The following House Files were introduced:
Fenton, Daudt, O'Driscoll, Albright, Christensen, Nash, West, Peterson and Loon introduced:
H. F. 1393, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing the date of the state primary from August to June; changing the date of primary elections conducted by a political subdivision in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 204B.14, subdivisions 2, 4; 204B.21, subdivision 1; 204D.03, subdivision 1; 204D.09, subdivision 1; 204D.28, subdivision 5; 205.065, subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.06, subdivision 1a; 205A.11, subdivision 2a; 206.61, subdivision 5; 206.82, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Fenton; Newberger; Albright; Howe; O'Driscoll; Pugh; Peterson; Jessup; Theis; Quam; Bliss; Anderson, S.; Scott; Baker; Loon; Fabian and Runbeck introduced:
H. F. 1394, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; modifying the dislocated worker program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116L.17, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Loonan and O'Neill introduced:
H. F. 1395, A bill for an act relating to commerce; authorizing limited personal use of fireworks; requiring an affidavit of safety guidelines; providing for criminal penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Carlson, L.; Davids; McDonald; Loon; Davnie and Applebaum introduced:
H. F. 1396, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding the exemption for nonprofit groups; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.70, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hoppe, Hilstrom, Pinto, Slocum and Davids introduced:
H. F. 1397, A bill for an act relating to life insurance; limitation on payments to beneficiaries of persons furthering terrorism; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 61A.09, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Jessup, Christensen and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 1398, A bill for an act relating to education; amending the term general education development; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 124D.549; 124D.55; 256J.08, subdivisions 38, 39.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Lesch introduced:
H. F. 1399, A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; providing for alternative notice periods of intention to quit; specifying residential landlord notice requirements for intention to quit or a rent increase; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 504B.206, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 1400, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions governing reimbursable expenses for nursing assistant training and competency evaluations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144A.611, subdivisions 1, 2, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Halverson, Rosenthal, Hoppe, Schultz and Kresha introduced:
H. F. 1401, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; creating a state-based individual health plan reinsurance program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.7191, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62W; repealing Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 9, article 6, section 97, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Allen introduced:
H. F. 1402, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for crisis nursery services.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Kiel introduced:
H. F. 1403, A bill for an act relating to health; adding alcohol and drug counselors to the health professional education loan forgiveness program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144.1501, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 144.608, subdivision 1; 147A.08.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Baker, Moran, Maye Quade, Heintzeman and Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 1404, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for first psychotic episode treatment and services.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Zerwas; Dean, M.; Murphy, E., and Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 1405, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing commissioner of human services to negotiate payment rates for medical supply and durable medical equipment items with new or modified billing codes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.766.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Zerwas; Murphy, E.; Whelan and Koegel introduced:
H. F. 1406, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a supplemental rate for a group residential housing provider in Anoka County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256I.05, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Flanagan; Peterson; Allen; Youakim; Koegel; Moran; Murphy, E.; Halverson; Kresha and Maye Quade introduced:
H. F. 1407, A bill for an act relating to child care; appropriating money for a pilot program creating two women-run cooperative child care businesses in low-income urban areas; requiring reports.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Bernardy and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 1408, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for county consent on certain trunk highway projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 161.162, subdivisions 2, 4; 161.163, subdivision 2; 161.164, subdivisions 1, 2; 161.165, subdivision 5; 161.166, subdivision 5; 161.3412, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. 1409, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing financial aid for teacher candidates of color; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1275; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Baker, Franson, Maye Quade and Flanagan introduced:
H. F. 1410, A bill for an act relating to child care business development; providing grants to promote child care business start-ups and expansion; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Bliss and Poston introduced:
H. F. 1411, A bill for an act relating to animals; modifying Board of Veterinary Medicine appointment criteria; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 156.01, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Pierson, Schomacker, Halverson and Zerwas introduced:
H. F. 1412, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to design and implement a program to support adoptive, foster, and kinship families; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256N.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Franson introduced:
H. F. 1413, A bill for an act relating to health; creating licensing for the practice of clinical lactation services; establishing fees; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Hamilton, Albright, Schultz and Zerwas introduced:
H. F. 1414, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring commissioner of human services to establish demonstration projects for complex patient populations; establishing a fee schedule for providers serving managed care enrollees; requiring a final report on new payment methodologies; authorizing commissioner of health to award health information technology grants; authorizing the establishment of health care workforce pilot projects; modifying requirements governing measures to assess health care quality and quality incentive payments to providers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 62J.496, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 62U.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 256B.0755, by adding a subdivision; 256B.69, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 11, section 63; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Albright, Hoppe, Cornish, Slocum and Johnson, S. introduced:
H. F. 1415, A bill for an act relating to commerce; authorizing and regulating fantasy sports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 541.20; 541.21; 609.761, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Rarick, Hornstein, Koznick, Sundin and Uglem introduced:
H. F. 1416, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing peace officers to issue citations based on report from work zone flagger; prohibiting wireless communications device use in work zones; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 169.06, subdivision 4a; 169.475, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Gruenhagen introduced:
H. F. 1417, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying certain provisions governing judicial appeal panel decisions for civil commitment, assertive community treatment and intensive residential treatment services, Minnesota family investment program innovation funds, and appeals and fair hearings for Northstar Care for Children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 253D.28, subdivision 3; 256B.0622, subdivisions 3a, 4; 256J.626, subdivision 5; 256N.28, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Barr, R.; Davids and O'Driscoll introduced:
H. F. 1418, A bill for an act relating to state government; clarifying certain prize provisions of the lottery; providing for certain budget and expenses of the State Lottery; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 349A.08, subdivision 2; 349A.10, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 349A.08, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
O'Neill introduced:
H. F. 1419, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; adopting recommendations of the Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 268.031, subdivision 1; 268.035, subdivisions 15, 20, 21d, 23, 30; 268.042, subdivision 1; 268.046, subdivision 3; 268.051, subdivisions 1, 9; 268.065, subdivision 2; 268.07, subdivisions 2, 3a, 3b; 268.085, subdivisions 1, 6, 7, 12, 13, 13a, 16; 268.0865, subdivision 5; 268.095, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 268.101, subdivision 2; 268.105, subdivision 2; 268.131; 268.18, subdivisions 2, 2b, 5; 268.182; 268.184; 268.194, subdivisions 1, 4; repealing Laws 2005, chapter 112, article 1, section 14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1420, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying world's best workforce performance measures and reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.11, subdivisions 1a, 5, 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1421, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing school boards to adopt policies for certain snow days; authorizing e-learning days for school days with inclement weather; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 120A.41; 126C.05, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Franson introduced:
H. F. 1422, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring a report to the legislature on the status of child care; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Rosenthal, Schultz, Lee, Wagenius, Pinto and Johnson, C. introduced:
H. F. 1423, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the state forecast include the rate of inflation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.103, subdivisions 1a, 1b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Baker introduced:
H. F. 1424, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Resource, Inc.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Omar, Loon, Hausman, Davnie and Theis introduced:
H. F. 1425, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Lee, Urdahl, Loon and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1426, A bill for an act relating to education; disaggregating results of teacher preparation program summaries by race; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 4a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Hansen, Lillie, Hornstein and Lee introduced:
H. F. 1427, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a local bicycle infrastructure pilot program; requiring a legislative report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Daudt introduced:
H. F. 1428, A bill for an act relating to education finance; clarifying the nonresident tuition rate for certain court-placed students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.11, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Clark; Cornish; Dehn, R.; O'Neill; Davnie; Allen; Hilstrom and Becker-Finn introduced:
H. F. 1429, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the contempt of court crime; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 588.20, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Zerwas, Albright, Nornes, Pryor, Christensen, Lien, Jessup, Omar and Pelowski introduced:
H. F. 1430, A bill for an act relating to higher education; adjusting state grant program parameters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.121, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. 1431, A bill for an act relating to property tax administration; providing for an assessor accreditation waiver; modifying assessor accreditation requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 270C.9901.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1432, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Green Giant Museum.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Kresha, Fabian, Ecklund, Heintzeman, Newberger and Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 1433, A bill for an act relating to state government; regulating rulemaking; providing for the review and repeal of environmental assessment worksheets and impact statements; restricting the implementation and enforcement of certain policies, guidelines, and statements; increasing oversight of certain rules; modifying notice requirements; requiring an impact analysis of certain rules; modifying SONAR requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 3.842, subdivision 4a; 14.002; 14.02, by adding a subdivision; 14.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, 7, by adding subdivisions; 14.101, subdivision 1; 14.116; 14.125; 14.127; 14.131; 14.14, subdivisions 1a, 2a; 14.19; 14.22, subdivision 1; 14.23; 14.25, subdivision 1; 14.26; 14.365; 14.381, subdivision 3; 14.388, subdivisions 1, 2; 14.44; 14.45; 14.51; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 14.05, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Whelan; Petersburg; Barr, R.; Howe; Koznick; Loonan; Dettmer; Uglem; Bahr, C.; West; Drazkowski; Pugh and Nash introduced:
H. F. 1434, A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing trunk highway project selection; amending and mandating certain project selection processes; requiring availability of highway project information; amending legislative reporting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 161.088, subdivisions 4, 5, 7; 161.38, by adding a subdivision; 174.03, by adding a subdivision; 174.56, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.56, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Whelan and Uglem introduced:
H. F. 1435, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a highway-rail grade separation project in the city of Ramsey; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
O'Driscoll introduced:
H. F. 1436, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing a special liquor license for the city of Sartell.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Bliss, Poston, Uglem, Backer, Grossell and Fabian introduced:
H. F. 1437, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring a study on the proposed Paul Bunyan Expressway; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Bliss, Dettmer and Howe introduced:
H. F. 1438, A bill for an act relating to military veterans; appropriating money for a grant to the Veterans Journey Home.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Anderson, S.; Loonan; Smith and Pugh introduced:
H. F. 1439, A bill for an act relating to commerce; repealing prohibition on municipality issuing more than one off-sale license to any one person or place; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 340A.412, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Baker, Hamilton, Schomacker, Poston and Kresha introduced:
H. F. 1440, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an opiate stewardship program; appropriating money; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 151.065, subdivision 3; 151.252, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Miller introduced:
H. F. 1441, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for city of Montevideo flood hazard mitigation grant; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Anderson, P.; Backer; Pierson and Kiel introduced:
H. F. 1442, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to local units of government for noxious weed programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance.
Loonan introduced:
H. F. 1443, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating insurance fraud; modifying certain penalties and notices; defining a term; clarifying the authority of the Commerce Fraud Bureau to apply for or execute search warrants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 13.82, subdivision 17; 45.0135, subdivision 9; 60A.27, subdivision 1; 65B.84, by adding a subdivision; 626.05, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Uglem introduced:
H. F. 1444, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a supplemental compensatory revenue formula; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 126C.05, subdivision 3; 126C.10, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Lohmer; Schomacker; Dean, M.; Liebling and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 1445, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an exception to budget methodology for persons leaving institutions and crisis residential settings; modifying consumer-directed community supports budget methodology; requiring reports; amending Laws 2015, chapter 71, article 7, section 54; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Allen; Murphy, E.; Maye Quade; Fischer; Clark; Schultz; Olson; Flanagan and Omar introduced:
H. F. 1446, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring medical assistance to cover medically necessary gender dysphoria and certain prescribed drugs for treatment of gender dysphoria; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 3a, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Franson and Davids introduced:
H. F. 1447, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tobacco; modifying the sale of cigarette stamps; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 297F.08, subdivisions 5, 7, 8; 297F.09, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Johnson, C.; Murphy, E., and Considine introduced:
H. F. 1448, A bill for an act relating to public safety; making placement of residence addresses on a driver's license optional; eliminating certain fees; establishing a computerized records system and access requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 171.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 171.11; 171.12, by adding a subdivision; 171.121.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Anselmo, Kresha, Halverson and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 1449, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing funding for the Minnesota Children's Museum; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Lesch and Lucero introduced:
H. F. 1450, A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement agencies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Lueck introduced:
H. F. 1451, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying requirements for exchanging road easements and for leasing forest lands; deleting from state forests; providing for public or private sale of certain consolidated conservation land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 84.633, subdivision 2; 89.17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Lohmer introduced:
H. F. 1452, A bill for an act relating to corrections; extending permissible claims to include injury or death of person working to pay court-ordered fees and jail fees and injury or death of a person on a sentence-to-service work crew; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.739, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Hamilton; Flanagan; Peterson; Murphy, E.; Albright; Pierson; Gruenhagen; Pinto; Loonan; Halverson; Backer; Liebling and Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 1453, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying income exclusions under the Minnesota family investment program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256J.21, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Peterson introduced:
H. F. 1454, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing targeted services to be provided during the regular school day; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 1455, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing additional pupil transportation funding; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 124E.20, subdivision 1; 124E.23; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 18.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Swedzinski, Fabian and Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 1456, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying public notice and comment provisions for animal feedlot facilities; modifying requirements for environmental review for certain animal feedlot facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1457, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing appropriations for advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees and teacher training and related costs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Franson and Flanagan introduced:
H. F. 1458, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying certain child care provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 119B.011, subdivisions 6, 20, 20a, by adding a subdivision; 119B.02, subdivision 1; 119B.025, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 119B.03, subdivisions 3, 9; 119B.05, subdivision 1; 119B.09, subdivisions 1, 4; 119B.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 119B.11, subdivision 2a; 119B.12, subdivision 2; 119B.13, subdivisions 1, 6; 256P.05, subdivision 1; 256P.07, subdivisions 3, 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 119B.07.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Flanagan; Franson; Allen; Peterson; Nash; Moran; Murphy, E.; Halverson; Theis; Kresha; Maye Quade and Liebling introduced:
H. F. 1459, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring oversight and training of family child care licensors; requiring the commissioner to develop a training curriculum; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245A.16, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
O'Driscoll introduced:
H. F. 1460, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System administrative provisions; clarifying coverage for employees of the Perpich Center for Arts Education; clarifying coverage eligibility for University of Minnesota part-time and temporary employees; modifying certain disability and disability application deadline provisions; clarifying unclassified program transfer to general plan provisions; making other administrative changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 352.01, subdivisions 2a, 2b; 352.113, subdivisions 4, 14; 352D.02, subdivisions 1, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 1461, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing an urban agriculture development pilot grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Albright introduced:
H. F. 1462, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the Human Services Financing Reform Task Force.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Urdahl by request introduced:
H. F. 1463, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the library construction grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 1464, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for civic education grants.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 1465, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for railroad oil and hazardous materials emergency preparedness; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 13.7411, by adding a subdivision; 115E.042; 219.015; 299A.55; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 1466, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing aid to counties and watershed districts to assume jurisdiction for implementation and enforcement of the buffer law; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103F.48, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 1467, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner of transportation to report to the legislature on use of tolling.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 1468, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the German Park Amphitheater in New Ulm; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 1469, A bill for an act relating to the city of Sleepy Eye; authorizing local lodging tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Baker, Clark, Fabian, Maye Quade, Hamilton, Davnie and Moran introduced:
H. F. 1470, A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying housing trust fund and family homeless prevention and assistance program requirements; establishing a rental assistance program for homeless highly mobile students; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 462A.201, subdivision 2; 462A.204, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
O'Driscoll introduced:
H. F. 1471, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association; clarifying certain membership exclusions; clarifying the definition of salary for certain leaves of absence; eliminating an unnecessary board duty; clarifying certain refund provisions; clarifying certain annuity application and annuity starting date provisions; clarifying and modifying privatized employee provisions; making other changes of an administrative nature; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 353.01, subdivisions 2b, 10, 47; 353.03, subdivision 3; 353.29, subdivisions 4, 7; 353.35, subdivision 1; 353.37, subdivision 1; 353F.02, subdivision 5a; 353F.04, subdivision 2; 353F.05; 353F.057; 353F.06; 353F.07; 356.32, subdivision 2; 356.47, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
O'Driscoll introduced:
H. F. 1472, A bill for an act relating to elections; allowing cities to canvass primary results on the second or third day after the primary; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 205.065, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Johnson, B.; Pinto; Newberger; Dehn, R.; Lucero; Hertaus; Lohmer and Miller introduced:
H. F. 1473, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing a prescription defense in implied consent proceedings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169A.53, subdivisions 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Pierson, Poppe, Urdahl and Bennett introduced:
H. F. 1474, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to Second Harvest Heartland.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance.
Franke; Cornish; Poston; Lohmer; Haley; Grossell; Jurgens; Layman; Barr, R.; Dettmer; Newberger and Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 1475, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating a new crime of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 1476, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for the Starbase MN program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Fenton, Loonan, Pinto, O'Driscoll, Slocum and Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. 1477, A bill for an act relating to credit unions; regulating meetings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 52.07.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Loon; Erickson; Christensen; Peterson; Bennett; Poston; Scott; Theis; Anderson, S.; Uglem; Smith and Nornes introduced:
H. F. 1478, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying unrequested leave of absence provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.40, subdivision 10; 122A.41, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.40, subdivision 11; 122A.41, subdivision 14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Runbeck, Koznick, Smith, Scott, Pugh, Nash, Uglem, Hertaus, Lohmer and Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 1479, A resolution requesting that the United States Secretary of Transportation redirect federal funds from Southwest Light Rail to a block grant to fund other transit projects in the state.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Runbeck introduced:
H. F. 1480, A bill for an act relating to transit; amending certain transit finance and project reporting requirements; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 174.93.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Grossell; Lohmer; Backer; Pugh; Cornish; Green; Johnson, B.; Miller; Lueck; Rarick; Howe; Zerwas; Nash; Fabian; Newberger; Franke; Smith; Kresha; Scott; Franson; Hilstrom; Considine; Pinto and Becker-Finn introduced:
H. F. 1481, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing enhanced criminal penalties for assaulting firefighters and medical personnel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.2231, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Lucero; Loon; Anderson, S.; Drazkowski and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1482, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying provisions relating to municipal liquor stores; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 340A.601, subdivisions 5, 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Johnson, B.; Albright; Zerwas; Heintzeman; Theis; Newberger; Pugh; O'Neill and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1483, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying blaze orange hunting requirements to allow blaze pink; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97B.071.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Howe; Theis; Ecklund; Gunther; Murphy, M.; Urdahl and Hausman introduced:
H. F. 1484, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the library construction grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Ecklund, Gunther, Lillie, Sundin and Layman introduced:
H. F. 1485, A bill for an act relating to clean water; appropriating money for Voyageurs National Park clean water projects.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Funding Finance.
Baker; Murphy, E.; Fabian; Mahoney; Gunther; Moran; Sundin and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 1486, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for displaced homemaker programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Anderson, P. introduced:
H. F. 1487, A bill for an act relating to energy; delaying the effective date of a law that provides that certain wind easements, options, and leases do not expire after seven years if the project does not begin commercial operation; amending Laws 2008, chapter 296, article 1, section 25, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Drazkowski and Pelowski introduced:
H. F. 1488, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; repealing the greater Minnesota internship program; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 136A.129; 290.06, subdivision 36.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
West and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1489, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; modifying assessment of manufactured homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 273.125, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Pierson introduced:
H. F. 1490, A bill for an act relating to health care; developing pilot programs to increase early preventive dental intervention and care for infants, toddlers, and school-aged children; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Loon introduced:
H. F. 1491, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the administration of the early learning scholarship program; prohibiting the commissioner from designating scholarships for use in predetermined qualifying programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Poston and Bly introduced:
H. F. 1492, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a grant to the Minnesota Service Cooperatives to support system collaboration and to reduce the achievement gap through effective, data-informed decision-making by teachers and school leaders; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Loon introduced:
H. F. 1493, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; modifying certain early learning scholarship provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Pierson introduced:
H. F. 1494, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Chester Woods Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Miller, Swedzinski, Hamilton, Cornish and Backer introduced:
H. F. 1495, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise; providing a credit for combined heat and power systems and expander generators; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
West; Bahr, C.; Runbeck; Johnson, B., and Scott introduced:
H. F. 1496, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring an intersection improvement study at a location on marked Trunk Highway 65 in Blaine; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Regional Governance Policy.
Davids, Hamilton and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 1497, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a rebate program for certain energy technologies; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Loonan, Masin, Christensen and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1498, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for goals and strategies for Minnesota River basin; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Loon; Bennett; Poston; Scott; Peterson; Fenton; Anderson, S.; Uglem and Barr, R. introduced:
H. F. 1499, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; expanding the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 290.067, subdivisions 1, 2b; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 290.067, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Pryor; Pelowski; Albright; Lee; Jessup; Schultz; Haley; Considine; Lien; Johnson, C.; Loon; Fenton; Maye Quade; Youakim and Omar introduced:
H. F. 1500, A bill for an act relating to higher education; expanding eligibility for the student loan refinancing program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 136A.1701, subdivision 10; 136A.1704.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance.
Youakim; Pryor; Flanagan; Dehn, R.; Becker-Finn; Applebaum and Maye Quade introduced:
H. F. 1501, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying speech and press rights of student journalists in grades 7 through 12 and in postsecondary institutions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121A; 135A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Smith, Peterson, Fenton, Lohmer and Koznick introduced:
H. F. 1502, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the posting of signs at fields and playgrounds containing crumb rubber; establishing a moratorium on construction of fields and playgrounds using crumb rubber; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 448.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Dehn, R.; Omar; Hansen; Moran; Allen; Hornstein and Clark introduced:
H. F. 1503, A bill for an act relating to local government; cities and counties may require residency as a condition of employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 415.16, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 415.16, subdivisions 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Nash, Gunther, O'Driscoll, Heintzeman and Fabian introduced:
H. F. 1504, A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting local governments from banning or taxing paper or plastic bags; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Koegel, Uglem, Hortman and Bernardy introduced:
H. F. 1505, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for rail grade separation in Coon Rapids; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Koegel, Uglem, Hortman and Bernardy introduced:
H. F. 1506, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for rail grade separation in Coon Rapids.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Lucero; Lesch; Scott; Gruenhagen; Erickson; Koznick; Rarick; Smith; Urdahl; Lohmer; Davnie; Ward; Pugh; Franson; Moran; Murphy, M.; Kunesh-Podein and McDonald introduced:
H. F. 1507, A bill for an act relating to education; creating the Student Data Privacy Act; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 13.319, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Lucero, Franson, Gruenhagen, McDonald, Lohmer and Theis introduced:
H. F. 1508, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying certain provisions governing child care licensing; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 13.46, subdivision 4; 65A.30, subdivision 2; 245A.02, subdivision 2b; 245A.06, subdivision 2; 256.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Fischer, Fenton, Halverson, Theis, Jessup, Ward, Youakim, Omar, Maye Quade and Lee introduced:
H. F. 1509, A bill for an act relating to elections; clarifying an authorization related to "I VOTED" stickers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 211B.11, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Miller, Cornish, Daudt, Backer and Baker introduced:
H. F. 1510, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing commissioner of corrections to house offenders in nonpublicly owned facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 241.01, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance.
Anderson, P.; Kiel; Pierson; Backer and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 1511, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act; increasing the minimum debt amount; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 336.9-601; 550.365, subdivision 1; 559.209, subdivision 1; 582.039, subdivision 1; 583.24, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 583.26, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 4, 10; 583.27, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 583.22, subdivision 7b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.