Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Relating to charter schools; prohibiting a church or house of worship from
sponsoring schools, specifying a maximum number of schools operated by nonprofit
corporations or cooperatives, eliminating certain school board charter school
application voting requirements, making charter school boards permanent and
regulating membership, requiring charter school board election procedures
publication, specifying nonvoting membership, modifying commissioner of
education duties with regard to charter school training, financial management
and recordkeeping, prohibiting certain management and financial services sales,
modifying contract requirements, requiring charter schools to develop and
publish a lottery process, modifying annual public reporting requirements,
clarifying teacher leave to teach in a charter school
(je)

Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Withdrawn and returned to author

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Appropriating money to the amateur sports commission for a grant to the Becker
Big Lake ice association to design, construct, furnish and equip an ice arena in
the city of Big Lake
(ra)

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

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Authorizing a land lease agreement between the board of trustees of Minnesota
state colleges and universities (MnSCU) and the YMCA for construction of a YMCA
facility on the Minnesota west community and technical college campus in
Worthington; specifying certain siting, design and lease requirements
(je)

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

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Modifying the state smoking ban by defining the terms cigarette and
roll-your-own (roll your own), permitting smoking in American legion, veterans
of foreign wars (VFW), other private facilities and clubs and bingo halls under
certain conditions; defining private club; requiring sign display for permitted
smoking
(rt)

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

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Modifying the state smoking ban by defining the terms cigarette and
roll-your-own (roll your own), permitting smoking in American legion, veterans
of foreign wars (VFW), other private facilities and clubs and bingo halls under
certain conditions; defining private club; requiring sign display for permitted
smoking
(me)

Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Making the state high school league rules subject to the administrative
procedure act (APA); subjecting the league to rule readoption requirements under
certain conditions; exempting rules of competition
(je)

Latest Action: 01/18/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing the cities of Coleraine, Bovey, Taconite, Marble and Calumet and the
towns of Iron Range, Lawrence, Greenway and Trout Lake to establish the Lakeview
cemetery association; authorizing the cities and towns to enter into a joint
powers agreement to exercise certain powers, providing for optional
participation; specifying certain property tax levy authority
(me)

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

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) and
authorizing the issuance of state bonds for grants to municipalities and park
and recreation boards in first class cities for the identification, removal,
disposal and replacement of infected or diseased dead or dying shade trees,
defining shade tree; specifying certain consultation requirements
(rt)


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

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Extending group residential housing payment eligibility to residential hospice
facilities
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Author stricken Dibble

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Authorizing the legislative auditor to retain metropolitan sports facilities,
airports and mosquito control commissions and state agricultural society audit
fees
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Referred to Taxes

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of revenue to make grants to nonprofit
organizations to coordinate and aid low income taxpayer assistance services
(rt)

Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing the state agricultural society (state fair) to sell intoxicating
malt liquors during the state fair or at other times upon the availability of at
least one Minnesota brewed malt beverage for sale at each allowed location
within the fairgrounds
(me)

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

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Requiring the commissioner of education in cooperation with the Minnesota
association of alternative programs and the office of educational accountability
to submit to the legislature by a certain date recommendations for using various
performance indicators to fairly and accurately measure the progress of
alternative schools and students to avoid the results of high stakes testing
(ra)

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

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Requiring the commissioners of natural resources (DNR) and pollution control
agency (PCA) to work with the Rush Lake improvement association for experimental
iron treatment for Rush Lake phosphorus levels reduction
(rt)

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

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Relating to public safety; requiring the collection and analysis of data and the adoption of policies on racial profiling; defining certain terms; requiring the attorney general to procure the services of an outside expert to assist with certain data collection and statistical analysis duties; requiring law enforcement officers conducting traffic stops to record and forward certain data to the chief law enforcement officer and to provide certain information to the drivers of the vehicles stopped; requiring submission of certain reports to the attorney general monthly; requiring the attorney general to implement an auditing system of unannounced spot checks to ensure data collection accuracy; requiring and providing for analysis of the data by the outside expert; requiring periodic submission of the results to the attorney general and attorney general periodic summary reports to the governor and legislature; requiring [...]

