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Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying certain provisions relating to the schedule II and III controlled
substances prescription electronic reporting system; providing for the treatment
of intractable pain; extending the deadline for creation of the electronic
system by the board of pharmacy; modifying the composition of the advisory
committee; modifying certain dispenser data reporting requirements; extending
the date for pharmacy board evaluation submission report to the legislature
(je)

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: No recommendation, re-ref to Judiciary

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Providing for the disclosure of certain higher education data relating to crimes
of violence, certain sexual offenses and the use or possession of alcohol or
drugs at postsecondary institutions
(me)

Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Creating a sober house task force, specifying membership, defining sober house,
requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date on the question of sober
houses regulation; subjecting sober houses to housing statutory and local
regulations; including sober houses under the definition of landlord;
prohibiting landlord waiver of tenant rights and remedies; providing for
attorney general enforcement
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/24/2007 - Third reading

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Methamphetamine precursor drugs consumer purchase limit specified.

Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Governor's action Approval 03/20/07

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Students authorized to participate in high school league-sponsored activities
after completing licensed treatment programs.

Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Providing for an aggressive initiative against impaired driving and chemical dependency; expanding the authority of the court to order persons convicted of driving while impaired (under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance) or arrested for another DWI related offense to submit to the level of care recommended in chemical use assessments; expanding chemical use assessment and report requirements to defendants convicted of certain violent crimes and modifying report content requirements; requiring chemical use assessments used by the commissioner of public safety in decisions relating to reinstatement of drivers licenses to meet certain standards; providing for the timing of the assessments; authorizing the court to order an assessment based on the belief of the existence of a chemical dependency problem; clarifying the definition of American Indian under chemical dependency treatment provisions; reducing county

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Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 299 05/12/08

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HF 2996 FOURTH ENGROSSMENT Sexual offender provisions modified relating to confinement, data access, registration requirements, commitment hearings, MINNCOR marketing plan, parole, payments and fees, district courts, controlled substances, and joint physical custody. Section 1: Civil commitment of sexual offenders language provided. Section 2: Internet access language modified. Section 3: Marketing plan language provided. Section 4: Fingerprints of inmates, parolees, and probationers from other states language modified. Section 5: Annual report language modified. Section 6: Registration procedure when person lacks primary address language modified. Section 7: Contents of registration language modified. Section 8: When required language modified. Section 9: Restriction language modified. Section 10: Exception [...]

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Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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"Industrial Hemp Development Act"; providing for state economy and agricultural
industry promotion of industrial hemp by permitting regulated industrial hemp
industry development; authorizing industrial hemp as an agricultural product;
placing enforcement under the commissioner of agriculture; authorizing regulated
and lawful industrial hemp agriculture and commercial sales; requiring licensure
for cultivation; specifying licensee requirements, compliance and notification
requirements; requiring the commissioner to promulgate certain rules; requiring
fee credit to the industrial hemp account and establishing the account in the
agricultural fund; establishing an affirmative defense for possession of
marijuana; exempting industrial hemp from the marijuana and wild hemp
definitions
(rt)

Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/08/08

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Juvenile driver's license reinstatement fee imposed after revocation.

Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/03/08

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Gang and drug oversight council annual legislative report due date modification.

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Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Rule 5: withdrawn, placed on Gen Ord

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Including salvia divinorum (magic mint) on the schedule IV controlled substance
list
(me)

Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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"Controlled Substance Reform Act of 2007"; authorizing deferral of judgment for
certain first time drug offenses; making certain affirmative defenses available
for driving while impaired offenses; requiring appointment of a conditional
release screen committee by the commissioner of corrections, specifying certain
membership requirements and duties; requiring the commissioners of human
services and corrections to develop best practice standards for publicly funded
prison based substance abuse treatment programs and to publish and implement the
standards by a certain date; requiring the sentencing guidelines commission to
report to the legislature on controlled substance sentencing proportionality
recommendations by a certain date; appropriating money to the commissioner of
health to develop the best practice standards
(je)

Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Author added Marty

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Modifying the definition of disability under the human rights act to include
addiction to a mood altering chemical other than nicotine
(je)

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) applicants to pass a drug
test at the time of application for assistance; requiring current participants
to pass a drug test at the next time of eligibility recertification as a
condition of continued eligibility, requiring participant payment of test costs
(rt)

Latest Action: 05/17/2007 - Gen Ord: Stricken and re-referred to Judiciary

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1E Adding legislators as nonvoting members of the gang and drug oversight
council and the financial crimes oversight council; requiring an annual report
from the financial crimes oversight council to the legislature
(je)

Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to public safety; modifying the drug paraphernalia crime to change the
mental state requirement and to specifically address sales of drug
paraphernalia; imposing criminal penalties for sales to minors; prohibiting the
possession of certain items associated with controlled substance use, defining
certain terms, imposing criminal penalties
(me)



Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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"Industrial Hemp Development Act"; providing for state economy and agricultural
industry promotion of industrial hemp by permitting regulated industrial hemp
industry development; authorizing industrial hemp as an agricultural product;
placing enforcement under the commissioner of agriculture; authorizing regulated
and lawful industrial hemp agriculture and commercial sales; requiring licensure
for cultivation; specifying licensee requirements, compliance and notification
requirements; requiring the commissioner to promulgate certain rules; requiring
fee credit to the industrial hemp account and establishing the account in the
agricultural fund; establishing an affirmative defense for possession of
marijuana; exempting industrial hemp from the marijuana and wild hemp
definitions
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Providing for the use of ignition interlocks by DWI offenders; modifying certain
performance standards and device certification requirements; requiring the
commissioner of public safety to issue limited licenses due to a canceled or
denied drivers license for an alcohol or controlled substance related incident
and modifying certain conditions; requiring the provider to collect a device
user fee
(je)

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing controlled substance offenses minimum fine disbursements to juvenile
substance abuse court intervention programs, specifying juvenile court program
qualifying requirements
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Relating to human services; expanding chemical use assessments requirements
relating to persons arrested outside of home county, the contacting of probation
officers under certain conditions, and financial conflicts of interest by
assessors; specifying certain duties of the commissioner of human services
relating to chemical health; requiring report to the legislature by a certain
date for recommendations on changing the consolidated chemical dependency
treatment fund and the feasibility of posting treatment program peer reviews at
an online location for client placements purposes and requiring the presentation
of a plan for improving the availability of community based substance abuse
treatment
(je)