare, Knoblach and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3690, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for certain drive-by shooting crimes; providing that a drive-by shooting resulting in death is first degree murder; increasing penalties and providing for mandatory minimum sentences for drive-by shootings that result in substantial or great bodily harm or that involve occupied buildings or motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.185; 609.19, subdivision 1; and 609.66, subdivision 1e.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Carlson; Long; Johnson, R.; Winter and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 3691, A bill for an act relating to income taxation and higher education; extending the number of years of education provided by the state to 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; and 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kahn, Delmont, Solberg, Murphy and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3692, A bill for an act relating to retirement; creating the Minnesota volunteer firefighter pension association and retirement fund; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 69A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kahn, Skoglund, Long, Hasskamp and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 3693, A bill for an act relating to tobacco; increasing the tobacco tax and reducing taxes on hospitals, surgical centers, providers , And wholesale drug distributors; prohibiting tobacco advertisements and promotions in areas frequented by youth; prohibiting smoking in workplaces; providing that the deposit of partially burned cigarettes is littering; prescribing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 85.20, subdivision 6; 144.413, subdivision 2; 144.414, by adding subdivisions; 144.415; 169.42, subdivision 1; 169.421, subdivision 3; 295.52, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2 , And 3; and 609.68; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 297F.05, subdivisions 1 and 3; 297F.08, subdivision 7; 297F.09, subdivision 2; and 297F.10, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.414, subdivision 1; and 144.415; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 295.52, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Olson, M.; Tuma and Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 3694, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a credit for private passenger vehicle insurance premiums; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 3695, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing that enhanced penalties for repeat assault offenses apply to offenders who have prior delinquency adjudications for assault and related offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.224, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 609.2242, subdivisions 2 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Long, Carruthers, Rukavina, Garcia and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3696, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Hausman and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 3697, A bill for an act relating to transportation; restricting road authorities from changing roads over natural areas; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3698, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing certain easements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Otremba, M.; Wenzel; Juhnke; Schumacher and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 3699, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to fund litigation to accomplish reform of the federal milk market order system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3700, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to coordinate and integrate county services in the Cimarron community.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kalis and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3701, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying provisions for debt capacity forecasting, budget preparation, reporting bond proceeds expenditures, bond sales , And certain capital improvements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.105; 16A.11, subdivision 3a; 16A.501; and 16B.30; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 16A.641, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Solberg and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 3702, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying provisions for local fiscal impact notes; modifying reporting requirements on local mandate costs; modifying requirements for revenue targets; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.102, subdivisions 1 and 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 3.986, subdivisions 2 and 4; 3.987, subdivisions 1 and 2; 3.988, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivision 2; and 273.1398, subdivision 8; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 3.987, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; and 14.431.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Carruthers, Skoglund and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 3703, A bill for an act relating to courts; making changes to certain fees that are paid to the court administrator of the Hennepin county district court; requiring a study of how fines are distributed in the fourth judicial district; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 488A.03, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , February 16, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Carruthers, McElroy, Hilty, Slawik and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3704, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; extending the availability of equity take-out loans; amending procedures for the allocation of low-income housing tax credits; permitting allocation of the housing pool to senior rental housing if it is federally assisted; requiring an impact statement and a hearing before an owner terminates participation in a federally assisted rental housing program; permitting a local government to require relocation assistance for certain tenants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462A.222, subdivision 3; and 474A.061, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 39; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Milbert and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3705, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting television commercials and tangible property used or consumed in producing television commercials; 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.

Bakk and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3706, A bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating county authority to grant economic development tax abatements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 469.1812, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Sviggum, Osskopp, Dempsey and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3707, A bill for an act relating to taxes; allowing a special levy for required staffing of a new detention center and exempting construction materials for a joint law enforcement center from the sales and use tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 275.70, subdivision 5; 297A.15, subdivision 7; and 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 3708, A bill for an act relating to the city of Hermantown; providing a sales tax exemption for certain purchases.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kahn, Osthoff, Munger, Hausman and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3709, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing the Mississippi whitewater trail; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 85.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Rest, Leighton, Tomassoni, Ozment and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3710, A bill for an act relating to income taxation and higher education; extending the number of years of education provided by the state to 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; and 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greenfield, Dorn, Wejcman and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 3711, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings of a capital nature under the administration of the veterans homes board and the commissioner of human services and to make other public improvements of a capital nature; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Stanek, Murphy, Chaudhary and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 3712, A bill for an act relating to corrections; guaranteeing correctional officers rights when a formal statement is taken as part of an investigation that could result in disciplinary action; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3713, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the enrollee complaint system for health maintenance organizations; establishing an office of health care consumer assistance , Advocacy , And information; extending the dates for establishing certain health plan dispute resolution processes; modifying requirements of counties for participating in medical assistance and general assistance medical care; requiring a study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 62D.11, subdivision 1; 62Q.105, subdivision 1; 62Q.30; and 256B.692, subdivision 2; 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.

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3714, A bill for an act relating to taxation; clarifying the tax rate on non-mixed-municipal solid waste incinerated at a mixed municipal solid waste combustor facility that uses energy recovery; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297H.04, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Workman; Swenson, H.; Stang and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3715, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the method of paying assistance under the Minnesota family investment program-statewide; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.24, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Workman; Swenson, H.; Gunther and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 3716, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing requirements for abstinence education grants; 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.

Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 3717, A bill for an act relating to education; reducing the levy for independent school district No. 2860, Blue Earth area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bishop and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 3718, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a collocated consolidated office for several state agencies.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3719, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the office of research and technology transfer administration for purposes of developing an international technology acquisition and transfer system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Milbert, Pawlenty, Erhardt and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 3720, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; limiting increases in market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Macklin , Abrams and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3721, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; reducing the class rate on certain seasonal recreational property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.1398, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 25 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 3722, A bill for an act relating to the city of Detroit Lakes; authorizing the city to impose sales and use taxes; specifying purposes for expenditures of the proceeds of the taxes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 3723, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing ineligibility provision for state funded programs; amending Laws 1997, chapter 203 , Article 9, section 21.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3724, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a demonstration joint school and recreation year-round youth athletic program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Long; Abrams; Johnson , A. , And Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3725, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting certain printed materials from the sales tax; 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.

Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3726, A bill for an act relating to education; amending licensure requirements for teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students; amending Laws 1993, chapter 224 , Article 3, section 32.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness, Greiling, Tomassoni, Carlson and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 3727, A bill for an act relating to education; including a licensed community education instructor in the definition of teacher upon mutual agreement of a school board and the exclusive bargaining representative of the teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 125.032, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pelowski, Carruthers, Garcia and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3728, A bill for an act relating to income taxation and higher education; extending the number of years of education provided by the state to 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; and 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3729, A bill for an act relating to health; directing the commissioner of human services to provide bridge funding to the neighborhood health care network and the Minnesota primary care association for distribution to their current members for uncompensated care; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Lieder, Biernat and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3730, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for unfunded flood-related costs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Carlson; Pelowski; Johnson, R.; Dehler and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3731, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; extending the number of years of education provided by the state to 13; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; and 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tomassoni, Bakk and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 3732, A bill for an act relating to education; amending provisions regarding school bus advertising; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 121.175.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3733, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying enforcement procedures and penalties for work performed on public waters wetlands; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103G.141, subdivision 1; and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3734, A bill for an act relating to employee relations; modifying provisions governing the public employees insurance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 43A.316, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3735, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; authorizing additional enterprise zone allocations for tax reductions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 469.169, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3736, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an alternative method of allocation for compensatory revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.28, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Johnson , A.; Olson, E.; Dawkins; Ness and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 3737, A bill for an act relating to income taxation and higher education; extending the number of years of education provided by the state to 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; and 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greenfield and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 3738, A bill for an act relating to transportation; making seat belt violation a primary offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.686, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Skare, Kuisle and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3739, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; appropriating money for a grant to produce materials to educate citizens about the working of the Minnesota property tax system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Long and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3740, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing the rate of motor vehicle registration tax; making technical changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 161.081, by adding a subdivision; and 168.013, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 3741, A bill for an act relating to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observance; appropriating money to the council on Black Minnesotans for planning and coordination activities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3742, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a sales tax exemption for purchases by government entities of products manufactured in corrections industry programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Olson, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3743, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; appropriating money to juvenile facilities that provide quality programming , As demonstrated by measurable outcomes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3744, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a multipurpose events center in Red Lake Falls.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Weaver, Farrell, Delmont, Larsen and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3745, A bill for an act relating to crime; prescribing a gross misdemeanor penalty for intentionally not paying for gasoline at a gasoline service station; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.52, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Osthoff, for the Committee Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance, introduced:

H. F. No. 3746, A bill for an act relating to the environment; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 3747, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying debt service levy equalization; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.95, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.961.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3748, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; trust companies; providing for the organization, powers , And duties of trust companies; providing fiduciary provisions for trust companies and banks exercising trust powers; regulating interstate trust offices; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.6701, subdivision 1; 48.01, subdivisions 1 and 2; 48.36, subdivision 1; 48.37; 48.39; 48.41; 48.42; 48.43; 48.44; 48.45; 48.46; 48.47; 50.085, subdivision 14; 303.25, subdivision 3; 525.551, subdivision 6; and 525.56, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 48A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 46.045, subdivision 2a; 48.38; 48.475; 48.65; 48.66; 48.67; 48.68; 48.69; 48.70; 48.71; 48.72; 48.73; 48.75; 48.76; 48.77; 48.78; 48.79; 48.80; 48.81; 48.82; 48.83; 48.84; 48.841; 48.845; 48.846; 48.85; and 48.86.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Jennings, Jefferson, Mares and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3749, A bill for an act relating to baseball; providing for a process to construct, fund, maintain, And govern a major league baseball park; providing for community ownership of the baseball team; providing for powers and duties of the metropolitan sports facilities commission and the metropolitan council; authorizing certain taxes, revenue distributions, bonds and other debt obligations, And allocations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349A.10, by adding a subdivision; 473.551, subdivision 8, And by adding subdivisions; 473.552; 473.553, subdivision 1; and 473.556, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, And by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473I.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , February 18, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Tingelstad and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 3750, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; prohibiting a doctor of chiropractic from being disciplined for expressing a professional opinion in an independent examination; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 148.09.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3751, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for wastewater infrastructure funding for the city and town of Garrison.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Dempsey, Schumacher and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 3752, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for additional school day revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dempsey and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 3753, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a levy for school crossing guards; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.912, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Folliard, Slawik, Skare, Kraus and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 3754, A bill for an act relating to income taxation and higher education; extending the number of years of education provided by the state to 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; and 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3755, A bill for an act relating to data practices; requiring retention of law enforcement background investigation data for a minimum time period; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 626.87, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 3756, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing conformity to federal provisions providing for deduction of student loan interest; exclusion of employer provided tuition assistance; education savings accounts; and individual retirement account withdrawals for education purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Chaudhary; Juhnke; Otremba, M.; Evans and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 3757, A bill for an act relating to income taxation and higher education; extending the number of years of education provided by the state to 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; and 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3758, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for year-round school; requiring guidelines for intersession staff development and student remediation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 121.585, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Sviggum and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3759, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding for the three additional days of student instruction mandated for the 1998-1999 school year; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3760, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding for the three additional days of student instruction mandated for the 1998-1999 school year; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Milbert, Winter, Pugh, Delmont and Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 3761, A bill for an act relating to gambling; removing the sunset date for tax abatement of pari-mutuel pools; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 240.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Johnson , A.; Milbert and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 3762, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the application of the sales tax to sales of manufactured homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.02, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rukavina, Bakk and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3763, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting Carlton and St. Louis counties to establish a special nursing home district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Anderson, I.; Johnson , A.; Long; Rest and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 3764, A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing a tax study commission to study state and local fiscal relations; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3765, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing a state trail in Morrison county; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85.015, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3766, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the rates of taxes on lawful gambling; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 4, And 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , February 19, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Lieder, Finseth and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 3767, A bill for an act relating to the cities of East Grand Forks and Breckenridge; appropriating money for a loan to the cities for construction of levees; authorizing a means of repayment of the loan.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 3768, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a coordinated facilities plan; authorizing a grant to independent school district No. 2135, Maple River; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dorn and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 3769, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing a grant program to provide support services to caregivers experiencing stress; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3770, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; exempting sales by Minnesota correctional industries to the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3771, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the calculation of debt service equalization for independent school district No. 300, La Crescent-Hokah.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Huntley, Tomassoni , Abrams and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 3772, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing independent review organizations to review adverse determinations in the provision of health care services; imposing liability in making health care treatment decisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62M.01, subdivision 3; 62M.02, subdivision 12 , And by adding a subdivision; 62M.04, subdivision 4; 62M.06, subdivision 1; 62M.07; and 62M.11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62M; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62M.06, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; and 62M.09, subdivisions 4, 4a , And 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Clark, K.; Entenza; Greenfield and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3773, A bill for an act relating to marriages; authorizing marriages between persons of the same gender; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 517.02; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 517.01; 517.03, subdivision 1; and 517.20.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Peterson and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3774, A bill for an act relating to education; funding a pilot project to demonstrate successful and effective integration of technology to implement the graduation standards and profile of learning; authorizing a grant to independent school district No. 62, Ortonville; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3775, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a grant for distance learning programs to independent school district No. 390, Lake of the Woods; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mullery, Carlson and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 3776, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a visitor center in the St. Anthony Falls heritage zone.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Long introduced:

H. F. No. 3777, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; adopting the federal rules for charitable contribution deductions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.21, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Wagenius, Long and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3778, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; creating a temporary property tax exemption for certain properties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , February 23, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3779, A bill for an act relating to cemeteries; clarifying and reorganizing the law on cemeteries; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 525.14; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 306A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 306.01; 306.02; 306.023; 306.025; 306.027; 306.03; 306.04; 306.05; 306.06; 306.07; 306.08; 306.09; 306.10; 306.11; 306.111; 306.12; 306.13; 306.14; 306.141; 306.15; 306.16; 306.17; 306.18; 306.19; 306.20; 306.21; 306.22; 306.23; 306.24; 306.241; 306.242; 306.243; 306.245; 306.246; 306.25; 306.26; 306.27; 306.28; 306.29; 306.31; 306.32; 306.33; 306.34; 306.35; 306.36; 306.37; 306.38; 306.39; 306.40; 306.41; 306.42; 306.43; 306.44; 306.45; 306.46; 306.47; 306.48; 306.49; 306.50; 306.51; 306.52; 306.53; 306.54; 306.55; 306.56; 306.57; 306.58; 306.59; 306.60; 306.61; 306.62; 306.63; 306.64; 306.65; 306.66; 306.67; 306.68; 306.69; 306.70; 306.71; 306.72; 306.73; 306.74; 306.75; 306.76; 306.761; 306.762; 306.77; 306.773; 306.78; 306.79; 306.80; 306.81; 306.82; 306.83; 306.84; 306.85; 306.851; 306.86; 306.87; 306.88; 306.90; 306.93; 306.95; 306.97; and 306.99.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Anderson, I.; Solberg and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 3780, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying fees for cross-country ski pass; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 85.42.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Orfield, Rest and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 3781, A bill for an act relating to taxation; apportioning mortgage and deed registration taxes for property tax relief and other purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 287.12; and 287.21, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3782, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a grant for districts participating in the enhanced pairing program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3783, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax subtraction for personal and dependent exemptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Erhardt, Macklin, Sykora and Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 3784, A bill for an act relating to taxation; updating estate taxes to changes in the Internal Revenue Code; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 291.005, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 3785, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing for tax exempt status of certain municipal-owned wastewater treatment facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 272.02, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3786, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax deduction for post-secondary tuition; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Stanek and Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 3787, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring commissioner of transportation to expand capacity on a segment of marked interstate highway 94.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Bettermann and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 3788, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; prohibiting health-related licensing boards from disciplining a regulated person based on a professional opinion; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 214.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 3789, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use taxes; changing an effective date for the exemption for wind energy conversion systems; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231, article 7, section 47.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rukavina, Bakk and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3790, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting Carlton and St. Louis counties to establish a special nursing home district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Jennings and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 3791, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; exempting electric utility generation attached machinery; establishing a temporary in-lieu tax; establishing temporary surcharge; providing a state guarantee and appropriation for certain local bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.24; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 272.02, subdivision 1; and 273.13, subdivision 31; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216B; 275; and 475A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , February 25, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Trimble, Gunther, Jaros, Rhodes and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 3792, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.182, by adding a subdivision; Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 2, subdivision 13; Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 22, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 3793, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to Area II Board of Directors, Minnesota River Basin Projects, Inc. for installation of road retentions in Area II; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3794, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a sales tax exemption for building materials purchased for use in constructing certain low-income housing to be built by offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Erhardt, Harder, Paulsen and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3795, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing conformity to federal provisions providing for certain individual retirement accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3796, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Todd county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3797, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; extending the time and qualifications for certain apartment valuation exclusion in the cities of Brooklyn Center, Richfield, and St. Louis Park; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231, article 2, section 63, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , February 26, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Carlson, Carruthers and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3798, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use tax; exempting construction materials and supplies used in restoring the Earle Brown Heritage Center; 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.

Osthoff, for the Committee Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance, introduced:

H. F. No. 3799, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money for environmental, natural resource , And agricultural purposes; providing for regulation of certain activities and practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 17.59, subdivision 4; 35.82, subdivision 2; 41A.09, subdivision 1a; 84.871; 84.943, subdivision 3; 86B.313, subdivision 3 , And by adding subdivisions; 86B.415, by adding a subdivision; 89A.03, subdivision 1; 90.193; 93.002, subdivision 1; 103F.155, subdivision 2; 103F.161, subdivision 2; 103G.271, subdivision 6; 116.011; 116.07, by adding a subdivision; 308A.131, subdivision 1; and 308A.705, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 41A.09, subdivision 3a; 115.55, subdivision 5a; 116.07, subdivision 7; 116.18, subdivision 3c; and 308A.705, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 85; 86B; and 116; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18G.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 3800, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for upgrade of the Pelican Rapids library.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Long introduced:

H. F. No. 3801, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Minneapolis to impose a property tax on certain transit zone property.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Skare; Otremba, M.; Johnson, R.; Tomassoni and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 3802, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting sales of new farm machinery from the sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.02, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 59.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3803, A bill for an act relating to income taxation and higher education; extending the number of years of education provided by the state to 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; and 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Peterson and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 3804, A bill for an act relating to income taxation and higher education; extending the number of years of education provided by the state to 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; and 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Abrams and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3805, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying property tax class rates; providing a property tax rebate; changing state aid; increasing credits; reducing the general education tax levy; modifying the property tax base; conforming to federal tax law; allowing one-time deductions for items of nonconformity to federal law for prior tax years; advancing effective dates of sales tax exemptions and an income tax credit; repealing the accelerated payment of June sales tax; providing priorities for using forecast surpluses for tax reductions and reform; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.112, subdivision 7a; 273.1398, subdivision 2; 289A.18, subdivision 4; 289A.20, subdivision 4; 289A.60, subdivision 21; 290.01, subdivision 19e; 290.06, subdivision 2c , And by adding a subdivision; 290.067, subdivision 2a; 290.0921, subdivision 3a; 290A.03, subdivision 3; 477A.0122, subdivision 6; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16A.152, subdivision 2; 124.315, subdivisions 4 and 5; 273.127, subdivision 3; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25 , As amended, 31 , And 32; 273.1382, subdivision 1; 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a, 19b, 19c, 19g , And 31; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.0674, subdivision 2; 290A.03, subdivision 15; and 291.005, subdivision 1; Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 5, section 20; and article 7, section 47; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; and 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.11, subdivisions 6a and 15; 273.124, subdivision 17; and 273.1315.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Trimble, Gunther, Jaros, Kubly and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3806, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for economic development and related purposes; modifying provisions of a study; requiring reports; establishing pilot projects; providing an exemption from grant limits; defining terms; setting requirements for wastewater financial assistance; modifying loan criteria; modifying supplemental assistance provisions; establishing a revolving loan fund; modifying warranty provisions; requiring builders to make certain disclosures; establishing a public education campaign for homeowners' rights; providing for an employee notice of rights; modifying false statement provisions; providing exemptions from reemployment insurance requirements; modifying labor provisions for city attorneys; modifying reinvestment program provisions; extending boundaries; modifying a public utility mandate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.06, subdivision 2; 16B.08, subdivision 7; 16B.65, subdivision 7; 115C.09, by adding a subdivision; 116.182, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 116J.415, subdivision 5; 116J.553, subdivision 2; 116L.03, subdivision 5; 179A.16, subdivisions 1, 3, 9 , And by adding a subdivision; 179A.18, subdivision 1; 181.64; 216B.2423, subdivision 1; 326.87, subdivision 2; 326.975, subdivision 1; 327A.01, subdivisions 2 and 5; 327A.02, subdivisions 1 and 3; 327A.03; 383B.79, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; 446A.072, subdivisions 2 and 4; 469.303; and 541.051, subdivisions 1 and 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 115C.09, subdivision 3f; and 414.11; Laws 1997, chapter 85 , Article 1, section 39, subdivision 4; Laws 1997, chapter 200 , Article 1, section 2, subdivision 2; section 12, subdivision 2; section 33, subdivision 1 , And by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; and 181; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116C.80; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 446A.072, subdivision 4a; Laws 1991, chapter 275, section 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 3807, A bill for an act relating to the city of Coon Rapids; authorizing the city to impose sales and use taxes for certain purposes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday , February 27, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Milbert, Holsten, Bakk, Pugh and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 3808, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; confirming that the lawful taking of game and fish is a valued part of our heritage and a privilege that must always be managed by law and regulation for the common good.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Leighton, McCollum, Kubly, Kalis and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3809, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; confirming that the lawful taking of game and fish is a valued part of our heritage and a privilege that must always be managed by law and regulation for the common good.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Solberg, Tomassoni, Haas, Westrom and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 3810, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; confirming that the lawful taking of game and fish is a valued part of our heritage and a privilege that must always be managed by law and regulation for the common good.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Winter; Kelso; Anderson, I.; Opatz and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 3811, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; confirming that the lawful taking of game and fish is a valued part of our heritage and a privilege that must always be managed by law and regulation for the common good.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Kinkel, Bishop, Rukavina, Schumacher and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3812, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; confirming that the lawful taking of game and fish is a valued part of our heritage and a privilege that must always be managed by law and regulation for the common good.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Finseth; Otremba, M.; Bettermann; Hasskamp and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3813, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; confirming that the lawful taking of game and fish is a valued part of our heritage and a privilege that must always be managed by law and regulation for the common good.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Knight, Van Dellen, Reuter, Krinkie and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 3814, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, adding a section to article X; requiring a two-thirds vote of both houses of the legislature to establish or raise a tax or license fee.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Olson, E.; Lieder; Finseth; Westfall and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3815, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; providing flood loss aid for counties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 275.71, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Abrams and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3816, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying property tax class rates; providing a property tax rebate; changing state aid; increasing credits; reducing the general education tax levy; modifying the property tax base; conforming to federal tax law; allowing one-time deductions for items of nonconformity to federal law for prior tax years; advancing effective dates of sales tax exemptions and an income tax credit; repealing the accelerated payment of June sales tax; providing priorities for using forecast surpluses for tax reductions and reform; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.1398, subdivision 2; 289A.18, subdivision 4; 289A.20, subdivision 4; 289A.60, subdivision 21; 290.01, subdivision 19e; 290.06, subdivision 2c , And by adding a subdivision; 290.067, subdivision 2a; 290.0921, subdivision 3a; 290A.03, subdivision 3; 477A.0122, subdivision 6; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16A.152, subdivision 2; 124.315, subdivisions 4 and 5; 273.127, subdivision 3; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25 , As amended, 31 , And 32; 273.1382, subdivision 1; 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a, 19b, 19c, 19g , And 31; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.0674, subdivision 2; 290A.03, subdivision 15; and 291.005, subdivision 1; Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 5, section 20; and article 7, section 47; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; and 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.11, subdivisions 6a and 15; and 273.124, subdivision 17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Delmont and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3817, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; confirming that the lawful taking of game and fish is a valued part of our heritage and a privilege that must always be managed by law and regulation for the common good.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , March 2, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Olson, M.; Kuisle; Molnau and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 3818, A bill for an act relating to insurance; automobile; requiring a premium discount for seat belt use; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Paulsen; Commers; Anderson, B.; Krinkie and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 3819, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring deposit in the general fund of certain lawsuit proceeds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 3820, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting certain personal property from taxation; providing for state aid payments to local governments; requiring rate reductions for customers of rate regulated utilities; providing for state guarantee of local bond obligations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.24; 272.02, by adding a subdivision; and 273.1398, subdivision 6, And by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 272.02, subdivision 1; and 273.13, subdivision 31; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216B; and 475A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , March 4, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Van Dellen; Rifenberg; Anderson, B.; Wolf and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 3821, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing individual income tax rates; reducing the general education levy; reducing property tax class rates; providing a property tax rebate; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; and 290.091, subdivisions 1 and 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 273.127, subdivision 3; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25 , As amended , And 31; 273.1382, subdivision 1; and 290.091, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mares, Kielkucki, Gunther, Seifert and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 3822, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; confirming that the lawful taking of game and fish is a valued part of our heritage and a privilege that must always be managed by law and regulation for the common good.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mulder, Osskopp, Vandeveer, Reuter and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 3823, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; confirming that the lawful taking of game and fish is a valued part of our heritage and a privilege that must always be managed by law and regulation for the common good.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stang, Rifenberg, Kuisle, Erickson and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 3824, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; confirming that the lawful taking of game and fish is a valued part of our heritage and a privilege that must always be managed by law and regulation for the common good.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3825, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing the general rate of the sales and use tax and the sales tax on motor vehicles from 6.5 percent to 6 percent; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.02, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3826, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; regulating mediation; providing a nondisclosure privilege; regulating mediator testimony; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 595.02, subdivisions 1 and 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 572, repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 572.35, subdivision 1; and 572.37.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bakk and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3827, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; prohibiting the use of underwater video cameras to take fish; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97C.325.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Long introduced:

H. F. No. 3828, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a 20 percent property tax rebate for 1998 taxes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , March 5, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Carlson, Kalis, Solberg, Seagren and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 3829, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to immediately relocate capital square building's tenants.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Olson, E.; Ozment and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 3830, A bill for an act relating to claims; providing for payment of certain claims against the state; authorizing reimbursement of certain costs and fees; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Haas, Greenfield and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3831, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health insurers to cover care provided by any licensed provider willing to serve the insurer's enrollees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62Q.095.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Milbert , Abrams, Dawkins, Ozment and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 3832, A bill for an act relating to taxation; repealing the sales tax on health club memberships; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 297A.01, subdivision 3; and 297A.44, subdivision 1 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Boudreau, Daggett, Molnau, Broecker and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 3833, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; confirming that the lawful taking of game and fish is a valued part of our heritage and a privilege that must always be managed by law and regulation for the common good.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3834, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; confirming that the lawful taking of game and fish is a valued part of our heritage and a privilege that must always be managed by law and regulation for the common good.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , March 9, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Munger; Anderson, I. , And Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 3835, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; prohibiting taking fish with underwater video cameras; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97C.325.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Erickson, Rifenberg, Molnau and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 3836, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for reporting abortion data; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.411, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services.

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3837, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; extending the availability of equity take-out loans; amending procedures for the allocation of low-income housing tax credits; permitting allocation of the housing pool to senior rental housing if it is federally assisted; requiring an impact statement and a hearing before an owner terminates participation in a federally assisted rental housing program; permitting a local government to require relocation assistance for certain tenants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462A.222, subdivision 3; and 474A.061, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 39; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Erickson, Rifenberg, Molnau and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 3838, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; reducing rates of taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 4 , And 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Skoglund and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3839, A bill for an act relating to legislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous noncontroversial oversights, inconsistencies , Ambiguities, unintended results , And technical errors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115C.08, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Long, for the Committee Taxes, introduced:

H. F. No. 3840, A bill for an act relating to the financing and operation of government in this state; providing property tax rebates; providing property tax reform; making changes to property tax rates, levies, notices, hearings, assessments, exemptions, Aids, And credits; providing bonding and levy authority, And other powers to certain political subdivisions; making changes to income, sales, excise, mortgage registry and deed, premiums, And solid waste tax provisions; authorizing the imposition of certain local sales, use, excise, and lodging taxes; modifying provisions relating to the budget reserve and other accounts; making changes to tax increment financing, regional development, housing, And economic development provisions; providing for the taxation of taconite and the distribution of taconite taxes; modifying provisions relating to the taxation and operation of gaming; making miscellaneous changes to state and local tax and administrative provisions; providing for calculation of rent constituting property taxes; changing the senior citizens' property tax deferral program; changing certain fiscal note requirements; establishing a tax study commission; providing for a land transfer; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivisions 3, 4, And 5; 240.15, subdivision 1; 272.02, by adding a subdivision; 273.111, subdivision 9; 273.112, subdivision 7; 273.13, by adding subdivisions; 273.135, subdivision 2; 273.1391, subdivision 2; 273.1398, subdivision 2; 275.07, by adding a subdivision; 289A.08, subdivision 13; 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.067, subdivisions 2 and 2a; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290.0921, subdivision 3a; 290.10; 290.21, subdivision 3; 290A.03, subdivision 3; 297A.01, subdivision 8; 297A.02, subdivisions 2 and 4; 297A.135, subdivision 4; 297A.25, by adding subdivisions; 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 4, And 6; 298.225, subdivision 1; 298.28, subdivisions 4, 6, 9, 10, And 11; 360.653; 462.396, subdivision 2; 469.091, subdivision 1; 469.101, subdivision 1; 469.169, by adding a subdivision; 469.174, by adding a subdivision; 469.175, subdivisions 5, 6, 6a, And by adding a subdivision; 469.176, subdivision 7; 469.177, by adding a subdivision; 469.1771, subdivision 5, And by adding a subdivision; 473.3915, subdivisions 2 and 3; 475.58, subdivision 1; 477A.0122, subdivision 6; 477A.03, subdivision 2; 477A.14; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 3.986, subdivisions 2 and 4; 3.987, subdivisions 1 and 2; 3.988, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivisions 1 and 2; 16A.152, subdivision 2; 16A.1521; 124.239, subdivisions 5a and 5b; 124.918, subdivision 8; 124.961; 270.67, subdivision 2; 272.02, subdivision 1; 272.115, subdivisions 4 and 5; 273.124, subdivision 14; 273.127, subdivision 3; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, As amended, And 31; 273.1382, subdivisions 1 and 3; 275.065, subdivisions 3 and 6; 275.70, subdivision 5, And by adding a subdivision; 275.71, subdivisions 2, 3, And 4; 287.08; 289A.02, subdivision 7; 289A.11, subdivision 1; 289A.19, subdivision 2; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a, 19b, 19c, 19f, And 31; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.0673, subdivision 2; 290.091, subdivision 6; 290.371, subdivision 2; 290A.03, subdivisions 11, 13, and 15; 290B.03, subdivision 1; 290B.04, subdivisions 1, 3, And by adding subdivisions; 290B.05, subdivisions 1, 2, And 4; 290B.06; 290B.07; 290B.08, subdivision 2; 290B.09, subdivision 1; 291.005, subdivision 1; 297A.01, subdivisions 4 and 16; 297A.14, subdivision 4; 297A.25, subdivisions 3, 9, and 11; 297A.256, subdivision 1; 297A.48, by adding a subdivision; 297B.03; 297G.01, by adding a subdivision; 297G.03, subdivision 1; 297H.04, by adding a subdivision; 462A.071, subdivisions 2, 4, And 8; and 477A.011, subdivision 36; Laws 1971, chapter 773, sections 1, As amended, And 2, As amended; Laws 1984, chapter 380, sections 1, As amended, And 2; Laws 1992, chapter 511, Articles 2, section 52, As amended; and 8, section 33, subdivision 5; Laws 1994, chapter 587, Article 11, by adding a section; Laws 1995, chapter 255, Article 3, section 2, subdivisions 1, As amended, And 4, As amended; Laws 1997, chapter 231, articles 1, section 16, As amended; 2, sections 63, subdivision 1, And 68, subdivision 3; 5, section 20; 7, section 47; and 13, section 19; and Laws 1997, Second Special Session chapter 2, section 33; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 273; 290; and 365A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.697; 124A.698; 124A.70; 124A.71; 124A.711, subdivision 1; 124A.72; 124A.73; 289A.50, subdivision 6; and 365A.09; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 3.987, subdivision 3; 14.431; 124A.711, subdivision 2; and 273.13, subdivision 32; Laws 1992, chapter 499, Article 7, section 31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday , March 10, 1998

The following House File was introduced:

Entenza; Wagenius, Winter , And Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 3841, A bill for an act relating to commerce; eliminating retroactive exemption from the franchise law of agreements between air carriers; amending Laws 1997, chapter 222, section 61.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , March 11, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3842, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating franchises; modifying the definition of a franchise; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 80C.01, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kalis and Dempsey, for the Committee Capital Investment, introduced:

H. F. No. 3843, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing spending for public purposes; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.105; 16A.11, subdivision 3a, And by adding a subdivision; 16A.501; 16B.30; 16B.35, subdivision 1; and 446A.072, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16A.641, subdivision 4; 124C.498, subdivision 2; 268.917; and 462A.202, subdivision 3a; Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2, subdivision 1, As amended; Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 2, subdivision 13; Laws 1996, chapter 463, sections 13, subdivision 4, As amended; and 22, subdivision 7; and Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 1, section 35, As amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J; repealing Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 2, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , March 16, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Biernat; Kalis; Clark, K.; Osskopp and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3844, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting use of motorboats on certain waters in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness; providing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.225, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Evans, Tingelstad, McGuire, Entenza and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 3845, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting use of motorboats on certain waters in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness; providing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.225, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Greenfield, Wejcman, Skoglund, Pugh and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3846, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting use of motorboats on certain waters in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness; providing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.225, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Hausman, Huntley, Tompkins, Pelowski and Commers introduced:

H. F. No. 3847, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting use of motorboats on certain waters in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness; providing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.225, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Greiling; Munger; McElroy; Johnson, R. , And Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 3848, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting use of motorboats on certain waters in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness; providing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.225, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Paymar, Paulsen, Broecker, Kahn and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3849, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting use of motorboats on certain waters in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness; providing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.225, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Leppik, Wagenius, Dorn, Haas and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3850, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting use of motorboats on certain waters in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness; providing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.225, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Chaudhary, Opatz, Trimble, Rhodes and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 3851, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting use of motorboats on certain waters in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness; providing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.225, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , March 18, 1998

The following House File was introduced:

Van Dellen, Paulsen, Rifenberg, Kraus and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 3852, A resolution memorializing Congress to enact legislation that will sunset the Internal Revenue Code by December 31, 2000, and to develop and complete a replacement tax code for the American people.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday , March 20, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Tunheim, Finseth, Lieder, Wenzel and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 3853, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing emergency financial relief for farm families in certain counties; establishing a temporary program of assistance for federal crop insurance premiums; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , March 23, 1998

The following House File was introduced:

Anderson, I.; Bakk and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 3854, A resolution memorializing the United States government to resolve certain differences between the Province of Ontario and the State of Minnesota.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , March 26, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Winter and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 3855, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; limiting certain competition by cooperatives with members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 308A.201, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Bakk; Rukavina; Anderson, I.; Solberg and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3856, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; creating wilderness areas.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 3857, A bill for an act relating to courts; juries; exempting certain mothers from jury service; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 593.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Seifert and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3858, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for restrictions for teacher licenses and coach contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 125.05, subdivision 8; 125.09, subdivision 1; and 125.191.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , March 30, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

McCollum; Tuma; Leppik; Johnson, R. , And Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 3859, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, by adding a section; providing for equality of rights under the law for men and women.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tunheim, Mares, Murphy, Ness and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 3860, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; creating wilderness areas.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Olson, E.; Huntley; Finseth; Lieder and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3861, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; creating wilderness areas.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday , March 31, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Johnson, R.; Winter; Carruthers; Harder and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3862, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for matching funds for federal disaster relief; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Dorn and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 3863, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for matching funds for federal disaster relief; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

McCollum, Greiling, Farrell, Kahn and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3864, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, sections 2, 6, 7, 8, 16, And 17; article IV, sections 5, 8, 21, 23, And 24; article V, sections 2, 3, 5, And 6; article VI, sections 4, 6, 9, 10, And 13; article VII, sections 1, 2, 3, 6, And 8; article VIII, sections 3 and 4; article XI, sections 7 and 13; and article XIII, sections 7 and 11; changing gender-specific language to gender-neutral language in the constitution.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday , April 1, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Harder; Tuma; Swenson, H.; Winter and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 3865, A bill for an act relating to natural disaster relief; allowing early payments of state aids to local governments affected by tornadoes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Kahn, Hasskamp, Wejcman, Leppik and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3866, A bill for an act relating to health; restricting the designation of smoking areas in multitenant buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.416.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Orfield, Dawkins, Jennings, Leighton and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 3867, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; prohibiting use of motorboats on certain waters in the boundary waters canoe area wilderness; providing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 97A.225, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday , April 2, 1998

The following House File was introduced:

Workman; Johnson, R.; Tuma; Swenson, H. , And Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 3868, A bill for an act relating to public safety; waiving solid waste management taxes for counties affected by recent tornadoes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Friday , April 3, 1998

The following House Files were introduced:

Long; Olson, E.; Winter; McElroy and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3869, A bill for an act relating to disaster relief; providing for flood loss replacement aid; extending the time for which waivers of certain solid waste taxes relating to flood debris may be granted; authorizing waivers of solid waste taxes relating to tornado debris; providing for loan guarantees; providing temporary local government aid increases; exempting certain transfers from the sales tax and the sales tax on motor vehicles; authorizing certain extensions of time relating to taxes for victims of tornadoes; providing for property tax relief for certain property damaged by tornado; authorizing a special levy; authorizing certain assistance; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 275.70, subdivision 5; Laws 1997, chapter 105, section 3 , As amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3870, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; modifying the criteria for regulating health occupations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 214.001, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Westrom, McElroy and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 3871, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing that the notice of proposed property taxes separately list the taxes imposed by each special taxing district; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 275.065, section 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Tunheim, Carruthers, Skoglund , Abrams and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 3872, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; clarifying provisions governing actions for fraud under the uniform commercial code; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 336.2-721.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Johnson, R.; Harder; Swenson, H.; Clark, J. , And Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 3873, A bill for an act relating to tornado relief; providing for temporary waivers of certain programs and other relief; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 41B.043, subdivision 2a; and 168.16; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 12; and 41B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Johnson, R.; Harder; Swenson, H.; Clark, J. , And Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3874, A bill for an act relating to tornado relief; providing relief for housing infrastructure and economic development damages caused by the March 29, 1998, tornadoes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 462A.202, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Rest, Skoglund and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 3875, A bill for an act relating to family law; making surrogate parentage agreements void and unenforceable; prohibiting the arranging of surrogate parentage agreements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 257.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday , April 6, 1998

The following House File was introduced:

Schumacher, Molnau and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3876, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying certain provisions relating to motor carriers of passengers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.011, subdivision 35; 168.128, subdivision 3; 169.122, subdivision 5; 221.011, subdivisions 15, 21, And by adding a subdivision; 221.021; 221.031, subdivisions 1, 2, 3b, And 6; 221.0314, by adding a subdivision; 221.091; 221.124; 221.131, subdivision 2; 221.141, subdivision 1; 221.172, subdivision 10; 221.185, subdivisions 1, 3, And by adding a subdivision; 221.291, subdivision 4; and 221.55; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 221; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.011, subdivision 36; 168.1281; 221.011, subdivisions 20, 21, 32, And 34; 221.051; 221.121, subdivisions 6b and 6h; 221.172, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, And 9; 221.281; 221.84, subdivisions 2, 3, And 4; and 221.85; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 221.84, subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, parts 8880.0100; 8880.0200; 8880.0300; 8880.0400; 8880.0500; 8880.0600; 8880.0700; 8880.0800; 8880.0900; 8880.1000; 8880.1100; 8880.1200; 8880.1300; and 8880.1400.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.