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Audio/Video Archives - 2017-2018 Regular Session

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Transportation Finance

3/9/2017
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The Chair will determine the order in which bills are heard.
additional bills may be added

HF1725 (Drazkowski) Vehicles transporting milk weight limitations amended, and analysis of deficient bridges required, may be heard pending referral.
Bills Added:
HF1984 (Barr) - South St. Paul airport civil air patrol training and maintenance facility renovation and expansion funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1550 (Backer) - Municipal road funding provided, and allocation and distribution of funds amended.
HF1871 (Torkelson) - Transportation Department contract loan forgiveness provided.
HF976 (Layman) - Minnesota rail service improvement funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1990 (Albright) - Replacement transit service provider financial assistance amount modified.
HF1496 (West) - Blaine; Trunk Highway 65 congestion and safety improvement study required, and money appropriated.
HF859 (Torkelson) - Transportation Department unused or divided lands conveyance provided, highways on the trunk highway system removed and modified, and state-owned land conveyance in Koochiching County authorized.
HF861 (Torkelson) - Omnibus transportation finance bill.
Attachments:

Taxes

3/9/2017
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Bills Added:
HF968 (Nornes) - Clay target exemption provided.
HF969 (Nornes) - Club membership sales tax modified to exclude game release charges.
HF1304 (Swedzinski) - Farm machinery exemption definition modified to include grain bins.
HF1360 (McDonald) - Herbicide purchase exemption created.
HF363 (Davids) - Building materials purchase exemption for nonprofit snowmobile clubs provided.
HF1978 (Olson) - Nonprofit corporations operating ice arenas or ice rinks used primarily for youth and high school programs exemption provided.

Taxes

3/8/2017
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Bills Added:
HF54 (Quam) - Internet service machinery and equipment exemption provided.
HF1631 (Quam) - Health plan covered items and durable medical equipment exemption provided.
HF115 (Newberger) - First responder meal expense subtraction allowed.
HF1869 (Jessup) - Higher education expense contributions subtraction allowed and refundable credit established, and money appropriated.
HF315 (Anderson) - Tax credits for parental leave costs allowed.

Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division

3/8/2017
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HF XXXX (Franke) Newport TIF
HF XXXX (Hansen) South St Paul TIF
Bills Added:
HF1019 (Layman) - Qualified business improvements exempted.
HF1389 (Davids) - Manufactured home park classification rate modified.
HF1537 (Swedzinski) - County authorized to abate the penalty for late payment of property taxes.
HF610 (Knoblach) - Agricultural homestead rules modified for properties owned by trusts.
HF957 (Drazkowski) - Fees related to local government prohibited.
HF374 (Swedzinski) - Canby; special tax increment financing district creation allowed.
HF732 (Smith) - Maple Grove; tax increment financing district special rules modified.
HF973 (Youakim) - St. Louis Park; tax increment financing district special rules modified.
HF999 (Whelan) - Anoka; tax increment financing district five-year rule extended.
HF1064 (Peterson) - Burnsville; tax increment financing authority modified.
HF1562 (Wagenius) - Richfield; tax increment financing district five-year rule extended.
HF1584 (Quam) - Rochester; district tax increment use modified.
Attachments:
17-4047.pdf (3/6/2017)
17-4083.pdf (3/7/2017)

State Government Finance

3/8/2017
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Bills Added:
HF965 (Maye Quade) - Capitol grounds plaque placement authorized in the court of honor to honor all Minnesota veterans who served in the United States armed forces during World War I.
HF1438 (Bliss) - Veterans Journey Home grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1527 (Bliss) - Support Our Troops account money use modified.
HF1563 (Rosenthal) - Equine Innovations grant provided for its veteran horsepower program to provide equine therapy to veterans suffering from trauma and PTSD, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Ways and Means

3/8/2017
HF1890 will be heard pending referral.
HF5 will be heard pending referral.
Bills Added:
HF369 (Theis) - Centers for Independent Living funding provided, and money appropriated for career education and job skills training for low-income individuals.
HF474 (Albright) - Medical Practice Board criminal background checks authorized, and physicians exempted from criminal background checks under the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
HF706 (Gunther) - Legacy fund maximum appropriations created.
HF837 (Torkelson) - State road construction appropriation modified.
HF1890 (Gunther) - Standing appropriation created.
HF5 (Davids) - Premium security plan created, legislative working group established, health care provider system access regulated, premium subsidy program provisions modified, funding provided, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
H0837A1.pdf (3/7/2017)

Transportation and Regional Governance Policy

3/8/2017
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More bills may be added. The chair will determine the order of bills.

