State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, February 14, 2000


The following House Files were introduced:

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3302, A bill for an act relating to gambling; modifying definition of lawful purpose to include certain expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 349.12, subdivision 25.

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

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3303, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; clarifying that the criminal code penalty for failure to pay over state funds includes within its scope the failure to remit a tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 289A.63, subdivision 1; and 609.445.

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

Seifert, J.; McGuire; Stanek; Biernat and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3304, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; eliminating the prohibition on admitting into evidence use of seat belts and child passenger restraint systems; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 169.685, subdivision 4.

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

Skoe and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3305, A bill for an act relating to taxation; mortgage registry and deed; providing for apportionment of tax proceeds between the county and state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 287.12; and 287.29, subdivision 1.

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

Wilkin introduced:

H. F. No. 3306, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the residential hospice program requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 144A.48, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 144A.48, subdivision 6.

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

Rest, Pawlenty, Lindner and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 3307, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; modifying the job training credit; modifying the income limit for participants; increasing authorized credit amounts; making the credit permanent; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.0673, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.0673, subdivision 8.

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

Finseth, Gunther and Westerberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3308, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing for grants-in-aid for distance-work projects in rural areas.

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

Abeler, Stanek, Broecker, Holberg, Entenza and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 3309, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring offenders with prior predatory offenses who commit designated offenses to register under the predatory offender registration law; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

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

Abeler, Bradley, Gleason and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3310, A bill for an act relating to health plans; regulating contract stacking; providing a remedy; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 62Q.74, subdivision 1.

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

Dawkins; Bishop; Larsen, P.; Biernat; Smith; Leighton; Gleason; Schumacher; Winter; Kubly; Dorn; Boudreau; Bradley; Carruthers and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 3311, A bill for an act relating to family law; providing for parenting plans; changing certain terminology; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 15.87; 119A.37; 124D.23, subdivision 8; 256L.01, subdivision 3a; 257.541; 257.75, subdivision 3; 257A.01, subdivision 2; 257A.03, subdivision 2; 480.30, subdivision 1; 494.015, subdivision 1; 517.08, subdivision 1c; 518.003, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision; 518.131, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 7, and by adding a subdivision; 518.156; 518.157, subdivisions 1 and 3; 518.165, subdivision 1; 518.175, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8; 518.1751; 518.176, subdivision 2; 518.177; 518.179, subdivision 1; 518.18; 518.612; 518.619, subdivision 1; 518.68, subdivisions 1 and 2; 518B.01, subdivisions 4, 6, and 8; 519.11, subdivision 1a; 609.26, subdivision 2; 629.341, subdivision 3; and 631.52, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 119A.45; 257.66, subdivision 3; 494.03; 518.155; 518.165, subdivision 2; 518.178; 518.551, subdivision 5; and 609.26, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518.

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

Finseth, Westfall, Westrom, Rostberg, Ness, Swenson, Gunther, Kubly, Peterson, Storm, Cassell, Tunheim and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 3312, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing for uniformity in meat and poultry inspection; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 31.632; 31.633, subdivision 1; 31.651; 31A.02, subdivisions 5, 6, 10, 13, and 14; 31A.03; 31A.05; 31A.06; 31A.07, subdivisions 1 and 2; 31A.08; 31A.10; 31A.13; 31A.16; and 31A.17; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 31A.01; and 31A.15, subdivision 1.

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

Kielkucki, Schumacher, Cassell, Erickson and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 3313, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the definition of equity revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivisions 24, 25, and 27; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 28.

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

Kahn, Mares, Stanek, Wenzel and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 3314, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing for an additional postretirement asset distribution for the Minneapolis police relief association; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 423B.01; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 423B.

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

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3315, A bill for an act relating to garnishment; limiting the attachment of certain property by garnishment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 571.73, subdivision 4.

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

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3316, A bill for an act relating to child support; permitting an obligor to file a bond with the court pending the outcome of an appeal; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518.

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

Van Dellen, Milbert, Carruthers, Rukavina and Haake introduced:

H. F. No. 3317, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; limiting increases in market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 273.11, subdivision 1a.

