Latest Action: 03/24/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Establishing procedures and restrictions relating to hiring outside attorneys by
the attorney general; requiring approval by the legislature; prohibiting the
payment of contingent fees; limiting fees under certain conditions; requiring
competitive bidding; requiring the attorney general to maintain a public list of
all contracts for legal services
(me)

Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring health and automobile (motor vehicle) insurance policies to reimburse
policyholders for first responder emergency care provided by medical response
units, exception for certain law enforcement agency medical response units
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Regulating life insurance individual contracts on a variable basis; requiring an
annuity fee disclosure; specifying form content requirements
(je)

Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring the submission from each health plan company to the commissioner of
health a copy of all contracts entered into during the previous year between the
health plan company and licensed hospitals
(me)

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Creating the board of residential construction, specifying composition, powers,
duties, administrative support, compensation, removal, vacancies, officers,
voting, board meetings and complaints and recordkeeping; subjecting the board to
government data practices regulation; authorizing interstate reciprocity;
expanding grounds for license denial, limit, revocation and suspension to
include history of financial irresponsibility or contractor recovery fund
excessive payment; authorizing commissioner of labor and industry rulemaking
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Author added Wiger

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Providing wireless services contract termination without penalty upon customer
death
(rt)

Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to transportation ARTICLE 1 - COUNTY WHEELAGE TAX Expanding the county wheelage tax statewide, increasing the limit and requiring crediting to the road and bridge fund of the county levying the tax; modifying certain definitions under motor vehicle registration tax provisions ARTICLE 2 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX Modifying the imposition of the motor vehicle registration tax on passenger automobiles in subsequent years; defining certain terms for exceptions purposes ARTICLE 3 - MOTOR VEHICLE SALES TAX Creating transit fund and accounts; establishing phase in of motor vehicles sales tax revenues to transportation ARTICLE 4 - FUEL TAX Increasing the gasoline and special fuels tax rates and providing for annual inflation adjustments by the commissioner of revenue ARTICLE 5 - COUNTY STATE-AID FUND DISTRIBUTION Modifying the county [...]

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Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF1351]

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4E Relating to transportation; classifying certain department of transportation (DOT) data relating to market research, overhead rates and bid escrow; authorizing a state agency or a political subdivision to enter property for purposes of investigation, monitoring, testing, surveying or boring to perform geotechnical investigations before eminent domain proceedings, requiring notification, prohibiting unnecessary property damage; providing a limit on business reestablishment costs; defining expressway; modifying the definition of freeway; requiring the commissioner allow commercial motor vehicle operators subject to hours of service regulations under certain federal regulations to stop and park continuously for up to a certain period of time as necessary at safety rest areas and travel information centers; modifying voyageur highway description; designating I-94 as the Purple Heart trail; designating a certain portion [...]

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Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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1E Creating the council on indigenous language, providing for membership
appointment from the native American tribes and Indian communities, specifying
organization, duties and meeting schedule, requiring the council to collaborate
with the departments of education and human services and the office of higher
education to develop a multitiered system for native speaker board of teaching
certification for teaching purposes, requiring the council to work for an
indigenous language institute development for curriculum standards, permitting
the council to contract, regulating appropriations to the council, requiring the
initial meeting to be convened by a facilitator designated by the Minnesota
Dakota/Ojibwe language revitalization alliance (DOLRA), appropriating money to
the council, office of higher education and the commissioners of human services
and education
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to state government; prohibiting state contacts with companies
convicted of or having a civil judgment rendered against the company; requiring
applicants to do business with the state to certify no civil or criminal
judgments have been made within a certain period of time; requiring
commissioners and governmental agencies to terminate contracts with companies
with criminal or civil judgments within a certain period of time
(me)

Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Establishing an aggregate resource preservation property tax program for the valuation and classification of property containing certain unmined commercial aggregate deposit; specifying qualifying property and certain affidavit and valuation deferment application requirements, requiring a covenant restricting use; providing for county assessor determination of value as agricultural property; authorizing cancellation of the covenant under certain conditions; permitting county termination and reauthorization upon county board resolution adoption, prospective application; subjecting property no longer qualifying to certain additional taxes, additional taxes to be a lien on the property; requiring property owner filing of supplemental affidavits upon the start of mining activity, requiring removal of the property from the program, requiring documentation filing with county assessors, local zoning administrators and the [...]

