The following House Files were introduced:
Franson introduced:
H. F. 1187, A bill for an act relating to real property; extending the protection of the equity-stripping law to owners of agricultural property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 325N.10, subdivisions 2, 7; 325N.17.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Franson introduced:
H. F. 1188, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for West Leaf Lake Dam in Otter Tail County; 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.
Dehn, R.; Atkins; Mariani; Schoen; Davids; Moran and Clark introduced:
H. F. 1189, A bill for an act relating to redistricting; requiring use of actual residence for redistricting purposes; allowing population modifications; requiring certain data transfers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 204B.145; 205.84, subdivision 1; 375.025, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Kresha introduced:
H. F. 1190, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for Minnesota Military Museum.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Atkins, Mahoney, Bernardy and Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 1191, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating a Silver Alert system to aid in locating missing persons who are senior citizens with cognitive impairments; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.
Dill introduced:
H. F. 1192, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a wastewater collection and treatment facility in Silver Creek Township; authorizing the 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.
Peterson, Mullery, Zerwas, Mack and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 1193, A bill for an act relating to human services; excluding certain school-age child care programs from human services licensure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.03, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.03, subdivision 2c.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Lesch and Winkler introduced:
H. F. 1194, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the government to secure a search warrant for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles except in specific circumstances; requiring law enforcement to secure a search warrant in order to receive electronic device location information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626A.28, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 626; 626A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Lesch and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 1195, A bill for an act relating to marriage; authorizing certain mayors to perform civil marriages; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 517.04.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Lesch and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 1196, A bill for an act relating to marriage; authorizing notaries to perform civil marriages; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 359.04; 517.04.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Lesch introduced:
H. F. 1197, A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement; 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 Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Lesch introduced:
H. F. 1198, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring government entities to obtain search warrants before obtaining certain types of personal identifying information on an individual; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626A.28, subdivisions 1, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626A.28, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Pierson, Hamilton, Schomacker, Anzelc and Newton introduced:
H. F. 1199, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the base wage for residential asleep-overnight staff; increasing ICF/DD payment rates to defray costs resulting from increases in the minimum wage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 256B.4914, subdivision 5; 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Johnson, B. and Dill introduced:
H. F. 1200, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying rules for mandatory appeals and equalization courses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 274.014, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Schomacker, Barrett, Schultz, Backer and Schoen introduced:
H. F. 1201, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to expand the statewide text message suicide prevention program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Anzelc and Dill introduced:
H. F. 1202, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; providing for modifications to payments in lieu of taxes for natural resource land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.12, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
O'Driscoll introduced:
H. F. 1203, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying the Public Employees Retirement Association general plan provisions; merging the Minneapolis employees retirement fund division into the general employees retirement plan; eliminating obsolete language resulting from the merger; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 256D.21; 353.01, subdivisions 2a, 6, 48; 353.03, subdivision 1; 353.05; 353.06; 353.27, subdivisions 1, 3b, by adding a subdivision; 353.34, subdivision 1; 353.37, subdivision 1; 353.46, subdivisions 2, 6; 353.50, subdivision 6; 353.505; 356.214, subdivision 1; 356.215, subdivision 11; 356.30, subdivision 3; 356.302, subdivision 7; 356.303, subdivision 4; 356.32, subdivision 2; 356.401, subdivision 3; 356.407, subdivision 2; 356.415, subdivision 2; 356.461, subdivision 2; 356.465, subdivision 3; 480.181, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 353.01, subdivision 49; 353.27, subdivision 1a; 353.50, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10; 354.71.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
O'Driscoll introduced:
H. F. 1204, A bill for an act relating to retirement; voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan; clarifying the calculation of the short service alternative pension computation for former defined contribution relief association members; adding additional service pension levels; relaxing certain deadlines for approval of service pension level increases; clarifying the application of the vesting provisions for portable service pensions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 353G.09, subdivision 3; 353G.11, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 4; 353G.13, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Johnson, S. introduced:
H. F. 1205, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing the city of St. Paul to regulate engine braking on a segment of Interstate Highway 94.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Slocum introduced:
H. F. 1206, A bill for an act relating to public safety; traffic regulations; prohibiting handheld use of wireless communications devices while a vehicle is in motion or part of traffic; establishing fines and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.475, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Whelan, Zerwas, Uglem, Newton and Scott introduced:
H. F. 1207, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to U.S. Highway 10 in the cities of Anoka and Ramsey; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Zerwas introduced:
H. F. 1208, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring health care quality measures and payment methods to identify and adjust for health disparities related to race, ethnicity, language, and sociodemographic risk factors; establishing a health equity data plan; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 62U.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 256B.072.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Barrett; Fischer; Johnson, C.; Yarusso and Baker introduced:
H. F. 1209, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring suicide prevention training; requiring training for law enforcement in techniques to de-escalate mental health crises; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 122A.09, subdivision 4; 145.56, subdivisions 2, 4; 626.8452, subdivision 3; 626.8455, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Newberger introduced:
H. F. 1210, A bill for an act relating to energy; delaying achievement of the renewable energy standard for a utility experiencing substantial rate increases due to the standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Peterson; Norton; Mack; Halverson; Dean, M., and Newton introduced:
H. F. 1211, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the disability waiver rate system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 256B.49, subdivision 26; 256B.4913, subdivisions 4a, 5; 256B.4914, subdivisions 2, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Quam and Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1212, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; making various changes in the taxation of agricultural property; creating a valuation exclusion for homeowners over age 65; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 272.02, by adding a subdivision; 273.11, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivision 23, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 1213, A bill for an act relating to drug testing; requiring drug testing under certain workforce development and employment and training programs; requiring the commissioner of human services to submit federal waiver requests to allow for drug testing under certain programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 181.951, by adding a subdivision; 256.01, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Liebling; Norton; Schultz; Simonson; Murphy, M.; Bly; Johnson, C.; Quam; Davids; Pierson and Petersburg introduced:
H. F. 1214, A bill for an act relating to insurance; specifying geographical considerations in regard to implementing and adjusting the Affordable Care Act in this state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 62K.10, subdivisions 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Melin, Anzelc, Metsa and Dill introduced:
H. F. 1215, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for services for domestic violence victims.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Poppe; Hamilton; Anderson, P., and Bly introduced:
H. F. 1216, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for farm mental health counseling support.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance.
Davnie, Marquart, Urdahl and Selcer introduced:
H. F. 1217, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for concurrent enrollment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 120B.13, subdivision 4; 124D.09, subdivisions 5, 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Atkins, Masin, Hansen, Schoen and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 1218, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; allowing Dakota County to impose a sales and use tax to fund transportation spending.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Davnie, Marquart, Halverson, Loon, Zerwas and Moran introduced:
H. F. 1219, A bill for an act relating to education; reporting data on homeless and highly mobile students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 120B.30, subdivision 3; 120B.31, subdivision 4; 120B.36, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Kresha; Loon; Hertaus; Wills; Anderson, P.; Nornes; Christensen; Peterson and Fenton introduced:
H. F. 1220, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying early learning scholarship parameters; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.165.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Zerwas, Thissen and Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 1221, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing nursing facility construction project rate adjustments for certain facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.
Hertaus, Newton, Zerwas and Nornes introduced:
H. F. 1222, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing school boards to reallocate compensatory revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.15, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Newton and Uglem introduced:
H. F. 1223, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant for a fabrication lab for the Anoka-Hennepin school district's Secondary Technical Education Program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Daniels, Swedzinski and Newton introduced:
H. F. 1224, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for technology and operations at the Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and Blind.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Melin, Winkler, Metsa, Sundin, Persell, Bly, Liebling, Newton, Nelson, Lillie and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 1225, A bill for an act relating to employment; enacting the Wage Theft Protection Act; modifying labor standards; classifying data; modifying penalties; creating a new crime; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.7905, by adding a subdivision; 177.23, subdivision 7; 177.25, subdivision 1; 177.253, subdivision 1; 177.254, subdivision 1; 177.27, subdivisions 7, 8, 9, by adding subdivisions; 177.32; 181.032; 541.05, subdivision 1; 541.07; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 177; 181; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0080, subpart 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 1226, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for veterinary facilities at the University of Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Moran introduced:
H. F. 1227, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a pilot grant program for outreach to communities of color and other under-represented minority groups who are or may be afflicted with dementia but are not yet diagnosed; appropriating money for health outreach grants and specific education activities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.
Norton introduced:
H. F. 1228, A bill for an act relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human services to seek federal waivers and approvals for a residential campus program for individuals with autism spectrum disorder; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. 1229, A bill for an act relating to transportation; clarifying the authority of state patrol employees who are not troopers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299D.06.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. 1230, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the definition of agricultural purposes for class 2 properties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 273.13, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Mariani, Yarusso, Moran, Bly, Davnie and Winkler introduced:
H. F. 1231, A resolution urging the President and Congress to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Quam, Zerwas, Lohmer, Winkler, Hilstrom, Slocum and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 1232, A bill for an act relating to public safety; amending provisions on data privacy, predatory offender registration, evidence, crime victim protections, and criminal defenses relating to sex trafficking; creating new criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.82, subdivision 17; 243.166, subdivision 1b; 609.1095, subdivision 1; 609.324, subdivision 1; 609.325, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 609.3471; 611A.26, subdivisions 1, 6; 617.242, subdivision 6; 628.26.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Christensen, Erickson and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 1233, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying certain student discipline provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 121A.45, subdivision 3; 121A.46, by adding a subdivision; 121A.53; 121A.55; 121A.575; 121A.61, subdivision 3; 121A.67, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Winkler, Zerwas, Lohmer, Hilstrom, Mariani and Slocum introduced:
H. F. 1234, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding criminal sexual conduct offenses for persons in current or recent positions of authority over juveniles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 609.341, subdivision 10; 609.342, subdivision 1; 609.343, subdivision 1; 609.344, subdivision 1; 609.345, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Anderson, P. and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 1235, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; farmer-lender mediation; modifying the amount of debt required for a mediation notice; extending the farmer-lender mediation program until 2021; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 336.9-601; 550.365, subdivision 1; 559.209, subdivision 1; 582.039, subdivision 1; 583.215.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 1236, A bill for an act relating to budget reserve; finance; conforming buyback level for the budget reserve with the most recent forecast; changing date of the revenue reserve report; changing the members who receive the report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16A.152, subdivisions 2, 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Christensen, Erickson and Mariani introduced:
H. F. 1237, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying certain individualized education program provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 125A.08.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Loonan, Norton, McNamara, Smith, O'Neill and Peterson introduced:
H. F. 1238, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying off-sale intoxicating liquor sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.504, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Loon, Loonan, Norton, Wills, Petersburg and Peterson introduced:
H. F. 1239, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing municipalities to allow off-sales on Sundays; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 340A.504, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Fabian, Kiel, Nornes, Backer, Lien, Marquart and Anderson, P. introduced:
H. F. 1240, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for flood hazard mitigation grants; 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.
Albright; Anderson, S.; Norton; O'Neill; Fabian and Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. 1241, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring a statewide uniform minimum wage; providing uniformity for employment mandates on private employers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 177.24, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Zerwas, Lesch, Scott, Hamilton, Cornish and Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 1242, A bill for an act relating to data practices; authorizing certain data on disability certificate holders to be released for purposes of enforcing parking restrictions in cities and towns; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.69, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Runbeck introduced:
H. F. 1243, A bill for an act relating to transportation; reducing transportation and infrastructure costs through community virtualization electronic access; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Runbeck introduced:
H. F. 1244, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring the terms of school board members to run concurrently; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123B.09, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1245, A bill for an act relating to public employment; repealing legislator's leave of absence from public employer entitlements; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 3.088.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Mack; Schomacker; Schoen; Backer; Schultz; Barrett; Norton; Poppe; Dean, M.; Swedzinski; Quam; Gunther and Albright introduced:
H. F. 1246, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring coverage for telemedicine for health carriers and medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.0625, subdivision 3b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Laine, Cornish, Moran, Lohmer and Winkler introduced:
H. F. 1247, A bill for an act relating to public safety; addressing needs of incarcerated women relating to pregnancy and childbirth; requiring a report on use of restraints; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 241.88, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 241.89, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Freiberg; Loon; Dehn, R.; Carlson; Erickson; Davnie; Nelson; Hausman; Hornstein; Hilstrom and Selcer introduced:
H. F. 1248, A bill for an act relating to the West Metro Education Program; conveying school buildings to member districts; providing for an orderly transition.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 1249, A bill for an act relating to housing; creating a grant program for modification or improvements to homes of people over the age of 65 and people with disabilities; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Fischer introduced:
H. F. 1250, A bill for an act relating to waters; providing authority to charge surcharges and fees to water users within the north and east metro groundwater management area; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Hornstein; Lien; Uglem; Newberger; Freiberg; Carlson; Winkler; Dehn, R.; Nelson and Marquart introduced:
H. F. 1251, A bill for an act relating to transportation; railroads; providing for a railroad assessment; appropriating money; 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 Policy and Finance.
Hamilton; Murphy, E.; Gunther and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 1252, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a health care program for low-income uninsured adults and children who are ineligible for medical assistance or MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.06, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256L.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Uglem and Halverson introduced:
H. F. 1253, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting use of electronic delivery devices in certain places; allowing sampling of vapor from electronic delivery devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 144.413, subdivision 4; 144.4167, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 1254, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing for local approval of certain local sales and use tax and validation of prior act.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hertaus, Cornish, Newton and Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 1255, A bill for an act relating to public safety; lowering the alcohol concentration standard for enhanced criminal penalties in the DWI law to match the existing standard for enhanced civil DWI sanctions; applying license plate impoundment to all DWI offenders and making other changes to the plate impoundment law; providing that DWI offenders are not required to take a specified examination as a condition of driver's license reinstatement; providing that certain participants in the DWI ignition interlock program do not have to obtain a limited driver's license as a condition of participating; allowing DWI offenders to pay their driver's license reinstatement fees and surcharges in installments; specifying which DWI ignition interlock program participants must present a noncancelable insurance certificate as a prerequisite to participating in the program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 169A.03, subdivision 3; 169A.07; 169A.275, subdivision 5; 169A.285, subdivision 1; 169A.46, subdivision 1; 169A.60, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13; 171.29, subdivisions 1, 2; 171.30, subdivision 1; 171.306, subdivisions 4, 6; 609B.235, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1256, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for construction of a railroad crossing quiet zone in the cities of Goodview and Minnesota City; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Zerwas and Sundin introduced:
H. F. 1257, A bill for an act relating to government contracting; clarifying the responsible contractor law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.285, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.