Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 22nd Legislative Day

A quorum was present.

Grossell, Haley, Kiel, O'Driscoll and Scott were excused.

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

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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

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

H. F. No. 897, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; modifying membership requirements of the Gambling Control Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.151, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, after line 18, insert:

"Sec. 2. CHECK OR DEBIT CARD FOR CERTAIN GAMBLING PURCHASES.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 349.2127, subdivision 7, during a telephone communication initiated by persons seeking to purchase a raffle ticket, an organization may accept a check or debit card for raffle purchases, provided a debit card is checked against a nationally recognized database of bank identification numbers that confirms the card is a debit card.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and expires July 1, 2022."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after the semicolon, insert "permitting use of debit or credit card for raffle purchases;"

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

The report was adopted.

Sundin from the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1433, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing a biofuels education and marketing program; establishing a council on biofuels education and promotion; requiring compliance with certain compatibility standards; modifying minimum biofuel standard; making technical changes; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 116.49, by adding a subdivision; 239.791, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3, 7, 8, 15, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41A.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.49, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 5. Minimum compatibility standard for new equipment. (a) Any underground storage tank system for gasoline installed after December 31, 2022, must meet compatibility standards in rules adopted under authority of this section for gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol.

(b) If a new mid-level blend certification for ethanol is established, the agency must consider revising the minimum compatibility standards required under paragraph (a).

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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 239.791, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Minimum biofuel ~~content required~~ standard. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions 10 to 14 18, a person responsible for the product shall ensure that all gasoline sold or offered for sale in Minnesota ~~must contain~~ contains at least the quantity of biofuel required by the greater of clause (1) or (2)~~, at the option of the person responsible for the product~~:

~~(1) the greater of:~~

~~(i)~~ (1) 10.0 percent conventional biofuel by volume; or

~~(ii) the maximum percent~~ (2) the stated percentage of conventional biofuel by volume authorized in a waiver granted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency~~; or~~ under United States Code, title 42, section 7545, no sooner than July 1, 2023, for distributors that can demonstrate equipment compatibility, and no later than July 1, 2026, for all distributors as funding and construction materials become available for 15 percent.

(2) 10.0 percent of a biofuel, other than a conventional biofuel, by volume authorized in a waiver granted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or a biofuel formulation registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under United States Code, title 42, section 7545.

(b) For purposes of enforcing the requirement of paragraph (a), clause (1), ~~item (i),~~ a gasoline/biofuel blend will be construed to be in compliance if the conventional biofuel content, exclusive of denaturants and other permitted components, comprises not less than 9.2 percent by volume and not more than 10.0 percent by volume of the blend as determined by an appropriate United States Environmental Protection Agency or American Society of Testing Materials standard method of analysis.

(c) The aggregate amount of biofuel blended pursuant to this subdivision may be any biofuel; however, conventional biofuel must comprise no less than the portion specified on and after the specified dates:

~~(1)~~	~~July 1, 2013~~	~~90 percent~~
~~(2)~~	~~January 1, 2015~~	~~80 percent~~
~~(3)~~	~~January 1, 2017~~	~~70 percent~~
~~(4)~~	~~January 1, 2020~~	~~60 percent~~
~~(5)~~	~~January 1, 2025~~	~~no minimum~~

(c) For purposes of enforcing the requirement of paragraph (a), clause (2), a gasoline and conventional biofuel blend is considered to be in compliance if the conventional biofuel content, exclusive of denaturants and other permitted components, comprises not less than 13.8 percent by volume and not more than 15 percent by volume of the blend as determined by an appropriate United States Environmental Protection Agency or American Society of Testing Materials standard method of analysis. Dispensers dispensing the blend specified in paragraph (a), clause (2), must be marked according to rules adopted by the commissioner.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 239.791, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a. Federal Clean Air Act waivers; conditions. (a) Before a waiver granted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under United States Code, title 42, section 7545, may alter the minimum content level required by subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause ~~(1), item (ii)~~ (2), the waiver must:

(1) apply to ~~all~~ over 90 percent of gasoline-powered motor vehicles ~~irrespective of model year~~; and

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(2) allow for special regulatory treatment of Reid vapor pressure under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section ~~80.27, paragraph (d)~~ 1090.215(b), for blends of gasoline and ethanol up to the maximum percent of denatured ethanol by volume authorized under the waiver.

