Description: Unemployment; new base period for calculating benefits and a limited extension of benefits provided.
Presented to Governor: 01/29/09
Governor approval: 01/29/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 01/29/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Boiler operation regulation exception provided.
Presented to Governor: 02/17/09
Governor approval: 02/20/2009
Secretary of State, Filed: 02/21/2009
Effective date: 2/21/2009
Description: Health insurance premium credit created.
Presented to Governor: 02/17/09
Governor approval: 02/20/2009
Secretary of State, Filed: 02/20/2009
Effective date: Various
Description: I-35W bridge collapse survivor compensation process provisions clarified, indemnification rights specified, records of the special master panel access limited, testimonial privileges specified, and third-party subrogation or recovery claims prohibition clarified.
Presented to Governor: 02/24/09
Governor approval: 02/24/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 02/24/09
Effective date: 5/08/2009
Description: General fund balance allocation exempted at end of fiscal year 2009, and balance of governor's general fund budget required for fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
Presented to Governor: 02/27/09
Governor approval: 03/02/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/02/09
Description: Moratorium on radiation therapy facility construction extended in certain counties.
Presented to Governor: 03/09/09
Governor approval: 03/11/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/11/09
Effective date: 8/1/2009
Description: Stearns County; grantee for parks appropriation corrected.
Presented to Governor: 03/19/09
Governor approval: 03/23/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/23/09
Effective date: 3/24/09
Description: Medal of Honor Day designated as March 25.
Presented to Governor: 03/30/2009
Governor approval: 04/01/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/01/09
Effective date: 4/2/09
Description: Federal economic recovery transportation funds receipt and appropriation provided.
Presented to Governor: 03/30/2009
Governor approval: 04/01/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/01/09
Effective date: 4/2/09
Description: Honoring All Vietnam Era Veterans Day declared on June 13, 2009.
Presented to Governor: 04/01/09
Governor approval: 04/03/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/03/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Wabasha and Olmsted Counties; Great River Ridge Trail established.
Presented to Governor: 04/01/09
Governor approval: 04/03/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/03/09
Effective date: 6/2/06
Description: Federal update provided relating to income, corporate franchise, and property taxation; Green Acres program modified; rural preserve property tax program created; and reports required.
Presented to Governor: 04/01/09
Governor approval: 04/03/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/03/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Deficiency funding provided for certain state agencies, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 04/03/09
Governor approval: 04/06/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/06/09
Effective date: 4/7/09
Description: Income tax exception extended to minimum contacts required for jurisdiction to ownership of property on the premises of a printer.
Presented to Governor: 04/03/09
Governor approval: 04/06/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/06/09
Description: Minnesota law conformed to the requirements necessary to receive federal stimulus funds, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 04/07/09
Governor approval: 04/08/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/08/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Federal funds allocated for clean water and drinking water loans and grants relating to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 04/07/09
Governor approval: 04/08/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/08/09
Description: Petroleum standards updated, biodiesel blends and fuels standards established.
Presented to Governor: 04/15/09
Governor approval: 04/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/16/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Clearwater County Veterans Memorial Highway designated.
Presented to Governor: 04/15/09
Governor approval: 04/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 4/16/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Two or more existing municipal power agencies authorized to form a new municipal power agency.
Presented to Governor: 04/15/09
Governor approval: 04/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 4/16/09
Effective date: 4/17/09
Description: Independent School District No. 2887, McLeod West, operating debt reorganization bonds issued.
Presented to Governor: 04/15/09
Governor approval: 04/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/16/09
Effective date: 4/17/09
Description: Public Safety Department authorized to collect fuel decal fee for International Fuel Tax Agreement, and cost of decal rule removed.
Presented to Governor: 04/15/09
Governor approval: 04/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/16/09
Description: Crime alerts required to be distributed in a format that disabled citizens can access.
Presented to Governor: 04/15/09
Governor approval: 04/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/16/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Memorial signs erected on highways governing provisions modified, and Irv Anderson Memorial Highway designated.
Presented to Governor: 04/15/09
Governor approval: 04/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/16/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Type III school bus driver qualifications modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/20/09
Governor approval: 04/23/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/23/09
Effective date: 4/24/09
Description: Eligibility for unemployment benefits under certain training programs provided.
Presented to Governor: 04/23/09
Governor approval: 04/27/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/27/09
Effective date: 4/28/09
Description: Shaken baby syndrome training requirements changed in licensed programs.
Presented to Governor: 04/23/09
Governor approval: 04/27/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/27/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Shared work plan provided.
Presented to Governor: 04/27/09
Governor approval: 04/30/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/09
Description: Trunk highway system routes removed.
Presented to Governor: 04/27/09
Governor approval: 04/30/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/09
Description: Current DWI ignition interlock device pilot program expanded by two years and applied statewide.
Presented to Governor: 04/27/09
Governor approval: 04/30/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/09
Effective date: 07/01/09
Description: Death deed transfer clarifying, technical, and conforming changes made; common element certificates of title expanded to include planned communities; designated transfer requirements exempted; cartways in cities procedures established; and power of attorney provision modified relating to real property transactions.
Presented to Governor: 04/27/09
Governor approval: 04/30/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Garnishment instructions, forms, procedures, and exemptions modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/29/09
Governor approval: 05/01/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/01/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: State report and document laws modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/29/09
Governor approval: 05/01/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/01/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Insurance continuation coverage regulated, Minnesota law conformed to the requirements necessary for assistance eligible individuals who are not enrolled in continuation coverage to receive a federal premium subsidy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Presented to Governor: 05/04/09
Governor approval: 05/06/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/06/09
Effective date: 5/7/09
Description: Motor vehicle sales and distribution regulated.
Presented to Governor: 05/04/09
Governor approval: 05/06/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/06/09
Effective date: 5/7/09
Description: Bioscience business development public infrastructure grant program expanded.
Presented to Governor: 05/04/09
Governor approval: 05/06/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/06/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Omnibus transportation finance bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/04/09
Governor approval: 05/07/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus environment and natural resources bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/04/09
Governor approval: May 7, 2009
Line item veto: Page 8, lines 8.5-8.9
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Brandon's law established, and procedures implemented for investigating missing person cases.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/09
Governor approval: 05/07/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus economic development and housing appropriations bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/09
Governor veto: 05/07/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Description: Bisphenol-A prohibited in products for young children.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/2009
Governor approval: 05/07/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Effective date: 5/8/09
Description: Isolation and quarantine provisions and mass dispensing of medication provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/2009
Governor approval: May 7, 2009
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Effective date: 5/8/09
Description: Video display device manufacturer and retailer reporting requirements amended, and recycled electronic product amounts limited that can be applied to future recycling obligations.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/2009
Governor approval: 05/07/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Effective date: 7/1/09
Description: Church benefits board authorized to act as trustee of a trust.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/2009
Governor approval: 05/07/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Effective date: 5/8/09
Description: Central Lakes Region Sanitary District bonds exempted from elector approval, special charges authorized, and dissolution of district authorized.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/2009
Governor approval: May 7, 2009
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Description: Acupuncture equal access provided and services required by certain group policies and subscriber contracts, Edith R. Davis memorial provided, claim determinations required regarding acupuncture services made or reviewed by acupuncture practitioners, and acupuncture referral reporting required to acupuncture practitioners and reimbursement rates.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/2009
Governor approval: 05/07/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act enacted, and certain jurisdiction transfer provisions changed.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/2009
Governor approval: 05/07/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Description: Unprocessed cocoa bean shell mulch retail sale notice required.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/2009
Governor veto: 05/08/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/08/09
Description: Public water temporary drawdown provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/2009
Governor approval: 05/07/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board renamed, and duties and membership of board clarified.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/2009
Governor approval: 05/07/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Effective date: 5/8/09
Description: Hennepin County; personnel rules and procedures modified, and Victory Memorial Drive Historic District task force sunset date extended.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/2009
Governor approval: 05/07/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Description: Hospital construction moratorium exception provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/05/2009
Governor approval: 05/07/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/07/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Insurable Interest Act; stranger-originated life insurance prohibited.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/09
Governor approval: 05/09/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/09/09
Effective date: 5/10/09
Description: Nonprofit Insurance Trust authorized to self-insure against certain liabilities.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/09
Governor approval: 05/09/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/09/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Customer liability for unauthorized use of lost or stolen cellular phones limited.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/09
Governor approval: 05/09/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/09/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Alcohol and controlled substances testing exemption extended.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/09
Governor approval: 05/09/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/09/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Speed limit provisions amended.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/09
Governor approval: 05/09/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/09/09
Description: Telecommunications promotion activities provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/09
Governor approval: 05/11/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/09
Effective date: 5/12/09
Description: Clinical drug trial participation prohibited.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/09
Governor approval: 05/11/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Omnibus public safety policy bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/09
Governor approval: 05/11/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/09
Description: Communities for a lifetime criteria specified, and Minnesota Board on Aging required to study and report on communities for a lifetime.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/09
Governor approval: 05/11/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Unfair ticket sales prohibited.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/09
Governor approval: 05/11/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Viatical settlements regulated, and Viatical Settlements Model Act of the National Association of Insurance Commissions enacted and modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/2009
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Description: Commerce licensing and regulation provided, and prelicense and continuing education requirements established.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/2009
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: 7/1/10
Description: Motor carriers, highways, and Department of Transportation provisions modified and updated; and clarifying and technical changes provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/2009
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Local workforce council representative requirements amended, collaborative local projects established, and employment training and education services coordinated.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/2009
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Prompt payment of construction subcontractors required, and progress payments and retainages regulated.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/2009
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act enacted.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/2009
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: 1/1/09
Description: Payday lending regulated, and penalties and remedies provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/2009
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Unreimbursed expense wage deduction regulated.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/2009
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Emergency medical services technical changes made.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/2009
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: State agency rulemaking; notice by electronic mail authorized.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/2009
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Volunteer health practitioner provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/2009
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Aircraft cockpits secured against lasers, and penalties provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/09
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Emergency medical transport provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/09
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Workers' compensation provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/09
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Description: Elevator provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/09
Governor approval: 05/12/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/12/09
Effective date: 5/13/09
Description: Omnibus technical tax bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/08/09
Governor veto: 05/08/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/09/09
Description: Omnibus economic development bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/09
Governor approval: 05/14/08
Line item veto: p. 14, lines 5-33; p. 15&16, lines 15.22-16.18; p.19, lines 20-21; p.26, lines 14-20; p.27, lines 13-16; p.29, lines 9-16.
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/14/09
Description: Omnibus health and human services finance bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/09
Governor approval: 05/14/09
Line item veto: page 373, line 11, 2011 appropriation
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/14/09
Description: State agencies allowed to conduct meetings by telephone or by electric means.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/09
Governor approval: 05/15/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Municipality rent control provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/09
Governor veto: 05/15/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/09
Description: Motor vehicle restraint required for child passengers under the age of eight and shorter than four feet nine inches, and seat belt requirements modified accordingly.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/09
Governor approval: 05/15/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/09
Effective date: 7/1/09
Description: Omnibus public safety bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/09
Governor approval: 05/15/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/09
Effective date: Various
Description: National Guard and reserve member pay differential clarified for teachers.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: 5/17/09
Description: State labor contracts ratified.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Legislation containing erroneous, ambiguous, omitted text, and obsolete references corrected; redundant and conflicting provisions eliminated; and technical corrections provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day designated as the first Sunday in October.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/15/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Omnibus public finance bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Description: Trucker employment status regulated for the purpose of unemployment and workers' compensation.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Divestment required from certain investments relating to Iran.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Existing statutory implied residential construction warranties required to be made as express warranties and be provided to the buyer in writing, and warranty waivers prohibited.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: REAL ID Act implementation prohibited.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/15/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/09
Effective date: 5/16/09
Description: Omnibus bonding bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Line item veto: p.3, lines 3.1-3.4; p.4, lines 4.1-4.7; p.4, lines 4.8-4.16; p.4, lines 4.17-4.24; p.5, lines 5.14-5.19; p.5-6, lines 5.20-6.2; p.7-8, lines 7.31-8.21; p.16, lines 16.9-16.13; p.22, lines 22.12-22.17; p.24, lines 24.11-24.26; p.24-25, lines 24.27-25.2; p.25, lines 25.16-25.29
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: Various, Art. 1-3, 5/17/09; Art. 4, 7/1/09
Description: Omnibus agriculture and veterans affairs bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Line item veto: p.4, lines 15 & 16; p. 11, lines 8-18.
