The following House Files were introduced:
Ecklund, Fabian, Metsa, Anzelc and Melin introduced:
H. F. 3634, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying certain boathouse lease terms; amending Laws 2000, chapter 486, section 4, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Bennett, Hoppe, Atkins and Mack introduced:
H. F. 3635, A bill for an act relating to commerce; exempting health savings accounts from attachment by creditors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 550.37, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Davids, Mack and Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 3636, A bill for an act relating to MNsure; establishing time frames within which the MNsure board of directors, MNsure chief executive officer, and commissioner of human services must respond to requests from members of the Legislative Oversight Committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 62V.05, by adding a subdivision; 256.01, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 3637, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a study of the economic growth in southeast Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy.
Lien, Isaacson, Norton, Mahoney, Nornes and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 3638, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; providing for career coursework completion; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116L.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 3639, A bill for an act relating to taxation; Tax Court; modifying the prohibition on representation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 271.18.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Flanagan introduced:
H. F. 3640, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to review requirements imposed on child care providers; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Flanagan introduced:
H. F. 3641, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for asset preservation and predesign work at the Perpich Center for Arts Education; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Mariani; Anderson, S., and Kresha introduced:
H. F. 3642, A bill for an act relating to nonprofit organizations; exempting donated goods from certain charitable organization requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 309.53, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Newton introduced:
H. F. 3643, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; creating the school building bond credit for agricultural and noncommercial seasonal recreational property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 273.1392; 273.1393; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.07, subdivision 2; 275.08, subdivision 1b; 276.04, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Wagenius and Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 3644, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; regulating sewer availability charges imposed on eating and drinking establishments that add or expand outdoor seating; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.517, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. 3645, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an arts incubator and manufacturing center in Minneapolis; 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.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 3646, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for reconstruction of a portion of Trunk Highway 101; 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.
Norton introduced:
H. F. 3647, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring criminal background checks for firearm transfers; excepting certain transfers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 609.66, by adding a subdivision; 624.7132, subdivision 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 609.66, subdivision 1f; 624.7132, subdivision 14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Lesch, Mariani, Laine, Liebling, Metsa, Flanagan, Kahn, Hausman and Clark introduced:
H. F. 3648, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting the use of electronic incapacitation cuffs on persons who are in custody for a criminal offense; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 624.731, subdivision 6; 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 Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 3649, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the unlocking opportunities grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256K.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 3650, A resolution memorializing Congress; requesting that Congress clarify that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment; asking that Congress propose a constitutional amendment to provide such clarification, and, if Congress does not propose an amendment, applying to Congress to call a convention to propose such an amendment.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 3651, A bill for an act relating to public safety; law enforcement; regulating the use of body cameras by peace officers; 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.
Backer and Anderson, P. introduced:
H. F. 3652, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a segment of marked Trunk Highway 28 as Staff Sergeant Kevin Witte Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Bly introduced:
H. F. 3653, A bill for an act relating to health; clarifying ban of smoking in vehicles for work; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 144.413, subdivision 1b; 144.414, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Bly introduced:
H. F. 3654, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; extending the five-year rule of a designated tax increment financing district.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hamilton, Yarusso and Baker introduced:
H. F. 3655, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to study and evaluate the implementation of youth sports concussions protocols and make recommendations on best practices for reducing and preventing concussions; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Mariani introduced:
H. F. 3656, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring certifying entities to timely process visa certification documents; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 611A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Smith, Howe, Zerwas, Hertaus and Lohmer introduced:
H. F. 3657, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing a program for the release of certain inmates; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 244.09, subdivision 7; 244.101, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Rarick and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 3658, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; providing for the construction career pathway initiative; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 3659, A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing passenger rail; establishing certain passenger rail requirements on project development process, use of state funds, eminent domain, and land use and acquisition; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 117.189; 174.634; 174.636, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 3660, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting occasional sales of lodging from the sales and use tax and lodging taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 297A.61, by adding a subdivision; 297A.67, by adding a subdivision; 469.190, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Newton introduced:
H. F. 3661, A bill for an act relating to water policy; requiring the governor to appoint a water policy manager; establishing water policy manager qualifications and duties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Peterson introduced:
H. F. 3662, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the safe schools levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.44.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Dettmer introduced:
H. F. 3663, A bill for an act relating to public safety; permitting certain military personnel stationed outside the state to obtain extensions of their permit to carry a handgun; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 624.714, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.
Isaacson introduced:
H. F. 3664, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; providing additional aid to certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 477A.013, subdivision 13; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 477A.03, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 3665, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing funding to evaluate the Minnesota teacher licensure exam; appropriating money; requiring a report; amending Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 12, section 4, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Johnson, B. introduced:
H. F. 3666, A bill for an act relating to counties; requiring elected county auditors, treasurers, and auditor-treasurers to be certified public accountants; providing for an office to become an appointed position filled by a certified public accountant if the person elected is not a CPA; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 375A.10, subdivision 5; 384.01; 385.01.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Peterson and Halverson introduced:
H. F. 3667, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring qualifying life events and changes in circumstances to be processed within 30 days of being reported for persons enrolled in health care coverage through the MNsure system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 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.
Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 3668, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying certain requirements for the commissioner to consider granting a variance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.24, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Bly, Mariani and Selcer introduced:
H. F. 3669, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to help the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement at the University of Minnesota initiate research, evaluation, and assessment services on behalf of policy makers and state and local education entities and stakeholders.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Applebaum and Allen introduced:
H. F. 3670, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a food shelf.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Albright introduced:
H. F. 3671, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring providers of residential care services to meet the home and community-based services standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 245A.03, subdivision 2; 245D.03, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.
Metsa, Melin, Ecklund and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 3672, A bill for an act relating to economic development; regulating and renaming the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 116J.423; 116J.424.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Metsa introduced:
H. F. 3673, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying the effective date for a certain time limit related to the Petrofund; amending Laws 2014, chapter 198, article 2, section 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Metsa, Melin, Ecklund and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 3674, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a matching grant to the Education Innovation Partners Cooperative for professional development.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Metsa, Anzelc and Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 3675, A bill for an act relating to forest resources; establishing a production incentive program for the use of forest resources in the production of siding; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Dehn, R.; Hornstein; Uglem; Albright and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. 3676, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for expansion of the Minneapolis Emergency Operations Center and Fire Training Facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Masin; Johnson, C., and Rosenthal introduced:
H. F. 3677, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; directing the Board of Water and Soil Resources to coordinate goals and strategies for the 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.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 3678, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing disability parking for individuals with dementia; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 168.021, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2a, 3, 5; 169.345, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Loon and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 3679, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the publication of summary student disciplinary data involving assaults on district employees; affirming teachers' interest in receiving prior notice about students placed in their classroom who have a history of violent behavior; affirming teachers' authority to manage student behavior in their classrooms; establishing a state fund for district and school employees harmed by student violence; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 121A.53; 121A.61, subdivision 1; 121A.64; 122A.42; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Franson; Peterson; Baker; Mack; Schomacker; Anderson, P.; Metsa; Ecklund; Fischer and Norton introduced:
H. F. 3680, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing the use of certain handheld portable x-ray systems in facilities; 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.
Anzelc, Hortman, Ecklund and Metsa introduced:
H. F. 3681, A bill for an act relating to military veterans; providing tuition relief for disabled veterans to attend MnSCU institutions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Affairs Division.
Albright and Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 3682, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the historic Hennepin Center for the Arts; 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.
Anzelc, Metsa, Ecklund, Melin and Lueck introduced:
H. F. 3683, A resolution urging the President and Congress of the United States to take action to halt the illegal dumping of foreign steel into the United States market.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Clark and Allen introduced:
H. F. 3684, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; extending availability of an earlier appropriation for a Phillips Community Center project; amending Laws 2012, chapter 293, section 17, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Hackbarth, Pugh, McNamara and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 3685, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying dry cleaner response and reimbursement account provisions; modifying prior appropriation; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 115B.48, by adding a subdivision; 115B.50, subdivision 3; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 2, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 115B.48, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Hackbarth, Pugh, McNamara and Hansen introduced:
H. F. 3686, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying dry cleaner response and reimbursement account provisions; modifying prior appropriation; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 115B.48, by adding a subdivision; 115B.50, subdivision 3; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 2, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 115B.48, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Sanders introduced:
H. F. 3687, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating a standard for state purchase of printer cartridges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 16C.073, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Schomacker, Peterson and Halverson introduced:
H. F. 3688, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the budget neutrality adjustments for the disability waivers rate system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.4914, subdivision 16; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Johnson, C. introduced:
H. F. 3689, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner of transportation to consult, develop, adopt, and publicize best practices to improve objectivity and transparency in project selection processes; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Liebling and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 3690, A bill for an act relating to health care; prohibiting the use of discounts or free product vouchers for certain prescription drugs; 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.
Knoblach, Kelly, Theis, Hornstein and Howe introduced:
H. F. 3691, A bill for an act relating to mass transit; requiring initiation of negotiations to extend and modify Northstar commuter rail passenger service.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 3692, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; modifying previous appropriations; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 219.166; 256E.37; 446A.072; 446A.073, as amended; 446A.081, subdivision 9; 446A.12, subdivision 1; 462A.37, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 16A.967; 462A.37, subdivision 5; Laws 2015, chapter 75, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 174; 219; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 123A.446.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Koznick, Atkins, Garofalo and Peterson introduced:
H. F. 3693, A bill for an act relating to local government; repealing Dakota County plat authority; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 383D.65, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Hortman; Carlson; Simonson; Hansen; Bly; Schultz; Isaacson; Hornstein; Ward; Laine; Pinto; Murphy, E.; Hausman; Clark; Wagenius; Dehn, R.; Flanagan; Slocum and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 3694, A bill for an act relating to the State Board of Investment; mandating a report on fossil fuel divestment.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Applebaum introduced:
H. F. 3695, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating applicants and licensees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 53B.05, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 53B.07, by adding a subdivision; 53B.08, subdivision 1; 53B.10, subdivision 1; 53B.11, subdivision 3; 53B.13; 58.04, subdivision 1; 58.11, subdivision 2; 58A.07, subdivision 1; 58A.09, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices.
Rosenthal, Dettmer, Erhardt, Lueck, Persell, Newton and Lesch introduced:
H. F. 3696, A bill for an act relating to military veterans; authorizing additional uses of GI Bill benefits; making changes to the GI Bill; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 197.791, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Hausman; Mariani; Johnson, S.; Dean, M.; Mahoney; Moran; Pinto; Lesch and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 3697, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements for the Minnesota Museum of American Art including an integrated education facility; 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.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 3698, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending requirements governing preparedness, response, and information regarding transportation of oil and other hazardous substances; establishing certain requirements for railroads; establishing data practices; providing for rulemaking; amending appropriations; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 13.7411, by adding a subdivision; 115E.01, subdivision 11d; 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 Policy and Finance.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. 3699, A bill for an act relating to Minnesota-produced grains; requiring a study.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.