(b) The minimum biofuel requirement in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause ~~(1), item (ii)~~ (2), shall, upon the grant of the federal waiver, be effective the day after the commissioner of commerce publishes notice in the State Register. In making this determination, the commissioner shall consider the amount of time required by refiners, retailers, pipeline and distribution terminal companies, and other fuel suppliers, acting expeditiously, to make the operational and logistical changes required to supply fuel in compliance with the minimum biofuel requirement. only if the commissioners of agriculture, commerce, transportation, and pollution control publish notice in the State Register and provide written notice to the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over agriculture, commerce, environment, and transportation policy and finance at least 270 days prior to the date of the scheduled increase that the following conditions have been met and the state is prepared to move to the scheduled minimum content level:

(1) an American Society for Testing and Materials specification or equivalent federal standard exists for the next minimum gasoline and conventional biofuel blend;

(2) the next minimum content level is approved for sale by the United States Environmental Protection Agency;

(3) a distributor who distributes or sells petroleum products in Minnesota has had adequate time to ensure that all fuel-dispensing equipment is capable of dispensing and storing gasoline containing up to the scheduled minimum conventional biofuel content in subdivision 1, in conformance with standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, rules adopted under section 116.49, and the State Fire Code, considering factors such as the availability of fuel-dispensing equipment and the availability of fuel-dispensing equipment installers and service providers; and

(4) a distributor who distributes or sells petroleum products in Minnesota and who operates two or fewer distribution locations in Minnesota or elsewhere has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to obtain financial assistance for bringing fuel-dispensing equipment into conformance with standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and rules adopted under sections 116.49 and 299F.011.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 239.791, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:

Subd. 2b. Limited liability waiver. No motor fuel shall be deemed to be a defective product by virtue of the fact that the motor fuel is formulated or blended pursuant to the requirements of subdivision 1~~, paragraph (a), clause (1), item (ii),~~ under any theory of liability except for simple or willful negligence or fraud. This subdivision does not preclude an action for negligent, fraudulent, or willful acts. This subdivision does not affect a person whose liability arises under chapter 115, water pollution control; 115A, waste management; 115B, environmental response and liability; 115C, leaking underground storage tanks; or 299J, pipeline safety; under public nuisance law for damage to the environment or the public health; under any other environmental or public health law; or under any environmental or public health ordinance or program of a municipality as defined in section 466.01.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 239.791, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:

Subd. 2c. ~~Fuel dispensing equipment~~ Fuel-dispensing labeling; blends over ten percent ethanol. Notwithstanding any other law or rule, fuel dispensing equipment authorized to dispense fuel under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), is authorized to dispense fuel under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), or subdivision 1a. Equipment dispensing gasoline and conventional biofuel blends under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), must be labeled according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 1090.1510.

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Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 239.791, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15. Exemption for certain blend pumps. (a) If subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), is in effect, a person responsible for the product, who offers for sale, sells, or dispenses nonoxygenated premium gasoline under one or more of the exemptions in subdivisions 10 to 14, may sell, offer for sale, or dispense oxygenated gasoline that contains less than the minimum amount of ethanol required under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) the blended gasoline has an octane rating of 88 or greater;

(2) the gasoline is a blend of oxygenated gasoline meeting the requirements of subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), with nonoxygenated premium gasoline;

(3) the blended gasoline contains not more than ten percent nonoxygenated premium gasoline;

(4) the blending of oxygenated gasoline with nonoxygenated gasoline occurs within the gasoline dispenser; and

(5) the gasoline station at which the gasoline is sold, offered for sale, or delivered is equipped to store gasoline in not more than two storage tanks.

(b) This subdivision applies only to those persons who met the conditions in paragraph (a), clauses (1) through (5), on August 1, 2004, and registered with the director by November 1, 2004.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 239.791, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 17. Exemption for vehicles not approved to use more than ten percent biofuel. A person responsible for the product who offers for sale or sells gasoline and conventional biofuel blends at retail may provide one dispenser dispensing a gasoline and conventional biofuel blend containing 9.2 to ten percent conventional biofuel for use by motorists who cannot lawfully use a gasoline and biofuel blend containing more than ten percent biofuel pursuant to waivers granted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under United States Code, title 42, section 7545. Dispensers dispensing the blend allowed under this subdivision must be labeled "INTENDED FOR USE IN 2000 AND OLDER PASSENGER VEHICLES." The label must be positioned to clearly identify the control for selecting this product. Labeling under this subdivision is not required for exemptions under subdivision 18.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 239.791, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 18. Persons exempt from higher blending requirements; new fuel storage, handling, and dispensing equipment. A distributor who distributes or sells petroleum products in Minnesota and who operates two or fewer distribution locations in Minnesota or elsewhere may sell gasoline and conventional biofuel blends containing 9.2 to ten percent conventional biofuel at distribution locations that do not have fuel-dispensing equipment capable of dispensing and storing gasoline containing the conventional biofuel content in subdivision 1 in conformance with standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and rules adopted under sections 116.49 and 299F.011. This exemption does not apply to distribution locations with fuel-dispensing equipment that have fuel‑dispensing equipment capable of dispensing and storing gasoline containing the conventional biofuel content in subdivision 1 in conformance with standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and rules adopted under sections 116.49 and 299F.011.

Sec. 9. RULEMAKING REQUIRED.

The commissioners of commerce and the Pollution Control Agency must promulgate the rules required under this act as provided in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14."

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Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring compliance with certain compatibility standards; modifying minimum ethanol standard; making technical changes; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 116.49, by adding a subdivision; 239.791, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, 15, by adding subdivisions."

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

The report was adopted.

Becker-Finn from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1442, A bill for an act relating to the military; modifying the Minnesota Code of Military Justice; making changes to data provisions; modifying certain requirements and qualifications; making jurisdictional and appellate changes; providing punitive article updates; providing punishable offenses under the military code; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.43, by adding a subdivision; 192.67; 192A.02, subdivision 2; 192A.021; 192A.111; 192A.15, subdivisions 1, 2; 192A.155, subdivision 2; 192A.20; 192A.235, subdivision 3; 192A.343, subdivision 3; 192A.353, subdivision 2; 192A.371; 192A.384; 192A.56; 192A.612; 192A.62; 606.06; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 192A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 192A.385.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

Becker-Finn from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1636, A bill for an act relating to data practices; modifying certain provisions of the Minnesota college savings plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136G.05, subdivision 10.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, after line 5, insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.675, is amended to read:

136A.675 RISK ANALYSIS.

Subdivision 1. Standard development and usage. (a) To screen and detect whether an institution may not be financially or administratively responsible, the office shall develop ~~a set of~~ financial and ~~programmatic evaluation metrics to aid in the detection of the failure or potential failure of a school to meet the standards established under sections 136A.61 to 136A.71~~ nonfinancial indicators. These metrics shall include indicators of financial stability, changes in the senior management or the financial aid and senior administrative staff of an institution, changes in enrollment, changes in program offerings, and changes in faculty staffing patterns. The development of financial ~~standards~~ and nonfinancial indicators shall use industry standards as ~~benchmarks~~ guidance. ~~The development of the nonfinancial standards shall include a measure of trends and dramatic changes in trends or practice.~~

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(b) Annually, the ~~agency~~ office must ~~specify the metrics and standards for each area and~~ provide a copy of the financial and nonfinancial indicators to each registered institution and post ~~them~~ a list of reviewed indicators on the ~~agency~~ office website.

(c) The ~~agency~~ office shall use regularly reported data submitted to the federal government or other regulatory or accreditation agencies wherever possible. ~~The agency may require more frequent data reporting by an institution to ascertain whether the standards are being met.~~

(d) The office must use the indicators in this subdivision to screen for whether the institution is at risk of being unable to meet the standards established under sections 136A.646; 136A.64, subdivision 3; 136A.65, subdivisions 1a and 4, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), (3), and (7); and 136A.685 and those violations may prevent the institution from meeting its financial obligations or completing its academic terms for the next 18 months.

Subd. 2. Additional reporting. (a) In addition to the information required for the indicators in subdivision 1, an institution must notify the office within ten business days if any of the events in paragraphs (b) to (e) occur.

(b) Notice is required for the following events related to revenue, debt, and cash flow:

(1) the institution has defaulted on a debt payment or covenant and has not received a waiver of the violation from the financial institution within 60 days;

(2) for institutions with a federal composite score of less than 1.5, the institution's owner withdraws equity that directly results in a composite score of less than 1.0, unless the withdrawal is a transfer between affiliated entities included in a common composite score;

(3) the United States Department of Education requires a 25 percent or greater Letter of Credit, except when the letter of credit is imposed due to a change of ownership;

(4) the United States Department of Education requires Heightened Cash Monitoring 2;

(5) the institution receives written notification that it violated the United States Department of Education's revenue requirement under United States Code, title 20, section 1094(a)(24), as amended; or

(6) the institution receives written notification by the United States Department of Education that it has fallen below minimum financial standards and that its continued participation in Title IV is conditioned upon satisfying either the Zone Alternative, Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (f), or a Letter of Credit Alternative, Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 668.175, paragraph (c).

(1) the institution receives written notification of probation, warning, show-cause, or loss of institutional accreditation;

(2) the institution receives written notification that its institutional accreditor loses federal recognition; or

(3) the institution receives written notification that it has materially violated state authorization or institution licensing requirements in a different state that may lead to or has led to the termination of the institution's ability to continue to provide educational programs or otherwise continue to operate in that state.

(d) Notice is required for the following events related to securities:

(1) the Securities and Exchange Commission: (i) issues an order suspending or revoking the registration of the institution's securities or (ii) suspends trading of the institution's securities on any national securities exchange;

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(2) the national securities exchange on which the institution's securities are traded notifies the institution that it is not in compliance with the exchange's listing requirements and the institution's securities are delisted; or

(3) the Securities and Exchange Commission is not in timely receipt of a required report and did not issue an extension to file the report.

(e) Notice is required for the following events related to criminal and civil investigations:

(1) the institution receives written notification of a felony criminal indictment or charges of the institution's owner;

(2) the institution receives written notification of criminal indictment or charges of the institution's officers related to operations of the institution; or

(3) there has been a criminal, civil, or administrative adjudication of fraud or misrepresentation in Minnesota or in another state or jurisdiction against the institution or its owner, officers, agents, or sponsoring organization.

Subd. 3. Determination procedures. (a) If the office: (1) identifies a potential risk under subdivision 1, paragraph (d); (2) receives notification from an institution under subdivision 2; or (3) identifies other exigent circumstances impacting or at the institution that may deny students a reasonable opportunity to complete their education program at the institution or through an alternate institution with minimal disruption, the office shall conduct a systematic evaluation under this paragraph to make a preliminary determination of whether action under paragraph (e) is necessary. The systematic evaluation must, to the extent practicable, be a collaboration between the office and the institution. The office must request additional context and information from the institution that demonstrates the administrative and financial responsibility of the institution. If the institution may not be financially or administratively responsible, a contingency plan must be implemented either collaboratively or as part of a final determination under paragraph (e), clause (4).

(b) The office shall provide notice in writing to the institution of the preliminary determination. The notice shall provide the analysis used by the office to make the determination, a request for the institution to provide additional context and information that demonstrates the administrative and financial responsibility of the institution not provided under paragraph (a), any potential action the office may take under paragraph (e), and a deadline for responding to the notice. The institution shall have not less than ten business days to respond to the preliminary determination.

(c) The response from the institution to provide additional context and information must be written and may include a collaborative consultation with the office. In its response, the institution shall provide additional context, financial data, and other information, including but not limited to evidence of sound business practices, institutional financial health, compliance with the requirements of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71, or sufficient and timely plans to cure any noncompliance or to manage financial health and risk.

(d) If the institution does not respond to the office's notice and request for additional context and information within the time required, the office's preliminary determination shall become final and the office may take any of the actions specified in the notice required by paragraph (e). If the institution responds to the office's notice, the office must reevaluate the preliminary determination. The office shall use the additional context and information provided by the institution to make a final determination and determine which actions under paragraph (e), if any, are necessary to mitigate risk to students and state financial aid under this chapter. The office shall provide the institution notice of the final determination and the actions required under paragraph (e).

(e) The office may use a final determination to:

(1) revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew registration, approval of an institution's degree, or use of a regulated term in its name under section 136A.65, subdivision 8;

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(2) require periodic monitoring and submission of reports on the institution's administrative and financial responsibility to ascertain whether compliance and financial risk improves;

(3) require periodic collaborative consultations with the institution on noncompliance of sections 136A.61 to 136A.71, or how the institution is managing financial health and risk;

(4) require the institution to submit contingency plans such as teach-out plans or transfer pathways for students;

(5) prohibit the institution from accepting tuition and fee payments made through cash, alternative loans, or the equivalent, prior to the add/drop period of the current period of instruction;

(6) prohibit the institution from enrolling new students;

(7) initiate alternative processes and communications with students enrolled at the institution;

(8) require a surety bond under section 136A.646; or

(9) submit institution closure information under section 136A.645.

Subd. 4. Data classification. Data under this section shall be classified as financial records under section 136A.64, subdivision 2."

Renumber the sections in sequence

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

Becker-Finn from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1653, A bill for an act relating to human services; permitting the commissioner to collect data about children's mental health screenings; clarifying requirements for public guardianship for a person with a developmental disability; modifying requirements for a petition for an appointment of public guardianship for a person with a developmental disability; changing terminology and making related changes; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 245.4874, subdivision 1; 252A.01, subdivision 1; 252A.02, subdivisions 2, 9, 11, 12, by adding subdivisions; 252A.03, subdivisions 3, 4; 252A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 252A.05; 252A.06, subdivisions 1, 2; 252A.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 252A.081, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 252A.09, subdivisions 1, 2; 252A.101, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8; 252A.111, subdivisions 2, 4, 6; 252A.12; 252A.16; 252A.17; 252A.19, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 7, 8; 252A.20; 252A.21, subdivisions 2, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 252A.02, subdivisions 8, 10; 252A.21, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 3, line 31, strike "shall be considered private data" and insert "are classified as private data on individuals, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12"

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Page 3, line 32, delete the new language and insert "The county board or tribal nation may provide the commissioner with access to the screening results for the purposes of program evaluation and improvement."

Page 3, delete line 33

Page 4, line 28, delete "or" and insert a semicolon

Page 4, delete line 29

Page 6, line 8, strike "individual service plan" and insert "coordinated service and support plan"

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.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Haley introduced:

H. F. No. 2036, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring the commissioner of commerce to evaluate geographic rating areas; requiring reports; appropriating money.

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

Sundin, Lislegard, Greenman, Keeler and Anderson introduced:

H. F. No. 2037, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute for a meat scientist.

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

Nelson, N., and Winkler introduced:

H. F. No. 2038, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring local approval before removing dam on Grindstone River.

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

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Raleigh introduced:

H. F. No. 2039, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding background check requirements for school employees, volunteers, and contractors; requiring drug and alcohol testing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.43, subdivision 16; 123B.03, subdivisions 1, 1a, by adding a subdivision; 181.951, subdivisions 4, 7.

