House Journal 22nd Day Wednesday February 15 2023

A quorum was present.

Agbaje; Fogelman; Mekeland; Neu Brindley; Olson, B., and Quam 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

Hornstein from the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying provisions related to voter registration; absentee voting; requiring voting instructions and sample ballots to be multilingual and interpreters to be provided in certain situations; regulating intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with voter registration and voting; campaign finance; expanding the definition of express advocacy; providing penalties; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 10A.01, subdivision 16a; 10A.27, subdivision 11; 13.607, by adding a subdivision; 201.054, subdivisions 1, 2; 201.061, by adding a subdivision; 201.071, subdivision 1; 201.091, subdivision 4; 201.161; 201.162; 203B.04, subdivisions 1, 5; 203B.06, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.12, by adding subdivisions; 203B.121, subdivision 2; 211B.15, subdivisions 1, 7b, by adding subdivisions; 211B.32, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 204B; 211B.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, after line 20, insert:

"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Contents of application; other information. (a) An application must:

(1) state the full name, date of birth, sex, and either (i) the residence address of the applicant, or (ii) designated address under section 5B.05;

(2) as may be required by the commissioner, contain a description of the applicant and any other facts pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's driving privileges, and the applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle with safety;

(3) state:

(i) the applicant's Social Security number; or

(ii) if the applicant does not have a Social Security number and is applying for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, or class D provisional or driver's license, that the applicant certifies that the applicant is not eligible for a Social Security number;

(4) contain a notification to the applicant of the availability of a living will/health care directive designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 7; ~~and~~

(5) include a method for the applicant to:

(i) request a veteran designation on the license under section 171.07, subdivision 15, and the driving record under section 171.12, subdivision 5a;

(ii) indicate a desire to make an anatomical gift under subdivision 3b, paragraph (e);

(iii) as applicable, designate document retention as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 3c; and

(iv) indicate emergency contacts as provided under section 171.12, subdivision 5b; and

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(6) meet the requirements under section 201.161, subdivision 3.

(b) Applications must be accompanied by satisfactory evidence demonstrating:

(1) identity, date of birth, and any legal name change if applicable; and

(2) for driver's licenses and Minnesota identification cards that meet all requirements of the REAL ID Act:

(i) principal residence address in Minnesota, including application for a change of address, unless the applicant provides a designated address under section 5B.05;

(ii) Social Security number, or related documentation as applicable; and

(iii) lawful status, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 6, section 37.3.

(1) satisfactory evidence demonstrating the applicant's full legal name and United States citizenship; and

(2) a photographic identity document.

(d) A valid Department of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons identification card containing the applicant's full name, date of birth, and photograph issued to the applicant is an acceptable form of proof of identity in an application for an identification card, instruction permit, or driver's license as a secondary document for purposes of Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules."

Page 5, line 9, delete ", instruction permit,"

Page 5, line 22, delete "submitting the application" and insert "the date of the mailing of the notice under this section"

Page 5, line 27, delete the new language

Page 6, line 8, delete "At least monthly,"

Page 6, line 11, after the first period, insert "At a minimum, the commissioner must submit the data to the secretary of state on the same day each month."

Page 7, line 12, delete "At least monthly,"

Page 7, line 15, after the period, insert "At a minimum, the commissioner must submit the data to the secretary of state on the same day each month."

Page 15, line 22, strike "by"

Page 15, line 23, strike "telephone or email" and after the period, insert "The ballot board must contact the voter by the method or methods of communication provided by the voter on the voter's application for an absentee ballot or voter registration."

Page 16, line 15, delete "Spanish, Hmong, and Somali languages" and insert "three most commonly spoken non‑English languages in the state as determined by the state demographer for the previous calendar year"

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Page 17, line 21, delete the first "an individual" and insert "any person" and delete "an individual" and insert "that person"

Page 18, line 20, delete "an election official" and insert "any person injured by an act prohibited by this section"

Page 18, line 23, delete "an election official" and insert "any person"

Page 18, line 26, delete "an election official" and insert "a person"

Page 21, line 12, delete "this paragraph" and insert "items (i) to (iv)"

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 Public Safety 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. 15, A bill for an act relating to public safety; enabling law enforcement and family members to petition a court to prohibit people from possessing firearms if they pose a significant danger to themselves or others by possessing a firearm; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.713, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 624; 626.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 5, after line 4, insert:

"(d) "Mental health professional" has the meaning given in section 245I.02, subdivision 27."

Page 5, line 18, after "attorney," insert "a mental health professional,"

Page 5, line 19, after the period, insert "Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, mental health professionals may disclose to the court any information necessary to complete a petition under this paragraph or section 624.7174."

Page 5, line 21, delete "self or to" and after "persons" insert "or is at significant risk of suicide"

Page 5, line 27, before "bodily" insert "either" and after "harm" insert "to others or of taking their life"

Page 7, line 17, before the comma, insert "or a mental health professional"

Page 8, line 10, delete "of bodily harm to self"

Page 8, line 11, delete "or" and insert "to" and after "persons" insert "or is at significant risk of suicide"

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Page 8, line 25, delete "a history of self-harm" and insert "suicide attempts" and after "respondent" insert "or a serious mental illness"

Page 8, line 30, delete "the respondent's self"

Page 8, line 31, delete "or" and after "others" insert "or is at risk of suicide"

Page 9, line 23, after "orders" insert "based on the respondent being a danger to others" and after the period, insert "Extreme risk protection orders issued for respondents who are solely at risk of suicide shall not be public."

Page 10, line 4, delete "of bodily harm to the respondent's self or" and after "persons" insert "or is at significant risk of suicide"

Page 10, line 16, delete "to the respondent's self or" and after "persons" insert "or is at significant risk of suicide"

Page 10, line 17, before "bodily" insert "either" and after "harm" insert "to others or of taking their life"

Page 10, line 20, after "possessing" insert "or purchasing"

Page 13, line 28, after the first comma, insert "a mental health professional," and delete the second comma

Page 14, line 14, after "with" insert "the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota,"

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

The report was adopted.

Nelson, M., from the Committee on Labor and Industry Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 23, A bill for an act relating to labor; providing safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers; authorizing rulemaking; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [179.87] TITLE.

Sections 179.87 to 179.8757 may be titled the Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Act.

Sec. 2. [179.871] DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of sections 179.87 to 179.8757, the terms in this section have the meanings given.

Subd. 2. Authorized employee representative. "Authorized employee representative" has the meaning given in section 182.651, subdivision 22.

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Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner's designee.

Subd. 4. Coordinator. "Coordinator" means the meatpacking industry worker rights coordinator or the coordinator's designee.

Subd. 5. Meat-processing worker. "Meat-processing worker" or "worker" means any individual who a meat‑processing employer suffers or permits to work directly in contact with raw meatpacking products in a meatpacking operation, including independent contractors and persons performing work for an employer through a temporary service or staffing agency. Workers in a meatpacking operation who inspect or package meatpacking products and workers who clean, maintain, or sanitize equipment or surfaces are included in the definition of a meat‑processing worker.

Subd. 6. Meatpacking operation. "Meatpacking operation" or "meat-processing employer" means a business with 50 or more employees in which slaughtering, butchering, meat canning, meatpacking, meat manufacturing, poultry canning, poultry packing, poultry manufacturing, pet food manufacturing, egg production, processing of meatpacking products, or rendering occurs. Meatpacking operation or meat-processing employer does not mean a grocery store, deli, restaurant, or other business preparing meat or poultry products for immediate consumption.

Subd. 7. Meatpacking products. "Meatpacking products" means meat food products and poultry food products as defined in section 31A.02, subdivision 10.

Subd. 8. Public health emergency. "Public health emergency" means a peacetime emergency declared by the governor under section 12.31, a federal public health emergency declared by the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or a national emergency declared by the president due to infectious disease or another significant threat to public health.

Sec. 3. [179.8715] WORKER RIGHTS COORDINATOR.

(a) The commissioner must appoint a meatpacking industry worker rights coordinator in the Department of Labor and Industry and provide the coordinator with necessary office space, furniture, equipment, supplies, and assistance.

(b) The commissioner must enforce sections 179.87 to 179.8757, including inspecting, reviewing, and recommending improvements to the practices and procedures of meatpacking operations in Minnesota. A meat‑processing employer must grant the commissioner full access to all meatpacking operations in this state at any time that meatpacking products are being processed or meat-processing workers are on the job.

(c) No later than December 1 each year, the coordinator must submit a report to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over labor. The report must include recommendations to promote better treatment of meat-processing workers. The coordinator shall also post the report on the Department of Labor and Industry's website.

Sec. 4. [179.872] REFUSAL TO WORK UNDER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.

