Contact Information
Bud Nornes (R) 10A 277 State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 (651) 296-4946 (800) 336-8017E-mail: rep.bud.nornes@house.mn



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Biography
Home: Fergus Falls; * 22195 River Oaks Drive, 56537; (218) 736-7777 Occupation: Communications Education: Broadcasting, Brown Institute Elected: 1996 Term: 6th* Prefers interim mail at this address.
Bills Sponsored
Bill name Last Action
HF2602Police vehicles exempted from window glazing restrictions.04/14/2008Secretary of State Ch. 186 04/10/08
SF3402Highway right-of-way transferred to state rail bank relating to specified tracts.03/25/2008Received from Senate
HF0699Adult certification for juvenile violent offenses lowered to age 13.03/19/2008Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Finance
HF4099Higher education appropriations reduced and adjusted for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.03/18/2008Referred by Chair to Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division
HF3854Racetracks allowed outside the seven-county metro area, and racetracks allowed to operate card cl...03/05/2008Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce and Labor
HF3375Otter Tail County nursing facility payment rates increased to geographic group III median rate.02/25/2008Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance
HF3310Fergus Falls; Luverne; Nursing facility payment rates increased to geographic group III median rate.02/21/2008Referred by Chair to Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
HF2622Early childhood family education program teacher licensure requirements modified.02/19/2008Author added Gottwalt
HF3064Fergus Falls historical zone property tax exemption provided.02/19/2008Referred by Chair to Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division
HF3194Fergus Falls; special care unit funding authorized for the state veterans home, bonds issued, and...02/19/2008Motion to recall and re-refer, motion prevailed Finance
HF3019Highway right-of-way transferred to state rail bank relating to specified tracts.02/18/2008Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance Division
HF3063Fergus Falls; Income tax credit provided for historic structure rehabilitation expenditures.02/18/2008Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes
HF2925Otter Tail County; Tax-forfeited lands bordering public water private sale authorized.02/15/2008Referred by Chair to Game, Fish and Forestry Division
HF2841Aquatic habitat acquisition funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.02/12/2008Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance
HF2431Vergas; Roger Hanson Memorial Trail completion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropri...04/16/2007Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance
HF0152Senior citizen resident fishing license provided.03/21/2007Author added Severson
HF2039Medical practice orders for discipline modified.03/13/2007Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services
HF1650Fergus Falls regional treatment center campus tax-free renaissance zone provided.03/07/2007Authors added Marquart, Lanning, Erickson and Simpson
HF1766Pelican Rapids wastewater treatment facility construction materials sales tax exemption provided.03/07/2007Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes
HF0625MinnesotaCare four-month uninsured requirement for children eliminated.02/22/2007Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Finance
HF0955Federal income tax conformity provided relating to federal rules on section 179 expensing retroac...02/19/2007Author added Ruth
HF0626Academic competitiveness highlighting individual excellence and valuing education (ACHIEVE) schol...02/15/2007Author added Abeler
HF0830Job opportunity building zone tax benefits extended.02/15/2007Author added Simpson
HF0385Minnesota State Colleges and Universities tuition freeze provided, job training programs consolid...02/08/2007Author added Abeler
HF0172Scambler aggregate tax authorized.02/07/2007Referred by Chair to Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division
HF0355Academic competitiveness highlighting individual excellence and valuing education grant program e...02/01/2007Author added Abeler
HF0220Firearms safety and usage training certificates continuation provided while soldiers and essentia...01/29/2007Author added Dettmer


Bills Co-Sponsored
Bill name Last Action
SF2796Early childhood education programs teaching employment requirements modified.05/07/2008Governor's action Approval 05/04/08
HF3935Outdoor heritage fund and Lessard Heritage Enhancement Council established.04/30/2008Author added Ruth
HF3448Gestational carrier arrangements regulated.04/28/2008Author added Ruud
HF2172Charter school students authorized to participate in extracurricular activities in their resident...04/23/2008Author added Ward
HF4208International economic development zone provisions modified, and corporate franchise tax repealed.04/23/2008Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes
HF3586Education tax credit equity and opportunity provided.04/16/2008Author added Brod
HF3599JOBZ provisions modified, reporting requirements and tax credit provided, tax benefits allowed, a...04/16/2008Author added Brown
HF2987Biodiesel definition modified, minimum content increased, tiered content goal created, and notice...04/10/2008Committee report, to pass as amended
HF2007No Child Left Behind Act implementation nullified.04/07/2008Author added Beard
HF4034Living-at-home/block nurse program base funding provided and community service grant program fund...04/02/2008Author added Tillberry
HF2582Vietnam Veterans Day designated as March 29.03/31/2008Secretary of State Ch. 164 03/27/08
HF2617Early childhood education programs teaching employment requirements modified.03/27/2008Author added McFarlane
HF3010Immigration law enforcement noncooperation ordinances and policies prohibited, and data use autho...03/27/2008Author added Nornes
HF3591Infertility treatments health plan coverage required.03/18/2008Author added Simon
HF4073Long-term care insurance credit increased.03/18/2008Author added Erhardt
HF0043Undergraduate tuition guarantee provided to Minnesota resident students.03/13/2008Author added Dettmer
HF2652English designated as the official language.03/13/2008Motion to recall pursuant to House rule 4.30
HF3405Minnesota Learning Resource Center funding provided, and money appropriated.03/13/2008Author added Bly
HF3628Minnesota State Colleges and Universities common course numbering system required.03/13/2008Author added Dettmer
HF3208Community action grants provided, and money appropriated.03/11/2008Author added Swails
HF3947Abortion; Saline amniocentesis prohibited and civil and criminal penalties provided.03/10/2008Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services
HF2942Livestock investment grant program created and money appropriated.03/05/2008Author added Fritz
HF3813Prekindergarten exploratory project eligibility modified.03/04/2008Introduction and first reading, referred to E-12 Education
HF0969Tier I homestead resorts market value modified.03/03/2008Author added Nornes
HF3299Entrepreneurial economic development initiatives implemented, and money appropriated.03/03/2008Author stricken Slocum
HF3640Board of Medical Practice membership removal criteria changed.03/03/2008Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services
HF0498Self-defense; use of force in defense of home and person laws clarified, self-defense and defense...02/25/2008Author stricken Sviggum
HF2558Library accessibility and improvement grants funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.02/25/2008Division action, to pass as amended and return to Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness ...
HF2633Driver's license acceptance requirements from another state or jurisdiction as valid form of iden...02/20/2008Author added Shimanski
HF2681Christmas trees grown for resale considered an intensive use and agricultural land relating to pr...02/20/2008Author added Shimanski
HF3189Minnesota Historical Society funding provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.02/20/2008Author added Kahn
HF3035Hunters', Anglers', and Trappers' Bill of Rights adopted establishing and protecting specified ri...02/19/2008Author added Gottwalt
HF3127Wind energy production tax removed from county apportionment deduction for school districts.02/19/2008Referred by Chair to K-12 Finance Division
HF0992Abortion; state-sponsored health program funds use for abortions prohibited.02/12/2008Author stricken Sviggum
HF1615Non-hospital-performed abortions physician requirement provided, and penalties imposed.02/12/2008Author stricken Sviggum
HF2529Transportation, Metropolitan Council, and public safety funding provided; fees and accounts modif...02/12/2008Authors added Magnus, Nornes and Westrom
HF1938Multicounty regional chemical dependency treatment facility and correctional center in west centr...01/22/2008Recalled by Chair
HF0415Noise standards exemptions extended.05/21/2007House rule 4.20, interim disposition of bills, returned to Public Safety and Civil Justice
HF0766Motor fuel specifications, standards, and requirements modified.05/21/2007House rule 4.20, interim disposition of bills, returned to Commerce and Labor
HF2488Independent School District No. 264, Herman-Norcross, fisheries and wildlife management technolog...05/21/2007Referred by Chair to K-12 Finance Division
HF2433Browns Valley flood relief funding provided, flood mitigation projects authorized, and money appr...05/19/2007Conference committee report, delete everything
HF2516Moorhead; Northwestern Minnesota Regional Sports Center construction funding provided, bonds issu...05/19/2007Referred by Chair to Minnesota Heritage Finance Division
HF2463Browns Valley flood relief provided, flood mitigation projects authorized, and money appropriated.05/04/2007Author added Nornes
HF0622Retired pensioners income tax subtraction provided.05/03/2007Author added Demmer
HF1240Historic structure rehabilitation income tax credit provided.04/24/2007Author added Murphy, E.
HF2415Amtrak funding support urged of Congress by resolution.04/18/2007Author added Abeler
HF1508Textbook Pricing and Access Act adopted, pilot textbook rental program established, and money app...04/17/2007Author added Lillie
HF0971Senior citizen programs funding provided, and money appropriated.04/10/2007Author added Brynaert
HF1168Minnesota Youth Program funding provided, and money appropriated.04/10/2007Authors added McFarlane and Doty
HF1264Early childhood education access grants contribution and early childhood educational expenses inc...04/10/2007Author added McFarlane
HF1676Minitex program funding provided, and money appropriated.04/10/2007Author added McFarlane
HF0178Early childhood family education funding increased, minimum population used to calculate revenue ...04/02/2007Author added Brynaert
HF0319Regional library basic system support and multicounty, multitype library systems funding provided...04/02/2007Author added Mullery
HF0920Child care provisions modified and MFIP and basic sliding fee child care programs consolidated.04/02/2007Author added Brynaert
HF2377Prevailing wage provisions modified.04/02/2007Author added Nornes
HF0806Career and technical revenue increased for school districts.03/29/2007Author added Dittrich
SF0156I-94 designated as Purple Heart Trail.03/27/2007Received from Senate
HF0663Nursing facility payment rates increased to the 60th percentile rate.03/24/2007Committee report, without further recommendation re-refer to Finance
HF0409Library telecommunications aid and telecommunications/Internet access equity provided, and money ...03/23/2007Author added Nornes
HF1537Education loans principal and interest payments income tax subtraction provided.03/23/2007Author added Slocum
HF0231Greater Minnesota business development investment fund established, and money appropriated.03/21/2007Author added Morrow
HF0726Minnesota community action grants funding provided, and money appropriated.03/21/2007Author added McFarlane
HF1206Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act adopted.03/21/2007Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Finance
HF1931Minnesota campus compact and postsecondary initiatives funding provided, and money appropriated.03/21/2007Author added Dominguez
HF0338Adoption income tax credit authorized.03/19/2007Author added Tillberry
HF2197I-94 designated as the Purple Heart Trail.03/19/2007Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance Division
HF1181Noncommercial television grants money appropriated.03/17/2007Referred by Chair to Capital Investment Finance Division
HF2030Uniform increase in the basic general education revenue amounts proposed.03/15/2007Author stricken Eastlund
HF0930Health insurance premiums income tax subtraction authorized.03/14/2007Author added Anderson, S.
HF1312Affordable housing contributions income tax credit provided.03/14/2007Author added Paulsen
HF2029Basic general education revenue amounts uniform increase proposed.03/14/2007Referred by Chair to K-12 Finance Division
HF0044Rural Minnesota Catch-Up Credit provided allowing a credit against the income tax of an employer ...03/13/2007Author added Hamilton
HF0976After-school community learning grant program established, and money appropriated.03/12/2007Author added Kahn
HF1318Special education funding increased, and two-year lag in base funding increased.03/12/2007Author added Welti
HF1089Child care quality improved and professional development of child care practitioners expanded, ex...03/09/2007Referred by Chair to Early Childhood Learning Finance Division
HF0158Farm machinery definition expanded, and livestock farming operations construction materials sales...03/07/2007Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Taxes
HF0811Mathematics and science professional development programs provided, and money appropriated.03/07/2007Referred by Chair to Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Finance Division
HF1805Living-at-home/block nurse program base grant funding provided, and money appropriated.03/07/2007Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance
HF0101Agricultural land excluded from the tax base for school bonded debt levies.03/05/2007Referred by Chair to K-12 Finance Division
HF0309Long-term care insurance income tax credit adjusted.03/05/2007Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Taxes
HF0685Preschool program and home visiting program for children diagnosed with mental illness or develop...03/05/2007Referred by Chair to Early Childhood Learning Finance Division
HF1170Living-at-home/block nurse programs grant amounts increased and indexed, number of programs incre...03/05/2007Authors added Tillberry and Bly
HF1187Minnesota Learning Resource Center funding provided, and money appropriated.03/05/2007Referred by Chair to Early Childhood Learning Finance Division
HF1260Taxable market value increase prohibited for homesteads owned by persons at least 65 years of age...02/27/2007Referred by Chair to Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division
HF1247Resort expenditures sales tax refund provided.02/26/2007Authors added Nornes and Ward
HF1292Child care finance provisions modified, and money appropriated.02/26/2007Referred by Chair to Early Childhood Learning Finance Division
HF0098Equity revenue increased for school districts above the 95th percentile.02/22/2007Author added Ruud
HF0659Child care license fees reduced, and money appropriated.02/19/2007Author added Abeler
HF0851Jobs and economic development funding provided, mortgage licensing requirements modified, constru...02/19/2007Author added Demmer
HF0938Minnesota State Colleges and Universities tuition stability provided, and money appropriated.02/19/2007Author added Ward
HF0986Dual-credit course and program requirements provided for high school students, 3R high school gra...02/19/2007Author added Berns
HF0055Nursing facility payment rates increased to the geographic group III median rate.02/15/2007Author added Bly
HF0153School district shared superintendent aid provided, and money appropriated.02/15/2007Author added Simpson
HF0675Higher education office, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, and ...02/15/2007Author added Ruth
HF0720Workforce transition assistance pilot program funding provided, and money appropriated.02/15/2007Authors added Simpson and Westrom
HF0877Speech-language pathologists loan forgiveness program and account established, and money appropri...02/15/2007Author added Bly
HF0994Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act adopted prohibited actions for weight gain as a r...02/15/2007Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Civil Justice
HF0518Licensed nursing home beds surcharge reduced.02/12/2007Author added Abeler
HF0037Out-of-state active military duty tax deduction clarified to include active duty performed by mem...02/08/2007Author added Shimanski
HF0061Property tax rebate provided, and money appropriated.02/08/2007Author added Shimanski
HF0427Medical assistance operating payment rates for low-payment rate nursing facilities adjusted, and ...02/08/2007Author added Abeler
HF0704Universal tuition income tax credit provided, and money appropriated.02/08/2007Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes
HF0799Transportation, Metropolitan Council, and public safety funding provided; bonds issued; fees, fun...02/08/2007Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance
HF0135Property tax abatement authority extended to include delinquent taxes.02/05/2007Author added Demmer
HF0161County and regional jail booking fees increased.02/05/2007Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Finance
HF0229Accelerated highway construction projects funding provided, and money appropriated.02/05/2007Author added Tingelstad
HF0345All-electric single family dwellings exempted from carbon monoxide alarm installation requirement.02/01/2007Author added Abeler
HF0426Workforce development fund for extended employment services for persons with severe disabilities ...02/01/2007Referred by Chair to Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division
HF0100Farm enhancement loan program established, and money appropriated.01/29/2007Author added Urdahl
HF0235Developmental screening aid funding increased.01/29/2007Author added Abeler
HF0331Sex offender tracking and monitoring bracelets required upon release from prison, penalties presc...01/29/2007Author added Lanning
HF0052Dairy operations income and corporate franchise tax provided for qualifying investments in dairy ...01/16/2007Author added Moe
HF0064Dairy and livestock investment income and corporate franchise credit provided for qualifying inve...01/16/2007Author added Moe
HF0099Tax conformity provided for tax year 2006 to the federal teacher expense deduction, tuition subtr...01/16/2007Author added McNamara
HF0033Personal watercraft operational requirements modified to require navigational lights during certa...01/11/2007Author added Nornes