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

Luther, Skoglund and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 3318, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for designation of standby and alternate custodians of children; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 257B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 257A.01; 257A.02; 257A.03; 257A.04; 257A.05; 257A.06; 257A.07; 257A.08; 257A.09; and 257A.10.

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

Jennings, Workman, Kelliher and Larson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 3319, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; combining responsibility for all driver education programs with commissioner of public safety; regulating satisfactions of judgment on automobile liability claims; allowing drivers' license to be renewed within five years of expiration without written examination; abolishing ignition interlock pilot program; making clarifying and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 171.183, subdivision 1; and 171.27; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 169.974, subdivision 2; and 171.05, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.305; Minnesota Rules, parts 7409.3700; 7409.3710; 7409.3720; 7409.3730; 7409.3740; 7409.3750; 7409.3760; and 7409.3770.

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

Carlson, Rest and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3320, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the crime-related costs levy; amending the uses of the levy proceeds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.44.

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

Daggett, Howes, Fuller and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 3321, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a special levy for operational costs of certain regional jails; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 275.70, subdivision 5.

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

Biernat, Mahoney and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 3322, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing commissioner of public safety to conduct pilot program using photographic evidence for enforcement of traffic signal laws; appropriating money; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 169.06, by adding a subdivision; and 171.12, subdivision 6.

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

Biernat, Folliard, Mares and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3323, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a task force to implement statewide insurance benefits for school district employees.

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

Seifert, J.; Mares; Seagren; Marko; Greiling; Pugh; Mariani; Entenza and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 3324, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant for a metropolitan magnet school grant; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 124D.88, subdivision 3.

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

Westrom, Cassell and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3325, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; extending the time period for certain seed germination tests; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 21.86, subdivision 1.

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

Westrom, Cassell and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3326, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing an additional exception to the sale of certain dairy products below cost; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 32.72, subdivision 2.

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

Broecker, Haake, Rukavina, Jennings and Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 3327, A bill for an act relating to local government; removing the sunset on provisions for authorizing local governments to petition to amend or repeal a rule; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 14.091.

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

Hackbarth, Rukavina, Bakk, Ozment and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3328, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; adding to the Iron Range off-highway vehicle state recreation area; extending the availability of a previous appropriation.

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

Wolf, Davids, Jennings and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3329, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying, recodifying, and clarifying telecommunications statutes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 216B.16, subdivision 2; 238.02, by adding a subdivision; 238.03; 297A.25, by adding a subdivision; 308A.210, subdivision 8; and 403.09; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 125B.20, subdivision 2; and 216A.03, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 237.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6; 237.011; 237.035; 237.06; 237.065; 237.067; 237.068; 237.069; 237.07; 237.071; 237.072; 237.075; 237.076; 237.081; 237.082; 237.09; 237.10; 237.11; 237.14; 237.16, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13; 237.18; 237.21; 237.22; 237.25; 237.26; 237.27; 237.28; 237.44; 237.47; 237.57; 237.5799; 237.58; 237.59, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10; 237.60; 237.61; 237.62; 237.625; 237.626; 237.63; 237.64; 237.65; 237.67; 237.68; 237.74, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13; 237.76; 237.761; 237.762; 237.763; 237.764; 237.765; 237.766; 237.767; 237.768; 237.769; 237.770; 237.771; 237.772; 237.773; 237.774; and 237.775; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 237.036; 237.066; and 237.5799; Laws 1995, chapter 156, section 25.

