State of Minnesota

SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS

Thursday, June 9, 2005

10:00 A.M.

TWELFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS

Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills

The following bills were read the first time and referred to the committees indicated.

Senators Cohen; Johnson, D.E. and Frederickson introduced--

S.F. No. 38: A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for salary supplements.

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Senator Anderson introduced--

S.F. No. 39: A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring utilities to meet certain renewable energy
standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 216B.1691.

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Senator Higgins introduced--

S.F. No. 40: A bill for an act relating to elections; temporarily suspending a deadline for certification of
electronic voting systems.

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Senator Marty introduced--

S.F. No. 41: A bill for an act relating to a ballpark for major league baseball; providing a state policy
for professional sports facilities; providing for the financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of
the ballpark and related facilities; establishing the Minnesota Ballpark Authority; authorizing Hennepin
County to issue bonds and to contribute to ballpark costs and to engage in ballpark and related activities;
requiring some incremental revenue from a new sports facility to be paid to certain public bodies;
authorizing local sales and use taxes and revenues; requiring actions by the state, the city of Minneapolis,
and the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 473I.01; 473I.02; 473I.03; 473I.04;
473I.05; 473I.06; 473I.07; 473I.08; 473I.09; 473I.10; 473I.11; 473I.12; 473I.13.

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.