State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, March 06, 2000


The following House Files were introduced:

Erhardt; Rest; Cassell; Nornes; Milbert; Rifenberg; Clark, J.; Kelliher; Erickson; Swenson; Harder; Hackbarth; Finseth; Kubly; Rhodes; Jaros; Peterson; Schumacher; Carlson; Leppik; Juhnke; Kalis; McGuire; Bradley; Boudreau; Mulder; McCollum; Workman; Lindner; Seagren; Sykora; Paulsen; Westerberg and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 4030, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; exempting agricultural and homestead property from the general education tax; reducing property tax class rates; establishing a new homestead credit program; providing for state aid reductions and an aid reduction levy; modifying the computation of certain school district levies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 126C.17, by adding a subdivision; 273.1393; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.08, subdivisions 1b and 1e; 276.04, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 126C.17, subdivision 6; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, and 31; 273.1382; 275.71, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 24a.

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

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 4031, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees retirement association; authorizing certain trades personnel employed by independent school district No. 625, St. Paul, or the city of St. Paul, to elect an exclusion from retirement plan coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 353.01, subdivision 2b; Laws 1965, chapter 705, section 1, subdivision 4, as amended.

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

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 4032, A bill for an act relating to education; extending the refurbished computer program; appropriating money; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section 8.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 4033, A bill for an act relating to education finance; 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 K-12 Education Finance

Westerberg, Vandeveer and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 4034, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting sales of construction materials used to build city hall and police department facility in the city of Blaine; 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

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 4035, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant for the Mid-State education district to develop innovative model programs; appropriating money.

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

Paulsen and Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 4036, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income tax; allowing the subtraction of social security income; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Gerlach introduced:

H. F. No. 4037, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; allowing municipal liquor stores to conduct wine tastings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 340A.418, subdivision 2.

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

Hausman and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 4038, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring that a new St. Croix river bridge must be a toll bridge; authorizing issuance of trunk highway bonds.

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

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 4039, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for establishing transit demonstration and bus pass program at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

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

Larson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 4040, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales of gumballs; 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

Gerlach introduced:

H. F. No. 4041, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting the board of teaching to preapprove community experts for eligibility to teach in schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 122A.25, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 4042, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing the city of St. Paul to create a housing district.

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

Leppik; Pelowski; Dehler; Dorn; Cassell; Storm; Seifert, M.; Stang; Tuma; Carlson; Folliard and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 4043, 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 regents of the University of Minnesota and the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to make certain improvements to colleges and universities with certain conditions and directions; authorizing issuance of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16A.643, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 16B.33, subdivisions 3 and 4; 136F.36, subdivisions 1, 3, and by adding a subdivision; 136F.60, subdivision 1, and by adding subdivisions; and 136F.64, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.33, subdivision 3a.

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

Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 4044, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; expanding definition of "physically disabled person" for parking purposes to include a woman who is pregnant or the mother of a child under the age of one year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.345, subdivision 2.

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

Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 4045, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a property tax exemption for private aircraft storage hangars on leased land; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 272.01, subdivision 2; and 273.19, subdivision 1.

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

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 4046, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a property tax exemption for private aircraft storage hangars on leased land; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 272.01, subdivision 2; and 273.19, subdivision 1.

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

Boudreau and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 4047, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for suicide prevention.

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

Carlson, Schumacher, Tunheim, Gray, Biernat, Luther, Opatz, Pelowski, Dorn, Entenza, Greiling, Pugh, Otremba, Tomassoni and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 4048, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a moratorium on the profile of learning pending a repeal when certain conditions are satisfied; reviewing the state's educational standards and assessments and implementing recommendations; addressing districts' technology needs related to recordkeeping, communications, and accountability; integrating scoring criteria into a student's course grade; improving curriculum, teachers' instructional practices, and alternative assessments; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 3501.0370, subpart 4.

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

Seifert, J.; McCollum and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 4049, A bill for an act relating to communications; modifying, clarifying, and recodifying cable and modem communications provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 272.01, subdivision 3; and 473.129, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 238A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 238.01; 238.02; 238.03; 238.08; 238.081; 238.082; 238.083; 238.084; 238.086; 238.11; 238.12; 238.15; 238.16; 238.17; 238.18; 238.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; 238.23; 238.24; 238.241; 238.242; 238.25; 238.26; 238.27; 238.35; 238.36; 238.37; 238.38; 238.39; 238.40; 238.41; 238.42; and 238.43; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 238.22, subdivision 3.

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

Tunheim; Anderson, I., and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 4050, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing partial refund of fuel tax for commercial owners of recreational fishing launches; making technical and clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 296A.16, subdivision 2; and 297A.25, subdivision 7.

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

Tomassoni; Rukavina; Bakk; Solberg; Juhnke; Murphy; Kahn; Anderson, I.; Carlson; Tunheim; Hausman; Hasskamp; Leighton; Pugh; Dorman; Dehler; Gunther; Kielkucki and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 4051, A bill for an act relating to sports; renaming the National Sports Center in Blaine.

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

Peterson and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 4052, A bill for an act relating to insurance; providing that a retroactive cancellation of an automobile insurance policy under certain circumstances does not affect third-party claimants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65B.

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

Tunheim; Anderson, I.; Tomassoni; Kalis and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 4053, A bill for an act relating to education; altering the definition of marginal cost pupil units; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.05, subdivisions 5 and 6.

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

Luther, Koskinen, Leppik and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 4054, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring certain information to be available; establishing a toll-free telephone number and Web site; requiring a survey of home visiting services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.76, 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 Policy

Kelliher and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 4055, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; prohibiting fishing in designated swimming areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97C.025.

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

Dorn, Tomassoni, Johnson, Pelowski and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 4056, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing provisions relating to certain allocations of general education revenue; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.23.

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

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 4057, A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing West St. Paul to implement an ordinance amortizing certain signs.

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

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 4058, A bill for an act relating to the state agricultural society; changing certain membership, security, and liquor sale provisions; authorizing a foundation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 37.03, subdivision 1; 37.20; and 37.21; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 37.

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