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

Raleigh introduced:

H. F. No. 2040, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; requiring certain cities to reserve a portion of local government aid for public safety purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 477A.013, by adding a subdivision.

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

Raleigh introduced:

H. F. No. 2041, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing local units of government to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.

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

Demuth introduced:

H. F. No. 2042, A bill for an act relating to insurance; modifying provisions governing policies for certain day care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 65A.30, subdivision 2.

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

Demuth introduced:

H. F. No. 2043, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an appropriation for the Jacob Wetterling Recreation Center in the city of St. Joseph; amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 37.

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

Lippert introduced:

H. F. No. 2044, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a nonprofit corporation to provide financing and leverage private investment for clean energy and other projects; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

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

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Feist introduced:

H. F. No. 2045, A bill for an act relating to housing; limiting rent increases in manufactured home parks; providing a civil cause of action for residents of manufactured home parks; appropriating money for a manufactured home park cooperative purchase program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 327C.06, subdivision 3; 327C.15.

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

Feist, Bernardy, Lee, Reyer and Xiong, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 2046, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring FAFSA for high school graduation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120B.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Morrison introduced:

H. F. No. 2047, A bill for an act relating to behavioral health; increasing chemical dependency provider rates; instructing the commissioner of human services to develop a continuum of care-based rate methodology; establishing grants for recovery community organizations; providing funding for treatment courts; establishing addiction medicine fellowship grants; establishing grants for chemical dependency counseling for students; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 254B.12, subdivision 3.

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

Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 2048, A bill for an act relating to health; changing a groundwater protection provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103H.201, subdivision 1.

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

Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 2049, A bill for an act relating to state government; repealing a section that prohibits certain medical advertisements; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 617.28, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Morrison introduced:

H. F. No. 2050, A bill for an act relating to public safety; extending the statute of limitations for the crime of interference with privacy against a minor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 628.26.

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

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Morrison introduced:

H. F. No. 2051, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new water treatment plant in the city of Minnetonka Beach; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lippert introduced:

H. F. No. 2052, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying solar generating system siting prohibitions with respect to prime farmland; requiring a report; requiring rulemaking.

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

Lippert introduced:

H. F. No. 2053, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying postsecondary student voter registration provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 135A.17, subdivision 2; 201.061, by adding a subdivision.

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

Christensen introduced:

H. F. No. 2054, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring resource plans to include information on efforts to minimize impacts to workers due to facility retirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.2422, by adding a subdivision.

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

Boldon introduced:

H. F. No. 2055, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the international medical graduate primary care residency grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.1911, subdivision 6.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 2056, A bill for an act relating to insurance; limiting co-payments for prescription drugs and related medical supplies prescribed to treat a chronic disease; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

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Sandell introduced:

H. F. No. 2057, A bill for an act relating to waters; appropriating money for groundwater storage and recovery.

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

Urdahl and Keeler introduced:

H. F. No. 2058, A bill for an act relating to education finance; requiring the development of American Indian history curriculum; appropriating money.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. No. 2059, A bill for an act relating to public safety; extending restraining orders for minors who are victims of harassment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 518B.01, subdivision 6; 609.748, subdivision 5.

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

Mekeland introduced:

H. F. No. 2060, A bill for an act relating to construction codes; licensing; modifying the continuing education requirements for building officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.133, subdivision 8.

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

McDonald introduced:

H. F. No. 2061, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding the exemption for certain meals and drinks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.68, by adding subdivisions.

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

McDonald introduced:

H. F. No. 2062, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying employee notice requirements; requiring a written warning; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 181.032; 181.101.

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

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McDonald introduced:

H. F. No. 2063, A bill for an act relating to family law; requiring the court to consider developmental disability of the child when evaluating the best interests of the child for purposes of parenting time and custody; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518.17, subdivision 1.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. No. 2064, A bill for an act relating to health care; prohibiting an anatomical gift of an eye or parts of an eye from being directly or indirectly distributed by a for-profit entity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 525A.11.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. No. 2065, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees police and fire retirement plan; providing duty disability benefits in certain cases.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. No. 2066, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing the Launch Minnesota program.

