State of Minnesota
SENATE
BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Thursday, March 30,
2006
9:00 A.M.
TWELFTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Introduction
and First Reading of Senate Bills
The following bills were read the
first time.
Senator Koch introduced--
S.F. No. 3658: A bill for an act relating to retirement;
allowing extension of Rule of 90 eligibility and additional service credit
purchase. Referred to the Committee on State
and Local Government Operations.
Senators Nienow, LeClair
and Wergin introduced--
S.F. No. 3659: A bill for an act proposing an amendment
to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XI; restricting
the use of state funds for abortion services. Referred to the Committee on Health
and Family Security.
Senators Michel and
Hann introduced--
S.F. No. 3660: A bill for an act relating to state
government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article
IV, section 12; including certain special session days as legislative days;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 3.011; 3.012. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Senator Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 3661: A bill for an act relating to state
government; appropriating money for purposes of the Nongovernmental Pharmaceutical
Contracting Alliance. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 3662: A bill for an act relating to housing;
requiring carbon monoxide alarms in all rental dwellings. Referred to the Committee on Jobs, Energy and Community
Development.
Senator Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 3663: A bill for an act relating to health;
providing public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation
therapy procedures; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
144. Referred to the Committee on Health
and Family Security.
Senators Tomassoni,
Bakk, Limmer and Cohen introduced--
S.F. No. 3664: A bill for an act relating to taxation;
providing for a sales tax exemption for personal property used in the preproduction,
production, and postproduction of movies, television shows, documentaries,
and music videos; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.68, by adding
a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Rest introduced--
S.F. No. 3665: A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; appropriating money for a flood hazard mitigation grant for
the city of Golden Valley; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Sparks introduced--
S.F. No. 3666: A bill for an act relating to child
care; modifying training requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
245A.023; 245A.14, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement,
section 245A.14, subdivision 12. Referred to the Committee on Health
and Family Security.
Senators Tomassoni and
Saxhaug introduced--
S.F. No. 3667: A bill for an act relating to taxes;
extending the eligibility period for the commencement of construction of biomass
electric generation facilities that qualify for property tax exemptions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 272.02, subdivision 45. Referred to the Committee on Jobs, Energy and Community
Development.
Senator Murphy introduced--
S.F. No. 3668: A bill for an act relating to animals;
specifying criteria for animal cruelty investigations; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 343.22, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans
and Gaming.
Senator Hottinger introduced--
S.F. No. 3669: A bill for an act relating to landlord
and tenant; allowing tenant enforcement of no smoking lease provisions; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B. Referred to the Committee on Jobs,
Energy and Community Development.
Senator Koering introduced--
S.F. No. 3670: A bill for an act relating to commerce;
eliminating a limiting date for application of a premium rate increase regulation
for long-term care insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 62S.265,
subdivision 1. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Senator Hottinger introduced--
S.F. No. 3671: A bill for an act relating to education;
creating a unified administrative structure for early learning opportunities;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.02, subdivision 1. Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senators Rosen, Hann
and Larson introduced--
S.F. No. 3672: A bill for an act relating to labor;
modifying the prevailing wage determination method; instructing the commissioner
of employment and economic development to complete a benefits survey as part
of its Occupational Employment Statistics survey; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 177.42, subdivision 6. Referred to the Committee on Jobs,
Energy and Community Development.
Senator Senjem introduced--
S.F. No. 3673: A bill for an act relating to education;
providing nonpublic school student health services. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senators Belanger, Limmer,
McGinn and Michel introduced--
S.F. No. 3674: A bill for an act relating to taxation;
abolishing the metropolitan fiscal disparities law; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2004, sections 473F.001; 473F.01; 473F.02, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24; 473F.03; 473F.05; 473F.06; 473F.07; 473F.08,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3b, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7a, 8a, 10; 473F.09; 473F.10; 473F.11;
473F.13; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 473F.02, subdivisions
2, 7; 473F.08, subdivision 3a. Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Kubly, Cohen,
Stumpf, Ranum and Frederickson introduced--
S.F. No. 3675: A bill for an act relating to education
finance; replacing federal comprehensive school reform funds that have been
reduced; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 124D. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senators Rosen, Nienow,
Higgins and Koering introduced--
S.F. No. 3676: A bill for an act relating to health;
requiring the commissioner of health to conduct a study to determine the extent
of prenatal drug exposure in babies born in Minnesota. Referred to the Committee on Health
and Family Security.
Senators Rosen and Berglin
introduced--
S.F. No. 3677: A bill for an act relating to human
services; expanding eligibility for the chemical dependency treatment fund;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 254B.04, subdivision 1. Referred to the Committee on Health and Family
Security.
Senators Sams; Vickerman;
Dille; Johnson, D.E. and Koering introduced--
S.F. No. 3678: A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring
any person selling three or more fuel octane grades to replace the middle
grade with E85; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 239.751, by adding
a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Senator Sams introduced--
S.F. No. 3679: A bill for an act relating to state
lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in Stevens County. Referred to the Committee on Taxes.