A meat-processing worker has the right to refuse to work under dangerous conditions in accordance with section 182.654, subdivision 11. Pursuant to section 182.654, subdivision 11, the worker shall continue to receive pay and shall not be subject to discrimination.

Sec. 5. [179.875] ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE.

Subdivision 1. Administrative enforcement. The commissioner, either on the commissioner's initiative or in response to a complaint, may inspect a meatpacking operation and subpoena records and witnesses as provided in sections 175.20 and 182.659. If a meat-processing employer does not comply with the commissioner's inspection, the commissioner may seek relief as provided in this section or chapter 175 or 182.

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Subd. 2. Compliance authority. The commissioner of labor and industry may issue a compliance order under section 177.27, subdivision 4, requiring an employer to comply with sections 179.87 to 179.8757. The commissioner also has authority, pursuant to section 182.662, subdivision 1, to issue a stop-work or business‑closure order when there is a condition or practice that could result in death or serious physical harm.

Subd. 3. Private civil action. If a meat-processing employer does not comply with a provision in sections 179.87 to 179.8757, an aggrieved worker, authorized employee representative, or other person may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction within three years of an alleged violation and, upon prevailing, must be awarded the relief provided in this section. Pursuing administrative relief is not a prerequisite for bringing a civil action.

Subd. 4. Other government enforcement. The attorney general may enforce sections 179.87 to 179.8757 under section 8.31. A city or county attorney may also enforce these sections. Such law enforcement agencies may inspect meatpacking operations and subpoena records and witnesses and, where such agencies determine that a violation has occurred, may bring a civil action as provided in this section.

Subd. 5. Relief. (a) In a civil action or administrative proceeding brought to enforce sections 179.87 to 179.8757, the court or commissioner must order relief as provided in this subdivision.

(b) For any violation of sections 179.87 to 179.8757:

(1) an injunction to order compliance and restrain continued violations;

(2) payment to a prevailing worker by a meat-processing employer of reasonable costs, disbursements, and attorney fees; and

(3) a civil penalty payable to the state of not less than $100 per day per worker affected by the meat-processing employer's noncompliance with sections 179.87 to 179.8757.

Subd. 6. Whistleblower enforcement; penalty distribution. (a) The relief provided in this section may be recovered through a private civil action brought on behalf of the commissioner in a court of competent jurisdiction by another individual, including an authorized employee representative, pursuant to this subdivision.

(b) The individual must give written notice to the coordinator of the specific provision or provisions of sections 179.87 to 179.8757 alleged to have been violated. The individual or representative organization may commence a civil action under this subdivision if no enforcement action is taken by the commissioner within 30 days.

(1) 70 percent to the commissioner for enforcement of sections 179.87 to 179.8757; and

(2) 30 percent to the individual or authorized employee representative.

(d) The right to bring an action under this subdivision shall not be impaired by private contract. A public enforcement action must be tried promptly, without regard to concurrent adjudication of a private claim for the same alleged violation.

Sec. 6. [179.8755] RETALIATION AGAINST EMPLOYEES AND WHISTLEBLOWERS PROHIBITED.

(a) Pursuant to section 182.669, no meat-processing employer or other person may discharge or discriminate against a worker because the worker has raised a concern about a meatpacking operation's health and safety practices to the employer or otherwise exercised any right authorized under sections 182.65 to 182.674.

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(b) No meat-processing employer or other person may attempt to require any worker to sign a contract or other agreement that would limit or prevent the worker from disclosing information about workplace health and safety practices or hazards, or to otherwise abide by a workplace policy that would limit or prevent such disclosures. Any such agreements or policies are hereby void and unenforceable as contrary to the public policy of this state. An employer's attempt to impose such a contract, agreement, or policy shall constitute an adverse action enforceable under sections 179.87 to 179.8757.

(c) Reporting or threatening to report a meat-processing worker's suspected citizenship or immigration status, or the suspected citizenship or immigration status of a family member of the worker, to a federal, state, or local agency because the worker exercises a right under sections 179.87 to 179.8757 constitutes an adverse action for purposes of establishing a violation of that worker's rights. For purposes of this paragraph, "family member" means a spouse, parent, sibling, child, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, cousin, grandparent, or grandchild related by blood, adoption, marriage, or domestic partnership.

(d) Any worker who brings a complaint under sections 179.87 to 179.8757 and suffers retaliation is entitled to treble damages in addition to lost pay and recovery of attorney fees and costs.

(e) Any company who is found to have retaliated against a meat-processing worker must pay a fine of up to $10,000 to the commissioner, in addition to other penalties available under the law.

Sec. 7. [179.8756] MEATPACKING WORKER CHRONIC INJURIES AND WORKPLACE SAFETY.

Subdivision 1. Safe worker program required; facility committee. (a) Meat-processing employers must adopt a safe worker program as part of the employer's work accident and injury reduction program to minimize and prevent musculoskeletal disorders. For purposes of this section, "musculoskeletal disorders" includes carpal tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, rotator cuff injuries, trigger finger, epicondylitis, muscle strains, and lower back injuries.

(b) The meat-processing employer's safe worker program must be developed and implemented by a committee of individuals who are knowledgeable of the tasks and work processes performed by workers at the employer's facility. The committee must include:

(1) a certified professional ergonomist;

(2) a licensed, board-certified physician, with preference given to a physician who has specialized experience and training in occupational medicine; and

(3) at least three workers employed in the employer's facility who have completed a general industry outreach course approved by the commissioner, one of whom must be an authorized employee representative if the employer is party to a collective bargaining agreement.

(c) If it is not practicable for a certified professional ergonomist or a licensed, board-certified physician to be a member of the committee required by paragraph (b), the meatpacking employer must have their safe-worker program reviewed by a certified professional ergonomist and a licensed, board-certified physician prior to implementation of the program and annually thereafter.

(d) The meatpacking employer must solicit feedback for its safe worker program through its safety committee required by section 182.676, in addition to any other opportunities for employee participation the employer may provide. The safety committee must be directly involved in ergonomics worksite assessments and participate in the annual evaluation of the program.

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Subd. 2. Program elements. (a) The committee must establish written procedures to identify ergonomic hazards and contributing risk factors, which must include:

(1) the ergonomic assessment tools used to measure ergonomic hazards;

(2) all jobs where the committee has an indication or knowledge that ergonomic hazards may exist; and

(3) workers who perform the same job or a sample of workers in that job who have the greatest exposure to the ergonomic hazard.

(b) The committee must conduct ergonomic assessments to identify hazards and contributing risk factors; review all surveillance data at least quarterly to identify ergonomic hazards and contributing risk factors; and maintain records of the hazard identification process, which, at a minimum, must include the completed ergonomic assessment tools, the results of the ergonomic assessments including the jobs and workers evaluated, and the assessment dates.

(c) The committee must implement a written ergonomic hazard prevention and control plan to identify and select methods to eliminate, prevent, or control the ergonomic hazards and contributing risk factors. The plan must:

(1) set goals, priorities, and a timeline to eliminate, prevent, or control the ergonomic hazards and contributing risk factors identified;

(2) identify the person or persons responsible for ergonomic hazard assessments and implementation of controls;

(3) rely upon the surveillance data and the ergonomic risk assessment results; and

(4) take into consideration the severity of the risk, the numbers of workers at risk, and the likelihood that the intervention will reduce the risk.

(d) A meat-processing employer must control, reduce, or eliminate ergonomic hazards which lead to musculoskeletal disorders to the extent feasible by using engineering, work practice, and administrative controls.

(e) The committee must monitor at least annually the implementation of the plan including the effectiveness of controls and evaluate progress in meeting program goals.

Subd. 3. New employee training. (a) A meat-processing employer must work with the committee to provide each new employee with information regarding:

(1) the committee and its members;

(2) the facility's workplace accident and injury reduction program under section 182.653, subdivision 8, as well as any other hazard prevention and control plan the facility may have;

(3) early signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal injuries and the procedures for reporting them;

(4) procedures for reporting other injuries and hazards;

(5) engineering and administrative hazard controls implemented in the workplace, including ergonomic hazard controls; and

(6) how to use personal protective equipment and where it is located.

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(b) A meat-processing employer must work with the committee and ensure that new workers receive safety training prior to starting a job that the worker has not performed before. The employer must provide the safety training during working hours and compensate the new employee at the employee's standard rate of pay. The employer also must give a new employee an opportunity within 30 days of the employee's hire date to receive a refresher training on the topics covered in the new worker safety training. The employer must provide new employee training in a language and with vocabulary that the employee can understand.

