House Journal 67th Day Tuesday February 15 2022

A quorum was present.

Albright, Bennett, Burkel, Dettmer and Theis were excused.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. There being no objection, further reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the Journal was approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.

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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

Nelson, M., from the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2017, A bill for an act relating to state government; adopting recommendations of the Advisory Task Force on State Employment and Retention of Employees with Disabilities; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 43A.01, subdivision 2; 43A.02, by adding subdivisions; 43A.04, subdivisions 1a, 4, 7; 43A.05, subdivision 1; 43A.09; 43A.10, subdivisions 2a, 7; 43A.14; 43A.15, subdivision 14, by adding a subdivision; 43A.19, subdivision 1; 43A.191; 43A.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 43A.36, subdivision 1; 43A.421; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 3, line 8, after "accessible" insert "to and usable by employees"

Page 5, line 12, delete "that describe" and insert ", including those"

Page 5, line 23, after "accessible" insert "to"

Page 7, line 1, after "establishing" insert ", reviewing, and modifying the"

Page 7, line 18, after "job" insert "with or without reasonable accommodation"

Page 7, delete lines 28 to 31

Reletter the paragraphs in sequence

Page 8, line 12, delete everything after "14" and insert ". The statistics collected and reported annually must include:"

Page 8, line 22, delete "or the commissioner's designee"

Page 8, line 25, after the period, insert:

"(c)"

Page 8, line 25, delete "of management and budget"

Page 8, line 26, delete "meet" and insert "consult"

Page 8, line 29, before "recommend" insert "and" and delete everything after "improvement" and insert a period

Page 8, delete line 30 and insert:

"(d) The commissioner shall annually develop and publish a report on the department's website that includes the data described in paragraph (a), survey results described in paragraph (b), and recommendations for continuous improvement described in paragraph (c)."

Page 9, line 19, before "post" insert "annually"

Page 15, line 11, before "training" insert "annual"

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Page 17, lines 7 and 8, strike "severe" and insert "significantly impacting"

Page 17, line 19, before "training" insert "annual"

Page 18, line 12, delete "2022" and insert "2023"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

Nelson, M., from the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2399, A bill for an act relating to state government; expanding the authority of the Legislative Budget Office to order fiscal notes; changing data classifications for data related to fiscal notes; modifying the treatment of unofficial fiscal notes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 3.8853, by adding a subdivision; 3.98, subdivision 1; 13.64, subdivisions 3, 4.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, after line 14, insert:

"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.8854, is amended to read:

3.8854 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.

(a) The Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission consists of:

(1) two members of the senate appointed by the senate majority leader;

(2) two members of the senate appointed by the senate minority leader;

(3) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house; and

(4) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader.

The director of the Legislative Budget Office is the executive secretary of the commission. The chief nonpartisan fiscal analyst of the house of representatives, the lead nonpartisan fiscal analyst of the senate, the commissioner of management and budget or a designee, and the legislative auditor are ex-officio, nonvoting members of the commission.

(b) Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority, or until they are not members of the legislative body from which they were appointed. Appointing authorities shall fill vacancies on the commission within 30 days of a vacancy being created.

(c) The commission shall meet in January of each odd-numbered year to elect its chair and vice-chair. They shall serve until successors are elected. The chair and vice-chair shall alternate biennially between the senate and the house of representatives with the chair elected from the majority party. The chair and vice-chair may not be

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member of the same political party. The commission shall meet at the call of the chair. The members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses consistent with the rules of the legislature governing expense reimbursement.

(d) The commission shall review the work of the Legislative Budget Office and make recommendations, as the commission determines necessary, to improve the office's ability to fulfill its duties, and shall perform other functions as directed by this section, and sections 3.8853 and 3.98."

Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after the semicolon, insert "modifying the Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission;"

Amend the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

The report was adopted.

Nelson, M., from the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2900, A bill for an act relating to economic development; authorizing payments for frontline workers whose work put them at risk of contracting COVID-19 during peacetime emergency; classifying data; requiring a report; appropriating money.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.

