STATE OF
MINNESOTA
NINETY-SECOND
SESSION - 2021
_____________________
NINETEENTH
DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Monday, March 1, 2021
The House of Representatives convened at
3:30 p.m. and was called to order by Melissa Hortman, Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Andy
Smith, St. John's Lutheran Church, Lakeville, Minnesota.
The members of the House gave the pledge
of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was called and the following
members were present:
Acomb
Agbaje
Akland
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Bahner
Bahr
Baker
Becker-Finn
Bennett
Berg
Bernardy
Bierman
Bliss
Boe
Boldon
Burkel
Carlson
Christensen
Daniels
Davids
Davnie
Demuth
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Erickson
Feist
Fischer
Franke
Franson
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Garofalo
Gomez
Green
Greenman
Gruenhagen
Haley
Hamilton
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Hassan
Hausman
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Her
Hertaus
Hollins
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Igo
Johnson
Jordan
Jurgens
Keeler
Kiel
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Koznick
Lee
Liebling
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Lucero
Lueck
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Mortensen
Mueller
Munson
Murphy
Nash
Nelson, M.
Nelson, N.
Neu Brindley
Noor
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson, B.
Olson, L.
O'Neill
Pelowski
Petersburg
Pfarr
Pierson
Pinto
Pryor
Quam
Raleigh
Rasmusson
Reyer
Richardson
Robbins
Sandell
Sandstede
Schomacker
Schultz
Stephenson
Sundin
Swedzinski
Theis
Thompson
Urdahl
Vang
Wazlawik
West
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
A quorum was present.
Daudt, Grossell, Kresha, Poston, Scott and
Torkelson 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.
REPORTS
OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS
Stephenson from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 56, A bill for an act relating to health coverage; requiring coverage for lymphedema compression treatment items; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Ecklund from the Committee on Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 300, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a Capitol flag program for families of military service members and first responders who die in the line of duty; providing a Capitol flag program study and pilot program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 2, line 13, delete "must present a flag to the eligible family" and insert "shall deliver the requested flags"
Page 2, line 14, delete "member, or"
Page 2, line 22, delete "No fee for first flag" and insert "Eligibility; fees" and delete "The" and insert "(a) For deaths that occur after August 1, 2021, the"
Page 2, after line 27, insert:
"(b) For deaths that occurred before August 1, 2021, the family of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty or service member of the United States armed forces who died in active service may receive one United States flag and one Minnesota state flag for a fee, unless there are donated, nonstate funds available to provide a flag without a fee. If payment of a fee is required under this paragraph, the commissioner may charge an eligible family an amount that does not exceed the actual cost of flying each flag and preparing a certificate memorializing the occasion."
Page 2, line 28, delete "July 1, 2022" and insert "August 1, 2021"
Page 2, delete section 2
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 3, delete "providing"
Page 1, line 4, delete everything before "proposing"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Liebling from the Committee on Health Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 363, A bill for an act relating to taxation; revenue recapture; disallowing claims from hospitals and ambulance services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 270A.03, subdivision 2.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The
report was adopted.
Pinto from the Committee on Early Childhood Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 411, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the greater Minnesota child care facility program.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Stephenson from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 447, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring no-cost diagnostic services and testing following a mammogram; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62A.30, by adding a subdivision.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Hornstein from the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 602, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying Minneapolis streetcar financing to allow for bus rapid transit financing; amending Laws 2013, chapter 143, article 9, section 20.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Laws 2013, chapter 143, article 9, section 20, is amended to read:
Sec. 20. CITY
OF MINNEAPOLIS; STREETCAR TRANSIT PROJECT FINANCING.
Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.
(b) "City" means the city of Minneapolis.
(c) "County" means Hennepin County.
(d) "District" means the areas certified by the city under subdivision 2 for collection of value capture taxes.
(e)
"Project area" means the area including one city block on either side
of a streetcar transit line designated by the city to serve the
downtown and adjacent neighborhoods of the city.
(f) "Transit line" includes
any of the following: a busway and a
guideway, as the terms are defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.4485,
subdivision 1, and regular route bus service.
Subd. 2. Authority to establish district. (a) The governing body of the city may, by resolution, establish a value capture district consisting of some or all of the taxable parcels located within one or more of the following areas of the city, as described in the resolution:
(1) the area bounded by Nicollet Avenue on the west, 16th Street East on the south, First Avenue South on the east, and 14th Street East on the north;
(2) the area bounded by Spruce Place on the west, 14th Street West on the south, LaSalle Avenue on the east, and Grant Street West on the north;
(3) the area bounded by Nicollet Avenue or Mall on the west, Fifth Street South on the south, Marquette Avenue on the east, and Fourth Street South on the north;
(4) the area bounded by First Avenue North on the west, Washington Avenue on the south, Hennepin Avenue on the east, and Second Street North on the north; and
(5) the area bounded by Fifth Street North East on the west, Central Avenue North East on the southeast, Sixth Street North East on the east, Hennepin Avenue East on the south, and First Avenue North East on the north.
(b) The city may establish the district and the project area only after holding a public hearing on its proposed creation after publishing notice of the hearing and the proposal at least once not less than ten days nor more than 30 days before the date of the hearing.
Subd. 3. Calculation of value capture district; administrative provisions. (a) If the city establishes a value capture district under subdivision 2, the city shall request the county auditor to certify the district for calculation of the district's tax revenues.
(b) For purposes of calculating the tax revenues of the district, the county auditor shall treat the district as if it were a request for certification of a tax increment financing district under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.177, subdivision 1, and shall calculate the tax revenues of the district for each year of its duration under subdivision 5 as equaling the amount of tax increment that would be computed by applying the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 469.177, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, to determine captured tax capacity and multiplying by the current tax rate, excluding the state general tax rate. The city shall provide the county auditor with the necessary information to certify the district, including the option for calculating revenues derived from the areawide tax rate under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473F.
(c) The county auditor shall pay to the city at the same times provided for settlement of taxes and payment of tax increments the tax revenues of the district. The city must use the tax revenues as provided under subdivision 4.
Subd. 4. Permitted uses of district tax revenues. (a) In addition to paying for reasonable administrative costs of the district, the city may spend tax revenues of the district for property acquisition, improvements, and equipment to be used for operations within the project area, along with related costs, for:
(1) planning, design, and engineering
services related to the construction of the streetcar transit
line;
(2) acquiring property for, constructing, and
installing a streetcar the transit line;
(3) acquiring and maintaining equipment and rolling stock and related facilities, such as maintenance facilities, which need not be located in the project area;
(4) acquiring, constructing, or improving transit stations; and
(5) acquiring or improving public space,
including the construction and installation of improvements to streets and
sidewalks, decorative lighting and surfaces, and plantings related to the streetcar
transit line.
(b) The city may issue bonds or other obligations under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 475, without an election, to fund acquisition or improvement of property of a capital nature authorized by this section, including any costs of issuance. The city may also issue bonds or other obligations to refund those bonds or obligations. Payment of principal and interest on the bonds or other obligations issued under this paragraph is a permitted use of the district's tax revenues.
(c) Tax revenues of the district may not be
used for the operation of the streetcar transit line.
Subd. 5. Duration of the district. A district established under this section is limited to the lesser of (1) 25 years of tax revenues, or (2) the time necessary to collect tax revenues equal to the amount of the capital costs permitted under subdivision 4 or the amount needed to pay or defease bonds or other obligations issued under subdivision 4, whichever is later.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The
report was adopted.
Stephenson from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 626, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; requiring unrestricted access to services for the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Pinto from the Committee on Early Childhood Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 711, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a teacher licensure requirement for early education programs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Stephenson from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 785, A bill for an act relating to health; providing health plan coverage for certain acupuncture services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. [62Q.523]
COVERAGE FOR ACUPUNCTURE SERVICES.
(a) Health plans must cover acupuncture
services for the treatment of pain and ongoing pain management when those
services are performed by a person who is authorized to practice acupuncture.
(b) Coverage under this section must
include at least 30 visits for acupuncture services before a health plan
company can require a prior authorization for further acupuncture services.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022, and applies to health plans offered, issued, or renewed to a Minnesota resident on or after that date."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Sundin from the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 804, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying bioincentive program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 41A.16, subdivision 2; 41A.17, subdivision 2; 41A.18, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41A.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Hausman from the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 835, A bill for an act relating to housing; creating specific notice requirements for evictions due to nonpayment of rent; expanding eligibility for discretionary and mandatory expungements for eviction case court files; prohibiting rental discrimination based on a tenant's receipt of public housing assistance; limiting public access to pending eviction case court actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 363A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 484.014, subdivisions 2, 3; 504B.135; 504B.321.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.
The
report was adopted.
Becker-Finn from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:
H. F. No. 980, A bill for an act relating to child support; modifying child support and arrears provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 518A.29; 518A.33; 518A.35, subdivisions 1, 2; 518A.40, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 518A.42; 518A.43, by adding a subdivision; 518A.685.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"ARTICLE 1
CHILD SUPPORT INCOME PROVISIONS, GUIDELINES,
CHILD CARE COSTS, AND ARREARS
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.29, is amended to read:
518A.29
CALCULATION OF GROSS INCOME.
(a) Subject to the exclusions and deductions in this section, gross income includes any form of periodic payment to an individual, including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, commissions, self-employment income under section 518A.30, workers' compensation, unemployment benefits, annuity payments, military and naval retirement, pension and disability payments, spousal maintenance received under a previous order or the current proceeding, Social Security or veterans benefits provided for a joint child under section 518A.31, and potential income under section 518A.32. Salaries, wages, commissions, or other compensation paid by third parties shall be based upon gross income before participation in an employer-sponsored benefit plan that allows an employee to pay for a benefit or expense using pretax dollars, such as flexible spending plans and health savings accounts. No deductions shall be allowed for contributions to pensions, 401-K, IRA, or other retirement benefits.
(b) Gross income does not include compensation received by a party for employment in excess of a 40-hour work week, provided that:
(1) child support is ordered in an amount at least equal to the guideline amount based on gross income not excluded under this clause; and
(2) the party demonstrates, and the court finds, that:
(i) the excess employment began after the filing of the petition for dissolution or legal separation or a petition related to custody, parenting time, or support;
(ii) the excess employment reflects an increase in the work schedule or hours worked over that of the two years immediately preceding the filing of the petition;
(iii) the excess employment is voluntary and not a condition of employment;
(iv) the excess employment is in the nature of additional, part-time or overtime employment compensable by the hour or fraction of an hour; and
(v) the party's compensation structure has not been changed for the purpose of affecting a support or maintenance obligation.
(c) Expense reimbursements or in-kind payments received by a parent in the course of employment, self‑employment, or operation of a business shall be counted as income if they reduce personal living expenses.
(d) Gross income may be calculated on either an annual or monthly basis. Weekly income shall be translated to monthly income by multiplying the weekly income by 4.33.
(e) Gross income does not include a child support payment received by a party. It is a rebuttable presumption that adoption assistance payments, Northstar kinship assistance payments, and foster care subsidies are not gross income.
(f) Gross income does not include the income of the obligor's spouse and the obligee's spouse.
(g) Child support or Spousal
maintenance payments ordered by a court for a nonjoint child or former
spouse or ordered payable to the other party as part of the current proceeding
are deducted from other periodic payments received by a party for purposes of
determining gross income.
