STATE OF MINNESOTA
Journal of the
House
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION - 2010
_____________________
FIFTY-NINTH DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, February 4,
2010
The House of Representatives convened at
12:00 noon and was called to order by Margaret Anderson Kelliher,
Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Dennis
J. Johnson, House Chaplain.
The members of the House gave the pledge
of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was called and the following
members were present:
Abeler
Anderson, B.
Anderson, P.
Anderson, S.
Anzelc
Atkins
Beard
Benson
Bigham
Bly
Brod
Brown
Brynaert
Buesgens
Bunn
Carlson
Champion
Clark
Cornish
Davids
Davnie
Dean
Demmer
Dettmer
Dill
Dittrich
Doepke
Doty
Downey
Drazkowski
Eastlund
Eken
Emmer
Falk
Faust
Fritz
Gardner
Garofalo
Gottwalt
Greiling
Gunther
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Hausman
Haws
Hayden
Hilstrom
Hilty
Holberg
Hoppe
Hornstein
Hortman
Hosch
Howes
Huntley
Jackson
Johnson
Juhnke
Kahn
Kalin
Kath
Kelly
Kiffmeyer
Knuth
Koenen
Kohls
Laine
Lanning
Lenczewski
Liebling
Lieder
Lillie
Loeffler
Loon
Mack
Mahoney
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McFarlane
McNamara
Morgan
Morrow
Mullery
Murdock
Murphy, E.
Murphy, M.
Nelson
Newton
Nornes
Norton
Obermueller
Olin
Otremba
Paymar
Pelowski
Peppin
Persell
Peterson
Poppe
Reinert
Rosenthal
Rukavina
Ruud
Sailer
Sanders
Scalze
Scott
Seifert
Sertich
Severson
Shimanski
Simon
Slawik
Slocum
Smith
Solberg
Sterner
Swails
Thao
Thissen
Tillberry
Torkelson
Urdahl
Wagenius
Ward
Welti
Westrom
Winkler
Zellers
Spk. Kelliher
A quorum was present.
Lesch and Magnus
were excused.
The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the
Journal of the preceding day. Mariani moved that further reading of the Journal be
dispensed with and that the Journal be approved as
corrected by the Chief Clerk. The motion
prevailed.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The following communication was received:
STATE OF MINNESOTA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
SAINT PAUL 55155
January 26, 2010
The
Honorable James P. Metzen
President
of the Senate
The State
of Minnesota
The
Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Speaker of
the House of Representatives
The State
of Minnesota
Dear
President Metzen and Speaker Kelliher:
I respectfully request the opportunity of
addressing a joint meeting of the 86th Session of the Minnesota Legislature on
Thursday, February 11, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., for the purpose of presenting my
State of the State message.
Sincerely,
Tim
Pawlenty
Governor
Sertich moved
that the House accede to the request of the Governor for a Joint Convention to
hear the State of the State message of the Governor at 11:00 a.m., Thursday,
February 11, 2010; that the Chief Clerk be instructed to invite the Senate to
meet in Joint Convention at 10:45 a.m.; that the Governor be advised
accordingly; and that the Speaker appoint a committee of five members of the
House of Representatives to act with a similar committee to be appointed by the
Senate to escort the Governor to the Joint Convention. The motion prevailed.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker announced the appointment of
the following members of the House of Representatives to the committee to
escort the Governor to the Joint Convention on Thursday, February 11, 2010:
Jackson, Falk, Swails, Torkelson and Doepke.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
OF HOUSE BILLS
House File
Nos. 2408 through 2620 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:
Doepke
introduced:
H. F. No. 2408, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a
pedestrian and bike tunnel in the city of Minnetonka Beach; authorizing the
sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Faust introduced:
H. F. No. 2409, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Spring Lake Trail;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Loeffler and Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 2410, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Northtown
Rail Yard bridge; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Juhnke
introduced:
H. F. No. 2411, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for the New London dam renovation;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hansen introduced:
H. F. No. 2412, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for grants to metropolitan area
cities to address inflow and infiltration in the sewer system.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Howes
introduced:
H. F. No. 2413, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Shingobee
Trail Connection; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Garofalo introduced:
H. F. No. 2414, A
bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the aid payment
percentage for charter schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
127A.45, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Faust introduced:
H. F. No. 2415, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the
Mora water treatment plant; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Davnie, Clark
and Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 2416, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for an Emergency Operations Center
and Fire Training Facility in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of
state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Garofalo
introduced:
H. F. No. 2417, A
bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the state aid payment
schedule for charter schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
127A.45, subdivisions 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Faust introduced:
H. F. No. 2418, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the
Mora wastewater treatment plant renovation; authorizing the sale and issuance
of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Persell
introduced:
H. F. No. 2419, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for Leech
Lake Tribal College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Champion introduced:
H. F. No. 2420, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for Target Center capital
improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Faust introduced:
H. F. No. 2421, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Mora police station;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bunn introduced:
H. F. No. 2422, A
bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; allowing the director of the
Gambling Control Board flexibility in allowable expenses; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 349.12, subdivision 25.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Bunn and Swails
introduced:
H. F. No. 2423, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for an I-94 Corridor Park-and-Ride
facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Brynaert, Hausman, Morrow, Haws and Reinert
introduced:
H. F. No. 2424, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to expand the Mankato Civic Center
auditorium and remodel and expand the Mankato Civic Center and All Seasons
arenas.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rukavina,
Carlson, Sertich, Hausman,
Solberg and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. No. 2425, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for facilities for the Iron Range
engineering program at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Morrow introduced:
H. F. No. 2426, A
bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the postsecondary
enrollments options program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.09,
subdivision 20.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Morrow introduced:
H. F. No. 2427, A
bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing certain requirements
concerning completion of construction projects on marked Trunk Highway 14.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Morrow introduced:
H. F. No. 2428, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money to design and construct the
Gaylord Area Regional Aquatic Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of
state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Gardner introduced:
H. F. No. 2429, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an
anaerobic digester; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Morrow introduced:
H. F. No. 2430, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to
rehabilitate tracks owned by the Minnesota Valley Regional Railroad Authority;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Greiling; Kelliher; Morrow; Mariani; Davnie; Sertich; Carlson; Murphy,
M.; Ward; Newton; Tillberry; Hilstrom;
Haws; Laine; Norton; Slocum; Falk; Hausman; Slawik; Hayden; Kalin; Brynaert; Persell; Lillie; Bly; Morgan; Scalze;
