The 2012 legislative session ended yesterday. Passage in the House and Senate of a Vikings stadium bill was by far the biggest headline during the final week of action at the Capitol. With the stadium, a bonding bill, and a revised tax bill all sent to the governor, legislators adjourned sine die and drove back …
Revised Tax Bill Contains Estate Tax Clarifications
After their first attempt at a tax bill was vetoed last week, Republicans regrouped this week and put together a revised and scaled back tax bill that was sent to Gov. Dayton with a handful of DFL votes. The new bill mixes business tax cuts with a variety of other proposals, including purely technical modifications. …
Joint Physical Custody Bill Passes House and Senate
On the final night of the session the Senate passed HF322, a bill that would raise Minnesota’s baseline custody presumption from 25% to 35%. The Family Law Section opposes this legislation. The House had previously passed a version of the bill that set the presumption at 45.1% and only allowed the presumption to be overcome …
Conciliation Court Modifications Signed Into Law
Gov. Dayton signed SF506, which was sponsored in the Senate by lawyer-legislator Sen. Julianne Ortman (R-Chanhassen). The bill raises the conciliation court claim limit from $7500 to $10,000 starting August 1, and then raises the limit to $15,000 on August 1, 2014. Consumer credit actions will remain at their current cap of $4000.
Estate Tax Clarification Remains Unfinished
ESTATE TAX CLARIFICATION REMAINS UNFINISHED Legislators have blown past an April 30th adjournment target, but they are expected to complete their work next week. Two major issues – the Vikings stadium and a bonding bill – remain unresolved. In addition, the GOP’s top priority – a tax bill touted for its job producing potential – …
Closing Agent Bill Signed Into Law
Governor Dayton signed HF2705, which was advanced on behalf of the Real Property Section and the Outstate Practice Section. The bill exempts attorneys from a Department of Commerce real estate closing agent licensure requirement. The House and Senate authors were lawyer-legislators Rep. Pat Mazorol (R-Bloomington) and Sen. Scott Newman (R-Hutchinson), both of whom have provided …
Joint Physical Custody Bill Advances In the Senate
HF322, a bill that would alter Minnesota’s parenting time baseline presumption, was heard for a second time in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where it was re-referred after being altered in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. The Judiciary Committee voted to send the bill, which is opposed by the Family Law Section, to the …
Social Security Disability Compromise Signed by Governor
Governor Dayton signed HF2294, which, among other things, includes a provision that restricts providers to charging a $10 flat fee, with no per page copying costs, when Social Security disability appellants request their medical records. The original proposal contained no limits on potential charges, and the $10 flat fee was negotiated by the MSBA’s Social …
Conciliation Court Bill Passes House and Senate
The House and Senate yesterday passed the conference committee report for SF506, which was sponsored in the Senate by lawyer-legislator Sen. Julianne Ortman (R-Chanhassen). The bill raises the conciliation court claim limit from $7500 to $10,000 starting August 1, and then raises the limit to $15,000 on August 1, 2014. Consumer credit actions will remain …
One Bar Bill Signed, Another Passes the House
On Monday the House unanimously passed an MSBA bill that exempts attorney real estate closing agents from the Department of Commerce’s licensing requirements, correcting a cross-reference error in a recent law. The bill, HF2705, is sponsored by lawyer-legislator Pat Mazorol (R-Bloomington). The bill awaits action on the floor of the Senate, where it is carried by lawyer-legislator Sen. …
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