State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, February 12, 2001


The following House Files were introduced:

Bishop, Bradley, Osthoff and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 745, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a health sciences center at University Center Rochester, including gym demolition and utility and road rerouting.

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

Bishop, Bradley and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 746, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the final phase of an infrastructure improvement initiative at University Center Rochester.

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

Dehler; Schumacher; Wenzel; Anderson, B., and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 747, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; permitting the harvesting of farmed cervidae on licensed shooting preserves; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 17.451, subdivision 2; and 17.452, subdivisions 5 and 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

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

Dehler, Wenzel, Juhnke, Schumacher and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 748, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a cooperative facilities grant for the Swanville and Upsala school districts; increasing the maximum grant amount; authorizing the sale of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 123A.443, subdivision 1.

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

Dehler, Schumacher and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 749, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 748, Sartell.

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

Dehler, Schumacher and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 750, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for independent school district No. 738, Holdingford.

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

Kuisle, Holberg, Lindner, Olson, Krinkie, Buesgens, Gerlach and Wilkin introduced:

H. F. No. 751, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing for a tuition policy for post-secondary institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 136F.70, by adding a subdivision.

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

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 752, A bill for an act relating to the city of St. Louis Park; authorizing local contribution for certain tax increment financing districts.

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

Bakk, Ozment, Holsten, Howes and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 753, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; providing for a conservation angling license; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97C.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 754, A bill for an act relating to public safety; allowing matching payments for certain costs of local governments for installing certain signs or markers relating to enhanced 911 emergency telephone service; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 403.113, subdivision 3.

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

Dorman, Abrams, Workman, Holsten and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 755, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the solid waste management tax rates; providing an automatic adjustment for future years if collections exceed a certain amount; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297H.02, subdivision 2; 297H.03, subdivision 2; 297H.04, subdivision 2; 297H.05; and 297H.13, subdivisions 2, 4, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Daggett, Nornes, Rifenberg, Erickson, Lenczewski and Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 756, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income tax; allowing for a subtraction of certain governmental pension income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Mulder, Lieder, Seifert, Marquart, Westrom, Penas, Peterson, Finseth and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 757, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating a route as the King of Trails; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Sertich, Jaros, Rukavina, Murphy and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 758, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing funding for the natural resources research institute; appropriating money.

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

Kahn, Greiling, Kelliher, Abrams, Skoglund, Leppik, Bradley, Davnie, Pugh, Folliard, Swapinski, Gleason, Huntley, McGuire, Luther, Hausman, Otremba, Murphy, Hilty, Paymar and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 759, A bill for an act relating to health; repealing MinnesotaCare provider taxes; providing for increases in cigarette and tobacco taxes; repealing the health care access fund; transferring the MinnesotaCare program to the general fund; repealing the Unfair Cigarette Sales Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62J.041, subdivision 1; 62Q.095, subdivision 6; 214.16, subdivisions 2 and 3; 270.06; 270B.01, subdivision 8; 270B.14, subdivision 1; 297F.04, subdivision 1; 297F.05, subdivisions 1 and 3; 297F.08, subdivision 7; and 297F.13, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.4967, subdivision 3; 16A.724; 16A.76; 144.1484, subdivision 2; 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; 325D.30; 325D.31; 325D.32; 325D.33; 325D.34; 325D.35; 325D.36; 325D.37; 325D.371; 325D.38; 325D.39; 325D.40; 325D.405; 325D.415; 325D.42; and 325D.421.

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

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 760, A bill for an act relating to public safety; changing distribution of state patrol fines; creating trooper training account and specifying uses of money in the account; appropriating money from the account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 299D.03, subdivisions 5, 6, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Folliard; Huntley; Koskinen; Biernat; Otremba; Johnson, R.; Walker; Goodwin and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 761, A bill for an act relating to welfare; amending MFIP education provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 256J.52, subdivision 2; and 256J.53, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3.

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

Schumacher, Wasiluk, Slawik and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 762, A bill for an act relating to education; making requirements for American sign language/English interpreters and oral or cued speech transliterators applicable to persons employed on a full-time or part-time basis by a school district beginning in the 2001-2002 school year; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 122A.31, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Peterson, Winter, Kubly, Skoe and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 763, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing an agribusiness investigative unit in the office of the attorney general; authorizing "support family farms" license plates and requiring holders of the plates to contribute to the attorney general's agribusiness investigation fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 8; and 168.

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

Swapinski, Stanek, Goodno, Fuller, Bishop, Huntley, Ozment, Hackbarth, Jaros and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 764, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for hazardous materials teams.

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

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 765, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; increasing the dedication of revenues from the in lieu of sales tax on lottery tickets for natural resource purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.94.

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

Holsten, Ozment, Osthoff, Tingelstad, Schumacher, Erhardt and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 766, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for environmental and natural resources purposes from the Minnesota future resources fund, the environment and natural resources trust fund, and the special revenue fund; 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 Finance

Holberg and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 767, A bill for an act relating to human rights; changing provisions pertaining to business discrimination disability, and inquiry into a charge; permitting discretionary disclosure during investigation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 363.01, subdivisions 21, 41, and by adding a subdivision; 363.02, subdivision 5; 363.03, subdivision 8a; 363.06, subdivision 4; and 363.061, subdivisions 2 and 3.

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

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 768, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for education programs in care and treatment facilities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 125A.515; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 3525.2325.

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

Holberg, Pugh, Buesgens, Tuma and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 769, A bill for an act relating to crime; enhancing penalties for vehicular homicide repeat offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 609.19, subdivision 2; and 609.195.

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

Carlson, Greiling, Mares, Seagren, Dorn and Buesgens introduced:

H. F. No. 770, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a state board of education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 120A.05, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.

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

Opatz, Stang, Rukavina, Sertich and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 771, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 6; proposing lowering the age of eligibility to hold office.

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

Rukavina, Bakk, Ozment and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 772, A bill for an act relating to public employment; requiring payment of the prevailing wage rate to state employees engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, or repairing of public buildings or works; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 177.

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

Kielkucki; Olson; Walker; Slawik; Buesgens; Dawkins; Koskinen; Mariani; Gray; Sykora; Davnie; Dempsey; Johnson, R.; Mahoney; Holberg; Boudreau; Mulder; Westerberg; Abeler; Entenza; Bernardy; Hackbarth; Murphy; Ness; Vandeveer; Howes; Walz; Jacobson; Erickson; Gerlach; Evans; Fuller; Anderson, B.; Rukavina and Dibble introduced:

H. F. No. 773, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a subtraction for personal and dependent exemptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Peterson, Kubly, Juhnke, Skoe and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 774, A bill for an act relating to energy independence for Minnesota; setting goals; creating a task force to identify domestic energy opportunities and priorities; requiring annual summary reports.

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

Boudreau, Abeler, Goodno and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 775, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a mediation process for day training and habilitation service variance requests; establishing a day training and habilitation rate structure pilot project; establishing county responsibilities; extending a task force; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 252.46, by adding a subdivision; Laws 1999, chapter 152, section 4.

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

Kielkucki, Entenza, Mares, Biernat and Penas introduced:

H. F. No. 776, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the Minnesota Learning Resource Center.

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

Skoglund, Biernat and Gray introduced:

H. F. No. 777, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minneapolis; increasing the police chief's appointing authority; amending Laws 1961, chapter 108, section 1, as amended; and by adding a section.

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

Stang, Davids, Rukavina, McElroy, Hackbarth, Sertich and Walz introduced:

H. F. No. 778, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating motor vehicle sales and distribution; specifying unfair and illegal practices by manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 80E.13.

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

McElroy; Lipman; Davids; Skoglund; Holberg; Clark, J.; Winter and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 779, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying provisions dealing with motor vehicle dealer franchise transfers and objections to establishment or relocation of a franchise; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 80E.13; and 80E.14, subdivision 1.

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

Carlson; Dorn; Johnson, R.; Leighton and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 780, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for energy costs of public post-secondary institutions.

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

Hilty, Peterson, Juhnke, Winter, Kubly, Otremba, Skoe, Lieder, Marquart and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 781, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article V, sections 1, 3, and 4; article VIII, section 2; creating the constitutional office of commissioner of agriculture; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 10A.25, subdivision 2; 15.01; and 15.06, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 17.01.

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

McGuire, Stanek, Tuma and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 782, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring a study on electronic alcohol monitoring.

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

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 783, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; specifying that peace officers' use of less lethal munitions does not constitute deadly force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.066, subdivision 1.

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

Bishop; Johnson, S.; Osthoff; Carlson; Tuma; Mariani; Hausman; Gray and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 784, 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; appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities for a library for the Metropolitan State University, St. Paul region campus; authorizing issuance of bonds.

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

Tingelstad, Workman and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. No. 785, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the University of Minnesota raptor center.

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

Abeler, Nornes, Leppik and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 786, A bill for an act relating to education; community education programs; modifying the adults with disabilities program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 124D.19, subdivision 8; and 124D.20, subdivision 8.

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

Abeler, Koskinen, Westerberg, Tingelstad, Haas, Hackbarth, Bernardy and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. No. 787, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to give priority to certain moratorium exception proposals; providing funding for the moratorium exception process; appropriating money; amending Laws 2000, chapter 364, section 2.

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

Greiling; Bradley; Seagren; Goodwin; Slawik; Biernat; Schumacher; Davnie; Mares; Walker; Johnson, S.; Carlson; Folliard; Kelliher; Johnson, R.; Thompson; Bernardy; Dibble; Evans; Otremba; Sertich; Wagenius; Skoglund; Kahn; Huntley; Leppik; Osthoff; Murphy and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 788, A bill for an act relating to children; directing local advisory councils to develop outcomes and implement plans for the prevention and early identification, referral, and treatment of children's mental health disorders; expanding the role of school preassessment teams to include responsibility for addressing reports of students' mental health disorders; providing school grants for developing guidelines, goals, and plans to manage secondary students' mental health disorders; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 121A.17, subdivision 3; 121A.25, by adding a subdivision; 121A.26; 121A.27; 121A.29, subdivision 1; 124D.23, subdivision 1; 245.487, subdivision 3; 245.4873, subdivision 3; 245.4875, subdivisions 2, 5, and by adding subdivisions; 245.493, subdivision 2; 626.556, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 789, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; amending the definition of agricultural land for the purpose of the recreation trespass law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97B.001, subdivision 1.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 790, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying requirements for the Blufflands trail system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 85.015, subdivision 7.

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

Kuisle, Davids and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 791, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring a waiver of the amount of civil fine in excess of the amount required under current law for fines levied on dairy producers during a specified period; requiring reimbursement.

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

Peterson, Juhnke, Finseth, Kubly and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 792, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; establishing an advisory committee for migratory waterfowl policy; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.

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

Leighton and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 793, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for retention ponds to help control flooding in Fillmore and Mower counties.

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

Peterson, Kubly, Skoe, Lieder, Wenzel and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 794, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a rural revitalization board and an office of commissioner of rural revitalization; establishing and designating funding for the rural revitalization fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17C.

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

Johnson, S.; Murphy; Paymar; McGuire and Swapinski introduced:

H. F. No. 795, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for Project ReConnect.

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

Davnie, Tingelstad, Howes, Ozment, Wagenius and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 796, A bill for an act relating to school districts; requiring the commissioner of children, families, and learning to notify school districts annually that wood treated with arsenic should be treated every two years; prohibiting school districts and charter schools from purchasing wood treated with arsenic unless the district or school commits to sealing the wood every two years; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.

