State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, January 22, 2001


The following House Files were introduced:

Seifert and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 252, A bill for an act relating to state government; repealing obsolete rules; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 1800.1800; 1800.1900; 4900.2700; 4900.2701; 4900.2702; 4900.2703; 4900.2704; 4900.2705; 4900.2706; 4900.2707; 4900.3500; 4900.3510; 4900.3520; 4900.3530; 4900.3540; 4900.3550; 7300.0100; 7300.0110; 7300.0200; 7300.0300; 7300.0350; 7300.0500; 7300.0600; 7300.0700; 7300.0800; 7300.0810; 7300.0850; 7300.0900; 7300.1000; 7300.1100; 7300.1200; 7300.1300; 7300.1400; 7300.1500; 7300.1600; 7300.1700; 7300.1910; 7300.2000; 7300.2100; 7300.2400; 7300.2600; 7300.2800; 7300.2900; 7300.2950; 7300.3000; 7300.3100; 7300.3200; 7300.3300; 7306.0100; 7306.0150; 7306.0200; 7306.0300; 7306.0400; 7306.0500; 7306.0600; 7320.0010; 7320.0020; 7320.0030; 7320.0040; 7320.0050; 7320.0060; 7320.0070; 7320.0080; 7320.0090; 7320.0100; 7320.0110; 7320.0120; 7320.0130; 7320.0140; 7320.0150; 7320.0160; 7320.0170; 7320.0180; 7320.0190; 7320.0200; 7320.0210; 7320.0220; 7610.0100, subpart 17; 7610.0160; 7610.0700; 7645.0100; 7645.0110; 7645.0200; 7645.0210; 7645.0220; 7645.0230; 7645.0240; 7645.0250; 7645.0260; 7645.0300; 7645.0310; 7645.0320; 7645.0330; 7645.0340; 7645.0400; 7645.0410; 7645.0420; 7645.0430; 7645.0440; 7645.0450; 7645.0460; 7645.0470; 7645.0480; 7645.0500; 7645.0510; 7645.0520; 7645.0530; 7645.0540; 7645.0550; 7645.0560; 7645.0570; 7645.0580; 7660.0010; 7660.0020; 7660.0030; 7660.0040; 7660.0050; 7660.0060; 7660.0070; 7660.0080; 7660.0090; 7660.0100; 7665.0100; 7665.0110; 7665.0120; 7665.0130; 7665.0140; 7665.0150; 7665.0160; 7680.0100; 7680.0110; 7680.0120; 7680.0130; 7680.0140; 7680.0150; 7680.0160; 7680.0170; 7680.0180; 7680.0190; 7680.0200; 7856.1000, subpart 3; and 7857.3000, subpart 3.

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

Seifert and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 253, A bill for an act relating to state government; health and human services; repealing obsolete rules; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 2500.2050; 2500.2060; 2500.2070; 4620.1800; 4635.0100; 4635.0200; and 4761.1230.

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

Seifert and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 254, A bill for an act relating to transportation; repealing obsolete rules; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 7411.0300; 7411.3100; 7411.3200; 7411.3300; 7800.1800; 7805.0200; 7805.0300; 7805.0400; 7805.0500; 7805.0600; 7805.0700; 7805.0800; 7805.0900; 7805.1000; 7805.1100; 7805.1200; and 7805.1300.

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

Seifert and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 255, A bill for an act relating to environment; repealing obsolete rules; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 9220.0100; 9220.0110; 9220.0120; 9220.0130; 9220.0140; 9220.0150; 9220.0160; 9220.0170; 9220.0180; 9220.0800; 9220.0805; 9220.0810; 9220.0815; 9220.0820; 9220.0825; 9220.0830; 9220.0835; 9220.0900; 9220.0905; 9220.0910; 9220.0915; 9220.0920; 9220.0925; 9220.0930; and 9220.0935.

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

Howes, Kuisle, Westerberg, Lieder, Wenzel and Skoe introduced:

H. F. No. 256, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; allowing gross weight seasonal increase for transporting carrots; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.825, subdivision 11.

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

Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 257, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying previous appropriations; requiring grants to local governments for transportation purposes; amending Laws 2000, chapter 479, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3.

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

Swapinski, Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 258, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; providing additional benefits for certain individuals on layoff from a certain employer; providing an exemption from certain requirements.

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

Swapinski, Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 259, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to repair and restore the aerial lift bridge in Duluth.

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

Stanek; Skoglund; Tuma; Bishop; Wagenius; Hackbarth; Clark, J.; Gunther; Rhodes; Tingelstad; Erickson; Hilstrom; Murphy; Paymar; Smith; Wenzel; McGuire; Mullery; Penas; Johnson, S.; Sykora; Walz and Westerberg introduced:

H. F. No. 260, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating money to continue improvements to the criminal justice information system.

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

Paymar; Tuma; Johnson, R., and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 261, A bill for an act relating to elections; campaign finance; requiring certain political party units to create oversight committees; specifying the membership and purpose of the committees; imposing a civil penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 10A.31, subdivision 3a; and 10A.322, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.

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

Boudreau; Otremba; Goodno; Murphy; Pawlenty; Sviggum; Osskopp; Mulder; Erickson; Cassell; Wilkin; Holberg; Kubly; Ruth; Kielkucki; Dehler; Seagren; Penas; Tuma; Winter; Buesgens; Vandeveer; Kalis; Walz; Gerlach; Clark, J.; Ozment; Schumacher; Eastlund; Wenzel; Molnau; Marquart; Smith; Juhnke and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 262, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring informed consent of a female upon whom an abortion is performed; providing civil remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Walz, Howes, Wenzel, Davids, Stang and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 263, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing for a grant for Camp Knutson; appropriating money.

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

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 264, A bill for an act relating to energy; correcting names of legislative committees represented by certain members of legislative electric energy task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 216C.051, subdivision 2.

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

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 265, A bill for an act relating to energy; extending legislative electric energy task force and changing its composition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 216C.051, subdivisions 2 and 9.

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

Swapinski, Jaros, Howes, Osskopp, Huntley and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 266, A bill for an act relating to the Lake Superior Center authority; changing its enabling law; putting conditions on certain of its contracts and agreements; making explicit that it is a political subdivision for certain purposes; amending Laws 1990, chapter 535, section 3, subdivision 2, and by adding subdivisions.

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

Wagenius, Mulder, Otremba, Nornes and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 267, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to create a model notice for property owners regarding testing of wells; providing for dissemination of the notice; requiring certain information to be posted on the Web site of the department of health; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I.

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

Mulder, Winter and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 268, A bill for an act relating to water; requiring the maintenance of lake levels at Lake Currant.

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

Anderson, B.; Tingelstad; Olson; Smith; Kielkucki and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 269, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing Wright county to impose the production tax on aggregate materials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 298.75, subdivision 1.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 270, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for application of the sales tax to sales of prefabricated homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.62, subdivision 3.

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

Anderson, B.; Tingelstad; Olson; Smith; Kielkucki and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 271, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing Wright county to impose a production tax on aggregate materials removed from the county.

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

Nornes, McGuire, Slawik, Sykora and Gray introduced:

H. F. No. 272, A bill for an act relating to families; appropriating money for emergency assistance and transitional housing.

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

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 273, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; limiting the number of offenses that are juvenile petty offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 260B.007, subdivision 16.

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

Dorman and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. No. 274, A bill for an act relating to the environment; prohibiting the sale of mercury thermometers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116.92, subdivisions 3 and 6.

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

Abeler, Koskinen, Haas and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 275, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the procedure for counting savings under nursing facility closure plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.436, subdivision 6.

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

Paulsen, Entenza and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 276, A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting candidates from accepting certain contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 10A.27, subdivision 11.

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

Clark, J.; Molnau; Lieder; Kalis; Swenson; Vandeveer; Ruth; Gunther; Kuisle; Rifenberg; Workman and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 277, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to highway user tax distribution fund.

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

Nornes, Marquart, Otremba and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 278, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing the medical assistance reimbursement rate for certain dentists; permitting dental hygienists to practice certain services with limited supervision; establishing a grant program for community clinics providing dental services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 150A.10, subdivision 1; and 256B.76; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Huntley; Slawik; Johnson, S.; Bernardy; Johnson, R.; Hilstrom; Thompson; Sertich; Pugh; Murphy; Otremba; Juhnke; Carlson; Marko; Luther; Koskinen; Jennings; Paymar; Greiling; Schumacher; Folliard and Gleason introduced:

H. F. No. 279, A bill for an act relating to health; repealing MinnesotaCare premium and provider taxes, the insurance premium tax on health insurance, the assessment for the Minnesota comprehensive health association, and the health maintenance organization and hospital surcharges; requiring pass-through of savings to purchasers; transferring responsibility for losses of the Minnesota comprehensive health association to the state treasury; providing for disposition of tobacco settlement money; providing for contingent repeal of the health care access fund; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62E.11, subdivision 5; 62Q.095, subdivision 6; 214.16, subdivisions 2 and 3; 256.9657, subdivision 4; 270B.01, subdivision 8; 270B.14, subdivision 1; and 297I.05, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; and 256L; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.4967, subdivision 3; 16A.76; 62E.11, subdivision 6; 62T.09; 62T.10; 144.1484, subdivision 2; 256.9657, subdivisions 2 and 3; 256L.02, subdivision 3; 295.50; 295.51; 295.52; 295.53; 295.54; 295.55; 295.56; 295.57; 295.58; 295.582; 295.59; and 297I.05, subdivision 5.

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

Anderson, B.; Schumacher; Hackbarth; Erickson and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 280, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing additional on-sale liquor licenses for the city of Elk River.

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

Greiling; Anderson, B.; Seifert; Entenza; Schumacher; Sykora; Seagren; Leppik; Pugh; McGuire; Clark, J.; Jaros; Rhodes; Biernat; Koskinen; Evans; Gleason; Nornes; Paymar; Hausman; Wasiluk; Luther; Murphy; Slawik; Erhardt; Holberg; Tingelstad; Kuisle; Workman; Buesgens; Otremba; Kubly; Mullery; Bernardy and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 281, A bill for an act relating to civil commitment; modifying a definition; modifying the standard for an emergency hold; extending the potential hospitalization stay under early intervention; requiring certain hearings on neuroleptic medications to be combined with a civil commitment proceeding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 253B.02, subdivision 13; 253B.05, subdivision 1; 253B.066, subdivision 1; and 253B.07, subdivision 2.

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

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 282, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for a truancy prevention pilot program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J.

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

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 283, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for payment of a sales tax rebate; appropriating money.

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

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 284, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Moorhead to issue additional liquor licenses.

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

Ness; Wenzel; Winter; Swenson; Lipman; Clark, J., and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 285, A bill for an act relating to liens; regulating agricultural liens; revising and consolidating crop liens and agricultural liens on livestock; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 514.19; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 514; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 514.23; 514.24; 514.25; 514.26; 514.27; 514.28; 514.29; 514.30; 514.31; 514.32; 514.33; 514.34; 514.62; 514.63; 514.65; 514.66; 514.92; 514.950; 514.952; 514.954; 514.956; 514.958; 514.959; 514.960; 557.12; and 559.2091; Minnesota Rules, parts 8271.0010; 8271.0020; 8271.0030; 8271.0040; 8271.0050; 8271.0060; 8271.0070; 8271.0080; 8271.0090; 8271.0100; 8271.0200; 8271.0300; and 8271.0350.

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

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 286, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying sparsity correction revenue; amending Laws 2000, chapter 489, article 2, section 37.

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

Mares, Ness, Dempsey, Carlson and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 287, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing intermediate school districts to sell and issue bonds under certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 136D.281, subdivision 4; 136D.741, subdivision 4; and 136D.88, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 136D.281, subdivision 8; 136D.741, subdivision 8; 136D.88, subdivision 8; and 136D.94.

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

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 288, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the membership of district school boards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 123B.09, subdivisions 1, 4, and 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 123B.195.

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

Daggett; Osskopp; Kubly; Cassell; Anderson, B.; Leppik; Nornes; Marko; Juhnke; Boudreau; Gunther; Erhardt; Tingelstad; Otremba and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 289, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 4; providing staggered four-year terms for representatives and senators.

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

Milbert; Pugh; Osthoff; Anderson, I.; Hilty; Pelowski; Leighton; Folliard; Thompson; Larson; Walker; Johnson, S.; Hilstrom; Evans; Gray; Dorn; Peterson; Hausman; Wasiluk; Entenza; Winter; Skoglund; Luther; Otremba; Kahn; Dibble; Johnson, R.; Kubly; Gleason; Solberg; Kelliher; Dawkins; Mullery; Marquart and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 290, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use tax; expanding the exemption for home heating fuels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.67, subdivision 15.

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

Seifert, Cassell, Carlson, Marquart, Leppik, Pelowski, Opatz and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 291, A bill for an act relating to higher education; grants; modifying calculation of grant stipends; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 136A.121, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 136A.1211.

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

Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 292, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the board of teaching to report annually on the performance of teacher candidates on the reading, writing, and math skills exam and on common core assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 122A.18, subdivision 2.

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

Pawlenty; Westrom; McElroy; Westerberg; Pugh; Wilkin; Erickson; Paulsen; Mulder; Workman; Johnson, J.; Vandeveer and Gerlach introduced:

H. F. No. 293, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 12; regulating legislative sessions; conditionally repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 3.012.

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

Walz; Wenzel; Howes; Anderson, I.; Lieder; Skoe; Murphy; Marquart; Fuller; Osskopp; Stang; Dehler; Tuma; Juhnke; Abeler; Erickson; Buesgens and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 294, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for national guard and active duty military pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Cassell introduced:

H. F. No. 295, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; authorizing the grant of service credit for prior public employment for limited purposes for certain teachers.

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. 296, 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, Jobs and Economic Development

Peterson, Carlson and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 297, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing independent school district No. 2853, Lac qui Parle Valley, to include a school nurse and medical personnel in its health and safety program.

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

Peterson and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 298, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a severance levy for independent school district No. 2853, Lac qui Parle Valley.

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

Peterson and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 299, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a fund transfer for independent school district No. 2853, Lac qui Parle Valley.

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

Peterson, Workman, Lieder and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 300, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; exempting certain snowplows defined as special mobile equipment from registration taxes and title requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 168.011, subdivision 22; and 168A.01, subdivision 21.

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

Marquart, Solberg, Nornes, Daggett, Wenzel, Kalis, Hilty and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 301, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political subdivisions of a state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.70, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; and 297A.991, subdivision 2.

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

Davnie; Entenza; Schumacher; Greiling; Mares; Kielkucki; Bernardy; Evans; Johnson, J.; Skoe; Thompson; Sertich; Dorn; Leighton; Marquart; Murphy; Penas; Biernat; Goodwin and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 302, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing one-time excess fuel cost adjustment and energy assistance aid to school districts; appropriating money.

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

Cassell introduced:

H. F. No. 303, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees police and fire plan; providing for purchase of certain service credit for prior police or salaried firefighter service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 353A.10, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 304, A bill for an act relating to the state patrol; appropriating money for the installation, maintenance, and operation of video cameras on state patrol vehicles.

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

Johnson, R., and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 305, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 391, Cleveland.

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

Folliard, Greiling, Biernat, Hilty, Mahoney, Wagenius, Swapinski, Leighton, Goodwin and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 306, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the general education basic formula allowance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.10, subdivision 2.

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

Evans; Johnson, R.; Skoe; Peterson; Hilstrom; Juhnke; Lieder and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 307, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the general education basic formula allowance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.10, subdivision 2.

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

Bernardy; Swapinski; Koskinen; Hilty; Skoglund; Leighton; Mahoney; Gleason; Johnson, S.; Pelowski and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 308, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the general education basic formula allowance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.10, subdivision 2.

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

Walker; Anderson, I.; Dorn; Entenza; Kelliher; Pelowski; Murphy; Luther; Lenczewski; Otremba; Davnie; Dibble; Kubly and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 309, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the general education basic formula allowance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.10, subdivision 2.

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

Johnson, R.; Greiling; Biernat; Lieder; Wagenius; Skoglund; Gray; Gleason; Johnson, S., and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 310, A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing funding for voluntary, full-day kindergarten; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

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

Hilstrom, Walker, Dorn, Sertich, Kelliher, Entenza, Davnie, Kubly and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 311, A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing funding for voluntary, full-day kindergarten; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

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

Bernardy, Paymar, Koskinen, Skoe, Solberg, Dibble and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 312, A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing funding for voluntary, full-day kindergarten; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

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

Goodwin; Evans; Juhnke; Anderson, I.; Slawik; Luther and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 313, A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing funding for voluntary, full-day kindergarten; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

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

Kubly, Solberg, Gray, Kelliher, Marquart and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 314, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political subdivisions of a state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.70, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; and 297A.991, subdivision 2.

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

Kubly, Marquart, Gray, Mullery and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. No. 315, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; reducing the general rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.62, subdivision 1.

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

Peterson and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 316, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing purchase of prior service credit from the public employees retirement association.

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

Evans, Greiling, Thompson and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 317, A bill for an act relating to elections; imposing campaign contribution and spending limits on political party caucuses that choose to participate in the political contribution refund program; limiting multicandidate expenditures by political parties; increasing the maximum political contribution refund from $50 to $100; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 10A.25, subdivisions 1, 10, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.27, subdivision 11, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.28, subdivisions 1 and 2; 10A.322; and 290.06, subdivision 23.

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