Where Are Their Bills Now?

District 51 Sen. Ted Daley (R)

• Bill: SF 1493
  Proposed: Jan. 24
  Description: Teachers required to pass a basic skills exam before hiring.
  Status: House version of bill passed in Senate on Feb. 20, signed into law on Feb. 22.

• Bill: SF 1599
  Proposed: Jan. 30
  Description: Permissive preference for veterans and spouses of veterans in private employment.
  Status: Passed in Senate on 65-0 vote, awaiting House approval.

• Bill: SF 1614
  Proposed: Jan. 30
  Description: Bill creates Small Business Regulatory Review Board to evaluate legislation's impact on small business.
  Status: Re-referred to Senate Finance Committee.
  

• Bill: SF 2419
  Proposed: March 13
  Description: Bill establishes a small business advocate office as part of the state's Bureau of Business Services.
  Status: Referred to the Jobs and Economic Growth Committee.

• Bill: SF 2455
  Proposed: March 14
  Description: Tax credit given to qualifying film production companies shooting projects entirely in Minnesota.
  Status: Referred to the Senate Taxes Committee.

• Bill: SF 2462
  Proposed: March 14
  Description: Teachers charged with felonies can be suspended without pay while awaiting a hearing.
  Status: Referred to the Senate Education Committee.

District 51A Rep. Diane Anderson (R)

• Bill: HF 2251
  Proposed: Feb. 15
  Description: Health maintenance organizations regulatory authority shifted from the commissioner of health to the commissioner of commerce.
  Status: Re-referred to House Health and Human Services Finance Committee.

• Bill: HF 2638
  Proposed: March 5
  Description: Regulations on portable electronics insurance sales strengthened.
  Status: Passed in the House on a 133-0 vote, awaiting final approval in the Senate.

District 51B Rep. Doug Wardlow (R)

• Bill: HF 0654
  Proposed: Feb. 24, 2011
  Description: Limitation period for certain civil actions reduced.
  Status: Bill passed in House and Senate in Feb. 2012, vetoed by Gov. Mark Dayton.

• Bill: HF 2896
  Proposed: March 15
  Description: Sex offender sentencing rules modified.
  Status: Awaiting a second reading on the House floor.

• Bill: HF 2365
  Proposed: Feb. 20
  Description: Creating Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day
  Status: Passed in Senate, awaiting second reading in House.

• Bill: HF 2842
  Proposed: March 14
  Description: Known as the Minnesota Healthcare Marketplace Preservation Act, this bill prohibits the creation, operation, or existence of a  health insurance exchange in Minnesota.
  Status: Referred to the Commerce and Regulatory Reform Committee.