Journal of the House - 65th Day - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

A quorum was present.

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Lohmer was excused.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. There being no objection, further reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the Journal was approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

House File Nos. 1762 through 1906 were pre-filed with the Speaker during the recess, given a file number and unofficially referred to committee pursuant to House Rule 1.14. The following was the official introduction and committee reference:

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1762, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for a veterans and emergency services museum in the city of Rochester.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Legacy Funding Division.

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1763, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a Minnesota veterans and emergency services museum in the city of Rochester; 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.

Lohmer, Franson, Erickson, Leidiger, Drazkowski, Shimanski and Scott introduced:

H. F. No. 1764, A bill for an act relating to the state budget; providing continuing appropriations for the operation of state government under certain conditions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

Crawford introduced:

H. F. No. 1765, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of bonds; appropriating money for an entrepreneurship and technology business incubator.

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

Lohmer, Franson, Garofalo, Scott, Daudt, Drazkowski, Hancock, Kiel, Fabian, Gruenhagen and Benson, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 1766, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying child care assistance payment of funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 119B.09, subdivision 10, as amended.

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

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Mullery and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1767, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a temporary increase in the property tax refund for renters in the areas affected by the 2011 tornadoes.

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

Mullery and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1768, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refund; increasing the percentage of rent constituting property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 290A.03, subdivisions 11, 13.

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

Fritz introduced:

H. F. No. 1769, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Minnesota State Academies; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kieffer, Kath, Erickson, Downey, Gruenhagen and Franson introduced:

H. F. No. 1770, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring teacher candidates to pass basic skills exam; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 122A.18, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 122A.09, subdivision 4.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 1771, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying requirements for a wine tasting conducted by a nonprofit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.418, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

Torkelson, Schomacker, Hamilton, Davids, Falk, Gunther, Koenen and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1772, A bill for an act relating to taxation; levy limits; removing the inclusion of wind generation production tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 275.70, subdivision 6; 275.71, subdivision 5.

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

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McNamara introduced:

H. F. No. 1773, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; defining compost as an agricultural product; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance.

Kriesel; Vogel; Anderson, S., and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1774, A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating the manufacture, sale, and use of fireworks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 624.21; 624.221.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

Marquart; Lenczewski; Hansen; Ward; Fritz; Benson, J.; Morrow; Murphy, M.; Knuth; Hausman; Winkler; Greiling; Persell; Dill; Dittrich; Gauthier; Atkins; Falk; Moran; Murphy, E.; Tillberry; Laine; Carlson; Hilstrom; Nelson; Anzelc; Rukavina; Melin; Hosch; Greene; Kath; Huntley; Hortman; Lesch and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. No. 1775, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; restoring the market value homestead credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 126C.01, subdivision 3, as amended; 273.13, subdivision 34, as amended; 273.1384, subdivisions 3, as amended, 4, as amended; 273.1393, as amended; 276.04, subdivision 2, as amended; 477A.011, subdivision 20, as amended; repealing Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 7, article 6, section 3.

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

Lenczewski, Marquart, Thissen, Champion, Slocum, Hansen, Brynaert, Mahoney, Lillie, Moran, Norton, Eken, Koenen, Mullery, Wagenius and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 1776, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; restoring the market value homestead credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 126C.01, subdivision 3, as amended; 273.13, subdivision 34, as amended; 273.1384, subdivisions 3, as amended, 4, as amended; 273.1393, as amended; 276.04, subdivision 2, as amended; 477A.011, subdivision 20, as amended; repealing Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 7, article 6, section 3.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1777, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; allowing cities to impose local sales tax if certain criteria are met; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297A.99, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 297A.99, subdivision 1.

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

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Cornish introduced:

H. F. No. 1778, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a cooperative facilities grant to Independent School District No. 2134, United South Central; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hackbarth, Buesgens, Beard, Garofalo and Woodard introduced:

H. F. No. 1779, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing the director of the State Lottery to establish gaming machines at a licensed racetrack; imposing a fee on gaming machine revenue; providing powers and duties to the director; establishing a Minnesota First fund and dedicating money in the fund for education and to finance and construct a stadium for the Minnesota Vikings and a ballpark for the St. Paul Saints; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 240.03; 240.13, by adding a subdivision; 240.28, subdivision 2; 299L.07, subdivisions 2, 2a; 340A.410, subdivision 5; 349A.01, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 349A.10, subdivision 3; 349A.13; 541.20; 541.21; 609.75, subdivision 3; 609.761, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 297A; 349A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 240.30, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

Hansen, Persell, Greiling, Fritz and Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 1780, A bill for an act relating to public disclosure; expanding the definition of public official in the campaign finance and public disclosure law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 10A.01, subdivision 35.

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

Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 1781, A bill for an act relating to education finance; allowing renovation costs to swimming pool levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.455.

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

Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 1782, A bill for an act relating to taxation; minerals; modifying taconite production tax; dedicating a portion of taconite production tax proceeds to certain school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 298.24, subdivision 1; 298.28, subdivision 4.

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

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Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 1783, A bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating taconite economic development fund; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 298.227; 298.28, subdivision 9a.

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

Anzelc and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 1784, A bill for an act relating to state government; regulating the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board; modifying the classification of certain loan or equity investment application data; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 13.4967, subdivision 6a; 298.22, subdivision 12.

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

Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1785, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding application of the swimming pond exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 144.1222, subdivision 5.

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

Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 1786, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Metropolitan State University science education center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1787, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; modifying licensing provisions and fees for architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, geoscience, and interior design professions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 326.02, subdivision 3; 326.04; 326.10, subdivisions 1, 2a, 7, 9; 326.105; 326.107, subdivisions 1, 2, 7; 326.12, subdivision 2.

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

Anzelc introduced:

H. F. No. 1788, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; decertification of Bovey.

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

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Rukavina and Melin introduced:

H. F. No. 1789, A bill for an act relating to human services; releasing a medical assistance lien on property in St. Louis County.

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

Lillie, McFarlane and Scalze introduced:

H. F. No. 1790, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the I-694 and White Bear Avenue Interchange; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 1791, A bill for an act relating to the city of Oakdale; extending certain time limits applicable to a tax increment financing district; amending Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 5, section 34, as amended.

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

Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 1792, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; establishing a special Anatomical Gift license plate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168.1293, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 171.075, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

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

Melin, Rukavina and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 1793, A bill for an act relating to public works; requiring the use or supply of American steel products on certain projects; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

Fritz introduced:

H. F. No. 1794, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Minnesota State Academies; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Anderson, S.; Vogel; Davids; Runbeck and Banaian introduced:

H. F. No. 1795, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refund; modifying the definition of income to exclude certain scholarship income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290A.03, subdivision 3.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 1796, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for snowmobile registration by agents; modifying snowmobile registration and trail sticker requirements; modifying fees; providing for disposition of fees; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84.82, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 84.8205, subdivision 1; 84.83, subdivisions 2, 3; 84.86, subdivision 1.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 1797, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying prohibition on snowmobile metal traction devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.8712, subdivision 1.

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

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 1798, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing peace officers to perform a protective pat-down search of a child stopped for certain violations in order to protect the officer's safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 260C.175, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1799, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to design and construct bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and to plant boulevard trees along 26th Avenue North in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Falk introduced:

H. F. No. 1800, A bill for an act relating to education; creating an exemption to the state reciprocity agreement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.041, subdivision 3.

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

Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1801, A bill for an act relating to legislature; modifying membership of the Legislative Advisory Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 3.30, subdivision 2.

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

Runbeck, Scalze and Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1802, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the I-694 and Rice Street Interchange; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 1803, A bill for an act relating to higher education; clarifying eligibility for a state grant; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136A.121, subdivision 9.

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

Murdock introduced:

H. F. No. 1804, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a community center and swimming pool in the city of Wadena; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Schomacker and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 1805, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the city of Dundee sewer project; 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.

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Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 1806, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Backus for wastewater system improvements; 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.

Falk introduced:

H. F. No. 1807, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a wind turbine training facility on the campus of Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Canby.

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

Morrow introduced:

H. F. No. 1808, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for replacement of the Lake Titlow Dam; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hackbarth, Dill and McNamara introduced:

H. F. No. 1809, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for electric fish barriers.

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

Dill, Howes, Hausman and McNamara introduced:

H. F. No. 1810, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; establishing the Lake Superior-Poplar River Water District; appropriating money for the construction of water facilities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Gruenhagen and Kieffer introduced:

H. F. No. 1811, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing that appropriations continue in effect at a specified level, with certain conditions; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

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Stensrud introduced:

H. F. No. 1812, A bill for an act relating to state government; permitting the Department of Administration to contract for waste-hauling without determining whether state employees are able to do the work; prohibiting the state from purchasing waste-hauling vehicles for use in the Capitol complex; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.