Masin; Peterson and Benson introduced:
H. F. No. 2431, A bill for an act relating
to education finance; modifying the school finance system; creating a new
education funding framework; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections
123B.53, subdivision 5; 124D.4531, as amended; 124D.59, subdivision 2; 124D.65,
subdivision 5; 125A.76, subdivision 5; 125A.79, subdivision 7; 126C.01, by
adding subdivisions; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 17; 126C.10,
subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 6, 13, 14, 18, by adding subdivisions; 126C.13,
subdivisions 4, 5; 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 126C.20; 126C.40, subdivision
1; 127A.51; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 123B;
126C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 123B.54; 123B.57,
subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 123B.591; 125A.76, subdivision 4; 125A.79, subdivision 6;
126C.10, subdivisions 2b, 13a, 13b, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 31a, 31b,
32, 33, 34, 35, 36; 126C.12; 126C.126; 127A.50.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Abeler
introduced:
H. F. No. 2432, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Ramsey Northstar
Commuter Rail Station; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Eken, Lieder, Marquart, Olin and Lanning introduced:
H. F. No. 2433, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money to implement flood damage reduction projects
of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing the sale and issuance
of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Haws and Severson introduced:
H. F. No. 2434, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for extending the Northstar commuter rail line from Big Lake to St. Cloud;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hilty
introduced:
H. F. No. 2435, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Carlton County community
services building.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hilty
introduced:
H. F. No. 2436, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Moose Lake Water and Light
Commission public utility infrastructure expansion to support MSOP phase II;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ward introduced:
H. F. No. 2437, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a new veterans nursing home in
Brainerd; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Poppe
introduced:
H. F. No. 2438, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for flood mitigation in the city
of Austin; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Beard and Morgan introduced:
H. F. No. 2439, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for dredge material site projects
in the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Atkins introduced:
H. F. No. 2440, A bill for an act relating
to nuclear waste; creating the Minnesota Nuclear Waste Storage Commission;
requiring fees paid by Minnesota ratepayers for permanent storage of high-level
radioactive waste to be remitted to the commissioner of homeland security and
emergency management; modifying nuclear waste escrow account; appropriating
money; amending Laws 1997, chapter 201, section 1; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116C.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Anzelc
introduced:
H. F. No. 2441, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; clarifying the purpose of a
grant to Koochiching County for a plasma torch gasification facility; amending
Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 8, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Olin introduced:
H. F. No. 2442, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a
grant to the city of Thief River Falls for an airport hanger; authorizing the
sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Haws, Bly and Rukavina
introduced:
H. F. No. 2443, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; providing for payment of
certain lease revenue by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Anzelc
introduced:
H. F. No. 2444, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Voyageurs Heritage Center
and Voyageurs National Park Headquarters; authorizing the sale and issuance of
state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Persell
introduced:
H. F. No. 2445, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Headwaters Science Center
in the city of Bemidji.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dill introduced:
H. F. No. 2446, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for expansion of a campground in the
city of Two Harbors; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Scalze, Greiling, Mahoney and Lillie introduced:
H. F. No. 2447, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; modifying an appropriation for Ramsey County; amending
Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 23, subdivision 12, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Anzelc
introduced:
H. F. No. 2448, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Nashwauk to construct a community building and early
childhood center.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Loeffler and
Hansen introduced:
H. F. No. 2449, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for shade tree replacement;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Doty and Ward introduced:
H. F. No. 2450, A
bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the personal care
assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
256B.0659, subdivisions 11, 13, 21, 27.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Scalze, Greiling, Mahoney and Lillie introduced:
H. F. No. 2451, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a public infrastructure grant to
Ramsey County to accommodate bioscience business development; authorizing the
sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Doty and Ward introduced:
H. F. No. 2452, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money to complete phase II of the
comprehensive emergency management training facility at Camp Ripley;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Faust introduced:
H. F. No. 2453, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a fire station in Pine City;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bigham, Hansen
and Atkins introduced:
H. F. No. 2454, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money to replace the sewage plant
pumping station in South St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kath introduced:
H. F. No. 2455, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to Steele County for a
history center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Reinert
introduced:
H. F. No. 2456, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for predesign of the Lake Superior Center renovation for
transfer to University of Minnesota, Duluth; authorizing the sale and issuance
of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Thao introduced:
H. F. No. 2457, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Saint
Paul for streetscaping along University Avenue;
authorizing the sale and issuance of bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Slawik, Hausman,
Nornes, Rosenthal and Peterson introduced:
H. F. No. 2458, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to construct and rehabilitate
early childhood learning and child protection facilities.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sterner; Masin;
Murphy, E.; Reinert and Sertich
introduced:
H. F. No. 2459, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for Minnesota Zoo capital projects;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Doty, Ward and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 2460, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to design
and acquire land for the Mississippi River Crossroads Trail in Cass, Crow Wing,
and Morrison Counties; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.015, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mullery,
Carlson, Loeffler and Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 2461, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Lowry Avenue Bridge Phase
II; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Welti
introduced:
H. F. No. 2462, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; property; special levies; county veteran service officers;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 275.70, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Ward introduced:
H. F. No. 2463, A
bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a pilot project for
alcohol and controlled substance monitoring for certain persons with revoked
driver's licenses in Crow Wing County.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Fritz introduced:
H. F. No. 2464, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire
and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital
nature; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money
for city of Blooming Prairie sewer improvements.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Obermueller
introduced:
H. F. No. 2465, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Caponi Art Park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Fritz introduced:
H. F. No. 2466, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for predesign
of new technology center for the Minnesota State Academies in place of
renovation of Mott Hall; amending Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 5,
subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bigham and
McNamara introduced:
H. F. No. 2467, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a Red
Rock Corridor Park-and-Ride facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of
state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Brod introduced:
H. F. No. 2468, A bill for an act relating
to veterans; broadening eligibility for burial in a county "soldiers'
rest" cemetery; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 375.37.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Faust introduced:
H. F. No. 2469, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to renovate the Hinckley Fire
State Monument.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. No. 2470, A
bill for an act relating to crime; including use of scanning device and reencoder to acquire information from payment cards as
identity theft; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.527, subdivisions
1, 6, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section
388.23, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Kalin
introduced:
H. F. No. 2471, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the
Swedish Immigrant Regional Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Welti
introduced:
H. F. No. 2472, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to renovate infrastructure and colocate the Minnesota Workforce Center at Rochester
Community and Technical College.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kelly introduced:
H. F. No. 2473, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Goodhue Pioneer Trail;
authorizing the sale and issuance of general obligation bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Olin introduced:
H. F. No. 2474, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for a hangar at the Thief River
Falls Regional Airport; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Carlson, Winkler and Mullery
introduced:
H. F. No. 2475, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for
snowmaking facilities and a winter recreation center at Theodore Wirth Regional
Park in Golden Valley; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pelowski; Hausman;
Murphy, M.; Lieder; Kelly; Huntley; Reinert and Beard
introduced:
H. F. No. 2476, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for port
development assistance; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hansen, Gardner, Wagenius,
Lieder and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. No. 2477, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; prohibiting funds under the reinvest in Minnesota
reserve program from being used for mitigation; requiring recipients of bond
funds to use certain low-impact development standards; appropriating money for
natural resources asset preservation and replacement and RIM conservation
reserve; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 103F.515, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes
2009 Supplement, section 115.03, subdivision 5c.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jackson introduced:
H. F. No. 2478, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for a public safety building in
Princeton; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lillie and Howes
introduced:
H. F. No. 2479, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for state trail development, trail
connections, and regional trails; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lillie and Slawik
introduced:
H. F. No. 2480, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for a regional firefighter
training facility in the city of Maplewood; authorizing the sale and issuance
of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nelson; Hausman;
Murphy, M.; Howes; Lanning; Huntley; Reinert and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. No. 2481, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for rehabilitation public housing;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rukavina and
Sertich introduced:
H. F. No. 2482, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to Virginia Public
Schools, Independent School District No. 706, for an early childhood education
and Head Start center.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Atkins introduced:
H. F. No. 2483, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for park and trail development at
the site of the Rock Island Bridge; repealing moratorium on demolition or
removal of bridge; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; repealing
Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 45.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sterner introduced:
H. F. No. 2484, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Rosemount
for a park and ride lot and transit shelter; authorizing the sale and issuance
of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Atkins introduced:
H. F. No. 2485, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; repealing moratorium on demolition or removal of the
Rock Island Bridge; repealing Laws 2009, chapter 93, article 1, section 45.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hosch and Gottwalt introduced:
H. F. No. 2486, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Rocori
Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Severson and Haws introduced:
H. F. No. 2487, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for Sauk River Park; authorizing the
sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mahoney, Scalze
and Lillie introduced:
H. F. No. 2488, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money to the Metropolitan Council for
improvements to the Phalen-Keller Regional Park;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Juhnke introduced:
H. F. No. 2489, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for phase
II at Ridgewater College, Willmar; authorizing the
sale and issuance of bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Johnson introduced:
H. F. No. 2490, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for Battle Creek Winter Recreation
Area; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Juhnke
introduced:
H. F. No. 2491, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Glacial Lakes State Trail
extension from New London to Sibley State Park; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Johnson introduced:
H. F. No. 2492, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Union Depot multimodal
transit center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Haws introduced:
H. F. No. 2493, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for an Integrated Science and
Engineering Laboratory Facility at St. Cloud State University; authorizing the
sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Winkler introduced:
H. F. No. 2494, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; creating a cooperative local facilities grant program;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Huntley, Reinert
and Murphy, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 2495, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for new terminal facilities at the
Duluth airport.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Reinert, Huntley and Murphy, M.,
introduced:
H. F. No. 2496, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for construction of sanitary sewer
overflow storage facilities in Duluth.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, M.; Reinert
and Huntley introduced:
H. F. No. 2497, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for construction of sanitary sewer
overflow storage facilities in Duluth.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Juhnke
introduced:
H. F. No. 2498, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for a new veterans home in
Kandiyohi County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mullery and
Carlson introduced:
H. F. No. 2499, A
bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring the Board of Trustees
of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to study technical education
credentials.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, M., and Hortman
introduced:
