All Federal Government Legislation - Minnesota
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Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text A resolution urging Congress to create a path toward legal permanent resident status for Liberians with temporary protected status and to extend temporary protected status until a permanent solution is enacted (ra) Comment on Bill Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text 1E Providing for the financing of prekindergarten through grade 12 education programs and services ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying certain school district levy recognition; modifying general education levy aid; reducing general education aid to cooperative member school districts failing to meet federal special education maintenance of effort; allowing referendum market value to determine district state aid adjustment abatement; specifying instructions to the revisor of statutes; repealing the specific enrollment options in nonresident districts ARTICLE 2 - EDUCATION EXCELLENCE Requiring charter and nonpublic schools to transfer student records to student school of residence, requiring inclusion of form disciplinary actions in records transfer; requiring school district to adopt gifted and talented students acceleration policies and procedures; modifying secondary students state show full description SF3527 - Education department and office of higher education educational data sharing authority
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Allowing educational data sharing between the department of education and the office of higher education as authorized by the code of federal regulations for the purpose of analyzing and improving school district instruction (je) SF3597 - Education department and office of higher education data sharing permission
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Allowing educational data sharing between the department of education and the office of higher education as authorized by the code of federal regulations (rt) SF2873 - Adult foster care and family adult day services provisions modification
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to human services; modifying adult foster care and family adult day services provisions; reducing age requirements; requiring the commissioner of human services to seek federal approval to include family adult day services as an allowable service under all Medicare approved home and community based service waiver plans (me) Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to civil actions; moving mortgage redemption sales to the end of the current redemption period, defining postnotice reinstatement period and service of the notice of a foreclosure sale upon the occupants; eliminating mortgagee redemption rights; requiring surplus to be paid to junior lienors in order of priority; authorizing the federal government to exercise the right to redeem after foreclosure sales under the condition of a federal tax lien and requiring certificate of sale redemption period reference; repealing certain provisions relating to redemption (rt) SF2060 - Resolution to replace the fast track trade authority system
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text A resolution urging the president and congress to replace the fast track trade authority system (me) SF2216 - Cable communication systems regulations modifications; state authorized video service providers regulation
Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying cable communications regulations; requiring cable communications system providers to make efforts to interconnect systems with state authorized video service provider systems; prohibiting cable communications systems logos or marketing materials placement appearing to favor certain cable communications, regulating advertising; prohibiting cable communications systems program content or public programs access limitations, clarifying liability; requiring persons seeking to provide video service to apply and register with the public utilities commission (PUC) after a certain date, providing for certificate issuance, application fee, service area, final determination and termination; requiring public access capacity equal to public, educational and governmental (PEG) access channels as provided by existing cable communications system providers, specifying content format and PEG fees; requiring provider fees, specifying [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development (DEED) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for grants to the city of Austin for flood damage repair of publicly owned infrastructure, requiring federal designation for qualification, allowing fund use for real property acquisition (rt) SF2803 - Fergus Falls veterans home building construction project bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of veterans affairs and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for constructing, furnishing and equipping a special care unit and additional clinical space at the state veterans home in Fergus Falls; match requirement (je) SF1860 - Income, corporate franchise, estate and property tax refunds federal conforming provisions
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to taxation; conforming to various federal tax changes for individual income, corporate franchise, estate tax and property tax refunds (rt) SF1901 - Local bridge replacement and rehabilitation and local road improvement bond issue and appropriations
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to match federal money and to replace or rehabilitate local deficient bridges and for construction, reconstruction and reconditioning of local roads with statewide or regional significance and for grants to counties to reduce traffic crashes, deaths, injuries and property damage (rt) Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Author added Wiger Bill Text Relating to consumer protection; prohibiting retail sales of toys recalled by an agency of the federal government or by the manufacturer for safety reasons; providing for enforcement (je) SF0023 - United States senate vacancy election procedures modifications
Latest Action: 01/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to elections; modifying the procedure for filling the unexpired term of a United States senator (je) SF1680 - Motor vehicle weight schedules modifications for vehicle registration tax purposes
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying motor vehicle weight schedules for vehicle registration tax purposes; requiring owners of certain vehicles to declare at the time of registration the amount of weight planned to be carried and subject to the federal heavy vehicle use tax; requiring owners declaring to carry less to display a distinctive sticker (me) SF1682 - Commercial motor vehicle inspection provisions modifications
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying certain provisions relating to commercial motor vehicle inspections; modifying the definition of commercial vehicle; clarifying inspection requirements; permitting a person employed by a government agency owning commercial vehicles to inspect commercial vehicles; eliminating certain separate categories of inspector certificates; clarifying the issuance of inspection decals; clarifying proof of federal inspection application; requiring the submission of written daily inspection reports by commercial motor vehicle operators; modifying criteria for peace officers notification of the state patrol for accidents involving a commercial motor vehicle (me) SF3383 - USDOT carrier number requirement and use provisions modification
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Committee report: To pass Bill Text Modifying the USDOT number registration process and use for certain trucks and truck-tractors; clarifying certain exemptions (me) SF1419 - Scott county personnel administration system establishment
Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - HF substituted on General Orders HF1490 Bill Text Authorizing the Scott county board to establish a county personnel administration system by adopting a resolution for the purpose of creating a personnel department; providing for jurisdiction, personnel director appointment and powers and duties, payrolls, civil service and merit system relationships, veterans preference and collective bargaining; authorizing a personnel board of appeals and specifying duties; authorizing judicial review, personnel system abolition upon county board resolution, county board appropriations and federal financial assistance; providing for protection of human and public employment labor relations act (PELRA) rights under state and federal laws (rt) Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Limiting the use of funds for state sponsored health programs abortion funding, exception for federal program continued participation, severability, designating Minnesota supreme court jurisdiction (rt) SF0983 - Revisor's bill
Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Revisor's bill ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS Making miscellaneous technical corrections and removing obsolete and redundant references to statutes and other laws relating to legislative audits, government data practices, criminal justice data, state fair liquor sales, a road name, sewage treatment replacement systems, the legislative commission on waste management, battery management pilot projects, mixed municipal solid waste incinerators, the workforce development council, the national board of medical examiners, limited market value, office of enterprise technology and enterprise technology revolving fund, constables, fiduciaries, the crime victim and witness advisory council, unlicensed mental health practitioners and the office of unlicensed mental health practice, city of Worthington general election date, cigarette and tobacco products tax and liquor excise tax effective dates; providing [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Correcting the name of the federal immigration agency to the United States immigration and customs enforcement (me) Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing federal law enforcement officers the same authority as Minnesota police officers to arrest and hold an individual in custody; defining federal law enforcement officer (je) Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text "Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act"; defining certain terms; providing for the validity of electronic documents; providing for recording of documents; establishing an electronic recording commission and providing for membership and governance, requiring the commission to adopt standards for implementation; providing uniformity of application and construction; providing for the relation to federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act (rt) SF1810 - Legislative and congressional districts redistricting plans and standards; redistricting advisory commission establishment
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to elections; establishing a method for reapportionment of congressional and legislative districts; defining certain terms; specifying certain preparation requirements for legal services staff; providing a timetable for preparation of plans and intent for delivery of bills; specifying certain redistricting standards for population; providing for political subdivision boundaries, convenient contiguous territories and compactness of districts; specifying certain prohibited purposes; providing for inclusions in larger districts; providing for vacancies in the legislature; establishing a temporary redistricting advisory commission, specifying certain duties and membership requirements (je) SF1583 - Critical areas act of 1973 modifications and appropriation
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Modifying the critical areas act of 1973; requiring the environmental quality board (EQB) to administer the Mississippi river critical area program and requiring the board to work with the national park service to draft recommendations for the Mississippi national river and recreation area comprehensive plan inclusion in the critcal area regulations and to work with local governmental units for regulatory reevaluation and updates; appropriating money to the commissioner of administration for the EQB (rt) Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing and providing for a presidential primary; specifying candidate ballot provisions; providing for conduct of primary; specifying auditor furnished information by the secretary of state, prescribing ballot preparation procedures; providing for the apportionment of delegates to national convention, providing for the choosing of delegates and delegate voting; providing for the use of voting machines; requiring party choice; requiring the secretary of state to adopt certain rules; providing for the reimbursement of election expenses; providing for precinct caucuses and the presidential primary (me) SF2055 - Carcinogenic and endocrine disrupting pesticides and nervous system toxin pesticides registration and control
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Agriculture and Veterans Bill Text 1E Requiring the commissioner of health to review all pesticide registration applications filed with the commissioner of agriculture for known and probable carcinogenic and endocrine disrupting pesticides and high potency nervous system toxins; granting the commissioner of health final authority on the registration of these pesticides for use in the state; requiring the commissioner to consider certain factors in restriction and registration determinations (ra) Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Agriculture and Veterans Bill Text 1E Requiring the commissioner of health in consultation with the pollution control agency (PCA) and the commissioner of agriculture to set drinking water standards for the health risk limit of atrazine in private wells and the maximum contaminant level in public water systems at a certain level to comply with the federal standard determined by the EPA (je) SF1951 - Medical education and research cost distribution formula modification