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

Benson, M.; Hancock; McElfatrick; Lohmer; Vogel; Downey; Swedzinski; Quam and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1813, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring a request for proposal for a reorganization study.

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

Benson, M.; Vogel; Davids; Shimanski and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1814, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income and corporate franchise; conforming to federal section 179 expensing allowance for certain taxpayers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19c.

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

Benson, M.; Lohmer; Davids; Wardlow; Vogel; Westrom and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. No. 1815, A bill for an act relating to taxes; individual income and corporate franchise; conforming to federal section 179 expensing allowance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19c.

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

Benson, M.; Kiffmeyer; Vogel; Cornish and Quam introduced:

H. F. No. 1816, A bill for an act relating to public safety; firearms; authorizing federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to possess and sell firearm silencers to authorized law enforcement and wildlife management agencies for certain authorized purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 609.66, subdivision 1h.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

Kelly and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1817, A bill for an act relating to energy; utilities; community-based energy development projects; tariffs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216B.1612, subdivisions 3, 7, by adding subdivisions.

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

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Dettmer; Anderson, B.; Vogel; Drazkowski and Wardlow introduced:

H. F. No. 1818, A bill for an act relating to veterans; family law; allowing recovery of a portion of the marriage license fee for members of the armed forces who complete premarital education after the license is issued; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 517.08, subdivision 1b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Services Division.

Dettmer; McElfatrick; Westrom; Anderson, B.; Lohmer; Vogel; Wardlow and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1819, A bill for an act relating to the military; beyond the yellow ribbon program; civil immunity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 192.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Services Division.

Dettmer; Crawford; Westrom; Anderson, B.; Vogel and Wardlow introduced:

H. F. No. 1820, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; military service credit; eliminating income-based reduction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.0677, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Services Division.

Dettmer; Westrom; Anderson, B.; Vogel and Wardlow introduced:

H. F. No. 1821, A bill for an act relating to veterans; changing the small business set-aside program for veteran-owned small businesses; authorizing county set-aside programs for veteran-owned small businesses; changing reporting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 161.321, subdivisions 2, 5, 8, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 375.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans Services Division.

Loon introduced:

H. F. No. 1822, A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing a tax reform action commission; authorizing appointments to the commission; directing preparation of a report to the legislature; appropriating money.

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

Downey; Anderson, S.; Loon; Sanders; Davids and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. No. 1823, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the small business investment credit; providing a credit for start-up and emerging Minnesota businesses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116J.8737, subdivisions 5, 8; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 116J.8737, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 297I.

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

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Persell introduced:

H. F. No. 1824, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Deer River for a wastewater stabilization pond expansion; 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.

Persell introduced:

H. F. No. 1825, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Bemidji for Lakeland public television facility; 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.

Anderson, B.; McElfatrick and Fabian introduced:

H. F. No. 1826, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring modification to subsurface sewage treatment rules.

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

Ward introduced:

H. F. No. 1827, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the penalties for late payment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 279.01, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 279.01, subdivision 4.

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

Anderson, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 1828, A bill for an act relating to education finance; requiring 50 percent of early education scholarship funds be awarded to residents of greater Minnesota; amending Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 7, section 2, subdivision 8.

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

Cornish, Melin and Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 1829, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing county attorneys and assistant county attorneys to carry firearms on duty under the terms of a permit to carry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 388.051, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

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Murray introduced:

H. F. No. 1830, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying the terms of the wastewater infrastructure fund grant to the city of Albert Lea; amending Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

Wardlow, Drazkowski, Lohmer, Hancock, Scott, Gruenhagen and Dettmer introduced:

H. F. No. 1831, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for legislative review of certain rules; providing for sunset and legislative approval of existing rules; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14A.

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

Marquart, Eken and Lanning introduced:

H. F. No. 1832, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Heartland State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Dittrich introduced:

H. F. No. 1833, A bill for an act relating to eminent domain; providing for a hearing before an administrative law judge on the amount or denial of eligibility for relocation assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 117.52, subdivision 4.