Subd. 4. New task and annual safety training. (a) Meat-processing employers must provide every worker who is assigned a new task if the worker has no previous work experience with training on how to safely perform the task, the ergonomic and other hazards associated with the task, and training on the early signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal injuries and the procedures for reporting them. The employer must give a worker an opportunity within 30 days of receiving the new task training to receive refresher training on the topics covered in the new task training. The employer must provide this training in a language and with vocabulary that the employee can understand.

(b) Meat-processing employers must provide each worker with no less than eight hours of safety training each year. This annual training must address health and safety topics that are relevant to the establishment and the worker's job assignment, such as cuts, lacerations, amputations, machine guarding, biological hazards, lockout/tagout, hazard communication, ergonomic hazards, and personal protective equipment. At least two of the eight hours of annual training must be on topics related to the facility's ergonomic injury prevention program, including the assessment of surveillance data, the ergonomic hazard prevention and control plan, and the early signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders and the procedures for reporting them. The employer must provide this training in a language and with vocabulary that the employee can understand.

Subd. 5. Attestation and record keeping. Meat-processing employers must maintain a written attestation dated and signed by each person who provides training and each employee who receives training pursuant to this section. The attestation completed by the training provider must certify that the employer has provided training consistent with the requirements of this section. The employer must ensure that these records are up to date and available to the commissioner, the coordinator, and the authorized employee representative upon request.

Subd. 6. Medical services and qualifications. (a) Meat-processing employers must ensure that:

(1) all first-aid providers, medical assistants, nurses, and physicians engaged by the employer are licensed and perform their duties within the scope of their licensed practice;

(2) medical management of musculoskeletal disorders is under direct supervision of a licensed physician specializing in occupational medicine who will advise on best practices for management and prevention of work‑related musculoskeletal disorders; and

(3) medical management of musculoskeletal injuries follows the most current version of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine practice guidelines.

(b) Meat-processing employers must make a record of all worker visits to medical or first aid personnel, regardless of severity or type of illness or injury, and make a redacted version of these records available to the coordinator and the authorized employee representative. The name, contact information, and occupation of an employee, and any other information that would reveal the identity of an employee, must be removed in the redacted version. The redacted version must only include, to the extent it would not reveal the identity of an employee, the location where the employee worked, the date of the injury or visit, a description of the medical treatment or first aid provided, and a description of the injury suffered. The employer must make an unredacted version of the records available to the commissioner and the authorized employee representative upon their request.

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(c) Meat-processing employers must maintain records of all ergonomic injuries suffered by workers for at least five years.

(d) The coordinator may compile, analyze, and publish annually, either in summary or detailed form, all reports or information obtained under sections 179.87 to 179.8757, including information about safe worker programs, and may cooperate with the United States Department of Labor in obtaining national summaries of occupational deaths, injuries, and illnesses. The coordinator and authorized employee representative must preserve the anonymity of each employee with respect to whom medical reports or information is obtained.

(e) Meat-processing employers must not institute or maintain any program, policy, or practice that discourages employees from reporting injuries, hazards, or safety standard violations, unless the employee authorizes the employee's information be shared.

Subd. 7. Pandemic protections. (a) This subdivision applies during a peacetime public health emergency declared under section 12.31, subdivision 2, that involves airborne transmission.

(b) Meat-processing employers must maintain at least a six-foot radius of space around and between each worker unless a nonporous barrier separates the workers. An employer may accomplish such distancing by increasing physical space between workstations, slowing production speeds, staggering shifts and breaks, adjusting shift size, or a combination thereof. The employer must reconfigure common or congregate spaces to allow for such distancing, including lunch rooms, break rooms, and locker rooms. The employer must reinforce social distancing by allowing workers to maintain six feet of distance along with the use of nonporous barriers.

(c) Meat-processing employers must provide employees with face masks and must make face shields available on request. Face masks, including replacement face masks, and face shields must be provided at no cost to the employee. All persons present at the meatpacking operation must wear face masks in the facility except in those parts of the facility where infection risk is low because workers work in isolation.

(d) Meat-processing employers must provide all meat-processing workers with the ability to frequently and routinely sanitize their hands with either hand-washing or hand-sanitizing stations. The employer must ensure that restrooms have running hot and cold water and paper towels and are in sanitary condition. The employer must provide gloves to those who request them.

(e) Meat-processing employers must clean and regularly disinfect all frequently touched surfaces in the workplace, such as workstations, training rooms, machinery controls, tools, protective garments, eating surfaces, bathrooms, showers, and other similar areas. Employers must install and maintain ventilation systems that ensure unidirectional air flow, outdoor air, and filtration in both production areas and common areas such as cafeterias and locker rooms.

(f) Meat-processing employers must disseminate all required communications, notices, and any published materials regarding these protections in English, Spanish, and other languages as required for employees to understand the communication.

(g) Meat-processing employers must provide adequate break time for workers to use the bathroom, wash their hands, and don and doff protective equipment.

(h) Meat-processing employers must provide sufficient personal protective equipment for each employee for each shift, plus replacements, at no cost to the employee. Meat-processing employers must provide training in proper use of personal protective equipment, safety procedures, and sanitation.

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(i) Meat-processing employers must record all injuries and illnesses in the facility and make these records available upon request to the health and safety committee. The name, contact information, and occupation of an employee, and any other information that would reveal the identity of an employee, must be removed. The redacted records must only include, to the extent it would not reveal the identity of an employee, the location where the employee worked, the date of the injury or visit, a description of the medical treatment or first aid provided, and a description of the injury suffered. The employer also must make its records available to the commissioner, and where there is a collective bargaining agreement, to the authorized bargaining representative.

(j) Meat-processing employers must provide paid sick time for workers to recuperate from illness or injury or to care for ill family members. For purposes of this paragraph, "family member" includes:

(1) biological, adopted, or foster children, stepchildren, children of domestic partners or spouses, and legal wards of workers;

(2) biological parents, stepparents, foster parents, adoptive parents, or legal guardians of a worker or a worker's spouse or domestic partner;

(3) a worker's legally married spouse or domestic partner as registered under the laws of any state or political subdivision;

(4) a worker's grandparent, whether from a biological, step-, foster, or adoptive relationship;

(5) a worker's grandchild, whether from a biological, step-, foster, or adoptive relationship;

(6) a worker's sibling, whether from a biological, step-, foster, or adoptive relationship; and

(7) any other individual related by blood or affinity to the worker whose association with the worker is the equal of a family relationship.

(k) All meat-processing workers must accrue at least one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. For purposes of this paragraph, paid sick time means time that is compensated at the same hourly rate, including the same benefits, as is normally earned by the worker.

(l) Meat-processing employers may provide all paid sick time a worker is expected to accrue at the beginning of the year or at the start of the worker's employment.

(m) Meat-processing employers must carry an employee's earned paid sick time over into the following calendar year. If a worker does not wish to carry over sick time, the meat-processing employer must pay the worker for accrued sick time. If a worker chooses to receive pay in lieu of carried-over sick time, the employer must provide the worker with an amount of paid sick time that meets or exceeds the requirements of sections 179.87 to 179.8757, to be available for the worker's immediate use at the start of the following calendar year.

(n) Meat-processing employers must maintain records for at least three years showing hours worked and paid sick time accrued and used by workers. Employers must allow the commissioner and coordinator access to these records in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of sections 179.87 to 179.8757.

(o) If a meat-processing employer transfers a worker to another division or location of the same meat-processing employer, the worker is entitled to all earned paid sick time accrued in the worker's previous position. If a worker is separated from employment and rehired within one year by the same meat-processing employer, the meat‑processing employer must reinstate the worker's earned sick time to the level accrued by the worker as of the date of separation.

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(p) If a meat-processing employer is succeeded by a different employer, all workers of the original employer are entitled to all earned paid sick time they accrued when employed by the original employer.

(q) Meat-processing employers must not require workers to find or search for a replacement worker to take the place of the worker as a condition of the worker using paid sick time.

(r) Meat-processing employers must not require workers to disclose details of private matters as a condition of using paid sick time, including details of a worker or family member's illness, domestic violence, sexual abuse or assault, or stalking and harassment. If the employer does possess such information, it must be treated as confidential and not disclosed without the express permission of the worker.

(s) Meat-processing employers must provide workers written notice of their rights and the employer's requirements under this section at the time the worker begins employment. This notice must be provided in English, Spanish, or the employee's language of fluency. The amount of paid sick time a worker has accrued, the amount of paid sick time a worker has used during the current year, and the amount of pay the worker has received as paid sick time must be recorded on or attached to the worker's paycheck. Meat-processing employers must display a poster in a conspicuous location in each facility where workers are employed that displays the information required under this paragraph. The poster must be displayed in English and any language of fluency that is read or spoken by at least five percent of the employer's workers.

