All Fire and Firefighters Legislation - Minnesota
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Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Windom to renovate and expand the fire hall (me) Comment on Bill SF2528 - Grand Rapids fire and hazardous response team facility bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Grand Rapids for a fire and hazardous response team facility (me) Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Expanding certain responsibilities for campfire safety to include persons maintaining campfires (me) SF1980 - Volunteer firefighter relief association investment policies development and results reporting
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the board of trustees of volunteer firefighter relief associations to develop and maintain investment policies for assets of the special fund; specifying required investment policy components; requiring board of trustees to annually report to members of the associations (me) SF3447 - Firefighter standards and training board duties modification and firefighter licensing standards establishment
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Author added Tomassoni Bill Text Relating to firefighters; changing the board of firefighter training and education to the board of firefighter standards and training; defining licensed firefighter and other terms; adding to board powers and duties, additional authority and reporting requirements; requiring board rule adoption and requiring executive director appointment; specifying board procedure, terms, compensation, removal and vacancy filling requirements; requiring firefighter license revocation upon felony conviction; establishing conditions for license revocation, suspension and denial; specifying minimum education and training requirements for licensed firefighters; requiring training in fire scene response and arson awareness; establishing professional conduct of firefighters; specifying local government licensing requirements, licensing exam competency requirements and training courses; specifying eligibility for firefighter licensing and [...] show full description SF1974 - Public employment labor relations essential employee definition expansion to include firefighters
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Expanding the definition of essential employees to include firefighters under the public employment labor relations act (PELRA) (me) SF3381 - Fire services unpaid charges local government tax refund collection eligibility
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Adding fire service unpaid charges addition to the list of services eligible for local government collection on tax refunds (rt) Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Allowing local government units to adopt more stringent local ordinances regulating fire sprinklers (rt) SF1191 - Income tax credit for volunteer ambulance attendants and firefighters
Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing for an individual income tax credit for volunteer ambulance attendants and firefighters (rt) SF2558 - Hinckley fire state monument repair and restoration bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the Minnesota historical society and authorizing the sale of state bonds for a grant to the city of Hinckley to repair and restore the Hinckley fire state monument (rt) SF3127 - PERA prior service credit purchase for Maple Grove firefighter
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing and providing for the purchase of prior service credit in the public employees retirement association (PERA) police and fire fund by a certain former employee of the city of Maple Grove with a prior period of firefighter employment (me) SF2437 - Minneapolis emergency operations center and regional fire training center bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Minneapolis to design, construct, furnish and equip improvements including an emergency operations center to the existing fire training center (ra) SF1655 - Hotel fire inspections appropriation and hotel inspection fees repeal
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for fire marshal hotel inspections; repealing hotel inspection fees and the state fire marshal hotel inspection special account appropriation (rt) Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text TICLE 1 - APPROPRIATION Providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the supreme court, court of appeals, trial and tax courts, uniform laws commission and judicial standards and public defense boards, to the commissioner of public safety for emergency management, criminal apprehension, the fire marshal, alcohol and gambling enforcement, office of justice programs, 911 emergency services and ARMER public safety, to the peace officer standards and training (POST) board, to the private detective board, to the commissioner of human rights for database replacement, to the commissioner of corrections (DOC) for correctional institutions, community services and operations support and for sentencing guidelines ARTICLE 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS Requiring department of human rights gifts and bequests to be credited to a special account; increasing incrementally 911 emergency fees; modifying [...] show full description SF3482 - Firefighter training and education board members compensation authorization
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing compensation for board of firefighter training and education members (rt) Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Authors added Dille; Kubly; Skogen; Koering Bill Text Exempting from the sales and use tax tangible personal property sales to independent and nonprofit firefighting corporations or local government fire departments used directly for emergency response purposes (rt) SF2578 - Annandale tactical training center capital improvements grant bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Annandale to predesign, design, construct, furnish and equip certain capital improvements in the Annandale tactical training center (je) Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to public safety; authorizing the sale and use of 1.4G fireworks; requiring sales facilities to be licensed by county sheriff and county auditors under certain conditions, providing for applications and fees; specifying operational requirements; requiring the state fire marshal to adopt and disseminate reasonable rules (ra) SF1194 - Cigarettes safety standards
Latest Action: 04/27/2007 - Jt. rule 2.03, referred to Rules and Administration Bill Text 1E Establishing reduced ignition propensity standards for cigarettes; defining certain terms; establishing a test method and performance standard; requiring manufacturer certification and package marking; prescribing penalties and remedies; authorizing commissioner of public safety and state fire marshal rulemaking; authorizing commissioner of revenue inspection and attorney general and state fire marshal records examination; establishing the reduced ignition propensity cigarette account; permitting sale of cigarettes not meeting standards outside the state; providing for state preemption over local regulation and repeal upon federal preemption (me) SF2302 - Sales tax exemption for St. Cloud police and fire stations construction materials and supplies
Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text SF3630 - Voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text tablishing a voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan; defining terms; providing coverage for all volunteer firefighters serving in fire departments in municipalities electing to have retirement coverage by the voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan; specifying election of coverage initiation and effective date of coverage; providing for disestablishment of local relief association special funds and transferring assets to the state board of investment and specifying other relief association changes; requiring the voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan to be managed and administered by the board of the voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan; prescribing membership, board duties, fiduciary obligation, attorney general as legal advisor and information to be provided by municipalities; providing for commissioner [...] show full description SF0084 - PERA police and fire fund and local government correctional retirement plans disability and survivor benefits modification
Latest Action: 01/16/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to retirement; defining normal retirement age for the public employees police and fire retirement plan and local government correctional service retirement plan members under the public employees retirement association (PERA), defining occupational disability, normal duties, less frequent duties and early retirement, modifying disability and survivor benefits, specifying chemical dependency limitations (rt) SF0425 - Volunteer firefighter relief associations state supplemental aid clarification
Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to volunteer firefighter relief associations; clarifying benefit payments to survivors of deceased active or deferred volunteer firefighters (rt) SF1632 - MSRS correctional employees retirement plan and PERA police and fire retirement plan full funding dates establishment
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to retirement; establishing dates for full funding for correctional employees retirement plan under the Minnesota state retirement system (MSRS) and the police and fire retirement plan under the public employees retirement association (PERA) (je) SF3405 - Injured police officers and firefighters duty disability pension amount and less hazardous duty requirements
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring employers to make reasonable efforts to provide less hazardous duty for certain injured police officers and firefighters and requiring a maintenance of compensation, benefits and rank; providing for duty disabity pension amount for injured police officers and firefighters (rt) SF0998 - Construction codes and licensing provisions recodification and modification
Latest Action: 05/16/2007 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text TICLE 1 - REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION Providing an instruction to the revisor of statutes for certain Minnesota rules ARTICLE 2 - CONSTRUCTION CODES AND LICENSING Transferring the responsibilities of the commissioner of administration relating to the state building code, construction of low cost manufactured home park storm shelters, manufactured homes and statutory warranties of dwelling and home improvements to the commissioner of labor and industry, the responsibilities of the commissioner of health relating to the state plumbing code and licensing and water conditioning contractors and installers to the commissioner of labor and industry, the responsibilities of the commissioner of commerce relating to residential contractors, remodelers, residential roofers, manufactured home installers and the contractors recovery fund to the commissioner of labor and industry and the responsibilities of the board [...] show full description SF3532 - Police and firefighters relief associations amortization aid provisions modification
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to retirement; requiring the commissioner of revenue to allocate amortization state aid to the St. Paul teachers retirement fund association, the city of Minneapolis for the police relief association and the firefighters relief association and the city of Duluth for police and firefighters relief associations and for volunteer firefighters relief associations (me) SF3579 - St. Louis county fire protection and first responder services property tax levy
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing St. Louis county to levy taxes on property located within an unorganized territory for the purposes of funding fire protection and first responder services (me) Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Returned from House Bill Text Furniture Fire Safety Act repealed. HF4126 - Fire inspectors provided coverage in the public employees police and fire plan.
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text Fire inspectors provided coverage in the public employees police and fire plan. HF4153 - Public Employees Retirement Association police and fire fund; Joint and survivor annuity authorized for a surviving spouse of a deceased retiree who elected a straight life annuity.
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text Public Employees Retirement Association police and fire fund; Joint and survivor annuity authorized for a surviving spouse of a deceased retiree who elected a straight life annuity. SF2403 - Peace officer or firefighter disability provision modified.
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/25/05 Bill Text Peace officer or firefighter disability provision modified. SF0321 - Independent nonprofit firefighting corporations included for joint exercise of powers agreements.
Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Governor's action Approval 05/04/07 Bill Text Independent nonprofit firefighting corporations included for joint exercise of powers agreements. SF3806 - Income tax subtraction for voluntary firefighter or volunteer emergency medical service provider pension or retirement income
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing an income tax subtraction for certain volunteer firefighter or volunteer emergency medical service provider pension or retirement income (je) Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Author added Morrow Bill Text Voluntary firefighter pension subtraction created. SF2720 - Omnibus retirement bill
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - HF substituted by motion [HF3082] Bill Text TICLE 1 - POSTRETIREMENT PROVISIONS Requiring the state board of investment to annually determine a composite funded ratio for state pension assets, modifying the postretirement adjustment calculation, requiring the board to determine fund total fair market value, limiting the postretirement adjustment percentage, providing a lost purchasing power increase for the Minnesota postretirement investment fund and specifying conditions, requiring a legislative report under condition of excess assets ARTICLE 2 - MINNESOTA POSTRETIREMENT INVESTMENT FUND DISSOLUTION Modifying the procedures used by the state board of investment to determine postretirement adjustments for the Minneapolis employees retirement fund; providing for Minnesota postretirement investment fund dissolution according to a transition schedule, providing for postretirement adjustments, requiring a legislative report on statutory drafting [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Increasing the percentage of police officer and firefighter salaries received in disability benefits (me) Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text Police and fire duty disability percentage increased. SF2775 - City notice required when customer's heat source disconnected.
Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/01/08 Bill Text City notice required when customer's heat source disconnected. SF3860 - Firefighter standards and training board duties modification and firefighter licensing standards establishment
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Authors added Tomassoni; Larson; Day Bill Text HF4231 - Board of Firefighter Standards and Training duties added, rulemaking authorized, licensing standards created, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Civil Justice Bill Text Board of Firefighter Standards and Training duties added, rulemaking authorized, licensing standards created, and money appropriated. SF2948 - Professional firefighter arbitration procedures repealed concerning total package final offers.
Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/05/08 Bill Text Professional firefighter arbitration procedures repealed concerning total package final offers. SF2576 - False police and fire emergency calls included as misdemeanor offense.
Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/04/08 Bill Text False police and fire emergency calls included as misdemeanor offense. SF0651 - Polybrominated diphenyl ether manufacture and sale restricted, report required, and penalties provided.
Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Veto message laid on table (clarified a portion of veto message) Bill Text Polybrominated diphenyl ether manufacture and sale restricted, report required, and penalties provided. SF2065 - Automatic sprinkler system for places of worship requirement exemption
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text SF3422 - Fire inspectors PERA public employees police and fire plan pension coverage
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing pension coverage for fire inspectors in the public employees police and fire plan under the public employees retirement association (PERA) (je) Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Bills identical, SF substituted on Calendar for the Day Bill Text Furniture Fire Safety Act repealed. HF1114 - Sales tax exemption provided for sales of tangible personal property to fire departments.
Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes Bill Text Sales tax exemption provided for sales of tangible personal property to fire departments. HF3242 - Maple Grove; Firefighter prior service credit transfer authorized.
Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text Maple Grove; Firefighter prior service credit transfer authorized. Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Committee report, to pass Bill Text Campfire provisions modified. HF3716 - Firefighter Standards and Training board duties added, rulemaking authorized, and licensing standards established.
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Author added Sertich Bill Text Firefighter Standards and Training board duties added, rulemaking authorized, and licensing standards established. Latest Action: 03/13/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor Bill Text Firefighters defined as essential employees. HF3503 - Peace officer or firefighter disability provision modified.
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Author added Sailer Bill Text RST ENGROSSMENT Peace officer or firefighter disability provision modified. Section 1: Officer or firefighter disabled in line of duty language is modified. SNA 3/19/08 HF3744 - Local police and firefighters relief association amortization provisions amended, and state aid allocated.
Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text Local police and firefighters relief association amortization provisions amended, and state aid allocated. HF3082 - Public and state employee retirement provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Bill was repassed as amended by Conference Bill Text FTH ENGROSSMENT Public and state employee retirement provisions modified, and money appropriated. ARTICLE 1 -- POSTRETIREMENT PROVISIONS Section 1: Composite funded ratio language provided. Section 2: Calculation of postretirement adjustment language modified. Section 3: Lost purchasing power increase language provided. Section 4: Excess assets trigger language provided. Section 5: Benefit adjustments for certain disability and survivor benefits language modified. Section 6: Retirement benefit fund language modified. Section 7: Teacher retirement benefits language provided. ARTICLE 2 -- MINNESOTA POSTRETIREMENT INVESTMENT FUND DISSOLUTION Section 1: Dissolution of Minnesota Postretirement Investment Fund language provided. Section 2: Proposed statutory changes language provided. ARTICLE 3 -- PHASED RETIREMENT [...] show full description HF3938 - Volunteer firefighter relief associations misconduct reporting required by public accountants, holding of relief assets authorized, investment limitations clarified, and definitions and benefits clarified.
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text Volunteer firefighter relief associations misconduct reporting required by public accountants, holding of relief assets authorized, investment limitations clarified, and definitions and benefits clarified. HF3713 - Duty disability pension amount provided for injured police officers and firefighters, and employers required to make reasonable efforts to provide less hazardous duty for injured employees.
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Author added Lillie Bill Text Duty disability pension amount provided for injured police officers and firefighters, and employers required to make reasonable efforts to provide less hazardous duty for injured employees. Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Division action, to pass and return to Finance Bill Text Pipeline violations fines increased. HF0465 - Independent nonprofit firefighting corporations included in joint exercise of powers agreements.
Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Bill Text dependent nonprofit firefighting corporations included in joint exercise of powers agreements. Section 1: Agreement language modified. JAJ 2/8/7 HF3715 - Volunteer firefighter relief associations maximum service pension amounts increase authorized.
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Author added Kalin Bill Text Volunteer firefighter relief associations maximum service pension amounts increase authorized. HF3895 - Statewide lump-sum voluntary retirement plan established for volunteer firefighters, conforming changes made to existing volunteer firefighter laws, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text Statewide lump-sum voluntary retirement plan established for volunteer firefighters, conforming changes made to existing volunteer firefighter laws, and money appropriated. HF3430 - Fire service added to list of services for which local governments may collect unpaid charges from tax refunds.
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs Bill Text Fire service added to list of services for which local governments may collect unpaid charges from tax refunds. HF1180 - Surviving spouse benefit eligibility specified from the Minneapolis Firefighters Relief Association.
Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Author added Slocum Bill Text Surviving spouse benefit eligibility specified from the Minneapolis Firefighters Relief Association. HF0702 - Volunteer firefighter relief associations funds investment with the State Board of Investment required.
Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text Volunteer firefighter relief associations funds investment with the State Board of Investment required. HF3385 - Minneapolis firefighters relief association Investment-related postretirement adjustment modified, and additional cost-of-living unit provided upon achieving 110 percent funding.
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Bill Text Minneapolis firefighters relief association Investment-related postretirement adjustment modified, and additional cost-of-living unit provided upon achieving 110 percent funding. HF1952 - Hotel fire inspections funding provided, fees removed, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Author added Kalin Bill Text Hotel fire inspections funding provided, fees removed, and money appropriated. HF3498 - Firefighter Training and Education Board member compensation authorized.
Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Referred to Judiciary Bill Text Firefighter Training and Education Board member compensation authorized. HF1208 - Construction code and licensing provisions modified, penalties and enforcement provided, statutes recodified, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Conference committee report Bill Text XTH ENGROSSMENT Construction code and licensing provisions modified, penalties and enforcement provided, statutes recodified, and money appropriated. ARTICLE 1: REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION Section 1: Revisor's instruction language provided. ARTICLE 2: CONSTRUCTION CODES AND LICENSING Section 1: State fire code rulemaking authority language modified. Section 2: Definitions provided. Section 3: Powers language provided. Section 4: Deposit of money language provided. Section 5: Bonds language provided. Section 6: Commissioner not subject to subpoena language provided. Section 7: Appointment and first meeting of boards language provided. ARTICLE 3: ENFORCEMENT Section 1: Definitions provided. Section 2: Enforcement language provided. Section 3: Amount of penalty; contents of administrative and licensing [...] show full description |
