Memo - Legislative Delegation Discussion and 2010 Legislative Issues and Priorites13:F
City of Hopkins
2010 LEGISLATIVE ISSUES AND CONCERNS
NORTHWEST METRO DRUG TASK FORCE
The NW Drug Task Force has been in operation for over 20 years. The organization has
multiple layers of oversight. For example:
• Each Detective must file all criminal reports back at their home agency and
submit them for standard report review.
• Each Detective must log all evidence in their home agency's evidence system.
Nothing is allowed at Task Force office. All standard security procedures are
followed.
• All monies from grants and seizures are run through the city finance department
responsible for task force operations (cities rotate this duty).
• Independent audits of task force monies are conducted and reported to the Board
of Directors each year.
• No property is seized or placed in the forfeiture system without criminal charges
being filed in the case. Tracking on all cases is reported to the Board of
Directors each quarter.
The problems in the model created by DPS and the Legislature for the Gang Strike Force
did not include any of the above safeguards. In addition, poor supervision added to the
embarrassment of the incident. Lazy and criminal conduct by officers assigned to the
Gang Strike Force should not reflect on successful local operations with decades of
experience. Although no local task forces have had any of the problems of the Gang
Strike Force, all metro drug task forces have had funding frozen and been forced to
restructure in order to keep funding into the future. Also, none of the out -state task forces
had such a requirement.
Restructuring additional oversight to DPS has reduced the amount of funding available to
the NW Drug Task Force by 10% for 2010; this shortage will have to be made up out of
already tight city budgets.
If changes are made in seizure laws or if DPS is allowed to retain any of the seizure funds
currently utilized by the task force for daily operations, the ability of the cities to operate
into the future is in doubt. Without seizure funds to augment city funding the task force
will cease operation in 2012.
HEALTH CARE
The City of Hopkins, like other employers in the state, is struggling with the rising costs
of health care insurance for their employees. In addition, cities must cope with unfunded
mandates imposed on them by the Legislature such as the requirement to pool
early retirees with active employees and the requirement to bargain over changes in the
"aggregate value" of benefits, even when the city's contribution has not changed.
The City of Hopkins supports legislative efforts to control health insurance costs while
maintaining quality health care services. However, cities have differing local needs and
circumstances and must retain the flexibility to provide unique and creative solutions to
the rising costs of health care insurance for their employees. The City of Hopkins:
• Opposes legislative action that undermines local flexibility to manage rising
health care costs.
• Supports group programs designed to provide post- retirement health insurance
benefits or health insurance plan benefits for public employees if participation
by cities is strictly voluntary.
• Encourages the Legislature to carefully examine any new, mandated
insurance - related benefit before imposing it upon city employers to make sure
it does not contribute to the rising cost of providing health insurance.
• Supports changes to Minn. Stat.471.6161, subd. 5, that would clarify the
intent of the subdivision is to address changes in cost vs. changes in value. For
example: (1) a change in provider networks does not constitute a change in the
"aggregate value of benefits;" (2) a change in benefit levels required by an
incumbent insurance carrier does not constitute a change in "aggregate value."
• Supports changes to Minn. Stat.471.61 that would allow cities to pool all
retirees (those under or over age 65) separately from active employees to help
cities avoid the liabilities associated with the new Government Accounting
Standards Board (GASB).
SOUTHWEST LIGHT RAIL TRANSITWAY
The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area needs a multi -modal regional transit system that
serves both commuters and the transit dependent. The transit system should be composed
-of a mix of HOV lanes, express and regular route bus service, exclusive transit ways,
light rail transit and commuter rail corridors designed to connect residential, employment,
retail and entertainment centers. The system should be regularly monitored and adjusted
to ensure that routes of service correspond to the region's changing travel patterns.
In order to slow the growth in congestion and provide regional residents and visitors with
a realistic alternative to the automobile, the regional transit system needs a funding
source that is both stable and capable of growing with the region.
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An important part of the regional system is the proposed southwest light rail transitway.
The City of Hopkins strongly supports this project and its classification as a Tier One
transitway as defined by the federal government and Metro Transit.
TRANSPORATATION AND TRANSIT FUNDING ISSUES
The City of Hopkins supported passage of the 2008 Transportation Finance bill. This
legislation allows for necessary resources for MnDOT, the county road system and the
MSA road system, and will help make up for the lack of state resources over the last
twenty years.
However, the resources contained in the transportation finance bill represent only half of
the need in our counties, cities and state. Hopkins recognizes the need for additional
transportation funding statewide, and will continue to advocate for additional resources to
maintain our transportation infrastructure. In addition, cities still lack the authority to use
additional tools for city street improvements; such resources continue to be restricted to
property taxes and special assessments. It is imperative that alternative authority be
granted to municipalities for this purpose to relieve the burden on the property tax
system.
REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM
The Twin Cities Metropolitan Area needs a multi -modal regional transit system that
serves both commuters and the transit dependent. The transit system should be composed
of a mix of HOV lanes, Bus Rapid Transit, express and regular route bus service,
exclusive transit ways, light rail transit and commuter rail corridors designed to connect
residential, employment, retail and entertainment centers. The system should be
regularly monitored and adjusted to ensure that routes of service correspond to the
region's changing travel patterns.
The City of Hopkins strongly supported the' /4 cent sales tax which was passed by the
2008 Legislature. This tax will be levied in the Metropolitan Area and dedicated to
transit. The sales tax represents a commitment to investment in our region's transit
ways. It will be important to direct these revenues purposefully, and to avoid subsidizing
areas of transit funding that are the responsibility of the Legislature and Metropolitan
Council. The City is opposed to legislative or Metropolitan Council directives that
constrain the ability of metropolitan transit providers to provide a full range of transit
services, including reverse commute routes, suburb -to- suburb routes, transit hub feeder
services or new, experimental services that may show a low rate of operating cost
recovery from the fare box.
TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREAS
In 2008 the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) was
authorized to establish Transit Improvement Areas. Transit Improvement Areas include
parcels of land that are located in part within one -half mile of a transit station. A transit
station is defined as a physical structure or designated area which supports the
interconnection of various transportation modes, including light rail, commuter rail and
rapid bus transit, and which promotes and achieves the loading, discharging and
transporting of people. The commissioner of DEED may designate a Transit
Improvement Area if it will increase the effectiveness of a mass transit project by
incorporating one or more modes of public transportation with commercial and housing
development, as well as providing a clean and pleasant place for pedestrian use. The law
requires the commissioner to consult with other affected state or regional agencies. This
language was initiated by communities concerned about the lack of tools available to
shape development around major transit stations. Although the language passed and was
signed in law by the governor (Chapter 300), there was no funding put into place to
implement the new program.
The City of Hopkins supports the implementation of this program and urges the
Legislature to authorize various funding mechanisms for Transit Improvement Areas,
including tax increment financing, tax abatement, bonding and general fund
appropriations for a revolving loan program or for a grant program.
STATE BUDGET STABILITY
Since 2002, the Legislature has struggled annually to solve a series of projected budget
deficits only to find that their actions were not sufficient to permanently balance the state
budget. Past efforts to solve the state deficit have largely focused on expenditure
reductions, shifting of costs to other governments, the use of one -time reserves and fee
and fine increases. Although recent state budget forecasts have improved, the possibility
exists that the state could again slip into deficit unless the state implements corrective
actions. In 2009, the Governor and Legislature could not reach agreement on a balanced
budget and as a result, the Governor used his power to "unallot" state appropriations,
including city aid and credit programs, to reduce state expenditure commitments. This
exercise of the unallotment power was unprecedented in terms of magnitude and the fact
that it occurred at the beginning of the state's biennium.
To address future state budget deficits, the Legislature:
Must consider all options, including revenue increases, with a particular focus
on changes that increase state revenues and improve the stability of the state's
revenue stream.
Must not further reduce aid funding for property tax relief programs to cities.
Must consider the aggregate impact of recent budget cuts in order to enact a
balanced response for taxpayers.
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• Should modify the unallotment statute to place a reasonable statutory limit on
the amount/percentage and timing of the state's budget that can be unallotted
during a biennium without legislative approval.
UNFUNDED MANDATES
The cost of federal and state mandated programs substitute the judgment
of Congress, the president, the Minnesota Legislature, and the governor for local budget
priorities. These mandates force cities to reduce funding for other basic services or to
increase taxes and service charges. The passage by the Legislature of reporting
requirements for new state mandates, the recently- enacted Office of the State Auditor
program for local governments to register their ideas for mandates reform, and the
passage by Congress of legislation restraining new federal mandates, should help address
the problem, but other steps are necessary.
• Existing unfunded mandates should be reviewed and modified, or repealed
where possible.
• No additional statewide mandates should be enacted unless full funding for
the mandate is provided by the level of government imposing it or a
permanent stable revenue source is established.
• Cities should not be forced to comply with unfunded mandates.
• Cities should be given the greatest flexibility possible in implementing
mandates to ensure their cost is minimized.
• The legislative local impact note process should be modified to allow the
chairs or ranking minority member of the Senate Finance Committee and the
House Ways and Means Committee to make requests for local impact notes.
In addition, a prepared local impact note must be distributed to the chair or
ranking minority member of any committee considering the bill.
LEVY LIMITS
The City of Hopkins strongly opposes levy limits and urges the legislature to not continue
or re -enact them. This is especially vital in a time when the state is unalloting or cutting
state aids to cities such as LGA and MVHC.
We also oppose the imposition of artificial mechanisms such as valuation freezes, payroll
freezes, reverse referenda, super majority requirements for levy, or other limitations to
the local government budget and taxing process. Expenditures for capital improvements
such as infrastructure reconstruction should also not be subject to levy limits.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID (LGA)
Local Government Aid (LGA), the only remaining form of general purpose state aid to
Minnesota cities, has been systematically reduced and modified by previous legislatures,
at a significant cost to most metropolitan communities. As a result of these changes a
majority of the metropolitan area's 183 cities no longer receive any LGA.
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• The City of Hopkins supports the restoration of previous LGA cuts to fully
fund the current LGA formula.
• The City of Hopkins supports the distribution of LGA in a manner that assists
those cities whose public service needs and costs exceed their ability to pay.
• The City of Hopkins supports modifications to the current LGA formula that
more adequately measures these needs and abilities to pay than does the
current formula.
• The City of Hopkins supports the development of a new LGA formula that
addresses current problems of volatility with year -to -year LGA distributions.
• The City of Hopkins recognizes that any new LGA formula must fairly
represent the public service needs and costs of older, first ring suburbs.
• The City of Hopkins supports the inclusion of inflationary factors in any
formula.
MARKET VALUE HOMESTEAD CREDIT
The City of Hopkins supports the Market Value Homestead Credit Program, a state aid to
individual homestead property taxpayers, as a direct credit to the taxpayer, rather than a
reimbursement to local units of government. The current MVHC reimbursement structure
undermines accountability in a number of ways, most directly by enabling the state to
reduce or even eliminate the reimbursement to local units of government while
preserving the benefit of the credit to the homeowner. Further, any savings to the state
resulting from reductions in the MVHC should be spread proportionally to all benefiting
taxpayers.
STATE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF PROGRAMS
The City of Hopkins supports state funded property tax relief programs for homestead
property taxpayers such as the circuit breaker and enhanced targeting for special
circumstances. It also supports the update of the Department of Revenue's "Voss"
database to link income and property values, and the consideration of income relative to
property taxes paid in determining eligibility for state property tax relief programs.
The City of Hopkins supports an analysis of the State's property tax relief programs to
determine their effectiveness in providing property tax relief to individuals and families.
SALES TAX ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASES
The Legislature should reinstate the sales tax exemption for all local government
purchases without requiring a reduction in other aids.
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES (GROUP HOMES)
Sufficient funding and oversight is needed to ensure that residents living in residential
care facilities have appropriate care and supervision, and that neighborhoods are not
disproportionately impacted by high concentrations of residential care facilities. Under
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current law, operators of certain residential care facilities are not required to notify cities
when they intend to purchase single- family housing for this purpose. And cities do not
have authority to regulate the locations of group homes and residential care facilities.
Cities have reasonable concerns about high concentrations of these facilities in residential
neighborhoods, and additional traffic and service deliveries surrounding these facilities
when they are grouped closely together. Municipalities recognize and support the
services residential care facilities provide. However, cities also have an interest in
preserving balance between group homes and other uses in residential neighborhoods.
Cities should have statutory authority to require agencies and licensed providers that
operate residential care facilities to notify the city of properties being operated as
residential care facilities. The Legislature should also require establishment of non -
concentration standards for residential care facilities to prevent clustering. Finally,
licensing authorities must be responsible for removing any residents incapable of living
in such an environment, particularly if they become a danger to themselves or others.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Local residents, subscribers to cable /video services, the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), and state and federal lawmakers have signaled growing interest and
support for measures to spur increased direct competition in the delivery of advanced
video and telecommunications services at the local level. In recent years, increasing
numbers of telecommunications service providers have begun offering competitive video
services and claim that local franchising can be a barrier to entry.
The City of Hopkins strongly disagrees with that viewpoint, and maintains there is no
evidence that local franchising is a barrier to competitive entry. Local franchising
authorities have promoted the benefits of competition and development of innovative
services as a primary source for deployment of broadband technology. In pursuing the
goal of providing increased consumer choice, city officials look for opportunities to
encourage competitive entry while ensuring community needs and interests are met.
Accordingly, the Legislature, FCC, and Congress should recognize, support, and
maintain flexible exercise of local franchising authority to encourage increased
competition between incumbent cable system operators and new wireline competitive
video service providers.
Fundamental reasons for retaining local franchise authority include:
• Consumer protection and enforcement of quality of service standards and
local accountability.
• Assessment and delivery of services to meet community needs and interests.
• Provision of channel capacity and related equipment, facilities, and other
support of public, educational, and government (PEG) use of that capacity.
• Production and development of diverse programming.
• Effective control and management of public rights -of -way.
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• Provision of institutional networks (I -Nets) to service important community
needs, such as public safety communications, libraries, schools, and other
public institutions with access to state -of -the -art applications and the ability to
communicate effectively with their constituencies.
Maintaining local franchising also most effectively creates and preserves agreements that
guarantee broad access to services throughout the community, ensuring there is no digital
divide for access to available additional services such as access to IP voice and high-
speed Internet via infrastructure that delivers video programming services.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING- STATE ROLE
Primarily through the programs of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA), the
state establishes general direction and prioritization of housing issues. The state
financially supports a variety of housing types including homeless shelters, transitional
housing, supportive housing, senior housing, and family housing. The state must continue
to be an active partner in addressing lifecycle and affordable housing issues.
AFFORDBALE HOUSING- FEDERAL ROLE
The City of Hopkins encourages the federal govermment to maintain and increase current
levels of funding for affordable housing. Federal investment in affordable housing will
increase the supply of affordable and life cycle housing as well as increase the inter -
jurisdictional collaboration between the two levels of government. Federal funding plays
a critical role in aiding states and local governments in their efforts to maintain and
increase affordable housing throughout the state. The City strongly encourages the
following:
To preserve and increase funding for the Community Development Block Grant
Program, which is a catalyst for creating more affordable housing;
To create and implement a more streamlined procedural method for local units of
government to participate and access federal funding and services dealing with
grants, loans, and tax incentive programs for economic and community
development efforts; and
To commit resources to Section 8 funding. It is a flexible, cost effective, and
successful program that has helped nearly two million families find housing
through promotion of self - sufficiency and stability.
REDEVELOPMENT
Redevelopment allows local communities to adjust to changing market conditions, better
utilize existing public infrastructure, and maintain a viable local tax base. However, due
to the higher up -front costs of redevelopment, as compared to greenfield development,
desirable redevelopment projects often require public assistance.
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It should be the goal of the state Legislature to champion development and
redevelopment throughout the state by providing enough sustainable funding to assure
that the state remains competitive in a global marketplace. The City of Hopkins supports
increased funding and flexibility in the Metropolitan Council's Livable Communities
Programs. It strongly opposes funding reductions, transfers of Livable Communities
Program funds to other program areas and constraints on eligibility and program
requirements.
In addition, the City supports:
• Increased, flexible and sustained funding for the Contamination Cleanup and
Investigation Grant Program, administered by DEED;
• New financing and regulatory tools to nurture Transit Oriented Development,
including increased flexibility in the use of TIF for this purpose;
• Increased and sustained general fund and state bond funds for the
Redevelopment Grant Program, administered by DEED, dedicated to
Metropolitan Area projects;
• The evaluation of SAC fees to determine if they hinder redevelopment;
• Expansion of existing tools or development of new funding mechanisms to
correct unstable soils; and
• State adoption of an income tax credit program to facilitate the preservation of
historic properties.
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) has been and continues to be the primary tool available to
local communities for assisting economic development, redevelopment and housing.
Over time, several statutory changes have made this critical tool increasingly difficult to
use, while recent property tax reform has resulted in a decreased state financial stake in
city TIF decisions. At the same time that TIF has become more restrictive and difficult to
use, federal and state development and redevelopment resources have been steadily
shrinking. The 2006 eminent domain changes will make redevelopment significantly
more expensive in some cases, and impossible in others. The cumulative impact of TIF
restrictions, shrinking federal and state redevelopment resources, and changes to eminent
domain laws will restrict a city's ability to address problem properties and will accelerate
the decline of developed cities in the Metropolitan Area. Without proper tools and
resources to address decline, cities will be unable to stop it. At a minimum, the state
should authorize increased flexibility in local TIF decisions.
The City of Hopkins urges the Legislature to:
Not adopt any statutory language that would further constrain or directly or
indirectly reduce the effectiveness of TIF;
Incorporate the Soils Correction District criteria into the Redevelopment District
criteria so that a Redevelopment District can be comprised of blighted and
contaminated parcels in addition to railroad property;
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• Expand the flexibility of TIF to support a broader range of redevelopment
projects;
• Increase the ability to pool increments from other districts to support projects;
• Continue to monitor the impacts of tax reform on TIF districts and if warranted
provide cities with additional authority to pay for possible TIF shortfalls;
• Allow for the creation of transit zones and transit related TIF districts to address
development and redevelopment issues associated with transit or transfer stations;
• Shift TIF redevelopment policy away from a focus on "blight" and "substandard"
to "functionally obsolete" or a focus on long range planning for a particular
community, reduction in green house gases or other criteria more relevant to
current needs;
• Encourage DEED to do an extensive cost - benefit analysis related to
redevelopment, including an analysis of the various funding mechanisms, and an
analysis of where the cost burden falls with each of the options compared the to
the distribution of the benefits of the redevelopment project; and
• Consider creating an inter - disciplinary TIF team to review local exception TIF
proposals, using established criteria, and make recommendations to the legislature
on their passage.
In addition, for sites that do not meet the restrictive blight and contamination definitions
of the 2006 changes to eminent domain law, the Legislature should explore creating
incentives to encourage owners whose properties meet the blight definitions under M.S.,
Chapter 469, to voluntarily sell their land for redevelopment purposes. Incentives could
include income tax credits, capital gains deferrals or other incentives targeted at property
owners.
Finally, the City of Hopkins encourages the State Auditor to continue to work toward a
more efficient and streamlined reporting process.
EMINENT DOMAIN
Eminent domain reform actions of the 2006 Legislature resulted in a significant
philosophical and legal shift in Minnesota. Whereas prior to 2006, Minnesota law
provided extensive deference to local governments, statutory changes enacted in 2006
provide significantly greater deference to property owners. Eminent domain actions for
traditional public uses such as streets, parks or sewers will cost more. And except for the
most extreme cases of blight or contamination, eminent domain for redevelopment
purposes will be nearly impossible at any cost.
The proper operation and long term economic vitality of our cities is dependent on the
ability of the city, its citizens and its businesses to continually reinvest and reinvent.
Reinvestment and reinvention strategies can occasionally conflict with the priorities of
individual residents or business owners. Eminent domain is a critical tool in the
reinvestment and reinvention process and without it; our cities will be allowed to
deteriorate to unprecedented levels before the public will be able to react. The City of
Hopkins strongly encourages the Governor and Minnesota Legislature to revisit the 2006
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eminent domain reforms to allow local governments to address blight and contamination
problems before those conditions become financially impossible to address. Specifically,
the legislature should:
• Re -write the blight and contamination definitions and standard of review sections
to reflect the deterioration conditions that currently exist in the Metro Area.
• Allow for the assembly of multiple parcels in order to properly and appropriately
redevelop blighted or contaminated sites.
• Provide for the ability to acquire land from "holdouts" who will now view a
publicly funded project as an opportunity for personal gain at taxpayer expense.
• Review the new enhanced compensation provisions to determine whether
individuals are inappropriately enriched by the process.
• Allow for modifications to the effective date language in the 2006 legislation in
order to accommodate delays in project schedules that are beyond the control of
the acquiring authority.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
Sub -prime mortgages and predatory lending practices have resulted in thousands of
mortgage foreclosures throughout the state. Foreclosures are devastating to homeowners
and tenants and can be equally devastating to neighborhoods when the presence of vacant
housing results in reduced property values and increased crime. The additional public
safety and code enforcement costs of managing vacant properties are a financial strain on
cities.
The City of Hopkins supported the 2007 Legislature's efforts to eliminate predatory
lending practices and the 2008 Legislature's efforts to reduce foreclosures among current
recipients of sub -prime mortgages, including technical changes to the foreclosure
process, increased financial support for mortgage foreclosure prevention activities, and
financial assistance to individuals. As solutions to address vacant housing are developed,
including assistance to cities for property management, neighborhood recovery and
public safety costs associated with foreclosures, The City of Hopkins urges the
Legislature to partner with cities and the private sector to adopt and implement those
solutions.
METROPOLITAN COUNCIL HOUSING TARGETS
In advance of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan deadline, and in response to projected
growth in the Metro Area, the Metropolitan Council created a methodology to determine
how many affordable housing units would be needed and where those units should go.
From that process, each metro area city was assigned an affordable housing "target ".
Further, Met Council Comprehensive Plan guidance instructs cities to guide sufficient
land to accommodate the "targets ".
The City of Hopkins supports the creation of affordable and lifecycle housing in the
metro area. However, providing affordable and lifecycle housing is a shared
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responsibility between the private sector and government at all levels, including the
federal government, state government and Metropolitan Council. Land economics,
construction costs and infrastructure needs create barriers to the creation of affordable
housing that cities cannot overcome without assistance.
Therefore, the City of Hopkins supports a Metropolitan Council affordable housing
policy that recognizes the following tenets:
• The Council's housing policies characterize individual city housing numbers as
"targets ", not "goals ".
• Cities need significant financial assistance from the federal and state government,
as well as the Metropolitan Council, in order to make progress toward creating
additional affordable housing.
• Improved transportation infrastructure and transit service is required to make
progress toward creating affordable housing.
• Absent significant resources to assist cities, the Met Council will not hold cities
responsible if the "targets" can't be met.
THIS OLD HOUSE/ THIS OLD SHOP
The City of Hopkins supports the reenactment of the "This Old House" law, which
allowed owners of older homestead property to defer an increase in their tax capacity
resulting from repairs or improvements to the home. The City of Hopkins also supports
passage of similar legislation for owners of older commercial /industrial property that
make improvements that increase the property's market value by at least 12 %.
TRAIN SWITCHING YARD IN GLENCOE
The Cities of Hopkins, St. Louis Park and Minnetonka are seeking approximately $3
million in funding from Federal, state, local and private entities to relocate the Twin
Cities & Western Railroad's train blocking operations to a new facility outside of the
cities of Minnetonka, Hopkins and St. Louis Park.
The affected cities have recommended that the Twin Cities and Western Railroad's
(TC &W) blocking operations be eliminated in St. Louis Park, Hopkins and Minnetonka
and relocated to a new switch yard west of the three cities. The TC &W blocking
operations generate noise levels that exceed the state of Minnesota nighttime noise
standards. In addition, the switching operations cause vibrations and they often disrupt
local transportation systems because at -grade crossings are temporarily blocked by trains
conducting switching operations.
The Glencoe Railroad Congestion Mitigation Project, located in the City of Glencoe,
involves constructing four siding tracks to accommodate the anticipated amount of rail
car maneuvering /switching operations at this new facility. It is a nine acre site and the
City of Glencoe was selected as the preferred site for a switch yard because it would
consolidate operations, it would provide for noise mitigation for residents in Glencoe
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(existing rail car maneuvers would be relocated to the west side of town away from the
east side), and it would provide opportunities for economic development.
Anticipated project costs of approximately $3,000,000 for the yard include the land
acquisition and design costs. Proposed funding sources include $2 million of Federal
Funds, $700,000 of state funds, $200,000 from neighboring cities, and $100,000 from
private investors. The site will be owned by the McLeod County Rail Authority and
operated by TC &W.
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2009 -2010
Room 110,
MINNESOTA
SENATE INDEX
EIGHTY
AUTHOR LIST
Latz
ACTIONS
Chief Author List
Comm report: To pass as amended and
Thursday, March 4, 20
re -refer to State and Local Government
SF 6 Latz; Dahle; Kelash
HF 239 Gardner
03/16/2009 684
Revisor No.: 09 -0961
DATE D -PG
Topic: Real Estate
05/11/2009 4942a
Short Description: Homeowners faulty construction damages
recovery modifications
Second reading
DATE D -PG
ACTIONS
01/08/2009 49
Introduction and first reading
01/08/2009
Referred to Commerce and Consumer
326
Protection
01/26/2009 115
Withdrawn and re- referred to Judiciary
03/16/2009 692
Comm report: To pass
03/16/2009 698
Second reading
03/25/2009 990
Author stricken Fobbe
05/11/2009 4993a
General Orders: To pass as amended
05/12/2009 5028
HF substituted on Calendar HF239
SF 8 Latz
HF 204 Winkler
Revisor No.: 09 -0164
Topic: Housing and Housing Finance Agency
Short Description: Housing improvement district
establishment deadline repeal
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/08/2009 49 Introduction and first reading
01/08/2009 Referred to Taxes
SF 44 Latz
HF 160 Simon
Revisor No.: 09 -0117
Topic: Counties - Specific
Short Description: Cass county surplus state land sale
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/08/2009 55 Introduction and first reading
01/08/2009 Referred to Environment and Natural
Resources
SF 82 Latz; Clark; Moua; Cohen; Scheid
HF 8 Simon
Revisor No.: 09 -0939
Topic: Government -State
Short Description: Minnesota False Claims Act
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/15/2009 72 Introduction and first reading
01/15/2009 Referred to Judiciary
.296.4392
2009 -2010
D -PG
ACTIONS
02/12/2009 229a
Comm report: To pass as amended and
74
re -refer to State and Local Government
01/15/2009
Operations and Oversight
03/16/2009 684
Comm report: To pass and re- referred
DATE D -PG
to Finance
05/11/2009 4942a
Comm report: To pass as amended
05/11/2009 4945
Second reading
05/12/2009 5032a
General Orders: To pass as amended
02/05/2009
Rule 22.3 suspended, lie -over waived
05/13/2009 5220
Calendar: Third reading Passed Rules
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suspended, lie -over waived
See SF2082, Art. 2, Sec. 24 -39
SF 93 Latz; Betzold; Hann; Scheid; Mona
HF 103 Atkins
ACTIONS
Revisor No.: 09 -1028
74
Topic: Claims
01/15/2009
Short Description: Single occurrence liability cap for state
tort claims removal
01/29/2009
DATE D -PG
ACTIONS
01/15/2009 73
Introduction and first reading
01/15/2009
Referred to Judiciary
02/05/2009 179a
Comm report: To pass as amended and
02/05/2009
re -refer to Finance
SF 94 Latz; Betzold; Hann; Scheid; Moua
HF 100 Winkler
Revisor No.: 09 -1047
Topic: Claims
Short Description: I -35W bridge collapse survivor
compensation process clarification
DATE
D -PG
ACTIONS
01/15/2009
74
Introduction and first reading
01/15/2009
Referred to Judiciary
01/29/2009
120a
Comm report: To pass as amended
01/29/2009
120
Second reading
02/02/2009
160
General Orders: To pass
02/05/2009
193
Calendar: Third reading Passed
02/26/2009
326
Returned from House
Presentment date 02/24/09
326 Governor's action Approval 02 /24/09
326 Secretary of State Chapter 4 02/24/09
Effective date 05/08/08 (retroactive)
SF 106 Latz; Moua; Scheid; Gerlach; Olson, M.
HF 1368 Simon
Revisor No.: 09 -0877
Topic: Constitutional Offices
Short Description: Consumer complaint database
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DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/15/2009 75 Introduction and first reading
01/15/2009 Referred to Commerce and Consumer
Protection
SF 127 Latz; Sheran; Prettner Solon; Koering; Senjem
HF 460 Liebling
Revisor No.: 09 -0704
Topic: Children and Families
Short Description: Crisis nurseries grant program
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/15/2009 79 Introduction and first reading
01/15/2009 Referred to Finance
SF 140 Latz; Marty; Olson, M.
HF 84 Mullery
Revisor No.: 09 -0529
02/16/2009 259
Topic: Consumer Protection
Short Description: Consumer fraud prevention private action
provision
02/26/2009 354
DATE D -PG
ACTIONS
01/22/2009 89
Introduction and first reading
01/22/2009
Referred to Commerce and Consumer
Presentment date 04/27/09
Protection
01/26/2009 115
Withdrawn and re- referred to Judiciary
04/06/2009 1694
Comm report: To pass
04/06/2009 1704
Second reading
04/28/2009 3437
General Orders: To pass
04/30/2009 3556
Calendar: Third reading Passed
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/26/2009 109 Introduction and first reading
01/26/2009 Referred to Commerce and Consumer
Protection
See HF1476, Sec. 9
SF 261 Latz
HF 332 Jackson
Revisor No.: 09 -0456
Topic: Real Estate
Short Description: Transfer on death deeds technical
modifications; common element certificates modifications;
real estate designated transfer, power of attorney and cartway
procedure modifications
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/26/2009 113 Introduction and first reading
01/26/2009 Referred to Judiciary
02/05/2009 177 Comm report: To pass and re- referred
SF 229 Latz
Revisor No.: 09 -0119
Topic: Employment and Economic Development Department
Short Description: Involuntary employment termination
statutory notice failure remedies
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/26/2009 107 Introduction and first reading
01/26/2009 Referred to Business, Industry and
Jobs
SF 239 Latz; Scheid
HF 159 Simon
Revisor No.: 09 -1174
Topic: Liquor
Short Description: Alcohol control devices liquor store sale
authorization
SF 285 Latz; Murphy
HF 1164 Liebling
Revisor No.: 09 -1412
Topic: Drivers Licenses, Training, and ID Cards
Short Description: Drivers license cumulative suspensions
elimination and driving after license suspension misdemeanor
penalty imposition
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/29/2009 131 Introduction and first reading
01/29/2009 Referred to Transportation
02/19/2009 286 Comm report: To pass and re- referred
to Judiciary
See SF1455, Sec. 19 -20
SF 310 Latz
HF 360 Simon
Revisor No.: 09 -1414
Topic: Cities and Towns - Specific
to State and Local Government
Operations and Oversight
02/16/2009 259
Comm report: To pass
02/16/2009 262
Second reading
02/26/2009 354
General Orders: To pass
03/02/2009 367
Calendar: Third reading Passed
04/27/2009 3061
Returned from House
Presentment date 04/27/09
3568
Governor's action Approval 04 /30/09
3569
Secretary of State Chapter 30 04/30/09
Effective date Art. 1 08/01/08
retroactive; Art. 2 & Art. 3, Sec. 1 &
4 08/01/09; Art. 3, Sec. 2 -3 05/01/09
SF 229 Latz
Revisor No.: 09 -0119
Topic: Employment and Economic Development Department
Short Description: Involuntary employment termination
statutory notice failure remedies
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/26/2009 107 Introduction and first reading
01/26/2009 Referred to Business, Industry and
Jobs
SF 239 Latz; Scheid
HF 159 Simon
Revisor No.: 09 -1174
Topic: Liquor
Short Description: Alcohol control devices liquor store sale
authorization
SF 285 Latz; Murphy
HF 1164 Liebling
Revisor No.: 09 -1412
Topic: Drivers Licenses, Training, and ID Cards
Short Description: Drivers license cumulative suspensions
elimination and driving after license suspension misdemeanor
penalty imposition
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/29/2009 131 Introduction and first reading
01/29/2009 Referred to Transportation
02/19/2009 286 Comm report: To pass and re- referred
to Judiciary
See SF1455, Sec. 19 -20
SF 310 Latz
HF 360 Simon
Revisor No.: 09 -1414
Topic: Cities and Towns - Specific
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Short Description: St. Louis Park Excelsior Boulevard
DATE D -PG
ACTIONS
redevelopment project tax increment financing (TIF) district
02/05/2009 188
Introduction and first reading
duration extension
02/05/2009
Referred to Judiciary
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/09/2009 205
Author added Rest
01/29/2009 135 Introduction and first reading
02/26/2009 333
Author added Gerlach
01/29/2009 Referred to Taxes
03/05/2009 419
Withdrawn and re- referred to
3073
Calendar: Third reading Passed
Transportation
SF 311 Latz
03/12/2009 527
Comm report: To pass and re- referred
HF 361 Simon
to Judiciary
Revisor No.: 09 -1413
03/23/2009 891
Comm report: To pass
Topic: Cities and Towns- Specific
03/23/2009 897
Second reading
Short Description: St. Louis Park Elmwood Village tax
04/06/2009 1722a
General Orders: To pass as amended
increment financing (TIF) district duration extension
04/07/2009 1748
Calendar: Third reading Passed Rules
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
suspended, lie -over waived
01/29/2009 135 Introduction and first reading
04/27/2009 3061
Returned from House
01/29/2009 Referred to Taxes
Presentment date 04/27/09
See HF 1298, Art. 5, Sec. 19
3568
Governor's action Approval 04 /30/09
3569
Secretary of State Chapter 29 04/30/09
SF 361 Latz; Vickerman; Pappas; Fobbe; Erickson Ropes
Effective date 07/01/09
HF 1281 Koenen
See also HF928, Sec. 22 -24
Revisor No.: 09 -1150
Topic: University of Minnesota
SF 529 Latz; Rest; Betzold
Short Description: Veterans public postsecondary institution
HF 662 Lanning
in -state tuition status requirement and military coursework
Revisor No.: 09 -1764
equivalency guides creation requirement
Topic: Children and Families
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
Short Description: Healthy community- healthy youth
02/02/2009 149 Introduction and first reading
initiatives grant program
02/02/2009 Referred to Higher Education
DATE D -PG
ACTIONS
02/05/2009 181 Author added Erickson Ropes
02/09/2009 214
Introduction and first reading
02/26/2009 333 Withdrawn and re- referred to Finance
02/09/2009
Referred to Education
See SF2083, Art. 2, Sec. 1
SF 377 Latz; Dibble; Bonoff
HF 383 Simon
Revisor No.: 09 -1491
Topic: Environment
Short Description: Southwest transit way corridor
environmental impact statement and preliminary engineering
bond issue and appropriation
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/02/2009 152 Introduction and first reading
02/02/2009 Referred to Finance
See HF855, Art. 1, Sec. 12, Sub. 2
SF 462 Latz; Bonoff; Murphy; Rest; Gerlach
HF 525 Mullery
Revisor No.: 09 -1654
Topic: Traffic Regulations
Short Description: DWI ignition interlock device pilot
program expansion
SF 537 Latz; Mona; Pappas; Higgins
HF 1044 Johnson
Revisor No.: 09 -1682
Topic: Education - Higher
Short Description: Postsecondary institutions prospective
student notification of potential effects of criminal convictions
on future employment
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/09/2009 215 Introduction and first reading
02/09/2009
Referred to Higher Education
03/16/2009
693a
Comm report: To pass as amended and
re -refer to Judiciary
03/19/2009
788
Comm report: To pass
03/19/2009
807
Second reading
04/25/2009
2762a
General Orders: To pass as amended
04/27/2009
3073
Calendar: Third reading Passed
See SF2083, Art. 2, Sec. 2 (modified)
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SF 538 Latz; Moua; Rest; Higgins; Pappas
HF 1043 Johnson
Revisor No.: 09 -1702
Topic: Employment and Economic Development Department
Short Description: Public employers consideration of job
applicants criminal records or history during hiring process
prohibition
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/09/2009 216 Introduction and first reading
02/09/2009 Referred to State and Local
SF 560 Latz; Moua; Higgins
HF 891 Champion
Government Operations and Oversight
03/12/2009
538a
Comm report: To pass as amended and
Short Description: Expungement law provisions expansion
re -refer to Judiciary
03/19/2009
787a
Comm report: To pass as amended
03/19/2009
807
Second reading
04/30/2009
3560
General Orders: To pass
05/04/2009
3608
Calendar: Third reading Passed
Withdrawn and re- referred to Judiciary
02/25/2010
See SF993, Sec. 30
co- author Moua
See HF1301, Art. 5, Sec. 11
SF 560 Latz; Moua; Higgins
HF 891 Champion
Revisor No.: 09 -1891
Topic: Courts
Short Description: Expungement law provisions expansion
and modifications
DATE D -PG
ACTIONS
02/09/2009 219
Introduction and first reading
02/09/2009
Referred to Judiciary
03/19/2009 788a
Comm report: To pass as amended and
re -refer to Finance
02/25/2010 7198
Withdrawn and re- referred to Judiciary
02/25/2010
Chief author stricken, shown as
co- author Moua
02/25/2010
Chief author added Latz
SF 612 Latz; Betzold; Michel; Foley; Ortman
HF 776 Lesch
Revisor No.: 09 -0051
Topic: Legal Proceedings
Short Description: Uniform Foreign - Country Money
Judgments Recognition Act
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/12/2009 245 Introduction and first reading
02/12/2009 Referred to Judiciary
SF 728 Latz
HF 791 Simon
Revisor No.: 09 -1717
Topic: Cities and Towns - Specific
Short Description: St. Louis Park fire station and municipal
service center building construction and remodeling sales tax
exemption
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/16/2009 271 Introduction and first reading
02/16/2009 Referred to Taxes
SF 744 Latz; Higgins; Moua; Foley; Ingebrigtsen
HF 963 Hilstrom
Revisor No.: 09 -1324
Topic: Public Safety and Public Safety Department
Short Description: Children of incarcerated parents mentoring
grant appropriation
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/16/2009 274 Introduction and first reading
02/16/2009 Referred to Finance
SF 759 Latz; Metzen; Saltzman
HF 819 Atkins
Revisor No.: 09 -2033
Topic: Recreation, Tourism, and Amusement
Short Description: Event ticket sales regulation and penalty
DATE D -P'G ACTIONS
02/16/2009 276 Introduction and first reading
02/16/2009 Referred to Judiciary
04/07/2009 1731a Comm report: To pass as amended
04/07/2009 1733 Second reading
04/16/2009 2134 HF substituted on General Orders
HF819
SF 760 Latz; Moua; Higgins; Olson, M.
HF 883 Champion
Revisor No.: 09 -1933
Topic: Public Safety and Public Safety Department
Short Description: Racial profiling elimination provisions
modification
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/16/2009 276 Introduction and first reading
02/16/2009 Referred to Judiciary
SF 776 Latz
HF 420 Laine
Revisor No.: 09 -1581
Topic: Real Estate
Short Description: Statutory implied residential construction
warranties provisions modifications
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DATE
D -PG
ACTIONS
02/19/2009
293
Introduction and first reading
02/19/2009
Short Description: Drivers licenses cumulative suspensions
Referred to Judiciary
03/16/2009
692
Comm report: To pass
03/16/2009
698
Second reading
05/11/2009
4993a
General Orders: To pass as amended
05/12/2009
5029
HF substituted on Calendar HF420
SF 884 Latz; Murphy
HF 1193 Koenen
HF 1841 Liebling
Revisor No.: 09 -2463
Revisor No.: 09 -1966
Topic: Claims
Topic: Drivers Licenses, Training, and ID Cards
Short Description: Drivers licenses cumulative suspensions
prohibition
ACTIONS
DATE D -PG
ACTIONS
02/23/2009 318
Introduction and first reading
02/23/2009
Referred to Transportation
03/05/2009 409a
Comm report: Amended
03/05/2009
Comm report: No recommendation,
05/14/2009 5676
re- referred to Judiciary
SF 911 Latz; Higgins; Moua
HF 1277 Hilstrom
Revisor No.: 09 -2329
Topic: Taxation -Sales and Use
Short Description: Sales tax and motor vehicles sales tax
exemption expansion for public safety equipment purchases
by local government units law enforcement (police) and fire
departments
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/23/2009 322 Introduction and first reading
02/23/2009 Referred to Taxes
SF 912 Latz; Dibble; Moua; Doll
Revisor No.: 09 -2182
Topic: Government -Local
Short Description: Sales tax exemption expansion for sales to
local government units
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/23/2009 322 Introduction and first reading
02/23/2009 Referred to Taxes
03/05/2009 418 Author added Doll
SF 932 Latz
HF 1369 Simon
Revisor No.: 09 -2444
Topic: Taxation
Short Description: Special service taxation district
establishment deadline extension
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/26/2009 336 Introduction and first reading
02/26/2009 Referred to Taxes
SF 1011 Latz; Hann; Olseen
HF 1193 Koenen
Revisor No.: 09 -2463
Topic: Claims
Short Description: Claims against the state
DATE D -PG
ACTIONS
02/26/2009 349
Introduction and first reading
02/26/2009
Referred to Finance
03/02/2009 366
Author added Olseen
04/30/2009 3549a
Comm report: To pass as amended
04/30/2009 3553
Second reading
05/14/2009 5676
HF substituted on General Orders
HF1193
SF 1128 Latz; Foley; Moua; Ingebrigtsen
HF 1312 Lesch
Revisor No.: 09 -0763
Topic: Housing and Housing Finance Agency
Short Description: Homeless outreach grant program and
appropriation
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
03/05/2009 421 Introduction and first reading
03/05/2009 Referred to Finance
See SF695, Art. 12, Sec. 3
SF 1231 Latz; Ortman; Moua; Higgins; Betzold
HF 1858 Lesch
Revisor No.: 09 -2544
Topic: Crimes and Criminals
Short Description: Criminal records expungements laws
recodification and restructuring and eligibility expansion
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
03/05/2009 438 Introduction and first reading
03/05/2009 Referred to Judiciary
03/23/2009 898 Chief author stricken, shown as
co- author Ortman
03/23/2009 Chief author added Latz
SF 1286 Latz
HF 1492 Simon
Revisor No.: 09 -2863
Topic: Cities and Towns- Specific
Short Description: Hopkins tax increment financing (TIF)
district duration extension
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DATE D -PG ACTIONS
03/09/2009 489 Introduction and first reading
03/09/2009 Referred to Taxes
SF 1451 Latz; Foley; Olson, M.
Revisor No.: 09 -0870
Topic: Legal Proceedings
Short Description: Pretrial diversion programs establishment
for all counties
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
03/12/2009 658 Introduction and first reading
03/12/2009 Referred to Judiciary
SF 1850 Latz
HF 876 Hortman
Revisor No.: 09 -1949
Topic: Education and Education Department
Short Description: Minnesota school of science, technology,
engineering and mathematics residential high school
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
03/25/2009 992 Introduction and first reading
03/25/2009 Referred to Education
SF 2050 Latz; Doll; Dibble; Moua
Revisor No.: 09 -3429
Topic: Taxation -Sales and Use
Short Description: Cities without local government aid (LGA)
sales tax exemption
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
04/06/2009 1704 Introduction and first reading
04/06/2009 Referred to Taxes
SF 2097 Latz
HF 2157 Atkins
Revisor No.: 09 -3441
Topic: Insurance
Short Description: Joint underwriting association liquor
liability insurance offer modification
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
04/20/2009 2237 Introduction and first reading
04/20/2009 Referred to Commerce and Consumer
Protection
SF 2149 Latz; Marty
HF 1684 Holberg
Revisor No.: 09 -2998
Topic: Consumer Protection
Short Description: Background check notice and copy
requirements
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
05/15/2009 5756 Introduction and first reading
05/15/2009 Referred to Commerce and Consumer
Protection
02/16/2010 6988 Withdrawn and re- referred to Judiciary
SF 2304 Latz
HF 3050 Hilstrom
Revisor No.: 104836
Topic: Legal Proceedings
Short Description: Attorney consultation process with persons
in custody modification
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/04/2010 6785 Introduction and first reading
02/04/2010 Referred to Judiciary
SF 2347 Latz; Higgins
HF 2912 Atkins
Revisor No.: 09 -3747
Topic: Employment and Economic Development Department
Short Description: Employer overtime payment obligations
modification
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/04/2010 6792 Introduction and first reading
02/04/2010 Referred to Business, Industry and
Jobs
SF 2348 Latz; Dibble; Rest; Bonoff
HF 2554 Simon
Revisor No.: 10 -4734
Topic: Railroads, Rail Lines, and LRT
Short Description: Southwest transit way corridor light rail line
(LRT) preliminary engineering bond issue and appropriation
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/04/2010 6792 Introduction and first reading
02/04/2010 Referred to Finance
SF 2351 Latz; Rest; Stumpf; Langseth; Rummel
HF 2547 Winkler
Revisor No.: 10 -4724
Topic: Arts
Short Description: Perpich Center for Arts Education capital
improvements bond issue and appropriation
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/04/2010 6793 Introduction and first reading
02/04/2010 Referred to Finance
SF 2613 Latz; Betzold; Jungbauer
HF 2989 Liebling
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Revisor No.: 10 -5230
Topic: Crimes and Criminals
Short Description: Criminal forfeiture provisions
recodification
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/15/2010 6975 Introduction and first reading
02/15/2010 Referred to Judiciary
SF 2689 Latz; Clark; Fobbe
HF 2996 Mullery
Revisor No.: 10 -5400
Topic: Legal Proceedings
Short Description: Purchased debt collection actions notice
requirement
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/18/2010 7010 Introduction and first reading
02/18/2010 Referred to Judiciary
02/25/2010 7197 Author added Fobbe
SF 2703 Latz
HF 2950 Atkins
Revisor No.: 10 -5421
Topic: Crimes and Criminals
Short Description: Event ticket sale deceptive practices
prohibition
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/18/2010 7012 Introduction and first reading
02/18/2010 Referred to Commerce and Consumer
Protection
SF 2705 Latz
HF 3025 Olin
Revisor No.: 10 -4627
Topic: Corporations and Partnerships
Short Description: Business corporations, nonprofit
corporations and limited liability companies organization and
operation regulation; registered agents and officers of business
entities consistent law requirement; prohibition against certain
business names repeal
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/18/2010 7013 Introduction and first reading
02/18/2010 Referred to Judiciary
SF 2754 Latz; Hann; Betzold; Scheid; Moua
HF 2619 Mullery
Revisor No.: 10 -4647
Topic: Legal Proceedings
Short Description: Child admission of guilt during mental
health examinations usage prohibition
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/22/2010 7042 Introduction and first reading
02/22/2010 Referred to Judiciary
SF 2755 Latz; Hann; Betzold; Scheid; Mona
HF 2607 Mullery
Revisor No.: 10 -4401
Topic: Crimes and Criminals
Short Description: Detention placement options clarification
for extended jurisdiction juveniles
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/22/2010 7043 Introduction and first reading
02/22/2010 Referred to Judiciary
SF 2766 Latz; Olson, M.; Dibble; Mona
Revisor No.: 10 -5488
Topic: Human Rights and Human Rights Department
Short Description: Human rights jury trials provisions
modification for removal of cases to district court
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/22/2010 7045 Introduction and first reading
02/22/2010 Referred to Judiciary
SF 2877 Latz
HF 3212 Simon
Revisor No.: 10 -5700
Topic: Occupations and Professions
Short Description: Licensed professional counselor continuing
education requirements exception
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
03/01/2010 7233 Introduction and first reading
03/01/2010 Referred to Health, Housing and
Family Security
SF 2985 Latz
Revisor No.: 10 -5188
Topic: Housing and Housing Finance Agency
Short Description: Minnesota common interest ownership act
provisions modifications
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
03/04/2010 Introduction and first reading
03/04/2010 Referred to Judiciary
SF 3008 Latz; Saltzman; Bonoff
Revisor No.: 10 -5722
Topic: Education - School Finance
Short Description: School districts general education operating
capital revenue use expansion for school closing costs
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DATE D -PG ACTIONS DATE D -PG ACTIONS
03/04/2010 Introduction and first reading 04/16/2009 2137 Introduction
03/04/2010 Referred to Finance 04/16/2009 2137 Referred to Rules and Administration
SR 20 Latz; Rest; Bonoff; Hann; Michel
Revisor No.: 09 -1270
Topic:
Short Description: A Senate resolution honoring Dr. Patrice
Schmidt for being named runner -up for National Middle Level
Principal of the Year
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/26/2009 104 Introduction
01/26/2009 104 Referred to Rules and Administration
SR 144 Latz; Pogemiller; Cohen
Revisor No.: 10 -4142
Topic:
Short Description: A Senate resolution commemorating the
30th anniversary of the death of former Minnesota State
Senator B. Robert Lewis from Senate District 41
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/08/2010 6846 Introduction
02/08/2010 6846 Referred to Rules and Administration
SR 21 Latz; Rest; Bonoff; Hann; Michel
Revisor No.: 09 -1269
Topic:
Short Description: A Senate resolution congratulating
Anna Eames of Hopkins High School for her outstanding
performance at the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
01/26/2009 104 Introduction
01/26/2009 104 Referred to Rules and Administration
SR 26 Latz
Revisor No.: 09 -1494
Topic:
Short Description: A Senate resolution honoring Hopkins
Police Chief Craig Reid for receiving the 2008 Minnesota
State Human Rights Award
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/02/2009 148 Introduction
02/02/2009 148 Referred to Rules and Administration
SR 38 Latz
Revisor No.: 09 -2242
Topic:
Short Description: A Senate resolution commemorating Eating
Disorders Awareness Week
DATE D -PG ACTIONS
02/19/2009 291 Introduction
02/19/2009 291 Referred to Rules and Administration
SR 77 Latz; Cohen; Bonoff; Pappas
Revisor No.: 09 -3675
Topic:
Short Description: A Senate resolution honoring the 50th
Anniversary of the Jewish Community Center of Greater
Minneapolis
Dear Friends,
I just passed legislation to protect
the rights of Minnesota's overseas
voters by moving our state primary
election from mid - September
to mid August. The change will
allow thousands of Minnesotans
living overseas (military personnel,
students, diplomats, and others)
to mail their absentee ballots back
in time to be counted on Election
Day. After working on this issue for
three years, I was happy to see my
bill pass by a bipartisan vote of
126 -5.
State Representative
STEVE SIMON
Capitol Office:
375 State Office Building
100 Martin Luther King
St. Paul, MN 55155
(651) 296 -9889
Home: (952) 920 -1611
rep.steve.simon @house.mn
A Victory for Minnesota's
Military and Overseas Voters
THE PROBLEM:
Our Late Primary Election Unfairly Penalizes
Our Voters Living Overseas
The date of Minnesota's primary election contest in mid - September
is the second latest in the country. Many states start as early as
March, while we in Minnesota wait until September. The period
between the primary election and the November general election is
only eight weeks. That's a problem because Minnesotans overseas
often don't receive their absentee ballots in time to mail them back
by Election Day. As a result, thousands of overseas absentee ballots
are discarded each year because they arrive too late to be counted. A
large proportion of those discarded ballots are from men and women
in our armed forces.
THE URGENCY:
New Rules from the Federal Government
Last fall, the federal government enacted a law requiring states to
provide a 45 -day absentee ballot period before every election. States
who decline will face a penalty —or court action. Minnesota's current
absentee ballot period is far shorter than 45 days, so we had to move
Minnesota's September primary to an earlier date.
THE SOLUTION:
Move the Primary Election to August
For years legislators disagreed about whether or when to move the
state's primary election date. Some wanted to keep the primary in
September, while others favored a date as early as June. My idea was
to compromise on an August primary. And, thanks to support for my
legislation from both Democrats and Republicans, that is now the
law. For all Minnesotans, the primary election in 2010 will be August
10th instead of September 14th. More importantly, thousands of
Minnesotans living overseas can be more confident that their votes
will be counted on Election Day.
As always, please feel free to contact me about any issue, idea, or concern.
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Adoption records and original birth certificates
access provisions modifiel,
Sex offenders excluded from the safe at home
program, and protected address use limited by
landlords and local government entities.
State primary moved from September to June,
state partisan primary ballots required to
designated candidates receiving a certain level of
support at state party endorsing conventions as
endorsed.
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Wron gful death actions by dome stic partners
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Workers compensation self-insurance group
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security requirements regulated, and exceptions
pr o v ided.
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time extended.
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Domestic abuse provisions modified, definitions
expanded, and no contact orders ex to
apply throughout the state.
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Campaign finance and reporting requirements
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changed, and contribution limits provided for judicial
candidates.
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Public officials required to provide additional data
to the secretary of state for use in maintaining the
voter registration system, and automatic voter
registration of applicants for a driver's license,
instruction permit, or identification card provided.
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Parentage presumption and right to custody
provisions modified and clarified, and prebirth
parentage orders or judgments provided in certain
cases.
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center with construction purchase
exemptions.
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A mong the States to Elect the
President by National Popular Vote enacted.
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Southwest Transit Way Corridor environmental
impact statement and preliminary engineering
funding provided, bonds issued, and money
a ppropriated.
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Residential building contractor investigation
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di scontinuance prohibited when homeowner makes
a war claim.
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Public utility prohibited from acquiring nonutility
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Retention elections for judges established, judicial
performance commission created, and
constituti amendment proposed.
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