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Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying the definition of small city for local government aid calculation purposes (me)
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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextRelating to taxation; providing tax incentives for green economy businesses including individual income and corporate franchise taxes, state and local sales and use taxes on qualifying purchases, state and local sales tax on motor vehicles, and certain property tax and job credit allowances; providing for certification of qualified businesses; exempting certain real and personal property in class 3 used primarily in the operation of a certified green business from ad valorem taxes, specifying municipal approval requirements; providing an income tax subtraction for certified green business income; modifying the definition of taxable income; providing for a certified green business job credit; making certain conforming amendments; excluding certified green business income from alternative minimum taxable income; excluding income from a certified green business from alternative minimum taxable income provisions; modifying [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to natural resources; exempting wildlife management areas from certain local ordinances; prohibiting certain building and property management modifications adjacent to state and wildlife management areas; exempting the Carlos Avery and Lamprey Pass wildlife management areas from certain land acquisition procedures (me)
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Designating English as the official language of the state and as the language for use by state and local governments, exceptions, providing for the payment of costs for documents or informational materials in languages other than English due to the exceptions; restricting state or local government unit employment denial due to lack of facility in a foreign language; providing for citizen right to bring an action against the state; providing for district court jurisdiction (me)
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to the state building code; regulating the application and enforcement of the state building code; repealing provisions relating to referenda on state building code in nonmetropolitan counties and the state building code in municipalities under 2,500 local option (ra)
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to the state building code; regulating the application and enforcement of the state building code; repealing provisions relating to referenda on state building code in nonmetropolitan counties and the state building code in municipalities under 2,500 local option (ra)
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing an option for board of water and soil resources (BOWSR) appointment of soil and water conservation district supervisors under certain conditions (rt)
Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 166 04/03/08 Bill Text HF 2636 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Towns; Park, town celebration and service recognition expenditures authorized. Section 1: Buy, beautify park language modified. Section 2: Fund town celebration, recognition of service language added. JAJ 4/1/08
Latest Action: 05/16/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing public accountability for taxpayer subsidies of private business; prohibiting new tax increment financing (TIF) district certifications and TIF district duration extensions after a certain date; defining business subsidies, prohibiting local government units (political subdivisions) from providing business subsidies, exception for certain authorized TIF districts; requiring public hearings for business subsidies and public notice; defining local government units providing subsidies as host municipalities and authorizing certain sharing; repealing certain economic development definitions, abatement and bonding authority and administrative powers (rt)
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Author added Clark Bill Text Regulating access to customer data and personal property data collected from pawnbrokers and secondhand goods dealers; defining certain terms; restricting law enforcement access to customer data; prohibiting data disclosure without customer consent, permitting municipalities and the state to require pawnbrokers and secondhand goods dealers to collect customer and personal property data, authorizing licensing fees to be imposed by municipalities; classifying data as private and nonpublic, providing a local ordinance preemption clause (rt)
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Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the pollution control agency (PCA) in cooperation with state and local government agencies to study the effect of global climate change for determining state impact and response strategies; requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date (je)
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Referred to Finance Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for a lake restoration grant program to issue grants to soil and water conservation district offices, lake improvement districts and other local units of government to meet certain goals of the clean water legacy act, match requirement; requiring the commissioner in conjunction with the commissioner of the pollution control agency (PCA) to award grants and specifying certain duties; requiring report to the legislature by a certain date (je)
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the board of water and soil resources (BOWSR) to amend certain rules to allow a local government unit employee to prepare restoration plans and restoration or replacement orders; authorizing the board to use the good cause exemption (rt)
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing local government units with jurisdiction over a wetland to inspect the site and draft a restoration or replacement order for review by the local soil and water conservation district; requiring the board of water and soil resources (BOWSR) to amend certain rules to conform to the change (me)
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring county commissioner boards and municipalities to hold public hearings prior to interim regulation adoption under planning and zoning requirements, requiring newspaper notice publication, interim ordinance to not extend time deadlines for agency actions (rt)
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to local governments; limiting local government requirements for use of certain nonconforming lots (me)
Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the St. Louis county board of adjustment to issue variances to applicants under certain conditions (me)
Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextModifying cable communications regulations; requiring cable communications system providers to make efforts to interconnect systems with state authorized video service provider systems; prohibiting cable communications systems logos or marketing materials placement appearing to favor certain cable communications, regulating advertising; prohibiting cable communications systems program content or public programs access limitations, clarifying liability; requiring persons seeking to provide video service to apply and register with the public utilities commission (PUC) after a certain date, providing for certificate issuance, application fee, service area, final determination and termination; requiring public access capacity equal to public, educational and governmental (PEG) access channels as provided by existing cable communications system providers, specifying content format and PEG fees; requiring provider fees, specifying [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring county auditors to use the previous year final levy upon taxing authority proposed certification failure by due date (rt)
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to match federal money and to replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges and for construction, reconstruction and reconditioning of local roads with statewide or regional significance and for grants to counties to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries and property damage (rt)
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