The report was adopted.

Liebling from the Committee on Health Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2914, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing the commissioner of human services to reinstate waivers and modifications to certain human services programs.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 20, after "when" insert ": (i)"

Page 1, line 21, after "reasons" insert "; and (ii) there is a person in the foster care household with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19. For purposes of this clause, "suspected case of COVID-19" means a person who is exhibiting the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and has either been tested for COVID-19 and is waiting for test results or has not been tested for COVID-19"

Page 5, after line 19, insert:

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"Sec. 5. COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH; TEMPORARY EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.

Subdivision 1. Temporary emergency authority granted. The commissioner of health is granted temporary emergency authority as described in and limited by this section. The temporary emergency authority granted to the commissioner may only be used to grant individual or blanket state waivers.

Subd. 2. Individual or blanket waivers permitted. The commissioner may grant temporary individual or blanket waivers of requirements in the following statutes and rules if none of the waivers adversely affect resident or patient care or quality of the services:

(1) Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144, for hospitals relating to hospital construction moratorium or bed capacity restrictions, except that the commissioner must not grant an individual or blanket waiver that will result in construction or other physical alteration of a hospital that cannot be removed at the expiration of the waiver;

(2) Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144 and 144A, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 4658, for nursing homes relating to bed moratorium, bed capacity, or layaway and nonlayaway beds, including notice requirements for transfers and discharges;

(3) Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144 and 144A, and Minnesota Rules, chapters 4640 and 4658, for hospitals and nursing homes relating to licensing fees. On the waiver application form, the hospital or nursing home seeking a waiver must attest that the fee waiver is needed due to hardship; and

(4) Minnesota Statutes, chapter 149A, for funeral establishments or morticians to allow flexible time periods for holding decedents awaiting final disposition and establishing unlicensed staffing standards.

Subd. 3. Notice. (a) No later than 48 hours after an individual waiver or blanket waiver under this section goes into effect, the commissioner must provide written notice of the waiver to the appropriate ombudsman, if any, and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the Department of Health.

(b) A waiver issued or granted under this section must be posted on the Department of Health website within 48 hours after being issued or granted and must include a plain-language description of the waiver.

Subd. 4. Expiration of waivers. Any waiver granted by this section expires on June 30, 2022. This subdivision does not apply to nursing home transfer and discharge waivers if necessary federal approval is not obtained prior to June 30, 2022.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 6. TEMPORARY PRACTICE BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FROM OTHER STATES AND TERRITORIES.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this subdivision apply to this section.

(b) "Credential" means a license, permit, certificate, or registration.

(c) "Health care employer" means a health care system, hospital, clinic, long-term care facility, or other health care entity that provides health care services to patients or residents.

(d) "Out-of-state health care professional" or "out-of-state professional" means an individual who holds an active, unrestricted credential issued by another state or territory that authorizes the individual to provide health care services that are substantially the same as the services within the scope of practice of a health-related occupation licensed by the Board of Medical Practice or Board of Nursing.

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(e) "Telehealth" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 62A.673, subdivision 2.

Subd. 2. Practice in Minnesota by out-of-state health care professionals. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an out-of-state health care professional is authorized to provide health care services in Minnesota within the scope of the credential held by the out-of-state professional without being issued a license by the Board of Medical Practice or Board of Nursing if the requirements of this section are met.

(b) Before providing health care services in Minnesota, an out-of-state health care professional must be hired by or enter into a contract with a health care employer in Minnesota or be hired by or under contract with another entity to provide health care services to a health care employer. Before an out-of-state health care professional begins providing health care services for a health care employer, the health care employer must verify that the out-of-state professional holds an active, unrestricted, relevant credential to practice issued by another state or territory that demonstrates the out-of-state professional has the qualifications to provide the health care services to be provided in Minnesota.

(c) An out-of-state health care professional providing health care services under this section must only provide health care services to patients or residents in person and must not provide health care services via telehealth.