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

Erhardt, Seagren, Paulsen, Larson and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 797, A bill for an act relating to highways; imposing restrictions on reconstruction project on marked trunk highway No. 62 in Minneapolis and Richfield.

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

Dawkins, Howes, Kahn, Lieder and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 798, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a Civilian Conservation Corps worker statue.

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

Osskopp and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 799, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing special motorcycle license plate for combat wounded veteran; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168.123, subdivision 1.

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

Wenzel and Walz introduced:

H. F. No. 800, A bill for an act relating to the military; providing financial assistance to the Minnesota Military Museum at Camp Ripley; appropriating money.

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

Kuisle, Bradley and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 801, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring motorists to move to the left lane of multilane highways when approaching an emergency vehicle parked on the right shoulder; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.18, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Bakk, Holsten, Osthoff, Tuma and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 802, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money and authorizing bonds for development of the Gitchi-Gami state trail.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 803, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring that each bill be accompanied by a fiscal note; 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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 804, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing that a tenant issuing a dishonored check to a landlord for rent commits theft; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.52, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 805, A bill for an act relating to real property; providing that the title to all real property must be registered by the year 2031; phasing in registration requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 462.358, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 386; 505; 507; 508; and 508A.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 806, A bill for an act relating to family law; providing for grandparent visitation rights on behalf of the child; expanding grandparent visitation rights; specifying procedures; requiring mediation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 257.022, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 257.022, subdivisions 2 and 2a.

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

Swapinski, Juhnke, Osskopp, Hilty, Peterson, Kahn, Kelliher, Otremba, Winter, Wagenius and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 807, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; eliminating authority for certain exemptions for genetically engineered agriculturally related organisms; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 18F.13; Minnesota Rules, part 1558.0040, subpart 13.

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

Dempsey and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 808, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the Mississippi river parkway commission.

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

Skoglund; Jaros; Biernat; Johnson, S., and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 809, A bill for an act relating to firearms; prohibiting mass purchases of pistols or semiautomatic military-style assault weapons under most circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 624.7131, subdivisions 4 and 6; and 624.7132, subdivisions 5 and 9.

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

Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 810, A bill for an act relating to courts; satisfaction of judgments; requiring court administrators to send notice of satisfaction of judgments to certain credit reporting agencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 548.15, by adding a subdivision.

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

Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 811, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a rural hospital capital improvement grant and loan program; appropriating money.

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

Bradley, Goodno, Greiling, Winter, Stanek, Murphy, Huntley, Rhodes, Boudreau, Koskinen, Abeler, Fuller, McGuire, Gunther, Ness, Nornes, Holberg, Otremba, Kubly and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 812, A bill for an act relating to mental health; establishing duties for reducing and preventing suicides; establishing requirements for discharge plans and transition services for offenders with mental illness; providing coverage requirements for health plans; adjusting payment rates for certain mental health providers; establishing coverage requirements for mental health services and treatment; requiring studies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 144.56, by adding a subdivision; 245.462, subdivisions 3, 6, 8, 18, 20, and by adding subdivisions; 245.466, subdivision 2; 245.4711, by adding a subdivision; 245.474, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 245.4871, subdivisions 10, 17, 27, 29, and by adding subdivisions; 245.4875, subdivision 2; 245.4876, subdivision 1, and by adding subdivisions; 245.488, by adding a subdivision; 245.4885, subdivision 1; 245.70, by adding a subdivision; 246.54; 256.969, subdivision 3a, and by adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivision 17, and by adding subdivisions; 256B.69, by adding subdivisions; 256E.12, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 260C.201, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; 145; 244; 245; 246; 256B; and 299A;

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

Goodno; Johnson, R., and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 813, A bill for an act relating to professions; establishing the board of licensed mental health counseling; requiring mental health counselors to be licensed; requiring rulemaking; providing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 116J.70, subdivision 2a; 148A.01, subdivision 5; 148B.60, subdivision 3; 214.01, subdivision 2; 214.04, subdivision 3; 214.10, subdivision 9; and 609.341, subdivision 17; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 148B.60; 148B.61; 148B.63; 148B.64; 148B.65; 148B.66; 148B.67; 148B.68; 148B.69; 148B.70; and 148B.71.