HF 2058 (Nash) will be heard pending re-referral from Civil Law and Data Practices.

HF 2229 (Torkelson) Metropolitan Council and counties authorized to contract for use of railroad or mass transit right-of-way, and civil liability regulated.
(language is attached below)

HF 2264 (Jurgens) Hastings; speed limits governed, moratorium established, and legislative report required.
(language is attached below)
Bills Added:
HF1570 (Albright) - Suburb to suburb transit demonstration project funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1636 (Johnson) - Isanti County; Trunk Highway 65 segment designated as Chip A. Imker Memorial Highway.
HF1833 (Johnson) - Emergency vehicles exempted from motor vehicle size, weight, and load restrictions; and technical changes made.
HF1803 (Grossell) - Firefighter special plate eligibility expanded.
HF994 (Zerwas) - School bus equipment standards modified.
HF1956 (Howe) - Remaining service life use in pavement management processes required.
HF1133 (Garofalo) - Electric vehicle registration tax and operation in managed lanes amended.
HF1842 (Miller) - Corridors of Commerce program eligibility provided.
HF584 (Considine) - Disability plated issuance authorized to owner of motorized bicycle.
HF1844 (Dean) - Freight railroad preservation and improvement grants provided, and money appropriated.
HF862 (Petersburg) - Outdoor advertising near roads and highways provisions modified.
HF1922 (Koznick) - Electric vehicle registration additional fee imposed.
HF1928 (Koznick) - Livable Communities Act repealed, funding sources transferred to council bus operations, and conforming changes made.
HF2000 (Hertaus) - Long range transportation planning functions transferred from the Metropolitan Council to the Transportation Department.
HF2058 (Nash) - Procedural exceptions for light rail or bus rapid transit line construction or expansion eliminated, and appraisal fees modified.
HF347 (Koznick) - Manufactured home transfers regulated when ownership is at issue.
HF1480 (Runbeck) - Transit finance and project reporting requirements amended, fare increase required, light rail transit line construction agreements prohibited, and technical changes made.
HF1745 (Koznick) - Metro Mobility Enhancement Task Force established, and legislative report required.
HF179 (Scott) - Ignition interlock performance standards amended, use of devices with location tracking capabilities prohibited, inmate case planning information ensured as private data, search warrant in DWI cases required to obtain blood or urine samples, license revocation provided, guidelines for license revocation hearings established, and rulemaking authority amended.
HF1589 (Carlson) - Limousine window glazing exception clarified.
HF2264 (Jurgens) - Hastings; speed limits governed, moratorium established, and legislative report required.
HF2229 (Torkelson) - Metropolitan Council and counties authorized to contract for use of railroad or mass transit right-of-way, and civil liability regulated.
Attachments:

Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance

3/8/2017
Governor's 2018-2019 MPCA Budget Presentation & Base Budget Report

Education Finance

3/8/2017
Bills Added:
HF485 (Anderson) - Agricultural educator grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF1024 (Urdahl) - Small schools revenue calculation modified.
HF1220 (Grossell) - Independent School District No. 308, Nevis; levy adjustment to be spread over more than one year authorized.
HF1428 (Daudt) - Nonresident tuition rate clarified for court-placed students.
HF786 (Davids) - Aid payments authorized to districts with maximum effort loan interest payments between December 1, 1997, and June 30, 2016.
HF1680 (Bennett) - Academic standards modified, child sexual abuse prevention programs established, and report required.
Attachments:
H0786A1.pdf (3/7/2017)
H0786DE1.pdf (3/7/2017)
H0485A1.pdf (3/7/2017)

Agriculture Finance

3/8/2017
Bills Added:
HF1257 (Anderson) - Technical assistance and technology grants for spark ignition motor fuel wholesalers and retailers provided, and money appropriated.
HF1621 (Hansen) - Forest pest response funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1370 (Hamilton) - Good food access account money transferred from the general fund.
HF1076 (Bly) - University of Minnesota Forever Green Agriculture Initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.