(d) A health care employer that assigns an out-of-state health care professional under this section to a specific position must not lay off a Minnesota-licensed health care professional from that position who is appropriately licensed, qualified, and willing to work in that position.

(e) A health care employer for which an out-of-state health care professional provides health care services must notify the out-of-state professional that the out-of-state professional is under the jurisdiction of the Board of Medical Practice or Board of Nursing, as applicable, when providing health care services in Minnesota.

Subd. 3. Report from health care employer. (a) A health care employer for which an out-of-state health care professional provides health care services under this section must submit a report to the commissioner of health that includes:

(1) the number of out-of-state professionals providing health care services for the health care employer, specifying position type and license type; and

(2) for each out-of-state professional, the date on which the out-of-state professional began providing health care services for the health care employer and the date on which the out-of-state professional's work with the health care employer will end, if known.

(b) A health care employer must submit a report under this subdivision no later than 30 days after the out-of-state professional began providing services for the health care employer and must submit updated reports to include any additional out-of-state professionals that begin providing services for the employer.

Subd. 4. Credential from another state. The credential held by an out-of-state health care professional providing services under this section has the same force and effect as if issued in Minnesota.

Subd. 5. Authority of Board of Medical Practice or Board of Nursing. An out-of-state health care professional providing services under this section who would otherwise be required to obtain a license from the Board of Medical Practice to provide those services must submit to the jurisdiction of the Board of Medical Practice. An out-of-state health care professional providing services under this section who would otherwise be required to obtain a license from the Board of Nursing to provide those services must submit to the jurisdiction of the Board of Nursing. The Board of Medical Practice or Board of Nursing may limit or revoke the authorization under this section to provide services for any out-of-state health care professional under that board's jurisdiction. Upon a revocation of authorization, the out-of-state health care professional must immediately cease providing health care services in Minnesota.

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Subd. 6. Minnesota licensure. After this section expires, an out-of-state health care professional who wishes to provide health care services in Minnesota must obtain an applicable license from the Board of Medical Practice or Board of Nursing as otherwise required by Minnesota law and must apply for work with a health care employer in Minnesota as a new applicant.

Subd. 7. Expiration. Subdivisions 2 to 5 expire 60 days following final enactment.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, before the period, insert "; allowing out-of-state health care professionals to temporarily provide services in Minnesota under out-of-state credentials"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

The report was adopted.

Pinto from the Committee on Early Childhood Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3210, A bill for an act relating to housing; expanding existing programs to provide homelessness prevention assistance to families with minor children; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 462A.201, subdivision 2; 462A.204, subdivision 8.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 17, before the period, insert "or with adult children eligible for enrollment in an academic program through grade 12"

Page 2, line 33, delete "childhood housing"

Page 2, line 34, after "stability" insert "for learning and development"

Page 3, line 2, after "frequently" insert ", for families with adult children eligible for enrollment in an academic program through grade 12 who have moved frequently,"

Page 3, line 15, delete "who" and insert "or with adult children eligible for enrollment in an academic program through grade 12, if those families"

Page 3, line 16, strike "who"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Moller introduced:

H. F. No. 3446, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the Department of Human Services systemic critical incident review team; removing language regarding public health care programs and certain trusts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 501C.1206.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

Ecklund, Lislegard and Sundin introduced:

H. F. No. 3447, A bill for an act relating to labor; establishing the Employment Choice First Task Force; requiring a report.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy.

Igo introduced:

H. F. No. 3448, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring relocation of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency headquarters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.02, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.

Igo introduced:

H. F. No. 3449, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for facility improvements in Independent School District No. 318, Grand Rapids; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Igo introduced:

H. F. No. 3450, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to Independent School District No. 318, Grand Rapids, for facilities improvements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.

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Igo, Daniels, Grossell, Lueck and Boe introduced:

H. F. No. 3451, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money to provide reimbursements to law enforcement agencies that have paid incentive bonuses to encourage individuals to become peace officers; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.

Igo, Heintzeman and Boe introduced:

H. F. No. 3452, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a grant program for investment in nature and gamesmanship education; requiring a report; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.