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Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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"Minnesota False Claims Act"; prohibiting the intentional submission of false or fraudulent claims for payment or approval to state officers or employees, defining claim, imposing a civil penalty and liability for damages for violation, exceptions; authorizing and providing for investigation of violations by the attorney general, providing for private remedies, prohibiting actions against certain public officials; requiring action by the attorney general within a certain number of days following a complaint and disclosure, requiring complaints to be unsealed following action by the attorney general, findings or conclusions of law to be final; providing for the serving of unsealed complaints and response by the defendant and for certain additional actions to be taken by the attorney general; providing for stay of discovery and court imposed limits on participation of private plaintiffs; imposing a statute of limitations for

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Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Establishing greater Minnesota facilities aid grants, specifying eligibility for
school districts eligible for secondary sparsity revenue and a certain number or
fewer of adjusted marginal cost pupil units per grade, specifying aid amount and
uses and match requirement, providing for district request for review and
comment, application process and district proposals commissioner of education
review, requiring the commissioner to examine and consider applications and
notify districts, requiring legislative approval into law and a contract between
recipient districts and the state acting through the commissioner of education
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to health; providing for antitrust immunity provisions for health care
cooperatives; requiring the commissioner of health to establish criteria and
procedures to review and authorize contracts and business and financial
arrangements; specifying application procedures
(ra)

Latest Action: 04/23/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Prohibiting the commissioner of employee relations (DOER) and insurance carriers
under contract with the state employees group insurance plan (SEGIP) from
considering costs of medical services not under provider control for
classification of primary medical care providers for purposes of establishing
copayment amounts; requiring data used by the commissioner and carriers to be
public and available to SEGIP providers
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Regulating consumer small loans; modifying the definition of consumer small
loan; specifying a loan limit; regulating lender charges; requiring lender
inquiry as to borrower military status; prohibiting loan making to certain
recent debtors; prohibiting certain practices; regulating installment payment
plans; modifying lender annual report requirements to the commissioner of
commerce; requiring lenders to furnish borrowers with written contract copies
and specifying contract disclosure requirements; prescribing penalties for
violations; expanding the definition of collection agency to include consumer
small loan collectors and defining consumer small loan collector; providing an
exemption from collector registration and licensing requirements
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Extending the time period for homeowner notification to contractor of
construction defects
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of corrections (DOC) for county costs
for short term offender housing and care, permitting funds use for inpatient
medical care and housing, specifying funds distribution requirements; exempting
the department from the state contracting process
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Authorizing the commissioner of human services to engage in competitive
bidding for medical assistance (MA) nonemergency medical transportation level of
need determinations and disbursements, prohibiting the commissioner from
utilizing volume purchases through competitive bidding and negotiation for
special transportation services; requiring health care professional
determination of level of need nonemergency medical transportation; extending
covered services transportation costs to skilled nursing facility residents;
specifying special transportation provider route directives; modifying
reimbursement rates
(je)

Latest Action: 03/31/2007 - HF substituted on General Orders HF1004

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2E Regulating predatory lending practices; defining "fully indexed rate;"
providing certain additional requirements for residential mortgage originators
and servicers to discourage predatory lending including determining reasonable
ability to pay; prohibiting the practice of churning; requiring lenders to
inform borrowers of additional money due for taxes and insurance; modifying the
definition of lender fee; implementing certain requirements for residential
mortgage brokers relating to the relationship with borrowers; applying the duty
of agency between a mortgage broker and a borrower under certain conditions
(me)

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Providing a financial incentive for public employers to sign teacher collective
bargaining agreements with teacher exclusive representative prior to the first
student contact day, specifying amount and a formula; providing another
financial incentive for public employers through written certification of
teacher tentative agreement by exclusive teacher representative to the
commissioner of bureau of mediation services prior to the first student contact
day
(rt)

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

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Relating to public employment; establishing financial parameters for contracts
under the public employment labor relations act (PELRA); defining structural
balance calculation, terms and conditions of employment and uniform costing
methodology; modifying certain provisions relating to public employer inherent
managerial policy and strike authority; specifying certain structural balance
requirements for contracts based on the uniform costing methodolgy
(je)

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

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Prohibiting use of state funds for university of Minnesota athletic directors
early contract termination (buyout)
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring and providing for the commissioner of administration to coordinate
state executive agency grants management, requiring financial oversight,
training, agency coordination, a standardized grant contract, a statewide
electronic grants managment system and financial reconciliation of grant
expenditures; appropriating money to the commissioner of administration
(rt)

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

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Requiring and providing for the commissioner of finance to coordinate state
executive agency grants management, requiring financial oversight, training,
agency coordination, a standardized grant contract, a statewide electronic
grants managment system and financial reconciliation of grant expenditures;
appropriating money to the commissioner of finance
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to insurance, enacting and modifying the viatical settlement model act of the national association of insurance commissions; regulating viatical (life insurance) settlements; defining stranger originated life insurance (STOLI); requiring a provider or broker license; requiring agent licensing; providing for life insurance providers to meet licensing requirements under certain conditions; specifying application to commerce commissioner for agent licensing; specifying disclosure requirements; providing for commissioner investigation provisions; permitting legal entity licensing; requiring consent to service of process; specifying a duty to supplement information and requiring training; providing for license revocation and denial; providing for approval of viatical settlement contracts and disclosure statements; specifying reporting requirements and privacy provisions; providing for examinations and investigations;[...]

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Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the department of health for family support and assitance
to families with deaf and hearing loss children; authorizing the commissioner to
contract with nonprofit organizations
(rt)


Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Commerce and Consumer Protection

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1E Relating to consumer protection; regulating utility disconnections and
wireless, rental, club and service contracts and membership travel contracts
cancellations for military service personnel; specifying requirements for
disconnection, notification and appeal process; providing for enforcement
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to state government; requiring the commssioner of administration to
designate veteran majority owned businesses as targeted group businesses for the
purpose of awarding state and metro agency procurement contracts
(me)

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

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Requiring the commissioner of human services to deliver health care services to
state health care program enrollees through the expansion of direct contacting
with providers under medical assistance (MA), general assistance medical care
(GAMC) and MinnesotaCare; prohibiting contracts with prepaid health plans to
provide health care services; prohibiting the commissioner from using prior
authorization or other utilization controls for health care services by direct
contracting, providing an exemption for county based purchasing; requiring the
commissioner to present to the legislature by a certain date recommendations and
draft legislation; specifying instructions to the revisor of statutes; repealing
commissioner of human services prepaid health plans, a MA dental access grant
prepayment demonstration project and MinnesotaCare managed care
(rt

Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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"Taxpayer's Transportation Accountability Act"; requiring the commissioner of
transportation (DOT) prior to entering into privatization contracts to compare
the cost of state employee performance with the cost of privatization;
specifying certain applicability provisions; specifying contract review
requirements; requiring the commissioner to provide annual written reports to
the legislature by a certain date on transportation privatization contracts
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Business, Industry and Jobs

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3E "Minnesota Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act"; requiring wireless
telecommunications services carriers to make certain disclosures to customers;
requiring a listing of government taxes and fees on bills; prohibiting billing
for certain third party goods and services; requiring disclosure of extensions
in contract length; prohibiting wireless carriers from limiting consumer
remedies by contract; specifying remedies, penalties and enforcement; repealing
consumer protections for wireless customers
(ra)

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

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"Life Settlements Act"; relating to insurance; regulating life settlements, providing enforcement and prescribing penalties and civil remedies; defining certain terms including stranger originated life insurance (STOLI); specifying certain provider or broker licensure qualification and application requirements, exceptions; authorizing the commissioner of commerce to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license under certain conditions; regulating life settlement contracts; specifying certain provider reporting requirements for policies settled during a certain period of time, providing for nondisclosure of identity, exceptions; authorizing the commissioner to examine the business and affairs of any licensee or application for a license; regulating advertising by a broker or provider; specifying certain disclosure requirements; specifying certain general rules for life settlement contracts; authorizing the commissioner [...]

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Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Prohibiting employers in receipt of public funds from influencing employee
activities with regard to labor organizations (unions), requiring publicly
funded employer certification, requiring state contractor and grant recipients
to keep certain records, specifying exceptions, providing for department of
labor and industry investigation, attorney general civil actions, individual
actions, cease and desist, presumption and damages and penalties
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Relating to student transportation; establishing certain contract
requirements for private student transportation services; allowing school bus
drivers to be paid for actual time worked and the right to refuse operation of
buses under certain conditions
(me)

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

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Relating to gambling; providing for agent wagering; specifying rules between
agents and clients for agreements, wagering activities, payout obligations and
communication; prescribing clients account funding process; maintaining
compliance with certain statutes
(me)

Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to the state lottery ARTICLE 1 - OPERATIONS Authorizing the director of the state lottery to establish lottery gaming machines (racino) and enter into a contract for the management and placement of the machines; modifying the definition of lottery procurement contract; defining gaming machine, gaming machine game, gaming machine play and adjusted gross gaming machine revenue; providing for operation of the gaming machines; requiring examination of the machines; providing for prizes and odds; prohibiting under age play; requiring compulsive gambling notices; prohibiting local licenses and fees; requiring the racing commission to require licensees to reimburse the actual costs of the commission ARTICLE 2 - CONFORMING AMENDMENTS Making certain conforming amendments ARTICLE 3 - REVENUE Authorizing and providing for an in-lieu tax on lottery gaming machines;

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Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring the commissioner of the pollution control agency (PCA) to conduct air
sampling and analysis in a minimum number of metropolitan area neighborhoods
exposed to airplane air pollution at the Minneapolis St. Paul international
airport; authorizing contracting; requiring a report to the legislature by a
certain date; appropriating money to the PCA
(rt)

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

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Relating to transportation; modifying provisions relating to disclosure of
construction project cost estimates and proposal scoring; modifying certain
design build transportation project provisions; requiring compensation for
certain technical review committee members; modifying provisions relating to
design build requests for proposals, scoring, project awards and protests;
requiring disclosure of reasons for change in stipulated fee; requiring
rejection of nonresponsive proposals by the technical review committee;
repealing a certain provision relating to design build award alternative process
for certain contracts
(je)

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Prohibiting homeowners (condominium) associations from restricting solar energy
system installation and operation
(rt)

Latest Action: 04/13/2007 - Author added Bonoff

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2E Requiring and providing an appropriation for the commissioner of
administration to maintain a web site with a searchable database providing
public information on state contracts and grants, specifying database
information requirements
(me)

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

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Requiring the commissioner of transportation (DOT) to perform life cycle cost
analysis for paving materials on projects exceeding a certain amount
(me)

Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing school boards to establish extended year kindergarten programs with
commissioner of education approval, providing for program requirements,
additional instruction, teacher assignment, contracts, aid entitlement and
revenue, requiring the commissioner to rank all school sites
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Establishing the mechanical systems council, prescribing membership and powers,
requiring department of labor and industry fees collection; requiring mechanical
trade licensing by the council for contractors, master, journeyperson, air
conditioning, piping, refrigeration and cooling systems, air handling, warm air
heating, air conditions and air distribution and ventilating systems, fuel
piping and burner systems and steam and hot water heating; requiring the council
to create exams and provide for contractor, master and journeyperson testing;
providing guidelines for testing persons with experience
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying provisions relating to state procurement; defining and modifying the definitions of certain terms; allowing commissioner of administration rulemaking authority with relating to procurement process; modifying commissioner contracting authority; modifying provisions relating to policy and procedures; authorizing the commissioner to require agencies to accept delegated responsibility for goods and services procurement; requiring agency cooperation for strategic sourcing techniques development and implementation; exempting low dollar procurements from accounting system requirement; providing for enterprise procurements; requiring agencies to provide detailed explanations for certain procurements; requiring contract written performance evaluation; providing limitations on actions; prohibiting reverse auctions to procure engineering design services or architectural services; repealing a barter agreement reporting [...]

