Tompkins and Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 2310, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing that no private money may be given to the state for the purpose of influencing policy.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Greiling; Folliard; Tunheim; Johnson, A., and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2311, A bill for an act relating to education; making nonpublic schools subject to the state's high school graduation requirements if families of students receiving educational services from the nonpublic school claim a tax reimbursement for education-related expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.932, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; and 290.0674, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2312, A bill for an act relating to crime; making the manufacture of methamphetamines criminal; changing penalties for activities related to methamphetamine traffic; making certain attempts criminal; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 152.021, as amended; 152.022, as amended; and 152.096, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2313, A bill for an act relating to arson; authorizing the state fire marshal to license and certify private fire investigators; creating a computerized arson investigative database; providing a criminal penalty for setting a fire in a residential or public building or for engaging in fire investigation activities without a license or certificate; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, by adding a subdivision; 299F.04, by adding a subdivision; and 326.3341; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299F and 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.563, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2314, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding coverage of rehabilitation services under general assistance medical care; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256D.03, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2315, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating trademarks and service marks; defining terms; providing remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 333.18; 333.19, subdivision 1; 333.20, subdivisions 1 and 2; 333.21, subdivision 2; 333.23; 333.24; 333.25; 333.26; and 333.29, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 333; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325D.165.

Goodno, Tingelstad, Haas, Rifenberg and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 2316, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the method of paying assistance under the Minnesota family investment program-statewide; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.24, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2317, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, by adding a section to article XIII; establishing the same constitutional standard for the Minnesota Constitution and the United States Constitution for issues relating to abortion.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Leppik, Greiling and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2318, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring accelerated instruction for elementary and secondary students who score three standard deviations above the norm on standardized achievement tests; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greiling, Leppik and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2319, A bill for an act relating to education; removing the local match requirement for gifted and talented grants; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 5, section 24, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2320, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan mosquito control district; requiring notice before application of adult or larval mosquito control treatment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.704, subdivision 17; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Seagren, Kelso, Greiling and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 2321, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for residential academies; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Sviggum introduced:

Supplement, sections 16A.152, subdivision 2; and 290.091, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2323, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting partial-birth abortions; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Carlson, Pelowski, Ness, Folliard and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2324, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Van Dellen introduced:

H. F. No. 2325, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing certain individual income tax rates; reducing the general education tax rate; reducing certain property tax class rates; providing a property tax rebate for taxes assessed in 1997; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; and 290.091, subdivisions 1 and 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16A.152, subdivision 2; 273.13, subdivisions 24 and 25, as amended; 273.1382, subdivision 1; and 290.091, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Bishop, Skoglund and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 2326, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring sex offender treatment facilities to provide certain information regarding sex offenders; clarifying which law enforcement agency may request the end-of-confinement review committee to reassess the risk level to which an offender has been assigned; adjusting the time within which the department of corrections must notify communities prior to release of certain sex offenders; eliminating duplicative efforts on notifying victims of certain information; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 241.67, subdivision 8, and by adding a subdivision; 244.052, subdivision 1; and 611A.037, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 244.052, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2327, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for patient protection; prohibiting retaliation and certain provider contracts; requiring certain disclosures; modifying provisions of the consumer advisory board; requiring a study; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62M.09, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 62J.75; and 62M.09, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 62J.71; and 62J.72.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2328, A bill for an act relating to crime; requesting the sentencing guidelines commission to include as a mitigating factor for departure situations where the defendant has provided substantial assistance to authorities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2329, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring individuals on conditional release to carry a conditional release verification card; imposing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2330, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; authorizing peace officers who take juveniles into custody to perform a protective pat-down search of the juvenile to protect the officer's safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.165, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2331, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money to the commissioner of administration for pharmaceutical contracting activities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Mullery, Dawkins and Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2332, A bill for an act relating to landlord tenant; providing that the parties to a lease or license of residential premises covenant not to allow contraband in those premises; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 504.181, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2333, A bill for an act relating to landlord tenant; modifying provisions relating to the manner in which the landlord must hold a tenant's personal property left on the premises after abandonment or eviction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 566.17, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark introduced:

144.9501, subdivisions 1, 17, 18, 20, 23, 30, and by adding subdivisions; 144.9502, subdivisions 3, 4, and 9; 144.9503, subdivisions 4 and 6; 144.9504, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; 144.9505, subdivisions 1, 4, and 5; 144.9507, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 144.9508, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 144.9509, subdivision 2; 144.99, subdivision 1; and 268.92, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144.9504, subdivision 2; and 144.9506, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.491; 144.9501, subdivisions 12, 14, and 16; 144.9503, subdivisions 5, 8, and 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Solberg, Kelso and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 2335, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political subdivisions of the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.47; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2336, A bill for an act relating to the city of Golden Valley; authorizing collection of additional tax increments from the Valley Square tax increment financing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Folliard, Greiling and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2337, A bill for an act relating to education; making nonpublic schools subject to the pupil fair dismissal law and other requirements if families of students receiving educational services from the nonpublic school claim a tax credit for education-related expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.932, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.0674, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Folliard, McCollum, Leppik and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2338, A bill for an act relating to veterans; amending the Gulf War veterans bonus program to facilitate eligibility verification; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 197.79, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2339, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant for the planning and development of a circulator vehicle pilot project in Minneapolis to connect the Minneapolis convention center and other locations with multicultural tourist, heritage, and cultural resources in city neighborhoods.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2340, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a circulator vehicle pilot project in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark, Rhodes and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2341, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; appropriating money for the community rehabilitation program and the affordable rental investment fund.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2342, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; appropriating money to the family homeless prevention and assistance program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2343, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money from the bond proceeds fund for transitional housing.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark, Long and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 2344, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for an income tax credit for contributions by an employer for employee housing; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Entenza; Kelso; Johnson, A.; Ness and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 2345, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to increase school lunch and food storage aid; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 6, section 20, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2346, A bill for an act relating to highways; authorizing issuance of bonds for improvements to marked trunk highway No. 371; appropriating money.

Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 2347, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for an addition to, and remodeling of, the Hutchinson technical college; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2348, A bill for an act relating to education; funding the state aid deficiency in the interactive television program; appropriating money; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section 12, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2349, A bill for an act relating to education; reinstating funding for summer school; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.17, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Ness and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 2350, A bill for an act relating to education; funding the state aid deficiency in the secondary vocational education program; appropriating money; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 25, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2351, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the department of corrections for innovative court projects that focus on nuisance law actions and prosecutions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2352, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; authorizing restorative justice programs; appropriating money for existing restorative justice programs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 611A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Anderson, B., introduced:

owner file a court action if a settlement agreement contravenes the application of state law; providing for judicial review, notwithstanding the availability of administrative remedies; authorizing the property owner to file a claim of compensation upon rejection of a settlement offer; requiring the court to determine the percentage of responsibility for an inordinate burden imposed by multiple governmental entities; providing for a jury to determine the amount of compensation to the property owner; providing for costs and attorney fees; providing that the right for which compensation is paid is a transferable development right; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 500A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2354, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring a three-fifths vote to pass certain fiscal legislation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Greiling, McElroy, Knoblach, Osthoff and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 2355, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article V, sections 1, 3, and 4; article VIII, section 2; article XI, sections 7 and 8; abolishing the office of state treasurer; transferring or repealing the powers, responsibilities, and duties of the state treasurer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 9.011, subdivision 1; and 11A.03.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2356, A bill for an act relating to employment; barring certain employers from bidding on state contracts; requiring construction employers to develop and implement written safety and health plans for each construction project; providing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.09, subdivision 1; 182.651, by adding subdivisions; 182.66, subdivision 1; 182.666, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; and 182.667, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; and 182.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Wejcman, Kahn, Clark, Mullery and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2357, A bill for an act relating to local government; removing an age ceiling for new firefighters in Minneapolis; repealing Laws 1959, chapter 213.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Koskinen, Greiling, Marko and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2358, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing release of sex offender registration data to promote public safety; requiring property owners convicted of background check crimes to notify tenants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 243.166, subdivision 7; and 299C.69.

Sekhon, Carruthers, Haas and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 2359, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an alternative calculation for compensatory revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.17, subdivision 1d.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 2360, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for an increase in the city aid base of certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 477A.011, subdivision 36.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 2361, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the township of Linwood in Anoka county for a surface water drainage system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2362, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a building for the People Incorporated North Side Community Support Program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2363, A bill for an act relating to mortgage redemption period; clarifying that the five-week redemption period for abandoned property applies when trespassers are occupying the property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 582.032, subdivisions 4 and 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rest and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2364, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; modifying the education credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.0674, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 2365, A bill for an act relating to employment; eliminating prevailing wage rate provisions for public works; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 268.92, subdivision 6; and 471.992, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116J.871; 177.41; 177.42; 177.43; 177.435; 177.44; and 471.345, subdivision 7.

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 2366, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; repealing the motor vehicle emissions inspection program; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116.60; 116.61; 116.62; 116.63; 116.64; and 116.65.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2367, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for flood projects in the cities of Mountain Iron and Virginia; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2368, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a sewer system in the town of Fayal; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

House File Nos. 2369 through 2473 were not pre-filed pursuant to House Rule 5.03 and were introduced on the 64th legislative day as follows:

Kubly and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2369, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for contributions by an employer for employee housing; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2370, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.11, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2371, A bill for an act relating to data practices; attorney general data; modifying access to certain consumer complaint data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.65, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2372, A bill for an act relating to public contracts; exempting the reconstruction of the Bridges Medical Center in Norman County from competitive bid requirements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Lieder, Juhnke and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2373, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing issuance of $14,600,000 in state transportation bonds for local bridge replacement and rehabilitation; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2374, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring the collection of information on the investigation and prosecution of certain prostitution crimes and the use of penalty assessments imposed on prostitution offenders; requiring reports to the legislature.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2375, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for committing a prostitution offense in a school, park, or public housing zone; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2376, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring reporting on programming in state correctional facilities and job placement of inmates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 241.015.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2377, A bill for an act relating to the attorney general; directing the attorney general to investigate and, if in the public interest, commence legal action against the major league professional baseball team and major league baseball.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2378, A bill for an act relating to crime; including felony-level fifth degree assault crimes in the definition of "crime of violence" used in the Gun Control Act and in the law providing mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes committed with a firearm or other dangerous weapon; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.712, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.11, subdivision 9.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2379, A bill for an act relating to crime; extending enhanced penalties for illegally carrying a pistol to juveniles who are adjudicated delinquent for this offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2380, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing a mandatory minimum sentence for certain persons who possess a firearm with an altered or removed serial number or with no serial number; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.11, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Chaudhary, Skoglund and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2381, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; increasing the surcharge on the driver's license reinstatement fee to fund the remote electronic alcohol monitoring pilot program for certain DWI offenders; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 171.29, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rukavina, Solberg, Tomassoni and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2382, A bill for an act relating to animals; exempting certain kennels from a rule on temperature of indoor housing facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 347.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2383, A bill for an act relating to Indian affairs; modifying provisions relating to human remains; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 307.08; and 307.082, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2384, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Crookston flood control project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2385, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for capital development of the Valley Technology Park in Crookston.

Skoglund and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2386, A bill for an act relating to crimes; driving while impaired; increasing the fees related to issuance of specially coded motor vehicle registration plates and reissuance of regular plates following license plate impoundment for repeat DWI violations; appropriating money for the remote electronic alcohol monitoring program for DWI offenders who are ordered to abstain from alcohol as a condition of pretrial release, supervised release, or probation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.042, subdivision 12; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 168.042, subdivision 11a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Folliard, Rest and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2387, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for updated voter records; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 201.13, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 2388, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a Redwood Valley multipurpose education and community center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2389, A bill for an act relating to crimes; lowering alcohol concentration limit for operating a motor vehicle or hunting from 0.10 to 0.08; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 97B.065, subdivision 1; 97B.066, subdivision 1; 169.123, subdivisions 2 and 5a; 192A.555; and 609.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, and 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 169.121, subdivision 1; and 169.123, subdivisions 4 and 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pugh, Dawkins, Macklin and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2390, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating conveyances and other transactions relating to real and personal property; making corrective and conforming changes to the Uniform Partnership Act of 1994; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 501B.57, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 507.24; and 580.24; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 315.121; 322A.88; 323A.1-04; 323A.3-06; and 524.2-403; Laws 1997, chapter 174, article 12, sections 67 and 68; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 507; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 525.152, subdivisions 4 and 5; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 525.152, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2391, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing for increased criminal penalties for persons who use children to import controlled substances into the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.0261, by adding a subdivision.

Leppik, Entenza, Broecker, Dawkins and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2392, A bill for an act relating to family law; child support; providing that life insurance proceeds are income to the beneficiary for purposes of determining a child support obligation; modifying the debtor's exemption for life insurance proceeds in the case of a child support obligation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 550.143, subdivision 3; and 550.37, subdivision 10; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 518.54, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2393, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to forestall erosion from a natural waterway in the city of Willernie.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2394, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a levy to purchase type III school buses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.226, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2395, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for felony-level offenders who fail to appear in court; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.49, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2396, A bill for an act relating to firearms; providing penalties for persons convicted of a crime of violence who possess an antique firearm or a replica of an antique firearm; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.165, subdivisions 1a and 1b; and 624.713, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2397, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing a preponderance of the evidence standard for probation revocation hearings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.14, by adding a subdivision.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2398, A bill for an act relating to health; setting standards for terminating personal care services; requiring transition plans; providing recipients with appeal rights; allowing the commissioner to issue temporary stays of termination; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.045, subdivisions 1, 6, and by adding a subdivision; and 256B.0627, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256.045, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, and 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2399, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting smoking at all times on day care premises; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.414, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2400, A bill for an act relating to crimes; prohibiting sale of tobacco and tobacco-related devices to persons under 21 years of age; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.685, subdivisions 1a, 2, and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2401, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting certain prescriptions from bearing a federal drug enforcement administration registration number; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.11, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2402, A bill for an act relating to crime; including first degree riot crimes in the law providing mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes committed with a firearm or other dangerous weapon; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.11, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2403, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; modifying provisions of snowmobile grants-in-aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.83, subdivisions 3 and 4.

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2404, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for snowmobile safety training; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Johnson, A.; Entenza; Carlson and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2405, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a categorical aid for student health services; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2406, A bill for an act relating to adult education; providing for a grant to a nonprofit organization; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.26, subdivision 1c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rukavina; Jaros; Anderson, I.; Solberg and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 2407, A bill for an act relating to the arts; providing a formula for distribution of state funds for the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 129D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 2408, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a surface water drainage system in the township of Linwood in Anoka county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Stanek, Broecker and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 2409, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; authorizing procedures for securing the appearance of material witnesses in criminal cases and investigations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 629; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 629.54; and 629.55.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2410, A bill for an act relating to firearms; requiring firearms dealers to provide pistol purchasers with a trigger lock or similar device at the time of sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.7162, by adding a subdivision.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2411, A bill for an act relating to crime; authorizing a judge to set conditions of release that protects public safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.715, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2412, A bill for an act relating to education; extending the flood losses appropriation; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 35, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2413, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2414, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for development of the Maple Lake Regional Park and Trail.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Kubly and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2415, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Skunk Hollow Regional Park and a Minnesota River Trail extension.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Kubly and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2416, A bill for an act relating to the city of Renville; setting the certificate date and the original tax capacity local tax rate of certain parcels in the tax increment district; extending the time the authority may collect certain tax increment.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Jaros, Kalis, Biernat, Kuisle and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2417, A resolution memorializing Congress to support the admission of Poland to the North Atlantic Treaty.

Rukavina; Bakk; Anderson, I.; Tomassoni and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2418, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; designating certain campsite fees in the boundary waters canoe area to fund the permanent school fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.525.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Juhnke and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 2419, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying standards for ambulance services; providing for certification of emergency medical technicians; providing for certification of medical response units; providing for emergency medical technician instructor certification; requiring approval of training programs; setting fees; providing criminal and civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.99, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 13.99, subdivision 38a; 144E.001, by adding subdivisions; 144E.16, subdivision 4; 144E.18; 144E.35, subdivision 1; 144E.41; and 145A.02, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144E.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 6; 144E.17; 144E.25; and 144E.30, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; Minnesota Rules, parts 4690.0100, subparts 4, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, and 29; 4690.0300; 4690.0400; 4690.0500; 4690.0600; 4690.0700; 4690.0800, subparts 1, 2, and 3; 4690.0900; 4690.1000; 4690.1100; 4690.1200; 4690.1300; 4690.1600; 4690.1700; 4690.2100; 4690.2200; 4690.2300; 4690.2400; 4690.2500; 4690.2900; 4690.3000; 4690.3100; 4690.3600; 4690.3700; 4690.3900; 4690.4000; 4690.4100; 4690.4200; 4690.4300; 4690.4400; 4690.4500; 4690.4600; 4690.4700; 4690.4800; 4690.4900; 4690.5000; 4690.5100; 4690.5200; 4690.5300; 4690.5400; 4690.5500; 4690.5700; 4690.5800; 4690.5900; 4690.6000; 4690.6100; 4690.6200; 4690.6300; 4690.6400; 4690.6500; 4690.6600; 4690.6700; 4690.6800; 4690.7000; 4690.7100; 4690.7200; 4690.7300; 4690.7400; 4690.7500; 4690.7600; 4690.7700; 4690.7800; 4690.8300, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; and 4735.5000.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rukavina; Anderson, I.; Bakk; Tomassoni and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2420, A bill for an act relating to St. Louis county; requiring the county to sell its county-owned nursing homes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2421, A bill for an act relating to juvenile justice; providing that a person adjudicated as an extended jurisdiction juvenile who has a stay of execution revoked shall not receive credit for time served in a juvenile facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.126, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Swenson, H., and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 2422, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 2423, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the restoration, enhancement, and protection of Herman Monument in New Ulm.

Rukavina, Trimble, Tomassoni, Bakk and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 2424, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing limited personal use of fireworks; requiring an affidavit of safety guidelines; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Anderson, I.; Johnson, A.; Bakk and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2425, A bill for an act relating to recreational vehicles; exempting watercraft trailers and all-terrain vehicle trailers from the prohibition against sale of motor vehicles on Sunday; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.275.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Munger, Huntley and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2426, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to research pollution in fish.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Munger, McCollum, Kalis, Dempsey and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2427, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for continuation of research on amphibian deformities.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Erhardt, Macklin, Van Dellen and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2428, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; reducing the class rate on certain seasonal recreational property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.1398, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 25, as amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2429, A bill for an act relating to corrections; placing conditions on the licensure of new juvenile facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 241.021, 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 Judiciary.

Evans introduced:

326.87, subdivision 2; 326.975, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 327A.01, subdivisions 2 and 5; 327A.02, subdivisions 1 and 3; 327A.03; and 541.051, subdivisions 1 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Paymar and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2431, A bill for an act relating to fair housing; establishing a fair housing initiative; appropriating money to the commissioner of human rights for grants for fair housing enforcement, education, and outreach; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Stanek, Skoglund and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2432, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; providing money for a property crime court pilot project in the fourth judicial district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stanek, Skoglund and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2433, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice data; requiring the bureau of criminal apprehension to collect and maintain computerized data relating to the conditions of conditional release of convicted offenders, for use by criminal justice agencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 299C.06; and 299C.09; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Stanek, Skoglund and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2434, A bill for an act relating to crime; authorizing peace officers to apprehend and detain a probationer for reasonable cause that the probationer has violated the terms of probation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.34, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2435, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to provide compensation for livestock destroyed by timber wolves; increasing the maximum amount of compensation authorized for livestock; requiring insurers to provide coverage for destruction of livestock by timber wolves; requiring a study; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.737, subdivisions 1 and 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A.

Tunheim and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 2436, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for notification to the county assessor concerning agricultural homesteads abandoned due to flooding; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.124, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2437, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; regulating fees and charges imposed on account holders and others; requiring lifeline checking accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 9.031, subdivision 13; 47.61, by adding a subdivision; 47.64, by adding a subdivision; 47.76; 48.512, subdivision 7; 50.17, subdivision 11; 51A.21, subdivision 28; 118A.02, subdivision 1; and 427.01; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 427.02; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 427; and 469.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2438, A bill for an act relating to housing finance agency; appropriating money to the community rehabilitation program for a police officer loan program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2439, A bill for an act relating to landlord tenant; nuisance; requiring a legal services program to provide representation in certain nuisance cases; allowing a neighborhood organization to bring a nuisance action; defining nuisance per se and providing minimum damages in private nuisance actions; allowing a neighborhood organization to appear without an attorney in certain actions; modifying the definition of nuisance activity; allowing appointment of an administrator for certain nuisance buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 480.242, by adding a subdivision; 561.01; 566.18, subdivisions 2 and 9; 566.19; and 566.20, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 566.18, subdivision 6; 617.81, subdivision 2; and 617.88; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 617.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Trimble, Mullery and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2440, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a fund for local development; authorizing bonds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2441, A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting annexation during the period of a cooperation study; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414.

Larsen and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2442, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating unsolicited facsimile transmissions for the purpose of commercial solicitation; providing penalties and remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325E.395.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2443, A bill for an act relating to property transfers; regulating transfers to persons under a certain age; modifying the Minnesota Uniform Transfers to Minors Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 527.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2444, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring a study of state jobs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Leppik, Folliard and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2445, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a school district to establish parking fees contingent upon school bus ridership; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.39, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 2446, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing an additional bus purchase levy; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 58.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2447, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing special property rate setting procedure for certain nursing facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.431, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2448, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a new boiler and new exterior windows in Central Middle School, in independent school district No. 14.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2449, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; authorizing judges to impose conditions of pretrial release based on public safety considerations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.715, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2450, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; permitting limited rebuttal and surrebuttal closing arguments in criminal cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 631.07.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2451, A bill for an act relating to crimes; requiring higher bail if a person is arrested for a crime of violence while on probation or certain other specified forms of release or is an escapee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.715, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2452, A bill for an act relating to crime; authorizing a peace officer to detain a person on conditional release for a brief time period to obtain an apprehend and detain order; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 629.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2453, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the state board of investment to sell certain stock in tobacco companies and to invest in specified other assets.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2454, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the 50th conference of the Interstate Indian Council.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Evans and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2455, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying restrictions on certain redevelopment tax increment financing districts; appropriating money for grants to certain districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.1399, subdivision 6; and 469.1763, subdivisions 2 and 3.

Clark and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2456, A bill for an act relating to economic security; appropriating money for the Youthbuild program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2457, A bill for an act relating to corrections; clarifying the authority of community corrections agencies and the commissioner of corrections to issue orders for the detention and release of persons on probation or supervised release who escape from or violate the conditions of release; clarifying the authority of peace officers and probation officers to detain and release persons under these orders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 243.05, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 401.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 244; and 401; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 401.02, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 244.19, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2458, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Slawik, Koskinen, Luther, Sykora and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2459, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for licensing assistance, outreach, and training; changing licensing requirements for employers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 119B.18, by adding subdivisions; 245A.14, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2460, A bill for an act relating to regulated industries; transferring the residential and small business utilities division from the attorney general's office to the department of public service; authorizing certain staff, requiring a study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 8.33, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; and 216B.241, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 8.33, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Clark, Greenfield, Tingelstad and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2461, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a grant program for research on hepatitis C; establishing a public education campaign on hepatitis C; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 2462, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan wastewater treatment works; providing compensation to political subdivisions for certain lost revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.545.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 2463, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the inclusion of certain property in tax increment districts; extending payment of deferred taxes if certain property is removed for green acres treatment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.111, subdivision 9; and 469.176, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Johnson, A.; Delmont; Tingelstad and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2464, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an alternative calculation for compensatory revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.17, subdivision 1d.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2465, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for early childhood learning facilities; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 268.917.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Winter, Trimble and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2466, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for capital improvements to the Laura Ingalls Wilder pageant facilities in Walnut Grove.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Winter, Trimble and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 2467, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for construction of Prairieland Expo.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2468, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the department of corrections for grants to local organizations and government units to provide support services to individuals leaving systems of prostitution.

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 2469, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying liability for the crime of burglary; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.582.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2470, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association; authorizing assignment of survivorship interest in a 100 percent joint and survivor optional annuity to an estate.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2471, A bill for an act relating to crime; prohibiting individuals for whom the sentencing guidelines presume the defendant will be committed to the commissioner of corrections from being released on bail between conviction and sentencing or between tender of a guilty plea and sentencing; requiring defendants to waive the right to bail as a condition of tendering the factual basis for a guilty plea; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.53; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 630; and 631.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2472, A bill for an act relating to probation; authorizing probation officers to impose community work service for a violation of a condition of probation; providing for district court review of the imposition of community work service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 243.05, subdivision 1; and 401.02, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 supplement, sections 244.19, by adding a subdivision; and 609.135, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2473, A bill for an act relating to crime; allowing a peace officer to make a warrantless arrest based upon reasonable cause that a person on conditional release has violated a condition of release; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 629.34, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

House Advisory Nos. 8 through 10 were pre-filed with the Speaker during the recess, given a file number and unofficially referred to committee pursuant to House Rule 5.03. The following is the official introduction and committee reference:

Orfield, Winter and Abrams introduced:

H. A. No. 8, A proposal to study managed care.

Ness, Jennings, Ozment and Winter introduced:

H. A. No. 9, A proposal to study telecommunications issues.

The advisory was referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Westrom introduced:

H. A. No. 10, A proposal to study use of petroleum underground storage tanks by the department of transportation.

The advisory was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

The following message was received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following Senate File, herewith transmitted:

S. F. No. 1944.

Patrick E. Flahaven, Secretary of the Senate

S. F. No. 1944, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing tax abatements for property that has lost value due to flood damage; authorizing delay of certain local government reports, elections, and meetings; creating a priority for flooded areas in allocation of low-income housing credits; providing an effective date; amending Laws 1997, chapter 75, section 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Pelowski moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 1628. The motion prevailed.

Mullery moved that the name of Kubly be added as an author on H. F. No. 2274. The motion prevailed.

Skoglund moved that the name of Luther be added as an author on H. F. No. 2285. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, I., moved that the name of Luther be added as an author on H. F. No. 2292. The motion prevailed.

Skoglund moved that the name of Luther be added as an author on H. F. No. 2312. The motion prevailed.

Leppik moved that the name of Rest be added as an author on H. F. No. 2336. The motion prevailed.

Clark moved that the names of Rhodes and Macklin be added as authors on H. F. No. 2344. The motion prevailed.

Peterson moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "It was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Saturday, May 17, 1997, when the vote was taken on the repassage of H. F. No. 735, as amended by Conference." The motion prevailed.

Davids moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "Had I been present it was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Friday, May 16, 1997, when the vote was taken on the Van Dellen motion to suspend the rules relating to House Resolution No. 8." The motion prevailed.

McCollum moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "It was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Wednesday, May 14, 1997, when the vote was taken on the final passage of S. F. No. 122, as amended." The motion prevailed.

Davids moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "Had I been present it was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Friday, May 16, 1997, when the vote was taken on the final passage of S. F. No. 294, as amended." The motion prevailed.

Peterson moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "It was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Saturday, May 17, 1997, when the vote was taken on the repassage of S. F. No. 309, as amended by Conference." The motion prevailed.

Peterson moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "It was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Saturday, May 17, 1997, when the vote was taken on the repassage of S. F. No. 555, as amended by Conference." The motion prevailed.

Wenzel moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "It was my intention to vote in the negative on Monday, May 12, 1997, when the vote was taken on the repassage of S. F. No. 566, as amended by Conference." The motion prevailed.

Davids moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "Had I been present it was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Friday, May 16, 1997, when the vote was taken on the final passage of S. F. No. 627, as amended." The motion prevailed.

Davids moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "Had I been present it was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Friday, May 16, 1997, when the vote was taken on the final passage of S. F. No. 848, as amended." The motion prevailed.

Davids moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "Had I been present it was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Friday, May 16, 1997, when the vote was taken on the Macklin et al amendment to S. F. No. 877, as amended." The motion prevailed.

Davids moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "Had I been present it was my intention to vote in the negative on Friday, May 16, 1997, when the vote was taken on the final passage of S. F. No. 877, as amended." The motion prevailed.

Davids moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "Had I been present it was my intention to vote in the negative on Friday, May 16, 1997, when the vote was taken on the Opatz and Pugh amendment, as amended, to S. F. No. 1114." The motion prevailed.

Davids moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "Had I been present it was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Friday, May 16, 1997, when the vote was taken on the final passage of S. F. No. 1114, as amended." The motion prevailed.

Davids moved that the following statement be printed in the Journal of the House: "Had I been present it was my intention to vote in the affirmative on Friday, May 16, 1997, when the vote was taken on the final passage of S. F. No. 1833." The motion prevailed.

Carlson moved that H. F. No. 1194 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.

Skoglund moved that H. F. No. 2255 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.

Sviggum, Carruthers, Harder and Abrams introduced:

House Resolution No. 9, A house resolution honoring State Representative Barbara Vickerman and commemorating the exemplary nature of her life and work.

Sviggum moved that the rules be so far suspended that House Resolution No. 9 be now considered and be placed upon its adoption. The motion prevailed.

A house resolution honoring State Representative Barbara Vickerman and commemorating the exemplary nature of her life and work.

Whereas, State Representative Barbara Vickerman was born in Tracy, Minnesota, on October 26, 1933; and

Whereas, Barb Vickerman grew up in Gales Township, Redwood County, Minnesota and attended District Number 40 Country School and graduated from Walnut Grove High School in 1951, and graduated from medical technical school and served as a medical lab technician for many years; and

Whereas, her operation of two family businesses for more than 25 years and her involvement to establish a new library in Redwood Falls helped put her in touch with the communities in which she served; and

Whereas, Barb Vickerman was elected to the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota in 1992 and served there continuously from 1993 until her passing at the end of 1997, thus having enjoyed serving the citizens of her community in this way; and

Whereas, during her three terms in the House of Representatives she served three terms on the health and human services committee, three terms on the regulated industries and energy committee, two terms on the health and human services finance committee, two terms on the labor management committee, and one term on the general legislation, veterans affairs, and elections committee most recently as the lead Republican; and

Whereas, Barb Vickerman was especially instrumental in the public policy areas of health and human services, welfare reform, and children's mental health issues; and

Whereas, Barb Vickerman was the principal author of numerous laws that benefited the people of the State of Minnesota zand of Brown and Redwood counties; and

Whereas, Barb Vickerman's family values, compassion, common sense, and fairness helped her to exude strength, fellowship, and leadership for her family, friends, constituents, and colleagues; and

Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota that it commends to the people of the State of Minnesota the record of Barb Vickerman as a life, work, and spirit worth honoring. It extends its condolences to her husband Gerald; to her mother Carrie; to her sons, Leo, Brett, and Mark and their families; to her daughter Ellen and her family; to her sisters Jeanine, Judy, and Sally and their families; and to all the people of Brown and Redwood counties who knew her.

Be It Further Resolved that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to prepare an enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by his signature and that of the Speaker, and transmit it to the family of State Representative Barbara Vickerman.

Sviggum moved that House Resolution No. 9 be now adopted. The motion prevailed and House Resolution No. 9 was adopted.

The members of the House paused for a moment of silence in memory of Representative Barbara Vickerman, District 23A, who passed away late last year.

Music was performed by the Fridley Middle School Choir in honor of Representative Willard Munger, District 7A, on his 87th birthday.

The Speaker announced the following committee assignments:

Agriculture: Add the name of Otremba, M.

Education: Add the name of Otremba, M.

Health and Human Services: Add the name of Otremba, M.

Health and Human Services Finance Division: Add the name of Otremba, M., Vice Chair.

Regulated Industries and Energy: Add the name of Osthoff.

Ways and Means: Add the name of Harder.

In the Journal of the House for the 1997 Regular Session, the 1997 First and Second Special Sessions and the first and second days of the 1997 Third Special Session, Ken Otremba from District 11B will be referred to as Otremba. For the third day of the 1997 Third Special Session and the 1998 Regular Session, Mary Ellen Otremba from District 11B will be referred to as Otremba, M.

Winter moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 2:30 p.m., Thursday, January 22, 1998. The motion prevailed.

Winter moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 2:30 p.m., Thursday, January 22, 1998.

Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives