House Journal 7th Day Thursday, February 27, 2025

A quorum was present.

Pursuant to Rule 10.05, relating to Remote House Operations, the Speaker permitted the following member to vote via remote means: Gander.

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Pursuant to Rule 10.05, relating to Remote House Operations, the DFL Caucus Leader permitted the following member to vote via remote means: Hicks.

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

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

Davids from the Committee on Taxes to which was referred:

H. F. No. 4, A bill for an act relating to taxation; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article X; requiring that a portion of a projected budget surplus be returned to state taxpayers.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 13, after the first "for" insert "onetime"

Page 1, line 16, delete "the last biennial budget" and insert "one of the two most recent"

Page 1, line 17, delete "forecast" and insert "forecasts" and delete "in the most recently completed calendar year" and insert ", as the legislature may determine, for a fiscal biennium beginning July 1 in an odd-numbered calendar year in which the legislature is currently seated in regular session"

Page 2, line 2, before "expenditures" insert "projected"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

The report was adopted.

Igo from the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 177, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable construction exemption for construction of new single-family residential housing for first-time homebuyers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete section 1 and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.71, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 55. Construction materials for new single-family home construction. (a) Materials and supplies used or consumed in and equipment incorporated into the construction of new single-family residential homes for first‑time homebuyers are exempt. This exemption is limited to taxes paid on the first $165,000 of costs of

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materials, supplies, and equipment. A qualified recipient of this exemption is the owner of the home at the time the materials, supplies, and equipment are purchased and used or consumed in construction. A qualified recipient must meet the following criteria:

(1) after completion of construction, the owner and occupant of the home is a first-time homebuyer; and

(2) the purchase agreement between the owner and first-time homebuyer must reflect that the tax savings provided by this exemption reduced the purchase price of the home.

(b) The tax on purchases exempt under paragraph (a) must be imposed and collected as if the rates under section 297A.62, subdivisions 1 and 1a, applied and then refunded in the manner provided in section 297A.75. The qualified recipient must provide proof to the commissioner in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner that the requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), were met prior to receiving a refund.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June 30, 2025."

Page 4, line 4, after "housing" insert "at the time the materials, supplies, and equipment were purchased and used or consumed in construction"

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

The report was adopted.

Igo from the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 178, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable construction exemption for construction of new multifamily residential housing for first-time homebuyers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete section 1 and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.71, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 55. Construction materials for new multifamily home construction. (a) Materials and supplies used or consumed in and equipment incorporated into the construction of new multifamily residential homes for first-time homebuyers are exempt. For the purposes of this subdivision, multifamily residential housing includes only duplexes and triplexes. This exemption is limited to taxes paid on the first $165,000 of costs of materials, supplies, and equipment. A qualified recipient of this exemption is the owner of the home at the time the materials, supplies, and equipment are purchased and used or consumed in construction. A qualified recipient must meet the following criteria:

(1) after completion of construction, the owner and occupant of at least one unit of the home is a first-time homebuyer; and

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(2) the purchase agreement between the owner and first-time homebuyer must reflect that the tax savings provided by this exemption reduced the purchase price of the home.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for sales and purchases made after June 30, 2025."

Page 4, line 4, after "housing" insert "at the time the materials, supplies, and equipment were purchased and used or consumed in construction"

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

The report was adopted.

Swedzinski from the Committee on Energy Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 249, A bill for an act relating to energy; amending the definition of "carbon-free"; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete line 10 and insert "thereafter, is used by a utility to generate electricity for retail sale in Minnesota"

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

The report was adopted.

Scott from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:

H. F. No. 360, A bill for an act relating to trusts; modifying various provisions of the Uniform Trust Code, Powers of Appointment, and the Uniform Probate Code; making technical, clarifying, and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 501A.01; 501C.0301; 501C.0302; 501C.0407; 501C.0411; 501C.0414; 501C.0602; 501C.0605; 501C.0701; 501C.0808, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, by adding a subdivision; 501C.1013, subdivision 4; 501C.1014, by adding a subdivision; 501C.1105, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 502.851, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 15, 16; 524.2-114; 524.2-804, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 22, delete "after the effective date of this section" and insert "on or after August 1, 2025"

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Page 11, line 29, delete "subsection" and insert "paragraph"

Page 17, line 10, delete "subsection" and insert "paragraph"

Page 20, line 7, before "An" insert "(a)"

Page 21, line 9, after the semicolon, insert "or"

Page 21, delete lines 10 to 21

Page 21, line 22, delete "(v)" and insert "(iv)"

Page 21, after line 24, insert:

"(b) If the property of the invaded trust includes shares of stock in an S corporation, as defined in section 1361 of the Internal Revenue Code, and the invaded trust is, or but for the exercise of power to invade the trust principal under this section would be, a permitted shareholder under any provision of section 1361 of the Internal Revenue Code, the authorized trustee may exercise the power with respect to part or all of the S corporation stock only if any appointed trust receiving the stock is a permitted shareholder under section 1361(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. If the property of the invaded trust includes shares of stock in an S corporation and the invaded trust is, or but for the exercise of power to invade the trust principal under this section would be, a qualified subchapter S trust within the meaning of section 1361(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, the appointed trust instrument must not include or omit a term that prevents the appointed trust from qualifying as a qualified subchapter S trust."

Page 22, after line 23, insert:

"EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to actions commenced on or after that date."

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

The report was adopted.

Scott from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:

H. F. No. 747, A bill for an act relating to business organizations; modifying the Minnesota Business Corporation Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 302A.011, subdivision 41, by adding subdivisions; 302A.111, subdivision 2; 302A.161, by adding a subdivision; 302A.181, by adding a subdivision; 302A.201, subdivision 1; 302A.237, by adding a subdivision; 302A.361; 302A.461, subdivision 4; 302A.471, subdivisions 1, 3; 302A.611, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 302A.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

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Kresha from the Committee on Education Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1034, A bill for an act relating to education finance; clarifying eligible grant expenditures for the aeronautics and commercial over-the-road technical program; amending Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 12.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Swedzinski from the Committee on Energy Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1311, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying procedures governing cost recovery for public utility electric generation and transmission assets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.16, by adding subdivisions.

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

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 249, 360, 747 and 1034 were read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Schwartz and Frederick introduced:

H. F. No. 1616, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an indoor recreational facility in the city of North Mankato; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Altendorf and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1617, A bill for an act relating to elections; improving the testing of voting systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 206.83.

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

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Altendorf and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1618, A bill for an act relating to elections; improving access to voter reports in a timely manner; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.091, subdivision 5.

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

Altendorf and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 1619, A bill for an act relating to elections; improving access to voter history in a timely manner; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.171.

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

Heintzeman, Huot, Wolgamott, Nelson, Jacob and Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 1620, A bill for an act relating to environment; removing keys, key chains, and key rings from the prohibition on lead and cadmium in consumer products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 325E.3892, subdivision 1.

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

Van Binsbergen introduced:

H. F. No. 1621, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a grant to CelluComp.

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

Van Binsbergen and Anderson, P. H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1622, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for Minnesota Made Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Alternative grants.

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

Schwartz, Backer, Wolgamott, Skraba and Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 1623, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for grants to children's museums.

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

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Jordan, Agbaje and Hansen, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 1624, A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing an assessment for each mattress and box spring sold in the state to fund grants to local governments to expand mattress recycling programs; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.

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

Jordan and Agbaje introduced:

H. F. No. 1625, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Emerge Community Development.

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

Vang; Anderson, P. H.; Nelson; Hansen, R.; Lawrence; Huot and Frederick introduced:

H. F. No. 1626, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; eliminating the cap on the available amount of the credit for owners of agricultural assets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 41B.0391, subdivisions 2, 4; 290.06, subdivision 37.

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

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. No. 1627, A bill for an act relating to environment; exempting commercial and industrial products from certain PFAS restrictions; modifying PFAS reporting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.943, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Finke, Frazier, Curran, Sencer-Mura and Kozlowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1628, A bill for an act relating to public safety; limiting segregated housing in Minnesota jails and prisons; prohibiting solitary confinement; requiring rulemaking; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 243.521.

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

Finke, Howard, Kozlowski, Berg, Keeler and Greenman introduced:

H. F. No. 1629, A bill for an act relating to housing; creating a right to house youth for residential tenants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.

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

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Sencer-Mura and Koegel introduced:

H. F. No. 1630, A bill for an act relating to transportation; specifying permissible uses of certain highway funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.045.

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

Xiong introduced:

H. F. No. 1631, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES).

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

Norris and Witte introduced:

H. F. No. 1632, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a subtraction for foreign service pension income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 290.0132, by adding a subdivision; 290.091, subdivision 2.