(h) Gross income does not include public assistance benefits received under section 256.741 or other forms of public assistance based on need.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.33, is amended to read:
518A.33
DEDUCTION FROM INCOME FOR NONJOINT CHILDREN.
(a) When either or both parents are legally
responsible for a nonjoint child, a deduction for this obligation shall be
calculated under this section if:.
(1) the nonjoint child primarily
resides in the parent's household; and
(2) the parent is not obligated to pay
basic child support for the nonjoint child to the other parent or a legal
custodian of the child under an existing child support order.
(b) The court shall use the guidelines
under section 518A.35 to determine the basic child support obligation for the
nonjoint child or children by using the gross income of the parent for whom the
deduction is being calculated and the number of nonjoint children primarily
residing in the parent's household. If
the number of nonjoint children to be used for the determination is greater
than two, the determination must be made using the number two instead of the
greater number. Court-ordered
child support for a nonjoint child shall be deducted from the payor's gross
income.
(c) The deduction for nonjoint children
is 50 percent of the guideline amount determined under paragraph (b). When a parent is legally responsible for a
nonjoint child and the parent is not obligated to pay basic child support for
the nonjoint child to the other parent or a legal custodian under an existing
child support order, a deduction shall be calculated. The court shall use the basic support
guideline table under section 518A.35 to determine this deduction by using the
gross income of the parent for whom the deduction is being calculated, minus
any deduction under paragraph (b) and the number of eligible nonjoint children,
up to six children. The deduction for
nonjoint children is 75 percent of the guideline amount determined under this
paragraph.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.35, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Determination of support obligation. (a) The guideline in this section is a rebuttable presumption and shall be used in any judicial or administrative proceeding to establish or modify a support obligation under this chapter.
(b) The basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children and the combined parental income for determining child support of the parents.
(c) If a child is not in the custody of either parent and a support order is sought against one or both parents, the basic child support obligation shall be determined by referencing the guideline for the appropriate number of joint children, and the parent's individual parental income for determining child support, not the combined parental incomes for determining child support of the parents. Unless a parent has court-ordered parenting time, the parenting expense adjustment formula under section 518A.34 must not be applied.
(d) If a child is in custody of either
parent not residing with the parent that has court-ordered or statutory
custody and a support order is sought by the public authority under
section 256.87 against one or both parents, unless the parent against
whom the support order is sought has court-ordered parenting time, the basic
support obligation must be determined by referencing the guideline for the
appropriate number of joint children and the parent's individual income without
application of the parenting expense adjustment formula under section 518A.34.
(e) For combined parental incomes for
determining child support exceeding $15,000 $20,000 per month,
the presumed basic child support obligations shall be as for parents with
combined parental income for determining child support of $15,000 $20,000
per month. A basic child support
obligation in excess of this level may be demonstrated for those reasons set
forth in section 518A.43.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.35, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Basic support; guideline. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parents and approved by the court, when establishing basic support, the court must order that basic support be divided between the parents based on their proportionate share of the parents' combined monthly parental income for determining child support (PICS). Basic support must be computed using the following guideline:
Combined Parental Number of Children
Income for Determining
Child Support One Two Three Four Five Six
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective August 31, 2022.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.39, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. Child
care exception. Child care support
must be based on the actual child care expenses. The court may provide that a decrease in the
amount of the child care based on a decrease in the actual child care expenses
is effective as of the date the expense is decreased. Under section 518A.40, subdivision 4,
paragraph (d), a decrease in the amount of child care support shall be
effective as of the date the expenses terminated unless otherwise found by the
court.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.40, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 3a. Child
care cost information. (a)
Upon the request of the obligor when child care support is ordered to be paid,
unless there is a protective or restraining order issued by the court regarding
one of the parties or on behalf of a joint child, or the obligee is a
participant in the Safe at Home program:
(1) the obligee must give the child care
provider the name and address of the obligor and must give the obligor the
name, address, and telephone number of the child care provider;
(2) by February 1 of each year, the
obligee must provide the obligor with verification from the child care provider
that indicates the total child care expenses paid for the previous year; and
(3) when there is a change in the child
care provider, the type of child care provider, or the age group of the child,
the obligee must provide updated information to the obligor. If the obligee fails to provide the annual
verification from the provider or updated information, the obligor may request
the verification from the provider.
(b) When the obligee is no longer
incurring child care expenses, the obligee must notify the obligor, and the
public authority if it provides child support services, that the child care
expenses ended and on which date. If the
public authority is providing services, the public authority must follow the
procedure outlined in subdivision 4.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.40, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Change in child care. (a) When a court order provides for child
care expenses, and child care support is not assigned under section 256.741,
the public authority, if the public authority provides child support
enforcement services, may suspend collecting the amount allocated for child
care expenses when either party informs the public authority that no child care
costs expenses are being incurred and:
(1) the public authority verifies the accuracy of the information with the obligee; or
(2) the obligee fails to respond within 30 days of the date of a written request from the public authority for information regarding child care costs. A written or oral response from the obligee that child care costs are being incurred is sufficient for the public authority to continue collecting child care expenses.
The suspension is effective as of the first day of the month following the date that the public authority either verified the information with the obligee or the obligee failed to respond.
The public authority will resume collecting child care expenses when either party provides information that child care costs are incurred, or when a child care support assignment takes effect under section 256.741, subdivision 4. The resumption is effective as of the first day of the month after the date that the public authority received the information.
(b) If the parties provide conflicting information to the public authority regarding whether child care expenses are being incurred, the public authority will continue or resume collecting child care expenses. Either party, by motion to the court, may challenge the suspension, continuation, or resumption of the collection of child care expenses under this subdivision. If the public authority suspends collection activities for the amount allocated for child care expenses, all other provisions of the court order remain in effect.
(c) In cases where there is a substantial increase or decrease in child care expenses, the parties may modify the order under section 518A.39.
(d) In cases where child care expenses
have terminated, the parties may modify the order under section 518A.39.
(e) When the public authority is
providing child support services, the parties may contact the public authority
about the option of a stipulation to modify or terminate the child care support
amount.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.42, is amended to read:
518A.42
ABILITY TO PAY; SELF-SUPPORT ADJUSTMENT.
Subdivision 1. Ability to pay. (a) It is a rebuttable presumption that a child support order should not exceed the obligor's ability to pay. To determine the amount of child support the obligor has the ability to pay, the court shall follow the procedure set out in this section.
(b) The court shall calculate the obligor's
income available for support by subtracting a monthly self-support reserve
equal to 120 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for one person from the
obligor's gross income parental income for determining child support
(PICS). If the obligor's income
available for support calculated under this paragraph is equal to or greater
than the obligor's support obligation calculated under section 518A.34, the
court shall order child support under section 518A.34.
(c) If the obligor's income available for support calculated under paragraph (b) is more than the minimum support amount under subdivision 2, but less than the guideline amount under section 518A.34, then the court shall apply a reduction to the child support obligation in the following order, until the support order is equal to the obligor's income available for support:
(1) medical support obligation;
(2) child care support obligation; and
(3) basic support obligation.
(d) If the obligor's income available for support calculated under paragraph (b) is equal to or less than the minimum support amount under subdivision 2 or if the obligor's gross income is less than 120 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for one person, the minimum support amount under subdivision 2 applies.
Subd. 2. Minimum basic support amount. (a) If the basic support amount applies, the court must order the following amount as the minimum basic support obligation:
(1) for one or two children child,
the obligor's basic support obligation is $50 per month;
(2) for two children, the obligor's basic
support obligation is $60 per month;
(3) for three or four
children, the obligor's basic support obligation is $75 $70 per
month; and
(4) for four children, the obligor's
basic support obligation is $80 per month;
(3) (5) for five or more
children, the obligor's basic support obligation is $100 $90 per
month.; and
(6) for six or more children, the
obligor's basic support obligation is $100 per month.
(b) If the court orders the obligor to pay the minimum basic support amount under this subdivision, the obligor is presumed unable to pay child care support and medical support.
If the court finds the obligor receives no income and
completely lacks the ability to earn income, the minimum basic support amount
under this subdivision does not apply.
Subd. 3. Exception. (a) This section does not apply to an obligor who is incarcerated.
(b) If the court finds the obligor
receives no income and completely lacks the ability to earn income, the minimum
basic support amount under this subdivision does not apply.
(c) If the obligor's basic support
amount is reduced below the minimum basic support amount due to the application
of the parenting expense adjustment, the minimum basic support amount under
this subdivision does not apply and the lesser amount is the guideline basic support.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.43, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1b. Increase
in income of custodial parent. In
a modification of support under section 518A.39, the court may deviate from the
presumptive child support obligation under section 518A.34 when the only change
in circumstances is an increase to the custodial parent's income and:
(1) the basic support increases;
(2) the parties' combined gross income
is $6,000 or less; or
(3) the obligor's income is $2,000 or
less.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518A.685, is amended to read:
518A.685
CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY; REPORTING ARREARS.
(a) If a public authority determines that
an obligor has not paid the current monthly support obligation plus any
required arrearage payment for three months, the public authority must may
report this information to a consumer reporting agency.
(b) Before reporting that an obligor is in arrears for court-ordered child support, the public authority must:
(1) provide written notice to the obligor that the public authority intends to report the arrears to a consumer reporting agency; and
(2) mail the written notice to the obligor's last known mailing address at least 30 days before the public authority reports the arrears to a consumer reporting agency.
(c) The obligor may, within 21 days of receipt of the notice, do the following to prevent the public authority from reporting the arrears to a consumer reporting agency:
(1) pay the arrears in full; or
(2) request an administrative review. An administrative review is limited to issues
of mistaken identity, a pending legal action involving the arrears, or an
incorrect arrears balance.; or
(3) enter into a written payment
agreement pursuant to section 518A.69 that is approved by a court, a child
support magistrate, or the public authority responsible for child support
enforcement.
(d) A public authority that reports arrearage information under this section must make monthly reports to a consumer reporting agency. The monthly report must be consistent with credit reporting industry standards for child support.
(e) For purposes of this section, "consumer reporting agency" has the meaning given in section 13C.001, subdivision 4, and United States Code, title 15, section 1681a(f).
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective January 1, 2022.
ARTICLE 2
INTEREST ON CHILD SUPPORT JUDGMENTS
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Contents. The required notices must be substantially as follows:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
1. PAYMENTS TO PUBLIC AGENCY
According to Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.50, payments ordered for maintenance and support must be paid to the public agency responsible for child support enforcement as long as the person entitled to receive the payments is receiving or has applied for public assistance or has applied for support and maintenance collection services. MAIL PAYMENTS TO:
2. DEPRIVING ANOTHER OF CUSTODIAL OR PARENTAL RIGHTS -- A FELONY
A person may be charged with a felony who conceals a minor child or takes, obtains, retains, or fails to return a minor child from or to the child's parent (or person with custodial or visitation rights), according to Minnesota Statutes, section 609.26. A copy of that section is available from any district court clerk.
3. NONSUPPORT OF A SPOUSE OR CHILD -- CRIMINAL PENALTIES
A person who fails to pay court-ordered child support or maintenance may be charged with a crime, which may include misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony charges, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 609.375. A copy of that section is available from any district court clerk.
4. RULES OF SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE, PARENTING TIME
(a) Payment of support or spousal maintenance is to be as ordered, and the giving of gifts or making purchases of food, clothing, and the like will not fulfill the obligation.
(b) Payment of support must be made as it becomes due, and failure to secure or denial of parenting time is NOT an excuse for nonpayment, but the aggrieved party must seek relief through a proper motion filed with the court.
(c) Nonpayment of support is not grounds to deny parenting time. The party entitled to receive support may apply for support and collection services, file a contempt motion, or obtain a judgment as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 548.091.
(d) The payment of support or spousal maintenance takes priority over payment of debts and other obligations.
(e) A party who accepts additional obligations of support does so with the full knowledge of the party's prior obligation under this proceeding.
(f) Child support or maintenance is based on annual income, and it is the responsibility of a person with seasonal employment to budget income so that payments are made throughout the year as ordered.
(g) Reasonable parenting time guidelines are contained in Appendix B, which is available from the court administrator.
(h) The nonpayment of support may be enforced
through the denial of student grants; interception of state and federal tax
refunds; suspension of driver's, recreational, and occupational licenses;
referral to the department of revenue or private collection agencies; seizure
of assets, including bank accounts and other assets held by financial
institutions; reporting to credit bureaus; interest charging, income
withholding, and contempt proceedings; and other enforcement methods
allowed by law.
(i) The public authority may suspend or resume collection of the amount allocated for child care expenses if the conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.40, subdivision 4, are met.
(j) The public authority may remove or resume a medical support offset if the conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.41, subdivision 16, are met.
(k) The public authority may
suspend or resume interest charging on child support judgments if the
conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 548.091, subdivision 1a, are met.
5. MODIFYING CHILD SUPPORT
If either the obligor or obligee is laid off from employment or receives a pay reduction, child support may be modified, increased, or decreased. Any modification will only take effect when it is ordered by the court, and will only relate back to the time that a motion is filed. Either the obligor or obligee may file a motion to modify child support, and may request the public agency for help. UNTIL A MOTION IS FILED, THE CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION WILL CONTINUE AT THE CURRENT LEVEL. THE COURT IS NOT PERMITTED TO REDUCE SUPPORT RETROACTIVELY.
6. PARENTAL RIGHTS FROM MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 518.17, SUBDIVISION 3
Unless otherwise provided by the Court:
(a) Each party has the right of access to, and to receive copies of, school, medical, dental, religious training, and other important records and information about the minor children. Each party has the right of access to information regarding health or dental insurance available to the minor children. Presentation of a copy of this order to the custodian of a record or other information about the minor children constitutes sufficient authorization for the release of the record or information to the requesting party.
(b) Each party shall keep the other informed as to the name and address of the school of attendance of the minor children. Each party has the right to be informed by school officials about the children's welfare, educational progress and status, and to attend school and parent teacher conferences. The school is not required to hold a separate conference for each party.
(c) In case of an accident or serious illness of a minor child, each party shall notify the other party of the accident or illness, and the name of the health care provider and the place of treatment.
(d) Each party has the right of reasonable access and telephone contact with the minor children.
7. WAGE AND INCOME DEDUCTION OF SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE
Child support and/or spousal maintenance may be withheld from income, with or without notice to the person obligated to pay, when the conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.53 have been met. A copy of those sections is available from any district court clerk.
8. CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR RESIDENCE
Unless otherwise ordered, each party shall notify the other party, the court, and the public authority responsible for collection, if applicable, of the following information within ten days of any change: the residential and mailing address, telephone number, driver's license number, Social Security number, and name, address, and telephone number of the employer.
9. COST OF LIVING INCREASE OF SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE
Basic support and/or spousal maintenance may be adjusted every two years based upon a change in the cost of living (using Department of Labor Consumer Price Index .........., unless otherwise specified in this order) when the conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.75, are met. Cost of living increases are compounded. A copy of Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.75, and forms necessary to request or contest a cost of living increase are available from any district court clerk.
10. JUDGMENTS FOR UNPAID SUPPORT
If a person fails to make a child support
payment, the payment owed becomes a judgment against the person responsible to
make the payment by operation of law on or after the date the payment is due,
and the person entitled to receive the payment or the public agency may obtain
entry and docketing of the judgment WITHOUT NOTICE to the person responsible to
make the payment under Minnesota Statutes, section 548.091. Interest begins to accrue on a payment or
installment of child support whenever the unpaid amount due is greater than the
current support due, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 548.091,
subdivision 1a.
11. JUDGMENTS FOR UNPAID MAINTENANCE
(a) A judgment for unpaid spousal maintenance may be entered when the conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 548.091, are met. A copy of that section is available from any district court clerk.
(b) The public authority is not
responsible for calculating interest on any judgment for unpaid spousal
maintenance. When providing services in
IV-D cases, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.26, subdivision 10,
the public authority will only collect interest on spousal maintenance if
spousal maintenance is reduced to a sum certain judgment.
12. ATTORNEY FEES AND COLLECTION COSTS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT
A judgment for attorney fees and other collection costs incurred in enforcing a child support order will be entered against the person responsible to pay support when the conditions of Minnesota Statutes, section 518A.735, are met. A copy of Minnesota Statutes, sections 518.14 and 518A.735 and forms necessary to request or contest these attorney fees and collection costs are available from any district court clerk.
13. PARENTING TIME EXPEDITOR PROCESS
On request of either party or on its own motion, the court may appoint a parenting time expeditor to resolve parenting time disputes under Minnesota Statutes, section 518.1751. A copy of that section and a description of the expeditor process is available from any district court clerk.
14. PARENTING TIME REMEDIES AND PENALTIES
Remedies and penalties for the wrongful denial of parenting time are available under Minnesota Statutes, section 518.175, subdivision 6. These include compensatory parenting time; civil penalties; bond requirements; contempt; and reversal of custody. A copy of that subdivision and forms for requesting relief are available from any district court clerk.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective August 1, 2022.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 548.091, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a. Child
support judgment by operation of law. (a)
Any payment or installment of support required by a judgment or decree of
dissolution or legal separation, determination of parentage, an order under
chapter 518C, an order under section 256.87, or an order under section 260B.331
or 260C.331, that is not paid or withheld from the obligor's income as required
under section 518A.53, or which is ordered as child support by judgment,
decree, or order by a court in any other state, is a judgment by operation of
law on and after the date it is due, is entitled to full faith and credit in
this state and any other state, and shall be entered and docketed by the court
administrator on the filing of affidavits as provided in subdivision 2a. Except as otherwise provided by paragraphs
(b) and (e), interest accrues from the date the unpaid amount due is greater
than the current support due at the annual rate provided in
section
549.09, subdivision 1, not to exceed an annual rate of 18 percent. A payment or installment of support that
becomes a judgment by operation of law between the date on which a party served
notice of a motion for modification under section 518A.39, subdivision 2, and
the date of the court's order on modification may be modified under that
subdivision. Interest does not accrue
on a judgment for child support, confinement and pregnancy expenses, or genetic
testing fees.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 549.09, upon motion to the court and upon proof by the obligor of 12
consecutive months of complete and timely payments of both current support and
court-ordered paybacks of a child support debt or arrearage, the court may
order interest on the remaining debt or arrearage to stop accruing. Timely payments are those made in the month
in which they are due. If, after that
time, the obligor fails to make complete and timely payments of both current
support and court-ordered paybacks of child support debt or arrearage, the
public authority or the obligee may move the court for the reinstatement of
interest as of the month in which the obligor ceased making complete and timely
payments.
The court shall provide copies of all
orders issued under this section to the public authority. The state court administrator shall prepare
and make available to the court and the parties forms to be submitted by the
parties in support of a motion under this paragraph.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 549.09, upon motion to the court, the court may order interest on a
child support debt or arrearage to stop accruing where the court finds that the
obligor is:
(1) unable to pay support because of a significant
physical or mental disability;
(2) a recipient of Supplemental Security
Income (SSI), Title II Older Americans Survivor's Disability Insurance (OASDI),
other disability benefits, or public assistance based upon need; or
(3) institutionalized or incarcerated for
at least 30 days for an offense other than nonsupport of the child or children
involved, and is otherwise financially unable to pay support.
(d) If the conditions in paragraph (c) no
longer exist, upon motion to the court, the court may order interest accrual to
resume retroactively from the date of service of the motion to resume the
accrual of interest.
(e) Notwithstanding section 549.09, the
public authority must suspend the charging of interest when:
(1) the obligor makes a request to the
public authority that the public authority suspend the charging of interest;
(2) the public authority provides full
IV-D child support services; and
(3) the obligor has made, through the
public authority, 12 consecutive months of complete and timely payments of both
current support and court-ordered paybacks of a child support debt or
arrearage.
Timely payments are those made in the month in which they
are due.
Interest charging must be suspended on the
first of the month following the date of the written notice of the public
authority's action to suspend the charging of interest. If, after interest charging has been
suspended, the obligor fails to make complete and timely payments of both
current support and court-ordered paybacks of child support debt or arrearage,
the public authority may resume the charging of interest as of the first day of
the month in which the obligor ceased making complete and timely payments.
The public authority must provide written
notice to the parties of the public authority's action to suspend or resume the
charging of interest. The notice must
inform the parties of the right to request a hearing to contest the public
authority's action. The notice must be
sent by first class mail to the parties' last known addresses.
A
party may contest the public authority's action to suspend or resume the
charging of interest if the party makes a written request for a hearing within
30 days of the date of written notice. If
a party makes a timely request for a hearing, the public authority must
schedule a hearing and send written notice of the hearing to the parties by
mail to the parties' last known addresses at least 14 days before the hearing. The hearing must be conducted in district
court or in the expedited child support
process if section 484.702 applies. The
district court or child support magistrate must determine whether suspending or
resuming the interest charging is appropriate and, if appropriate, the
effective date.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective August 1, 2022.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 548.091, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a. Entry and docketing of child support judgment. (a) On or after the date an unpaid amount becomes a judgment by operation of law under subdivision 1a, the obligee or the public authority may file with the court administrator:
(1) a statement identifying, or a copy of, the judgment or decree of dissolution or legal separation, determination of parentage, order under chapter 518B or 518C, an order under section 256.87, an order under section 260B.331 or 260C.331, or judgment, decree, or order for child support by a court in any other state, which provides for periodic installments of child support, or a judgment or notice of attorney fees and collection costs under section 518A.735;
(2) an affidavit of default. The affidavit of default must state the full name, occupation, place of residence, and last known post office address of the obligor, the name of the obligee, the date or dates payment was due and not received and judgment was obtained by operation of law, the total amount of the judgments to be entered and docketed; and
(3) an affidavit of service of a notice of intent to enter and docket judgment and to recover attorney fees and collection costs on the obligor, in person or by first class mail at the obligor's last known post office address. Service is completed upon mailing in the manner designated. Where applicable, a notice of interstate lien in the form promulgated under United States Code, title 42, section 652(a), is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of clauses (1) and (2).
(b) A judgment entered and docketed under this subdivision has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses, and proceedings as any other judgment in district court, and may be enforced or satisfied in the same manner as judgments under section 548.09, except as otherwise provided.
(c) A judgment entered and docketed
under this subdivision is not subject to interest charging or accrual.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective August 1, 2022.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 548.091, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
Subd. 3b. Child
support judgment administrative renewals.
