State of Minnesota

SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS

Thursday, May 16, 2019

10:00 A.M.

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS

Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills

Senator Eken introduced--

S.F. No. 2889: A bill for an act proposing amendments to the Minnesota Constitution, article X, section 1; article XI, section 12; and article XII, section 1; requiring phaseout of taxes on real and personal property; requiring the commissioner of revenue to implement a progressive tax based on individual income.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senators Sparks and Frentz introduced--

S.F. No. 2890: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Shell Rock River Watershed District; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senators Dziedzic, Dibble, Marty, and Frentz introduced--

S.F. No. 2891: A bill for an act relating to health; directing the commissioner of health to test for contaminants in certain surface water used as drinking water; requiring identification and implementation of source water protection strategies; directing the commissioner of health to adopt health risk limits for certain substances; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.382, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.

Senators Relph and Housley introduced--

S.F. No. 2892: A resolution calling for an end to the cold genocide and forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Senator Relph introduced--

S.F. No. 2893: A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing multisystemic therapy services for children as a covered medical assistance benefit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.

Senators Kent, Dziedzic, Franzen, Housley, and Anderson, P. introduced--

S.F. No. 2894: A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; allowing an employer tax credit for school volunteers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senators Ruud, Housley, Ingebrigtsen, Eichorn, and Tomassoni introduced--

S.F. No. 2895: A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying requirements for importing minnows; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 97A.015, subdivision 29; 97C.211, subdivision 2a; 97C.515, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.515, subdivisions 4, 5.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.

Senators Kiffmeyer, Franzen, and Hall introduced--

S.F. No. 2896: A resolution memorializing Congress to pass the Sunshine Protection Act.

Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.

Senator Marty introduced--

S.F. No. 2897: A bill for an act relating to water; establishing the Municipal Water Consumer Protection Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 116A.22; 444.075, subdivision 3e; 456.33; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 444A.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.

Senators Housley, Torres Ray, Bigham, Pratt, and Dziedzic introduced--

S.F. No. 2898: A bill for an act relating to state government; exempting hairstyling and makeup application from licensing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 155A.23, subdivisions 3, 5, 8, 18, by adding subdivisions; 155A.27, subdivisions 1, 9; 155A.271, subdivision 1; 155A.29, subdivisions 1, 6.

Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.