Igo introduced:

H. F. No. 3453, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy.

Scott and Moller introduced:

H. F. No. 3454, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; permitting complaints in certain forfeiture matters to be served by certified mail; permitting statements of claim in certain forfeiture matters to be served pursuant to the Rules of Conciliation Court Procedure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 169A.63, subdivision 8; 609.5314, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 3455, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a freight rail car storage facility project in Lakeville.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 3456, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a freight rail car storage facility project in Lakeville.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

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Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 3457, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a freight rail car storage facility in the city of Lakeville; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Lippert introduced:

H. F. No. 3458, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Health Care Commission; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144I.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.

Lippert, Torkelson and Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 3459, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the water quality and storage program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Igo, Lillie, Boe, Theis and Daniels introduced:

H. F. No. 3460, A bill for an act relating to state government; designating the Freedom Flag as an official symbol of the state's commitment to remembering the American lives lost as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; encouraging display of the flag on certain days in certain public locations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.

Lislegard and Ecklund introduced:

H. F. No. 3461, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a public pension benefit subtraction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 290.0132, by adding a subdivision; 290.091, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. No. 3462, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements for water, sewer, and road infrastructure in the city of Virginia; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

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Lislegard and Ecklund introduced:

H. F. No. 3463, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for refund of certain permit application fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.03, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.

Long, Pinto and Agbaje introduced:

H. F. No. 3464, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing the Clemency Review Commission; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 638.01; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 638; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 638.02; 638.03; 638.04; 638.05; 638.06; 638.07; 638.075; 638.08.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.

Long and Morrison introduced:

H. F. No. 3465, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring the coverage for infertility treatment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 3466, A bill for an act relating to mortuary science; permitting the conversion of human remains to basic elements using natural organic reduction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 149A.02, subdivisions 1a, 3, 9, 16, 23, 26a, 27, 30a, 32a, 34, 35, 37c, 41, by adding subdivisions; 149A.03; 149A.54; 149A.55; 149A.65, subdivision 6; 149A.70, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 149A.71, subdivisions 2, 4; 149A.72, subdivisions 3, 3a, 9; 149A.73, subdivisions 1, 2; 149A.74, subdivision 1; 149A.94, subdivisions 1, 4; 149A.941.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.

Koznick, Petersburg and Scott introduced:

H. F. No. 3467, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for contingent termination of the Northstar Commuter Rail line.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Koznick, Petersburg and Scott introduced:

H. F. No. 3468, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for termination of the Northstar Commuter Rail line; making a contingent appropriation.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

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Koznick, Petersburg and Scott introduced:

H. F. No. 3469, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing performance requirements and conditional termination of the Northstar Commuter Rail line.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Her, Huot, Fischer, Lippert and Pinto introduced:

H. F. No. 3470, A bill for an act relating to health; adding a project to the hospital construction moratorium exception; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 144.551, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.

Moller introduced:

H. F. No. 3471, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying human service provisions in community supports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 245D.12; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0659, subdivision 19; 256K.26, subdivisions 6, 7; 256Q.06, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 62A.673, subdivision 2; 148F.11, subdivision 1; 245.467, subdivisions 2, 3; 245.4871, subdivision 21; 245.4876, subdivisions 2, 3; 245.735, subdivision 3; 245A.03, subdivision 7; 245I.04, subdivision 4; 245I.05, subdivision 3; 245I.10, subdivisions 2, 6; 254B.05, subdivision 5; 256B.0622, subdivision 2; 256B.0625, subdivision 3b; 256B.0671, subdivision 6; 256B.0911, subdivision 3a; 256B.0946, subdivision 1; 256B.0947, subdivision 6; 256B.0949, subdivisions 2, 13; 256P.01, subdivision 6a; Laws 2020, First Special Session chapter 7, section 1, subdivision 1, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 254A.04; 254B.14, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 254B.14, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.

