Chair: Rep. Sondra Erickson Location: Basement State Office Building
Bills Added
HF1487
(Myhra)
Statewide literacy initiative formulated to ensure students succeed in achieving grade-level reading proficiency by the end of grade 3, and data provided to improve student outcomes.
HF1381
(Erickson)
Prekindergarten through grade 12 education policy provided, including general education, education excellence, special programs, facilities and technology, student transportation, and early childhood education.
HF1545
(McNamara)
Energy Reliability and Intervention Office established within Department of Commerce to replace Energy Issues Intervention Office and energy reliability administrator, and conforming changes made.
Chair: Rep. Steve Smith Location: 10 State Office Building Agenda:
Bills not listed in order of agenda
HF56 is laid over from a previous hearing - No Public Testimony
Bills Added
HF56
(Dill)
Veteran waiver of immunity provided to sue the state of Minnesota as an employer in federal or other courts for violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
HF997
(Westrom)
State agency civil penalty imposition regulated, and fees and expenses awarded to prevailing parties in actions involving state agencies.
HF1162
(Ward)
Nonnative species provisions modified, permits to control or harvest aquatic plants requirements modified, and criminal and civil penalties provided.
Chair: Rep. Joyce Peppin Location: 200 State Office Building Agenda:
HF1579 (McFarlane) A bill for an act relating to counties; giving counties authority to provide for the general welfare; establishing an alternative service delivery pilot program for waivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 375.18, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 402A.
Bills Added
HF1440
(Beard)
Hydroelectric facility municipal approval exception provided.
HF1331
(Benson)
State agencies required to enter into contracts to provide consulting services for improvements to state-operated systems and services.
HF1359
(Barrett)
State controlled substance schedules aligned with federal controlled substance schedules, Board of Pharmacy authority modified to regulate controlled substances, and electronic prescribing of controlled substances allowed.
HF1514
(Cornish)
State law enforcement agencies required to report on the transfer of cases involving forfeiture to the federal government, and more uniformity in terminology provided.
HF1535
(Cornish)
DWI, off-highway vehicle, drive-by shooting, designated offense, and controlled substance forfeiture laws changes made to provide more uniformity; monetary cap raised on the value of property forfeitures that may be adjudicated in conciliation court; forfeited property prohibited from being sold to prosecuting authorities or persons related to prosecuting authorities; and general criminal code forfeiture law, necessity of conviction, and burden of proof clarified.
HF1520
(Mullery)
State controlled substance schedules aligned with federal controlled substance schedules, Board of Pharmacy authority modified to regulate controlled substances, and electronic prescribing of controlled substances allowed.
Chair: Rep. Bob Gunther Location: 10 State Office Building
Bills Added
HF1352
(Gunther)
State Lottery authorized to establish gaming machines, gaming machine revenue tax imposed, powers and duties provided to the director, and a Minnesota future fund and an industry improvement fund established.
HC2
(Anderson)
Redistricting; a house concurrent resolution relating to redistricting, establishing districting principles for legislative and congressional plans.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Time Note:The committee will be meeting from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. The committee will recess at 4:30 pm and reconvene at 6:00 pm in Room 200
Chair: Rep. Steve Gottwalt Location: 200 State Office Building Agenda:
Additional bills may be added.
We will be placing a 30 minute time limit for each bill. The 30 minutes includes both the presentation and testimony (both for and against). If you would like to testify, please contact Holly Iverson at holly.iverson@house.mn
Bills Added
HF482
(Downey)
Funeral goods sale license requirement clarified.
HF595
(Anderson)
Criteria established that must be met before a new radiation therapy facility can be constructed, and radiation therapy facility capacity study required.
HF1461
(Abeler)
Human services licensing provisions changes made, data practice provisions changed, Human Services Background Studies Act amended, social worker licensure provisions made, and licensing provisions established for alcohol counselors.
HF1410
(O'Driscoll)
Workers' compensation self-insurance groups permitted to substitute an insurance policy for a security deposit to ensure payment of claims.
HF1485
(Lanning)
New National Football League stadium provided for in Minnesota; Minnesota Stadium Authority established; and Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission abolished; local tax revenue use, electronic pull-tab games, electronic linked bingo games, and sports-themed tipboard games provided for; conditional imposition of taxes and revenue collection provided for; lawful gambling tax rates modified; bonds issued; and money appropriated.
HF1473
(Hoppe)
Insurance definitions modified, life insurance and title insurance reserves modified, accounts and funding agreements regulated, obsolete and conflicting provisions repealed, and conforming changes made.
Chair: Rep. Dean Urdahl Location: 5 State Office Building Agenda:
Arts and Cultural Heritage portion of the omnibus bill will be discussed-amendments taken up
Public testimony will be heard
Bills Added
HF1061
(Urdahl)
Legacy bill; outdoor heritage, clean water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funding provided, provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Chair: Rep. Peggy Scott Location: 10 State Office Building Agenda:
HF1461 (Abeler) Human services licensing provisions changes made, data practice provisions changed, Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults Act amended, and Human Services Background Studies Act amended.
HF1533 (Peppin) Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board procedures and requirements changed.
*If the agenda is not finished during the scheduled meeting time, the Data Practices Subcommittee will reconvene at a later date.
**HF1532 was tentatively scheduled to be heard by the subcommittee but has been removed.
***HF1461 and 1533 will be heard on an informational basis, and will be moved when the bill is officially in the committee's possession.
Bills Added
HF1466
(Scott)
Data practices technical changes made.
HF1060
(Beard)
"Personnel data" definition modified; data obtained for design-build transportation projects, adopt-a-highway program related data, and mileage-based road users data classified; and traffic accident related data provisions modified.
Chair: Rep. Tony Cornish Location: 500N State Office Building
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Time Note:Please check back for new meeting time and date. Conference committee updates will also be sent out to State Government Finance Committee email subscribers.
Chair: Rep. Greg Davids Location: 200 State Office Building Agenda:
HF1548 (Davids) Policy, technical, administrative, enforcement and other changes made to individual income, corporate franchise, estate, sales and use, property, insurance, and other taxes and tax-related provisions, and conforming to Internal Revenue Code changes
***NOTE: HF1231 is Governor Dayton's tax plan***
If you would like to testify please contact Committee Administrator Bobby Patrick, VI at bobby.patrick@house.mn. Testifiers are asked to please keep their comments to HF1231.
Bills Added
HF1231
(Paymar)
Policy, technical, administrative, enforcement, and other changes made to individual income, corporate franchise, estate, sales and use, property, insurance, and other taxes and tax-related provisions; and Internal Revenue Code changes conformed to.
Chair: Rep. Torrey Westrom Location: 10 State Office Building Agenda:
*Any bills not finished during the meeting time may be taken up on Wednesday, April 27.
**Any bills recommended to pass by the Data Practices Subcommittee will be referred to the Civil Law Committee and re-referred based on the subcommittee's recommendation. No additional public testimony will be taken during the Civil Law Committee.
Bills Added
SF55
(Woodard)
Charter school authorizer approval deadline modified.