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S.F. No. 3806,  as introduced - 85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)   Posted on Mar 26, 2008

A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; creating a subtraction for voluntary
firefighter pensions;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 290.091,
subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision
19b.

; and
4.10 (17) to the extent included in federal taxable income, compensation received from
4.11 a political subdivision as a pension or other retirement pay by a volunteer firefighter or
4.12 volunteer emergency medical service provider.
4.13 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
4.14 December 31, 2007.

39 Senate Documents Found In Legislative Session 85 (2007-2008)

for Topics of "Fire and Firefighters"

Status	Bill Text	Summary	Long Description	Chief Author	Short Description
SF3806	Text	Summary	Description	Olseen	Income tax subtraction for voluntary firefighter or volunteer emergency medical service provider pension or retirement income
SF3803	Text	Summary	Description	Pariseau	Police and fire plan disability benefit increase
SF3647	Text	Summary	Description	Bunn	Emergency responders exempted from permit requirement for emergency communication equipment.
SF3630	Text	Summary	Description	Saxhaug	Voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan
SF3629	Text	Summary	Description	Murphy	Fire sprinklers local government regulation option
SF3579	Text	Summary	Description	Bakk	St. Louis county fire protection and first responder services property tax levy
SF3532	Text	Summary	Description	Larson	Police and firefighters relief associations amortization aid provisions modification
SF3482	Text	Summary	Description	Gimse	Firefighter training and education board members compensation authorization
SF3447	Text	Summary	Description	Rest	Firefighter standards and training board duties modification and firefighter licensing standards establishment
SF3422	Text	Summary	Description	Betzold	Fire inspectors PERA public employees police and fire plan pension coverage
SF3405	Text	Summary	Description	Betzold	Injured police officers and firefighters duty disability pension amount and less hazardous duty requirements
SF3381	Text	Summary	Description	Olseen	Fire services unpaid charges local government tax refund collection eligibility
SF3377	Text	Summary	Description	Wergin	Furniture safety act repeal
SF3127	Text	Summary	Description	Limmer	PERA prior service credit purchase for Maple Grove firefighter
SF2978	Text	Summary	Description	Saxhaug	Campfire provisions modification
SF2948	Text	Summary	Description	Larson	Firefighters final offer total package arbitration provision repeal
SF2578	Text	Summary	Description	Dille	Annandale tactical training center capital improvements grant bond issue and appropriation
SF2576	Text	Summary	Description	Dille	Crime of false police and fire emergency calls as misdemeanor offense
SF2558	Text	Summary	Description	Lourey	Hinckley fire state monument repair and restoration bond issue and appropriation
SF2528	Text	Summary	Description	Saxhaug	Grand Rapids fire and hazardous response team facility bond issue and appropriation
SF2457	Text	Summary	Description	Vickerman	Windom fire hall bond issue and appropriation
SF2437	Text	Summary	Description	Larson	Minneapolis emergency operations center and regional fire training center bond issue and appropriation
SF2403	Text	Summary	Description	Betzold	Disabled peace officers or firefighters continued health insurance eligibility provision modification
SF2302	Text	Summary	Description	Clark	Sales tax exemption for St. Cloud police and fire stations construction materials and supplies
SF2065	Text	Summary	Description	Wergin	Automatic sprinkler system for places of worship requirement exemption
SF1980	Text	Summary	Description	Robling	Volunteer firefighter relief association investment policies development and results reporting
SF1974	Text	Summary	Description	Prettner Solon	Public employment labor relations essential employee definition expansion to include firefighters
SF1655	Text	Summary	Description	Koering	Hotel fire inspections appropriation and hotel inspection fees repeal
SF1632	Text	Summary	Description	Betzold	MSRS correctional employees retirement plan and PERA police and fire retirement plan full funding dates establishment
HF1208	Text	Summary	Description	Scheid	Construction codes and licensing provisions recodification and modification
SF1194	Text	Summary	Description	Marty	Cigarettes safety standards
SF1191	Text	Summary	Description	Tomassoni	Income tax credit for volunteer ambulance attendants and firefighters
SF1189	Text	Summary	Description	Lourey	Sales tax exemption for sales to fire departments
SF0998	Text	Summary	Description	Scheid	Construction codes and licensing provisions recodification and modification
SF0651	Text	Summary	Description	Pappas	Commercial decabromodiphenyl ether manufacture and sale restrictions; alternative assessments report requirement
SF0650	Text	Summary	Description	Higgins	Public safety, corrections and criminal justice appropriations
SF0560	Text	Summary	Description	Johnson	Fireworks sale and use authorization
SF0425	Text	Summary	Description	Betzold	Volunteer firefighter relief associations state supplemental aid clarification
SF0321	Text	Summary	Description	Betzold	Independent nonprofit firefighting corporations joint powers agreements inclusion
SF0084	Text	Summary	Description	Betzold	PERA police and fire fund and local government correctional retirement plans disability and survivor benefits modification

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17 House Documents Found In Legislative Session 85 (2007-2008)

for Search of Any Words Containing "firefighter" in Either the Descriptions or Bill Title

Status	Bill Text	Summary	Long Description	Chief Author	Short Description
HF4124	Text	Summary	Description	Kalin	Voluntary firefighter pension subtraction created.
HF3938	Text	Summary	Description	Murphy, M.	Volunteer firefighter relief associations misconduct reporting required by public accountants, holding of relief assets authorized, investment limitations clarified, and definitions and benefits clarified.
HF3895	Text	Summary	Description	Murphy, M.	Statewide lump-sum voluntary retirement plan established for volunteer firefighters, conforming changes made to existing volunteer firefighter laws, and money appropriated.
HF3716	Text	Summary	Description	Ozment	Firefighter Standards and Training board duties added, rulemaking authorized, and licensing standards established.
HF3715	Text	Summary	Description	Nelson	Volunteer firefighter relief associations maximum service pension amounts increase authorized.
HF3503	Text	Summary	Description	Nelson	Peace officer or firefighter disability provision modified.
HF3498	Text	Summary	Description	Berns	Firefighter Training and Education Board member compensation authorized.
HF3365	Text	Summary	Description	Atkins	Professional firefighter arbitration procedures repealed concerning total package final offers.
HF3242	Text	Summary	Description	Peppin	Maple Grove; Firefighter prior service credit transfer authorized.
SF2948	Text	Summary	Description	Atkins	Professional firefighter arbitration procedures repealed concerning total package final offers.
SF2403	Text	Summary	Description	Nelson	Peace officer or firefighter disability provision modified.
HF2187	Text	Summary	Description	Erickson	Volunteer firefighter relief associations investment policies and reporting required, and certain reporting requirements repealed.
HF1978	Text	Summary	Description	Murphy, M.	Omnibus pension bill modifying provisions of various state and local retirement plans.
HF1976	Text	Summary	Description	Murphy, M.	Volunteer firefighter relief association state supplemental aid provided, and eligibility qualifications clarified.
HF1111	Text	Summary	Description	Rukavina	Volunteer ambulance attendant and volunteer firefighter income tax credit provided, and money appropriated.
HF0745	Text	Summary	Description	Greiling	Special retired firefighter emblem motor vehicle license plates authorized.
HF0702	Text	Summary	Description	Erickson	Volunteer firefighter relief associations funds investment with the State Board of Investment required.

55 House Documents Found In Legislative Session 85 (2007-2008)

for Search of Any Words Containing "emergency responders" in Either the Descriptions or Bill Title

Status	Bill Text	Summary	Long Description	Chief Author	Short Description
HF4179	Text	Summary	Description	Dean	Health care provider emergency care and treatment liability regulated, and expert review affidavits in malpractice actions against health care providers regulated.
HF3902	Text	Summary	Description	Juhnke	Agriculture, fuel, and veterans policy provisions changed; programs, requirements, and procedures established and changed, activities regulated, and planning and working groups established.
HF3654	Text	Summary	Description	Winkler	Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps created, volunteer health practitioners permitted during an emergency declaration, and volunteer protections provided.
SF3647	Text	Summary	Description	Bunn	Emergency responders exempted from permit requirement for emergency communication equipment.
HF3600	Text	Summary	Description	Clark	Mortgage foreclosure emergency declared, and postponement of foreclosure proceedings authorized.
HF3564	Text	Summary	Description	Walker	Child welfare provisions amended, standard of evidence changed, new Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children adopted, old compact repealed, child and adult adoptions and voluntary foster care for treatment regulated.
HF3520	Text	Summary	Description	Winkler	False 911 emergency call crimes created, and penalties provided.
HF3456	Text	Summary	Description	Tschumper	Local government interstate assistance authorized for emergency services.
HF3374	Text	Summary	Description	Bunn	Emergency responders exempted from permit requirement for emergency communication equipment.
HF3244	Text	Summary	Description	Thissen	Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act enacted.
HF3217	Text	Summary	Description	Shimanski	False police and fire emergency calls included as misdemeanor offense.
HF3147	Text	Summary	Description	Fritz	Working group created to study access to emergency mental health services.
SF3135	Text	Summary	Description	Winkler	Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps created, volunteer health practitioners permitted during an emergency declaration, and volunteer protections provided.
SF3119	Text	Summary	Description	Tschumper	Local government interstate assistance authorized for emergency services.
HF3099	Text	Summary	Description	Kalin	Emergency management training required for executive branch employees.
HF2830	Text	Summary	Description	Davnie	Minneapolis; emergency operations center and regional fire training center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2800	Text	Summary	Description	Lieder	Transportation finance bill appropriating money for highway maintenance, local roads, emergency relief related to the I-35W bridge collapse, establishing a bridge improvement program; issuing bonds; and modifying motor fuel taxes.
HF2711	Text	Summary	Description	Slocum	Health and auto insurance reimbursement required for emergency care provided by first responders.
HF2648	Text	Summary	Description	Bly	Northfield; capital investment funding provided; bonds issued; and money appropriated.
HF2591	Text	Summary	Description	Olin	First responders authorized to staff basic life support ambulances under certain conditions, and staffing flexibility allowed for rural ambulance providers.
HF2590	Text	Summary	Description	Ward	Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board members authorized to serve two consecutive terms, and certain trauma triage and transportation guidelines delayed.
SF2576	Text	Summary	Description	Shimanski	False police and fire emergency calls included as misdemeanor offense.
SF2377	Text	Summary	Description	Olin	First responders authorized to staff basic life support ambulances under certain conditions, and staffing flexibility allowed for rural ambulance providers.
HF1999	Text	Summary	Description	Slocum	Health and auto insurance reimbursement required for emergency care provided by first responders.
HF1998	Text	Summary	Description	Loeffler	Continuing care provisions, long-term care provisions, and other medical assistance and human services provisions modified.
HF1971	Text	Summary	Description	Tingelstad	Public Safety Department required to support development of a statewide planning, mapping, and schematic system for all public schools for use by emergency response agencies.
HF1885	Text	Summary	Description	Hansen	Invasive species emergency management provided, and money appropriated.
HF1823	Text	Summary	Description	Paymar	High-risk adults five-year demonstration project established to improve and promote recovery of adults who frequently use costly public services, and money appropriated.
HF1812	Text	Summary	Description	Carlson	State government operations funding provided and money appropriated.
HF1761	Text	Summary	Description	Lesch	Emergency preparedness coordinator funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1681