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

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) for a grant to the Minnesota conservation corps (MCC) for learning
stipends for deaf students and wages for interpreters participating in the MCC
summer youth program
(je)

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

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Requiring hospitals to establish written policies on charity care policies,
requiring policy public posting, requiring hospitals to identify uninsured
patients and assist in the application process to Minnesota health care
programs; requiring hospitals to submit certain information to nonprofit
reporting organizations or to the commissioner of health on charity care and bad
debt; requiring hospitals to report community benefit amounts to the Minnesota
hospital association
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Requiring the commissioner of education to contract with the Search Institute to
help local communities develop, expand and maintain the tools, training and
resources needed to foster positive child and youth development and effectively
engage young people in their communities; requiring commissioner to evaluate
effectiveness of the program and report to legislature by a certain date;
appropriating money to commissioner of education
(me)

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

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of health for the disbursement to the
West Central healthcare purchasing alliance for efficient and affordable health
care purchasing
(me)

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

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Reenacting a health care purchasing alliance stop-loss fund; defining certain
terms; establishing a purchasing alliance stop-loss fund account in the general
fund; authorizing health plan company reimbursement from the fund under certain
conditions; requiring the commissioner of human services to distribute stop-loss
funds; requiring health plan companies to furnish certain data necessary for the
administration of the fund; authorizing the commissioner to delegate
administrative duties; sunset provision; appropriating money to the commissioner
of human services
(me)

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

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Providing college in the schools (postsecondary) program aid, specifying
eligibility of school districts offering national alliance of concurrent
enrollment partnership certified courses and an aid formula, requiring the board
of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) to accept
high school student credits for national alliance of concurrent enrollment
partnership certified courses taken at a system institution and encouraging the
university of Minnesota board of regents, private and career schools to accept
the credits; appropriating money to the commissioner of education
(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: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to gambling; modifying the definitions of gambling equipment and promotional ticket; authorizing the gambling control board to impose civil penalties for organizations exceeding certain expense limitations; authorizing organizations authorized to conduct bingo to loan bingo hard cards and other devices to another organization authorized to conduct bingo; authorizing the board to summarily suspend the license of a gambling manager failing to receive required training; modifying requirements for the training of gambling managers; making certain technical changes; prohibiting the board from imposing an annual limit of the value of raffle prizes awarded by licensed organizations, limit; requiring the board to convene a public advisory committee to review operational and regulatory procedures, accounting functions, tax structure and recent trends in lawful purpose contributions and allowable expenses and report to the

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

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Expanding the membership of the board of water and soil resources (BOWSR) to
include municipal representation; requiring the governor to consider persons
recommended by the Minnesota association of townships and the league of
Minnesota cities
(rt)


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

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) for grants to the Minnesota inventors congress and student inventors
congress
(rt)


Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) for the direct and indirect expenses of the collaborative research
partnership between the university of Minnesota and the Mayo foundation for
research in biotechnology and medical genomics; requiring an annual report to
the governor and legislature
(ra)

Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Author added Sheran

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Authorizing and providing for children's mental health grants; expanding
MinnesotaCare eligibility by removing a qualification and including mental
health coverage for children; requiring the commissioner of human services (DHS)
to convene a children's mental health work group to study unmet need for
children with emotional disturbance, requiring departments of health and
education, advocacy organization and county representation; providing grants for
trauma focused and evidence based practices for children living in shelters with
exposure to violence or refugee children, specifying priority; requiring the
commissioner of human services to reimburse counties for respite care funding
costs for children with emotional disturbance diagnosis, requiring work group
formation; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services for
evidence based practices and respite care
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/24/2007 - Author added Moua

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Authorizing the state agricultural society (state fair) to retain ticket sales
tax proceeds to the premises of or events sponsored by the society and conducted
on the state fairgrounds during the period of the annual state fair; requiring
the society to spend the amount of sales tax retained on capital improvements to
state owned buildings and facilities on the state fairgrounds; match requirement
(je)

Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF2227]

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1E Relating to the state government, appropriating money for agricultural, veterans and military affairs ARTICLE 1 - AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the department of agriculture for certain protection services, invasive species control, meat, dairy and food inspections, emergency planning activities and livestock premise identification, for agricultural marketing and development including grants for the Minnesota promotion, sustainable agriculture demonstration projects, livestock siting and local zoning issues, integrated pest management, agricultural best management practices loan program and residential farmers cost share payments for organic certification, for value added agricultural products including ethanol production, Minnesota institute for sustainable agriculture, cellulosic biofuel facilities community ownership, Bois Forte band of Chippewa for renewable energy biofuels [...]

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

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Exempting lake improvement associations from the sales tax under certain
conditions
(je)

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: 03/12/2007 - Chief auth stricken, shown as co-auth Saxhaug

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for grants to
municipalities and park and recreation boards in first class cities for the
identification, removal, disposal and replacement of infected or diseased dead
or dying shade trees, defining shade tree; specifying certain consultation
requirements
(rt)


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

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of veterans affairs for a grant to the
Minnesota ambulance association to implement a veterans paramedic apprenticeship
program to integrate returning military medics into the workforce in the field
of paramedic and emergency services and ensuring gainful employment in the state
(je)

Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Author added Sheran

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1E Establishing American Red Cross special license plates; specifying American
Red Cross design consultation requirements with the commissioner of public
safety; providing for fees and contributions
(me)

Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Expanding the definition of lawful purpose expenditures for lawful gambling
purposes to include payment of real estate taxes and assessments on permitted
gambling premises and the payment of water, fuel for heating, electricity and
sewer costs for buildings owned or leased by and used as the headquarters of
licensed fraternal organizations
(je)

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Author added Clark

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of education for a grant to the learning
law and democracy foundation for the development and electronic collection,
review and distribution of certain civics and government educational materials
(me)

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: 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: 02/20/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Relating to state employment; ratifying certain labor agreements and
compensation plans between the state and the American federation of state,
county and municipal employees (AFSCME) council 5 and council 5, units 8 and
225, the Minnesota association of professional employees (MAPE), the state
residential schools education association, the Minnesota government engineers
council, the middle management association, the state board of investment, the
commissioner of employee relations plan for unrepresented employees and the
managerial plan on certain dates; modifying certain salary requirements of the
administrator of the Minnesota zoological board
(je)

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: 03/19/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Requiring the commissioner of health in consultation with the university of
Minnesota epidemiology department and the Minnesota hospital association to
conduct a study to determine the prevalence of prenatal illicit drug exposure
for purposes of assisting the legislature in directing resources to address
early intervention and infant special needs; requiring hospital identification
for the study and commissioner data collection requirements; requiring informed
consent for all specimens collected from infants and requiring a certificate of
confidentiality issued by the national institute of health; requiring a report
to the legislature by a certain date; appropriating money to the commissioner of
health
(me)

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

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of human services for a demonstration
grant to the Minnesota kinship caregivers association (MKCA) to provide support
to grandparents or relatives raising kinship children; requiring demonstration
grant sites to include a central site in the metropolitan area and another site
in the Bemidji area
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Chief auth stricken, shown as co-auth Olson, M

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Requiring the commissioner of human services with the assistance of and in
consultation with the Minnesota kinship caregivers association (MKCA) to
establish a kinship support program for grandparents and relatives raising
children related to them to provide seamless financial and support services;
specifying certain program component requirements
(je)

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

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of human services for a grant to be
transferred to the Minnesota kinship caregivers association (MKCA) to provide
support under the kinship navigator program to assist grandparents and relatives
in raising kinship children
(me)

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

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Relating to health; requiring the Minnesota hospital association to report
hospital performance on measures of care developed to prevent hospital acquired
infections, specifying infections to be included, requiring the commissioner of
health to provide a web link for results, clarifying commissioner enforcement
powers for noncompliance
(rt)

Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Committee report: To pass as amended

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1E Relating to taxation ARTICLE 1 - INCOME AND FRANCHISE TAXES Modifying the determination of debt under the revenue recapture act; requiring birth dates to be included in income tax returns; modifying withholding statement requirements by electronic means provisions; clarifying regulated investment companies requirement to file reports with the commissioner of revenue; prescribing penalties for partnership of S corporation filing with an incorrect tax identification number; clarifying penalties for excessive property tax refunds; requiring tax preparers identification numbers; clarifying a work opportunity credit provision; modifying the bovine testing credit; modifying the inflation adjustment for the dependent care credit and working family credit; modifying the inflation adjustment for the alternative minimum tax on preference items; modifying the definition of dependent for property tax refund purposes;[...]

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

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) for a grant to the metroplitan economic development association for
continuing metropolitan area minority business development programs and contract
procurement
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Author added Dibble

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Requiring all licensed hospitals to adopt and implement by a certain date
staffing plans specifying direct care registered nurse (RN) patient ratios for
each hospital unit for purposes of patient safety; specifying considerations,
assignment limits and adjustments; requiring licensed hospitals to establish RN
staffing for patient safety committees by a certain date, providing for staffing
levels posting and commissioner of health enforcement; providing for adverse
health event reporting relating staffing levels and nursing sensitive quality
outcomes; requiring the commissioner of health on consultation with hospitals,
the board of nursing and the Minnesota nurses association to study how nursing
care should be identified and reimbursed in hospital cost reports
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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1E Establishing the wind energy conversion system (WECS) aggregation program to
create a clearinghouse to coordinate and arrange umbrella sales arrangements for
groups, farmstead property owners and farmer cooperative associations, community
based energy project developers, school districts and political subdivisions to
aggregate small volume purchases; specifying responsibilities; appropriating
money to the commissioner of commerce
(ra)

Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - HF substituted on Calendar HF3195

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6E "Green Solutions Act of 2008; requiring the commissioners of commerce and the pollution control agency (PCA) to submit a report to the legislature on the status of the development of a model rule establishing a regional cap and trade program under the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord; establishing the legislative greenhouse gas accord advisory group to serve in an advisory capacity to the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord stakeholder group; specifying certain economic impact study reporting requirements; requiring the commissioners of commerce and the pollution control agency (PCA) to submit a revenue study to the legislature on potential revenues to the state from a cap and trade program and how revenues could be spent to mitigate economic disparities resulting from implementation of a cap and trade program specifying expenditures to be studied and study criteria; authorizing the commissioner of commerce to request the [...]

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Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/24/08

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Medical Review Subcommittee and ombudsman authorized to gather data about
deceased clients.

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Modifying procedures and fees charged by county registrars of title for
registering supplemental declarations of common interest communities
(me)

Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - HF substituted on General Orders HF4223

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1E Relating to local government; allowing municipalities to enact an ordinance to permit dogs to accompany persons patronizing outdoor areas of food and beverage service establishments; "Business Energy Accountability Act of 2008", providing for business energy use accountability, requiring the commissioner of commerce to create an energy inventory form for municipal use; requiring municipalities to make inventory form available to local businesses; permitting a town board to vote to refund any surplus or service charge upon the removal of a subordinate service district; authorizing a transfer of the management of certain drainage systems from Hennepin county to a water management authority, specifying transfer procedure and clarifying effect of transfer on property rights; authorizing counties to use interim use ordinances (permits) under certain conditions, defining interim use; providing for public hearings; providing [...]

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Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Returned from Senate

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HF 4223 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Business Energy Accountability Act established; district provisions modified, drainage transfer and uses provided, charter, registrar's fees, Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act, and Minneapolis dedication fee provisions modified. Section 1: Business energy use accountability language provided. Section 2: Petition for removal of district; Procedure; Refund of surplus language added. Section 3: Transfer of drainage systems language provided. Section 4: Public hearings language modified. Section 5: Interim uses language provided. Section 6: Discharge language modified. Section 7: Amendment by ordinance language modified. Section 8: Charges; net revenues language modified. Section 9: Standard documents language modified. Section 10: Recording language modified. Section 11: Dedication [...]

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