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Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Conference committee report, delete everything

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Relating to the financing and operation of state and local government ARTICLE 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 [...]

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Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Establishing 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

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Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - HF substituted by motion [HF3149]

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2E Relating to taxation ARTICLE 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 [...]

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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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2E 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

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Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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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

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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
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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 Text
Establishing 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

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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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2E 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

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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: 05/07/2008 - HF substituted by motion [HF3149]

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2E Relating to taxation ARTICLE 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 [...]

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Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Conference committee report, delete everything

Bill Text
Relating to the financing and operation of state and local government ARTICLE 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 [...]

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