H. F. No. 2500, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Northern Lights Express
Passenger Rail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bunn introduced:
H. F. No. 2501, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating
money for water and sewer improvements in the city of Lake Elmo.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mullery and
Carlson introduced:
H. F. No. 2502, A
bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a pilot program to
integrate basic education and technical education for low-income students;
appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, E., introduced:
H. F. No. 2503, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money to the commissioner of
transportation to replace two bicycle and pedestrian bridges over I-94 in Saint
Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Haws introduced:
H. F. No. 2504, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to acquire land for the St. Cloud
Regional Airport.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mullery and
Carlson introduced:
H. F. No. 2505, A
bill for an act relating to veterans; designating Veterans Victory Memorial
Drive in Minneapolis as the official site of Veterans Day ceremonies for the
state of Minnesota; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
197.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Haws introduced:
H. F. No. 2506, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of the Allied Health
Center at St. Cloud Technical College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Johnson introduced:
H. F. No. 2507, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for a grant to the St. Paul Port
Authority for dockwall reconstruction; authorizing
the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Garofalo
introduced:
H. F. No. 2508, A bill for an act relating
to education finance; statutorily establishing the state aid payment shift and
the property tax recognition shift; clarifying the repayment of the shift;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 123B.75, subdivision 5; 127A.441;
127A.45, subdivisions 2, 3, 13, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes
2009 Supplement, section 16A.152, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 2509, A
bill for an act relating to elections; providing for transfer of general fund
matching appropriations to the Help America Vote Act account; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5.30.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Gardner introduced:
H. F. No. 2510, A bill for an act relating
to elections; prohibiting threats of reprisal against a person who is or is
considering being a candidate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
211B.10, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Mullery
introduced:
H. F. No. 2511, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; tax increment financing; housing replacement districts; allowing
additional authority to spend increments for housing replacement district
plans; authorizing the city of Brooklyn Park to establish housing replacement
districts; eliminating the local contribution requirement for housing replacement
districts; reauthorizing the cities of St. Paul and Fridley to use special laws
for housing replacement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.1763,
subdivision 2; Laws 1995, chapter 264, article 5, sections 44, subdivision 4,
as amended; 45, subdivision 1, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Gardner and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 2512, A
bill for an act relating to state government; discouraging use of bottled water
in state offices; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
16B.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Mullery
introduced:
H. F. No. 2513, A
bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying state financial aid for
part-time enrollment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.121,
subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dill, Sertich,
Solberg and Anzelc introduced:
H. F. No. 2514, A bill for an act relating
to education finance; extending the sparsity revenue
guarantee to all qualifying school districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009
Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 8a.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mullery and Carlson introduced:
H. F. No. 2515, A
bill for an act relating to education; establishing crisis intervention team
training for school liaison officers; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dill and Anzelc
introduced:
H. F. No. 2516, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for a grant to the Namakan Basin Joint Powers Board for predesign
of a wastewater collection and treatment facility; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Olin introduced:
H. F. No. 2517, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Lancaster Community
Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 2518, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; property; modifying business incubator exemption; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 272.02, subdivision 31.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 2519, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the city of Grand Rapids
at-grade railroad crossing improvements.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Anzelc
introduced:
H. F. No. 2520, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the renewable energy clean air
project in Koochiching County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 2521, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Arrowhead Regional
Corrections Facilities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Garofalo introduced:
H. F. No. 2522, A
bill for an act relating to property taxes; extending the 2010 city market
value credit reductions to 2011 and 2012.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Laine
introduced:
H. F. No. 2523, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Fridley
for capital improvements to Springbrook Nature
Center.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nelson introduced:
H. F. No. 2524, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the North Hennepin Community
College Center for Business and Technology; authorizing the sale and issuance of
state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hayden introduced:
H. F. No. 2525, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for Grand Rounds Scenic Byway
lighting renovation; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mullery, Carlson
and Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 2526, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Veterans Victory Memorial
Parkway; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Davnie
introduced:
H. F. No. 2527, A
bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding the exemption
for construction materials used in low-income housing projects; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297A.71, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kelliher,
Solberg, Hausman, Rukavina,
Davids, Carlson, Mullery
and Sertich introduced:
H. F. No. 2528, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of Orchestra Hall and
Peavey Plaza in Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kahn, Wagenius, Loeffler, Hornstein and Davnie introduced:
H. F. No. 2529, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for development of Granary Road in
Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Wagenius, Davnie, Clark, Hayden and Hornstein
introduced:
H. F. No. 2530, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit
Corridor; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred
to the Committee on Finance.
Hornstein and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. No. 2531, 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 Finance.
Champion and Nelson introduced:
H. F. No. 2532, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the
Bottineau Boulevard Transit Way; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hornstein,
Champion and Hortman introduced:
H. F. No. 2533, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Minneapolis Transportation
Interchange Facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Fritz introduced:
H. F. No. 2534, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for a tornado siren in the city of
Ellendale; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hornstein,
Champion, Loeffler and Hayden introduced:
H. F. No. 2535, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the
I-35W and 3rd and 4th Streets South interchange in Minneapolis; authorizing the
sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Falk, Hausman, Wagenius, Solberg, Persell and
Hansen introduced:
H. F. No. 2536, 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 Finance.
Falk introduced:
H. F. No. 2537, A bill for an act relating
to education finance; expanding the definition of average daily membership for
purposes of calculating elementary sparsity revenue;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ward and Persell
introduced:
H. F. No. 2538, A
bill for an act relating to veterans; designating September 16 of each year as
American Legion Day; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 197.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Ward introduced:
H. F. No. 2539, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the
Crosby water treatment facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Faust introduced:
H. F. No. 2540, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for utilities, water, and sewer
improvements in the city of Braham; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nornes
introduced:
H. F. No. 2541, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for an ice arena for the city of
Fergus Falls.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nornes introduced:
H. F. No. 2542, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for Tower Road Bridge in Fergus
Falls; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Shimanski introduced:
H. F. No. 2543, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Plato for
community center accessibility improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance
of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Norton introduced:
H. F. No. 2544, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Southern Rail Corridor
project; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Poppe
introduced:
H. F. No. 2545, A
bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing a refund repayment by a
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System employee covered by the
individual retirement account plan.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Nornes
introduced:
H. F. No. 2546, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new
trail in Glendalough State Park; authorizing the
issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Winkler, Carlson, Solberg, Sertich, Morgan and Brynaert
introduced:
H. F. No. 2547, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land
and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature; appropriating money
for improvements to the Perpich Center for Arts
Education; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Eken introduced:
H. F. No. 2548, A
bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing sale and issuance of
general obligation bonds for local roads and bridges.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Shimanski
introduced:
H. F. No. 2549, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; natural resources; appropriating money for paving the
Luce Line Trail; authorizing issuance and sale of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Poppe
introduced:
H. F. No. 2550, A
bill for an act relating to retirement; permitting the repayment of certain
member contribution refunds; authorizing a second chance option to elect
Teachers Retirement Association retirement plan benefit coverage; mandating
certain contributions.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Huntley introduced:
H. F. No. 2551, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the
American Indian Learning Resource Center at the University of Minnesota,
Duluth; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Simon introduced:
H. F. No. 2552, A bill for an act relating
to elections; changing the date of the state primary; changing certain
primary-related dates and provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 10A.31, subdivision 6; 10A.321; 10A.322, subdivision 1; 10A.323;
203B.06, subdivision 1; 203B.081; 203B.11, subdivision 2; 203B.13, subdivision
2; 203B.17, subdivision 1; 203B.22; 203B.225, subdivision 1; 203B.23,
subdivision 2; 204B.09, subdivision 1; 204B.14, subdivisions 2, 4; 204B.21,
subdivision 1; 204B.33; 204B.35, subdivision 4; 204B.45, subdivision 2;
204C.26, subdivision 3; 204D.03, subdivision 1; 204D.09, subdivision 1;
204D.17; 204D.19; 204D.28, subdivisions 5, 6, 8, 9, 10; 205.065, subdivisions
1, 2; 205.13, subdivision 1a; 205.16, subdivision 4; 205A.03, subdivisions 1,
2; 205A.05, subdivision 3; 205A.06, subdivision 1a; 205A.07, subdivision 3;
205A.11, subdivision 2a; 208.03; 211B.045; 447.32, subdivision 4; Minnesota
Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 206.82, subdivision 2; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204D.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Hortman
introduced:
H. F. No. 2553, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of the Coon Rapids
dam; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Simon and Winkler introduced:
H. F. No. 2554, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Southwest Corridor light
rail line; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kelliher, Davids, Carlson and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. No. 2555, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money to renovate the Minneapolis
Sculpture Garden; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Brown introduced:
H. F. No. 2556, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Shell Rock River watershed;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kahn and Swails
introduced:
H. F. No. 2557, A bill for an act relating
to state government; establishing a position for a state Webmaster; requiring
the state chief information officer to develop standards for enhanced public
access to state electronic records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections
16E.04, subdivision 2; 16E.05, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2009
Supplement, section 16E.02, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Hortman
introduced:
H. F. No. 2558, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Foley Boulevard Northstar commuter rail station; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Gardner introduced:
H. F. No. 2559, A bill for an act relating
to water; requiring public water suppliers to recover the costs of providing
service; modifying eligibility for loans and grants administered by the Public
Facilities Authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 444.075,
subdivision 3; 446A.051, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hausman and Scalze
introduced:
H. F. No. 2560, A bill for an act relating
to natural resources; providing for financial assurance for nonferrous metallic
mineral mining; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 93.481, by adding a
subdivision; 93.49; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 93.481,
subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 93.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Kalin
introduced:
H. F. No. 2561, A
bill for an act relating to highways; designating a Veterans Memorial Bridge on
marked Trunk Highway 95 in the city of North Branch; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.
Thissen
introduced:
H. F. No. 2562, A
bill for an act relating to human services; extending and modifying eligibility
for the COBRA premium state subsidy; amending Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 5,
section 78, subdivisions 1, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Ward and Doty introduced:
H. F. No. 2563, A
bill for an act relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human
services to allocate permanent funding for Minnesota Faith in Action; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hayden introduced:
H. F. No. 2564, A
bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the Minnesota family
investment program time limit on assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 256J.42, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Kahn, Wagenius
and Masin introduced:
H. F. No. 2565, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a
state data center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pelowski introduced:
H. F. No. 2566, A bill for an act relating
to elections; modifying certain absentee ballot processes; changing certain
election administration provisions; changing and clarifying certain election
procedures, deadlines, and requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 13.607, subdivision 7; 201.016, subdivisions 1a, 2; 201.056; 201.061,
subdivisions 1, 3; 201.11; 201.12; 201.13; 203B.04, subdivision 1; 203B.05,
subdivision 1; 203B.06, subdivision 3; 203B.07, subdivisions 2, 3; 203B.08, subdivisions
2, 3; 203B.081; 203B.085; 203B.125; 203B.23, subdivisions 1, 2; 203B.24,
subdivision 1; 203B.26; 204B.14, by adding a subdivision; 204B.16, subdivision
1; 204B.18, subdivision 1; 204B.19, subdivision 2; 204B.21, subdivisions 1, 2;
204B.24; 204B.27, subdivision 2; 204B.38; 204B.44; 204B.45, subdivision 2;
204C.02; 204C.04, subdivision 1; 204C.06, subdivision 1; 204C.08; 204C.10;
204C.13, subdivisions 2, 6; 204C.17; 204C.27; 204C.30, by adding subdivisions;
204C.33, subdivisions 1, 3; 204C.37; 204D.04, subdivision 2; 204D.09,
subdivision 2; 205.075, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 205.13,
subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 205.16, subdivisions 2, 3; 205.185, subdivision 3, by
adding a subdivision; 205A.03, subdivision 1; 205A.05, subdivision 2; 205A.10, subdivisions
2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 206.57, subdivision 6; 206.89, subdivision 2;
208.05; 367.03, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2009
Supplement, section 204B.46; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 203B; 205A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections
201.096; 203B.04, subdivision 5; 203B.10; 203B.12, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,
7; 203B.13, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 203B.25; 206.805, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred
to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology
and Elections.
Morrow introduced:
H. F. No. 2567, A
bill for an act relating to veterans; extending eligibility for gold star motor
vehicle license plates to include children and siblings of persons who have
died while serving in active military service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009
Supplement, section 168.1253, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Carlson; Solberg; Mahoney; Hansen; Urdahl; Gardner; Thao; Newton; Thissen; Hortman; Simon; Knuth;
Zellers; Murphy, E.; Bunn; Atkins; Tillberry; Eken; Fritz; Hayden; Lieder; Clark; Rukavina;
Sertich; Howes; Davids; Gunther; Sterner; Garofalo; Anderson, P.; Rosenthal; Hilstrom;
Johnson; Persell and Nelson introduced:
H. F. No. 2568, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a construction project at
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare for use as a health care facility.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Koenen,
Hamilton, Scott and Dean introduced:
H. F. No. 2569, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a construction project at
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare for use as a health care facility.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Anzelc introduced:
H. F. No. 2570, A
bill for an act relating to economic development; renaming the Douglas J.
Johnson economic protection trust fund and the Ironworld
Discovery Center.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy
Division.
Sertich and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. No. 2571, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money to improve multipurpose sports
facilities in the St. Louis County Arrowhead region; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Demmer
introduced:
H. F. No. 2572, A bill for an act relating
to veterans; authorizing use of "Proud to be a Veteran" license plate
on self-propelled recreational vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 168.1255, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Morrow introduced:
H. F. No. 2573, A
bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing special highway 14
plates; appropriating funds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 168.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Falk introduced:
H. F. No. 2574, A bill for an act relating
to traffic regulations; modifying restrictions governing disability parking;
making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.345, as
amended.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kalin
introduced:
H. F. No. 2575, A
bill for an act relating to highways; designating the Corporal Johnathan Benson Memorial Highway in the city of North
Branch; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.14, by adding a
subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.
Hayden introduced:
H. F. No. 2576, A
bill for an act relating to human services; expanding Minnesota family
investment program (MFIP) hardship extensions; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, section 256J.425, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Carlson, Loeffler,
Ward, Newton, Masin, Hansen, Scalze,
Laine, Mullery, Champion,
Slocum, Paymar, Clark, Hayden, Solberg, Tillberry and Knuth introduced:
H. F. No. 2577, A bill for an act
proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 12;
adding a provision to allow legislators to call a special session.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Hackbarth,
Beard, Lanning and Gunther introduced:
H. F. No. 2578, A
bill for an act relating to gambling; proposing a constitutional amendment to
authorize gambling other than parimutuel betting at a
licensed racetrack; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution,
article X, section 8.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Emmer introduced:
H. F. No. 2579, A bill for an act relating
to elections; requiring voters to provide picture identification before
receiving a ballot; providing for the issuance of voter identification cards at
no charge; establishing a procedure for provisional balloting; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 204C.10; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 201; 204C.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Lenczewski
introduced:
H. F. No. 2580, A bill for an act relating
to economic development; providing an angel investment grant; delaying phase-in
of single sales apportionment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, section 290.191, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 116J.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Carlson and Hayden introduced:
H. F. No. 2581, A
bill for an act relating to pupil transportation; amending seat belt equipment
requirements for procurement of school buses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 169.447, subdivision 2a; 169.685, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Policy and Oversight.
Clark; Murphy, E.; Hayden; Mariani; Murphy, M., and Johnson introduced:
H. F. No. 2582, A bill for an act relating
to human services; modifying medical assistance coverage under the asthma
coverage demonstration project; amending Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 5,
section 75, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred
to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.
Falk and Shimanski
introduced:
H. F. No. 2583, A
bill for an act relating to farm wineries; allowing the holder of an
intoxicating liquor license to own and operate a farm winery; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 340A.315, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Gunther
introduced:
H. F. No. 2584, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a bridge in the city of
Fairmont; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 2585, A
bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing general obligation
bonds and appropriating funds for town road signs.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sailer
introduced:
H. F. No. 2586, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a solar power installation grant
program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; requiring a report;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 2587, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; property; allowing special agricultural homesteads for certain
taxpayers in Marshall County due to floods in March 2009; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 273.124, subdivision 14.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Gunther
introduced:
H. F. No. 2588, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for a museum in the city of
Winnebago; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Thissen
introduced:
H. F. No. 2589, A
bill for an act relating to health; transferring the comprehensive advanced
life-support educational program to the commissioner of health; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144E.37.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Hausman
introduced:
H. F. No. 2590, A bill for an act relating
to capital investments; clarifying procedures to cancel appropriations and bond
authorizations for capital investment projects; providing for earlier
cancellation of capital appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
sections 16A.28, subdivision 5; 16A.642.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 2591, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for local
bridges; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Falk introduced:
H. F. No. 2592, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; sales tax exemptions for public safety radio communications
equipment upgrade purchased by counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 297A.70, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 2593, A
bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing special "Choose
Life" license plates; establishing adoption support account and
appropriating funds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 168.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bigham
introduced:
H. F. No. 2594, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for Hoffman Interlocking Capacity
Improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Falk introduced:
H. F. No. 2595, A
bill for an act relating to licensing of electricians; modifying education
requirements for power limited technicians; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 326B.33, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Bigham
introduced:
H. F. No. 2596, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a Chicago to the Twin Cities
high-speed rail line; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ward, Dettmer,
Doty, Persell, Sailer, Obermueller and Loeffler
introduced:
H. F. No. 2597, A
bill for an act relating to public health; limiting the Board of Medical
Practice from bringing a disciplinary action against a physician for
prescribing, administering, or dispensing long-term antibiotic therapy for
chronic Lyme disease.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Hilty
introduced:
H. F. No. 2598, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Soo
Line Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Falk introduced:
H. F. No. 2599, A
bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting the use of live check
solicitations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
325F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred
to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Mullery
introduced:
H. F. No. 2600, A bill for an act relating
to financial institutions; providing for the licensing and regulation of an
individual engaged in the business of a mortgage loan origination or the
mortgage loan business; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 58A.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Ward, Juhnke, Urdahl, Pelowski, Rukavina, Lieder, Brynaert, Gunther, Davids and Solberg
introduced:
H. F. No. 2601, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Greater Minnesota business
development infrastructure grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of
state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Peppin
introduced:
H. F. No. 2602, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Crow
River Regional Park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mullery and Kahn
introduced:
H. F. No. 2603, A
bill for an act relating to government data; prohibiting law enforcement
agencies from releasing data in certain situations; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, section 13.82, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Hayden and Clark introduced:
H. F. No. 2604, 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 2008, section 504B.151,
subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement,
section 504B.151, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 582.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Mullery and
Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 2605, A
bill for an act relating to employment; prohibiting termination under certain
circumstances.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Hilty
introduced:
H. F. No. 2606, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for Carlton County business park and
housing development; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mullery and Kahn
introduced:
H. F. No. 2607, A
bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying detention placement
options for extended jurisdiction juveniles pending revocation hearings;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260B.130, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Hilstrom
introduced:
H. F. No. 2608, A
bill for an act relating to public safety; extending area for protection to a
reasonable area around residence or dwelling in ex parte orders for protection;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 518B.01, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Thissen
introduced:
H. F. No. 2609, A
bill for an act relating to personnel data; limiting disclosure of disciplinary
records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.43, subdivision 5a.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Mullery
introduced:
H. F. No. 2610, A bill for an act relating
to forfeiture; requiring officers to give forfeiture receipts upon seizure of
property; implementing timelines for forfeiture notice and hearings; placing a
cap on the value of property that may be forfeited administratively; authorizing
petitions for remission and mitigation of seized property; requiring
certification by prosecutor before property may be forfeited administratively;
requiring forfeiture proceeds to be deposited in special trust accounts;
directing Department of Public Safety to establish ethical guidelines related
to forfeiture proceedings; requiring law enforcement to secure seized property;
prohibiting sale of forfeited property to law enforcement officers, employees,
and family members; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 609.531,
subdivisions 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; 609.5311, subdivision 3; 609.5313;
609.5314, subdivisions 2, 3; 609.5315, subdivisions 1, 2, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Mullery and Carlson introduced:
H. F. No. 2611, A bill for an act relating
to insurance; regulating credit default insurance; providing civil and criminal
penalties; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60I.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Hilstrom
introduced:
H. F. No. 2612, A bill for an act relating
to civil commitment; clarifying civil commitment venue; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, sections 253B.02, by adding a subdivision; 253B.045, subdivision
2; 253B.05, subdivision 3; 253B.064, subdivision 1; 253B.07, subdivisions 1, 2,
2d; 253B.185, subdivision 1; 253B.20, subdivision 4; 253B.23, subdivision 1, by
adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 253B.10,
subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Hilstrom
introduced:
H. F. No. 2613, A bill for an act relating
to real property; providing for mediation prior to commencement of mortgage
foreclosure proceedings on homestead property; creating a homestead-lender
mediation account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 580.021, as
amended; 580.022, subdivision 1; 580.23, by adding a subdivision; 582.30,
subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 357.18, subdivision
1; 508.82, subdivision 1; 508A.82, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 583.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Huntley introduced:
H. F. No. 2614, A bill for an act relating
to human services; establishing an intensive care management program for
medical assistance enrollees; reducing funding for the medical assistance
program; requiring a request for proposals; requiring a report; appropriating
money; amending Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3, subdivision 6, as
amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mullery
introduced:
H. F. No. 2615, A bill for an act relating
to real estate; streamlining the process of connecting an owner facing a
residential mortgage foreclosure with an authorized foreclosure prevention
agency and with a person authorized to negotiate on behalf of the foreclosing
lender; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 580.021, subdivision 3;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 580.021, subdivision 4; 580.022,
subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.
Kahn, Lillie, Wagenius, Loeffler and Masin introduced:
H. F. No. 2616, A
bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; allowing bicyclist to stop and
proceed through red light under limited circumstances; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 169.06, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Scalze
introduced:
H. F. No. 2617, A
bill for an act relating to special service districts; changing certain
provisions for housing improvement areas concerning petitions and veto powers;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 428A.12; 428A.18, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Mullery
introduced:
H. F. No. 2618, A
bill for an act relating to juveniles; requiring the court to provide a general
notice of collateral sanctions to a juvenile before accepting a guilty plea;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260B.163, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Mullery
introduced:
H. F. No. 2619, A bill for an act relating
to juveniles; prohibiting admissibility of a child's statements made during a
mental health examination on the issue of guilt; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, section 260B.157, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Hilty
introduced:
H. F. No. 2620, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the St. Louis River Trail;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
The
following House Files were not pre-filed and are being offered for introduction
today:
Doty introduced:
H. F. No. 2621, A
bill for an act relating to veterans; eliminating a residency requirement for
purposes of eligibility for higher educational benefits for the surviving
spouse and children of a deceased veteran who dies as a result of military
service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 197.75, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Cornish and Gunther introduced:
H. F. No. 2622, A
bill for an act relating to natural resources; designating the Blue Earth River
as a canoe and boating route; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2008, section 85.32, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hosch; Carlson; Swails; Murphy, E.; Slawik and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. No. 2623, A
bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying medical assistance
coverage for children's therapeutic services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009
Supplement, section 256B.0943, subdivision 12.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and
Oversight.
Wagenius,
Carlson and Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 2624, A
bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for
environment and natural resources.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rukavina
introduced:
H. F. No. 2625, A
bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting insurance underwriting for
motor vehicle or homeowner's insurance on the basis of credit information;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 72A.20, subdivision 36.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Persell
introduced:
H. F. No. 2626, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for a regional community facility
in Deer River; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Knuth introduced:
H. F. No. 2627, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for contamination cleanup at the
former Northwest Refinery site in the city of New Brighton; authorizing the
sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mullery introduced:
H. F. No. 2628, A
bill for an act relating to prevailing wage; limiting participation to
contractors with apprenticeship programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 177.43, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Dill introduced:
H. F. No. 2629, A
bill for an act relating to telecommunications; reducing the plurality
necessary in a local election for a municipality to own and operate a telephone
exchange; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 237.19.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Koenen and Torkelson introduced:
H. F. No. 2630, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Marshall MERIT Center;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Knuth introduced:
H. F. No. 2631, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a state Emergency Operations
Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Urdahl
introduced:
H. F. No. 2632, A
bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for the
Litchfield Opera House.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Masin, Persell, Haws, Ward, Obermueller
and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. No. 2633, A
bill for an act relating to property taxation; extending the time for surviving
spouses to receive the disabled veteran homestead market value exclusion;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.13, subdivision 34.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kalin, Gardner and Scalze introduced:
H. F. No. 2634, A bill for an act relating
to natural resources; expanding prohibitions on the appropriation of water from
the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
103G.271, subdivision 4a.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Masin, Obermueller and Hansen introduced:
H. F. No. 2635, A
bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and
issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a memorial to public servants
in the city of Eagan.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. No. 2636, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for Chanhassen trail and storm water
improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. No. 2637, A
bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Chanhassen
trail underpass; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hoppe introduced:
H. F. No. 2638, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for Chanhassen to stabilize the
Bluff Creek ravine; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Johnson and Atkins introduced:
H. F. No. 2639, A
bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing wireless
telecommunications service providers to provide call locations for emergencies;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 626A.01, by adding a subdivision;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626A.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Rukavina introduced:
H. F. No. 2640, A bill for an act relating
to motor vehicles; requiring single license plate on certain motor vehicles;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 168.012, subdivision 1c; 168.123,
subdivision 1; 168.1235, subdivision 1; 169.79, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sailer
introduced:
H. F. No. 2641, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a maximum effort loan to Red
Lake School District; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Kalin
introduced:
H. F. No. 2642, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for water and sewer systems
improvements in the city of North Branch; authorizing the sale and issuance of
state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sailer
introduced:
H. F. No. 2643, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Itasca Biological Station;
authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 2644, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for flood hazard mitigation in the
city of Oslo in Marshall County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Greiling,
Solberg, Slocum, Ward, Laine, Haws, Hilstrom, Morgan, Benson, Ruud, Brynaert, Dittrich, Newton, Slawik, Mariani, Knuth and Welti introduced:
H. F. No. 2645, A
bill for an act relating to education finance; repealing requirement that the
Department of Management and Budget require school district state aid payments
to be reduced prior to the state of Minnesota undertaking short-term borrowing
for cash flow needs; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.46.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Severson introduced:
H. F. No. 2646, A bill for an act relating
to public safety; expanding the permissible purposes for which certain persons
may possess and use firearms silencers;amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.66, subdivision 1h.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.
Dettmer
introduced:
H. F. No. 2647, A
bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money for improvements at
the Disabled Veterans Rest Camp on Big Marine Lake in Washington County.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dettmer
introduced:
H. F. No. 2648, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; individual income; providing a military retirement pay
subtraction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 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.
Dettmer
introduced:
H. F. No. 2649, A
bill for an act relating to taxation; eliminating the income-based reduction of
the individual income tax credit for prior military service; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2008, section 290.0677, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Urdahl
introduced:
H. F. No. 2650, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Dassel-Cokato Regional Ice
and Sports Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred
to the Committee on Finance.
McFarlane introduced:
H. F. No. 2651, A
bill for an act relating to retirement; general employees retirement plan of
the Public Employees Retirement Association police and fire plan; increasing
annuity of an accelerated annuity recipient.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Liebling introduced:
H. F. No. 2652, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money to acquire the Pine Island Spur
Railroad right-of-way in Rochester; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Loeffler, Dean
and Lanning introduced:
H. F. No. 2653, A bill for an act relating
to capital improvements; appropriating money for improvements to the capitol
area to accommodate the central corridor light rail transit line; authorizing
the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Haws introduced:
H. F. No. 2654, A
bill for an act relating to electrical licenses; modifying bond requirements;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.33, subdivision 15.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Gardner introduced:
H. F. No. 2655, A
bill for an act relating to recycling; requiring state building projects to
recycle at least 50 percent of project waste; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred
to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Thao introduced:
H. F. No. 2656, A
bill for an act relating to the city of St. Paul; providing special rules for
the expenditure of tax increments.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Rukavina
introduced:
H. F. No. 2657, A
bill for an act relating to higher education; increasing the revenue bond limit
of the higher education facilities authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 136A.29, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hansen and Pelowski introduced:
H. F. No. 2658, A
bill for an act relating to campaign finance; modifying the qualification
requirements for inclusion of a political party on the income tax form and
property tax refund return; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.31,
subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Juhnke
introduced:
H. F. No. 2659, A
bill for an act relating to environment; modifying requirements for discharge
permit requirements for feedlots; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section
116.07, subdivision 7c.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.
Thissen
introduced:
H. F. No. 2660, A bill for an act relating
to state government; creating the Minnesota Coalition for Innovation and
Collaboration; providing for certain rule and law waivers; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 6.80; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform,
Technology and Elections.
Eken introduced:
H. F. No. 2661, 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 Policy and Oversight.
Hilty
introduced:
H. F. No. 2662, A
bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public 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 Policy and Oversight.
Dettmer
introduced:
H. F. No. 2663, 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 Policy and Oversight.
Rukavina and
Dill introduced:
H. F. No. 2664, 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 Policy and Oversight.