Audio/Video Archives - 2013-2014 Regular Session

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HF2866 (Erickson) - Legislative Energy Commission requested to investigate strategies to convert users of propane gas to natural gas or other fuels.
HF2603 (Hortman) - Community energy efficiency and renewable energy loan program modified, permissible administrative expenses modified for disbursement of supplemental low-income home energy assistance, and weatherization assistance program money appropriated.
HF2967 (Garofalo) - Commerce Department utilities assessment amount amended; and incremental revenue allocated to develop and maintain a statewide uniform energy conservation reporting system for utilities.

HF1876 (Persell) - Headwaters Science Center grant authorized, and money appropriated.
HF3185 (FitzSimmons) - Location equity revenue school district eligibility expanded.
HF2861 (Isaacson) - Education commissioner directed to consult with experts to determine the content and status of Minnesota's career and technical education programs, and money appropriated.
HF3188 (Morgan) - General education basic formula increased, and money appropriated.
HF2693 (Sawatzky) - Special Education Case Load and Rule Alignment Task Force 2014 recommendations implemented, and commissioner of education authorized to use expedited rulemaking to implement the rule recommendations of the task force.
HF2681 (Selcer) - School district review and comment requirements modified.
HF2568 (Sawatzky) - Special education; paperwork burdens reduced by creating a unified online system for collecting and reporting required special education due process data and thereby increasing opportunities for special education educators to focus on teaching students.

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HF3062 (Mariani) - Native and English language development and academic needs of English learners from young children to adults recognized.

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HF2542 (Hortman) - Lead and mercury products prohibited and regulated, and formaldehyde in children's products ban modified.
HF2543 (Hortman) - Environmental data classified, reporting requirements modified, permitting efficiencies modified and created, Pollution Control Agency duties modified, administrative penalty order and field citation provisions modified, civil penalties provided, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
HF2958 (Lesch) - Human rights; jury trials required for unfair discriminatory practice civil actions.
HF2918 (Morgan) - Solar energy system residential use restrictions prohibited.
HF1961 (Halverson) - Ethics in government; board duties modified, and economic disclosure and conflicts of interest requirements expanded.

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HF2932 (Liebling) - Health and human services committees and task forces established and modified, and prescription monitoring program changed.
HF1425 (Falk) - Annexation definitions provided, and annexation by ordinance of parcels limited.
HF2128 (Hansen) - Disaster response contingency account created to partially match federal disaster assistance when the legislature is not in session, and money appropriated.
HF2701 (Pelowski) - Disaster assistance contingency account created; unused disaster relief appropriation transfer to contingency account required; disaster relief cost-share relationship established between the state, local governments, and American Indian tribes and bands; state public disaster assistance authorized in the absence of federal assistance; and money appropriated.
HF2715 (Dill) - Natural Resources Department; obsolete laws modified and repealed, regulatory efficiencies provided, and drainage inspector requirements modified.
HF1868 (Freiberg) - Executive branch advisory group governing provisions modified.
HF1863 (Loeffler) - Executive branch advisory group governing provisions modified.
HF1864 (Fischer) - Executive branch advisory group governing provisions modified.
HF1865 (Dorholt) - Transportation Department advisory groups governing provisions modified.
HF1866 (Morgan) - Commerce Department advisory groups governing provisions modified.
HF1867 (Loeffler) - Executive branch advisory group governing provisions modified.
HF1870 (Holberg) - Executive branch advisory group governing provisions modified.
HF2361 (Moran) - Health disparities in minority populations addressed, health priorities of minority populations identified, health disparities task force created, and money appropriated.
HF2315 (Kahn) - Industrial hemp research authorized in accordance with federal law, rulemaking authorized, and report required.
HF2956 (Dehn) - Election day free transit service provided, and money appropriated.
HF2760 (Huntley) - Health care homes advisory committee established.
HF2977 (Franson) - Home care provider licensing and compliance monitoring changes made.
HF2528 (Runbeck) - Groundwater management area advisory teams and approval of groundwater management area plans required.
HF3222 (Huntley) - Legislative Health Care Workforce Commission created, and report required.

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HF2402 (Liebling) - Omnibus health and human services policy bill.

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HF2881 (Masin) - Railroad employees motor carriers regulation amended, and penalties imposed.
HF2591 (Hansen) - State parks and trails license plate established, account created, and money appropriated.
HF2628 (Hansen) - Rest areas provided to be used as watercraft decontamination sites.
HF3219 (Erhardt) - Metropolitan Airports Commission required to monitor noise to establish a baseline.

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HF2395 (Hornstein) - Omnibus transportation finance bill.

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HF2424 (Beard) - Aircraft taxation rates clarified.
HF2323 (Gunther) - Animal shelter temporary tax amnesty provided.
HF2267 (Rosenthal) - Bullion coin sales and use taxation exemption provided.
HF2539 (Anderson) - Propane tanks exempted.
HF1885 (Davnie) - Tax remittance threshold increased for vendors required to file accelerated June payments.
HF2420 (Metsa) - Revenue commissioner required to notify cities and counties of pending pollution control exemption and sliding scale market value exclusion applications.
HF3194 (Davids) - Qualified data center sales and use tax exemptions modified.
HF2463 (Atkins) - Political contributions made from funds derived from revenues of a corporation or LLC required to be subject to the individual income tax.

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HF2770 (Johnson) - Probation single funding implemented.
HF2953 (Johnson) - Correctional services delivery; contiguous counties qualification requirement eliminated.
HF2576 (Melin) - Criminal record expungement governing provisions modified, business screening services required to delete expunged records, and eviction record expungement allowed in some cases.
HF1940 (Norton) - Booking photograph data practices provisions established.
HF1335 (Rosenthal) - Collision requirements clarified, and terminology change made.
HF3067 (Lesch) - Firearm possession in a Capitol Area state building notice modified, security service provided by the Department of Public Safety funding modified, and money appropriated.
HF2281 (Winkler) - Legislators' privilege from arrest clarified, and driving while impaired specified as a breach of the peace for purposes of the Minnesota Constitution.
HF2833 (Laine) - Incarcerated women needs addressed relating to pregnancy and childbirth.
HF2249 (Clark) - East African women and children victims of abuse; emergency shelter provision money appropriated.

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HF2198 (Mahoney) - Omnibus jobs and economic development bill.
HF2658 (Mahoney) - Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted.
HF2993 (Sawatzky) - Southwest Initiative Foundation funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2988 (McNamar) - West Central Initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2983 (Savick) - Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF3063 (Lien) - Small business development center program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF3023 (Radinovich) - Business growth and expansion encouraged, innovation voucher pilot program created, and money appropriated.
HF3014 (Carlson) - Public Employment Relations Board created, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
HF3143 (Ward) - New employee training partnership established, rebates provided for employer training costs, report required, and money appropriated.
HF3000 (Erickson) - Northwest Minnesota Foundation funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF3102 (Dorholt) - Initiative Foundation money appropriated.
HF3083 (Simonson) - Northland Foundation funding provided, and money appropriated.

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HF2536 (Melin) - Women's Economic Security Act (WESA) various provisions established and modified, and money appropriated.
HF2615 (Simonson) - Broadband service expansion to underserved areas grant program established, and money appropriated.

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HF3087 (Faust) - Senior nutrition programs modified, and congregate dining money appropriated.
HF2841 (Morgan) - University-affiliated children's hospitals added to the list of facilities excluded from fee-for-service payment rate reductions.
HF3071 (Abeler) - Federally qualified health center funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2203 (Halverson) - Homeless Youth Act activities funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2885 (Fritz) - Nursing facility rate adjustment provided.

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HF2337 (Runbeck) - Hugo; storm water handling systems project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

HF2908 (Hansen) - Bee death caused by pesticide poisoning compensation provided, pollinator emergency response team established, and money appropriated.
HF2619 (Bly) - University of Minnesota; Forever Green Agriculture Initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF925 (Mariani) - School district ability to request department assistance clarified.
HF2397 (Mariani) - Omnibus education policy bill.

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HF2397 (Mariani) - Omnibus education policy bill.

HF1880 (Winkler) - Early learning scholarships availability expanded.
HF3171 (Marquart) - Omnibus supplemental education K-12 finance bill.

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HF2876 (Freiberg) - Campaign contribution disclosure required in any amount from lobbyists, political funds, and political committees.
HF3033 (Winkler) - Campaign finance contribution limits modified, and reports required to be made available online.

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