State of Minnesota
SENATE
BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Monday, March 27, 2006
11:00 A.M.
TWELFTH
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills
The following bills were read the
first time.
Senator Nienow introduced--
S.F. No. 3542: A bill for an act relating to appropriations;
appropriating money for a fire truck in the city of Harris. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Nienow introduced--
S.F. No. 3543: A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; appropriating money for construction of bridge on marked Trunk
Highway 95; authorizing sale and issuance of state trunk highway bonds. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senators Betzold and
Ranum introduced--
S.F. No. 3544: A bill for an act relating to public
safety; appropriating funds for the project SOAR prisoner reentry program. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senators Anderson, Kubly
and Rosen introduced--
S.F. No. 3545: 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 Jobs,
Energy and Community Development.
Senators McGinn, Day,
Murphy and Vickerman introduced--
S.F. No. 3546: A bill for an act relating to military;
permitting military personnel stationed outside Minnesota to enter state parks
without a fee while home on leave; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
85.053, by adding a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Veterans and Gaming.
Senator Skoe introduced--
S.F. No. 3547: A bill for an act relating to taxation;
property; increasing the residential and the agricultural market value homestead
credit maximums; restoring certain market value credit losses to cities; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.1384, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes
2005 Supplement, section 273.1384, subdivision 1; Laws 2005, First Special
Session chapter 3, article 2, section 5. Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Skoe introduced--
S.F. No. 3548: A bill for an act relating to taxation;
property; increasing the residential and agricultural market value homestead
credit maximums; restoring market value credit losses to cities; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 273.1384, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes
2005 Supplement, section 273.1384, subdivision 1; Laws 2005, First Special
Session chapter 3, article 2, section 5. Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Skoe introduced--
S.F. No. 3549: A bill for an act relating to drivers’
licenses; providing for use of tribal documents; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 171.06, by adding a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Pogemiller introduced--
S.F. No. 3550: A bill for an act relating to taxation;
conforming certain provisions to federal law; increasing the standard deduction
for married joint filers; modifying the alternative minimum tax; providing
for taxation of certain compensation paid to nonresidents; modifying income
tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 290.06, subdivision
2d; 290.091, subdivision 3; 290.17, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2005
Supplement, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a,
19b, 31; 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.0675, subdivision 1; 290.091, subdivision
2; 290A.03, subdivision 15. Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Metzen introduced--
S.F. No. 3551: A bill for an act relating to real
estate appraisers; regulating trainees; modifying appraiser education, experience,
and examination requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 82B.11,
subdivisions 2, 3; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 82B.095; 82B.13,
subdivisions 1, 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; 82B.14. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Senator Bakk introduced--
S.F. No. 3552: A bill for an act relating to employment;
establishing a task force to study day labor and temporary employment in Minnesota;
requiring a report. Referred to the Committee on Jobs,
Energy and Community Development.
Senator Bakk introduced--
S.F. No. 3553: A bill for an act relating to employment;
requiring written agreements to establish existence of independent contractor
relationship; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
181. Referred to the Committee on Jobs,
Energy and Community Development.
Senator LeClair introduced--
S.F. No. 3554: A bill for an act relating to appropriations;
appropriating and transferring money and supplementing or reducing appropriations
for various health and human services programs or activities; establishing,
regulating, or modifying certain health and human services programs or activities;
requiring studies and reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement,
section 16A.724, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 144. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Belanger introduced--
S.F. No. 3555: A bill for an act relating to consumer
protection; regulating the use of motor vehicle event data recorders; requiring
certain disclosures; restricting the use of certain data; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senators Anderson and
Kubly introduced--
S.F. No. 3556: A bill for an act relating to utilities;
requiring utility bills to show energy costs; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E. Referred to the Committee on Jobs,
Energy and Community Development.
Senator Hann introduced--
S.F. No. 3557: A bill for an act relating to family
law; requiring evidence to show the public authority’s interest in IV-D
cases; requiring a waiver of income withholding; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, sections 518.551, subdivision 9; 518.6111, subdivision 16. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senator Day introduced--
S.F. No. 3558: A bill for an act relating to labor;
declaring a public policy; adopting record keeping requirements; requiring
an affidavit; requiring a sign on certain vehicles; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 177. Referred to the Committee on Jobs,
Energy and Community Development.
Senator LeClair introduced--
S.F. No. 3559: A bill for an act relating to labor;
regulating state department construction contracts; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 177. Referred to the Committee on Jobs,
Energy and Community Development.
Senator Wergin introduced--
S.F. No. 3560: A bill for an act relating to legislative
organization; proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit control of
the legislative decision-making process by subgroups; requiring distribution
of legislative powers; full house participation in final decisions; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3. Referred to the Committee on Rules
and Administration.
Senators Pariseau and
Olson introduced--
S.F. No. 3561: A bill for an act relating to the
legislature; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article
IV, section 4; providing staggered terms of office for senators and staggered
four-year terms of office for representatives; reducing the size of the legislature;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 2.021; 2.031, subdivision 1. Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Tomassoni;
Johnson, D.E.; Metzen; Larson and Clark introduced--
S.F. No. 3562: A bill for an act relating to state government;
creating a task force to study the feasibility of Minnesota submitting a bid
to host the summer Olympics. Referred to the Committee on State
and Local Government Operations.
Senator Koch introduced--
S.F. No. 3563: A bill for an act proposing an amendment
to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XIII; recognizing
as marriage only a legal union between a man and a woman and limiting recognition
of other domestic unions. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senators Limmer and
Pariseau introduced--
S.F. No. 3564: A bill for an act relating to elections;
providing that the receipt of an absentee ballot after the close of the polls
on election day does not delay the reclassification of a voter to inactive
status; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.171. Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Larson, Betzold,
Pogemiller and Michel introduced--
S.F. No. 3565: A bill for an act relating to state
government; regulating the State Board of Investment; regulating expenses;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 11A.07, subdivision
5; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 11A.04; 11A.07, subdivision
4. Referred to the Committee on State
and Local Government Operations.
Senators Stumpf, Sparks
and Sams introduced--
S.F. No. 3566: A bill for an act relating to the
Rural Policy and Development Center; requiring a biennial report to the legislature;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.421, by adding a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Jobs, Energy and Community
Development.
Senators Berglin and
Lourey introduced--
S.F. No. 3567: A bill for an act relating to health
occupations; allowing limited part-time practice authority for retired dentists;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 150A.06, by adding a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Health and Family
Security.
Senators Berglin and
Skoglund introduced--
S.F. No. 3568: A bill for an act relating to public
safety; appropriating money to expand the downtown security collaborative
in Minneapolis. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 3569: A bill for an act relating to insurance;
regulating nonrenewals of homeowner’s insurance; prohibiting various
discriminatory practices in automobile and homeowner’s insurance; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 65A.29, subdivision 8; 65B.28, subdivision
1; 72A.20, subdivision 23; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 72A.20,
subdivision 13. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Senators Bakk and Solon
introduced--
S.F. No. 3570: A bill for an act relating to taxation;
exempting building materials and supplies used in constructing the Duluth
Heritage Sports Center from the sales and use tax; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 3571: A bill for an act relating to state
lands; providing for a conservation easement over tax-forfeited land in St.
Louis County. Referred to the Committee on Environment
and Natural Resources.
Senator Berglin introduced--
S.F. No. 3572: A bill for an act relating to housing;
regulating transactions between certain low-income and moderate-income housing
developers and local units of government; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A. Referred to the Committee on Jobs,
Energy and Community Development.
Senators Sparks, Sams,
Solon and Koering introduced--
S.F. No. 3573: A bill for an act relating to insurance;
permitting reductions in premiums on small employer health insurance in greater
Minnesota; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 62A.65, subdivision
3; 62L.08, subdivision 4. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Senator Koering introduced--
S.F. No. 3574: A bill for an act relating to transportation;
authorizing sale of trunk highway bonds for French Rapids bridge; appropriating
money. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Lourey introduced--
S.F. No. 3575: A bill for an act relating to agriculture;
providing a two-year moratorium on genetically engineered wild rice in the
event of an application for a test plot; requiring assessment and reports
during the moratorium; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 18F. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Veterans and Gaming.
Senator Day introduced--
S.F. No. 3576: A bill for an act relating to capital
improvements; appropriating money for a new wastewater treatment facility
in Medford; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Skoglund introduced--
S.F. No. 3577: A bill for an act relating to corrections;
clarifying imposition of local correction fees; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 609.102, subdivision 2. Referred to the Committee on Crime
Prevention and Public Safety.
Senators Moua, Belanger,
Pogemiller, Sparks and Skoe introduced--
S.F. No. 3578: A bill for an act relating to taxation;
extending the application of the 4d property tax classification; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 273.128, subdivision 1. Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Bonoff, Kelley
and Michel introduced--
S.F. No. 3579: A bill for an act relating to education
finance; authorizing funding to continue the scholars of distinction program;
appropriating money. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senators Foley and Stumpf
introduced--
S.F. No. 3580: A bill for an act relating to education
finance; reestablishing funding for hazardous transportation; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, subdivision 18, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota
Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 126C.13, subdivision 4. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 3581: A bill for an act relating to public
safety; authorizing the sale and use of certain fireworks; providing licenses;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624. Referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention and
Public Safety.
Senator Nienow introduced--
S.F. No. 3582: A bill for an act relating to education;
establishing a report card for colleges and universities that offer teacher
preparation programs approved by the state Board of Teaching; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 122A.18, by adding a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senator Nienow introduced--
S.F. No. 3583: A bill for an act relating to education;
ensuring that the standards for effective practice for teachers includes technology
and information literacy standards; establishing a seven-year review cycle;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.18, subdivision 2. Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senator Higgins introduced--
S.F. No. 3584: A bill for an act relating to state
government; establishing a schedule for consideration of legislation; appropriating
money for expenses of a governor-elect and 2007 legislative forums; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 4. Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government
Operations.
Senator Johnson, D.E.
introduced--
S.F. No. 3585: A bill for an act relating to a University
of Minnesota football stadium; providing a process for state support of a
football stadium at the University of Minnesota; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 340A.404,
subdivision 4a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
473. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senators Metzen and
Kiscaden introduced--
S.F. No. 3586: A bill for an act relating to economic
development; creating a new salaried position as a federal procurement assistance
specialist; providing funding for a database for a grant clearinghouse Web
site; appropriating money. Referred to the Committee on Jobs,
Energy and Community Development.
Senators Kiscaden, Michel
and Reiter introduced--
S.F. No. 3587: A bill for an act relating to state
government; modifying procurement provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, sections 16C.02, subdivisions 4, 12, 14, by adding subdivisions; 16C.03,
subdivisions 3, 4, 8, 13, 16; 16C.05, subdivisions 1, 2; 16C.08, subdivision
2, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 16C.09;
16C.10, subdivision 7. Referred to the Committee on State
and Local Government Operations.
Senators Stumpf, Kelley
and Hottinger introduced--
S.F. No. 3588: A bill for an act relating to education;
establishing a pilot program to use child-relevant American sign language
to facilitate young children’s development of second language learning
and stronger literacy and verbal skills; appropriating money. Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senator Langseth introduced--
S.F. No. 3589: A bill for an act relating to higher
education; authorizing disclosure of certain information to parents; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 13.32, subdivision 3. Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senator Langseth introduced--
S.F. No. 3590: A bill for an act relating to taxation;
authorizing an increased levy by the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District
for certain purposes. Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Kierlin introduced--
S.F. No. 3591: A bill for an act relating to highways;
amending requirements for financial assistance from the town bridge account;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 161.082, subdivision 2a, by adding
a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Kiscaden introduced--
S.F. No. 3592: A bill for an act relating to taxation;
providing a sales tax exemption for the Plainview-Elgin Sanitary District;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision;
Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 297A.75, subdivision 1. Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Kiscaden introduced--
S.F. No. 3593: A bill for an act relating to human
services; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish annual
reimbursement schedules and reimbursement limits for critical access dental
providers; appropriating money for critical access dental provider reimbursement;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256B.76. Referred to the Committee on Health
and Family Security.
Senators Michel, Koch,
Jungbauer, Vickerman and Koering introduced--
S.F. No. 3594: A bill for an act relating to the military; authorizing
deferment of special assessments for certain members of the armed forces;
clarifying that grants from the Support Our Troops account may be made to
eligible individuals to pay special assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 435.193; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 190.19,
subdivision 2. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Veterans and Gaming.
Senators Sparks, Wiger
and Metzen introduced--
S.F. No. 3595: A bill for an act relating to gambling;
adding definitions; modifying certain provisions related to card clubs; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 240.01, subdivision 25, by adding a subdivision;
240.30, subdivisions 3, 6, 8. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Veterans and Gaming.
Senator Higgins introduced--
S.F. No. 3596: A bill for an act relating to commerce;
directing the Department of Commerce to develop a plan to license individual
employees of mortgage originators; appropriating money. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senators Saxhaug, Sparks
and Murphy introduced--
S.F. No. 3597: A resolution memorializing Congress
to support H.R. 3318, the Railroad Antitrust and Competition Enhancement Act. Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Limmer, Hann
and Metzen introduced--
S.F. No. 3598: A bill for an act relating to public
safety; creating new penalties for criminal neglect of a vulnerable adult;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.233, subdivision 1, by adding
a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Crime
Prevention and Public Safety.
Senator Gerlach introduced--
S.F. No. 3599: A bill for an act relating to commerce;
clarifying that certain credit reporting agencies and employees are not required
to be licensed as private detectives; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
326.3341. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Senator Higgins introduced--
S.F. No. 3600: A bill for an act relating to human
services; restricting what qualifies as a trade secret; expanding managed
care to include persons with disabilities; requiring stakeholder participation;
requiring legislative authorization; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
256B.69, subdivision 9, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement,
section 256B.69, subdivision 23. Referred to the Committee on Health
and Family Security.
Senator Neuville introduced--
S.F. No. 3601: A bill for an act relating to education
finance; authorizing Independent School District No. 716, Belle Plaine, to
use health and safety revenue raised through the sale of bonds for other necessary
health and safety building projects. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Cohen introduced--
S.F. No. 3602: A bill for an act relating to capital
investment; appropriating money for predesign and design of a new Starbase
Minnesota facility; authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Belanger, by
request, introduced--
S.F. No. 3603: A bill for an act relating to transportation;
modifying the price of surplus easement or property acquired for transportation
purposes and offered for reconveyance to the original owner; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, sections 161.43; 161.44, subdivision 2; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160. Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Scheid, Kiscaden
and Lourey introduced--
S.F. No. 3604: A bill for an act relating to public
safety; requiring public safety officers to notify the state’s federally
designated organ procurement organization when a deceased organ donor is discovered;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 525.9214. Referred to the Committee on Crime
Prevention and Public Safety.
Senator Rosen introduced--
S.F. No. 3605: A bill for an act relating to human
services; establishing the Minnesota pharmacy access program; appropriating
money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256. Referred to the Committee on Health and Family
Security.
Senators Fischbach and
Wergin introduced--
S.F. No. 3606: A bill for an act relating to employment;
exempting nonpublic schools from requirements for the timely payment of wages;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.101. Referred to the Committee on Jobs,
Energy and Community Development.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 3607: A bill for an act relating to state
government; establishing provisions for rental rates in state-owned historic
buildings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B. Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government
Operations.
Senators Robling, Larson,
Neuville, Ruud and Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 3608: A bill for an act relating to higher
education; proposing a study to address the costs of textbooks. Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senator Bonoff introduced--
S.F. No. 3609: A bill for an act relating to energy;
extending eligibility to receive renewable energy production incentive under
certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 216C.41,
subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 216C.41, subdivision
3. Referred to the Committee on Jobs,
Energy and Community Development.
Senator Ruud introduced--
S.F. No. 3610: A bill for an act relating to health;
establishing backflow prevention at campgrounds; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144. Referred to the Committee on Health
and Family Security.
Senator Skoe introduced--
S.F. No. 3611: A bill for an act relating to education
finance; placing a one-year moratorium on certain school district building
projects for school districts serving fewer than 500 pupils. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Skoe introduced--
S.F. No. 3612: A bill for an act relating to education;
requiring school performance report cards to indicate both the cut score and
the corresponding percent of items students must answer correctly at set performance
levels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 120B.36, subdivision 1. Referred to the Committee on Education.
Senator Hottinger introduced--
S.F. No. 3613: A bill for an act relating to civil
actions; regulating medical liability actions; providing for the inadmissibility
of certain health care provider statements, gestures, and conduct; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senators Larson and
Senjem introduced--
S.F. No. 3614: A bill for an act relating to state
government; establishing an expiration date for the State Designer Selection
Board; requiring a report; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16B.33,
subdivisions 2, 3, 3a; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 16B.33,
subdivisions 1, 4. Referred to the Committee on State
and Local Government Operations.
Senator Hottinger introduced--
S.F. No. 3615: A bill for an act relating to human
services; modifying child care assistance parent fees; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, section 119B.12, subdivision 2. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Bonoff introduced--
S.F. No. 3616: A bill for an act relating to state
government; requiring the State Board of Investment to monitor state investments
in companies doing business with Sudan and to support shareholder resolutions
that require affirmative action to end the crisis in Sudan; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 11A. Referred to the Committee on State
and Local Government Operations.
Senator Murphy introduced--
S.F. No. 3617: A bill for an act relating to commerce;
establishing the Board of Nontraditional Fighting; imposing a criminal penalty;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
341. Referred to the Committee on State
and Local Government Operations.