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus higher education bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Line item veto: P. 4, lines 18-20; P. 5, lines 29-33; P. 11, lines 3-6
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus K-12 education bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Health care cooperative arrangements oversight established, application fee established, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: 7/1/09
Description: Secretary of State filings, forms, records, submissions, motions, and orders regulated.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Major political party precinct caucuses; certain privileges applied to caucuses held in first class cities during odd-numbered years.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor veto: 05/16/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/18/09
Description: State agency appropriation provided if the major appropriation bill to fund that agency has not been enacted by July 1, 2009.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor veto: 05/16/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Description: Omnibus state government finance bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/09
Governor approval: 05/16/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/16/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Health information technology and infrastructure provisions changed, e-health advisory committee established, electronic health record provisions changed, electronic health record system revolving account and loan program changed, and electronic prescribing provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/09
Governor approval: 05/19/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Homeowners permitted to recover certain damages incurred due to faulty construction, and double recovery prohibited.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/09
Governor veto: 05/19/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/09
Description: Home owner warranty claims statute of repose adjusted.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/09
Governor veto: 05/19/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/09
Description: Sex offenders excluded from the safe at home program, and protected address use limited by landlords and local government entities.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/09
Governor approval: 05/19/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/09
Effective date: 5/20/09
Description: Children aging out of foster care provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/09
Governor approval: 05/19/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: School districts that offer cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators required to use instruction developed by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/09
Governor approval: 05/19/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Information released to health care agents, and access granted to health care agents.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/09
Governor approval: 05/19/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Sewage treatment systems provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/09
Governor approval: 05/19/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Omnibus energy policy bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/09
Governor approval: 05/19/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Minnesota sex offender program provisions modified, Minnesota sex offender program additional oversight created, client grievance process created, statewide supervision system access allowed, and vocational work program changed.
Presented to Governor: 05/16/09
Governor approval: 05/20/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/20/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Homeowners provided with a longer period within which to notify contractors of construction defects.
Presented to Governor: 05/16/09
Governor veto: 05/20/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/20/09
Description: Postcrash procedures provided for school buses in accidents.
Presented to Governor: 05/16/09
Governor approval: 05/19/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: WIC coupons allowed to be used to purchase cost-neutral organic food.
Presented to Governor: 05/16/09
Governor approval: 05/20/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/20/09
Effective date: 5/21/09
Description: School background check requirements modified relating to disciplinary actions.
Presented to Governor: 05/16/09
Governor approval: 05/19/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/09
Effective date: 5/20/09
Description: Notice of restoration of civil rights required.
Presented to Governor: 05/16/09
Governor veto: 05/20/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/20/09
Description: Disposition of items on death references clarified, collection by affidavit provided of certain property, provisions governing final disposition of remains modified, and an erroneous reference and other clarifications corrected.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/20/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/20/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Provisions modified and removed which limit the practice of law by deputy sheriffs and coroners.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 5/22/09
Description: Vulnerable adults; financial records disclosure in connection with financial exploitation investigations authorized; procedures for reporting and investigating maltreatment modified; human services commissioner directed to seek federal grants; duties of financial institutions specified in cases alleging financial exploitation; financial exploitation crime amended; and money appropriated from the federal government.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Liquor licensing requirements clarified and modified, various licenses authorized, shipments into the state provisions modified, wine tastings provided, and certain on-sale hours extended.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/20/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/20/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Recycled paint pilot program implementation required by paint manufacturers.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor veto: 05/21/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Description: Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District authorized.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/20/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/20/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Vacant property provisions modified, notice requirements specified, reduced redemption period modified for abandoned property, duty to protect vacant foreclosed property established, imposition of fines provided for failure to maintain property, posting requirements altered for trespassing on construction sites, and public nuisance provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/20/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/20/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Lawful gambling provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/20/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/20/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Attorney or agent fees dollar limitation removed.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/19/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Department of Corrections and Department of Employment and Economic Development claims settlement provided, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Reverse mortgage requirement eliminated, counseling by an independent housing agency mandated, lender default regulated, right of recission provided, and suitability defined.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor veto: 05/21/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Description: Emergency 911 systems allowed to include referral to mental health crisis teams.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/20/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/20/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Marriage terms, procedures, and forms clarified, modified, and specified.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/20/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/20/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Foreclosure provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/20/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/20/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Technology accessibility standards created for the state, advisory committee established for technology standards for accessibility and usability, report required, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 7/1/09
Description: State expenditure pilot project on children authorized for various purposes, and study required on the collection and reporting of summary data relating to decisions that affect a child's status within the juvenile justice system.
Presented to Governor: 05/18/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 7/1/09
Description: 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.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor veto: 05/21/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Description: Electric vehicle infrastructure regulated.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Dissemination and calculation of the state unemployment rate regulated, and use of funds authorized.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor veto: 05/22/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Description: Statutory housing warranties recovery for breaches regulated.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor veto: 05/21/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Description: Prostitution and sex and labor trafficking; data gathered and compiled every two years, criminal penalties increased, trafficking crimes expanded, promotion of trafficking crime to the firearm law's definition and the victim's right's law definition, repeat offenders penalty enhancement provision expanded, and prostitution in a public place crime broadened.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Federal stimulus funding direction provided for energy programs, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Information transfer to the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System required on persons civilly committed, found not guilty by reason of mental illness, or incompetent to stand trial, and certain persons prohibited from possessing a firearm under state law authorized to petition a court of restoration of rights.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: Various, Sec. 2, 7/1/2010; Sec. 2-6, 8/1/09
Description: Homeowner notice requirements modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor veto: 05/21/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Description: Foreclosure consultant provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 6/21/09
Description: Human services licensing provisions and data practices changed, license disqualifications and background study requirements modified, licensure of respiratory therapists required, SIDS reduction provisions changed, alternative inspection for day training and habilitation programs provided, and massage therapists exempted from licensure.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Environment and natural resources funding provided, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Line item veto: p. 10, lines 21-33; p. 14-15, lines 14.29-15.2
View veto letter
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Length limits restricted for commercial vehicle combinations on portion of marked Trunk Highway 36.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Parental fees modified for services for persons with developmental disabilities.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 7/1/09
Description: Redwood County; limited exemption from state building code provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 5/22/09
Description: Disabled children's available services under medical assistance definition expanded.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Recovery of damages and attorney fees provided for breach of an insurance policy, deceased professional's surviving spouse permitted to retain ownership of a professional firm that was solely owned by the decedent for up to one year after the death.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Nonconforming lots in shoreland areas regulated.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 5/22/09
Description: Guardian and conservator governing provisions modified, and fees provided for central registration and use of fee proceeds.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Omnibus transit and transportation policy bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor veto: 05/22/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Description: Local governmental unit mandates removed, extended, and modified, and requirements changed for a qualified newspaper.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Full-time firefighter licensing standards created, restricted plumber license requirements modified, and fees established.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Mortgage foreclosure proceedings on homestead property mediation provided prior to commencement, and homestead-lender mediation account created.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor veto: 05/22/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Description: Technology standards and tools developed to exchange information electronically between groups.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Youth violence addressed as a public health problem; prevention and intervention programs addressing risk factors of youth violence coordinated and aligned; and commissioner of health required to apply for private, state, or federal funding.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Pharmacy provisions modified; provisions in health occupations modified for speech language pathologists; definition expanded; food, beverage, and lodging provisions changed; use of federal government rules and guidelines required to implement the minimum data set; and fees established.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Mini truck use and operation on public roadways regulated, and administrative traffic citations authorized.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus health and human services policy bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Estates subject to medical assistance claims modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Pharmacy practice provision changed in administering influenza vaccines.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Omnibus election provisions bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor veto: 05/22/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Child welfare provisions changed.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Harassment, bullying, intimidation, and violence policies required in schools.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor veto: 05/23/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/23/09
Description: Seat belt violation made a primary offense in all seating positions regardless of age, and increased speed limit provided when passing.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Medical marijuana use provided, civil and criminal penalties provided, expiration date provided for medical use of marijuana provisions, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor veto: 05/22/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Description: Mental health provisions amended, medical assistance reimbursement and eligibility changed, provider qualification and training requirements changed, mental health behavioral aide services amended, and special contracts with bordering states changed.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Highway centerline relocation governing provision added, county state-aid highway and municipal state-aid street provisions modified, seat belt provisions modified, advertising device placement regulated, and plats of lands abutting state rail bank property procedures provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus retirement bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: 7/1/09
Description: Prostitution penalty enhancement provision for repeat offenders clarified, and prostitution in a public place crime broadened.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: President and Congress memorialized to repeal the federal legislation of 1863 ordering the removal of Dakota people from Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Presented to Governor: 05/20/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Omnibus cultural and outdoor resources finance bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/21/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Line item veto: Page 33, lines 14-31
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: 7/1/09
Description: Technical health and human services changes made, health care program policy changes made, health care eligibility provisions changed, appropriations changed, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/21/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: 7/1/09
Description: County human services mandates modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/21/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Child care programs, program integrity, and adult supports amended including general assistance medical care and group residential housing.
Presented to Governor: 05/21/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: 8/1/09
Description: Natural resources and state park provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/21/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: various
Description: Federal stimulus oversight funding provided, Minnesota law conformed to receive the federal stimulus money, Hennepin County's 2009 nonfederal share of medical assistance costs modified, eligibility for sparsity revenue authorized for the Deer River School District, higher education tuition limits adjusted, funding for MNSCU modified, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/21/09
Governor approval: 05/21/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Effective date: 7/1/09
Description: Miscellaneous commerce provisions regulated.
Presented to Governor: 05/21/09
Governor approval: 05/22/09
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/22/09
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus tax bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/21/09
Governor veto: 05/21/09
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/21/09
Description: Town election requirements changed.
Presented to Governor: 02/09/10
Governor approval: 02/11/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 02/11/10
Description: Anoka County; design-build process authorized to award contract for construction of intersection of U.S. Highway 10 and County State-Aid Highway 83.
Presented to Governor: 02/09/10
Governor approval: 02/11/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 02/11/10
Description: Mental health urgent care and consultation services established, general assistance medical care program modified, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 02/18/10
Governor veto: 02/18/10
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Secretary of State, Filed: 02/18/10
Description: Construction codes and licensing modified.
Presented to Governor: 02/25/10
Governor approval: 03/01/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/01/10
Description: State primary date changed, and certain primary-related dates and provisions changed.
Presented to Governor: 03/02/10
Governor approval: 03/03/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/03/2010
Description: American Legion Day designated as September 16 of each year.
Presented to Governor: 03/08/10
Governor approval: 03/09/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/09/10
Description: Probationary period lengthened for newly hired peace officers in certain statutory cities.
Presented to Governor: 03/08/10
Governor approval: 03/09/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/09/10
Description: Income tax charitable deduction accelerated for relief of Haitian earthquake victims.
Presented to Governor: 03/08/10
Governor approval: 03/09/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/09/10
Description: Rock Island Bridge moratorium on demolition or removal repealed.
Presented to Governor: March 11, 2010
Governor approval: 03/14/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/15/10
Description: Omnibus bonding bill; capital improvement funding provided, previous appropriations modified, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: March 11, 2010
Governor approval: March 14, 2010
Line item veto: multiple line item vetoes
View veto letter
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/15/10
Description: Continuing education requirements changed for real estate brokers and salespersons.
Presented to Governor: 03/16/10
Governor approval: 03/19/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/19/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Certified public accountant licensing requirements clarified.
Presented to Governor: 03/22/10
Governor approval: 03/24/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/24/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Live check solicitations prohibited.
Presented to Governor: 03/22/10
Governor approval: 03/24/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/24/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Indian tribes and the Minnesota Historical Society authorized to participate in joint powers agreement.
Presented to Governor: 03/22/10
Governor approval: 03/24/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/24/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Ballot board use required to process absentee ballots, absentee ballots permitted to be counted starting on the fourth day prior to election, and other absentee ballot processing procedures modified.
Presented to Governor: 03/22/10
Governor approval: 03/24/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 03/24/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Town meeting minutes provided.
Presented to Governor: March 25, 2010
Governor approval: March 26, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: March 26, 2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: North Branch; Corporal Johnathan Benson Memorial Highway designated.
Presented to Governor: March 25, 2010
Governor approval: March 26, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: March 26, 2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Collection of fees allowed under the license reinstatement diversion pilot program to be extended for 18 months.
Presented to Governor: March 25, 2010
Governor approval: March 26, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: March 26, 2010
Effective date: 3/27/2010
Description: Hospital construction moratorium modified.