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

Winter; Leighton; Peterson; Kalis; Anderson, I.; Wenzel; Skoglund and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 814, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; abolishing the hospital surcharge for certain medical assistance costs; appropriating money; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 256.9657, subdivision 2; and 256B.19, subdivision 1b.

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

Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 815, A bill for an act relating to liquor; defining terms relating to alcoholic beverage concentration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169A.03, by adding subdivisions.

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

Folliard, Entenza and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 816, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for school counselor incentive grants; appropriating money.

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

Howes, Kuisle, Holberg and Dibble introduced:

H. F. No. 817, A bill for an act relating to local improvements; setting limits for certain contract requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 429.041, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Goodno, Nornes, Slawik and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 818, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the treatment of assets under medical assistance for employed persons with disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.056, subdivision 3.

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

Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 819, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing the Wright county board to act unanimously to change the name of a body of water in Wright county without the approval of the commissioner of natural resources.

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

Erhardt, Ozment, Milbert, Rhodes and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 820, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that watershed districts may increase levies for enforcement purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 103D.905, subdivision 3.

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

Abeler, Wenzel, Stanek, Bradley, Sykora, Olson, Harder, Nornes, Finseth and Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 821, 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

Abeler, Dempsey, Opatz, Wenzel, Westerberg, Hausman, Hilstrom, Hackbarth, Koskinen, Tingelstad, Jennings, Nornes, Dehler, Juhnke, Mullery, Kelliher, Bernardy, Luther, Davnie, Goodwin, Lieder, Kahn and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 822, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature relating to commuter rail service; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

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

Johnson, R., and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 823, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a school counselor demonstration site pilot program; appropriating money.

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

Winter; Anderson, I.; Rukavina; Kalis; Leighton; Lieder; Gleason; Carlson; Juhnke; Peterson; Wenzel; Skoglund and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 824, 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 Vandeveer introduced:

H. F. No. 825, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a bus purchase levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 123B.92, by adding a subdivision.

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

Johnson, R.; Dorn; Sertich; Dehler; Winter; Lieder; Kubly; Mahoney; Luther; Murphy; Leighton; Hilty; Jaros; Juhnke; Rukavina; Schumacher; Skoe; Peterson; Kalis; Wasiluk; Swapinski and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 826, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing declining pupil unit aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, 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

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 827, A bill for an act relating to capitol complex security; appropriating money for the purchase and installation of security technology.

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

Mullery, Dibble, Hilstrom, Davnie, Workman and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 828, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin county; authorizing disaster volunteer leave; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383B.

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

Boudreau, Rhodes, Gleason, Osskopp and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 829, A bill for an act relating to local building officials; authorizing the creation of local building department professional activity funds; authorizing the commissioner of administration to grant funds to municipalities for professional activity funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16B.70, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

Slawik, Marko, Mares and Wasiluk introduced:

H. F. No. 830, A bill for an act relating to property owners; Ramsey and Washington counties; removing the sunset provision on a law relating to control of disclosure of certain personal information; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 3, section 27, as amended.

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

Biernat, Smith, Lindner, Luther and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 831, A bill for an act relating to parentage; adopting the Uniform Parentage Act (2000); proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 257C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 257.51; 257.52; 257.53; 257.54; 257.541; 257.55; 257.56; 257.57; 257.58; 257.59; 257.60; 257.61; 257.62; 257.63; 257.64; 257.65; 257.651; 257.66; 257.67; 257.68; 257.69; 257.70; 257.71; 257.72; 257.73; 257.74; and 257.75.

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