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

Scott, Shimanski and Leidiger introduced:

H. F. No. 1834, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for revenue-producing programs in the event of a government shutdown; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

Scott introduced:

H. F. No. 1835, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the list of colors that vehicles operated by sheriffs may be painted; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.98, subdivision 1.

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

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Kahn and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. No. 1836, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the 10th Avenue SE Bridge; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. No. 1837, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the I-35W storm tunnel; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kriesel introduced:

H. F. No. 1838, A bill for an act relating to public safety; specifying that driving while impaired constitutes a breach of the peace for purposes of the Constitution; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

Melin introduced:

H. F. No. 1839, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Hibbing for design of improvements to the Hibbing Memorial Building; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Rukavina and Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 1840, A bill for an act relating to state lands; providing for condemnation of certain riparian school trust lands.

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

Lohmer, McElfatrick, Hancock, Franson, Fabian, LeMieur, Wardlow, Scott, Kiffmeyer and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. No. 1841, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing state licensure for abortion facilities; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

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Fabian, Banaian, Davids, Gunther, Myhra, Urdahl, Shimanski, O'Driscoll and Hamilton introduced:

H. F. No. 1842, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an upfront capital equipment exemption for certain businesses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297A.68, subdivision 5.

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

Erickson and Banaian introduced:

H. F. No. 1843, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; restructuring the individual income tax; eliminating subtractions, applying a single tax rate, modifying the working family credit, and repealing the alternative minimum tax and various credits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.091, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b; 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.0675, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 290.067, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 4; 290.0672; 290.0674; 290.0675, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 290.0679; 290.0802; 290.091, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 290.0675, subdivision 1; 290.091, subdivision 2.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1844, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating a misdemeanor penalty for harassment or retaliation against a person subject to an order for protection or no contact order; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 518B.01, by adding a subdivision; 629.75, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1845, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; requiring that delayed payments to school districts not exceed ten percent of their estimated entitlement.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1846, A bill for an act relating to education; conforming speech-language pathology assistant training requirements with national guidelines; allowing a speech-language pathologist employed in a small rural school district to supervise up to two assistants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 148.5192, subdivision 1.

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

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Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1847, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the legislature to authorize any cyclical revisions of academic standards and high school graduation requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 120B.023, subdivision 2.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1848, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing school boards to determine the number and identity of annuity contract vendors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.02, subdivision 15.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1849, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; defining solicitor for nexus purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297A.66, by adding a subdivision.

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

Downey introduced:

H. F. No. 1850, A bill for an act relating to state government; increasing the maximum award amount in the state employee gainsharing program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 16A.90.

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

McFarlane, Hausman, Howes and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1851, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for library accessibility and improvement grants; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

McNamara introduced:

H. F. No. 1852, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for safety and roadway improvements along Highway 61; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 1853, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying an appropriation for the Mesabi Trail; amending Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 7, subdivision 23, as amended.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 1854, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District; 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.

Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 1855, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for reconstruction of the harbor in Tower; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Dill introduced:

H. F. No. 1856, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; providing for hunting and trapping wolves; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97A.451, subdivision 3; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 20; 97B.601, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 97B.645, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B.

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

Gruenhagen and Westrom introduced:

H. F. No. 1857, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for certain expenditures for medical care and health insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

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

Quam and Garofalo introduced:

H. F. No. 1858, A bill for an act relating to education finance; requiring operating referenda to be conducted at the general election in even-numbered years; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.17, subdivision 9.

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

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Garofalo introduced:

H. F. No. 1859, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the date that establishes membership in the metro equity region; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.10, subdivision 28.

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

Woodard and Garofalo introduced:

H. F. No. 1860, A bill for an act relating to education finance; requiring operating referendum levies to follow resident students to charter schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 124D.11, subdivision 1; 127A.47, subdivision 8.

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

Morrow introduced:

H. F. No. 1861, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for replacement of Lake Titlow Dam.

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

Morrow introduced:

H. F. No. 1862, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for replacement of Lake Titlow Dam.

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

Gauthier, Hausman, Huntley and Murphy, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 1863, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a transit center in the city of Duluth; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Koenen introduced:

H. F. No. 1864, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Morton for its sewer system renovation; 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.

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Mack, Westrom, Kelly, Garofalo, McNamara and Hoppe introduced:

H. F. No. 1865, A bill for an act relating to skier liability; establishing standards; limiting liability in certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 184C.

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

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1866, A bill for an act relating to employment; prohibiting conditions precedent to employment related to unemployed persons; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

Kriesel introduced:

H. F. No. 1867, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water.

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

Mullery and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. No. 1868, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying location of residences available for level III predatory offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 244.052, subdivision 4a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

Mullery and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. No. 1869, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a credit for hiring long-term unemployed individuals; 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.

Petersen, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 1870, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing school districts to base unrequested leave of absence and certain discharge and demotion decisions on teacher evaluation outcomes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 122A.40, subdivisions 10, 11; 122A.41, subdivision 14; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 122A.41, subdivision 6.

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

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Runbeck, Scalze, Ward, Howes, Drazkowski, Banaian, Wardlow, Greiling, Franson and Lohmer introduced:

H. F. No. 1871, A bill for an act relating to stadiums; providing for the transfer of the Metrodome to the Minnesota Vikings; abolishing the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission; prohibiting local government competition for sports franchises; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 3.971, subdivision 6; 13.55, subdivision 1; 352.01, subdivision 2a; 473.121, subdivision 5a; 473.164; 473.565, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 340A.404, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 137.50, subdivision 5; 473.551; 473.552; 473.553, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; 473.556, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17; 473.561; 473.564, subdivisions 2, 3; 473.572; 473.581; 473.592, subdivision 1; 473.595; 473.5955; 473.596; 473.598; 473.599; 473.5995; 473.76.

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

Runbeck; Davids; Benson, M.; Doepke and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1872, A bill for an act relating to notaries public; repealing certain maximum fees; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 357.17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1873, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money; bicycle light safety pilot program.

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

Kahn and Gauthier introduced:

H. F. No. 1874, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; amending bicycle equipment requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 169.72, subdivision 1.

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

Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1875, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing a process for protecting Minnesota's interests in its professional football team.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

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Mahoney, Nelson, Scalze, Lesch and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 1876, A bill for an act relating to local government; extending and increasing the annual maximum debt the city of Saint Paul may issue; amending Laws 1971, chapter 773, section 1, subdivision 2, as amended.

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

Norton, Brynaert and Gauthier introduced:

H. F. No. 1877, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IX, section 1; changing the method for amending the constitution.

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

Peterson, S., introduced:

H. F. No. 1878, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying water skiing and other watercraft towing hours; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.315, subdivision 2.

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

Cornish and Benson, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 1879, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing enhanced penalties for causing the death of or assaulting a prosecuting attorney; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 609.185; 609.221, subdivision 2; 609.2231, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

Bills introduced:

H. F. No. 1880, A bill for an act relating to mortuary science; modifying disinterment and reinterment requirements for cremated remains; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 149A.94, subdivision 4; 149A.96, subdivisions 1, 9.

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

Hansen, Persell, Scalze and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1881, A bill for an act relating to employment; permitting absences from work for emergency responders; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

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Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 1882, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying bait restrictions for firearms deer hunting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.328, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Brynaert, Cornish, Gunther, Banaian and Norton introduced:

H. F. No. 1883, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Mankato arena improvements and events center expansion; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Brynaert, Morrow, Cornish and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1884, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a clinical science building design at Minnesota State University, Mankato; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Clark, Lillie, Knuth, Moran, Greene, Lesch, Greiling, Laine, Winkler, Hausman, Slocum, Mullery, Kahn, Loeffler, Hornstein, Hilty and Brynaert introduced:

H. F. No. 1885, A bill for an act relating to marriage; repealing a proposed amendment to the Minnesota Constitution recognizing marriage as only a union between one man and one woman; repealing Laws 2011, chapter 88.

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

Clark, Ward, Moran, Greiling, Slocum, Davnie, Loeffler and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. No. 1886, A bill for an act relating to economic development; allowing a stay of mortgage foreclosure proceedings under certain conditions; landlord and tenant; providing rights to tenants of foreclosed property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 504B.151, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 582.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

Clark, Greiling, Slocum, Hornstein and Davnie introduced:

H. F. No. 1887, A bill for an act relating to housing; authorizing Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to issue additional nonprofit housing bonds for three or more culturally specific transitional housing and counseling facilities for exploited American-Indian, East African, Latina, African-American, and Asian girls and women; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 462A.36, subdivisions 2, 4.

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

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Clark, Mariani, Greiling, Slocum and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. No. 1888, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying eligibility provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 256B.06, subdivision 4; 256L.04, subdivision 10.

