Week TenBill Introductions
Below is a digest of bills introduced this week that may have impacts specific to retailers and consumers.
House of Representatives
Nash; Albright; Anderson, M.; McDonald; Drazkowski; Pugh; Scott;Theis and Hoppe introduced: H. F. 1544, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tobacco; modifying the definition of premium cigar; reducing the maximum tax on premium cigars; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 297F.01, subdivision 13a; 297F.05, subdivisions 3a, 4a. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Schoen, Lien and Halverson introduced: H. F. 1553, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring labeling of children's products containing hazardous chemicals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.9401; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Zerwas, Schoen, Schomacker, Lohmer and Halverson introduced: H. F. 1604, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring commissioner of health to develop a list of authorized entities; allowing certain individuals to obtain and administer epinephrine without a prescription; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Anderson, S. introduced: H. F. 1619, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating the redemption period in pawn transactions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325J.06. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Baker and Clark introduced: H. F. 1652, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to the Minnesota prescription monitoring program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 152.126, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6; repealing Laws 2014, chapter 286, article 7, section 4. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Peterson introduced: H. F. 1659, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying definitions; increasing the permitted ratio of pharmacy technicians to pharmacists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 151.01, subdivisions 15a, 27; 151.02; 151.102; 151.58, subdivision 2. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Howe introduced: H. F. 1670, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating franchises; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 80C.06, subdivision 5; 80C.14, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Wagenius introduced: H. F. 1743, A bill for an act relating to employment; occupational health and safety; requiring that records be kept of the ethnicity of certain injured, sick, or deceased employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 182.663, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance.
Anderson, S. and Norton introduced: H. F. 1811, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating the pricing and distribution of contact lenses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Knoblach and Davids introduced: H. F. 1829, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use and excise; repealing June accelerated payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 289A.18, subdivision 4; 289A.20, subdivision 4; 289A.60, subdivision 21; 297F.09, subdivisions 1, 2; 297F.25, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 289A.60, subdivision 15; 297F.09, subdivision 10; 297G.09, subdivision 9. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Senate Senator Gazelka introduced:
S.F. No. 1453: A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing an exemption from bullion coin dealer regulation for dealers in certain coins; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 80G.01, subdivision 3. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senator Thompson introduced:S.F. No. 1475: A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating the redemption period in pawn transactions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325J.06. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Senator Sparks introduced:S.F. No. 1496:A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; adopting recommendations of the Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council; making federal conformity, policy, and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 268.035, subdivisions 6, 21b, 26, 30; 268.051, subdivision 7; 268.07, subdivisions 2, 3b; 268.085, subdivisions 1, 2; 268.095, subdivisions 1, 10; 268.105, subdivisions 3, 7; 268.136, subdivision 1; 268.188; 268.194, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.042, subdivision 4. Referred to the Committee on Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development.Senator Torres Ray introduced:S.F. No. 1497: A bill for an act relating to employment; occupational health and safety; requiring that records be kept of the ethnicity of certain injured, sick, or deceased employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 182.663, subdivision 1. Referred to the Committee on Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development.
Senators Dibble and Schmit introduced:
S.F. No. 1522: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; prohibiting certain Internet sales of restricted use pesticides; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.30. Referred to the Committee on Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development.
Senators Gazelka and Dahms introduced:S.F. No. 1561: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; eliminating the automatic inflation and exempting the first tier of commercial-industrial property from the state general levy; repealing apportionment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 275.025, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 275.025, subdivision 4.Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Osmek introduced: S.F. No. 1579: A bill for an act relating to liquor; abolishing classification of 3.2 percent malt liquor; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 340A.101, subdivision 19; 340A.403; 340A.408, subdivision 1; 340A.411; 340A.412, subdivision 6; 340A.504, subdivision 1. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Senators Sieben, Eaton, Marty, Hoffman and Rest introduced:
S.F. No. 1656: A bill for an act relating to health; requiring labeling of children's products containing hazardous chemicals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.9401; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.Referred to the Committee on Environment and Energy.
Senator Rest introduced:
S.F. No. 1695: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying certain sales tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 297A.62, subdivision 1; 297A.992, subdivision 2. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senators Rest, Gazelka, Koenen, Dziedzic and Housley introduced:S.F. No. 1702: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a vendor allowance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 289A.20, subdivision 4; 297A.77, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A. Referred to the Committee on Taxes. Senator Thompson introduced:S.F. No. 1722: A bill for an act relating to property taxation; phasing out the state general levy over six years; repealing the student achievement levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 126C.13, subdivision 4; 275.025, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.13, subdivisions 3a, 3b, 3c. Referred to the Committee on Taxes. |