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Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Regulating predatory lending practices; providing for certain additional
requirements for residential mortgage originators and servicers to discourage
predatory lending including determining reasonable ability to pay; prohibiting
the practice of churning; prohibiting a loan resulting in negative amortization;
prohibiting lenders from arranging residential mortgage loans with a portion of
the proceeds put toward a special mortgage; requiring lenders to inform
borrowers of additional money due for taxes and insurance; requiring mortgage
originators to act in good faith; specifying criminal penalties for grossly
unsuitable loans; providing additional penalties to lenders attempting to take
advantage of elderly and disabled persons; providing for a private right of
action
(me)

Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to certain state contracts; requiring the state to declare certain
agreements with airline companies in default under certain conditions; requiring
the state to purse contractual, legal and equitable remedies for default;
prohibiting the metropolitan airports commission from amending the agreements or
settling any claims arising out of the agreements without prior approval
(ra)

Latest Action: 05/14/2007 - Chief author stricken Pappas

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1E Relating to state professional or technical contracts; requiring state
agencies to consider state employees on seniority unit layoff lists prior to
contracting out previously eliminated jobs
(me)

Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Prohibiting the commissioner of corrections and county sheriffs after a certain
date from allowing the housing of inmates in private correctional facilities,
prohibiting contracts with privately owned and operated prisons and prohibiting
the commissioner from renewing the contract for the housing of inmates at the
prairie correctional facility in Appleton
(rt)


Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Committee report: To pass as amended

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2E Clarifying commissioner of labor and industry responsibility for prevailing
wages oversight, authorizing commissioner records examination and compliance
orders issuance; authorizing private party civil actions for damages, providing
for district court jurisdiction, requiring contractor, subcontractor or agent
payment to aggrieved party for court costs and attorney fees
(ra)

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

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Authorizing St. Louis county to lease tax-forfeited land for a wind energy
community based energy development (C-BED) project for a certain period of time;
authorizing the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to enter a lease of
school trust land for the project
(je)

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring prompt payment to subcontractors working on residential real estate or
single family dwellings
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Establishing an aggregate resource preservation property tax program for the valuation and classification of property containing certain unmined commercial aggregate deposit; specifying qualifying property and certain affidavit and valuation deferment application requirements, requiring a covenant restricting use; providing for county assessor determination of value as agricultural property; authorizing cancellation of the covenant under certain conditions; permitting county termination and reauthorization upon county board resolution adoption, prospective application; subjecting property no longer qualifying to certain additional taxes, additional taxes to be a lien on the property; requiring property owner filing of supplemental affidavits upon the start of mining activity, requiring removal of the property from the program, requiring documentation filing with county assessors, local zoning administrators and the [...]

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Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing state departments to enter into construction contracts containing
project labor agreements requiring bidders, contractors, subcontractors, vendors
or others to enter into or adhere to agreements with one or more labor
organizations
(je)

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing the commissioner of administration to debar or suspend vendors from contract work as a prime contractors, subcontractors, agents or material suppliers on state funded contracts; clarifying commissioner of labor and industry responsibility for highway contracts and hours of labor prevailing wages oversight, authorizing commissioner records examination and compliance orders issuance, authorizing employee civil actions and district court jurisdiction, requiring employer payment to employee for court costs and attorney fees; defining serious contract violation, governmental entity, laborer or mechanic, contracting authority, contractor and contract under department of labor and industry prevailing wage provisions; modifying prevailing wage rate, hours of labor and contract requirements, modifying commissioner of labor and industry prevailing wage rates determination, penalty, department investigation and prevailing [...]

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