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

Olson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2067, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for street and utility reconstruction in the city of Sherburn; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Olson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2068, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for entrepreneurial development; requiring a report.

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

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Olson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 2069, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for trail relocation in the city of Sherburn; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. No. 2070, A bill for an act relating to health; granting paid or unpaid leave for organ donation or partial organ donation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 181.945.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. No. 2071, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying medical assistance payment rates for nonemergency medical transportation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. No. 2072, A bill for an act relating to human services; extending human services temporary emergency background study provisions.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. No. 2073, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; requiring the Board of Nursing to issue licenses by endorsement for out-of-state nurses employed to render aid in Minnesota during the COVID-19 peacetime emergency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 148.211, subdivision 2.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 2074, A bill for an act relating to economic development; extending certain job creation goals for Minnesota investment fund grants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

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Nelson, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 2075, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; amending public subsidy disbursements for certain candidates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.31, subdivision 7.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. No. 2076, A bill for an act relating to Iron Range resources and rehabilitation; establishing the Giants Ridge account in the state treasury; appropriating money from the account; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 298.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 2077, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing an advisory committee to the commissioner of public safety for the certification of firefighters; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299N.04, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 2078, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money for the Community Corrections Act subsidy and county probation officers reimbursement.

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

Olson, L., introduced:

H. F. No. 2079, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying requirements of the 2019 appropriation to a paper mill in Duluth; amending Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 7, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended.

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

Schultz introduced:

H. F. No. 2080, A bill for an act relating to national criminal history record checks; providing for compliance with section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code and IRS Publication 1075 for certain individuals with access to federal tax information; classifying data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 270B.13, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.

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

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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. 395, 440 and 1354.

Cal R. Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate

FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 395, A bill for an act relating to domestic violence; enacting the Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Orders for Protection Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518B.01, subdivisions 14, 19a; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518F.

The bill was read for the first time.

Moller moved that S. F. No. 395 and H. F. No. 113, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 440, A bill for an act relating to real property; clarifying ownership definitions; requiring the record owner to be listed as grantee in tax-forfeited land sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 282.301; 325N.01; 325N.02; 325N.03; 325N.04; 325N.06; 325N.10, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.

The bill was read for the first time.

Hollins moved that S. F. No. 440 and H. F. No. 418, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 1354, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a law enforcement operations account and aid program to reimburse local governments for expenses incurred in responding to unplanned or extraordinary public safety events; delaying the effective date for enacted changes related to police use of deadly force; restricting the definition of state-declared disasters to exclude civil disorder; transferring money; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12B.15, subdivision 5; Laws 2020, Second Special Session chapter 1, sections 9; 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

The bill was read for the first time.

Mariani moved that S. F. No. 1354 and H. F. No. 445, now laid on the table, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

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MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Wazlawik moved that the name of Lee be added as an author on H. F. No. 79. The motion prevailed.

Fischer moved that the name of Freiberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 157. The motion prevailed.

Stephenson moved that the name of Xiong, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 164. The motion prevailed.

Hassan moved that the name of Freiberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 217. The motion prevailed.

Frazier moved that the name of Moller be added as an author on H. F. No. 306. The motion prevailed.

Jordan moved that the name of Pinto be added as an author on H. F. No. 358. The motion prevailed.

Heintzeman moved that the name of Rasmusson be added as an author on H. F. No. 395. The motion prevailed.

Olson, L., moved that the name of Haley be added as an author on H. F. No. 411. The motion prevailed.

Edelson moved that the name of Hollins be added as an author on H. F. No. 416. The motion prevailed.

Feist moved that the name of Winkler be added as an author on H. F. No. 657. The motion prevailed.

Lee moved that the name of Masin be added as an author on H. F. No. 704. The motion prevailed.

Morrison moved that the name of Feist be added as an author on H. F. No. 802. The motion prevailed.

Edelson moved that the name of Hollins be added as an author on H. F. No. 813. The motion prevailed.

Hassan moved that the name of Poston be added as an author on H. F. No. 874. The motion prevailed.

Gomez moved that the name of Koegel be added as an author on H. F. No. 883. The motion prevailed.

Keeler moved that the name of Long be added as an author on H. F. No. 900. The motion prevailed.

Long moved that the name of Becker-Finn be added as an author on H. F. No. 922. The motion prevailed.

Youakim moved that the names of Lippert, Pryor and Hollins be added as authors on H. F. No. 945. The motion prevailed.

Theis moved that the name of Bennett be added as an author on H. F. No. 973. The motion prevailed.

Lislegard moved that the names of Long; Wolgamott; Hornstein; Reyer; Elkins; Nelson, M.; Bierman; Klevorn; Huot; Ecklund and Berg be added as authors on H. F. No. 984. The motion prevailed.

Pinto moved that the name of Lippert be added as an author on H. F. No. 1024. The motion prevailed.

Greenman moved that the names of Lippert, Hollins and Freiberg be added as authors on H. F. No. 1054. The motion prevailed.

Olson, B., moved that the name of Bennett be added as an author on H. F. No. 1143. The motion prevailed.

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Olson, L., moved that the name of Jordan be added as an author on H. F. No. 1192. The motion prevailed.

Sandell moved that the name of Hollins be added as an author on H. F. No. 1246. The motion prevailed.

Her moved that the names of Davnie, Hollins and Hornstein be added as authors on H. F. No. 1332. The motion prevailed.

Acomb moved that the name of Hollins be added as an author on H. F. No. 1427. The motion prevailed.

Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that the name of Franson be added as an author on H. F. No. 1568. The motion prevailed.

Klevorn moved that the name of Greenman be added as an author on H. F. No. 1585. The motion prevailed.

Neu Brindley moved that the name of Haley be added as an author on H. F. No. 1738. The motion prevailed.

Boldon moved that the names of Keeler and Wazlawik be added as authors on H. F. No. 1747. The motion prevailed.

Agbaje moved that the name of Hollins be added as an author on H. F. No. 1759. The motion prevailed.

Hollins moved that the name of Feist be added as an author on H. F. No. 1762. The motion prevailed.

Frazier moved that the name of Feist be added as an author on H. F. No. 1769. The motion prevailed.

Lippert moved that the name of Wazlawik be added as an author on H. F. No. 1807. The motion prevailed.

Edelson moved that the name of Xiong, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1826. The motion prevailed.

Pryor moved that the name of Franson be added as an author on H. F. No. 1876. The motion prevailed.

Gomez moved that the name of Feist be added as an author on H. F. No. 1919. The motion prevailed.

Heintzeman moved that the name of Rasmusson be added as an author on H. F. No. 1934. The motion prevailed.

Murphy moved that the name of Feist be added as an author on H. F. No. 1945. The motion prevailed.

Lislegard moved that the name of Youakim be added as an author on H. F. No. 1975. The motion prevailed.

Feist moved that the name of Theis be added as an author on H. F. No. 1994. The motion prevailed.

Akland moved that the name of Baker be added as an author on H. F. No. 2000. The motion prevailed.

Davnie moved that the name of Youakim be added as an author on H. F. No. 2002. The motion prevailed.

Her moved that the name of Youakim be added as an author on H. F. No. 2006. The motion prevailed.

Reyer moved that the name of Hollins be added as an author on H. F. No. 2010. The motion prevailed.

Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that the name of Baker be added as an author on H. F. No. 2011. The motion prevailed.

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

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Neu Brindley moved that House Concurrent Resolution No. 1 be recalled from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration and be placed upon its adoption.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Neu Brindley motion and the roll was called. There were 59 yeas and 70 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were: