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Audio/Video Archives - 2015-2016 Regular Session

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Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance

2/25/2015
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Bills Added:
HF260 (Lesch) - Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act established and modified.
HF464 (Mahoney) - Family law rights notice required, and interest rates on judgements in family court actions modified.
HF465 (Scott) - Best interests standards in custody or parenting time proceedings modified, and technical changes made.

Subcommittee on Metropolitan Council Accountability and Transparency

2/25/2015
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Hearing on HF 75 is informational and no action will be taken.
Bills Added:
HF75 (Runbeck) - Metropolitan Council guidelines and plans made advisory.

Education Finance

2/25/2015
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Special Presentation on American Indian Education Recommendations - Minnesota Department of Education

Health and Human Services Finance

2/25/2015
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If you would like to testify, please contact Chris Stolarzyk at Chris.Stolarzyk@house.mn
Bills Added:
HF699 (Persell) - Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe ambulance service grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF576 (McDonald) - Health center funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF832 (Hamilton) - Local public health grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
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Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance

2/25/2015
Overview of natural gas issues in Minnesota.

If you wish to testify on HF341, please contact Committee Legislative Assistant, Jonathan Fortner, at jonathan.fortner@house.mn.
Bills Added:
HF341 (Swedzinski) - Requirement to obtain certificate of need prior to construction of a natural gas plant generating electricity that is exported from the state eliminated.

Transportation Policy and Finance

2/25/2015
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NOTE: There will be three bills heard at the start of the Hearing. Tentative order HF594, HF182, and HF526.
The final hour of the hearing will finish up testimony by the Commissioner of Transportation Charles Zelle who will continue his presentation of the governor’s budget for the Dept of Transportation (MNDOT)
Bills Added:
HF182 (Garofalo) - Compressed natural gas tax rate modified.
HF526 (McNamara) - Portable toilet service vehicles provided weight limit exception.
HF594 (Anderson) - Aviation tax on gasoline revenues dedicated as a substitute for aviation gasoline to the state airports fund.
Attachments:
HF526 FN.pdf (2/20/2015)
H0182A1.pdf (2/24/2015)
H0594DE1.pdf (2/24/2015)
HF182 FN.pdf (2/25/2015)

Commerce and Regulatory Reform

2/25/2015
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Overview of the Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage Verification Task Force report published on January 30, 2015.
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Health and Human Services Reform

2/25/2015
Presentation of the Department of Human Services' oversight of MNsure Eligibility Determinations for Public Health Care Programs by the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA)
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Higher Education Policy and Finance

2/25/2015
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Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MnSCU) and University of Minnesota - Presentations on Performance Funding Metrics Outcomes

Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy

2/25/2015
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If you would like to testify on HF 608, HF 302, HF 691, HF 767 or HF 814, please contact Claire Leiter at Claire.leiter@house.mn.
Bills Added:
HF608 (Hackbarth) - Trap shooting sports facility grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF302 (Fabian) - Muzzleloader scopes allowed.
HF691 (Fabian) - Muzzleloader with scope use allowed by persons age 60 or over during muzzleloader season.
HF767 (Lucero) - Veterans exempted from firearms safety certificate requirement.
HF814 (Dill) - Firearm safety training required to include information regarding the use of alternative ammunition.

Civil Law and Data Practices

2/24/2015
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Bills Added:
HF456 (Scott) - Vehicle forfeiture actions burden of proof shifted to prosecution in innocent owner cases relating to off-highway vehicles, DWI, designated offenses, controlled substance offenses, fleeing offenses, and prostitution offenses; and homestead exemption expanded.
HF415 (Scott) - Forfeiture laws modified on use of proceeds from the sale of forfeited property, required reports and financing, and how policies are adopted.
HF337 (Sanders) - Campaign finance and public disclosure board provisions modified; enforcement, registration, fees, data, contributions, statements of economic interest, and other provisions administered by the board modified; penalties provided; and technical changes made.
HF446 (Mahoney) - Income tax dependency exemption allocation allowed in child support matters.

Education Innovation Policy

2/24/2015
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Bills Added:
HF46 (Murphy) - Universal all-day preschool provided for four-year-old students.
HF424 (Pinto) - Directory information definition changed to conform with federal law.
HF672 (Anderson) - Computer science course credit allowed to fulfill a math credit requirement.
HF244 (Urdahl) - Teacher efficacy preparation programs approved by state Board of Teaching data collected and reported, and money appropriated.
HF643 (Fenton) - Principals' Leadership Academy provisions modified, and money appropriated.
HF727 (Wills) - Postsecondary enrollment options program information provided to students and parents.
HF982 (Urdahl) - Public postsecondary institutions directed to give full credit to students for completed Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) courses, and report required.
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Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance

2/24/2015
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If you would like to testify for or against this bill please contact Committee Legislative Assistant Greg Exley at 651.296.4375.
Bills Added:
HF1000 (Melin) - Wild rice quality standard application prohibited until Pollution Control Agency commissioner adopts rules to establish criteria for designating waters subject to a wild rice water quality standard.

Rules and Legislative Administration

2/24/2015
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I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Calendar for the Day: February 26, 2015

V. Adjournment

Agriculture Finance

2/24/2015
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Presentations on organizations and programs that receive pass through grants from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council
MnSCU - mental health counseling for farm families
Agricultural Societies and Associations
Second Harvest Heartland
Minnesota Turf Seed Council
Northern Crops Institute
Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association
Minnesota Horticultural Society
Minnesota State Poultry Association
Dairy Development and Profitability Enhancement (Minnesota Department of Agriculture)

Government Operations and Elections Policy

2/24/2015
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Bills Added:
HF288 (O'Neill) - Professional engineer license requirements clarified.
HF794 (O'Driscoll) - Land surveying statutory sections streamlined and simplified, and technical and conforming changes made.
HF495 (Anderson) - Omnibus state government finance bill.
Attachments:
H0288A3.pdf (2/20/2015)
H0288A4.pdf (2/23/2015)
H0495A1.pdf (2/23/2015)

Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance

2/24/2015
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Bills Added:
HF104 (Norton) - Vulnerable adult financial exploitation crime added to definition of designated offense in forfeiture laws.
HF425 (Zerwas) - Crime victim service grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF537 (Hilstrom) - Crime of defamation modified to prohibit statements that a person knows are false and defamatory.
HF291 (Cornish) - Traffic violations around school buses fine increased, penalties enhanced and minimum fines established for repeat violations of driving without a license, alcohol use by sensory testing service allowed, avian influenza emergency response funding extended, correctional industries revolving fund transfer provided to the general fund, and money appropriated.
HF423 (Backer) - Ambulance service staff requirement variance eliminated, alternative ambulance staffing allowed, and licensed ambulance service allowed in limited areas to accept full mutual aid support on a part-time basis.

Taxes

2/24/2015
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Bills Added:
HF377 (Gruenhagen) - Charity health care services tax deduction allowed, and informational reports provided.
HF404 (Carlson) - Infant and child car seats exempted from sales tax.
HF764 (Swedzinski) - Modular housing reduced sales tax rate provided, and definition of retail sale for installation of a modular home modified.
HF1005 (Davids) - Income tax; Wisconsin reciprocity terms modified.
HF53 (Davids) - Telecommunications equipment exemption expanded.

Education Finance

2/24/2015
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Bills Added:
HF72 (Anderson) - Education expense credit and deduction provided to apply to expenditures for prekindergarten expenses.
HF359 (Runbeck) - Reading tax credit modified.
HF667 (Anderson) - K-12 education expense credit modified, credit amount and income phaseout for the credit increased, and credit phaseout threshold adjusted for inflation.
HF798 (Knoblach) - K-12 education expense subtraction and credit modified; credit extended to tuition; subtraction and credit amounts increased; income phaseout for the credit increased; and credit, subtraction amount, and credit phaseout threshold adjusted for inflation.
HF245 (Urdahl) - K-12 teachers who complete master's degree in a content area directly related to their licensure field allowed tax credit, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
H0245A2.pdf (2/23/2015)
H0798A1.pdf (2/23/2015)
H0798A2.pdf (2/23/2015)

Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy

2/24/2015
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Bills Added:
HF91 (Nornes) - Property tax exemptions authorization granted to municipalities for new and expanding business property.
HF496 (Nornes) - Building materials and supplies exempted from sales tax.
HF872 (Albright) - Technology corporate franchise tax certificate transfer program established.
HF665 (Erhardt) - State general levy on seasonal recreational property phased out over five years, and automatic inflation of the state general levy eliminated.
Attachments:
H0665A1.pdf (2/20/2015)
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