Presented to Governor: March 25, 2010
Governor approval: March 26, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: March 26, 2010
Effective date: 3/27/2010
Description: Psychologist licensure requirements modified.
Presented to Governor: March 25, 2010
Governor approval: March 26, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: March 26, 2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Mental health urgent care and psychiatric consultation required, hospital payment rates reduced, covered services changed, transfers allowed, general assistance medical care program created, coordinated care delivery systems required, temporary uncompensated care pool and prescription drug pool created, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: March 25, 2010
Governor approval: March 26, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: March 26, 2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Elections provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Licensing and certifying examination practices prohibited, and civil liability established.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Duluth; membership rules provided for the Spirit Mountain Recreation Area Authority.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: North Branch; Veterans Memorial Bridge on marked Trunk Highway 95 designated.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: March 30, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: March 30, 2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Bridge project ongoing prioritization provided.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: City employees prohibited from serving as mayor or on the city council.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/2010
Governor approval: March 30, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: March 30, 2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Richfield; firefighter limited response time residency requirements permitted.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: 4/2/2010
Description: Minneapolis; Special School District No. 1; two member appointment provided on the Minneapolis redistricting commission, and standards established.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: Upon local approval
Description: Beverage production in basements authorized, and commissioner of agriculture directed to amend Minnesota Rules.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: 4/2/2010
Description: Utility's requirement modified to post notice of impending disconnection of utility services to a rental building due to a landlord's failure to pay for service.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: 4/2/2010
Description: Instrument requirements to secure debt clarified.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Treatment works allocation and interceptors reserved capacity costs provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: 4/2/2010
Description: Mercury testing requirements amended for new incinerator units.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: 4/2/2010
Description: Financial records release authority reinstated in response to a subpoena.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: 8/1/2009
Description: Supplemental budget bill; state government funding provided for state agencies, departments, and commissions, and various other state government provisions modified, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus jobs bill.
Presented to Governor: 03/29/10
Governor approval: April 1, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: April 1, 2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Revisor of statutes required to survey recipients of free state publications.
Presented to Governor: 04/06/10
Governor approval: 04/06/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/06/10
Effective date: 4/7/2010
Description: Watershed plan provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/06/10
Governor approval: 04/06/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/06/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Right of first refusal offers modified for property obtained with federal transit funding.
Presented to Governor: 04/06/2010
Governor approval: 04/06/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/06/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Civil commitment oath or affirmation provided without notarization and the acceptability of electronic signatures and documents.
Presented to Governor: 04/06/10
Governor approval: 04/06/10
Secretary of State, Filed:
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Independent School District No. 75, St. Clair, authorized to place advertising at district-owned baseball field.
Presented to Governor: 04/06/10
Governor approval: 04/06/10
Secretary of State, Filed:
Effective date: 4/7/2010
Description: Minnesota Data Practices Act provision added on computer data, and state agency use of temporary session cookies on government Web sites clarified.
Presented to Governor: 04/06/10
Governor approval: 04/06/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/06/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Legend and nonprescription drug possession allowed by those disposing of them, and definitions modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/08/10
Governor approval: April 10, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/10/10
Effective date: 4/11/2010
Description: Volunteer protections during an emergency or disaster modified, and immunity specified for certain entities.
Presented to Governor: 04/08/10
Governor approval: April 10, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/10/10
Effective date: 4/11/2010
Description: Qualified persons with medical training or supervision authorized to take blood samples from DWI offenders, and legal immunity provided.
Presented to Governor: 04/08/10
Governor approval: April 10, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/10/10
Effective date: 7/1/2010
Description: Indian tribal government authorized conveyance of land no longer needed for trunk highway purposes.
Presented to Governor: 04/08/10
Governor approval: April 10, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/10/10
Effective date: 4/11/2010
Description: Municipalities authorized to permit certain solicitations by firefighters.
Presented to Governor: 04/08/10
Governor approval: April 10, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/10/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Petroleum storage tank requirements modified, order extended exempting number 1 diesel fuel from biodiesel requirements, and biodiesel sale regulated on a net volume basis.
Presented to Governor: 04/08/10
Governor approval: April 10, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/10/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Firefighter related terms modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/08/10
Governor approval: April 10, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/10/10
Effective date: 4/11/2010
Description: Educational data disclosure clarified.
Presented to Governor: 04/08/10
Governor approval: April 10, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/10/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Pretrial filing prerequisite of a transcript eliminated for admission into evidence of law enforcement vehicle recordings.
Presented to Governor: April 12, 2010
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 7/1/2010
Description: Bicyclists allowed to stop and proceed through red light under limited circumstances.
Presented to Governor: April 12, 2010
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 4/16/2010
Description: Deed filing contract definitions clarified, and common interest community certificate changes made.
Presented to Governor: April 12, 2010
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 4/16/2010
Description: Securities lending agreements and holding of municipal funds provided.
Presented to Governor: April 12, 2010
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Advertising of deceptive local telephone numbers businesses specified as a deceptive trade practice.
Presented to Governor: April 12, 2010
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Presentence investigation mandate eliminated relating to adverse social or economic effects on the neighborhood where the offense was committed.
Presented to Governor: April 12, 2010
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Conforming change made to provide for the right of the borrower to obtain a postponement of a foreclosure sale that has a 12-month redemption period, as is now available for a six-month redemption period.
Presented to Governor: April 12, 2010
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 5/15/2010
Description: Child support enforcement provisions updated on access to information, actions authorized by a public authority, notice required, duties imposed, and survival of child support judgments provided.
Presented to Governor: April 12, 2010
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Court authorized to furnish any electronic copies of documents to public defender at no charge.
Presented to Governor: April 12, 2010
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Business screening services regulated, and correction and deletion of certain criminal records provided.
Presented to Governor: April 12, 2010
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 7/1/2010
Description: Petroleum tank release provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/2010
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/2010
Effective date: 4/16/2010
Description: Medical examination requirements conformed for commercial driver's license to federal law.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/10
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Health care clearinghouse added for health care provider transactions.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/10
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Veterans of Foreign Wars Day designated as May 28.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/10
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 7/1/2010
Description: Juneteenth observance governing provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/10
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 4/16/2010
Description: Home health care services regulating provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/10
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Private shared services regulated, and regulatory provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/10
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Continuing education requirements exception provided for licensed professional counselors.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/10
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: State and political subdivisions and others exempted from increased interest rates on certain judgments and awards.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/10
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 4/16/2010
Description: Organization and operation of business corporations, nonprofit corporations, and limited liability companies regulated; consistent law provided relating to registered agents and offices of business entities; and prohibition repealed against certain business names.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/10
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Predatory offender registration law amended to address registrants living in homeless shelters and to clarify that the registration requirement for offenders who move out of state are suspended not terminated.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/10
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Explore Minnesota Tourism Council membership requirements amended.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/10
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Motor vehicle fleet definition changed to conform to International Registration Plan for commercial motor vehicles.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/2010
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Powers clarified for health care agents, guardians, and others to make health care decisions for wards and protected persons, and governing guardians and conservators provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/13/10
Governor approval: April 15, 2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/15/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Omnibus liquor bill.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: DNA collection from offenders authorized.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Vehicle impoundment notice time clarified.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Lead acid battery recycling, purchase, return, and collection regulated, and certain charges modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Fire departments authorized to access criminal history data on current employees.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Contractor continuing education requirements modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Commissioner's state medical review team duties modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Viewing, transportation, and removal of a dead human body provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act enacted and recommended for passage by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Dispute arbitration provided, and Uniform Arbitration Act adopted.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Trunk highway routes Nos. 332 and 297 routes modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Rehabilitation facility, extended employment provider, and day training and habilitation service program provisions changed.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act amended.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Criminal penalty increased for possessing dangerous weapons on school property while criminal penalty lowered for brandishing, using, or possessing replica firearms and BB guns on school property.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Driver's license requirements modified for foster children, in-court reviews required, and definition of parent expanded for child protection proceedings.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Sexual contact in secure treatment facilities included as criminal sexual conduct in the third and fourth degrees.
Presented to Governor: 04/19/2010
Governor approval: 04/22/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/22/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Rehabilitation counselors for the blind certification, and public records and continuing education accessibility for persons with disabilities provided.
Presented to Governor: April 22, 2010
Governor approval: 04/26/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/26/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Minnesota's waste management hierarchy amended.
Presented to Governor: April 22, 2010
Governor approval: 04/26/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/26/2010
Effective date: 4/27/2010
Description: Metropolitan Council best value contracts and procurement for transit vehicles authorized.
Presented to Governor: April 22, 2010
Governor approval: 04/26/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/26/2010
Effective date: 9/1/2009
Description: Health licensing technical provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: April 22, 2010
Governor approval: 04/26/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/26/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Continuing education provisions modified, insurance laws amended involving insurance company rehabilitation and liquidation, group life insurance, use of mortality tables, the Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, mutual insurance companies, and fraternal risk-based capital regulated.
Presented to Governor: April 22, 2010
Governor approval: 04/26/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/26/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Parent notification of child maltreatment in a school facility modified.
Presented to Governor: April 22, 2010
Governor approval: 04/26/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/26/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: State goals set for the deployment and speed of high-speed broadband.
Presented to Governor: April 22, 2010
Governor approval: 04/26/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/26/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Minors allowed to contract for automobile insurance.
Presented to Governor: April 22, 2010
Governor approval: 04/26/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/26/2010
Effective date: 4/27/2010
Description: Road authorities allowed to remove snow from certain roads in uncompleted subdivisions.
Presented to Governor: April 22, 2010
Governor approval: 04/26/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/26/2010
Effective date: 4/27/2010
Description: Construction codes and licensing provisions modified, and certain notice provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: April 22, 2010
Governor approval: 04/26/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/26/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Children in need of protection or service provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: April 22, 2010
Governor approval: 04/26/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/26/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Elevator provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 04/28/2010
Governor approval: 04/30/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Minnesota entrepreneur virtual assistance network authorized, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 04/28/2010
Governor approval: 04/30/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/2010
Effective date: 5/1/2010
Description: Transfer of credits regulated within institutions belonging to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
Presented to Governor: 04/28/2010
Governor veto: April 30, 2010
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Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: School concession stands established as a specific category of food and beverage service establishments.
Presented to Governor: 04/28/2010
Governor approval: 04/30/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Safe sharps management provided.
Presented to Governor: 04/29/2010
Governor approval: 04/30/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/2010
Effective date: 1/11/2011
Description: Boiler provisions modified and civil and criminal penalties amended and imposed.
Presented to Governor: 04/29/2010
Governor approval: 04/30/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Public service corporation eminent domain authority clarified, and granting of route permits regulated for high-voltage transmission lines.
Presented to Governor: 04/29/2010
Governor approval: 04/30/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/2010
Effective date: 5/1/2010
Description: Board of Pharmacy required to adopt rules regarding the substitution of drugs used for the treatment of epilepsy or seizure if the United States Food and Drug Administration determines that substitution may cause a health risk to patients.
Presented to Governor: 04/29/2010
Governor approval: 04/30/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Public facilities programs amended and technical changes made.
Presented to Governor: 04/29/2010
Governor approval: 04/30/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 04/30/2010
Effective date: 5/1/2010
Description: Coercion prohibited for a person who is considering being a candidate.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/2010
Governor veto: 05/10/10
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/10/2010
Description: Service animals; criminal penalty provided for intentionally rendering a service animal unable to perform its duties, offenders convicted of harming service animals required to pay restitution, and civil remedies are not precluded by the criminal penalty for harming service animals.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/2010
Governor approval: 05/10/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/10/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Scanning device and reencoder use to acquire information from payment cards included as identity theft.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/2010
Governor approval: 05/10/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/10/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Mobile food units permitted to operate for more than 21 days in one place.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/2010
Governor approval: 05/10/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/10/2010
Effective date: 5/11/2010
Description: Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act proposed for adoption by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, and penalties provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/2010
Governor approval: 05/10/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/10/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Corporate deputy registrar expiration date removed, and new location in Burnsville provided for deputy registrar.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/2010
Governor approval: 05/10/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/10/2010
Effective date: Upon local approval
Description: Administrative remedy provided for certain data practice law violations, data sharing agreement provided with the department of education, civil penalty provided, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/2010
Governor approval: 05/10/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/10/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Watershed district drainage system provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/2010
Governor approval: 05/10/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/10/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Domestic abuse no contact law recodified, witness tampering crimes expanded, bail increased, data communications network provisions modified, orders for protection provisions modified, stalking crime provisions modified, and domestic abuse electronic monitoring provisions authorized.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/2010
Governor approval: 05/10/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/10/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Civilly committed sex offenders, sexually dangerous persons, and sexual psychopathic personalities provisions modified, and judicial holds in commitment cases provisions amended.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/2010
Governor approval: 05/10/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/10/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Children and family service technical and policy provisions changed, Minnesota family investment program and adult supports provisions changed, and child welfare provisions changed.
Presented to Governor: 05/06/2010
Governor approval: 05/10/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/10/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Contracts for professional or technical services reporting threshold reduced.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: 7/1/2011
Description: Mental health policy provisions for children amended and community health worker technical changes made.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Sale prohibited of motor vehicles with illegally tinted windows.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Tobacco and tobacco products definitions modernized, promotional and self-service distribution rules modified, and sale of tobacco-related devices subjected to municipal licensing.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Chairs and ranking minority members of the Committee on Finance and Ways and Means authorized to request local impact notes.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Medical assistance coverage authorized for primary care health care providers performing primary caries prevention services as part of the child and teen checkup program.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: State Building Code municipal enforcement provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: State Guardian Ad Litem Board established, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: 7/1/2010
Description: Health eligibility provisions, individualized education plan requirements, state health access program, Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, long-term care partnership, community clinics, dental benefits, drug provisions, and other human services provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Escort drivers of overdimensional loads allowed to control traffic, and commissioner of public safety directed to establish escort driver training and certification program.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Employees of city-owned or county-owned hospital exempt from certain reporting requirements.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor veto: 05/11/2010
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Description: Municipal precinct and ward boundary procedures and requirements changed.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: 5/12/2010
Description: Candidacy affidavit required to state candidate's residence address or campaign contact address and telephone number, certain information classified, candidate placement on ballot prohibited if residency requirements are not met, candidate access to facilities modified, and completion of absentee ballot certificate required.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Cash payment receipts required between landlord and tenant, recovery of attorney fees provided, tenant screening fee procedures modified, imposition of late fees provided, eviction procedures for tenants of certain foreclosed property provided, clarifying, conforming, technical, and other changes made to landlord and tenant provisions.
Presented to Governor: 05/07/2010
Governor approval: 05/11/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Enhanced driver's license and enhanced identification card created, selective service registration provided, fees, eligibility requirements, employment use, application requirements, issuance, security, and card appearance provided, and Homeland Security approval directed relating to proof of identity and citizenship.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Body art procedures and establishments regulated, fees adopted, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 7/1/2010
Description: Inmate payment of room and board modified to include any time credited for time served.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Collaborative governance council established.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 6/1/2010
Description: Large vehicle movement on public streets and highways governing provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Lead poisoning prevention provided, State Building Code amended, and licensing requirements modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 2/1/2011
Description: School districts required to obtain employee health coverage through the public employees insurance program.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor veto: 05/10/10
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/10/2010
Description: Labor agreements and compensation plans ratified.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Contract cancellations regulated and insurance claims for residential roofing goods and services regulated.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Electric generating plant emission reduction programs modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Health plans required to establish equal out-of-pocket requirements for oral and intravenously administered chemotherapy medications.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Campaign finance and reporting requirements changed, and contribution limits provided for judicial candidates.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Public utility provisions modified relating to recovery of expenses by utilities.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Licensing provisions changed, background study requirements, disqualifications, and data classification modified, and child care centers required to develop risk management plans.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Detention placement options clarified for extended jurisdiction juveniles pending revocation hearings.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Participating provider agreements regulated between health plan companies and health care providers.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Department of Corrections; settlement provided for certain claims against the state for injuries suffered, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/2010
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Omnibus agriculture and veterans policy and appropriations bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Distribution status clarified, relationship and inheritance provisions changed, and emergency and temporary conservators provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Public hearings and public access to juvenile records governing provisions modified, expungement authorized of certain juvenile records, and human services commissioner authorized to grant set of asides or variances for certain individuals disqualified from licensure because of an offense as a juvenile.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/10
Governor veto: 05/13/10
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Description: Electronic health record technology provisions amended, administrative penalties provided, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 7/1/2010
Description: State employee early retirement incentive authorized.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 5/14/2010
Description: Land use allowed within the Lower St. Croix River area.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Motor vehicle sales and distribution regulated.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 5/14/2010
Description: General fund balancing proposed, payment schedules modified, appropriations reduced for various departments, calculation modified, receipt deposit provided in special revenue fund, fourth tier added to income tax rates, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/10/10
Governor veto: 05/11/10
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/11/2010
Description: Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer water appropriation prohibitions expanded.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/10
Governor veto: 5/13/2010
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/10
Description: Wireless telecommunications service providers authorized to provide call locations for emergencies, and Kelsey Smith Act provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/10
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Residential contracts performance guidelines required, statutory warranties modified, notice and opportunity to repair required, and dispute resolution procedures provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/11/2010
Governor approval: 05/13/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/2010
Effective date: Various
Description: Provider peer grouping timelines and system modified, and agricultural cooperative health plan for farmers provision added.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor approval: 05/14/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Classified employee expectations established as nonpartisan resources to all decision makers, and additional whistleblower protection provided to state employees.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor veto: 05/15/10
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Description: Early childhood education, prevention, self-sufficiency, lifelong learning, and child care and assistance provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor approval: 05/14/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Description: Omnibus employment and economic development policy and appropriations bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor approval: 05/14/10
Line item veto: Page 23, lines 10-13; page 154, lines 7-8
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Pregnant women mandatory reporting requirements modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor approval: 05/14/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Chiropractor license revocation required for felony-level criminal sexual conduct offense conviction.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor approval: 05/14/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Transportation Department management, priorities, research, and planning provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor approval: 05/14/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus transportation finance bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor approval: 05/14/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Continuing care policy and personal care assistance service provisions changed.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor approval: 05/14/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Publicly owned nursing facilities rate increase authorized, and local share required for nonfederal medical assistance costs.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor veto: 05/15/10
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Description: Assessor duties specified.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor approval: 05/14/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Deceased person disposition provisions modified including extending rights to domestic partners.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor veto: 05/15/10
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Description: Traffic regulation provisions modified relating to highway work zone speeds, driving in the right-hand lane, and seat belt requirements for persons operating a type III vehicle as a school bus.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/2010
Governor approval: 05/17/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/17/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Civil commitment venue clarified.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/2010
Governor approval: 05/17/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/17/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Community-based energy development program modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/2010
Governor approval: 05/17/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/17/10
Effective date: 5/18/2010
Description: Omnibus retirement bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor approval: 05/14/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus health and human services bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor veto: 5/13/2010
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/13/10
Description: Omnibus environment and natural resources finance bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/13/2010
Governor approval: 05/17/10
Line item veto: Page 37, lines 37.14-37-18; Page100, lines 100.29-100.30; Page 108, lines 108.11-108.19
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/17/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Environmental and natural resources funding provided, approval required for acquisition of certain lands to be conveyed to the state, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 05/12/2010
Governor approval: 05/14/10
Line item veto: Page 17, lines 13-19
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/15/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/14/2010
Governor approval: 5/18/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/18/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus higher education policy and finance bill providing for bond transfers and allocations, reducing appropriations bases, and governing reductions in grants.
Presented to Governor: 05/14/2010
Governor approval: 5/18/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/18/10
Effective date: 7/1/2010
Description: Omnibus government data classifications provisions bill.
Presented to Governor: 05/14/2010
Governor approval: 5/18/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/18/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Implied consent, driving while impaired, and ignition interlock provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 05/14/2010
Governor approval: 5/18/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/18/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Weight of water used in a controlled substance filtration device established when determining weight or amount of controlled substance.
Presented to Governor: 05/14/2010
Governor veto: 5/18/2010
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/18/10
Description: Salvia divinorum sale and possession crime established, and penalty provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/14/2010
Governor approval: 5/18/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/18/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Disposal of state-owned buildings provided, energy improvement financing program provisions changed, and executive branch agency representation changed in the reinsurance association.
Presented to Governor: 05/14/2010
Governor approval: 5/18/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/18/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Small employer health insurance market expanded, and small employer health coverage standard application form development process created.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/10
Governor approval: 05/19/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Real property private transfer fees prohibited, and effective date modified for certain child support provisions.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/10
Governor approval: 05/19/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Large solar electric generation demonstration conservation improvement project provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/10
Governor approval: 05/19/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/10
Effective date: 5/20/2010
Description: Advance determination allowed for prudence determination by Public Utilities Commission for certain environmental projects of a public utility.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/10
Governor approval: 05/19/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/10
Effective date: 5/20/2010
Description: Ladder Out of Poverty Task Force established, membership and duties provided, and legislative appointments provided.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/10
Governor approval: 05/19/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/10
Effective date: 5/20/2010
Description: Notice requirements during foreclosure amended.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/10
Governor approval: 05/19/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Chemical dependency treatment pilot projects created.
Presented to Governor: 05/15/10
Governor approval: 05/19/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/19/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: FEMA Public Assistance Program money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 5/25/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/25/10
Effective date: 5/26/2010
Description: Interstate Compact for Juveniles adopted.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 05/27/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/27/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Voting equipment and vote-counting equipment grant funding provided, grant terms and procedures specified, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 05/27/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/27/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Notary public fees modified, commissions and notarial stamps and seals regulated, clarifications provided, accommodations of physical limitations provided, and premarital education provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 5/25/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/25/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Criminal record expungement authorized for individuals who have received stays of adjudication or diversion, expungements authorized without petitions in cases where charges were dismissed against a person upon prosecutorial approval and with victim notification, and persons petitioning for an expungement required to provide a copy of the criminal complaint or police report.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor veto: 05/27/10
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/27/10
Description: Revisor's bill correcting erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted text and obsolete references; eliminating redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions; and making miscellaneous technical corrections to laws and statutes.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 05/27/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/27/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Multijurisdictional gang and drug task forces certification process established.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 5/27/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/27/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Licenses regulated; requirements modified; education and notice requirements continued; various housekeeping, technical, and clarifying changes made; securities regulated; real estate brokers, salespersons, and closing agents provisions reorganized; real estate appraiser advisory board membership requirements and appointment authority modified; and workers' compensation regulated.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 5/25/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/25/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Legislative miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors corrected.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 05/27/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/27/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Motor vehicle definition clarified in statutory provision deeming the driver to be the agent of the owner in case of accident.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor veto: 5/25/2010
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/25/10
Description: Motor carrier contracts regulated and indemnification provisions prohibited.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor veto: 5/25/2010
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/25/10
Description: Special license plates provided, trunk highway funding provided, bonds issued, public safety programs and activities funding provided, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 05/27/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/27/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus tax bill.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 05/27/10
Line item veto: p. 154, lines 30-34; p. 155, lines 1-6; p. 155, lines 7-10
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/27/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus natural resources policy and game and fish bill.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor veto: 5/25/2010
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Secretary of State, Filed: 05/25/10
Description: Property forfeiture provisions changed, and sale of forfeited property by law enforcement officers, employees, and family members prohibited.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 05/27/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/27/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Omnibus state government finance bill.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 5/25/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/25/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Nursing facility rate provisions modified.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 5/25/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/25/10
Effective date: 8/1/2010
Description: Charter school aid payment schedule modified.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 5/25/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/25/2010
Effective date: 5/26/2010
Description: School district health and wellness provisions changed, additional local share required for nursing facilities, nursing facility rate phase-in alternative allowed, State-County Results, Accountability, and Service Delivery Reform Act renamed, physical education standards changed, and healthy kids program created.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 5/25/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/25/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Campaign finance political expenditures and contributions regulated, filing and reporting requirements modified, penalties provided, and Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board filings regulated.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 05/27/10
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/27/10
Effective date: Various
Description: Commission on Service Innovation established and duties imposed, Minnovation Council established and powers and duties of council imposed, innovation and redesign grants authorized, home rule charter commission provided for certain counties, Task Force for Policy Innovation and Research established, and money appropriated.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor veto: 05/27/10
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Pocket veto:
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/27/10
Description: State bond proceed appropriations clarified and modified, and other appropriation provisions modified relating to Blazing Star State Trail, Mesabi Trail, Northwest Hennepin Family Center, an outpatient clinic and health education facility at Hennepin County Medical Center, Rochester Community and Technical College, Camp Ripley, Minneapolis Veterans Home and the city of Lake Elmo.
Presented to Governor: 5/18/2010
Governor approval: 5/25/2010
Secretary of State, Filed: 05/25/2010
Effective date: 5/26/2010