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Audio/Video Archives - 2007-2008 Regular Session

Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.

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Finance

3/12/2007
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HF1048 (Pelowski) Department of Employee Relations abolished and duties transferred; Employee protections provided.
HF777 (Lesch) Housing opportunity tax abatement program established.
HF1208 (Mahoney) State Building Code modified, and construction code and licensing provisions modified and recodified.
HF906 (Thissen) Birth defects information system funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF958 (Solberg) State agencies deficiency funding provided, and money appropriated.
Presentation of State Fee Report and highlights from Departmental Earnings Report

Labor and Consumer Protection Division

3/12/2007
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HF1190 (Nelson) Plumbing Council established.
HF1283 (Nelson) Misrepresentation of employees as independent contractors prohibited, and review of certifications of independent contractor status required.
HF754 (Mullery) Plumbers licenses required statewide.
HF1336 (Mahoney) Council of High Pressure Piping Systems established, and fees required.
HF0571(Hilstrom) Defining best value; changing provisions for acquisition and competitive bidding.
HF1208 (Mahoney) State Building Code modified, and construction code and licensing provisions modified and recodified.

Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs

3/12/2007
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HF551 (Wollschlager) Tax deduction for out-of-state active military duty clarified.
HF1157 (Haws) Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account fund uses expanded.
HF1134 (Doty) Minnesota National Guard Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality established.
HF903 (Severson) Montgomery GI Bill for the Selected Reserves; Congress urged by resolution to permit members of the National Guard and reserves to receive and use federal educational benefits following separation from active status and discharge.

Bill Removed from Agenda: HF643 (Hansen) Meatpacking industry workers bill of rights and ombudsman position established.

Taxes

3/12/2007
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Introduction to income tax credits by House Research

Transportation
HF431 (Erhardt) Transit pass income tax credit extended to nonprofit organizations.
HF1002 (Hornstein) Alternative fuel vehicle income tax credit provided.
HF1447 (Hortman) Diesel truck idling reduction equipment income tax credit provided.

Business
HF97 (Mullery) Research tax credit extended to the individual income tax, portion of the credit refunded, and money appropriated
HF330 (S. Anderson) Telecommuting income tax credit provided.
HF1250 (Bunn) Telecommuting equipment income tax credit provided.
HF361 (Welti) Regional investment income and franchise tax credit provided.

BILLS TO BE HEARD AT 7PM

Business (continued from this morning)
HF97 (Mullery) Research tax credit extended to the individual income tax, portion of the credit refunded, and money appropriated
HF1747 (Davnie) Bioscience investment tax credits.

Education
HF20 (Thissen) Prekindergarten scholarship granting organizations contribution income tax credit provided.
HF40 (Thissen) Employer postsecondary education expense tax credit provided.
HF123 (Slawik) Education expense tax credit and deduction applied to certain expenditures for prekindergarten expenses and museum memberships.
HF263 (Paulsen) Education credit income tax inflation adjustment provided.
HF477 (Tillberry) Parent volunteering at child's school or child care income tax credit provided.
HF704 (Kohls) Universal tuition income tax credit provided, and money appropriated
HF747 (Simon) A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; creating a citizenship credit; appropriating money
HF1264 (Eastlund) Early childhood education access grants contribution and early childhood educational expenses income tax credit authorized

Agriculture
HF9 (Juhnke) Dairy investment income and corporate franchise tax credit provided for qualifying investments in dairy operations
HF44 (Urdahl) Rural Minnesota Catch-Up Credit provided allowing a credit against the income tax of an employer for the creation and retention of certain jobs.
HF52 (Urdahl) Dairy operations income and corporate franchise tax credit provided for qualifying investments in dairy operations.
HF64 (Urdahl) Dairy and livestock investment income and corporate franchise credit provided for qualifying investments.
HF484 (Koenen) Beginning farmer program administered by the Rural Finance Authority provisions modified, and income tax credits provided to beginning farmers for participating in farm management programs.
HF568 (Heidgerken) Income tax credit for sales or rentals of agricultural assets to beginning farmers and farmer financial management programs provided.
HF921 (Hilstrom) Tree-planting income tax credit provided, and money appropriated.
HF651 (Juhnke) Family agricultural revitalization zones authorized, and value-added processing agricultural products promoted.

Removed from Agenda
HF1469 (Tschumper) Motor fuels excise tax increased, refundable income tax credit allowed, and money appropriated.
HF832 (Buesgens) General education access grants for students authorized.
HF457 (Gardner) Scrap metal dealer purchase record keeping expanded relating to law enforcement, registrations required, tax credit to dealers provided, criminal penalties established, and money appropriated.
HF435 (Cornish) Alternative fuel vehicle conversion income tax credit provided
HF10 (Thissen) Small business technology credit provided.

Added to Agenda
HF1747 (Davnie) Bioscience investment tax credits.
HF1643 (Gardner) Scrap metal dealers tax credit provided.

Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division

3/9/2007
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HF242 (Eken) Mahnomen County tax jurisdictions temporary aid payments made permanent.
HF848 (Marquart) Agricultural homestead distance limitation eliminated, agricultural market value homestead credit increased, and agricultural homestead class rate reduced.
HF1436 (Hamilton) Relative agricultural homestead minimum acreage modified.
HF715 (Haws) Truth in taxation property tax program evaluation study provided.
HF1368 (Olin) County program aid appropriation increased.
HF1222 (Marquart) has been removed
HF1769 (Marquart) Joint public truth in taxation advertisements and hearings authorized
HF1777 (Liebling) County program aids restored, and county program aid inflation adjustment provided.

Ways and Means

3/9/2007
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Price of government
Testimony from members of the House of Representatives. All members have been invited to present their ideas and recommendations regarding the budget/targets.

Veterans Affairs Division

3/9/2007
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HF1065 (Otremba) Health screening benefit provided for eligible members of the armed forces, notification required, and money appropriated.
1594 (Hosch) National Guard reenlistment bonus program expanded, and academic awards provided.
HF1612 (Fritz) Veterans and soldiers counseling services access improved, and money appropriated.
HF532 (Winkler) Military personnel utility and other contracts regulated, and cancellations authorized.

Labor and Consumer Protection Division

3/9/2007
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HF215 (Rukavina) No-fault auto insurance benefit terminations and denials regulated.
HF387 (Clark) Predatory lending practices regulated, and remedies and criminal penalties provided.
HF931 (Mullery) Predatory mortgage lending practices prohibited, and civil and criminal penalties imposed.
HF1004 (Davnie) Predatory mortgage lending practices prohibited.

HF1748 (Atkins) has been removed from the agenda.

E-12 Education

3/9/2007
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HF1699 (Peterson, S.) Student counseling services in high-need public high schools grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF779 (Bly) Office of Indigenous Language established, and money appropriated.
HF234 (Benson) School district reserve fund requirements and reports eliminated, and school district primary elections required only after adoption of a resolution.
HF1197 (Mariani) Dept. of Education policy bill
HF236 (Greiling) School districts authorized to delay the implementation of special education tuition billing for an additional two years.
HF1425 (Holberg) Students allowed to participate in high school league-sponsored activities after completing licensed treatment programs.

Energy Finance and Policy Division

3/9/2007
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HF1549 (Johnson) Public Utilities Commission ex parte rules technical change provided.
HF1678 (Johnson) Public Utilities Commission electronic filing authorized, and technical and clarifying changes provided.
HF1392 (Hilty) Hydrogen renewable energy initiative established, hydrogen energy use policies established.
HF1214 (Knuth) Rural wind development assistance program funding provided. - Added to the agenda
HF1624 (Hausman) St. Paul Port Authority; qualified emissions-reduction project recovery costs provided.

Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division

3/9/2007
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Veterans Home Board

Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Subcommittee

3/9/2007
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Board of Water and Soil Review
Open Forum:
Jim Stengrim, Joe Carlyl, John Zanmiller, John Waller, Francis Miron, Barb Lang, Joe Lang, Tom Landwehr, Nature Conservatory, Eric Evenson, District Manager; Minnehaha Watershed District, Pamela Blinxt, Manager; Minnehaha Watershed District, John Chell; Arrowhead Regional Development Commission

Those who want to testify at the open forum should contact Jenna Duwenhoegger, Committee Administrator, at (651)296-1774 or Jenna.Duwenhoegger@house.mn

Health Care and Human Services Finance Division

3/9/2007
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Minneapolis Veterans Home

Mental Health Division

3/9/2007
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HF1067 (Huntley) Governor's mental health initiative
HF794 (Otremba) has been removed from the agenda

Health and Human Services

3/9/2007
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HF736 (Huntley) Ambulance service personnel longevity award and incentive program renamed the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program.
HF707 (Thao) Dental access for persons with disabilities study required.
HF1074 (Ruud) Darlene Luther Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act adopted.
HF916 (Thissen) A bill for an act relating to child care; requiring inspections of child care centers and homes; requiring reports
HF1623 (Clark) A bill for an act relating to public health; establishing a pilot project to improve access to dental care for children; appropriating money
HF655 (Huntley) Medicinal use of marijuana authorized, civil and criminal penalties imposed, application and renewal fees established. Continuation
HF529 (Thao) has been removed from the agenda
HF282 (Atkins) has been removed from the agenda

Health and Human Services

3/8/2007
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HF1729 (Huntley) FOR RE-REFERAL A bill for an act relating to health; modifying health care provisions; amending welfare data provisions; changing medical assistance eligibility; amending MinnesotaCare provisions; establishing MinnesotaCare II; allowing the commissioner to receive federal matching money for managed care oversight; establishing a physician-directed care coordination program; establishing the Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange; requiring certain employers to offer Section 125 Plans
HF918/SF555* (Norton) Essential community provider designation extended.
HF636 (Dittrich) Pediatric dentist participation in a state health care program definition modified.
HF529 (Thao) Amino-based acid elemental formula health insurance coverage required
HF655 (Huntley) Medicinal use of marijuana authorized, civil and criminal penalties imposed, application and renewal fees established.
HF707 (Thao) has been removed from the agenda
HF736 (Huntley) has been removed from the agenda
Continuation of afternoon agenda

Public Safety and Civil Justice

3/8/2007
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HF34 (Kahn) Establishing state policy for stem cell research; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money.
HF196 (Greiling) Changing mental health provisions; requiring mental health assessments for certain inmates.
HF611 (Anzelc) Protecting certain communication in the workplace between labor organizations and employees; prohibiting certain employer conduct; providing civil remedies.
HF738 (Greiling) Civil commitment: expanding early intervention services.
HF1178 (Lillie) Requiring driver's license endorsement to operate three-wheeled motorcycle.

Transportation Finance Division

3/8/2007
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HF1463 (Hortman) Metropolitan area sales tax referendum required to impose a tax for transportation and transit, county sales taxes for transportation purposes authorized, and money appropriated.
HF1112 (Madore) Transit fund established, metropolitan sales tax imposed and funds dedicated to transit, and motor vehicle sales tax revenues transferred.
HF1244 (Masin) Motor vehicle sales tax proceeds apportionment provided.
HF964 (Ruth) Motor vehicle sales tax proceeds allocated.
HFXXXX (Hornstein)
HF311 (Hornstein) has been removed from agenda
HF963 (Ruth) has been removed from agenda

State Government Finance Division

3/8/2007
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Office of the State Auditor: agency overview and budget presentation;
Office of the Attorney General: agency overview and budget presentation.

Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

3/8/2007
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HF1546 (Simon) Driver's license and identification card applicants automatic voter registration provided.
HF646 (Dittrich) School district election provisions modified, mail election approval requirement eliminated, and school board primary elections authorized.
HF1526 (Simon) Fair Campaign Practices Act complaints hearing funding provided.(Removed from agenda)
HF1110 (Hilty) Election definitions and procedures modified, complaint and resolution process established, penalties imposed, money appropriated. (Added to agenda)
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