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

McCollum, Entenza, Greiling and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 3330, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for clean money in certain state elections; increasing disclosure of campaign contributions to candidates; encouraging candidates to accept only clean money for their political campaigns; limiting campaign contributions and expenditures; increasing public subsidies for state candidates who agree to limit the sources and amounts of contributions to their campaigns; imposing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 204B.11; 211A.13; 211B.12; 211B.15, subdivision 16; 340A.404, subdivision 10; and 353.03, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 10A.01, subdivision 1; 10A.02, subdivisions 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13; 10A.025, subdivisions 1 and 2; 10A.071, subdivision 3; 10A.34; 10A.37; and 383B.042, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211B; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, and 36; 10A.105; 10A.11; 10A.12; 10A.13; 10A.14; 10A.15; 10A.16; 10A.17; 10A.18; 10A.20; 10A.24; 10A.241; 10A.242; 10A.25; 10A.255; 10A.257; 10A.27; 10A.273; 10A.275; 10A.28; 10A.29; 10A.30; 10A.31; 10A.315; 10A.321; 10A.322; 10A.323; and 10A.324.

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

Howes, Hasskamp, Wenzel, Stang and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 3331, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating the department of crime victims and violence prevention; creating the office of prevention of violence against women as an office within the department; consolidating crime victims and violence prevention programs within the department; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 15.01; 15.06, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 119A.13, subdivisions 2 and 3; 119A.17; 119A.22; 119A.23, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 124D.32, subdivisions 1 and 3; 145A.15, subdivisions 1 and 4; 268.29; 268.30, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 299A.331, subdivision 1; 299A.63, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 299C.065, subdivisions 1a, 2, 3a, and 4; 609.3241; 609.5315, by adding a subdivision; 609.605, subdivision 2; 609.7495, subdivision 1; 611A.01; 611A.02, subdivision 2; 611A.0311, subdivision 3; 611A.07, subdivision 1; 611A.25; 611A.32; 611A.34; 611A.35; 611A.36, subdivision 1; 611A.361; 611A.55; 611A.57, subdivision 3; 611A.675, subdivision 1; 611A.71; 611A.74, subdivision 1a; and 611A.76; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 299A.292; 299A.293, subdivision 1; 299A.294, subdivision 3; 299A.295, subdivision 1; 299A.297; 299A.298; 299A.299, subdivisions 3 and 4; 299A.2994, subdivision 1; 609.531, subdivision 1; 611A.612; and 611A.77, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 611A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 611B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 119A.11, subdivision 6; 119A.20, subdivision 4; 611A.02, subdivision 1; 611A.21; 611A.22; 611A.221; 611A.31; 611A.33; 611A.345; 611A.41; 611A.43; and 611A.78.

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

Swenson, Otremba, Wenzel and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 3332, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; allowing the commissioner of agriculture to establish alternative term expiration dates for members of the dairy research and promotion council; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 17.54, subdivision 13.

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

Nornes and Cassell introduced:

H. F. No. 3333, 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; authorizing the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to make capital improvements to Fergus Falls community college; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

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

Lenczewski; Larson, D.; Buesgens and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 3334, A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring an environmental impact statement for an outdoor sports or entertainment facility expected to accommodate a peak attendance of 10,000; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116D.04, by adding a subdivision.

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

Mares, Greiling, Carlson and Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 3335, A bill for an act relating to state employment; prohibiting certain noncompetitive promotions; modifying the definition of confidential employee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 43A.15, subdivision 5; and 179A.03, subdivision 4.

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

Hilty and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 3336, A bill for an act relating to local government; clarifying that the town of Silver may elect to join the Moose Lake area fire protection district in whole but not in part; authorizing issuance of equipment certificates by the fire protection district; amending Laws 1987, chapter 402, section 2, subdivisions 1, 4, and 5.

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

Abeler, Rukavina, Howes, Osthoff and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3337, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; authorizing licensed Minnesota dentists to bargain collectively with dental health plans, proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 150A.

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

Holberg, Buesgens, Tuma, Wolf and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 3338, A bill for an act relating to Scott county; authorizing the county board to reorganize and delegate the duties of certain county offices; amending Laws 1997, chapter 90.

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

Dempsey, Seagren, Jaros, Dawkins and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 3339, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for expenditures for historic structure rehabilitation; 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

Holsten and Skoe introduced:

H. F. No. 3340, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing reimbursement for the removal of certain petroleum storage tanks used for agricultural purposes.

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

Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 3341, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees retirement association; authorizing the purchase of service credit for a period of Hennepin county employment for which deductions were withheld but not deposited.