Child support judgments may be renewed by service of notice upon the
debtor. Service must be by first class
mail at the last known address of the debtor, with service deemed complete upon
mailing in the manner designated, or in the manner provided for the service of
civil process. Upon the filing of the
notice and proof of service, the court administrator shall administratively
renew the judgment for child support without any additional filing fee in the
same court file as the original child support judgment. The judgment must be renewed in an amount
equal to the unpaid principal plus the accrued unpaid interest accrued
prior to August 1, 2022. Child
support judgments may be renewed multiple times until paid.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective August 1, 2022.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 548.091, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9. Payoff
statement. The public authority
shall issue to the obligor, attorneys, lenders, and closers, or their agents, a
payoff statement setting forth conclusively the amount necessary to satisfy the
lien. Payoff statements must be issued
within three business days after receipt of a request by mail, personal
delivery, telefacsimile, or electronic mail transmission, and must be delivered
to the requester by telefacsimile or electronic mail transmission if requested
and if appropriate technology is available to the public authority. If the payoff statement includes amounts
for unpaid maintenance, the statement shall specify that the public authority
does not calculate accrued interest and that an interest balance in addition to
the payoff statement may be owed.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective August 1, 2022.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 548.091, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10. Release
of lien. Upon payment of the child
support amount due, the public authority shall execute and deliver a
satisfaction of the judgment lien within five business days. The public authority is not responsible
for satisfaction of judgments for unpaid maintenance.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective August 1, 2022.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 549.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. When owed; rate. (a) When a judgment or award is for the recovery of money, including a judgment for the recovery of taxes, interest from the time of the verdict, award, or report until judgment is finally entered shall be computed by the court administrator or arbitrator as provided in paragraph (c) and added to the judgment or award.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by contract or allowed by law, preverdict, preaward, or prereport interest on pecuniary damages shall be computed as provided in paragraph (c) from the time of the commencement of the action or a demand for arbitration, or the time of a written notice of claim, whichever occurs first, except as provided herein. The action must be commenced within two years of a written notice of claim for interest to begin to accrue from the time of the notice of claim. If either party serves a written offer of settlement, the other party may serve a written acceptance or a written counteroffer within 30 days. After that time, interest on the judgment or award shall be calculated by the judge or arbitrator in the following manner. The prevailing party shall receive interest on any judgment or award from the time of commencement of the action or a demand for arbitration, or the time of a written notice of claim, or as to special damages from the time when special damages were incurred, if later, until the time of verdict, award, or report only if the amount of its offer is closer to the judgment or award than the amount of the opposing party's offer. If the amount of the losing party's offer was closer to the judgment or award than the prevailing party's offer, the prevailing party shall receive interest only on the amount of the settlement offer or the judgment or award, whichever is less, and only from the time of commencement of the action or a demand for arbitration, or the time of a written notice of claim, or as to special damages from when the special damages were incurred, if later, until the time the settlement offer was made. Subsequent offers and counteroffers supersede the legal effect of earlier offers and counteroffers. For the purposes of clause (2), the amount of settlement offer must be allocated between past and future damages in the same proportion as determined by the trier of fact. Except as otherwise provided by contract or allowed by law, preverdict, preaward, or prereport interest shall not be awarded on the following:
(1) judgments, awards, or benefits in workers' compensation cases, but not including third-party actions;
(2) judgments or awards for future damages;
(3) punitive damages, fines, or other damages that are noncompensatory in nature;
(4) judgments or awards not in excess of the amount specified in section 491A.01; and
(5) that portion of any verdict, award, or report which is founded upon interest, or costs, disbursements, attorney fees, or other similar items added by the court or arbitrator.
(c)(1)(i) For a judgment or award of $50,000 or less or a judgment or award for or against the state or a political subdivision of the state, regardless of the amount, or a judgment or award in a family court action, except for a child support judgment, regardless of the amount, the interest shall be computed as simple interest per annum. The rate of interest shall be based on the secondary market yield of one year United States Treasury bills, calculated on a bank discount basis as provided in this section.
On or before the 20th day of December of each year the state court administrator shall determine the rate from the one-year constant maturity treasury yield for the most recent calendar month, reported on a monthly basis in the latest statistical release of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System. This yield, rounded to the nearest one percent, or four percent, whichever is greater, shall be the annual interest rate during the succeeding calendar year. The state court administrator shall communicate the interest rates to the court administrators and sheriffs for use in computing the interest on verdicts and shall make the interest rates available to arbitrators.
This item applies to any section that references section 549.09 by citation for the purposes of computing an interest rate on any amount owed to or by the state or a political subdivision of the state, regardless of the amount.
(ii) The court, in a family court action, may order a lower interest rate or no interest rate if the parties agree or if the court makes findings explaining why application of a lower interest rate or no interest rate is necessary to avoid causing an unfair hardship to the debtor. This item does not apply to child support or spousal maintenance judgments subject to section 548.091.
(2) For a judgment or award over $50,000, other than a judgment or award for or against the state or a political subdivision of the state or a judgment or award in a family court action, the interest rate shall be ten percent per year until paid.
(3) When a judgment creditor, or the judgment creditor's attorney or agent, has received a payment after entry of judgment, whether the payment is made voluntarily by or on behalf of the judgment debtor, or is collected by legal process other than execution levy where a proper return has been filed with the court administrator, the judgment creditor, or the judgment creditor's attorney, before applying to the court administrator for an execution shall file with the court administrator an affidavit of partial satisfaction. The affidavit must state the dates and amounts of payments made upon the judgment after the most recent affidavit of partial satisfaction filed, if any; the part of each payment that is applied to taxable disbursements and to accrued interest and to the unpaid principal balance of the judgment; and the accrued, but the unpaid interest owing, if any, after application of each payment.
(4) Interest shall not accrue on child
support judgments.
(d) This section does not apply to arbitrations between employers and employees under chapter 179 or 179A. An arbitrator is neither required to nor prohibited from awarding interest under chapter 179 or under section 179A.16 for essential employees.
(e) For purposes of this subdivision:
(1) "state" includes a department, board, agency, commission, court, or other entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the state; and
(2) "political subdivision" includes a town, statutory or home rule charter city, county, school district, or any other political subdivision of the state.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective August 1, 2022.
ARTICLE 3
PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518.157, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Implementation; administration. (a) By January 1, 1998, the chief judge of each judicial district or a designee shall implement one or more parent education programs within the judicial district for the purpose of educating parents about the impact that divorce, the restructuring of families, and judicial proceedings have upon children and families; methods for preventing parenting time conflicts; and dispute resolution options. The chief judge of each judicial district or a designee may require that children attend a separate education program designed to deal with the impact of divorce upon children as part of the parent education program. Each parent education program must enable persons to have timely and reasonable access to education sessions.
(b) The chief judge of each judicial
district shall ensure that the judicial district's website includes information
on the parent education program or programs required under this section.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518.157, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Attendance. (a) In a proceeding under this
chapter where the parties have not agreed to custody or a
parenting time is contested schedule, the court shall order
the parents of a minor child shall attend to attend or take online
a minimum of eight hours in an orientation and education program that meets the
minimum standards promulgated by the Minnesota Supreme Court.
(b) In all other proceedings involving custody, support, or parenting time the court may order the parents of a minor child to attend a parent education program.
(c) The program shall provide the court with names of persons who fail to attend the parent education program as ordered by the court. Persons who are separated or contemplating involvement in a dissolution, paternity, custody, or parenting time proceeding may attend a parent education program without a court order.
(d) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, participation in a parent education program must begin before an initial case management conference and within 30 days after the first filing with the court or as soon as practicable after that time based on the reasonable availability of classes for the program for the parent. Parent education programs must offer an opportunity to participate at all phases of a pending or postdecree proceeding.
(e) Upon request of a party and a showing of good cause, the court may excuse the party from attending the program. If past or present domestic abuse, as defined in chapter 518B, is alleged, the court shall not require the parties to attend the same parent education sessions and shall enter an order setting forth the manner in which the parties may safely participate in the program.
(f) Before an initial case management conference for a proceeding under this chapter where the parties have not agreed to custody or parenting time, the court shall notify the parties of their option to resolve disagreements, including the development of a parenting plan, through the use of private mediation."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to family law; modifying child support and arrears provisions; eliminating interest on child support judgments; requiring the court to provide certain notices; modifying requirements for parent education program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 518.157, subdivisions 1, 3; 518.68, subdivision 2; 518A.29; 518A.33; 518A.35, subdivisions 1, 2; 518A.39, subdivision 7; 518A.40, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 518A.42; 518A.43, by adding a subdivision; 518A.685; 548.091, subdivisions 1a, 2a, 3b, 9, 10; 549.09, subdivision 1."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Liebling from the Committee on Health Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1000, A bill for an act relating to taxation; insurance; clarifying that for-profit health maintenance organizations must pay the two percent premium revenue tax; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 256B.69, subdivision 5i; 295.58; 297I.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 5.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 5, after line 2, insert:
"Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297I.05, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 15. Additional
tax on health maintenance organizations, community integrated service networks,
and nonprofit health care service plan corporations. In addition to the tax imposed under
subdivision 5, a tax is imposed on health maintenance organizations, community
integrated service networks, and nonprofit health care service plan
corporations. The rate of tax is equal
to 1.65 percent of gross premiums less return premiums on all direct business
received by the organization, network, or corporation or its agents in
Minnesota, in cash or otherwise, in the calendar year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective retroactively for gross premiums received in 2020.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297I.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Requirement
to pay. On or before March 15, June
15, September 15, and December 15 of the current year, every taxpayer subject
to tax under section 297I.05, subdivisions 1 to 5, and 12, paragraph
(a), clauses (1) to (4), and 14, and 15, must pay to the
commissioner an installment equal to one-fourth of the insurer's total
estimated tax for the current year.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective retroactively for gross premiums received in 2020.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297I.40, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Definition of tax. The term "tax" as used in this
section means the tax imposed by section 297I.05, subdivisions 1 to 5, 11, and
12, paragraphs (a), clauses (1) to (4), (b), and (d), and 14, and 15,
less any offset in section 297I.20.
EFFECTIVE
DATE. This section is
effective retroactively for gross premiums received in 2020.
Sec. 9. SPECIAL
RULES FOR TAX IMPOSED IN 2020 AND 2021.
(a) For the additional tax on gross
premiums received in 2020 that is imposed under Minnesota Statutes, section
297I.05, subdivision 15:
(1) notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
sections 297I.30 and 297I.35, the due date for filing a return is September 15,
2021;
(2) the tax is due in equal installments
on September 15, 2021; December 15, 2021; March 15, 2022; and June 15,
2022; and
(3) the addition to tax provisions
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297I.40, only applies to installment payments
made after the dates specified in clause 2.
(b) For the additional tax imposed on
gross premiums received in 2021 that is imposed under Minnesota Statutes,
section 297I.05, subdivision 15, the addition to tax provisions under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297I.40, only applies to the installment payment due March 15
if the payment is received after June 15.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively for gross premiums received in 2020."
Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 3, after the semicolon, insert "imposing an additional gross premium tax on health insurers;"
Correct the title numbers accordingly
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The
report was adopted.
