All Liability Legislation - Minnesota
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Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Removing the limit on the total liability on any number of tort claims arising out of a single occurrence; defining uncompensated medical expenses; eliminating the limit on the total liability for uncompensated medical expenses (me) Comment on Bill 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 SF3368 - Public safety department incorrect information dissemination liability clarification
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Judiciary Bill Text Holding the department of public safety harmless for negligent dissemination of motor vehicle or driver data (rt) Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to civil actions; providing for district court civil actions for neglect, abuse, injury, endangerment or exploitation of vulnerable or incapacitated adults; defining terms; extending liability to misuse of assets and real and personal property, allowing interested persons to file actions in district or probate court; specifying exclusion for adults dependent on religious healing methods; specifying statute of limitations and remedies; criminal conviction preclusion for subsequent denial of criminal conviction (rt) Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Reforming no-fault auto insurance; prohibiting an injured person from collecting noneconomic damages under certain conditions; modifying certain arbitration procedures; prohibiting balance billing by health care providers; clarifying civil liability relating to recovery of medial and health care expenses (me) SF3469 - Workers compensation civil remedy for employer willful safety law violation
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Allowing injured employees, legal representatives or heirs a civil remedy for employer safety law willful violations under workers compensation (rt) SF3182 - Marriage and family therapist duty to warn of patient violent behavior
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text 1E Establishing a marriage and family therapist duty to warn potential victims of violent threats by patients, allowing exceptions and limiting liabiltiy (ra) SF1339 - Workers compensation injured workers continued health coverage and attorney fees payment requirements
Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to workers compensation; requiring employers to pay for continued employee medical insurance for injured workers under certain conditions; requiring employers to pay for attorney fees of workers under certain conditions (rt) SF0540 - Minnesota False Claims Act
Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text "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 show full description Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text "Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act"; granting immunity from civil liability to producers, growers, manufacturers, packers, distributors, carriers, holders, marketers or sellers of food or nonalcoholic beverages for actions based on weight gain, obesity or health conditions associated with weight gain or obesity and resulting from long term purchase or consumption of the food or nonalcoholic beverages, exceptions (je) SF3063 - Viatical (life insurance) settlement model act of the national association of insurance commissions enactment and modifications
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text 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;[...] show full description Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Author added Dibble Bill Text "Minnesota Responsible Business Corporations Act"; providing for incorporation of socially responsible for profit business corporations; defining certain terms; providing for the relationship to other law; specifying conditions for incorporation; specifying directors standard of conduct; requiring directors representation of stakeholder interests; limiting applicability of common law of agency; authorizing and providing for input and accountability considerations for other than shareholder interests; providing for attorney general intervention under certain conditions (me) SF2809 - Smoking in a nonsmoking hotel room penalty increased, and civil and criminal penalties imposed.
Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Returned from House Bill Text Smoking in a nonsmoking hotel room penalty increased, and civil and criminal penalties imposed. SF2491 - Aviation liability insurance claims denial conditions regulation
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Judiciary Bill Text Relating to aircraft (aviation) liability insurance, prohibiting denial of claims for insureds actions or failure to act unless there is a direct causal connection to losses upon which claims are based (rt) SF1152 - Insurance company direct liability and good faith practice requirements
Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to civil actions; authorizing direct actions and imposing direct liability on certain insurers for certain actions; requiring insurers to act in good faith involving claims made under an insurance policy; prescribing penalties and remedies; requiring insurers to report to the commissioner the date and disposition of settlements and awards; appropriating money to the commissioner to monitor compliance and requiring compliance report to the legislature annually by a certain date (me) SF2173 - Breach of insurance policy damages and attorney fees recovery
Latest Action: 05/17/2007 - General Orders: Amended, progress Bill Text 3E Relating to insurance; providing for the awarding of certain damages and attorney fees in claims arising from breach of an insurance policy by an insurer, defining certain terms; providing for insurance producer limited liability; providing for no liability for insurers conducting or cooperating with fire investigations; providing for no effect on third party claims or remedies (ra) Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Relating to natural resources; modifying the off highway vehicle damage account purpose to include the restoration and repair of property damaged by illegal operation of off highway vehicles and the operation of off highway vehicles in an unpermitted area, removing the requirement for unused balances to be transferred by a certain date to the off highway motorcycle, off road vehicle and all terrain vehicle (ATV) accounts (me) SF1574 - Credit cards, debit cards and stored value cards breach of security liability
Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - HF substituted on General Orders HF1758 Bill Text 2E Relating to commerce; establishing liability for breach of security for credit cards, debit cards and stored value cards (access devices); defining certain terms; prohibiting persons or entities from retaining the card security code data, the PIN verification number or the full contents of any track of magnetic stripe data of access devices subsequent to the authorization of initial transactions; establishing liability for security breaches; specifying certain remedies (me) SF3002 - City donated public safety equipment civil liability immunity extension
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Bill Text 1E Extending civil immunity to cities with tort claims resulting from the use of city donated public safety equipment (ra) Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text 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 show full description Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 2E "Universal Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening Act"; specifying legislative findings and purpose; defining certain terms; requiring the commissioner of health to establish a newborn hearing screening advisory committee to advise the commissioner of health and education, specifying membership; requiring all hospitals to establish a universal newborn hearing and infant screening (UNHS) program as a condition of licensure, specifying duties, notification and information requirements; requiring commissioner of health to exercise oversight responsibility for UNHS programs; providing for immunity from civil and criminal liability and penalties; sunset provision (me) SF3333 - Mentally ill personal liability for cost of care prohibition
Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to human services; exempting individuals diagnosed with a mental illness meeting certain requirements from personal liability for cost of care (me) SF3717 - Breach of insurance policy damages and attorney fees recovery
Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Author stricken Vandeveer Bill Text Relating to insurance; providing for the recovery of damages and attorney fees for breach of an insurance policy; defining certain terms; specifying additional damages to be recovered; clarifying the effects of arbitration on the recovery of attorney fees; specifying factors to consider in awarding attorney fees; providing for limited liability for insurance producers under certain conditions (me) SF1848 - Prevailing wage provisions modification; transportation contracts oversight requirements modification
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text 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 [...] show full description SF2039 - Workers compensation advisory council recommendations adoption
Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Author stricken Rosen Bill Text Relating to workers compensation; increasing the temporary total disability payment and lengthening the time period of payment eligibility; lengthening the time period of eligibility for payment of temporary total or temporary partial compensation; modifying relative value fee schedule conversion factors, authorizing the commissioner of labor and industry to update relative value table; modifying the medical fee review employer limitation of liability, specifying employer liability for treatment, articles and supplies provided by hospitals located within eleven county metropolitan area and outside the metropolitan area, defining metropolitan area to include Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington and Wright counties; permitting department assigned workers compensation identification numbers to be substituted for social security numbers; repealing a workers compensation [...] show full description SF3199 - Medical professional liability insurance coverage purchase, distribution and appropriation
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the volunteer health care provider program administrative services unit to apportion an adjusted fee amount among the boards of medical practice, dentistry and nursing; requiring apportionment distribution amounts to equal amounts expended on medical professional liability insurance coverage purchased by each of the board providers; appropriating money to the administrative unit for medical professional liability insurance coverage (rt) SF3119 - Local government interstate assistance authorized for emergency services.
Latest Action: 04/30/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/24/08 Bill Text Local government interstate assistance authorized for emergency services. SF3135 - Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps created, volunteer health practitioners permitted during an emergency declaration, and volunteer protections provided.
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/17/08 Bill Text Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps created, volunteer health practitioners permitted during an emergency declaration, and volunteer protections provided. SF0883 - Darlene Luther Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act adopted and penalties imposed.
Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Returned from House with amendment Bill Text Darlene Luther Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act adopted and penalties imposed. SF0167 - Unemployment insurance policy, housekeeping, and style changes provided; rules incorporated into statute; fraud penalties modified; and certain unemployment benefits extended.
Latest Action: 05/20/2007 - H adopted SCC report and repassed bill Bill Text Unemployment insurance policy, housekeeping, and style changes provided; rules incorporated into statute; fraud penalties modified; and certain unemployment benefits extended. SF2926 - Electrical, plumbing, water conditioning, boiler, residential contractor and remodeler and high-pressure piping professions and manufactured home provisions modifications
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 2E Relating to construction professions; modifying provisions relating to electrical, plumbing, water conditioning, boiler, residential contractor and remodeler and high-pressure piping professions; modifying manufactured home provisions; making clarifying and technical modifications to department of administration administrative procedure act, construction professions, employments licensed by the state and state fire code; allowing licensed elevator constructors to install, maintain and repair elevator electrical wiring and apparatus; allowing licensed lineman to install, maintain and repair transmission and distribution systems; allowing licensed maintenance electricians to maintain and repair electrical wiring and apparatus; allowing licensed master elevator constructors to supervise and work on elevators and specifying requirements; modifying certain inspection requirements; modifying plumber licensing requirements [...] show full description Latest Action: 05/16/2007 - Returned from House Bill Text Amusement rides regulation provisions modified. SF3061 - Petrofund program modified.
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Committee report, to pass as amended Bill Text Petrofund program modified. SF1429 - Motor carriers financial liability requirements modified for certain charitable organizations.
Latest Action: 05/01/2007 - Received from Senate Bill Text Motor carriers financial liability requirements modified for certain charitable organizations. SF3099 - Health care programs increased, provisions modified, subsidies provided, Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange, and Health Care Transformation Commission established, Section 125 plan offer required, standard created, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - HF substituted by motion [HF3391] Bill Text Health care programs increased, provisions modified, subsidies provided, Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange, and Health Care Transformation Commission established, Section 125 plan offer required, standard created, and money appropriated. SF2833 - Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act adopted requiring public pools and spas to be equipped with anti-entrapment devices or systems, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/16/08 Bill Text Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act adopted requiring public pools and spas to be equipped with anti-entrapment devices or systems, and money appropriated. SF0276 - Statewide health insurance pool established for school district employees, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means Bill Text Statewide health insurance pool established for school district employees, and money appropriated. Latest Action: 05/16/2007 - Governor's action Approval 05/14/07 Bill Text Rental vehicle insurance coverage regulated. SF3218 - Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted.
Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/30/08 Bill Text Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted. Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Governor's action Approval 03/27/07 Bill Text Building contractors insurance requirements modified. SF2822 - First party good faith insurance practices regulated, and remedies provided.
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/18/08 Bill Text First party good faith insurance practices regulated, and remedies provided. Latest Action: 05/01/2007 - Received from Senate Bill Text Customer access to restroom facilities regulated. Latest Action: 05/17/2007 - Governor's action Approval 05/17/07 Bill Text Aircraft insurance minimum liability limits increased. SF0111 - Sign installation standards
Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to occupations and professions; specifying standards for sign installers, specifying requirements for licensure, authorizing the department of labor and industry to determine experience requirements, requiring surety bond and liability insurance filing with the department, requiring examination and application with the department; authorizing the department to expire fees, specifying certain fees (rt) SF3035 - Nonconviction criminal records private employers use restriction; BCA internet access data sunset provision removal
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text 2E Relating to crime; prohibiting private employers use of nonconviction criminal records; granting private employers immunity from liability for certain negligent hiring under certain conditions; removing the sunset on the provision governing internet access to the bureau of criminal apprehension (BCA) data (me) Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Changing the criminal penalty for graffiti to a petty misdemeanor; allowing peace officer credible testimony as standard of proof for liability (rt) SF3470 - Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange; state health care programs affordability expansion; health improvement fund establishment; health care transformation commission creation; section 125 plan
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to health care ARTICLE 1 - PUBLIC HEALTH Establishing the public health improvement fund; requiring hospitals by a certain date to contribute a certain percent of net patient revenue to the public health improvement fund; providing for a statewide health improvement program, specifying goals, providing for local community grants, outcomes and a media campaign; requiring the commissioner of health to establish a BMI monitoring program for children and youth; appropriating money to the commissioner of health ARTICLE 2 - HEALTH CARE HOMES Requiring medical assistance (MA) enrollees to select primary care clinics after a certain date; requiring the commissioner of human services to encourage initial health assessments; requiring the commissioner to provide patient education and outreach to MA enrollees; requiring the commissioner to establish health care homes for state health [...] show full description SF3760 - Crime of graffiti petty misdemeanor charge and local approval requirement
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Changing the criminal penalty for graffiti to a petty misdemeanor; allowing peace officer credible testimony as standard of proof for liability; local approval requirement (je) HF3708 - Health profession licensing requirements changed and unlicensed complementary and alternative health care practitioner provision changed, and county standards provided for transporting a dead body.
Latest Action: 04/07/2010 - House concurred and repassed bill Bill Text HF 3708 THIRD ENGROSSMENT Health profession licensing requirements changed and unlicensed complementary and alternative health care practitioner provision changed, and county standards provided for transporting a dead body. Section 1: Prohibited conduct language is modified. Section 2: Scope language is modified. Section 3: Endorsement; reciprocity language is modified. Section 4: Requirements language is modified. Section 5: Supervisor language is modified. Section 6: Master's or doctoral degree required for speech-language pathology applicants language is modified. Section 7: Procedures language is modified. Section 8: Supervision required language is modified. Section 9: Temporary licensure language is modified. Section 10: Change of name, employment, and addresses language is modified. Section 11: Audiologist [...] show full description HF2748 - Rural health cooperative established, requirements revised for county-based purchasing for state health care programs, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Returned from Senate with amendment Bill Text HF 2748 THIRD ENGROSSMENT Rural health cooperative established, requirements revised for county-based purchasing for state health care programs, and money appropriated. Section 1: Rural Health Cooperative Contract Oversight language provided. Subdivision 1. Review and approval; monitoring. Subdivision 2. Applications. Subdivision 3. Application fee. Subdivision 4. Appropriation. Section 2: Limitation of choice language modified. Section 3: Statement of costs; appropriation language provided. SNA 5/20/08 HF3034 - Electrical, plumbing, water conditioning, boiler, and high-pressure piping professional provisions modified.
Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Returned from Senate with amendment Bill Text HF 3034 FOURTH ENGROSSMENT Electrical, plumbing, water conditioning, boiler, and high-pressure piping professional provisions modified. Section 1: Effective date of rules language is modified Section 2: Limited application language is modified. Section 3: Repair violation language is modified. Section 4: Rules for code administration and enforcement language is modified. Section 5: Elevator contractor language is modified. Section 6: Contractor language is modified. Section 7: Powers; duties; administrative support language is modified. Section 8: Officers, quorum, voting language is modified. Section 9: Journeyman electrician language is modified. Section 10: Power limited technician language is modified. Section 11: Elevator constructor language is added. Section 12: Lineman language is added. [...] show full description HF3391 - Health care program affordability and continuity increased, provisions modified, subsidies provided, commission established, standard created, program implemented, payment system and benefit evaluation required, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed Bill Text HF 3391 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT (SIXTH ENGROSSMENT) Health care program affordability and continuity increased, provisions modified, subsidies provided, commission established, standard created, program implemented, payment system and benefit evaluation required, and money appropriated. ARTICLE 1 -- PUBLIC HEALTH Section 1: Statewide health improvement program language provided. Subdivision 1. Goals. Subdivision 2. Grants to local communities. Subdivision 3. Outcomes. Subdivision 4. Technical assistance and oversight. Subdivision 5. Evaluation. Subdivision 6. Report. Subdivision 7. Supplantation of existing funds. ARTICLE 2 -- HEALTH CARE HOMES Section 1: Health Care Homes language provided. Subdivision 1. Definitions. Subdivision 2. Development and implementation of standards. Subdivision 3. Requirements for clinicians certified [...] show full description SF1338 - Emergency 911 data use permitted to notify the public of an emergency; immunity provided for telecommunications service providers.
Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - Calendar: Third reading Passed Bill Text Emergency 911 data use permitted to notify the public of an emergency; immunity provided for telecommunications service providers. HF0464 - School employee statewide health insurance plan established, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Conference committee report, delete everything Bill Text HF 464 FOURTH ENGROSSMENT School employee statewide health insurance plan established, and money appropriated. Section 1: Financial audits language modified. Section 2: Service cooperative and school employee insurance board claims data language modified. Section 3: School employee insurance plan language provided. Section 4: Contributing member language modified. Section 5: Creation; tax exemption language modified. Section 6: Allocation of losses language modified. Section 7: Health maintenance organizations, nonprofit health service plan corporations, community integrated service networks, and the Minnesota School Employee Insurance Board language modified. Section 8: Initial meeting language provided. Section 9: Appropriation language provided. Section 10: Effective date JAJ 5/22/7 |