(t) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to:

(1) prohibit or discourage an employer from adopting or retaining a paid sick time policy that is more generous than the one provided in this subdivision;

(2) diminish the obligation of an employer to comply with a collective bargaining agreement, or any other contract that provides more generous paid sick time to a worker than provided for in this subdivision; or

(3) override any provision of local law that provides greater rights for paid sick time than is provided for in this subdivision.

Sec. 8. [179.8757] NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.

(a) Meat-processing employers must provide written information and notifications about employee rights under section 179.86 and sections 179.87 to 179.8757 to workers in their language of fluency at least annually. If a worker is unable to understand written information and notifications, the employer must provide such information and notices orally in the worker's language of fluency.

(b) The coordinator must notify covered employers of the provisions of sections 179.87 to 179.8757 and any recent updates at least annually.

(c) The coordinator must place information explaining sections 179.87 to 179.8757 on the Department of Labor and Industry's website in at least English, Spanish, and any other language that at least ten percent of meat‑processing workers communicate in fluently. The coordinator must also make the information accessible to persons with impaired visual acuity.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 182.654, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11. Refusal to work under dangerous conditions. An employee acting in good faith has the right to refuse to work under conditions which the employee reasonably believes present an imminent danger of death or serious physical harm to the employee.

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A reasonable belief of imminent danger of death or serious physical harm includes but is not limited to a reasonable belief of the employee that the employee has been assigned to work in an unsafe or unhealthful manner with a hazardous substance, harmful physical agent or infectious agent.

An employer may not discriminate against an employee for a good faith refusal to perform assigned tasks if the employee has requested that the employer correct the hazardous conditions but the conditions remain uncorrected.

An employee who has refused in good faith to perform assigned tasks and who has not been reassigned to other tasks by the employer shall, in addition to retaining a right to continued employment, receive pay for the tasks which would have been performed if (1) the employee requests the commissioner to inspect and determine the nature of the hazardous condition, and (2) the commissioner determines that the employee, by performing the assigned tasks, would have been placed in imminent danger of death or serious physical harm.

Additionally, the commissioner may order:

(1) reinstatement of the worker to the same position held before any adverse personnel action or to an equivalent position; reinstatement of full fringe benefits and seniority rights; compensation for unpaid wages, benefits, and other remuneration; or front pay in lieu of reinstatement; and

(2) compensatory damages payable to the aggrieved worker equal to the greater of $5,000 or twice the actual damages, including unpaid wages, benefits, and other remuneration and punitive damages.

An employer has the right to contest the commissioner's order within 20 days. If not resolved, the commissioner shall refer the matter for a contested case proceeding under Minnesota Rules, chapter 5210.

Sec. 10. APPROPRIATIONS.

$360,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $169,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of labor and industry for purposes of this act."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, delete "authorizing rulemaking;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

Olson, L., from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 30, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing requirements for the purchase of catalytic converters; providing for penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 325E.21, subdivisions 1b, 2, 4, 5, 6, by adding subdivisions; 609.5316, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 7, after line 28, insert:

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"Sec. 12. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; APPROPRIATION.

$298,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $298,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety to perform auditing and registration requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 325E.21."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after the second semicolon, insert "appropriating money;"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Olson, L., from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 55, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating an office for missing and murdered Black women and girls; authorizing office to issue grants; requiring Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to operate missing person alert program; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299C.53, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 6, delete section 3 and insert:

"Sec. 3. OFFICE OF MISSING AND MURDERED BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS; APPROPRIATION.

(a) $1,248,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,248,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for the operation of the Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls.

(b) Of the amount appropriated under paragraph (a):

(1) $300,000 each year is for grants to community-based organizations; and

(2) $948,000 each year is to establish and operate the Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls, of which at least $50,000 each year must be spent on a public awareness campaign to inform the public about the office and its responsibilities."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Fischer from the Committee on Human Services Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 100, A bill for an act relating to cannabis; establishing the Office of Cannabis Management; establishing advisory councils; requiring reports relating to cannabis use and sales; legalizing and limiting the possession and use of cannabis by adults; providing for the licensing, inspection, and regulation of cannabis

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businesses; requiring testing of cannabis flower and cannabinoid products; requiring labeling of cannabis flower and cannabinoid products; limiting the advertisement of cannabis flower, cannabinoid products, and cannabis businesses; providing for the cultivation of cannabis in private residences; transferring regulatory authority for the medical cannabis program; taxing the sale of adult-use cannabis; establishing grant and loan programs; clarifying the prohibition on operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of cannabis; amending criminal penalties; establishing expungement procedures for certain individuals; requiring reports on expungements; providing for expungement of certain evictions; clarifying the rights of landlords and tenants regarding use of certain forms of cannabis; establishing labor standards for the use of cannabis by employees and testing of employees; providing for the temporary regulation of certain edible cannabinoid products; providing for professional licensing protections; providing for local registration of certain cannabis retail establishments; amending the scheduling of marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols; classifying data; making miscellaneous cannabis-related changes and additions; making clarifying and technical changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.411, by adding a subdivision; 13.871, by adding a subdivision; 34A.01, subdivision 4; 144.99, subdivision 1; 144A.4791, subdivision 14; 151.72; 152.01, by adding subdivisions; 152.02, subdivisions 2, 4; 152.021, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.022, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.023, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.024, subdivision 1; 152.025, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.11, subdivision 2; 169A.03, by adding subdivisions; 169A.20, subdivision 1; 169A.51, subdivisions 1, 4; 169A.72; 175.45, subdivision 1; 181.938, subdivision 2; 181.950, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 8, 13, by adding a subdivision; 181.951, by adding subdivisions; 181.952, by adding a subdivision; 181.953; 181.954; 181.955; 181.957, subdivision 1; 244.05, subdivision 2; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 256.01, subdivision 18c; 256B.0625, subdivision 13d; 256D.024, subdivisions 1, 3; 256J.26, subdivisions 1, 3; 273.13, subdivision 24; 275.025, subdivision 2; 290.0132, subdivision 29; 290.0134, subdivision 19; 297A.61, subdivision 3; 297A.67, subdivisions 2, 7; 297A.70, subdivisions 2, 18; 297A.99, by adding a subdivision; 297D.01; 297D.04; 297D.06; 297D.07; 297D.08; 297D.085; 297D.09, subdivision 1a; 297D.10; 297D.11; 340A.412, subdivision 14; 484.014, subdivision 3; 504B.171, subdivision 1; 609.135, subdivision 1; 609.2112, subdivision 1; 609.2113, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 609.2114, subdivisions 1, 2; 609.5311, subdivision 1; 609.5314, subdivision 1; 609.5316, subdivision 2; 609A.01; 609A.03, subdivisions 5, 9; 609B.425, subdivision 2; 609B.435, subdivision 2; 624.712, by adding subdivisions; 624.713, subdivision 1; 624.714, subdivision 6; 624.7142, subdivision 1; 624.7151; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 116J; 116L; 120B; 144; 152; 169A; 289A; 295; 340A; 504B; 609A; 624; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 342; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 151.72; 152.027, subdivisions 3, 4; 152.21; 152.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; 152.23; 152.24; 152.25, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 2, 3, 4; 152.26; 152.261; 152.27, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 152.28, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 152.29, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4; 152.30; 152.31; 152.32, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 152.33, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 152.34; 152.35; 152.36, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5; 152.37; Minnesota Rules, parts 4770.0100; 4770.0200; 4770.0300; 4770.0400; 4770.0500; 4770.0600; 4770.0800; 4770.0900; 4770.1000; 4770.1100; 4770.1200; 4770.1300; 4770.1400; 4770.1460; 4770.1500; 4770.1600; 4770.1700; 4770.1800; 4770.1900; 4770.2000; 4770.2100; 4770.2200; 4770.2300; 4770.2400; 4770.2700; 4770.2800; 4770.4000; 4770.4002; 4770.4003; 4770.4004; 4770.4005; 4770.4007; 4770.4008; 4770.4009; 4770.4010; 4770.4012; 4770.4013; 4770.4014; 4770.4015; 4770.4016; 4770.4017; 4770.4018; 4770.4030.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 116, line 21, delete "DISORDER" and after "TREATMENT" insert ", RECOVERY,"

Page 116, lines 23 and 30, delete "disorder" and after "treatment" insert ", recovery,"

Page 117, line 1, delete "disorder" and after "treatment" insert ", recovery,"

Page 117, line 3, after the second "for" insert "recovery programs and"

Page 117, line 21, delete "disorder"

Page 117, line 22, after "treatment" insert ", recovery,"

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Page 258, line 22, delete "disorder" and after "treatment" insert ", recovery,"

Page 262, lines 24, 25, and 26, delete "disorder" and after "treatment" insert ", recovery,"

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

The report was adopted.

