The following House Files were introduced:
Fuller introduced:
H. F. No. 4059, 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 at Northwest Technical College and Bemidji State University; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance
McCollum, Mares, Abeler and Entenza introduced:
H. F. No. 4060, A resolution memorializing the President and Congress of the United States to take whatever action is necessary to obtain the release of Americans being held against their will in North Korea, China, Russia, and Vietnam.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 4061, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the amount of casino tax revenues distributed to Itasca and Cass counties.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Paulsen; Clark, J.; Harder and Dorman introduced:
H. F. No. 4062, A bill for an act relating to health; crediting tobacco settlement revenues to the health care access fund; modifying provider premium tax; eliminating the MinnesotaCare provider taxes on a contingent basis; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 60A.15, subdivision 1; and 292.52, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 295.52, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Larsen, P., introduced:
H. F. No. 4063, A bill for an act relating to judiciary finance; appropriating money for the board of public defense.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance
Leppik, Kelliher, Dorman, Cassell and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 4064, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the board of trustees of Minnesota state colleges and universities and board of regents of University of Minnesota to establish a joint pilot project in e-mentoring; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance
Rostberg and Jennings introduced:
H. F. No. 4065, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; providing for reimbursement for the extraordinary costs of connecting Cambridge community college to city sewer and water; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance
Abeler introduced:
H. F. No. 4066, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the provision for trespasses on school property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.605, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Krinkie introduced:
H. F. No. 4067, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; removing authority of the governor to control the sale of state bonds and certificates of indebtedness; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16A.642, subdivision 1; 16A.67, subdivision 1; and 16A.671, subdivisions 1 and 2; Laws 1984, chapter 597, section 22; Laws 1987, chapter 400, section 25, subdivisions 1 and 5; Laws 1989, chapter 300, article 1, section 23, subdivision 1; Laws 1990, chapter 610, article 1, section 30; Laws 1991, chapter 354, article 11, section 2, subdivision 1; Laws 1992, chapter 558, section 28; Laws 1994, chapter 639, article 3, section 5; Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 31; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 14; Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 27; Laws 1997, chapter 246, section 10; Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 27; Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 13; and Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 2, section 16.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance
Otremba and Tomassoni introduced:
H. F. No. 4068, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an alternative to the profile of learning for area learning centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123A.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Pugh, McCollum, Kelliher, Hausman and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 4069, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, by adding a section; providing for equality of rights under the law for men and women.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Pugh introduced:
H. F. No. 4070, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use tax; exempting smoking cessation devices from the sales tax; 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
Molnau introduced:
H. F. No. 4071, A bill for an act relating to transportation; canceling bonding authority for light rail transit in the Hiawatha corridor; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation for an exclusive bus transitway in the Hiawatha corridor; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, sections 17, subdivision 3; and 27, subdivision 1; Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 9, subdivisions 1 and 5; repealing Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 9, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance
Molnau introduced:
H. F. No. 4072, A bill for an act relating to transportation; changing the purpose of a portion of bonding authority for light rail transit in the Hiawatha corridor to design and construction of an exclusive bus transitway in that corridor and canceling the remaining authority; reducing earlier appropriations; changing their purposes; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 17, subdivision 3; and section 27, subdivision 1; Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 9, subdivisions 1 and 5; and section 13, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance
Abrams, Pawlenty, McElroy and Bishop introduced:
H. F. No. 4073, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; establishing a legislative budget office; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 3.98, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Schumacher; Rhodes; Otremba; Clark, K.; Kubly; Wagenius; Erhardt; Jaros; Anderson, B., and Koskinen introduced:
H. F. No. 4074, A bill for an act relating to civil law; civil commitment; providing for notice to certain relatives of patients receiving or hospitalized for psychiatric or mental health care; modifying consent provisions for voluntary mental health treatment for certain minors; modifying provisions related to early intervention mental health treatment and civil commitment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 253B.065, by adding a subdivision; 253B.066, subdivision 1; and 253B.15, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 253B.04, subdivision 1; and 253B.065, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Gray introduced:
H. F. No. 4075, A bill for an act relating to child care; creating a child care program for adolescent parents who are attending school; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance
Haake introduced:
H. F. No. 4076, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring state agencies to provide grant information on the Internet; requiring the commissioner of administration to develop a uniform Internet application for grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.467; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Howes, Fuller, Kuisle, McElroy and Bakk introduced:
H. F. No. 4077, A bill for an act relating to the taxation of forest land; requiring the commissioner of revenue to study the taxation of forest land and report to the legislature; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Knoblach, Kalis, Solberg, Dempsey and Molnau introduced:
H. F. No. 4078, A bill for an act relating to higher education; capital improvements; authorizing spending by the Minnesota state colleges and universities to acquire and improve public land and buildings; authorizing the lease of land at the Minnesota west community and technical college; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 3, subdivision 24.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment
Solberg and Hasskamp introduced:
H. F. No. 4079, 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 at Northwest Technical College and Bemidji State University; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance