Prepared by:

Messerli & Kramer P.A.

06/06/2011

MDLA

Legislative Bill Status Report

2011-2012

**Please click on the bill numbers for the latest version of the bill**

Bill Summary – Title/Description /

Senate File –Number/Author/

Committee Status

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House File-Number/Author/

Committee Status

Consumer Fraud/class actions; permitting interlocutory appeal of class action certification; requires that plaintiff bringing consumer fraud case prove that deceptive act caused plaintiff to enter into the transaction; must prove actual out of pocket loss(out of pocket loss removed from bill in House; House bill also contains language of 8 tort bills, HF 211, 654,32, 747,868,770,1217,1343) /

SF 149/Ortman/Judciary and Public Safety

Passed Senate /

HF 211/Wardlow/Civil LawDebated and amended on House floor 5/23; laid over; sent back to Ways and Means at end of session

Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act; certain persons immune from civil liability for weight gain as a result of food or nonalcoholic beverage consumption. / SF 160/Hann/Judiciary and Public Safety
Sent to Governor
VETOED /

HF 264/Urdahl/Civil Law

Voter Id bill: repeals incumbency designation on judicial ballot / SF 169/Limmer/Judiciary and Public Safety /

HF 302/Kiffmeyer/Gov Op/Elections

Ambulance Services; limiting liability for nongovernmental licensees / SF 216/Ingebrigsten/
Health and Human Services /

HF 564/Drazkowski/Civil Law

Heard 2/23; laid over
Fairness for Responsible Drivers Act; “pay to play”; prohibits recovery of noneconomic damages if not insured / SF243/Gazelka/Commerce
Passed Commerce 2/16; to Judiciary /

HF 730/Mazorol/Commerce

Passed 4/27; to Crime Policy
Veterans; providing a waiver of immunity for veterans to sue the state of Minnesota as an employer / SF 343/Bakk/State Govt /

HF 56/Dill/Veterans Services

Passed Vets; passed Judiciary 4/26; passed Civil law; never considered on the floor; sent back to Civil law at the end of session
Collaborative law; evidence limitation in collaborative law process pursuant to agreement to participate in collaborative law / SF 344/Thompson/
Judiciary /

HF 436/Smith/Judiciary Policy

Heard 4/26; laid over
Reduces statute of limitations(Business Coalition bill) / SF 373/Ortman/Judiciary
Passed Senate /

HF 654/Wardlow/Civil Law

Debated on House floor as part of Hf 211/SF 149; laid over
Sent back to Ways and Means at the end of session
Indemnification Agreements: adds professional services contracts by architects, engineers, surveyors, landscape architects, and geosciences professionals to current law regulating building and construction contracts; / SF 387/Brown/Judiciary
Passed as amended 4/13; to Judiciary /

HF 390/Hoppe/Commerce

No fault auto insurance; reducing medical fraud; other changes
To be laid over for interim work / SF389/Gazelka/Commerce
Passed Commerce as amended 4/12; heard Finance 4/28; laid over /

HF 1395/Loon/Commerce

Heard 4/27 and 5/4; laid over for the interim
State and local government tort liability limits restored to pre-2008 levels, and state and local government contracts prohibited that require contractors to provide liability insurance or other security in excess of those limits.
(amended in house committee—nonprofits engaged in outdoor rec activities funded in whole or part by state or have permit issued by state have govt tort limits) / SF 1183/Ortman/Judiciary
Passsed committee as amended; on the floor /

HF 32/Dill/Civil Law

Heard 1/19; Laid over;
Passed as amended 3/14; heard Judiciary 4/14; laid over; passed as part of HF 211; debated on floor 5/23; laid over;
Sent back to Ways and Means at the end of session
Fair Claims Practices Act amended; requires explanation of settlement offer to claimant under policy, as well as insured /

HF 38/Norton/Commerce and Regulatory Reform

Tax Appeals; costs and attorney fees; permits payment of petitioner's appraisal costs and attorney fees if final judgment in tax court provides for a reduction in value of 10% or more in taxable market value, where petitioner claims the property is unfairly assessed or assessed at valuation greater than actual value /

HF 244/Davids/Judiciary Policy

Prohibiting waivers of liability for negligent conduct(Trial lawyers bill) / SF 505/Ortman/Judiciary
Returned to author /

HF 340/Holberg/Civil Law

Establishes new cause of action for intentional interference with expectation of inheritance / SF 611/Scheid/Judiciary /

HF 356/Hilstrom/Civil Law

Vulnerable adults; civil remedies for neglect and abuse /

HF 424/Scott/Civil Law

Liability for grazing livestock / SF 1253/Gimse/Judiciary /

HF 625/Anderson, P/Civil Law

Passed Civil Law as amended; to Ag cmte; amended onto SF 943 on House floor(game and fish)
Sent to the GovernOR
VETOED
Attorneys Fees Awards(Business Coalition bill) / SF 429/Scheid/Judiciary
Passed Senate /

HF 747/Mazorol/Judiciary

Debated on floor as part of hf 211/sf 149; LAID OVER
Sent back to Ways and Means at end of session
Medical malpractice liability; adherence to best practice guidelines is absolute defense; noneconomic loss and punitive damage cap of $250,000; caps attorney fee awards / SF 432/Michel/Judiciary /
Immunity for cities for donation of public safety equipment / SF735/Limmer/Judiciary
CHAPTER 75 /

HF 695/Mack/Civil Law

Seatbelt gag rule repeal / SF 1034/Thompson/Transp /

HF 704/Gruenhagen/Civil Law

District court costs; changes rule on recovery of cost for a party that prevails on a claim that is removed from conciliation court to district court /

HF 708/Champion/Judiciary

Heard 4/14; laid over
Conciliation court limits; raises limit from $7500 to $1500 for other than consumer credit claims; (consumer claims at $4000 in Senate bill) / SF 506/Ortman/Judiciary
Passed Senate /

HF868/Shimanski/Judiciary

Included in HF 211, debated on house floor 5/23; laid over; sent back to Ways and Means at end of session
also sent as separate bill to Ways and Means
Judgment Interest Rate; business coalition bill to reduce interest paid on all judgments from 10% back to the one year constant maturity treasury yield or 4%, whichever is greater / SF 530/Ortman/Judiciary
Passed Senate 45/21 /

HF 770/Mazorol/Civil Law

Debated on floor as part of HF 211/SF 149;laid over
Sent back to Ways and Means at end of session
Repeals incumbency designation on judicial ballot / SF 523/Jungbauer/ Local Govt and Elections /
Repeals incumbency designation on judicial ballot; changes mandatory retirement age / SF 627/Newman/Judiciary /

HF1536/Shimanski/

Judiciary

No fault auto; Modifies limitation on damages for noneconomic detriment / SF 589/Scheid/Commerce
Passed as amended 4/12; to Judiciary /

HF 894/Mazorol/Commerce

Heard 4/27; laid over
No fault auto insurance law repeal; requires liability insurance coverage; mandates minimum 20% premium reduction after 1-1-12 / SF 595/Michel/Commerce
Heard 4/12;no action /
Small Business Bill of Rights; State Agency Civil Actions/Penalties/Attorneys Fees/Expenses / SF 1298/Thompson/
Judiciary /

HF 997/Westrom/Civil Law

Passed Civil law 4/13; passed Judiciary as amended; passed Gov Op and Ways and Means; sent to Rules

Court Budget Bill / SF 958/Limmer/Judiciary
Conference report adopted and sent to Governor
VETOED /

HF 440/Smith/Judiciary

Sex Trafficking cause of action created(Trial lawyers bill) / SF1036/
Ingebrigtsen/Judiciary /

HF 1217/Smith/Judiciary

Heard 4/26; included in HF 211; debated on floor; laid over;
Sent back to Ways and Means at end of session
Use of School Facilities for Rec Activities Civil Immunity / SF 1068/Daley/Judiciary
CHAPTER 57 /

HF 1343/Dettmer/Civil Law

Abortion ban; creates civil cause of action / SF 649/Hoffman/HHS
CC report adopted---sent to Governor
VETOED /

HF 936/Holberg/HHS

OAH Contested Case Hearings submission / SF 993/Newman/State Gov
Scheduled 4/27; not heard /

HF 1560/Wardlow/GovOp

Judicial Elections: new procedure when a judge withdraws candidacy / SF 1009/Limmer/Local Govt and Elections
CHAPTER 65 /

HF 1408/Sanders/GovOp

Judicial 90 Day Disposition requirement changed from annually to monthly review /

HF 1298/Smith/Judiciary

Heard 4/14; laid over
Judicial Elections; requires an election instead of gubernatorial apptmt for certain judicial vacancies / SF1097/Newman/Judiciary /
Workers Comp Advisory Council recommendations / SF 1159/Lillie/Jobs
CHAPTER 89 /

HF 1362/Kieffer/Jobs

Human Rights Act; extends use of criminal history ban from public to private employers; adds credit history use prohibition / SF 1122/Magnus/Jobs /

HF1448/McFarlane/

Commerce

Passed as amended; to Commerce
Asbestos liability limited for successor corporations / SF 1236/Parry/Judiciary
Passed as amended 5/6; never considered on the floor /

HF 1418/Woodard/Civil

Passed as amended 4/13; passed Judiciary as amended; never considered on the floor; sent back to Judiciary at end of session
Residential Insurance Claims; Bars advertising or rebates of insurance deductible as inducement for sale / SF 249/Kruse/Commerce
CHAPTER 63 /

HF1420/Sanders/Commerce

Human Rights; respondent access to information; attorneys fees awards / SF1178/Newman/Judiciary /

HF 1567/Gruenhagen/Civil

Fire and Rescue Equipment Donation; Civil Immunity to Cities / SF 1278/Sheran/Judiciary /

HF 1457/Morrow/Civil Law

Judicial Elections/Appointment; requires judge to serve out term or lose part of pension; extends mandatory retirement age /

HF 1474/Anderson, D./

Gov Op
Scheduled for informational hearing 5/12
Board of Judicial Standards; creates code of judicial conduct; changes Board membership /

HF 1568/Gruenhagen/

Judiciary
Court Reporting disclosure requirements / SF 1408/Latz/Judiciary /

HF 1575/Smith/Judiciary

Employment; abusive work environment/remedies / SF 1352/Latz/Jobs /

HF1701/Benson,J/

Commerce

Judicial Retention Elections Constitutional Amendment; Quie proposal / SF 1465/Magnus/Elections /

HF 1666/Beard/GovOP

informational hearing on 5/10
Consumer Debt; action limitation; default judgment requirements; bail setting / SF1440/Latz/Judiciary /

HF1578/Smith/Judiciary

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