Hansen, R., from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1237, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying provisions for priority qualified facilities; modifying authority to acquire property interests; authorizing requests for information on contaminants; designating perfluorochemicals as hazardous substance; modifying provisions for electronic waste; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 115A.1310, subdivision 12b; 115A.1312, subdivision 1; 115A.1314, subdivision 1; 115A.1316, subdivision 1; 115A.1318, subdivision 2; 115A.1320, subdivision 1; 115B.02, subdivision 8; 115B.17, subdivision 13; 115B.406, subdivisions 1, 9; 115B.407; 116.07, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 7044.0350.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, after line 12, insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.061, is amended to read:
115.061
DUTY TO NOTIFY; AVOIDING WATER POLLUTION.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), it is the duty of every person to notify the agency immediately of the discharge, accidental or otherwise, of any substance or material under its control which, if not recovered, may cause pollution of waters of the state, and the responsible person shall recover as rapidly and as thoroughly as possible such substance or material and take immediately such other action as may be reasonably possible to minimize or abate pollution of waters of the state caused thereby.
(b) Notification is not required under paragraph (a) for a discharge of five gallons or less of petroleum, as defined in section 115C.02, subdivision 10. This paragraph does not affect the other requirements of paragraph (a).
(c) Immediately after notifying the
agency of a sanitary sewer facility overflow, wastewater bypass, or wastewater
release, a publicly owned treatment works permittee must provide notice of the
event to the public and to any drinking water facility downstream of the
permittee that may be impacted by the event.
In addition, the permittee must immediately post a written notice at
each area used by the public, such as swimming beaches, boat launches, and
playgrounds, where the area may be directly impacted by released material. A notice under this paragraph must include
the date and time of the release and the volume of released material, a
description of the nature of the material released, and the permittee's contact
information. Notice to the public and
drinking water facilities must be made directly by any feasible means such as
in person, phone call, radio, social media, or other expedited form. Notice must also be posted electronically on
the permittee's website and provided directly to any person requesting
notification. The permittee must
maintain a list of persons requesting notification. When the overflow, bypass, or release ends
and initial corrective actions to manage the overflow, bypass, or release are
completed, the permittee must provide a second notice in the same manner as
each of the initial notices. The second
notice must include information on the end of the overflow, bypass, or release;
corrective actions taken; and follow‑up monitoring that may occur. Wastewater permits issued or renewed on or
after the effective date of this section must include language requiring
notices according to this paragraph.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."
Page 8, delete section 7
Renumber the sections in sequence
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 4, delete everything after the semicolon and insert "requiring public notice of wastewater overflows, bypasses, and releases from publicly owned treatment works;"
Page 1, line 5, delete everything before "modifying"
Correct the title numbers accordingly
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Hansen, R., from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1255, A bill for an act relating to energy; authorizing a power purchase agreement for certain electric cogeneration activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.2424, by adding subdivisions.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Davnie from the Committee on Education Finance to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1312, A bill for an act relating to education finance; clarifying general education aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.21.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The
report was adopted.
Davnie from the Committee on Education Finance to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1313, A bill for an act relating to education finance; clarifying local optional revenue; removing obsolete language; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.10, subdivision 2e.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
The
report was adopted.
SECOND READING
OF HOUSE BILLS
H. F. Nos. 300 and 711 were
read for the second time.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The
following House Files were introduced:
Nelson, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 1685, A bill for an act relating to labor; ratifying SEIU healthcare agreement.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Hanson, J.; Frederick and Thompson introduced:
H. F. No. 1686, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring referrals to mental health crisis teams via the 911 system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 403.03, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.
Vang introduced:
H. F. No. 1687, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing an agriculture cooperative grant program; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.101, subdivisions 2, 5, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.
Anderson, Lueck and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. No. 1688, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.
Gomez introduced:
H. F. No. 1689, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; requiring an addition for deemed capital gains on certain assets of a decedent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 289A.19, by adding a subdivision; 290.0131, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Johnson introduced:
H. F. No. 1690, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring courts to use interactive video teleconference or other remote technology when conducting most criminal proceedings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 630.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. No. 1691, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the reporting of crimes motivated by bias; amending the crimes of assault, property damage, and harassment motivated by bias; requiring the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training to update training in recognizing, responding to, and reporting crimes of bias;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 363A.06, subdivision 1; 609.2231, subdivision 4; 609.2233; 609.595, subdivisions 1a, 2; 609.749, subdivision 3; 626.5531, subdivision 1; 626.8451, subdivision 1; 626.8469, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.
Petersburg introduced:
H. F. No. 1692, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; amending proctoring requirements for online driver's license knowledge testing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.13, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Carlson introduced:
H. F. No. 1693, A bill for an act relating to state government; updating certain provisions for the Department of Administration; designating ownership of retired canine in service to the state; maintaining the Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution; establishing the Office of Enterprise Sustainability; modifying historic preservation provisions; changing a campaign practices provision; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 4A.01, subdivision 3; 16B.24, subdivision 1; 16B.2975, by adding a subdivision; 16B.48, subdivision 2; 16B.54, subdivisions 1, 2; 138.081, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 138.31, by adding a subdivision; 138.34; 138.40; 138.665, subdivision 2; 138.666; 138.667; 138.763, subdivision 1; 211B.20, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 4A.11; 179.90; 179.91.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Bennett introduced:
H. F. No. 1694, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Rural Finance Authority; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Baker, Lueck, Bennett, O'Neill, Daniels, Haley and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. No. 1695, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing state general tax exemption for qualified businesses.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Baker, Anderson, Urdahl and Theis introduced:
H. F. No. 1696, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for emergency loans to hospitality businesses.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy.
Marquart introduced:
H. F. No. 1697, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for rural career and technical education consortium grants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Nash introduced:
H. F. No. 1698, A bill for an act relating to transit; defining light rail transit and streetcars; prohibiting use of state funds for operating costs of future light rail lines; defining operating costs for purposes of state share of light rail operating costs; prohibiting use of state funds for capital costs of light rail; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 473.121, by adding subdivisions; 473.4051, subdivisions 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Nash introduced:
H. F. No. 1699, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a wastewater treatment facility in the city of Watertown; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Nash and Boe introduced:
H. F. No. 1700, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for levee restoration in Carver; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Nash and Boe introduced:
H. F. No. 1701, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to the Public Facilities Authority for point source implementation grants.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Industrial Education and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Franke introduced:
H. F. No. 1702, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an appropriation to improve the water quality of Seidl's Lake in the city of South St. Paul; amending Laws 2019, chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Hassan; Keeler; Xiong, J., and Gomez introduced:
H. F. No. 1703, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to the American Indian Opportunities and Industrialization Center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy.
Gruenhagen introduced:
H. F. No. 1704, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a credit for donations to emergency medical services providers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Gruenhagen, Theis and Boe introduced:
H. F. No. 1705, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating the opportunity scholarship program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.05, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Gruenhagen introduced:
H. F. No. 1706, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for certain expenditures for medical care and health insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0132, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Gruenhagen introduced:
H. F. No. 1707, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a deduction for the value of charity health care services; providing for informational reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 289A.12, by adding a subdivision; 290.0132, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Wolgamott introduced:
H. F. No. 1708, A bill for an act relating to higher education; expanding the hunger-free campus designation; appropriating money; repealing expiration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136F.245, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136F.245, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.
Wolgamott introduced:
H. F. No. 1709, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; authorizing the city of St. Cloud to impose a local sales and use tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Wolgamott introduced:
H. F. No. 1710, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the distribution of aid to regional public library systems; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 134.355, subdivisions 5, 6, 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Keeler, Frazier, Feist, Boldon and Hollins introduced:
H. F.
No. 1711, A bill for an act relating to education; suspending standardized
testing for 2020-2021 school year.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Keeler, Kresha, Erickson and Hassan introduced:
H. F. No. 1712, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the world's best workforce performance measures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120B.11, subdivisions 1, 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
West introduced:
H. F. No. 1713, A bill for an act relating to transportation; taxes; modifying the allocation of motor vehicle rental fee revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.64, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Koegel introduced:
H. F. No. 1714, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; imposing a fee on luxury motor boats; establishing a water preservation and restoration account; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Koegel introduced:
H. F. No. 1715, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; requiring the commissioner to publish applicable rates by nine-digit zip code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.99, subdivision 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Koegel introduced:
H. F. No. 1716, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for mileage reimbursement for volunteer drivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0132, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Fischer introduced:
H. F. No. 1717, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness mining restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.523.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
Fischer introduced:
H. F. No. 1718, A bill for an act relating to water; modifying water use fees; creating the soil and water conservation district account; transferring and appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 103G.27; 103G.271, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
Johnson, Raleigh and Mueller introduced:
H. F. No. 1719, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for senate confirmation of certain members of the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission; requiring the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission to adopt rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 244.09, subdivisions 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.
Heinrich and Torkelson introduced:
H. F. No. 1720, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; providing a credit for railroad reconstruction or replacement expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297I.20, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Schultz introduced:
H. F. No. 1721, A bill for an act relating to taxation; cigarette and tobacco tax; amending the definition of tobacco products to include electronic delivery devices; increasing the cigarette and tobacco products excise tax; establishing a tobacco prevention and cessation account in the special revenue fund; appropriating money; conforming to federal law changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 297F.01, subdivisions 19, 23, by
adding a subdivision; 297F.031; 297F.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a, 4, 4a; 297F.10, subdivision 1; 297F.24, subdivision 1; 297F.25, subdivision 1; 325F.781, subdivision 1; 609.685, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297F.01, subdivision 22b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
Xiong, J.; Hassan and Gomez introduced:
H. F. No. 1722, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for CLUES.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance.
Xiong, J.; Hassan; Gomez; Lee; Hollins; Thompson; Agbaje; Becker-Finn and Her introduced:
H. F. No. 1723, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money from arts and cultural heritage fund for grant to Lao Assistance Center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance.
Xiong, J., and Hassan introduced:
H. F. No. 1724, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a pilot project to increase domestic violence program completing rates; requiring a report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.
Xiong, J.; Hassan; Gomez; Thompson; Hollins; Frazier; Becker-Finn; Lee and Her introduced:
H. F. No. 1725, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for grants to educate about Hmong Minnesotan culture and history.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance.
Xiong, J., introduced:
H. F. No. 1726, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing procurement provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 16C.16, subdivisions 6, 6a, 7; 16C.19; 16C.251.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Ecklund; Becker-Finn; Hansen, R.; Lee; Lillie; Fischer; Lippert; Morrison; Jordan and Sundin introduced:
H. F. No. 1727, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; natural resources; establishing additional fencing requirements for farmed Cervidae; providing a moratorium on possessing white-tailed deer; transferring farmed Cervidae regulatory duties and powers from Board of Animal Health to Department of Natural Resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 35.155, subdivisions 4, 10, 11, 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.
Agbaje, Hassan, Hollins, Frazier, Lee and Richardson introduced:
H. F. No. 1728, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance.
Jordan and Youakim introduced:
H. F. No. 1729, A bill for an act relating to education; creating the healthy and hunger-free schools program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.111, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 124D.111, subdivisions 1, 2; 124D.1158; 124D.117.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Huot introduced:
H. F. No. 1730, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; creating a presumption of occupational disease for firefighters with certain forms of cancer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 176.011, subdivision 15, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy.
Agbaje and Gomez introduced:
H. F. No. 1731, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; limiting maximum amount of itemized deductions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0122, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Agbaje and Gomez introduced:
H. F. No. 1732, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax expenditures; providing purpose statements for certain past tax expenditures.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hansen, R., introduced:
H. F. No. 1733, A bill for an act relating to local governments; allowing counties to collect soil and water conservation district fee on deed transfers and mortgage registration; establishing grant eligibility for counties from clean water fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 114D.50, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
Hansen, R., introduced:
H. F. No. 1734, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying enforcement authority; providing tribal access to rural recycling grants; establishing Landfill Responsibility Act; modifying use of closed landfill investment fund; providing for environmental justice considerations in determining certain state permitting; modifying certain requirements for labeling items as biodegradable or compostable; providing for climate resiliency program; eliminating duplicate reporting; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 115.03, subdivision 1; 115.071, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 115A.03, by adding subdivisions; 115A.565, subdivision 1; 115B.421; 116.06, by adding subdivisions; 116.07, subdivisions 6, 9, by adding subdivisions; 116.11; 325E.046; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 115A; 116; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.44, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
Youakim, Her and Fischer introduced:
H. F. No. 1735, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refunds; modifying the parameters of the renter's credit and homestead credit to increase refunds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Fischer and Youakim introduced:
H. F. No. 1736, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; providing flexibility on the use of increments; extending the five-year rule for certain redevelopment districts; providing flexibility on the use of proceeds of certain local sales taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 469.176, by adding a subdivision; 469.1763, subdivisions 2, 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Neu Brindley and Johnson introduced:
H. F. No. 1737, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying the maximum length of stayed sentences for certain offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.135, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.
Neu Brindley, Bennett, Erickson, Boe, Daniels, Jurgens and Nelson, N., introduced:
H. F. No. 1738, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the Department of Human Services to allocate funds for county reimbursement of costs for incorrectly claimed federal funds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
Robbins, Raleigh and Neu Brindley introduced:
H. F. No. 1739, A bill for an act relating to civil law; prohibiting online content discrimination; authorizing civil action; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.
Hanson, J., introduced:
H. F. No. 1740, A bill for an act relating to adoption proceedings; amending provisions related to recognition of parentage, the putative father registry, and consents to adoption; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 257.75, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 259.21, subdivisions 8, 12, by adding a subdivision; 259.24, subdivision 6a, by adding subdivisions; 259.52, subdivisions 7, 8, 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
Berg introduced:
H. F. No. 1741, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the disabled veterans homestead market value exclusion; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 273.13, subdivision 34.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Berg, Huot, Keeler, Frederick and Jordan introduced:
H. F. No. 1742, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing student support personnel aid; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Burkel introduced:
H. F. No. 1743, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aids; providing an aid penalty forgiveness to certain cities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Burkel introduced:
H. F. No. 1744, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain surplus state land bordering public waters in Roseau County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
Burkel introduced:
H. F. No. 1745, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; permanently allowing portable stands in certain wildlife management areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.137, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
Boldon introduced:
H. F. No. 1746, A bill for an act relating to local government; special service districts; allowing multiunit residential property to pay service charges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 428A.01, by adding subdivisions; 428A.02, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 428A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Boldon and Pinto introduced:
H. F. No. 1747, A bill for an act relating to child care assistance; modifying child care assistance rates; directing the commissioner of management and budget to forecast the basic sliding fee child care assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 119B.13, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Early Childhood Finance and Policy.
Davnie introduced:
H. F. No. 1748, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a small business COVID-19 loan program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy.
Fischer introduced:
H. F. No. 1749, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, by adding a section; providing for gender equality under the law.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.
Christensen introduced:
H. F. No. 1750, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing the Energy Transition Legacy Office; creating an advisory committee for transition communities and workers; requiring the development of a state transition plan for communities and workers impacted by the retirement of power plants; appropriating money; 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.
Poston introduced:
H. F. No. 1751, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Staples to impose a local sales and use tax for the renovation of a community center.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Huot introduced:
H. F. No. 1752, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program; acquiring working grasslands easements; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Huot introduced:
H. F. No. 1753, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for food relief infrastructure needs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy.
Frederick introduced:
H. F. No. 1754, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding standards for customized living services providers; authorizing long-term care consultation services for a resident's spouse or legal partner; modifying definitions relating to nursing facility rates; expanding criteria for adequate nursing facility documentation; modifying payroll record requirements; expanding confidentiality of nursing facility financial statements; adding requirements for accrued expense reimbursements; changing scholarship per diems for nursing facility employees; repealing an adult foster care resident rule; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 245A.02, by adding a subdivision; 245A.03, subdivision 7; 245C.07; 256.975, subdivision 7; 256B.0911, subdivision 3c; 256B.439, by adding a subdivision; 256R.02, subdivisions 4, 17, 18, 19, 29, 42a, 48a, by adding a subdivision; 256R.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 256R.08, subdivision 1; 256R.09, subdivisions 2, 5; 256R.13, subdivision 4; 256R.16, subdivision 1; 256R.17, subdivision 3; 256R.26, subdivision 1; 256R.37; 256R.39; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 245A.03, subdivision 5; 256R.08, subdivision 2; 256R.49; 256S.20, subdivision 2; Minnesota Rules, part 9555.6255.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
Backer introduced:
H. F. No. 1755, A bill for an act relating to water; allowing appeals of determinations of ordinary high-water levels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.401; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
Hansen, R., introduced:
H. F. No. 1756, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for railway and highway safety improvements for pedestrian and bicycle trails in Dakota 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.
Huot introduced:
H. F. No. 1757, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for railway and highway safety improvements for pedestrian and bicycle trails in Dakota 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.
Nelson, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 1758, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association; making administrative changes to the retirement plans administered by the association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 353.01, subdivisions 16, 28; 353.014, subdivision 4; 353.0162; 353.27, subdivision 12; 353.30, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c; 353.335; 353.34, subdivision 2; 353D.071, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Agbaje and Lee introduced:
H. F. No. 1759, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing requirements governing project development for certain transit and highway projects; appropriating money; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Hollins introduced:
H. F. No. 1760, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for prosecutor and law enforcement training and public defender training.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.
Hollins introduced:
H. F. No. 1761, A bill for an act relating to courts; prohibiting execution of criminal sentences for certain probation violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.14, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.
Hollins introduced:
H. F. No. 1762, A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating no-knock search warrants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 626.14.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.
Lislegard introduced:
H. F. No. 1763, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.
Hansen, R., introduced:
H. F. No. 1764, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the removal and relocation of two historic gatehouses in the city of South St. Paul.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy.
Ecklund introduced:
H. F. No. 1765, A bill for an act relating to state lands; allowing counties to lease tax-forfeited land for conservation easements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 282.04, subdivision 1, 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.
Ecklund introduced:
H. F. No. 1766, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing fee to cover costs of notifying landowners of negotiated mineral lease applications for minerals other than iron ore; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 93.25, 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.
Ecklund introduced:
H. F. No. 1767, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money to repurpose two correctional facilities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Klevorn introduced:
H. F. No. 1768, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating continuing education sponsors and instructors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 45.33.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.
Frazier introduced:
H. F. No. 1769, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the grounds that justify the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board to take licensure action against peace officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 626.8432, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.
Frazier introduced:
H. F. No. 1770, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for grants to radio stations.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Frazier introduced:
H. F. No. 1771, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing the Peace of Hope Support for Families pilot project to provide regular communication and related services between families and the families' incarcerated member; providing for a report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.
Frazier introduced:
H. F. No. 1772, A bill for an act relating to corrections; providing homeownership guidance for eligible supporters of felony-convicted persons who are incarcerated; requiring a report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.
Frazier introduced:
H. F. No. 1773, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant to Black Men Teach Twin Cities to increase the number of black male teachers; requiring a report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Frazier; Agbaje; Boldon; Keeler; Freiberg; Olson, L.; Schultz; Greenman; Berg; Hollins; Xiong, J.; Hassan; Vang; Lee; Feist; Her; Long; Becker-Finn; Davnie; Huot; Lippert; Noor; Xiong, T.; Gomez; Thompson; Howard; Hornstein; Ecklund and Hanson, J., introduced:
H. F. No. 1774, A bill for an act relating to health; guaranteeing that health care is available and affordable for every Minnesotan; establishing the Minnesota Health Plan, Minnesota Health Board, Minnesota Health Fund, Office of Health Quality and Planning, ombudsman for patient advocacy, and auditor general for the Minnesota Health Plan; requesting a 1332 waiver; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; 14.03, subdivisions 2, 3; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62X.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
Elkins introduced:
H. F. No. 1775, A bill for an act relating to elections; amending thresholds for major political party designation; amending nominating petition requirements; allowing political parties to authorize which candidates may affiliate with the party on the ballot; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 200.02, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 204B.06, subdivision 1; 204B.07, subdivisions 1, 4; 204B.08, subdivisions 2, 3; 204B.09, subdivision 1; 204D.03, subdivision 3; 204D.12; 204D.13, by adding a subdivision; 204D.19, subdivision 2; 204D.22, subdivision 2; 204D.23, subdivision 1; 205.13, subdivisions 1a, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 200.02, subdivision 23; 204D.22, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Nelson, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 1776, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for Office of MN.IT Services.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Nelson, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 1777, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for administrative hearings.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Nelson, M., introduced:
H. F. No. 1778, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for campaign finance.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Mueller introduced:
H. F. No. 1779, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater treatment facility improvements in the city of Austin; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Richardson introduced:
H. F. No. 1780, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying student discipline and nonexclusionary disciplinary policies and practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 120A.22, subdivision 7; 121A.41, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 121A.45, subdivision 1; 121A.46, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 121A.47, subdivision 2; 121A.53, subdivision 1; 121A.55.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Keeler and Frazier introduced:
H. F. No. 1781, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying gifted and talented student programs; encouraging academic acceleration policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120B.15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Richardson introduced:
H. F. No. 1782, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for a grant to the African American Registry; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Noor introduced:
H. F. No. 1783, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for a driver's license expiration and renewal exception for Peace Corps volunteers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.27.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Noor introduced:
H. F. No. 1784, A bill for an act relating to economic development; requiring a report; appropriating money for a small business support program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy.
Noor introduced:
H. F. No. 1785, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a onetime MFIP supplemental payment.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
Noor introduced:
H. F. No. 1786, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a COVID-19 food relief grant program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
Bernardy introduced:
H. F. No. 1787, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; creating special rules for the use of tax increment in the city of Fridley.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Bernardy introduced:
H. F. No. 1788, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring commissioner of transportation to implement trunk highway performance measures and annual targets; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.03, subdivision 12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Pinto introduced:
H. F. No. 1789, A bill for an act relating to public safety; improving ability of crime victims to access reimbursement program; changing name of reparations program to reimbursement act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 611A.51; 611A.52, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 611A.53; 611A.54; 611A.55; 611A.56; 611A.57, subdivisions 5, 6; 611A.60; 611A.61; 611A.612; 611A.66; 611A.68, subdivisions 2a, 4, 4b, 4c.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.
Gomez, Agbaje, Feist and Hassan introduced:
H. F. No. 1790, A bill for an act relating to housing; authorizing termination of lease upon loss of income of tenant; modifying landlord obligations and liabilities; modifying covenants; authorizing recovery of costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 504B.161, subdivision 5; 504B.171, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 504B.172; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 471.9996.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Gomez; Keeler; Howard; Reyer; Koegel; Hassan; Xiong, J.; Hornstein; Agbaje; Hollins; Her; Noor; Vang; Thompson; Frazier; Richardson and Lee introduced:
H. F. No. 1791, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; establishing local homeless prevention aid; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
Moller introduced:
H. F. No. 1792, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a Task Force on the Collection of Prosecutorial Data; requiring a report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Morrison introduced:
H. F. No. 1793, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an enhanced asthma care services benefit for medical assistance; providing for medical assistance coverage of certain products to reduce asthma triggers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 256B.04, subdivision 14; 256B.0625, subdivision 31, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
Frederick introduced:
H. F. No. 1794, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for Helmets to Hard Hats Minnesota initiative.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy.
Reyer introduced:
H. F. No. 1795, A bill for an act relating to taxation; revenue recapture; disallowing claims from certain hospitals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 270A.03, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Liebling introduced:
H. F. No. 1796, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of human services to report annually on managed care and county-based purchasing plan provider reimbursement rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.69, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
Sandell introduced:
H. F. No. 1797, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable construction exemption for building materials for the Central Park project in the city of Woodbury; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Xiong, T., introduced:
H. F. No. 1798, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a bridge over I-694 in Washington 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.
Masin introduced:
H. F. No. 1799, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for Lower Minnesota River Watershed District.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
Murphy introduced:
H. F. No. 1800, A bill for an act relating to historical societies; creating contracting provisions for historic preservation corps; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 471.59, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance.
Murphy introduced:
H. F. No. 1801, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable construction exemption for a public works facility in the city of Proctor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.71, subdivision 52.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Her introduced:
H. F. No. 1802, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing grant and waiver programs for certain students formerly in foster care; transferring money; requiring reports; 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.
Her introduced:
H. F. No. 1803, A bill for an act relating to ethics in government; making technical changes to provisions administered by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, including provisions related to certain public officials, statements of economic interest, contributions, and disclosures; providing exceptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 10A.09; 10A.20, subdivision 13; 10A.27, subdivision 13; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.323; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 116O.03, subdivision 9; 116O.04, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
Lueck introduced:
H. F. No. 1804, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in Aitkin County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
Ecklund and Burkel introduced:
H. F. No. 1805, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.
Lippert introduced:
H. F. No. 1806, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a program to test private residential water supply wells for contaminants and make payments for costs to remediate contaminated wells; authorizing rulemaking; classifying certain data; requiring reports; establishing penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
Lippert introduced:
H. F. No. 1807, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Elections.
MESSAGES
FROM THE SENATE
The
following message was received from the Senate:
Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the
Senate of the following Senate Files, herewith transmitted:
S. F. Nos. 1 and 694.
Cal R. Ludeman,
Secretary of the Senate
FIRST READING
OF SENATE BILLS
S. F. No. 1, A bill for an act relating to state government; authorizing the continued operation of businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic with the use of a COVID-19 safety plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.32; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
S. F. No. 694, A bill for an act relating to state government; extending the operation of the Minnesota premium security plan; amending Laws 2017, chapter 13, article 1, section 15, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.
CALENDAR FOR THE DAY
H. F. No. 91 was reported
to the House.
Hansen, R., moved to amend H. F. No. 91, the second engrossment, as follows:
Page 2, line 20, delete "115.49" and insert "115B.49"
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 3, delete "providing funding" and insert "canceling a prior appropriation; appropriating money for a cost-share program and for environmental response costs;"
Page 1, line 4, delete everything before "amending"
The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
H. F. No. 91, A
bill for an act relating to environment; prioritizing expenditures from dry
cleaner environmental response and reimbursement account; banning
perchloroethylene; canceling a prior appropriation; appropriating money for a
cost-share program and for environmental response costs; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2020, section 115B.49, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
The bill was read for the third time, as
amended, and placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the passage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 128 yeas and 0 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Acomb
Agbaje
Akland
Albright
Anderson
Backer
Bahner
Bahr
Baker
Becker-Finn
Bennett
Berg
Bernardy
Bierman
Bliss
Boe
Boldon
Burkel
Carlson
Christensen
Daniels
Davids
Davnie
Demuth
Dettmer
Drazkowski
Ecklund
Edelson
Elkins
Erickson
Feist
Fischer
Franke
Franson
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Garofalo
Gomez
Green
Greenman
Gruenhagen
Haley
Hamilton
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Hassan
Hausman
Heinrich
Heintzeman
Her
Hertaus
Hollins
Hornstein
Howard
Huot
Igo
Johnson
Jordan
Jurgens
Keeler
Kiel
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Koznick
Lee
Liebling
Lillie
Lippert
Lislegard
Long
Lucero
Lueck
Mariani
Marquart
Masin
McDonald
Mekeland
Miller
Moller
Moran
Morrison
Mortensen
Mueller
Munson
Murphy
Nash
Nelson, M.
Nelson, N.
Neu Brindley
Noor
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson, B.
Olson, L.
O'Neill
Pelowski
Petersburg
Pfarr
Pierson
Pinto
Pryor
Quam
Raleigh
Rasmusson
Reyer
Richardson
Robbins
Sandell
Sandstede
Schomacker
Schultz
Stephenson
Sundin
Swedzinski
Theis
Thompson
Urdahl
Vang
Wazlawik
West
Winkler
Wolgamott
Xiong, J.
Xiong, T.
Youakim
Spk. Hortman
The
bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Ecklund moved that the name of Carlson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2. The motion prevailed.
Hassan moved that the name of Carlson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 4. The motion prevailed.
Pinto moved that the name of Carlson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 5. The motion prevailed.
Olson, L., moved that the name of Carlson
be added as an author on H. F. No. 7. The motion prevailed.
Liebling moved that the name of Carlson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 8. The motion prevailed.
Stephenson moved that the name of Carlson
be added as an author on H. F. No. 10. The motion prevailed.
Morrison moved that the name of
Munson be added as an author on H. F. No. 19. The motion prevailed.
Huot moved that the name of Wolgamott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 37. The motion prevailed.
Carlson moved that the name of Acomb be
added as an author on H. F. No. 39. The motion prevailed.
Frazier moved that the names of Elkins and
Wolgamott be added as authors on H. F. No. 41. The motion prevailed.
Wazlawik moved that the name of Elkins be
added as an author on H. F. No. 79. The motion prevailed.
Swedzinski moved that the name of Albright
be added as an author on H. F. No. 90. The motion prevailed.
Hansen, R., moved that the name of Daniels
be added as an author on H. F. No. 91. The motion prevailed.
Noor moved that the name of Agbaje be
added as an author on H. F. No. 109. The motion prevailed.
Hertaus moved that the name of Scott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 116. The motion prevailed.
Hertaus moved that the name of Scott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 118. The motion prevailed.
Hertaus moved that the names of Poston and
Albright be added as authors on H. F. No. 119. The motion prevailed.
Novotny moved that the name of Scott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 129. The motion prevailed.
Demuth moved that the names of Poston and
Albright be added as authors on H. F. No. 131. The motion prevailed.
Becker-Finn moved that the name of Huot be
added as an author on H. F. No. 133. The motion prevailed.
Davnie moved that the name of Bernardy be
added as an author on H. F. No. 148. The motion prevailed.
Koznick moved that the names of Jurgens
and Bierman be added as authors on H. F. No. 191. The motion prevailed.
Lucero moved that the names of Poston,
Albright and Gruenhagen be added as authors on
H. F. No. 212. The motion
prevailed.
Hassan moved that the name of Boldon be
added as an author on H. F. No. 217. The motion prevailed.
Grossell moved that the name of Daniels be
added as an author on H. F. No. 229. The motion prevailed.
Stephenson moved that the name of Boe be
added as an author on H. F. No. 239. The motion prevailed.
Wazlawik moved that the name of West be
added as an author on H. F. No. 257. The motion prevailed.
Daudt moved that the names of Rasmusson
and Pierson be added as authors on H. F. No. 304. The motion prevailed.
Becker-Finn moved that the names of
Lillie, Boldon, Bierman, Howard, Neu Brindley, Morrison, Pryor, Long, Davnie
and Nash be added as authors on H. F. No. 310. The motion prevailed.
Heintzeman moved that the names of
Poston and Albright be added as authors on H. F. No. 320. The motion prevailed.
Davids moved that the names of Wolgamott
and Fischer be added as authors on H. F. No. 330. The motion prevailed.
Edelson moved that the name of Wolgamott
be added as an author on H. F. No. 332. The motion prevailed.
Becker-Finn moved that the name of
Torkelson be added as an author on H. F. No. 336. The motion prevailed.
Reyer moved that the name of Her be added
as an author on H. F. No. 363.
The motion prevailed.
Haley moved that the name of Scott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 371. The motion prevailed.
Koznick moved that the name of Scott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 391. The motion prevailed.
Bliss moved that the names of Albright and
Gruenhagen be added as authors on H. F. No. 392. The motion prevailed.
Hansen, R., moved that the name of Dettmer
be added as an author on H. F. No. 401. The motion prevailed.
Her moved that the name of Hollins be
added as an author on H. F. No. 406. The motion prevailed.
Stephenson moved that the name of Fischer
be added as an author on H. F. No. 409. The motion prevailed.
Olson, L., moved that the names of Sundin,
Murphy and Boldon be added as authors on H. F. No. 411. The motion prevailed.
Olson, L., moved that the names of Sundin,
Murphy and Boldon be added as authors on H. F. No. 412. The motion prevailed.
Olson, L., moved that the names of Sundin,
Murphy and Boldon be added as authors on H. F. No. 413. The motion prevailed.
Olson, L., moved that the names of Sundin,
Murphy and Boldon be added as authors on H. F. No. 414. The motion prevailed.
Edelson moved that the name of Frazier be
added as an author on H. F. No. 416. The motion prevailed.
Lucero moved that the name of Poston be
added as an author on H. F. No. 459. The motion prevailed.
Lucero moved that the names of Franson and
Scott be added as authors on H. F. No. 461. The motion prevailed.
Lucero moved that the names of Poston and
Albright be added as authors on H. F. No. 463. The motion prevailed.
Baker moved that the name of Huot be added
as an author on H. F. No. 470.
The motion prevailed.
Feist moved that the name of Long be added
as an author on H. F. No. 478.
The motion prevailed.
Marquart moved that the names of Berg,
Kotyza-Witthuhn and Wolgamott be added as authors on
H. F. No. 501. The motion
prevailed.
Kiel moved that the names of
Poston and Albright be added as authors on H. F. No. 513. The motion prevailed.
Nash moved that the name of Gruenhagen be
added as an author on H. F. No. 532. The motion prevailed.
Quam moved that the name of Ecklund be
added as an author on H. F. No. 548. The motion prevailed.
Urdahl moved that the name of Scott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 562. The motion prevailed.
Morrison moved that the name of Mariani be
added as an author on H. F. No. 569. The motion prevailed.
Morrison moved that the name of Mariani be
added as an author on H. F. No. 572. The motion prevailed.
Christensen moved that the name of Reyer
be added as an author on H. F. No. 592. The motion prevailed.
Jordan moved that the name of Bernardy be
added as an author on H. F. No. 602. The motion prevailed.
Demuth moved that the name of Akland be
added as an author on H. F. No. 620. The motion prevailed.
Bierman moved that the name of Reyer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 633. The motion prevailed.
Lee moved that the names of Her, Davnie,
Lippert, Keeler, Morrison and Fischer be added as authors on
H. F. No. 644. The motion
prevailed.
Richardson moved that the name of Boldon
be added as an author on H. F. No. 660. The motion prevailed.
Klevorn moved that the name of Lippert be
added as an author on H. F. No. 661. The motion prevailed.
Lippert moved that the name of Reyer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 663. The motion prevailed.
Wazlawik moved that the name of Masin be
added as an author on H. F. No. 668. The motion prevailed.
Ecklund moved that the name of Huot be
added as an author on H. F. No. 686. The motion prevailed.
Igo moved that the name of Scott be added
as an author on H. F. No. 691.
The motion prevailed.
Igo moved that the name of Scott be added
as an author on H. F. No. 692.
The motion prevailed.
Pinto moved that the name of Agbaje be
added as an author on H. F. No. 694. The motion prevailed.
Becker-Finn moved that the name of Neu
Brindley be added as an author on H. F. No. 695. The motion prevailed.
Mueller moved that the name of Scott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 698. The motion prevailed.
Lippert moved that the name of Agbaje be
added as an author on H. F. No. 701. The motion prevailed.
Sandell moved that the name of Wolgamott
be added as an author on H. F. No. 709. The motion prevailed.
Hansen, R., moved that the names of
Howard, Ecklund and Feist be added as authors on H. F. No. 766. The motion prevailed.
Garofalo moved that the name of
Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 776. The motion prevailed.
Garofalo moved that the name of Scott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 777. The motion prevailed.
Thompson moved that the names of Boldon
and Agbaje be added as authors on H. F. No. 784. The motion prevailed.
Garofalo moved that the name of Scott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 787. The motion prevailed.
Morrison moved that the names of Klevorn,
Frazier, Jordan and Lippert be added as authors on
H. F. No. 801. The motion
prevailed.
Lee moved that the names of Noor and
Bernardy be added as authors on H. F. No. 825. The motion prevailed.
Her moved that the name of Reyer be added
as an author on H. F. No. 833.
The motion prevailed.
Her moved that the name of Wolgamott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 834. The motion prevailed.
Her moved that the names of Feist and Long
be added as authors on H. F. No. 835. The motion prevailed.
Morrison moved that the names of Sandell,
Fischer, Bierman, Christensen, Pryor, Noor and Thompson be added as authors on
H. F. No. 840. The motion
prevailed.
Erickson moved that the name of Scott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 857. The motion prevailed.
Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that the names of
Koznick and Hamilton be added as authors on H. F. No. 860. The motion prevailed.
Frazier moved that the name of Wolgamott
be added as an author on H. F. No. 876. The motion prevailed.
Bernardy moved that the name of Hamilton
be added as an author on H. F. No. 896. The motion prevailed.
Keeler moved that the name of Boldon be
added as an author on H. F. No. 900. The motion prevailed.
Frazier moved that the name of Bierman be
added as an author on H. F. No. 904. The motion prevailed.
Long moved that the names of Frazier,
Lucero, Poston, Raleigh, Gomez and Xiong, J., be added as authors on
H. F. No. 922. The motion
prevailed.
Neu Brindley moved that the name of Scott
be added as an author on H. F. No. 943. The motion prevailed.
Pinto moved that the names of Frazier,
Mueller, Poston and Xiong, J., be added as authors on
H. F. No. 947. The motion
prevailed.
Richardson moved that the name of Keeler
be added as an author on H. F. No. 950. The motion prevailed.
Richardson moved that the name of Boldon
be added as an author on H. F. No. 951. The motion prevailed.
Noor moved that the name of Bernardy be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1006. The motion prevailed.
Gomez moved that the name of Lee be added
as an author on H. F. No. 1023.
The motion prevailed.
Keeler moved that the name of
Boldon be added as an author on H. F. No. 1041. The motion prevailed.
Keeler moved that the name of Reyer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1042. The motion prevailed.
Lucero moved that the names of Poston,
Albright and Gruenhagen be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1056. The
motion prevailed.
Davnie moved that the name of Bernardy be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1064. The motion prevailed.
O'Neill moved that the names of Robbins,
Akland and Scott be added as authors on H. F. No. 1098. The motion prevailed.
Frederick moved that the name of Bierman
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1100. The motion prevailed.
Hollins moved that the name of Fischer be added
as an author on H. F. No. 1121.
The motion prevailed.
Olson, B., moved that the name of Scott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1143. The motion prevailed.
Fischer moved that the name of Frederick
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1155. The motion prevailed.
Nelson, M., moved that the name of Boldon
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1160. The motion prevailed.
Stephenson moved that the name of
Wolgamott be added as an author on H. F. No. 1184. The motion prevailed.
Erickson moved that the name of Munson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1187. The motion prevailed.
Klevorn moved that the names of Huot,
Edelson and Poston be added as authors on H. F. No. 1199. The motion prevailed.
Richardson moved that the names of Her and
Wolgamott be added as authors on H. F. No. 1200. The motion prevailed.
Wolgamott moved that the name of Huot be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1203. The motion prevailed.
Christensen moved that the names of Igo
and Lillie be added as authors on H. F. No. 1233. The motion prevailed.
Lucero moved that the name of Heinrich be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1245. The motion prevailed.
Hansen, R., moved that the names of Boe,
Becker-Finn, Fischer, Lippert and Jurgens be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1255. The
motion prevailed.
Boldon moved that the name of Keeler be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1278. The motion prevailed.
Koegel moved that the names of Xiong, J.;
Davnie; Schultz and Olson, L., be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1281. The
motion prevailed.
Koegel moved that the name of Bernardy be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1283. The motion prevailed.
Morrison moved that the names of Hollins,
Marquart, Edelson, Davnie, Urdahl and Keeler be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1314. The
motion prevailed.
Demuth moved that the names of
Poston, Albright and Gruenhagen be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1326. The
motion prevailed.
Keeler moved that the name of Urdahl be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1331. The motion prevailed.
Her moved that the name of Gomez be added
as an author on H. F. No. 1332.
The motion prevailed.
Hansen, R., moved that the name of
Petersburg be added as an author on H. F. No. 1338. The motion prevailed.
Gomez moved that the name of Lee be added
as an author on H. F. No. 1355.
The motion prevailed.
Freiberg moved that the names of Morrison
and Edelson be added as authors on H. F. No. 1358. The motion prevailed.
Frazier moved that the names of Mariani
and Wolgamott be added as authors on H. F. No. 1375. The motion prevailed.
Koegel moved that the name of Bernardy be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1381. The motion prevailed.
Koegel moved that the name of Lillie be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1383. The motion prevailed.
Morrison moved that the names of Bahner
and Mariani be added as authors on H. F. No. 1410. The motion prevailed.
Morrison moved that the names of Edelson,
Feist, Acomb and Huot be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1412. The
motion prevailed.
Edelson moved that the name of Garofalo be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1413. The motion prevailed.
Hassan moved that the name of Mariani be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1417. The motion prevailed.
Hassan moved that the name of Keeler be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1421. The motion prevailed.
Acomb moved that the name of Bierman be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1427. The motion prevailed.
Acomb moved that the names of Hausman,
Agbaje, Pryor and Feist be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1428. The
motion prevailed.
Vang moved that the name of Lippert be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1430. The motion prevailed.
Frederick moved that the name of Haley be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1431. The motion prevailed.
Frederick moved that the name of Elkins be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1433. The motion prevailed.
Hansen, R., moved that the names of Keeler
and Marquart be added as authors on H. F. No. 1445. The motion prevailed.
Marquart moved that the name of Haley be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1456. The motion prevailed.
Greenman moved that the names of Noor and
Thompson be added as authors on H. F. No. 1460. The motion prevailed.
Keeler moved that the name of
Fischer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1484. The motion prevailed.
Fischer moved that the name of Bahner be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1499. The motion prevailed.
Hanson, J., moved that the name of Hassan
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1511. The motion prevailed.
Howard moved that the names of Thompson
and Noor be added as authors on H. F. No. 1517. The motion prevailed.
Berg moved that the name of Edelson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1523. The motion prevailed.
Erickson moved that the name of Lucero be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1527. The motion prevailed.
Erickson moved that the name of Lucero be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1528. The motion prevailed.
Wolgamott moved that the name of Bernardy
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1536. The motion prevailed.
Mekeland moved that the name of Lucero be added
as an author on H. F. No. 1545.
The motion prevailed.
Lueck moved that the name of Lucero be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1548. The motion prevailed.
Munson moved that the name of Lucero be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1552. The motion prevailed.
Mekeland moved that the name of Lucero be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1556. The motion prevailed.
Mekeland moved that the name of Lucero be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1558. The motion prevailed.
Rasmusson moved that the name of Scott be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1559. The motion prevailed.
Mekeland moved that the name of Lucero be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1572. The motion prevailed.
Koznick moved that the names of Akland and
Urdahl be added as authors on H. F. No. 1577. The motion prevailed.
Grossell moved that the name of Lucero be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1579. The motion prevailed.
Grossell moved that the name of Lucero be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1580. The motion prevailed.
Scott moved that the name of Lucero be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1582. The motion prevailed.
Scott moved that the name of Lucero be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1583. The motion prevailed.
Klevorn moved that the name of Vang be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1585. The motion prevailed.
Richardson moved that the names of Moller
and Long be added as authors on H. F. No. 1589. The motion prevailed.
Richardson moved that the name of Long be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1592. The motion prevailed.
Liebling moved that the names of Davnie,
Acomb, Gruenhagen, Frazier and Bahner be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1609. The
motion prevailed.
Robbins moved that the names of
Boe, Akland, Poston and Theis be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1613. The motion
prevailed.
Keeler moved that the name of Youakim be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1615. The motion prevailed.
Hassan moved that the names of Vang and
Scott be added as authors on H. F. No. 1617. The motion prevailed.
Lippert moved that the name of Akland be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1631. The motion prevailed.
Hausman moved that the name of Vang be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1635. The motion prevailed.
Poston moved that the names of Lucero and
Kresha be added as authors on H. F. No. 1643. The motion prevailed.
Edelson moved that the name of Feist be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1644. The motion prevailed.
Moller moved that the names of
Kotyza-Witthuhn, Morrison, Edelson, Hausman and Youakim be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1654. The
motion prevailed.
Lucero moved that the names of Mortensen,
Franson, Gruenhagen, McDonald and Miller be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1657. The
motion prevailed.
Stephenson moved that the names of Davnie
and Noor be added as authors on H. F. No. 1658. The motion prevailed.
Hansen, R., moved that
H. F. No. 1237 be recalled from the Committee on Climate and
Energy Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Finance and Civil Law. The motion
prevailed.
Olson, L., moved that
H. F. No. 1481 be recalled from the Committee on Workforce and
Business Development Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on
State Government Finance and Elections.
The motion prevailed.
Rasmusson moved that
H. F. No. 1559 be recalled from the Committee on Early Childhood
Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Human Services
Finance and Policy. The motion
prevailed.
Hollins moved that
H. F. No. 1647 be recalled from the Committee on Commerce
Finance and Policy and be re‑referred to the Committee on Climate and
Energy Finance and Policy. The motion
prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT
Winkler moved that when the House adjourns
today it adjourn until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 4, 2021. 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, March 4, 2021.
Patrick
D. Murphy, Chief
Clerk, House of Representatives