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to health; modifying the medical education and research cost (MERC) distribution formula; modifying the definition of eligible trainee FTEs; modifying distribution by commissioner of health of certain proceeds gained by tax on cigarettes and tobacco products; authorizing commissioner to award grants to teaching institutions and clinical training sites increasing mental health access to underserved populations; specifying considerations for awarding grants; modifying federal financial participation for MERC; appropriating money to commissioner of health for MERC grants (me) SF2078 - Trunk highway #610 construction project bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to match federal funds to complete the construction of trunk highway #610 (je) SF0935 - Resolution for gift cards fees and expiration dates limits
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Rules and Administration Bill Text A resolution requesting congress to limit fees and expiration dates assigned to federal bank issued gift cards (rt) SF1743 - Income and franchise tax federal provisions conformance for depreciable assets
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to income and franchise taxes; conforming for tax years 2006 and 2007 certain federal provisions authorizing expensing of certain depreciable assets (me) Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing and providing for a presidential primary as determined by each major political party; permitting each party to determine the date of precinct caucuses in nonresidential election years; requiring precinct caucuses to be held on the first date another state in the region conducts a caucus or primary in a presidential election year; specifying candidate ballot provisions; providing for conduct of primary; specifying auditor furnished information by the secretary of state, prescribing ballot preparation procedures; providing for the apportionment of delegates to national convention, providing for the choosing of delegates and delegate voting; providing for the use of voting machines; requiring the secretary of state to adopt certain rules; providing for the reimbursement of election expenses (ra) SF1870 - Public transit systems federal transit funds use authority
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing the commissioner of transportation to use a certain portion of federal funds for capital assistance to public transit systems in greater Minnesota under the public transit participation program (je) Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the public facilities authority and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to match federal grants for the clean water revolving fund and the drinking water revolving fund, for grants and loans to eligible municipalities under the wastewater infrastructure funding program, for total maximum daily load (TMDL) grants, for phosphorus reduction grants and for small community wastewater grants (ra) SF1674 - Technology and commercialization unit in department of employment and economic development department
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing a technology and commercialization unit in the department of employment and economic development (DEED) for certain bioscience and technology issues and federal procurement liaison activities; requiring report to the legislature by a certain date; appropriating money to the commissioner for the establishment and operation of the unit (je) Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text 2E Authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to allow the use of tanks of a certain capacity in applying anhydrous ammonia to fields and allow the refilling of tanks at the application location; authorizing the commissioner to adopt rules imposing appropriate safety and environmental safeguards; requiring conforming to federal cargo tank specifications and loading and unloading requirements (me) SF0198 - Brainerd Mississippi River crossing corridor bond sale and appropriation
Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the city of Brainerd and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for the Mississippi river crossing corridor to match federal funds (me) SF0205 - MinnesotaCare program income definition veterans aid and attendance benefits exclusion
Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Excluding veterans aid and attendance benefits from the definition of income under the MinnesotaCare program (je) Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to motor fuels; removing the percentage requirement from the ethanol blender definition and from the gasoline blended with ethanol blending standard, changing the ASTM compliance standards; establishing a gasoline ethanol blending standard for standard combustion engines and providing a United States environmental protection agency (EPA) waiver option; establishing a gasoline ethanol blending standard for alternative fuel vehicles, requiring the commissioners of agriculture and the pollution control agency (PCA) to obtain regulatory approval and safety certification of liquid fuel dispensers offering bigger varieties of renewable fuel blends and to expand the renewable fuel options available (rt) SF0813 - Office of justice programs eliminated federal funds replacement appropriation
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety to replace eliminated federal grant money for office of justice programs (me) Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Relating to elections; changing the option for postsecondary educational institutions to prepare residential housing lists to be sent to the secretary of state for use in election day registration to a requirement, specifying certain name and address listing requirements; facilitating same day voter registration by updating certain election day registration proof of residence requirements; removing the limit on registered voter vouching for proof of residence and taking oaths on election day, removing secretary of state requirement to provide election judges with forms for voters signing proof of residence oaths; requiring employees of residential facilities to prove employment prior to being eligible to vouch for individuals residing in facilities; requiring challengers to take an oath to abide by laws and rules governing challengers (rt) SF1387 - Medical assistance coverage eligibility suspension for incarcerated individuals
Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text 2E Requiring individuals enrolled in medical assistance (MA) and charged with a crime and incarcerated for a certain amount of time to have eligibility suspended at the time of incarceration and reinstated upon release (me) (je) SF1844 - Resolution to extend federal entitlement eligibility to unadjudicated individuals held in local facilities
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text A resolution urging congress to enact legislation to extend entitlement eligibility to unadjudicated individuals held in local facilities (je) SF2012 - Hazardous chemical inventory reporting and hazardous substances list
Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring hazardous chemical inventory reporting for facilities subject to certain federal regulation within a certain time period after certain events; requiring the commissioner of the pollution control agency (PCA) to establish the Minnesota hazardous substances list, requiring commissioner of health consultation for developing a process for adding and deleting substances from the list (rt) SF3215 - Marriage license application social security number requirement removal
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Removing the social security number disclosure requirement from the marriage license application (rt) Latest Action: 01/18/2007 - Author added Hann Bill Text 1E A resolution urging congress to amend the no child left behind act as a part of the reauthorization and to offer greater flexibility to states to continue to work toward the goal of closing the achievement gap without losing federal funds (rt) Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing for the designation of certain presidential electors and modifying duties (ra) SF2681 - Immigration law enforcement noncooperation ordinances and policies prohibition; immigration related data use authority
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to law enforcement; prohibiting immigration law enforcement noncooperation ordinances and policies; providing for use of immigration related data; defining certain terms; prescribing remedies for violation (je) Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Limiting the use of funds for state sponsored health programs abortion funding, exception for federal program continued participation, severability clause, designating Minnesota supreme court jurisdiction (je) SF3802 - Employer violation of federal immigration law penalties; crime of aggravated forgery documents inclusion; crime of sex trafficking as separate offense
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to public safety; establishing certain penalties for employers hiring illegal immigrants in violation of federal immigration law, defining certain terms, providing for an exception; establishing sex trafficking as a separate crime from the promotion of prostitution, modifying certain definitions; increasing penalties for aggravated forgery and expanding the documents included in the crime of aggravated forgery; specifying instructions to the revisor of statutes (me) Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Replacing reduced federal comprehensive school reform funds for eligible school districts, specifying allocation requirements; appropriating money to the commissioner of education (je) SF0530 - Blue Earth county Rapidan dam foundation and hydraulics study appropriation
Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to conduct a feasibility study in conjunction with the U.S. army corps of engineers on the foundation and hydraulics of the Rapidan dam in Blue Earth county (ra) Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing for the collection and recycling or reuse of video display devices; defining certain terms; establishing a registration program under the pollution control agency (PCA) and specifying certain manufacturer labeling and registration requirements for the sale of new household video display devices, specifying collector and recycler registration requirements, requiring PCA web site information maintenance; establishing the electronic waste account in the environmental fund, requiring annual manufacturer registration fee payment to the department of revenue, requiring manufacturer annual reporting and recycling, specifying recycler and retailer responsibilities; specifying PCA and department of revenue duties and state agencies purchasing requirements; prohibiting local government units and public agencies from requiring household to use public facilities to the exclusion of other lawful available programs to recycle [...] show full description SF0554 - Estate tax conformance
Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Conforming state estate tax with the federal exemption amount (rt) SF1553 - Medical practice board medical licensing examination requirements modifications
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing the board of medical practice to grant time period extensions and increased attempts permitted to pass the United State medical licensing examination (USMLE) under conditions of applicants being diagnosed with medical illness during the process of taking the USMLE (rt) SF1567 - Health care provisions modifications; MinnesotaCare II option; Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to health ARTICLE 1 - HEALTH INSURANCE Allowing public assistance data to be shared for MinnesotaCare enrollment and premium collection purposes; authorizing the commissioner of human services to receive federal matching money made available through the medical assistance (MA) program for managed care oversight contracted through vendors; modifying certain medical assistance (MA) eligibility requirements for children under a certain age; requiring commissioner to develop and implement a physician directed care coordination program for certain medical assistance recipients; requiring commissioner to refer MinnesotaCare applicants and enrollees to the Minnesota health insurance exchange, specifying certain exchange of private data requirements; modifying certain MinnesotaCare eligibility requirements for families with children; modifying certain duties of the commissioner relating to availability [...] show full description SF0888 - Health and human services appropriations; Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange; MinnesotaCare II
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Relating to state government ARTICLE 1 - HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the commissioner of human services (DHS) for information system projects and systems continuity, management and operations, revenue and pass through expenditures, children and economic assistance, MFIP/DWP and support services, various child care, adoption assistance, children and community services, general assistance (GA) and emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental and emergency supplemental aids, group residential, children and economic assistance, basic health care, MinnesotaCare, general assistance medical care (GAMC) and other health care, continuing care, alternative care, medical assistance (MA), mental health, deaf and hard of hearing, various chemical dependency and continuing care grants, targeted case management temporary funding, medical assistance (MA), physician directed care [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Relating to education; providing for statewide health and physical education requirements; requiring schools and school districts to annually transmit locally approved school wellness policies to the department of education and department web site posting of policies; establishing a grant program to assist local schools and school districts to implement wellness policies in conformance with federal law, specifying grant requirements; requiring commissioner of education to adopt rules (rt) Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text "Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act"; defining certain terms; providing for the validity of electronic documents; providing for recording of documents; requiring the commissioner of commerce to adopt standards for implementation; providing uniformity of application and construction; providing for the relation to federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act (me) SF1768 - No child left behind act implementation nullification and revocation
Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of education to nullify and revoke implementation of the no child left behind act of 2001 and any other state contract or agreement under the act (je) |