Capital Investment

3/8/2017
Bills Added:
HF1323 (Vogel) - Debt limit established.
HF1617 (Torkelson) - Local bridge replacement and rehabilitation provisions modified.
Attachments:
H1323A1.pdf (3/7/2017)
H1617A4.pdf (3/7/2017)

Commerce and Regulatory Reform

3/8/2017
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*Bills may be taken in any order.
Bills Added:
HF1012 (Loonan) - No fault auto benefits regulated, and deduction of basic economic loss benefits previously added required.
HF1401 (Halverson) - State-based individual health plan reinsurance program created, and money appropriated.
HF1418 (Barr) - Lottery prize provisions modified, and State Lottery budget and expenses provided.
HF1740 (Barr) - National Football League training site on-sale license authorized.
HF1436 (O'Driscoll) - Sartell; special liquor license allowed.
HF1294 (Loonan) - Sales representative termination regulated.
HF68 (Hoppe) - Liquor sales allowed at the Minnesota Capitol, special licenses allowed, microdistilleries and farm wineries required to distill on premises, Minnesota distilled label established, off-sale license for microdistilleries modified, and 2018 Super Bowl extended alcohol service hours established.
Attachments:
H0068 DE1_1.pdf (3/7/2017)
H0068A4.pdf (3/8/2017)
H0068A1.pdf (3/8/2017)
H0068A5.pdf (3/8/2017)
H0068A6.pdf (3/8/2017)

Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance

3/8/2017
Bills Added:
HF188 (Nash) - Right to carry without a permit provided, and optional permit to carry provided.
HF238 (Nash) - Use of force in defense of home and person law clarified, self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, duty to retreat in self-defense outside of home eliminated, boundaries of dwelling for purposes of self-defense expanded, presumption in the case of a person entering a dwelling or occupied vehicle by stealth or force created, and right to defend against entry extended.
Attachments:
A17-0168.pdf (3/7/2017)
A17-0167.pdf (3/7/2017)

Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance

3/8/2017
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Bills Added:
HF1366 (Albright) - Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted, department proposals adopted, inpatient service payments modified, forbearance of amounts owed to the special compensation fund allowed, intervention procedures modified, and rulemaking authorized.
HF1419 (O'Neill) - Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council recommendations adopted.
HF1643 (Layman) - Iron Range resources and rehabilitation commissioner duties modified, legislative commission created, and conforming changes made.
HF24 (Clark) - Minneapolis; American Indian Center renovation predesign funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF227 (Thissen) - Cost-of-living study contents revised.
HF2036 (Poppe) - Community design pilot project created that addresses community assets, needs, and goals for growth in culture, arts, humanities, recreation, and community design; and money appropriated.
HF2018 (Clark) - Community Priority One job training, job referrals, and housing assistance funding provided; and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance

3/8/2017
Bills Added:
HF1775 (Nornes) - Private institution treatment in the case of an adjudication of fraud or misrepresentation modified.
HF2069 (Nornes) - Pilot and aircraft technician student loan forgiveness provided, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.

Health and Human Services Reform

3/8/2017
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Bills Added:
HF1703 (Barr) - Medical assistance reimbursement rate for public health nurse home visits increased.
HF1176 (Hamilton) - Mental health provider rate increase provided.
HF1561 (Hamilton) - Mental health practitioners allowed to provide telemedicine services, and medical assistance limit on telemedicine encounters modified.
HF1349 (Franson) - Urgent dental care service pilot project established, and critical access dental provider payments modified.
HF1350 (Franson) - Medical assistance spenddown procedures modified.
HF1383 (Zerwas) - Human services commissioner directed to seek an amendment to the brain injury waiver, traumatic brain injury definition modified for the state traumatic brain injury program, and money appropriated for programs related to reducing fetal alcohol syndrome and related effects.
HF1532 (Zerwas) - Home health services modified.
HF1115 (Schomacker) - Swing bed eligibility license condition modified, specialized care facilities provisions modified, and criteria modified for determining when an area of the state is a hardship area with regard to access to nursing facility services.
HF943 (Dean) - Interagency agreement and intra-agency transfer provisions modified.
HF944 (Dean) - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) terminology corrected.
Attachments:

Health and Human Services Finance

3/8/2017
If you would like to testify, please contact Shiloh Larson, Committee Legislative Assistant, at shiloh.larson@house.mn
Bills Added:
HF952 (Kiel) - Hearing loss care training provided to home care provider staff and supervisors.
HF1619 (Schomacker) - Children's hospitals contingent, alternate medical assistance payment method established.
HF1758 (Liebling) - HIV prevention grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1784 (Kresha) - Targeted home visiting services for high-risk populations funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1559 (Dean) - Hospital rate and reimbursement provisions modified.
Attachments:

Government Operations and Elections Policy

3/8/2017
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***Government Operations and Elections will reconvene at 7pm in the Basement Hearing Room***

Bills may be taken in any order. More bills may be added.
Bills Added:
HF1185 (Scott) - Correspondence defined in government record retention law, and minimum three-year retention period for correspondence provided.
HF1545 (Hamilton) - Omnibus agriculture bill.
HF1291 (Fabian) - Permitting requirements modified, expedited environmental-review billing options provided, reclamation appeal provisions modified, and Environmental Quality Board eliminated and duties reassigned.
HF1663 (Erickson) - Alternative teacher preparation and compensation programs modified, Teacher Shortage Task Force created, concurrent enrollment teacher program expanded, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1826 (Erickson) - Perpich Center for Arts Education abolished; Education Department position created, and conveyance of the Perpich Arts High School and Crosswinds Arts and Science School planned.
HF1001 (Vogel) - Agencies required to determine impact of proposed rule on cost of residential construction or remodeling, notice to legislative committees required, and legislative committee permitted to require approval of a rule by law.
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Government Operations and Elections Policy

3/7/2017
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***Government Operations and Elections will reconvene at 7:30pm in room 500S***

Bills may be taken in any order. More bills may be added. If committee business is not finished during the regularly scheduled time, the committee will meet in room 500S at 7:30pm or the call of the chair.
Bills Added:
HF1101 (Howe) - Cities authorized to spend money on National Night Out and events that foster positive relationships between law enforcement and the community, and fundraising authorized for these purposes.
HF136 (Howe) - Zero-based budgeting provided.
HF1117 (Bahr) - Oak Grove; areas designated as residential for the purposes of the comprehensive plan update.
HF739 (O'Neill) - Small wireless facility collocation provided.
HF828 (Albright) - Metropolitan Council governance modified.
HF1866 (Albright) - Metropolitan Council governance modified, farebox recovery objective for Twin Cities metropolitan area transit established, Metropolitan Council prohibited from undertaking a light rail project without explicit legislative authority, consideration of reasonableness of system plans in Metropolitan Land Planning Act allowed, light rail transit project development governing requirements established, and Metropolitan Council required to revise transportation policy plan.
HF1689 (Ecklund) - City and town expenditures for historical societies permitted.
HF1585 (Quam) - Four uniform election dates per year provided, special elections required to be held on one of the uniform dates, counties required to administer school elections, and conforming changes made.
HF1192 (Johnson) - Farm safety working group codified, farm safety initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2040 (Pugh) - Postelection sampling report requirements amended for county auditors and the secretary of state.
HF2039 (Pugh) - Statewide voter registration system status changes and removals required to be included in public information lists.
HF2050 (West) - Electronic voter signatures for purposes of electronic rosters allowed.
HF1030 (Drazkowski) - Employees allowed to opt out of state-paid insurance and benefits.
HF654 (Drazkowski) - Reverse referendum for property tax levies allowed.
Attachments:

Health and Human Services Finance

3/7/2017
If you would like to testify, please contact Shiloh Larson, Committee Legislative Assistant, at shiloh.larson@house.mn
Bills Added:
HF490 (Lien) - Moorhead; nursing facility operating payment rate modified.
HF941 (Poppe) - Caregiver support programs and services provisions modified, and money appropriated.
HF942 (Poppe) - Essential community supports modified.
HF803 (Baker) - Senior care workforce innovation grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF500 (Schomacker) - Nursing facility payment system policy and technical changes made, and report required.
HF804 (Kiel) - Health professional loan forgiveness program and employee scholarship program modified, and money appropriated.
HF582 (Schomacker) - Health professionals who may be employed by supplemental nursing service agencies overseen by the health commissioner modified, and nursing home and nursing facility costs governing provisions modified.
HF823 (Schomacker) - Elderly waiver program reformed, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1400 (Schomacker) - Nursing assistant training and competency evaluations reimbursable expense provisions modified.
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