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

Barrett, Drazkowski, Scott, Quam and Daudt introduced:

H. F. No. 1889, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring screening for use of controlled substances in the MFIP and general assistance program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256D; 256J.

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

Fabian, Hamilton and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1890, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; reviving the bovine tuberculosis property tax credit for certain properties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 273.113.

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

Kelly and Drazkowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1891, A bill for an act relating to energy; wind energy; adding a provision for siting wind energy conversion systems; modifying county authority to enact siting standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 216B.1691, subdivision 2b; 216F.081.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. No. 1892, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting mandatory participation in the federal health care system; prohibiting mandatory insurance coverage.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. No. 1893, A bill for an act relating to health; providing an exemption from quality measurements and incentive payment programs for providers who opt out; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 62U.02, subdivision 5.

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

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Franson introduced:

H. F. No. 1894, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring patient consent for certain encounter data reporting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 62U.04, subdivision 4.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. No. 1895, A bill for an act relating to health; providing an exemption for performance indicators used for quality incentive payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 62U.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. No. 1896, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota Lottery; creating a special game for the developmentally disabled; creating a fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. No. 1897, A bill for an act relating to health; changing requirements for immunizations for school children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 121A.15, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 121A.15, subdivision 8.

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

Franson and Quam introduced:

H. F. No. 1898, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, by adding a section; preserving the freedom to choose health care and health care coverage.

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

Vogel, Swedzinski, Schomacker and Anderson, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 1899, A bill for an act relating to crime victims; establishing Jacob's law; requiring initial notice of crime victim rights to be distributed to each parent, guardian, or custodian of a child victim; requiring notification by law enforcement to social services if a child is neglected or abused outside the home; amending parental rights under custody orders to include police reports on minor children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 518.17, subdivision 3; 611A.01; 626.556, subdivision 10a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.

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Vogel; Swedzinski; Anderson, P., and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. No. 1900, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Ridgewater College in Willmar; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

McFarlane, Mullery, Cornish, Woodard, Johnson and Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 1901, A bill for an act relating to commerce; amending regulation of scrap metal processing; requiring proof of ownership or hold period for vehicles purchased for scrap; creating the automated property system; creating criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 168.27, subdivisions 1a, 19a, 23, 24; 168A.153, subdivisions 1, 2; 325E.21, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3, 8, 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168A.

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

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1902, A resolution supporting the Somali-American community's ability to continue remittances to the Horn of Africa.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

Urdahl introduced:

H. F. No. 1903, A bill for an act relating to veterans; honor guard stipends; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 197.231.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.

Quam introduced:

H. F. No. 1904, A bill for an act relating to manufactured housing; regulating water and sewer charges for manufactured home parks; modifying definition of manager under Manager Background Check Act to include persons managing a manufactured home park; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 103G.291, subdivision 4; 299C.67, subdivision 4; 327C.01, by adding subdivisions; 327C.02, subdivision 2; 327C.04, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 1905, A bill for an act relating to real estate; specifying certain protections for persons entering into a contract for deed or a lease with option to buy involving residential real estate; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 559.

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

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Cornish introduced:

H. F. No. 1906, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing that legislators do not receive compensation during a period of government shutdown; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15A.

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

House File Nos. 1907 through 1923 were offered for introduction today:

Liebling; Norton; Greiling; Murphy, M.; Morrow; Mullery; Loeffler; Greene; Hilty; Hornstein; Ward; Fritz; Brynaert and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 1907, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying personal care assistance provisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 256B.0659, subdivisions 11, 28.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. No. 1908, A bill for an act relating to taxes; repealing the individual income and corporate franchise tax, petroleum and motor fuels taxes, gambling taxes, cigarette and tobacco taxes, solid waste management taxes, minerals occupation tax, and insurance taxes; and replacing the lost revenue with a comprehensive general sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 297A.62, subdivisions 1, 1a; 297A.66, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 297A.61, subdivisions 2, 4, 10, 12, 13, 16a, 16b, 16c, 17, 17a, 17b, 18, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 46; 297A.62, subdivision 3; 297A.63, subdivision 2; 297A.64; 297A.65; 297A.67; 297A.68, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41; 297A.69; 297A.70, subdivisions 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17; 297A.71, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, 32, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42; 297A.75, subdivisions 4, 5; 297A.87, subdivision 3; 297A.89, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 297A.61, subdivision 3; 297A.68, subdivisions 4, 42, 43; 297A.70, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6; 297A.71, subdivision 23; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 297A.89, subdivision 2.

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

Winkler introduced:

H. F. No. 1909, A bill for an act relating to families; establishing a roster and training requirements for parenting consultants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518.

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

Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 1910, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Pioneer and Soldiers Cemetery restoration; 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.

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Davids and Runbeck introduced:

H. F. No. 1911, A bill for an act relating to taxes; property; imposing levy limits for certain local governments; providing limits to or requiring voter approval for certain actions that would increase property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 275.62, subdivision 1; 275.70, subdivision 3; 275.72; 275.73, subdivision 1; 275.74, subdivisions 1, 3; 275.75; 387.20, subdivision 7; 388.18, subdivision 6; 473.121, by adding a subdivision; 473.167, subdivision 3; 473.249, subdivision 1; 473.253, subdivision 1; 475.755; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 275; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 275.70, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6; 275.71, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6; 275.74, subdivision 2.

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

Morrow introduced:

H. F. No. 1912, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; expanding the charitable contribution deduction for certain food inventory; amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.091, subdivision 2.

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

McDonald, Garofalo, Fabian and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 1913, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a onetime fund transfer in certain school districts.

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

Davids, Howes, Urdahl, Nornes, Runbeck, Quam, Crawford, Myhra, Barrett, Murdock, Kiffmeyer, Loon, Downey, Drazkowski, Garofalo, Erickson, Wardlow and Mack introduced:

H. F. No. 1914, A bill for an act relating to property taxes; exempting the first $100,000 in value of each commercial-industrial property from the state general levy; phasing-out the state general levy on commercial-industrial property over 20 years; freezing the state general levy on seasonal recreational property; increasing maximum homeowner property tax refunds; providing for a temporary increase in the special property tax refund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 275.025, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 290A.04, subdivision 2.

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

Runbeck introduced:

H. F. No. 1915, A bill for an act relating to transportation; municipal state-aid street system; amending municipal state-aid street funds eligibility and allocation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 162.09, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 1916, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying prior appropriations to Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; amending Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 12, section 3, subdivisions 7, 8.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1917, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying the ability of school boards to conduct school on certain holidays; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 120A.42.

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

Dean introduced:

H. F. No. 1918, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to submit to the legislature a plan to restructure and reform state health care programs in the event of federal changes to the Medicaid program.

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

Drazkowski, Scott and Barrett introduced:

H. F. No. 1919, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring testing for controlled substances in the Minnesota family investment program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J.

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

LeMieur introduced:

H. F. No. 1920, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land.

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

Kiffmeyer introduced:

H. F. No. 1921, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for greater Minnesota business development infrastructure and the Big Lake Regional Rail Park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 1922, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing Hennepin County to construct a center for providing mental health services to children; appropriating money to construct a new Washburn Center for Children; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

O'Driscoll, McDonald, Banaian and Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. No. 1923, A bill for an act relating to waters; eliminating conservation rate structure requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.291, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.291, subdivision 4.

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

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

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. 930.

Cal R. Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate

FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 930, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing deficiency funding for certain state agencies; appropriating money; amending Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 45, as amended.

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

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Laine moved that her name be shown as chief author on H. F. No. 51. The motion prevailed.

Drazkowski moved that the name of Gruenhagen be added as an author on H. F. No. 64. The motion prevailed.

Drazkowski moved that the name of Gruenhagen be added as an author on H. F. No. 65. The motion prevailed.

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Downey moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 67. The motion prevailed.

Gottwalt moved that the name of Banaian be added as an author on H. F. No. 222. The motion prevailed.

Kriesel moved that the name of Slawik be added as an author on H. F. No. 232. The motion prevailed.

Scott moved that the names of Quam and Dettmer be added as authors on H. F. No. 322. The motion prevailed.

McElfatrick moved that the name of Crawford be added as an author on H. F. No. 430. The motion prevailed.

Norton moved that the names of Quam and Schomacker be added as authors on H. F. No. 462. The motion prevailed.

Garofalo moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on H. F. No. 495. The motion prevailed.

LeMieur moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 595. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, B., moved that the name of Kieffer be added as an author on H. F. No. 595. The motion prevailed.

Downey moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 681. The motion prevailed.

Downey moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 1053. The motion prevailed.

Hamilton moved that the name of Doepke be added as an author on H. F. No. 1369. The motion prevailed.

Petersen, B., moved that his name be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 1429. The motion prevailed.

Hortman moved that the name of Hansen be added as an author on H. F. No. 1429. The motion prevailed.

Melin moved that the name of Slawik be added as an author on H. F. No. 1447. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, D., moved that the names of Leidiger, Quam and Dettmer be added as authors on H. F. No. 1474. The motion prevailed.

Cornish moved that the name of Beard be added as an author on H. F. No. 1535. The motion prevailed.

Shimanski moved that the names of Leidiger, Westrom, Quam, Dettmer, Drazkowski and Gruenhagen be added as authors on H. F. No. 1536. The motion prevailed.

Gruenhagen moved that the names of Leidiger and Dettmer be added as authors on H. F. No. 1568. The motion prevailed.

McFarlane moved that the name of Kieffer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1579. The motion prevailed.

Beard moved that the names of Moran and Wardlow be added as authors on H. F. No. 1666. The motion prevailed.

McFarlane moved that the name of Westrom be added as an author on H. F. No. 1678. The motion prevailed.

Mahoney moved that the names of Murphy, E.; Moran and Mariani be added as authors on H. F. No. 1705. The motion prevailed.

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Eken moved that the name of Murdock be added as an author on H. F. No. 1728. The motion prevailed.

Kath moved that the name of LeMieur be added as an author on H. F. No. 1744. The motion prevailed.

Mullery moved that the name of Laine be added as an author on H. F. No. 1746. The motion prevailed.

Murphy, M., moved that the name of Ward be added as an author on H. F. No. 1749. The motion prevailed.

Gauthier moved that the name of Moran be added as an author on H. F. No. 1758. The motion prevailed.

Laine moved that the names of Dittrich, Loeffler, Mahoney and Kriesel be added as authors on H. F. No. 1761. The motion prevailed.

Lohmer moved that the name of Westrom be added as an author on H. F. No. 1766. The motion prevailed.

Rukavina moved that the name of Huntley be added as an author on H. F. No. 1789. The motion prevailed.

Dill moved that the name of Zellers be added as an author on H. F. No. 1810. The motion prevailed.

Benson, M., moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 1816. The motion prevailed.

Loon moved that the name of Dittrich be added as an author on H. F. No. 1822. The motion prevailed.

Downey moved that the name of Dittrich be added as an author on H. F. No. 1823. The motion prevailed.

Wardlow moved that the name of Dittrich be added as an author on H. F. No. 1831. The motion prevailed.

Petersen, B., moved that the names of Garofalo, Quam and Fabian be added as authors on H. F. No. 1870. The motion prevailed.

Cornish moved that the name of Anderson, P., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1879. The motion prevailed.

Barrett moved that the name of Lohmer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1889. The motion prevailed.

Beard moved that H. F. No. 1068 be recalled from the Committee on Ways and Means and be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance. The motion prevailed.

Beard moved that H. F. No. 1588 be recalled from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration and be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance. The motion prevailed.

Daudt moved that H. F. No. 1766 be recalled from the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform and be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform. The motion prevailed.

Fabian moved that H. F. No. 1890 be recalled from the Committee on Taxes and be re-referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance. The motion prevailed.

Hortman moved that H. F. No. 95 be returned to its author. The motion prevailed.

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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

The Speaker announced the following appointments and changes in committee assignments:

Capital Investment: add the name of Kahn.

Ethics: delete the name of Smith and show the name of Erickson as Chair; add the name of Kelly and the name of Sanders as an alternate.

Health and Human Services Finance: add the name of Loeffler.

Health and Human Services Reform: delete the name of Loeffler and add the name of Allen.

Judiciary Policy and Finance: delete the name of Smith as Chair and show the name of Shimanski as Chair and show the name of Mazorol as Vice Chair; delete the name of Melin and add the names of Allen and Swedzinski.

Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance: add the name of Daudt.

State Government Finance: add the name of Melin.

Veterans Services Division: delete the name of Kahn and add the name of Allen.

Ways and Means: add the name of Gottwalt.

ADJOURNMENT

Dean moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 26, 2012. The motion prevailed.

Dean moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 26, 2012.

Albin A. Mathiowetz, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives

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