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

Mariani, Abeler, Mulder, McCollum and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3342, A bill for an act relating to foster care; adding requirements for foster care agencies and foster care providers related to children who rely on medical equipment to sustain life or monitor a medical condition; 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 Policy

Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 3343, A bill for an act relating to taxes; levy limits; allowing a special levy for lake improvement districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 275.70, subdivision 5.

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

Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 3344, A bill for an act relating to raffles; authorizing a volunteer fire department to conduct an annual raffle under certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 349.166, by adding a subdivision.

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

Entenza, Chaudhary, Mahoney, Tingelstad and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 3345, A bill for an act relating to family law; changing certain child support enforcement provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 256.979, by adding a subdivision; 518.64, subdivision 5; 552.03; and 552.04, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 552.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 552.05, subdivisions 4, 5, and 10; Minnesota Rules, parts 9500.1800; 9500.1805; 9500.1810; 9500.1811; 9500.1812; 9500.1815; 9500.1817; 9500.1820; and 9500.1821.

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

Stanek; Bishop; Larsen, P.; Broecker; Vandeveer; Rhodes; Howes; Clark, J.; Gunther; Goodno; Stang; Westerberg; Tuma; Rifenberg; Storm; Sykora; Seagren; Smith; Sviggum; Tingelstad; Pawlenty and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 3346, A bill for an act relating to crime; criminal justice information systems technology; changing the membership of the criminal and juvenile justice information policy group; authorizing the purchase and distribution of criminal justice technology infrastructure improvements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 299C.65, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; and Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 299C.65, subdivisions 2 and 8.

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

Gleason, Mullery and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3347, A bill for an act relating to state government; the office of administrative hearings; authorizing the chief administrative law judge to establish a system of subject matter specialization for judges; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 14.48.

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

Jennings and Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 3348, A bill for an act relating to special assessments; providing that the notice to property owners before an improvement is ordered contains an estimate of the amount proposed to be assessed against each property owner; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 429.031, subdivision 1.

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

Skoe, Kelliher and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3349, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying provisions for designating experimental waters; modifying provisions for fishing contests; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 97C.001, subdivision 1; and 97C.081, subdivisions 2, 3, and by adding subdivisions.

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

McCollum, Schumacher, Hasskamp, Luther and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3350, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; creating a subtraction for elderly and disabled; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.0802.

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

Jennings, Lieder, Vandeveer and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3351, A bill for an act relating to transportation; creating a right-of-way acquisition loan fund; specifying uses for the fund; providing for transfers to the fund; appropriating money; 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 Policy

Gerlach, Finseth, Bakk, Howes and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3352, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; permitting angling with a lighted fishing lure; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97C.335.

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

Jennings, Lieder, Vandeveer and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3353, A bill for an act relating to transportation; creating an overpass improvement fund; specifying uses for the fund; providing for transfers to the fund; establishing an advisory committee; appropriating money; 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 Policy

McCollum, Mares, Rhodes, Hasskamp, Gleason, Johnson, Skoglund, Mullery and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3354, A bill for an act relating to veterans; providing a grant for the national monument to women in the United States military; appropriating money.

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

Tomassoni and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 3355, A bill for an act relating to reemployment insurance; excluding smokechasers from the definition of noncovered employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 268.035, subdivision 20.

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

Abeler and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3356, A bill for an act relating to health; extending the application deadline for essential community provider status for a facility providing culturally competent health care; modifying termination and renewal of designation as an essential community provider; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 62Q.19, subdivisions 2 and 6.

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

Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 3357, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a program of tuition and textbook reimbursement grants for students enrolled in accredited post-secondary Minnesota school guidance counseling training institutions; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.

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

Bishop, Solberg, Seagren, Goodno, Sykora and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3358, A bill for an act relating to state government; adjusting certain appropriation amounts to reflect the November 1999 forecast of state revenue and expenditures for human services, kindergarten through grade 12 education, and family and early childhood education; appropriating money; amending Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 1, section 71, subdivisions 3, 7, and 9; article 2, section 4, subdivision 3; article 4, section 12, subdivision 5, 6, and 7; chapter 241, article 1, section 68, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5; article 2, section 60, subdivisions 7, 12, 13, 14, and 17; article 3, section 3, subdivision 2; article 4, section 27, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5; article 5, section 18, subdivisions 5 and 6; and article 6, section 14, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5; and chapter 245, article 1, sections 1 and 2.

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

Ness, Mares, Buesgens, Cassell and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3359, 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

Storm; Cassell; Rifenberg; Daggett; Clark, J.; Swenson and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3360, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a farm rebate; appropriating money.

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

Stanek, Hilty, Fuller, Westerberg and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3361, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; specifying that the board of public defense rather than the county in which prosecution originated may be responsible for certain costs related to providing a criminal defense; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 611.21.

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

Trimble, Gunther and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 3362, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for an "Intensive Intervention" transitional employment training project for refugee and immigrant communities.

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

Westerberg, Finseth, Vandeveer, Swenson and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3363, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money and authorizing bonds for clean water grants and public water accesses.

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

Cassell, Nornes, Westrom and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 3364, 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; authorizing the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to make capital improvements to Alexandria technical college; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

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

Abeler, Bradley, Carruthers, Huntley, McCollum, Nornes and Gleason introduced:

H. F. No. 3365, A bill for an act relating to vulnerable adults; modifying provisions concerning medical errors and neglect; requiring health licensing boards to make determinations regarding employment disqualifications; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 626.5572, subdivision 17; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 245A.04, subdivision 3d; 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 Policy

Gleason; Larson, D.; Mariani; Mares and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 3366, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for airport runway impact pupil unit aid for independent school district No. 280, Richfield.

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

Clark, K.; Rostberg and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 3367, A bill for an act relating to spoken language interpreters; establishing a voluntary registry administered by the department of human services; 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 Policy

Kahn, Kelliher, Trimble and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 3368, A bill for an act relating to the environment; restricting outdoor light pollution; 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 Policy

Peterson, Otremba, Paymar, Skoe and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 3369, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; prohibiting tampering with anhydrous ammonia; imposing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 18C.005, by adding subdivisions; 18C.201, by adding a subdivision; 18D.325, by adding a subdivision; and 18D.331, by adding a subdivision.

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

Westerberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3370, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing the commissioner of corrections to establish and operate alternative residential programs for juveniles; deleting a reference to a closed correctional facility; changing the data collection date for the Interstate Compact for Supervision of Parolees and Probationers Report; requiring an offender in phase II of the challenge incarceration program to report to an agent or program staff; requiring that pretrial diversion reports prepared by county attorneys be submitted to the state court administrator; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 242.32, by adding a subdivision; 242.55; 243.162, subdivision 3; 244.172, subdivision 2; and 401.065, subdivision 4.

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

Peterson and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3371, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; increasing the amount of livestock dealer bonds; clarifying status of certain grain buying transactions; changing certain grain storage provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 17A.05, subdivision 2; 223.17, subdivision 5; 223.175; 232.21, by adding a subdivision; and 232.23, subdivisions 3 and 6.

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

Holberg, Smith, Broecker, Osskopp and Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 3372, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring defendants upon conviction to pay certain specific costs and disbursements of criminal prosecutions or investigations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 631.48.

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

Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3373, A bill for an act relating to human rights; prohibiting business discrimination on the basis of national origin; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 363.03, subdivision 8a.

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

Rest, Erhardt, Howes, Pugh and Haake introduced:

H. F. No. 3374, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; extending the education homestead credit to seasonal recreational property; changing the name to general education credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 275.08, subdivision 1e; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 273.1382, subdivisions 1, 1a, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Mulder, Skoe, Finseth, Huntley and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 3375, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for health care purchasing alliances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 62T.03; 62T.05; 62T.06, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 62T.11; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 62T.04; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62T; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 62T.13.

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

Stanek; Larsen, P., and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 3376, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; creating the Minnesota capitol police department and merging the capitol complex security division into it; creating a capitol complex security oversight committee; increasing the complement of state troopers assigned to provide security to the governor; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 626.84, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299N; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 299E.01; 299E.02; and 626.88, subdivision 3.

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

Johnson, Folliard, Schumacher, Skoe, Gleason, Leighton, Pugh, Carlson, Chaudhary, Juhnke and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 3377, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a grant program to fund school district technology needs; appropriating money.

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

Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3378, A bill for an act relating to St. Louis county; increasing the authorized number for a position in the unclassified service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 383C.035.

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

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 3379, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to construct a campus security building and lease state property at Moorhead state university.

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

Pawlenty, Dempsey, Wolf, Pugh and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 3380, A bill for an act relating to Dakota county; creating a pilot project to develop an integrated criminal justice information system; appropriating money.

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

Koskinen, Hilty and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 3381, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing for a tax credit; requiring security measures for convenience stores; prescribing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299G.

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

Rhodes, Erhardt, Rest, Milbert and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 3382, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales of investment 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

Koskinen, Chaudhary and Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 3383, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a moratorium on campus closure by the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities.

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

Van Dellen, Pugh, Sviggum, Kalis, Rifenberg, Gunther, Erhardt, Luther, Lenczewski, Otremba, Paulsen and Vandeveer introduced:

H. F. No. 3384, A bill for an act relating to health; providing a grant to the board of regents of the University of Minnesota for type 1 diabetes research; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 144.395, subdivision 2.

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

Dorman, Cassell and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 3385, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money and authorizing bonds for improvements to fish facilities and wildlife management areas.

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

Abeler and Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 3386, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money and authorizing bonds for the critical habitat matching account.

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

Ozment, Westfall, Abeler and Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 3387, A bill for an act relating to the environment; appropriating money for water pollution control.

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

Westerberg; Fuller; Storm; Clark, J.; Daggett; Erhardt; Broecker; Swenson; Wilkin; Cassell and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 3388, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a sales tax rebate; appropriating money.

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

Rukavina and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3389, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing reimbursement for certain small gasoline retailers for storage tank removal.

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

Erickson, Dehler, Rifenberg and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 3390, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing academic achievement charter schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 124D.10, subdivision 4.

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

Kubly and Seifert, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3391, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating William Angermeyer Memorial Bridge; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Seifert, M.; Clark, J.; Kubly; Tingelstad and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3392, A bill for an act relating to courts; clarifying when fine and fee transfers occur and what proceeds apply.

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

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 3393, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; restricting recreational access to waterbodies; 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 Policy

Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 3394, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding eligibility of the senior drug program; increasing the asset limits for the qualified Medicare beneficiaries; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256.955, as amended; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 256B.057, subdivision 3.

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

Nornes, Wolf, Biernat and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 3395, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the January 15 contract deadline date and penalty; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.05, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 123B.05, subdivision 1.

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

Hasskamp and Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 3396, A bill for an act relating to planning and zoning; extending the time for decision on conditional use permits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 394.301, subdivision 2; and 462.3595, subdivision 2.

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

Gleason introduced:

H. F. No. 3397, A resolution memorializing Congress to direct the Federal Aviation Administration to release revenue from airport impact zone bonds.

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

Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 3398, A bill for an act relating to education; early childhood; appropriating money for early childhood learning and child protection facilities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 3399, A bill for an act relating to newspapers; providing priority for official publication for a public body to a newspaper with either a known office of issue or a secondary office; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 331A.04, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 331A.04, subdivision 3.

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

Finseth, Holsten, Osskopp and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3400, A bill for an act relating to the environment; requiring public notice before sewage treatment systems or wastewater treatment facilities are approved; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 115.03, subdivision 5a; 115.55, by adding a subdivision; and 115.58, subdivision 2; 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 Policy

Mares, Wenzel and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3401, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis firefighters' relief association; providing for an annual postretirement benefit.

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

Entenza, Mares, Kielkucki, Broecker and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3402, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a criminal background check for nonlicensed individuals paid to provide classroom instruction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 123B.03, subdivision 1.

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

Luther; Larson, D.; Marko; Gray; Schumacher and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3403, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating certain telephone sales calls; providing remedies; appropriating money; 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

Peterson, Storm, Juhnke and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 3404, A bill for an act relating to utilities; modifying biomass mandate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216B.2424, subdivision 5.

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

Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 3405, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; clarifying a reference to the medical malpractice statute of limitations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 573.02, subdivision 1.

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

McCollum, Hasskamp, Luther, Mahoney, Carlson and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 3406, A bill for an act relating to taxation; setting maximum passenger automobile registration tax at $65; clarifying and changing obsolete, archaic, or redundant statutory language; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 168.013, subdivision 1a.

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

Rest and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3407, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing passenger automobile registration tax rate; changing vehicle depreciation schedule; reducing minimum additional registration tax; clarifying and removing obsolete, archaic, and redundant statutory language; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 168.013, subdivision 1a.

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

Tomassoni, Rukavina and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3408, A bill for an act relating to education; providing independent school district No. 2142, St. Louis county, with alternative facilities bonding and levy program authority.

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

Bradley, Greenfield, Abeler, McCollum and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 3409, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions in continuing care services for persons with disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 62D.09, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 62Q.73, subdivision 2; 256B.0625, subdivision 19c; 256B.0627, subdivisions 5, 8, and 11; 256B.501, subdivision 8a; 256B.5011, subdivision 2; 256B.5013, subdivision 1, and by adding subdivisions; and 256B.77, subdivision 8.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 3410, A bill for an act relating to local government; repealing the authority to create a tax increment financing district in Burnsville; repealing Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 11, section 18.

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

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 3411, A bill for an act relating to local government; repealing the authority to impose an admissions tax for the city of Burnsville; repealing Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 11, section 17.

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

Wagenius; Larsen, P.; Goodno; McCollum and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3412, A bill for an act relating to the environment; requiring a risk evaluation for certain water quality and safe drinking water standards; 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 Policy

Vandeveer; Stanek; Reuter; Chaudhary; Seifert, J.; Osskopp; Tuma; Abeler; Knoblach; Larsen, P.; Boudreau and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 3413, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing that any defendant convicted a third time of certain felonies involving use or possession of a firearm shall be sentenced to an imprisonment penalty of no less than 20 years and up to life imprisonment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.11, subdivision 5.

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

Leighton, Pugh, Koskinen, Chaudhary and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 3414, A bill for an act relating to labor; increasing penalties for violations of child labor laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 181A.12, subdivision 1.

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

McCollum, Marko, Carlson, Trimble, Mullery, Greiling, McGuire, Leighton, Pugh and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 3415, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for a permanent procedure for a sales tax reduction or a sales tax rebate to local governments; requiring local governments to reduce property tax levies to reflect any sales tax rebate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16A.152, subdivision 2; and 297A.02, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 16A.1522; and 275.71, subdivision 4.

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

Holsten; Osthoff; Anderson, I., and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3416, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; placing conditions on acquisition of real property paid for from certain environmental funds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.

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

Opatz, Pelowski, Carlson, Folliard and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3417, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding for the Minnesota state colleges and universities comparable to national peer institutions; appropriating money.

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

Peterson; Trimble; Juhnke; Larsen, P., and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 3418, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating funds for grants to purchase drug-sniffing dogs.

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

McGuire, Trimble, Haake, Hausman and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 3419, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Gibbs farm interpretive/visitors center; authorizing state bonds.

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

Larsen, P.; Holberg; Broecker; Seifert, J.; Vandeveer; Stanek; Harder; Westerberg; Davids and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 3420, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political subdivisions of a state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.47; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.

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

Bakk, Rukavina, Solberg and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3421, A bill for an act relating to utilities; regulating an electric cooperative's election to be regulated; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216B.026, subdivisions 1 and 4.

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

Dempsey, Broecker, Stanek, Murphy and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 3422, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing confining juveniles adjudicated delinquent and juveniles convicted of crimes at the same facility; setting per diem cost of confinement at Minnesota correctional facility-Red Wing based on certain factors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 242.18; 242.41; 242.43; and 242.44; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 242.192.

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

Greiling, McGuire and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3423, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating motor vehicle glass repair and replacement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 72A.201, subdivision 6.

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

Pawlenty, Gerlach, Molnau and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 3424, A bill for an act relating to real property; requiring the secretary of state to establish a task force to study and make recommendations on electronic filing of real estate documents.

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

Peterson, Kalis, Murphy and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 3425, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing bonds and appropriating money to renovate a nursing home and add assisted living housing units and adult and child day care space in the city of Dawson.

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

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3426, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; dedicating the sales tax receipts equal to a sales tax of one-eighth of one percent on taxable sales for natural resource purposes.

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

Bakk and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 3427, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to acquire land for and construct the Orr-Ely North American Bear center; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

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

Molnau, Lieder, Kalis, Kuisle, Workman, Juhnke, Finseth and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 3428, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing funding for wetland replacement for public road repair, maintenance, and rehabilitation; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3429, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying trout angling provisions in certain counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 97C.395, subdivision 1; and 97C.415, by adding a subdivision.

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

Luther; Larson, D., and Gray introduced:

H. F. No. 3430, A bill for an act relating to tax relief; providing a sales tax rebate payable in 2000; expanding eligibility for the 1999 sales tax rebate; extending certain dates relating to the 1999 sales tax rebate; providing for a payment to farmers at risk based on the acreage of agricultural use land; appropriating money; amending Laws 1999, chapter 243, article 1, section 2.

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

Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3431, A bill for an act relating to probate; modifying provisions for making anatomical gifts on driver's license applications; providing for notice regarding the scope of anatomical gifts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 171.06, subdivision 3; and 525.9214.

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

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3432, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for an Achievement Plus facility in independent school district No. 625, St. Paul.

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

Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3433, A bill for an act relating to the St. Paul port authority; changing the powers and jurisdiction with respect to recreation facilities and recreation purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 469.084, subdivisions 1 and 4.

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

Mariani, Otremba, McCollum, Dorn and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 3434, A bill for an act relating to MFIP; revising MFIP sanctions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 256J.46, subdivision 1.

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

Otremba, Wenzel, Peterson, Leighton and Skoe introduced:

H. F. No. 3435, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing the scope of the value-added agricultural product processing and marketing grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 17.101, subdivision 5.

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

Seifert, M.; Pelowski; Dorn and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3436, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting the state board of teaching from adopting certain rules before September 1, 2002.

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

Pawlenty, Kalis, Solberg, Molnau, Sviggum, Pugh, Tuma, Seagren, Leppik, Dempsey, Trimble, Vandeveer, Lindner, Wejcman, Murphy, Carruthers and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3437, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to improve the Gillette children's hospital in Ramsey county; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

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

Seifert, J.; Davids and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3438, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; requiring insurance companies to provide a written notice of adverse underwriting decisions made on the basis of credit information given to the insurer by a consumer reporting agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 72A.499, subdivision 1.

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

Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 3439, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees police and fire retirement plan; city of Anoka; authorizing retirement coverage for certain fire marshals who formerly were firefighters.

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

Pugh, Pelowski, Carruthers, Tomassoni, Mahoney, Milbert, Leighton, Opatz, Peterson, Chaudhary, Lieder, Huntley, Greiling, Carlson, Rest, Gleason and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 3440, A bill for an act relating to education; providing a debt service tuition rebate to public post-secondary students; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.643, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 3441, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; making technical changes to pesticide and fertilizer laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 18B.07, subdivision 2; 18C.005, subdivision 34, and by adding a subdivision; 18C.215, subdivisions 1, 2, and by adding a subdivision; 18C.411, subdivision 1; 18C.421, subdivision 1; and 18D.201, subdivision 3.

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

Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 3442, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing the corporate and partnership farming law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 500.24, subdivisions 4 and 5; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 500.24, subdivisions 2 and 3.

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