The following House Files were introduced:
Metsa, McNamara, Hackbarth, Anzelc, Persell, Yarusso, Ecklund, Melin, Fabian, Lueck and Kiel introduced:
H. F. 3726, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for sulfate effluent permit compliance.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Bernardy, Clark and McDonald introduced:
H. F. 3727, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying certain provisions governing medical assistance for employed persons with disabilities asset limits; seeking federal waiver authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 256B.057, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Isaacson introduced:
H. F. 3728, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for a north metro mass transit study; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Albright introduced:
H. F. 3729, A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying spousal anti-impoverishment provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.059, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Loeffler, Schultz and Fischer introduced:
H. F. 3730, A bill for an act relating to mental health; modifying the liability of counties for cost of care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 246.54, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Garofalo introduced:
H. F. 3731, A bill for an act relating to public contracts; requiring state agencies, public postsecondary education institutions, and political subdivisions to timely allocate federal tax deductions for energy efficient design to the designer; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Dehn, R. and Loonan introduced:
H. F. 3732, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for an energy sector jobs initiative.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Nornes, O'Neill, Lien, McDonald and Isaacson introduced:
H. F. 3733, A bill for an act relating to higher education; regulating the calculation of state grant amounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, 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 Policy and Finance.
Torkelson introduced:
H. F. 3734, A bill for an act relating to environment; authorizing drainage authorities to acquire property; creating a revolving loan fund to acquire property for riparian improvements; appropriating money; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103E.011, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Davnie introduced:
H. F. 3735, A bill for an act relating to education; providing tax credits for teachers and provisions addressing teacher shortages in the state; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 120B.11, subdivision 5; 124D.09, subdivision 10; 290.06, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 122A.60, subdivision 1; 127A.05, subdivision 6; 136A.1791, subdivisions 1, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 122A; 125A; 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Davnie introduced:
H. F. 3736, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; appropriating money for job skills training for recently released inmates.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Fabian and Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 3737, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for expedited environmental review billing option; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116.07, subdivision 4d.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
McDonald, Nornes, Urdahl, Pierson, Flanagan, Atkins, Kelly, Considine, Ecklund, Carlson, Sanders and Hancock introduced:
H. F. 3738, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying reimbursement rates for intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities and home and community-based services providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256B.5012, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.
Hancock introduced:
H. F. 3739, A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money to assess state water infrastructure needs and funding sources; requiring reports.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Runbeck, Smith and Scott introduced:
H. F. 3740, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing certain safety zone requirements governing rail service colocation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.3994, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Swedzinski introduced:
H. F. 3741, A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing a county board to appropriate money for a veterans memorial anywhere in the county; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 375.18, subdivision 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Hertaus introduced:
H. F. 3742, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; reinstating the sales tax exemption for certain local government entities; appropriating money; repealing Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Poppe introduced:
H. F. 3743, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; increasing bond amounts for certain grain buyers; modifying grain buyer requirements; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 223.17, subdivision 4; 223.175.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Runbeck, Loon, Uglem and Albright introduced:
H. F. 3744, A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing fixed guideway transit project development; establishing requirements for streetcars and certain bus rapid transit projects; amending municipal consent; amending permitted allocation of certain transportation sales tax revenues; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 174.86, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; 174.93, subdivision 1; 297A.992, subdivision 6; 473.3993, by adding a subdivision; 473.3994, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Howe and Rarick introduced:
H. F. 3745, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing reimbursement for expenses related to securing a permit to carry for low-income citizens; establishing The Affordable Self-Protection Act; 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 Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Newton introduced:
H. F. 3746, A bill for an act relating to health; permitting residents of nursing facilities to electronically monitor their rooms; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care Policy.
Newton introduced:
H. F. 3747, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for expansion of the National Sports Center in Blaine; 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.
Hansen; Clark; Persell; Mariani; Hamilton; Allen; Wagenius; Metsa; Bly; Loeffler; Murphy, E., and Dehn, R. introduced:
H. F. 3748, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for diversity recruitment pilot project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Anzelc, Hackbarth, Metsa, Lueck and Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 3749, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying land reclamation appeal provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 93.50.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Anzelc, Hackbarth, Metsa, Lueck and Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 3750, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; regulating permits to mine; modifying appeal provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 93.481, subdivision 2; 93.50.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Bernardy and Clark introduced:
H. F. 3751, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an activities of daily living reimbursement system.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Daniels introduced:
H. F. 3752, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Mill Towns State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Bly introduced:
H. F. 3753, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a historic barn rehabilitation grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 138.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy.
Bly introduced:
H. F. 3754, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for a driver's license expiration and renewal exception for Peace Corps volunteers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.27.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Loon, Erickson, Selcer and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 3755, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding to the parent-child home program; amending Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Bernardy, Clark and McDonald introduced:
H. F. 3756, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying certain provisions governing human services background studies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245C.04, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Hoppe, Kelly, Metsa, Yarusso, Lillie and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. 3757, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a snow angel fund with the Amateur Sports Commission; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 240A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy.
Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 3758, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; clarifying the permitted use of certain increments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.1763, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Schoen and Pinto introduced:
H. F. 3759, A bill for an act relating to public safety; enabling law enforcement and family members to petition a court to prohibit people from possessing firearms if they pose a significant danger to themselves or others by possessing a firearm; requiring the commissioner of human services to create and maintain a centralized register of individuals who voluntarily wish to be ineligible to purchase firearms for a self-determined period of time; providing for rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 245.041; 624.713, by adding a subdivision; 624.7131, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.7132, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.714, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 624.713, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 214; 245.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Schomacker introduced:
H. F. 3760, A bill for an act relating to transportation; permitting certain use of vehicles bearing drive-away in-transit plates for road exams; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.13, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 168.053, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Clark introduced:
H. F. 3761, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring testing of sexual assault examination kits; allowing patients to opt out of testing sexual assault examination kits; requiring peace officers to participate in recurring sexual assault investigation training; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.8451, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
O'Neill and Franson introduced:
H. F. 3762, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating homeowner's insurance coverage; modifying day care services coverage requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 65A.30, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Nash and Schoen introduced:
H. F. 3763, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for security upgrades for the Capitol Complex; 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.
Considine and Loonan introduced:
H. F. 3764, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Mankato to connect the Southview Heights area to the city sewer system; 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.
Persell and Clark introduced:
H. F. 3765, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for addressing educational disparities for American Indian students.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Simonson introduced:
H. F. 3766, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying the border-to-border broadband grant program; modifying Minnesota's statewide broadband goals; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 116J.395, subdivisions 2, 6; 237.012; Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 116J.394.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Drazkowski, Miller and Backer introduced:
H. F. 3767, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; repealing riparian buffer requirements; canceling appropriations; amending Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections 103B.101, subdivision 12a; 103F.48; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 146.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Considine; Johnson, C., and Loonan introduced:
H. F. 3768, A bill for an act relating to state government; permitting additional former corrections and human services employees to receive continued employer insurance contributions following assault on the job and permanent disability.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Kelly introduced:
H. F. 3769, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.431, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Kelly introduced:
H. F. 3770, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; modifying definition of metropolitan area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.121, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections Policy.
Schultz and Simonson introduced:
H. F. 3771, A bill for an act relating to liquor; repealing prohibition on the granting of an intoxicating liquor license within the Lakeside and Lester Park neighborhoods in the city of Duluth, formerly the city of Lakeside; repealing Special Laws 1891, chapter 57, chapter XII, section 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 3772, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; directing certain transfers to the forest management investment account; appropriating money for private forest management assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 89.0385.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Dean, M. introduced:
H. F. 3773, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring legislative approval for certain interagency agreements and fund transfers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 62V.05, by adding a subdivision; 144.05, by adding a subdivision; 256.01, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.