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Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Conference committee report, delete everything Bill TextTICLE 1 - HOMEOWNER PROPERTY TAX REFUND Modifying the homeowners maximum allowable property tax state refund based on income level; appropriating money to the commissioner of revenue to make grants to nonprofit organizations to coordinate and aid low income taxpayer assistance services ARTICLE 2 - AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Modifying the distribution of local government aid (LGA); specifying a city revenue need minimum; modifying a prior enacted provision relating to city aid base adjustments and increasing the aid base for certain cities; defining small city aid base, city jobs base, and unmet need; reinstating county transition aid at the 2007 level and providing certain funding; modifying prior enacted provisions relating to city formula aid and city aid distribution; increasing the LGA appropriation for 2009 and thereafter for city and county aids and providing certain aid adjustments; [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextEstablishing and providing for a voluntary statewide pool to provide public and private employers and individuals with health benefits, defining terms; creating the Minnesota health benefits purchasing pool association as a nonprofit unincorporated association to establish and administer the state health benefits purchasing pool; providing for a tax exemption; prescribing powers; providing for commissioner of commerce review and approval for forms, contracts and premiums; requiring the association to establish a board of directors and providing for board appointment, terms and duties; requiring annual meetings; requiring the board to hire an administrator and prescribing duties; specifying employer, employee and individual pool eligibility; providing for other pool eligibility, coverage, premiums and initial board appointment; requiring the association to maintain certain reserves; appropriating money to the Minnesota show full description
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Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - HF substituted by motion [HF3149] Bill TextTICLE 1 - AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Modifying the distribution of local government aid (LGA); specifying a city revenue need minimum; modifying the city aid base and increasing the aid base for certain cities; defining small city aid base, city jobs base, out of home placement aid and town aids; modifying county tax base equalization aid and transition aid, city formula aid, city aid distribution, county aids; providing a 2009 aid adjustment; increasing the cities appropriation limit; providing an inflation adjustment for municipal (city) aid and county need aid distributions; providing a distribution of payments in lieu of tax for land included in state parks located on Lake Vermilion; authorizing first class metropolitan cities in receipt of certain excessive aid to expend excess on debt obligations related to public facilities or neighborhood revitalization; requiring a legislative study of local government [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text2E Providing for the release of school employee insurance board claims data; creating a Minnesota school employee insurance pool for purpose of providing school employee insurance plans; requiring audit by the legislative auditor and commissioner of commerce plan approval; creating the Minnesota school employee insurance board as a nonprofit public corporation to govern the pool, specifying certain membership requirements and certain duties of the board relating to the design and nature of the plans; requiring and providing for board membership in and assessments to the Minnesota comprehensive health association (MCHA); requiring the board to report to the legislature and to commissioner of commerce by a certain date on pool final design, governance and to periodically report performance; requiring a pool actuarial study; clarifying that the board is a government entity and is subject to data practices laws; providing statutory show full description
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Exempting from the insurance premiums tax certain life insurance premiums paid by state employees group insurance program (SEGIP) members (rt)
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to health; clarifying the purpose of the health care access fund to finance affordable health care services for low income residents and families; prohibiting money in the health care access fund from being used to replace existing spending on subsidized health care programs; providing for a contingent reduction in the MinnesotaCare provider tax upon determination of the commissioner of finance consultation with the commissioner of revenue; eliminating certain transfers from the health care access fund (ra)
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Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to health; clarifying the purpose of the health care access fund to finance affordable health care services for low income residents and families; prohibiting money in the health care access fund from being used to replace existing spending on subsidized health care programs; providing for a contingent reduction in the MinnesotaCare provider tax upon determination of the commissioner of finance consultation with the commissioner of revenue; eliminating certain transfers from the health care access fund (ra)
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextEstablishing and providing for a voluntary statewide pool to provide public and private employers and individuals with health benefits, defining terms; creating the Minnesota health benefits purchasing pool association as a nonprofit unincorporated association to establish and administer the state health benefits purchasing pool; providing for a tax exemption; prescribing powers; providing for commissioner of commerce review and approval for forms, contracts and premiums; requiring the association to establish a board of directors and providing for board appointment, terms and duties; requiring annual meetings; requiring the board to hire an administrator and prescribing duties; specifying employer, employee and individual pool eligibility; providing for other pool eligibility, coverage, premiums and initial board appointment; requiring the association to maintain certain reserves; appropriating money to the Minnesota show full description
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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text2E Providing for the release of school employee insurance board claims data; creating a Minnesota school employee insurance pool for purpose of providing school employee insurance plans; requiring audit by the legislative auditor and commissioner of commerce plan approval; creating the Minnesota school employee insurance board as a nonprofit public corporation to govern the pool, specifying certain membership requirements and certain duties of the board relating to the design and nature of the plans; requiring and providing for board membership in and assessments to the Minnesota comprehensive health association (MCHA); requiring the board to report to the legislature and to commissioner of commerce by a certain date on pool final design, governance and to periodically report performance; requiring a pool actuarial study; clarifying that the board is a government entity and is subject to data practices laws; providing statutory show full description
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Exempting from the insurance premiums tax certain life insurance premiums paid by state employees group insurance program (SEGIP) members (rt)
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Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - HF substituted by motion [HF3149] Bill TextTICLE 1 - AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Modifying the distribution of local government aid (LGA); specifying a city revenue need minimum; modifying the city aid base and increasing the aid base for certain cities; defining small city aid base, city jobs base, out of home placement aid and town aids; modifying county tax base equalization aid and transition aid, city formula aid, city aid distribution, county aids; providing a 2009 aid adjustment; increasing the cities appropriation limit; providing an inflation adjustment for municipal (city) aid and county need aid distributions; providing a distribution of payments in lieu of tax for land included in state parks located on Lake Vermilion; authorizing first class metropolitan cities in receipt of certain excessive aid to expend excess on debt obligations related to public facilities or neighborhood revitalization; requiring a legislative study of local government [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Appropriations, Business, Cities and Towns-Specific, Colleges and Universities, Counties-Specific, Data Practices and Privacy, Disasters, Economic Development, Employment and Economic Development Department, Federal Government, Housing and Housing Finance Agency, Interstate Compacts and Agreements, Local Governments, Mines and Mining, Omnibus, Pollution and Pollution Control Agency, Revenue Department, Taxation, Taxation-Estate, Taxation-Franchise, Taxation-Gasoline and Special Fuels, Taxation-Income, Taxation-Mortgage Registry and Deed, Taxation-Occupation, Production, Taxation-Omnibus, Taxation-Property, Taxation-Sales and Use, Tobacco Products
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Conference committee report, delete everything Bill TextTICLE 1 - HOMEOWNER PROPERTY TAX REFUND Modifying the homeowners maximum allowable property tax state refund based on income level; appropriating money to the commissioner of revenue to make grants to nonprofit organizations to coordinate and aid low income taxpayer assistance services ARTICLE 2 - AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Modifying the distribution of local government aid (LGA); specifying a city revenue need minimum; modifying a prior enacted provision relating to city aid base adjustments and increasing the aid base for certain cities; defining small city aid base, city jobs base, and unmet need; reinstating county transition aid at the 2007 level and providing certain funding; modifying prior enacted provisions relating to city formula aid and city aid distribution; increasing the LGA appropriation for 2009 and thereafter for city and county aids and providing certain aid adjustments; [...] show full description
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