Sandstede and Youakim introduced:

H. F. No. 3472, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refunds; modifying the definition of income for eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 290A.03, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3473, A bill for an act relating to taxes; local sales and use; authorizing the city of Golden Valley to impose a local sales and use tax.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Torkelson introduced:

H. F. No. 3474, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying selection process procedures for Corridors of Commerce projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.088, subdivisions 1, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 161.088, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

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Greenman and Noor introduced:

H. F. No. 3475, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for minority business development.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy.

Poston introduced:

H. F. No. 3476, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to protect lakes and acquire forest lands in upper Mississippi River basin.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.

Vang and Schomacker introduced:

H. F. No. 3477, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a grant to Headway Emotional Health Services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.

McDonald, Davids, Petersburg, Boe, Dettmer, Erickson, Robbins, Mueller and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. No. 3478, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; decreasing income tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.06, subdivision 2d; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 290.06, subdivision 2c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

McDonald, Davids, Petersburg, Boe, Dettmer, Erickson, Robbins and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. No. 3479, A bill for an act relating to taxation; decreasing the corporate franchise tax rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.06, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

McDonald, Davids, Petersburg, Boe, Dettmer, Erickson, Robbins, Mueller and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. No. 3480, A bill for an act relating to taxation; decreasing the corporate franchise tax rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.06, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

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McDonald, Davids, Gruenhagen, Koznick, Petersburg, Boe, Dettmer, Erickson and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. No. 3481, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; decreasing income tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.06, subdivision 2d; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 290.06, subdivision 2c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Novotny, Raleigh, Koznick, Franson, Demuth, Pfarr and Poston introduced:

H. F. No. 3482, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring county attorneys to prosecute certain cases; establishing a misdemeanor offense; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 388.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

Richardson introduced:

H. F. No. 3483, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money to the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission to study the development of the United States Amateur Sports and Training Center in Dakota County in partnership with the cities of Eagan and Inver Grove Heights; requiring a report.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.

Pryor introduced:

H. F. No. 3484, A bill for an act relating to education; making permanent the temporary priorities for basic sliding fee child care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 119B.03, subdivision 4a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 119B.03, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Early Childhood Finance and Policy.

Pryor introduced:

H. F. No. 3485, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the age range of children served by school-age care programs; increasing funding for school-age care programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 124D.19, subdivision 11; 124D.22, subdivision 3; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 10, section 1, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Pryor introduced:

H. F. No. 3486, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the credit for attaining a master's degree in a teacher's licensure field; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0686.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

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Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. No. 3487, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to enter into a contract for certain information technology projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 175.001, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy.

Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. No. 3488, A bill for an act relating to economic development; requiring the commissioner of employment and economic development to enter into a contract for certain information technology projects; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy.

Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. No. 3489, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the commissioner of public safety to enter a contract if an information technology project exceeds a certain cost threshold; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.

Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. No. 3490, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring the commissioner of agriculture to enter into a contract if an information technology project exceeds a certain cost threshold; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.03, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.

Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. No. 3491, A bill for an act relating to housing; requiring the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to enter into a contract if an information technology project exceeds a certain cost threshold; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.

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Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. No. 3492, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to enter into a contract if an information technology project exceeds a certain cost threshold; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.

Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. No. 3493, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner of transportation to enter into a contract if an information technology project exceeds a certain cost threshold; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. No. 3494, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to enter a contract if an information technology project exceeds a certain cost threshold; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.

Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. No. 3495, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the Department of Health to enter a contract for certain information technology projects.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.

Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. No. 3496, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring the commissioner of commerce to enter into a contract if an information technology project exceeds a certain cost threshold; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 45.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.

Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. No. 3497, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education to enter into a contract if an information technology project exceeds a certain cost threshold; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

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Rasmusson and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3498, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the commissioner of education to enter into a contract if an information technology project exceeds a certain cost threshold; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.

Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. No. 3499, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring certain information and telecommunications technology projects to be developed and completed by contract; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 16E.0465, by adding a subdivision; 16E.0466, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.