Stephenson from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 293, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring medical and dental practices to make available to the public their current standard charges; authorizing the commissioner of health to establish a price comparison tool for items and services offered by medical and dental practices; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, after line 12, insert:

"(l) "Standard charge" has the meaning given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 180.20."

Page 3, line 4, delete "No later than January 1, 2024,"

Page 3, line 9, delete the period and insert "(CMS). If CMS modifies or replaces the specifications for this format, the form of this file must be modified or replaced to conform with the new CMS specifications by the date specified by CMS for compliance with its new specifications. All prices included in the file must be expressed as dollar amounts."

Page 3, after line 16, insert:

"(c) A hospital must comply with this section no later than January 1, 2024. A medical or dental practice that meets the requirements in subdivision 2, clause (3), or an outpatient surgical center must comply with this section no later than January 1, 2025."

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

The report was adopted.

Stephenson from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 294, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring manufacturers to report and maintain prescription drug prices; requiring the filing of health plan prescription drug formularies; health care coverage; establishing requirements for a prescription benefit tool; requiring prescription drug benefit transparency and disclosure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62A.02, subdivision 1; 62J.497, subdivisions 1, 3; 62J.84, subdivisions 2, 6, 7, 8, 9; 151.071, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62J; 62Q.

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.

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Stephenson from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 348, 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.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [62Q.481] COST-SHARING FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND RELATED MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO TREAT CHRONIC DISEASE.

Subdivision 1. Cost-sharing limits. (a) A health plan must limit the amount of any enrollee cost-sharing for prescription drugs prescribed to treat a chronic disease to no more than $25 per one-month supply for each prescription drug regardless of the amount or type of medication required to fill the prescription and to no more than $50 per month in total for all related medical supplies. The cost-sharing limit for related medical supplies does not increase with the number of chronic diseases for which an enrollee is treated. Coverage under this section shall not be subject to any deductible.

(b) If application of this section before an enrollee has met their plan's deductible would result in: (1) health savings account ineligibility under United States Code, title 26, section 223; or (2) catastrophic health plan ineligibility under United States Code, title 42, section 18022(e), then this section shall apply to that specific prescription drug or related medical supply only after the enrollee has met their plan's deductible.

Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply.

(b) "Chronic disease" means diabetes, asthma, and allergies requiring the use of epinephrine auto-injectors.

(d) "Related medical supplies" means syringes, insulin pens, insulin pumps, test strips, glucometers, continuous glucose monitors, epinephrine auto-injectors, asthma inhalers, and other medical supply items necessary to effectively and appropriately treat a chronic disease or administer a prescription drug prescribed to treat a chronic disease.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024, and applies to health plans offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0631, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Cost-sharing. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, the medical assistance benefit plan shall include the following cost-sharing for all recipients~~, effective for services provided on or after September 1, 2011~~:

(1) $3 per nonpreventive visit, except as provided in paragraph (b). For purposes of this subdivision, a visit means an episode of service which is required because of a recipient's symptoms, diagnosis, or established illness, and which is delivered in an ambulatory setting by a physician or physician assistant, chiropractor, podiatrist, nurse midwife, advanced practice nurse, audiologist, optician, or optometrist;

(2) $3.50 for nonemergency visits to a hospital-based emergency room, except that this co-payment shall be increased to $20 upon federal approval;

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(3) $3 per brand‑name drug prescription, $1 per generic drug prescription, and $1 per prescription for a brand‑name multisource drug listed in preferred status on the preferred drug list, subject to a $12 per month maximum for prescription drug co-payments. No co-payments shall apply to antipsychotic drugs when used for the treatment of mental illness;

(4) a family deductible equal to $2.75 per month per family and adjusted annually by the percentage increase in the medical care component of the CPI-U for the period of September to September of the preceding calendar year, rounded to the next higher five-cent increment; ~~and~~

(5) total monthly cost-sharing must not exceed five percent of family income. For purposes of this paragraph, family income is the total earned and unearned income of the individual and the individual's spouse, if the spouse is enrolled in medical assistance and also subject to the five percent limit on cost-sharing. This paragraph does not apply to premiums charged to individuals described under section 256B.057, subdivision 9.; and

(6) cost-sharing for prescription drugs and related medical supplies to treat chronic disease must comply with the requirements of section 62Q.481.

(b) Recipients of medical assistance are responsible for all co-payments and deductibles in this subdivision.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the commissioner, through the contracting process under sections 256B.69 and 256B.692, may allow managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans to waive the family deductible under paragraph (a), clause (4). The value of the family deductible shall not be included in the capitation payment to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans. Managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall certify annually to the commissioner the dollar value of the family deductible.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the commissioner may waive the collection of the family deductible described under paragraph (a), clause (4), from individuals and allow long-term care and waivered service providers to assume responsibility for payment.

(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the commissioner, through the contracting process under section 256B.0756 shall allow the pilot program in Hennepin County to waive co-payments. The value of the co-payments shall not be included in the capitation payment amount to the integrated health care delivery networks under the pilot program.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256L.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Cost-sharing. (a) Co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles do not apply to children under the age of 21 and to American Indians as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 600.5.

(b) The commissioner shall adjust co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles for covered services in a manner sufficient to maintain the actuarial value of the benefit to 94 percent. The cost-sharing changes described in this paragraph do not apply to eligible recipients or services exempt from cost-sharing under state law. The cost-sharing changes described in this paragraph shall not be implemented prior to January 1, 2016.

(c) The cost-sharing changes authorized under paragraph (b) must satisfy the requirements for cost-sharing under the Basic Health Program as set forth in Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, sections 600.510 and 600.520.

(d) Cost-sharing for prescription drugs and related medical supplies to treat chronic disease must comply with the requirements of section 62Q.481.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024."

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Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to insurance; limiting cost-sharing for prescription drugs and related medical supplies to treat chronic disease; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 256B.0631, subdivision 1; 256L.03, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q."

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

The report was adopted.

Noor from the Committee on Human Services Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 564, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating funds for children's school-linked mental health grants.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 5, delete "MENTAL" and insert "BEHAVIORAL"

Page 1, lines 8 and 15, delete "mental" and insert "behavioral"

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, delete "mental" and insert "behavioral"

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

The report was adopted.

Newton from the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 904, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; clarifying requirements for certain veterans' license plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.1235, subdivision 1; 168.1253, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

Stephenson from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 926, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring disclosure of certain payments made to health care providers; adding a provision governing self-insurers; changing a provision for all-payer claims data; requiring a report on transparency of health care payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62U.04, subdivisions 4, 5, 5a, 11, by adding subdivisions; 62U.10, subdivision 7.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 4, line 20, delete "and"

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Page 4, line 21, after "providers" insert ", and the commissioner of human services"

Page 5, line 8, after "as" insert "no individual health professionals are identified and"

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

The report was adopted.

Hornstein from the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 975, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending certain requirements governing retrieval of towed vehicle contents; providing a cause of action for aggrieved vehicle owners; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168B.07, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions.

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.

Pryor from the Committee on Education Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1138, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a pilot program for a teacher residency grant; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.68.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 14, delete "commissioner"

Page 2, line 15, delete "of the Office of Higher Education" and insert "board" and delete "commissioner" and insert "board"

Page 2, line 17, delete "commissioner" and insert "board"

Page 2, line 21, delete "commissioner" and insert "board"

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

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 30 and 55 were read for the second time.

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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1729, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for turf replacement and drainage improvements at the Savage Sports Center.

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

Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1730, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for permanent fencing around the Savage Police Department.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1731, A bill for an act relating to commerce; establishing a liquid fuel modernization fee and reimbursement program; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 239.7911, by adding a subdivision; 296A.15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 239.

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

Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1732, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for the replacement of fire department radios in the city of Savage.

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

Pursell; Brand; Jordan; Nelson, N., and Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 1733, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the water quality and storage program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1734, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying the Board of Regents and Regent Candidate Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 137.023; 137.024; 137.0245, subdivisions 2, 3; 137.0246; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.

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

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Bliss introduced:

H. F. No. 1735, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new hospital in the city of Mahnomen.

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

Bliss introduced:

H. F. No. 1736, A bill for an act relating to liquor; repealing the sale of 3.2 beer; authorizing the issuance of malt liquor license to retailers currently licensed to sell 3.2 beer; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 340A.101, subdivision 19; 340A.403; 340A.408, subdivision 1; 340A.411; 340A.412, subdivision 6; 340A.504, subdivision 1.

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

Bliss introduced:

H. F. No. 1737, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new hospital in the city of Mahnomen; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Novotny introduced:

H. F. No. 1738, A bill for an act relating to real property; requiring common interest communities to file annual reports and bylaws with the attorney general; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 515B.3-106.

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

Clardy and Hansen, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 1739, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for reconstruction of 117th Street in the city of Inver Grove Heights; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Clardy; Hansen, R., and Berg introduced:

H. F. No. 1740, 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 along the Veterans Memorial Greenway; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Engen introduced:

H. F. No. 1741, A bill for an act relating to transit; requiring metro counties to report on use of transportation sales tax proceeds for guideways; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.993, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Olson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 1742, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new community center in the city of Fairmont; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hassan, Noor, Xiong and Hussein introduced:

H. F. No. 1743, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for youth employment and training programs.

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

Sencer-Mura, Cha, Vang, Pursell and Frederick introduced:

H. F. No. 1744, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to The Good Acre for the Local Emergency Assistance Farmer Fund program.

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

Robbins and Nash introduced:

H. F. No. 1745, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the position of director of grants management and oversight within the Department of Administration; requiring standards related to grantmaking and grants management practices; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16B.97, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 16B.98, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7.

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

Agbaje introduced:

H. F. No. 1746, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a temporary exemption for certain natural gas fees.

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

Pursell, Vang, Sencer-Mura, Frederick and Rehm introduced:

H. F. No. 1747, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing the next generation farmer development program; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

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

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Myers introduced:

H. F. No. 1748, A bill for an act relating to taxes; local sales and use; expanding the authority of the city of Excelsior to impose a local sales tax; amending Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 6, article 6, section 18.

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

Huot, Davids and Petersburg introduced:

H. F. No. 1749, A bill for an act relating to certified public accountants; amending standards for required education and experience; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326A.03, subdivisions 3a, 6.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 1750, A bill for an act relating to state government; making changes to data practices; establishing the Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution; establishing the Office of Enterprise Sustainability; removing an expired report on state government use of eligible contractors; modifying provisions for historic properties and fair campaign practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.04, subdivision 4; 16B.58, by adding a subdivision; 16C.36; 138.081, subdivision 3; 138.665, subdivision 2; 211B.20, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 179.90; 179.91.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn, Noor, Freiberg, Hassan, Stephenson and Koegel introduced:

H. F. No. 1751, A bill for an act relating to commerce; appropriating money for a loan resolution and financial stability program and for a character-based innovative loan program.

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

Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 1752, A bill for an act relating to human services; directing commissioner of human services to establish a prescription drug purchasing program; specifying program authority and eligibility requirements; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

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

Bahner introduced:

H. F. No. 1753, A bill for an act relating to construction codes; modifying certain roof replacement code provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326B.106, subdivision 4.

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

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Newton introduced:

H. F. No. 1754, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting automobile insurers from using sex, gender, location, or credit information for underwriting auto insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 72A.20, subdivisions 23, 36.

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

Grossell introduced:

H. F. No. 1755, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; prohibiting an increase in property value for homesteads owned by persons 65 years of age or older; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 273.11, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 273.121, subdivision 1; 276.04, subdivision 2.

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

Acomb and Pryor introduced:

H. F. No. 1756, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Hopkins Crossroads Trail improvements in Minnetonka; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Reyer 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.

Acomb and Pryor introduced:

H. F. No. 1758, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Opus Public Space in Minnetonka; 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. 1759, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying the Minnesota Hazardous Materials Incident Response Act; modifying bomb disposal cost reimbursement; making technical changes related to smoke alarms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 299A.48; 299A.49; 299A.50; 299A.51; 299A.52; 299C.063; 299F.362.

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

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Knudsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1760, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; limiting placement of crosswalks at a roundabout; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Clardy; Tabke; Pursell; Youakim; Anderson, P. H., and Torkelson introduced:

H. F. No. 1761, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing funding for student organizations; appropriating money.

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

Bennett introduced:

H. F. No. 1762, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 4; article V, sections 2, 4; placing limits on the terms of office of legislators and executive officers.

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

Lislegard, Burkel and Schultz introduced:

H. F. No. 1763, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying definition of all-terrain vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.92, subdivision 8.

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

Knudsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1764, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing accumulation of bear hunter preference points for youth; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.405.

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

Knudsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1765, A bill for an act relating to public safety; permitting certain retired law enforcement officers to carry firearms in schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.66, subdivision 1d.

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

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Knudsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1766, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Phase 2 of a multiple‑use trail to connect Itasca State Park to the Heartland Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Anderson, P. E.; Fischer; Curran; Engen and Hill introduced:

H. F. No. 1767, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying an appropriation for the Lake Links Trail; amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 17, subdivision 13.

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

Coulter, Edelson and Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1768, A bill for an act relating to the city of Bloomington; modifying special TIF authority for the Central Station district; amending Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 5, section 26, as amended. amending Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 5, section 26, as amended.

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

Moller introduced:

H. F. No. 1769, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for expansion and renovation of the community center in the city of Mounds View; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. No. 1770, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying exemptions of property owned by certain limited liability companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 272.02, subdivision 35.

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

Bierman, Stephenson and Koegel introduced:

H. F. No. 1771, A bill for an act relating to insurance coverage; providing medical assistance and insurance coverage of psychiatric collaborative care model; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62Q.47; 256B.0671, by adding a subdivision.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. No. 1772, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a work zone safety pilot program; providing for civil penalties; appropriating money.

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

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Clardy, Sencer-Mura, Her, Hussein and Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 1773, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring indexing of English learner programs revenue to basic education revenue; establishing microcredentials for teachers and administrators of English learners; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 122A.14, by adding a subdivision; 122A.187, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 122A.19, by adding a subdivision; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 126C.10, subdivision 4.

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

Clardy, Sencer-Mura, Her, Hussein and Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 1774, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying extended time revenue; expanding the graduation incentives program to include all English learners with an interrupted formal education; allowing postsecondary enrollment in summer courses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 124D.09, subdivision 9; 124D.68, subdivision 2; 126C.05, subdivision 8; 126C.10, subdivision 2a.

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

Novotny, Engen and Robbins introduced:

H. F. No. 1775, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission to maintain a publicly searchable database; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 244.09, by adding a subdivision.

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

Coulter, Freiberg, Greenman, Smith, Pursell, Frederick, Stephenson and Klevorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1776, A bill for an act relating to lobbying; expanding lobbying provisions to include all political subdivisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 10A.01, subdivision 21; 10A.04, subdivisions 4, 6; 10A.05; 10A.06; 10A.071, subdivision 1.

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

Curran, Becker-Finn and Moller introduced:

H. F. No. 1777, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for more comprehensive use of the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Advisory Group in its review of Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issues; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 299C.46, subdivision 1; 299C.65, subdivisions 1a, 3a.

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

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Elkins, Baker, Hudson, Coulter, Daniels and Bierman introduced:

H. F. No. 1778, A bill for an act relating to adoption; modifying provisions governing adult adoptee access to their own original birth records and other adoption-related information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.10, subdivision 5; 13.465, subdivision 8; 144.218, subdivisions 1, 2; 144.225, subdivision 2; 144.2252; 259.83, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, by adding a subdivision; 260C.317, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 144.212, subdivision 11; 259.83, subdivision 3; 259.89; 260C.637.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. No. 1779, A bill for an act relating to taxation; minerals; modifying distributions to the Iron Range school consolidation and cooperatively operated school account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 298.28, subdivision 7a.

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

Rehm introduced:

H. F. No. 1780, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing the appeal period to 20 days after service of an order from the Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Division or Plant Protection Division of the Department of Agriculture; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 18D.321, subdivision 1; 18J.08, subdivision 1.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. No. 1781, A bill for an act relating to minerals; creating a Giants Ridge account; providing for use of funds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 298.

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

Hanson, J.; Kotyza-Witthuhn and Koegel introduced:

H. F. No. 1782, A bill for an act relating to health care; requiring health plan companies to establish an appeal process for providers to access if the provider's contract is terminated for cause; prohibiting a health plan company from terminating a provider's contract without cause; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62Q.56, subdivision 1a; 62Q.733, subdivision 1; 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.

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. No. 1783, A bill for an act relating to Iron Range resources and rehabilitation; providing for separation and retention incentive programs.

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

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Nelson, M.; Nadeau and Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 1784, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin County; modifying contracting procedures; authorizing the use of a construction manager at risk; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 383B.145, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 383B.143, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Hornstein; Heintzeman; Rehm; Davids; Berg; Fischer; Acomb; Hollins; Brand; Frederick; Kraft; Pursell; Lislegard; Long; Stephenson; Her; Koegel; Hanson, J.; Bierman; Lee, F.; Backer; Mekeland; Olson, B.; Skraba; Norris; Tabke; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Howard; Finke; Youakim; Olson, L.; Jordan; Lillie; Robbins and Clardy introduced:

H. F. No. 1785, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the allocation of revenues from the solid waste management tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297H.13, subdivision 2.

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

Edelson and Youakim introduced:

H. F. No. 1786, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; providing a refundable sales tax exemption for construction materials for the renovation of Fire Station No. 2 in the city of Edina; appropriating money.

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

Coulter, Edelson and Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 1787, A bill for an act relating to taxes; local sales and use; authorizing the city of Bloomington to impose a local sales tax.

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

Nelson, N.; Heintzeman; Novotny; Skraba and Igo introduced:

H. F. No. 1788, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing the sale of adipose tissue from certain animals and fish; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.512.

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

Hicks, Pelowski, Clardy, Frazier, Smith, Howard, Kozlowski, Vang, Tabke, Noor, Koegel, Becker-Finn, Her, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Coulter, Berg, Pryor, Moller, Curran, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Freiberg and Brand introduced:

H. F. No. 1789, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for education initiatives to support students who are or were in foster care.

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

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Liebling, Smith and Hicks introduced:

H. F. No. 1790, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; prohibiting preexisting condition limitations in Medicare supplement insurance policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62A.31, subdivisions 1f, 1h, 1p, 1u, 4, 8; 62A.43, subdivision 1; 62A.44, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62A.31, subdivisions 1b, 1i.

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

Moller introduced:

H. F. No. 1791, A bill for an act relating to insurance; clarifying exclusions for certain types of claims handling from civil liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 604.18, subdivision 1.

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

McDonald introduced:

H. F. No. 1792, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water and sewer infrastructure in the city of Delano; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Anderson, P. H.; Davids and Franson introduced:

H. F. No. 1793, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for fiber and conduit used in broadband and Internet access services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.68, by adding a subdivision.

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

Anderson, P. H.; Jacob; Harder; Burkel and Nelson, N., introduced:

H. F. No. 1794, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding eligibility for beginning farmer tax credits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 41B.0391, subdivision 1.

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

Anderson, P. H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1795, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new interchange on I‑94 in the city of Freeport; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Rehm introduced:

H. F. No. 1796, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to Camp Fire Minnesota to build new structures, pave the road and parking area, complete an erosion project, and purchase a vehicle.

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

Kresha; Bennett; Knudsen; Demuth; Torkelson; Robbins; Koznick; Skraba; Witte; Engen; Bakeberg; Schultz; Kiel; Perryman; Murphy; Mueller; Urdahl; Hudella; O'Driscoll; Anderson, P. E.; West; Altendorf; Daniels; Daudt; Johnson; Heintzeman; Bliss; Olson, B.; Schomacker; Swedzinski and Neu Brindley introduced:

H. F. No. 1797, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing state funding to fully fund the state share of special education services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 125A.76, subdivision 2e.

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

Curran, Fischer, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Lillie, Finke, Jordan and Hansen, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 1798, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Bruce Vento regional trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Cha, Sencer-Mura and Vang introduced:

H. F. No. 1799, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying provisions regulating the dairy industry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 17.983, subdivision 1; 32D.02, subdivision 2; 32D.09, subdivision 2; 34A.04, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 17.984; 32D.03, subdivision 5.

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

Newton, Huot and Klevorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1800, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing appointment confirmation through senate inaction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15.066, by adding a subdivision.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1801, A House resolution urging Congress to pass federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.

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

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Urdahl introduced:

H. F. No. 1802, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; providing 2021 aid penalty forgiveness to the city of Morton; appropriating money.

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

Jacob and Altendorf introduced:

H. F. No. 1803, A bill for an act relating to state government; preclusion on disposing of state-owned historic sites and places without authorization in law; requiring notices and reports regarding historic sites and places to the State Historic Preservation Office; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16B.281, subdivisions 3, 6; 138.665, subdivision 2.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn and Stephenson introduced:

H. F. No. 1804, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; modifying and adding provision governing the sale of certain motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 53C.01, subdivision 12c, by adding a subdivision; 53C.06; 53C.08, subdivisions 1, 1a; 325F.662, subdivisions 2, 8a, by adding subdivisions.

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

Wiener introduced:

H. F. No. 1805, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; increasing penalties for antitrust violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325D.56.

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

Clardy and Hussein introduced:

H. F. No. 1806, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring assessment of school readiness for children entering kindergarten; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.162.

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

Hassan; Edelson; Youakim; Sencer-Mura; Clardy; Berg; Richardson; Noor; Xiong; Hussein; Kozlowski; Pérez‑Vega; Lee, F.; Gomez and Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 1807, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing comprehensive services to a school identified as in need of comprehensive support under the Every Student Succeeds Act; appropriating money; 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 Policy.

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Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 1808, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying property classifications and class rates; requiring reports; authorizing transition aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 273.11, subdivision 12; 273.128, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivision 25.

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

Demuth; Torkelson; Neu Brindley; Kiel; Urdahl; Scott; Robbins; Harder; Perryman; Nash; Knudsen; Dotseth; Zeleznikar; Mueller; O'Driscoll; Gillman; Niska; Pfarr; Bakeberg; Anderson, P. E.; Skraba; Altendorf; Backer; Franson; Murphy; Jacob; Hudson; Schultz and Novotny introduced:

H. F. No. 1809, A bill for an act relating to health care; prohibiting partial-birth abortions and abortions in the third trimester of pregnancy; requiring licensure of abortion facilities; requiring notice in certain circumstances to a parent or guardian of a minor on whom an abortion is performed; requiring an unborn child who is born alive following an attempted abortion to be treated as a person under the law; appropriating money; amending Laws 2023, chapter 4, section 1.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 1810, A bill for an act relating to taxes; modifying eligibility for home and community-based services workforce development grants; excluding workforce development grant money from income for certain purposes; amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 17, section 20.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 1811, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement; requiring reports.

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

Reyer; Pursell; Pfarr; Hanson, J.; Huot; Bakeberg; Tabke; Berg; Hemmingsen-Jaeger and Cha introduced:

H. F. No. 1812, A bill for an act relating to human services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256I.04, subdivision 3.

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

Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 1813, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; reinstating the small business investment credit; modifying the allocation amount of the credit; extending the sunset for the credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.8737, subdivisions 5, 12.

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

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Reyer introduced:

H. F. No. 1814, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to establish a dental home pilot project; specifying project criteria; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn, Coulter, Her and Greenman introduced:

H. F. No. 1815, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a grant to expand executive function curriculum; requiring a report.

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

Wolgamott, Howard, Nadeau, Neu Brindley, Novotny, Mueller, Grossell, Witte and Tabke introduced:

H. F. No. 1816, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money for The Redemption Project to assist inmates to transition from incarceration to the community.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 1817, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; amending veterinary medicine licensing for University of Minnesota employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 156.12, subdivisions 2, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 156; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 156.12, subdivision 6.

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

Klevorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1818, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing certain provisions for state purchasing from small businesses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16C.16, subdivisions 6, 6a, 7; 16C.19.

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

Lislegard and Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 1819, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in St. Louis County.

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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Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1820, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying foster youth ombudsperson terms; modifying the Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260C.80, subdivision 1; Laws 2022, chapter 63, section 6.

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

Frederick and Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1821, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying information collected in long-term care surveys; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.439, subdivisions 3c, 3d.

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

Torkelson; Petersburg; Olson, B.; Hudella; West; Fogelman and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1822, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying selection process procedures for Corridors of Commerce projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.088, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, as amended, by adding a subdivision.

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

Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 1823, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Bigfork for the community center enhancement project; 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 and Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 1824, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; including county labor force participation rates as an economic indicator; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116L.05, subdivision 5.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. No. 1825, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new curling facility in the city of Willmar.

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

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Klevorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1826, A bill for an act relating to state government; repealing interagency transfer reports; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15.0395.

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

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1827, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Mississippi Riverfront Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hansen, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 1828, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions for water and soil conservation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 103B.101, subdivisions 9, 16, by adding a subdivision; 103B.103; 103C.501, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6; 103D.605, subdivision 5; 103F.505; 103F.511, by adding a subdivision; 103G.2242, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B; 103F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103C.501, subdivisions 2, 3; Minnesota Rules, parts 8400.0500; 8400.0550; 8400.0600, subparts 4, 5; 8400.0900, subparts 1, 2, 4, 5; 8400.1650; 8400.1700; 8400.1750; 8400.1800; 8400.1900.

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

Newton and Koegel introduced:

H. F. No. 1829, A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating a Silver Alert system to aid in locating missing persons who are senior citizens with cognitive impairments; providing a criminal penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

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

Klevorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1830, A bill for an act relating to state government; specifying the types of collateral the Executive Council may approve for deposit with the commissioner of management and budget; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 9.031, subdivision 3.

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

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REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

Long from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rules 1.21 and 3.33, designated the following bills to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Thursday, February 16, 2023 and established a prefiling requirement for amendments offered to the following bills:

H. F. Nos. 19, 62, 42 and 43.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Noor moved that the name of Acomb be added as an author on H. F. No. 32. The motion prevailed.

Richardson moved that the name of Her be added as an author on H. F. No. 52. The motion prevailed.

Nelson, M., moved that the name of Berg be added as an author on H. F. No. 62. The motion prevailed.

Robbins moved that the name of Smith be added as an author on H. F. No. 78. The motion prevailed.

Long moved that the names of Xiong, Bahner and Kozlowski be added as authors on H. F. No. 96. The motion prevailed.

Pinto moved that the name of Hussein be added as an author on H. F. No. 150. The motion prevailed.

Feist moved that the name of Pursell be added as an author on H. F. No. 156. The motion prevailed.

Stephenson moved that the name of Norris be added as an author on H. F. No. 178. The motion prevailed.

Bahner moved that the name of Her be added as an author on H. F. No. 210. The motion prevailed.

Moller moved that the name of Frazier be added as an author on H. F. No. 226. The motion prevailed.

Bliss moved that the name of Gillman be added as an author on H. F. No. 291. The motion prevailed.

Bliss moved that the name of Gillman be added as an author on H. F. No. 292. The motion prevailed.

Harder moved that the name of Hudson be added as an author on H. F. No. 353. The motion prevailed.

Demuth moved that the name of Gillman be added as an author on H. F. No. 356. The motion prevailed.

Lislegard moved that the name of Kiel be added as an author on H. F. No. 415. The motion prevailed.

Hansen, R., moved that the name of Sencer-Mura be added as an author on H. F. No. 498. The motion prevailed.

Altendorf moved that the name of Gillman be added as an author on H. F. No. 641. The motion prevailed.

Davis moved that the name of Hudson be added as an author on H. F. No. 667. The motion prevailed.

Reyer moved that the names of Stephenson; Heintzeman; Hornstein; Harder; Anderson, P. E.; Feist; Moller; Wiens; Demuth; Engen and Noor be added as authors on H. F. No. 729. The motion prevailed.

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Lillie moved that the name of Freiberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 800. The motion prevailed.

Tabke moved that the name of Edelson be added as an author on H. F. No. 820. The motion prevailed.

Tabke moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 847. The motion prevailed.

Frazier moved that the name of Sencer-Mura be added as an author on H. F. No. 854. The motion prevailed.

Lislegard moved that the name of Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 873. The motion prevailed.

Agbaje moved that the name of Reyer be added as an author on H. F. No. 912. The motion prevailed.

Kresha moved that the name of Hussein be added as an author on H. F. No. 920. The motion prevailed.

Bierman moved that the names of Niska, Curran and Olson, L., be added as authors on H. F. No. 1031. The motion prevailed.

Bierman moved that the names of Acomb and Her be added as authors on H. F. No. 1032. The motion prevailed.

Bierman moved that the name of Olson, L., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1033. The motion prevailed.

Backer moved that the name of Dotseth be added as an author on H. F. No. 1075. The motion prevailed.

Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Perryman be added as an author on H. F. No. 1081. The motion prevailed.

Brand moved that the name of Norris be added as an author on H. F. No. 1171. The motion prevailed.

Lislegard moved that the name of Wiens be added as an author on H. F. No. 1193. The motion prevailed.

Agbaje moved that the name of Feist be added as an author on H. F. No. 1215. The motion prevailed.

Frazier moved that the names of Becker-Finn and Feist be added as authors on H. F. No. 1406. The motion prevailed.

Kozlowski moved that the names of Jordan and Lillie be added as authors on H. F. No. 1423. The motion prevailed.

Becker-Finn moved that the name of Jordan be added as an author on H. F. No. 1424. The motion prevailed.

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

Greenman moved that the name of Jordan be added as an author on H. F. No. 1432. The motion prevailed.

Edelson moved that the names of Keeler, Moller, Becker-Finn, Koegel and Pryor be added as authors on H. F. No. 1434. The motion prevailed.

Hollins moved that the names of Becker-Finn, Curran, Frazier, Pinto and Feist be added as authors on H. F. No. 1437. The motion prevailed.

Witte moved that the name of Pfarr be added as an author on H. F. No. 1451. The motion prevailed.

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Igo moved that the names of Lislegard and Skraba be added as authors on H. F. No. 1470. The motion prevailed.

Reyer moved that the names of Howard and Olson, L., be added as authors on H. F. No. 1487. The motion prevailed.

Youakim moved that the name of Koznick be added as an author on H. F. No. 1488. The motion prevailed.

Klevorn moved that the name of Jordan be added as an author on H. F. No. 1492. The motion prevailed.

Fischer moved that the name of Jordan be added as an author on H. F. No. 1507. The motion prevailed.

Bierman moved that the name of Freiberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 1574. The motion prevailed.

Pfarr moved that the name of Perryman be added as an author on H. F. No. 1599. The motion prevailed.

Tabke moved that the names of Lillie and Johnson be added as authors on H. F. No. 1600. The motion prevailed.

Pfarr moved that the name of Perryman be added as an author on H. F. No. 1601. The motion prevailed.

Norris moved that the name of Niska be added as an author on H. F. No. 1603. The motion prevailed.

Freiberg moved that the name of Fischer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1604. The motion prevailed.

Xiong moved that the name of Sencer-Mura be added as an author on H. F. No. 1605. The motion prevailed.

Lillie moved that the name of Becker-Finn be added as an author on H. F. No. 1610. The motion prevailed.

Hanson, J., moved that the name of Pursell be added as an author on H. F. No. 1618. The motion prevailed.

Hanson, J., moved that the name of Pursell be added as an author on H. F. No. 1619. The motion prevailed.

Her moved that the names of Liebling, Becker-Finn, Reyer, Jordan and Pursell be added as authors on H. F. No. 1625. The motion prevailed.

Pérez-Vega moved that the name of Hussein be added as an author on H. F. No. 1629. The motion prevailed.

Wiens moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 1636. The motion prevailed.

Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Becker-Finn be added as an author on H. F. No. 1637. The motion prevailed.

Torkelson moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 1644. The motion prevailed.

Skraba moved that the name of Becker-Finn be added as an author on H. F. No. 1649. The motion prevailed.

Davis moved that the names of Scott and Perryman be added as authors on H. F. No. 1651. The motion prevailed.

Finke moved that the name of Pursell be added as an author on H. F. No. 1655. The motion prevailed.

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Brand moved that the names of Becker-Finn and Pursell be added as authors on H. F. No. 1658. The motion prevailed.

Coulter moved that the name of Daudt be added as an author on H. F. No. 1659. The motion prevailed.

Hicks moved that the name of Daniels be added as an author on H. F. No. 1661. The motion prevailed.

Hudella moved that the name of Schultz be added as an author on H. F. No. 1666. The motion prevailed.

Finke moved that the name of Becker-Finn be added as an author on H. F. No. 1675. The motion prevailed.

Hussein moved that the name of Xiong be added as an author on H. F. No. 1676. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, P. H., moved that the name of Schultz be added as an author on H. F. No. 1682. The motion prevailed.

Nelson, M., moved that the name of Jordan be added as an author on H. F. No. 1695. The motion prevailed.

Feist moved that the name of Davids be added as an author on H. F. No. 1700. The motion prevailed.

Bahner moved that the name of Nash be added as an author on H. F. No. 1710. The motion prevailed.

Hollins moved that the name of Hussein be added as an author on H. F. No. 1720. The motion prevailed.

Lee, K., moved that the name of Robbins be added as an author on H. F. No. 1721. The motion prevailed.

Baker moved that the name of Scott be added as an author on H. F. No. 1722. The motion prevailed.

Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Hussein be added as an author on H. F. No. 1725. The motion prevailed.

Olson, L., moved that the names of Hussein and Sencer-Mura be added as authors on H. F. No. 1728. The motion prevailed.

Lee, F., moved that H. F. No. 1135 be recalled from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law and be re-referred to the Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy. The motion prevailed.

Edelson moved that H. F. No. 1144 be recalled from the Committee on Human Services Policy and be re‑referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy. The motion prevailed.

ADJOURNMENT

Long moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, February 16, 2023. The motion prevailed.

Long moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, February 16, 2023.

Patrick D. Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives