The following House Files were introduced:
Ozment introduced:
H. F. 1528, A bill for an act relating to taxation; aggregate materials tax; providing a definition for borrow; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 298.75, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Ellison, Hornstein, Hilty and Kahn introduced:
H. F. 1529, A bill for an act relating to state government; forbidding state agencies from spending public funds to investigate persons for the purpose of discrediting them; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Otremba introduced:
H. F. 1530, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating outdoor power and sport equipment dealerships; providing for terminations, cancellations, and transfers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.
Thissen and Larson introduced:
H. F. 1531, A bill for an act relating to the city of Richfield; authorizing the creation of a redevelopment tax increment financing district.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Fuller introduced:
H. F. 1532, A bill for an act relating to attorneys-at-law; establishing a surcharge on attorney license fees to be used for the public defender system; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 481.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Policy and Finance.
Westrom, Juhnke, Urdahl, Peterson and Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. 1533, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the construction date requirement applicable to a property tax exemption for a biomass electric generation facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 272.02, subdivision 47.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Mariani; Lesch; Hausman; Walker; Wasiluk; Koenen; Johnson, S.; Ellison; Thao; Hornstein and Hilty introduced:
H. F. 1534, A bill for an act relating to business corporations; imposing liability on a corporation and its board for damages caused to the public interest; prescribing criminal penalties and civil penalties and remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 302A.251.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Knoblach introduced:
H. F. 1535, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money, authorizing bonding, and transferring or canceling appropriations made for fiscal year 2003; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 127A.45, subdivision 7a; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 9, article 17, section 10, subdivision 1; Laws 2002, chapter 220, article 13, section 9, subdivision 2, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Erhardt introduced:
H. F. 1536, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5; allowing general obligation bonds to be issued for highways.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Murphy introduced:
H. F. 1537, A bill for an act relating to state employment; modifying salary provisions for certain officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 11A.07, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivisions 2, 3; 352.03, subdivision 4; 353.03, subdivision 3a; 354.06, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Mullery; Carlson; Eken; Lieder; Anderson, I., and Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 1538, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing certain tuition benefits to veterans of the war in Iraq; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Sieben; Mullery; Carlson; Lieder; Anderson, I.; Eken; Hilstrom; Juhnke; Nelson, M., and Pugh introduced:
H. F. 1539, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing for members of the military in active service to be considered nonresidents for income tax purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 290.01, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Mullery; Carlson; Lieder; Anderson, I.; Sieben; Eken; Juhnke; Nelson, M., and Pugh introduced:
H. F. 1540, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing for members of the Minnesota National Guard to be considered nonresidents for income tax purposes while in active service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 290.01, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Otremba introduced:
H. F. 1541, A bill for an act relating to counties; clarifying county powers; restricting their mandates to those expressly retained and those now or hereafter reenacted; making a general repeal of most mandates with certain exceptions; limiting county liability in certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 369.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.