Minnesota Legislature
Currently Posted Meetings
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Chair: Rep. Sondra Erickson
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
Bills not completed will be added to the next committee meeting's agenda.
Bills Added
HF682
(Kiel)
Career and technical levy modified, and career and technical education credits provided.
Career and technical levy modified, and career and technical education credits provided.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Time Note: The meeting will reconvene from 4:30-6 p.m. Bills will be heard for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
Time Note: The meeting will reconvene from 4:30-6 p.m. Bills will be heard for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance
Chair: Rep. Denny McNamara
Location: 5 State Office Building
Location: 5 State Office Building
Bills Added
HF1212
(Anderson)
Melrose Public Utilities Commission membership increased from three to five members.
Melrose Public Utilities Commission membership increased from three to five members.
HF1433
(Hilty)
Utility report filing, weatherization programs, and public utility commission assessment technical changes made and provisions modified; obsolete and redundant language removed; and reporting requirements provided.
Utility report filing, weatherization programs, and public utility commission assessment technical changes made and provisions modified; obsolete and redundant language removed; and reporting requirements provided.
HF1432
(Hilty)
Energy Conservation Information Center relieved from data-gathering responsibilities.
Energy Conservation Information Center relieved from data-gathering responsibilities.
Attachments:
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Chair: Rep. Steve Smith
Location: 10 State Office Building
Location: 10 State Office Building
Bills Added
HF56
(Dill)
Veteran waiver of immunity provided to sue the state of Minnesota as an employer in federal or other courts for violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
Veteran waiver of immunity provided to sue the state of Minnesota as an employer in federal or other courts for violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
HF229
(Downey)
Child certified as an adult detainment in a juvenile facility provided pending the outcome of criminal proceedings, and judges authorized to prohibit juvenile sex offenders from residing near their victims.
Child certified as an adult detainment in a juvenile facility provided pending the outcome of criminal proceedings, and judges authorized to prohibit juvenile sex offenders from residing near their victims.
HF795
(Hoppe)
Bermuda; human services commissioner instructed to initiate a foreign reciprocal agreement.
Bermuda; human services commissioner instructed to initiate a foreign reciprocal agreement.
HF506
(Shimanski)
Fourth-degree assault crime and the assaulting a police horse crime expanded to provide more protection to law enforcement assistants.
Fourth-degree assault crime and the assaulting a police horse crime expanded to provide more protection to law enforcement assistants.
HF1124
(Anderson)
Rehabilitation presumption established through a person's honorable military service following a prior offense.
Rehabilitation presumption established through a person's honorable military service following a prior offense.
Attachments:
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Chair: Rep. Morrie Lanning
Location: 200 State Office Building
Location: 200 State Office Building
Bills Added
Attachments:
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Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Rod Hamilton
Location: Basement State Office Building
Location: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Joyce Peppin
Location: 5 State Office Building
Location: 5 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Tony Cornish
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Bills may not be heard in the order listed.
Bills Added
HF467
(Gruenhagen)
Commissioner of corrections directed to implement a gardening program at state correctional facilities.
Commissioner of corrections directed to implement a gardening program at state correctional facilities.
HF921
(Leidiger)
Targeted misdemeanor clarified to include no contact order misdemeanor violations for the purpose of requiring fingerprinting.
Targeted misdemeanor clarified to include no contact order misdemeanor violations for the purpose of requiring fingerprinting.
HF1162
(Ward)
Nonnative species provisions modified, permits to control or harvest aquatic plants requirements modified, and criminal and civil penalties provided.
Nonnative species provisions modified, permits to control or harvest aquatic plants requirements modified, and criminal and civil penalties provided.
HF1270
(McDonald)
E-charging expanded to include citations, juvenile adjudication, and implied test refusal or failure.
E-charging expanded to include citations, juvenile adjudication, and implied test refusal or failure.
HF1359
(Barrett)
State controlled substance schedules aligned with federal controlled substance schedules, Board of Pharmacy authority modified to regulate controlled substances, and electronic prescribing of controlled substances allowed.
State controlled substance schedules aligned with federal controlled substance schedules, Board of Pharmacy authority modified to regulate controlled substances, and electronic prescribing of controlled substances allowed.
Bills Removed
HF1109
(Smith)
DWI conviction driver's license revocation period provisions clarified and conformed.
DWI conviction driver's license revocation period provisions clarified and conformed.
Chair: Rep. Sarah Anderson
Location: Room 200
Agenda:
Location: Room 200
Agenda:
Todd Klingel: Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce
Bill Blazar: Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Deb McMillan: Southwest Metro Regional Chamber of Commerce
Judy Johnson: Twin West Chamber of Commerce
Bill Blazar: Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Deb McMillan: Southwest Metro Regional Chamber of Commerce
Judy Johnson: Twin West Chamber of Commerce
Chair: Rep. Bob Gunther
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF 632 (Howes) Maintenance plumbers licensed, and fees modified -- pending re-referral
Bills Added
HF1362
(Kieffer)
Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted, and duties, benefits, and requirements changed, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted, and duties, benefits, and requirements changed, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
Chair: Sen. David Hann
Location: 112 State Capitol
Agenda:
Location: 112 State Capitol
Agenda:
SF760 (Hann) Omnibus health and human services finance bill
Chair: Rep. Larry Howes
Location: 10 State Office Building
Location: 10 State Office Building
Bills Added
HF194
(Anderson)
State agencies required to track and report on the number of jobs created or retained as a result of capital project funding.
State agencies required to track and report on the number of jobs created or retained as a result of capital project funding.
Chair: Rep. Joe Hoppe
Location: Basement State Office Building
Location: Basement State Office Building
Bills Added
HF1405
(Daudt)
Claims processing regulated for insurance on portable electronics products, and automated claims processing system use permitted to requirements and safeguards.
Claims processing regulated for insurance on portable electronics products, and automated claims processing system use permitted to requirements and safeguards.
HF1134
(Hoppe)
Annuity products regulated, and National Association of Insurance Commissioners model regulation enacted and modified relating to suitability in annuity transactions.
Annuity products regulated, and National Association of Insurance Commissioners model regulation enacted and modified relating to suitability in annuity transactions.
HF1326
(Atkins)
Microdistillery and brewer taproom licenses provided for; temporary and on-sale municipal licenses authorized; technical, clarifying, and other changes made to license provisions; on-sale and off-sales licenses authorized by White Bear Township; off-sale licenses authorized by the City of Rochester; and legislative review of community baseball alcohol issues provided.
Microdistillery and brewer taproom licenses provided for; temporary and on-sale municipal licenses authorized; technical, clarifying, and other changes made to license provisions; on-sale and off-sales licenses authorized by White Bear Township; off-sale licenses authorized by the City of Rochester; and legislative review of community baseball alcohol issues provided.
Bills Removed
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Time Note: If necessary, the committee may reconvene at 4:45 p.m. in Room 200.
Time Note: If necessary, the committee may reconvene at 4:45 p.m. in Room 200.
Health and Human Services Reform
Chair: Rep. Steve Gottwalt
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Additional bills may be added
We will be placing a 30 minute time limit for each bill. The 30 minutes includes both the presentation and testimony (both for and against).
If you would like to testify, please contact Holly Iverson at holly.iverson@house.mn
We will be placing a 30 minute time limit for each bill. The 30 minutes includes both the presentation and testimony (both for and against).
If you would like to testify, please contact Holly Iverson at holly.iverson@house.mn
Bills Added
HF928
(Falk)
Publicly owned nursing facility cost additional local share clarified, and publicly owned nursing facility payment rate clarified.
Publicly owned nursing facility cost additional local share clarified, and publicly owned nursing facility payment rate clarified.
HF979
(Lanning)
Uniform asset limit requirement analysis required across human service assistance programs.
Uniform asset limit requirement analysis required across human service assistance programs.
HF1185
(Abeler)
Contracting procedures between health care providers and health plan companies adjusted.
Contracting procedures between health care providers and health plan companies adjusted.
HF1166
(Gottwalt)
Medical assistance reimbursement changed under other state health care programs, and mandatory participation by health maintenance organizations repealed.
Medical assistance reimbursement changed under other state health care programs, and mandatory participation by health maintenance organizations repealed.
Attachments:
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Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Dean Urdahl
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Legacy Environment Omnibus Bill Discussion
Incorporation of following bills into omnibus: HF471, HF656, HF1106, HFXXX (Outdoor Heritage, Clean Water, and Parks & Trails, Arts and Cultural Heritage)
Public testimony will be heard
DE Amendment will be posted ASAP
Incorporation of following bills into omnibus: HF471, HF656, HF1106, HFXXX (Outdoor Heritage, Clean Water, and Parks & Trails, Arts and Cultural Heritage)
Public testimony will be heard
DE Amendment will be posted ASAP
Bills Added
HF1061
(Urdahl)
Legacy bill; outdoor heritage, clean water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funding provided, provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Legacy bill; outdoor heritage, clean water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funding provided, provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
Chair: Rep. Pat Garofalo
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Walkthrough of side by sides