Bliss introduced:

H. F. No. 3500, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for Northern Township water and sewer.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance.

Bliss introduced:

H. F. No. 3501, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for sewer and water infrastructure improvements in Beltrami County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Robbins moved that the name of Poston be added as an author on H. F. No. 153. The motion prevailed.

Moller moved that the name of Christensen be added as an author on H. F. No. 1083. The motion prevailed.

Agbaje moved that the names of Swedzinski and Torkelson be added as authors on H. F. No. 1138. The motion prevailed.

Fischer moved that the names of Frazier and Long be added as authors on H. F. No. 1156. The motion prevailed.

Bennett moved that the name of Urdahl be added as an author on H. F. No. 1457. The motion prevailed.

Vang moved that the name of Lippert be added as an author on H. F. No. 2013. The motion prevailed.

Hansen, R., moved that the name of Greenman be added as an author on H. F. No. 2618. The motion prevailed.

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Richardson moved that the name of Freiberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 2654. The motion prevailed.

Wolgamott moved that the name of Pinto be added as an author on H. F. No. 2658. The motion prevailed.

Youakim moved that the name of Poston be added as an author on H. F. No. 2737. The motion prevailed.

Miller moved that the name of Poston be added as an author on H. F. No. 2761. The motion prevailed.

Miller moved that the name of Poston be added as an author on H. F. No. 2848. The motion prevailed.

Miller moved that the name of Poston be added as an author on H. F. No. 2898. The motion prevailed.

Frazier moved that the name of Bernardy be added as an author on H. F. No. 2900. The motion prevailed.

Vang moved that the name of Lippert be added as an author on H. F. No. 2996. The motion prevailed.

Robbins moved that the name of Mortensen be added as an author on H. F. No. 3041. The motion prevailed.

Robbins moved that the name of Poston be added as an author on H. F. No. 3049. The motion prevailed.

Hollins moved that the name of Huot be added as an author on H. F. No. 3172. The motion prevailed.

Freiberg moved that the name of Huot be added as an author on H. F. No. 3179. The motion prevailed.

Becker-Finn moved that the names of Huot and Hanson, J., be added as authors on H. F. No. 3195. The motion prevailed.

Lippert moved that the name of Long be added as an author on H. F. No. 3222. The motion prevailed.

Gruenhagen moved that the name of McDonald be added as an author on H. F. No. 3233. The motion prevailed.

Reyer moved that the names of Acomb and Lippert be added as authors on H. F. No. 3240. The motion prevailed.

Robbins moved that the name of Backer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3316. The motion prevailed.

Acomb moved that the name of Long be added as an author on H. F. No. 3320. The motion prevailed.

Reyer moved that the name of Becker-Finn be added as an author on H. F. No. 3321. The motion prevailed.

Novotny moved that the name of Backer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3325. The motion prevailed.

Novotny moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 3330. The motion prevailed.

Lillie moved that the name of Becker-Finn be added as an author on H. F. No. 3346. The motion prevailed.

Johnson moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 3353. The motion prevailed.

Grossell moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 3358. The motion prevailed.

Hanson, J., moved that the name of Bliss be added as an author on H. F. No. 3384. The motion prevailed.

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Grossell moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 3385. The motion prevailed.

Demuth moved that the name of Backer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3387. The motion prevailed.

Moller moved that the name of Hamilton be added as an author on H. F. No. 3392. The motion prevailed.

Hollins moved that the names of Mariani and Her be added as authors on H. F. No. 3398. The motion prevailed.

Vang moved that the name of Becker-Finn be added as an author on H. F. No. 3418. The motion prevailed.

Acomb moved that the name of Long be added as an author on H. F. No. 3431. The motion prevailed.

Erickson moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 3436. The motion prevailed.

Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that H. F. No. 3272 be recalled from the Committee on Education Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Early Childhood Finance and Policy. The motion prevailed.

ADJOURNMENT

Winkler moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, February 17, 2022. The motion prevailed.

Winkler moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, February 17, 2022.

Patrick D. Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives

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