State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, February 1, 1999


The following House Files were introduced:

Erickson and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 386, A bill for an act relating to education; amending the process by which state board of teaching members are confirmed; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 122A.07, subdivision 1.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 387, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring retailers to include serial numbers of goods sold on receipts for goods purchased with a credit card to allow for tracing of stolen goods; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Nornes, Cassell, Daggett, Westerberg and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 388, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the office of tourism.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 389, A bill for an act relating to the city of Fergus Falls; authorizing the expenditure of certain tax increments.

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

Davids and Krinkie introduced:

H. F. No. 390, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; eliminating certain preferential provisions involving credit unions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.05, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Seifert, J.; Bishop; Opatz; Skoglund and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 391, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; limiting punitive damages in cases involving products or devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 549.20, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

Solberg and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 392, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for tourism promotion.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 393, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the rates of the taxes on lawful gambling; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 4, and 6.

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

Greiling and Seifert, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 394, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance and public disclosure; increasing the public's right to know; requiring disclosure of economic interests of independent contractors and consultants; requiring conduit funds to register with the board of campaign finance and public disclosure, to have a treasurer, and to not commingle funds; requiring full disclosure of the total costs of lobbying; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 4, 11, 28, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.04, subdivisions 4, 5, and 6; 10A.14, subdivisions 1 and 2; 10A.20, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and by adding a subdivision; and 211B.15, subdivision 16; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 10A.04, subdivision 4a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 395, A bill for an act relating to municipal contracting; requiring municipalities to request the state designer selection board to select primary designers for certain projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16B.33, subdivision 1; and 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

Howes; Otremba; Lenczewski; Anderson, B., and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 396, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting clothing repair and alterations from the sales and use tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.01, subdivision 3.

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

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 397, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for the election of state legislators without party designation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 10A.27, subdivision 4; 10A.275, subdivision 3; 10A.31, subdivision 5; 10A.325; 204D.08, subdivisions 4 and 6; and 204D.13, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 10A.315.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Howes, Swenson and Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 398, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Hubbard county.

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

Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 399, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing home rule charter and statutory cities to establish a sidewalk utility; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 415.

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

Winter, Peterson and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 400, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing emergency payments for certain pork producers; appropriating money.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 401, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; exempting agricultural land from the general education levy; increasing general education aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 127A.48, by adding a subdivision; and 275.08, subdivision 1b.

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

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 402, A bill for an act relating to education funding; restoring minimum funding for secondary vocational programming; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.453, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Ness; Carlson; Dempsey; Seifert, M., and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 403, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a uniform minimum length of the school year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 120A.41.

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

Erickson, Ness, Abeler and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 404, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Johnson and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 405, A bill for an act relating to education funding; creating an equalized discretionary aid and levy for deferred maintenance purposes; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Howes; Tomassoni; Seifert, M.; Bakk; Skoe and Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 406, 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 Crime Prevention

Skoglund, Wagenius, Mullery, Stanek and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 407, A bill for an act relating to crime; establishing a misdemeanor prosecution pilot grant program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Goodno, Mulder, Jennings, Rhodes, Greenfield, Dorn, Carruthers and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 408, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the definition of practice of pharmacy; defining patient counseling; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 151.01, subdivision 27, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Skoglund, Stanek, Broecker, Bishop and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 409, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the definition of criminal gang in the gang enhancement statute; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.229, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 410, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing service credit in the correctional employees plan.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Tomassoni; Rukavina; Solberg; Pugh; McCollum; Hilty; Kelliher; Peterson; Gray; Kielkucki; Jennings; Mariani; Smith; Juhnke; Huntley; Marko; Howes; Hasskamp; Seifert, M.; Reuter; Bakk and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 411, A resolution requesting a ban on the importation of certain steel products.

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

Schumacher, Stang, Gunther, Wenzel and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 412, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing deer and elk to be hunted in shooting preserves; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 97A.115, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 97A.121, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Mulder, Bradley, Leppik, Huntley and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 413, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying certain licensing and registration requirements for physicians, acupuncturists, and athletic trainers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 147.02, subdivision 1; 147.03, subdivision 1; 147.037, subdivision 1; 147B.02, subdivisions 4 and 9; 147B.05, subdivision 2; 148.7808, subdivisions 4 and 5; and 148.7815, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Gunther, Peterson, Ness, Wenzel, Harder, Dorman, Hackbarth and Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 414, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; extending the program for control of pseudorabies in swine; appropriating money.

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

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 415, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; exempting sales of gold and silver coins and bullion; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

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

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 416, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; requiring investigation of interference with local telephone service; requiring improvements to telephone facilities to reduce or eliminate interference; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 216A.07, subdivision 4; and 237.5799; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.

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

Hasskamp and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 417, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting equipment and materials used to make improvements to certain resorts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hasskamp and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 418, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing classification requirements for certain resorts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 273.13, subdivisions 22 and 25.

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

Wenzel, Dehler and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 419, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to commissioner of transportation to study feasibility of extending Northstar corridor from St. Cloud to Little Falls.

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

Haas, Luther and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 420, A bill for an act relating to the city of Brooklyn Park; establishing a housing improvement area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Haas, Luther and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 421, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Hennepin county.

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

Clark, K.; Abrams; McElroy; Daggett; Rest; Dawkins and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 422, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting vitamin, mineral, and whole food supplements from the sales and use tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, subdivision 3.

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

Daggett, Huntley, Smith, Bradley and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 423, A bill for an act relating to family law; clarifying support withholding of income from certain independent contractors in the motor carrier industry; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 518.6111, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

Westfall, Hausman, Goodno, Bradley, Greenfield, Finseth, Daggett, Harder, Westrom, Stang, Nornes, Cassell and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 424, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding the living-at-home/block nurse program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.0917, subdivision 8.

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

Stanek, Lindner, Carruthers and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 425, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating money for the northwest community law enforcement project.

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

Rukavina, Bakk, Holsten and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 426, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress to enact laws that will expedite the exchange of intermingled state and federal lands located within the exterior boundaries of the Superior National Forest to consolidate land ownership for the purpose of enabling each government to properly discharge its respective management duties.

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

Kahn, Rhodes, Murphy, Hilty and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 427, 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 Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Kahn, Krinkie, Rhodes, Greiling and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 428, 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 and Veterans Affairs Policy

Bradley, Rifenberg, Leighton, Pelowski, Kuisle, Davids, Osskopp, Seagren, Reuter and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 429, A bill for an act relating to human services; transferring certain duties to the region 10 quality assurance commission from the commissioner of human services; requiring a waiver request to be submitted to the federal government; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 256B.0951, subdivisions 1 and 3; and 256B.0955.

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

Kahn, Pawlenty, Van Dellen, Dawkins, Knoblach, and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 430, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing St. Paul to issue a temporary license for the sale of beer on the grounds of the state capitol in connection with the Twin Cities Marathon; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 340A.412, subdivision 4.

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

Howes, Solberg, Hasskamp and Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 431, A bill for an act relating to tax-forfeited land sales; removing a provision dealing with apportionment of the net proceeds of sales and rental of forfeited lands; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 282.05.

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

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 432, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis teachers retirement fund association; permitting the designation of certain supplemental needs trusts as the designated beneficiary of an optional annuity form.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Howes, Daggett, Tingelstad and Skoe introduced:

H. F. No. 433, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the exchange and private sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Cass county.

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

Opatz, Knoblach, Schumacher and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 434, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; correcting the name of a grant recipient to that of the project owner; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 23, subdivision 17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment

Milbert and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 435, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota state retirement system general state employees retirement plan; authorizing the purchase of service credit as a department of transportation laborer 1 by certain persons.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Mares, Smith, Stanek, Wenzel and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 436, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying early retirement provisions for the state patrol retirement fund and public employees retirement association; providing for pre-1999 consolidations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 352B.08, subdivision 2a; 353.651, subdivision 4; and 353A.083, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Abrams, Carruthers, Rest and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 437, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making policy changes to certain taxes and tax administrative provisions; conforming certain state tax provisions to changes in the Internal Revenue Code; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 60A.19, subdivision 6; 270.07, subdivision 1; 270.65; 270.78; 270B.03, subdivisions 1 and 5; 270B.14, by adding a subdivision; 289A.02, subdivision 7; 289A.31, subdivision 2; 289A.40, subdivision 1a; 289A.50, subdivision 7; 289A.55, subdivision 9; 289A.56, subdivision 4; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19b, and 31; 290.17, subdivisions 3, 4, and 6; 290A.03, subdivision 15; 291.005, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivision 4; 295.53, subdivision 1; 297F.08, by adding a subdivision; and 297H.05.

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

Swenson and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 438, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending a grant to the McLeod West school district No. 2887; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 439, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Minneapolis to issue an on-sale liquor license for Dudley Riggs Theatre; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 340A.404, subdivision 2.

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

Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 440, 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 and Veterans Affairs Policy

Knoblach and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 441, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; clarifying definitions; facilitating reports of last-minute contributions; clarifying campaign finance requirements; changing certain limits; requiring return of public subsidies under certain conditions; making advisory opinions public data; clarifying certain definitions and prohibitions; clarifying and authorizing exceptions to the ban on gifts; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 7 and 18; 10A.02, subdivision 12; 10A.03, subdivision 3; 10A.04, subdivisions 5 and 7; 10A.065, subdivisions 1, 3, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.071; 10A.08; 10A.09, subdivision 7; 10A.14, subdivision 4; 10A.15, subdivisions 3, 5, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.20, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6b, 12, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.23; 10A.25, subdivisions 2 and 10; 10A.29; 10A.31, subdivisions 7 and 10; 10A.315; 10A.322, subdivisions 1 and 4; 10A.324, subdivision 1; 10A.34; 200.02, by adding a subdivision; 211A.02, subdivision 2; 211A.12; 290.06, subdivision 23; and 471.895; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 10A.09, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 442, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring metered ramp study by department of transportation; appropriating money.

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

Greenfield, Huntley, Mulder, Haas and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 443, A bill for an act relating to organizations; regulating certain nonprofit and charitable organizations; defining a nonprofit health care trust; establishing requirements for certain agreements and transactions between nonprofit health care trusts and noncharitable entities; requiring that financial statements of charitable organizations contain certain information; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.99, by adding a subdivision; 309.53, subdivision 3; 317A.141, subdivision 4; and 317A.811, subdivision 6; 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 Policy

Stang, Cassell, Otremba and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 444, 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 Policy

Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 445, A bill for an act relating to state employment; Minnesota state colleges and universities system; permitting retired employees formerly represented by the Minnesota federation of teachers to elect between certain contract provisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Kuisle; Lieder; Anderson, I.; Molnau; Davids; Kielkucki; Gunther; Broecker; Harder; Stang; Finseth; Seifert, M.; Swenson; Osskopp; Rifenberg; Dorman; Clark, J.; Skoe; Westfall; Kubly; Juhnke and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 446, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; decreasing rate of depreciation for passenger automobile registration tax; allocating revenues from motor vehicle sales tax; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, Article XIV, by adding a section to require certain percentages of motor vehicle sales tax revenue be deposited in highway user tax distribution fund and transit assistance fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 168.013, subdivision 1a; and 297B.09, subdivision 1.

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