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

Koegel, Her, Heintzeman, Schultz, Lillie, Skraba, Gillman and Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 1633, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvement at public water access and boating facilities on public waters and at state fish hatcheries; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. No. 1634, A bill for an act relating to cannabis; authorizing municipalities that establish, own, or operate a municipal cannabis store to also hold a lower-potency hemp edible retailer license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 342.32, subdivisions 4, 5; 342.43, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lee, F., introduced:

H. F. No. 1635, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; imposing a pollution control surcharge on certain businesses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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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Lee, F., introduced:

H. F. No. 1636, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying the scope of certain local plant pest control resolutions and ordinances; requiring the modification of certain existing ordinances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18G.13, subdivision 7.

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

Lee, F., introduced:

H. F. No. 1637, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a pilot program to reduce trauma from gun violence; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Xiong; Baker; Lee, F., and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. No. 1638, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Equaspace.

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

Xiong; Pérez-Vega; Lee, F.; Gomez and Hussein introduced:

H. F. No. 1639, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for New American workforce training.

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

Xiong; Vang; Hollins; Clardy; Gomez; Lee, F., and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. No. 1640, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to preserve the oral histories of Hmong veterans of the Secret War in Laos.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 1641, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing high school students to possess opiate antagonists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.224.

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

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Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 1642, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for U.S. Highway 10 freeway conversion in Sherburne 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.

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 1643, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the definition of income for purposes of the property tax refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290A.03, subdivision 3.

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

Reyer and Noor introduced:

H. F. No. 1644, A bill for an act relating to human services; funding family supportive housing programs; appropriating money.

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

Reyer, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Agbaje, Frederick and Bahner introduced:

H. F. No. 1645, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for a health care worker well-being grant program.

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

Reyer; Keeler; Cha; Berg; Xiong; Pursell; Lee, K.; Clardy; Bahner; Elkins; Virnig; Smith; Johnson, P.; Kozlowski; Falconer and Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1646, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying the definition of debt buyer; appropriating money for a grant to Undue Medical Debt; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 332.31, subdivision 8.

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

Reyer, Nadeau, Bahner and Bierman introduced:

H. F. No. 1647, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; providing immunity from criminal liability for health care providers when providing health treatment and services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

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Hussein, Feist, Finke and Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 1648, A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; modifying requirements for a written lease; requiring disclosure of additional landlord contact information; prohibiting landlords from listing the name of a minor child of a tenant in a lease or eviction complaint; establishing a right of a prospective tenant to view the rental unit; establishing additional tenant remedies and penalties against landlords; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 504B.111; 504B.181, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.

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

Greenman and Gomez introduced:

H. F. No. 1649, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise and unitary taxation; requiring certain foreign corporations to be treated as unitary with a shareholder; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 290.0132, by adding subdivisions; 290.0134, by adding subdivisions; 290.17, by adding subdivisions; 290.21, subdivision 9; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.21, subdivision 10.

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

Hussein introduced:

H. F. No. 1650, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Minnesota Transportation Museum.

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

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. No. 1651, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for a Rum River Dam pedestrian bridge; transferring money to the active transportation account; appropriating money.

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

Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1652, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting certain formulary changes during the plan year; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Carroll; Hill; Freiberg; Rehrauer; Hansen, R.; Johnson, P.; Frazier; Pursell; Norris; Kraft; Jones; Falconer; Hussein; Hollins; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Coulter; Rehm; Reyer; Pérez-Vega; Sencer-Mura; Mahamoud and Acomb introduced:

H. F. No. 1653, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for electric bus charging stations statewide; 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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Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 1654, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the Como Community Center in the city of Minneapolis.

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

Pursell introduced:

H. F. No. 1655, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for rural economic development technical assistance grants.

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

Hollins and Finke introduced:

H. F. No. 1656, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money to construct a geothermal energy system.

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

Hollins and Curran introduced:

H. F. No. 1657, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying the treatment of water pipe fluid in the controlled substances laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 152.021, subdivision 2; 152.022, subdivision 2; 152.023, subdivision 2; 152.025, subdivision 2.

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

Virnig introduced:

H. F. No. 1658, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for subsidies to federally qualified health centers.

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

Curran introduced:

H. F. No. 1659, A bill for an act relating to corrections; clarifying reporting requirements related to community supervision; exempting federal law enforcement agents who transport persons from definition of protective agent; repealing obsolete civil commitment law regarding incarcerated individuals with mental illness; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 326.338, subdivision 4; 401.10, subdivision 4; 401.17, subdivisions 1, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 253.21; 253.23.

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

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Frazier; Nelson; Reyer; Hicks; Norris; Pérez-Vega; Hussein; Kraft; Momanyi-Hiltsley; Stephenson; Coulter; Lee, F., and Hollins introduced:

H. F. No. 1660, A bill for an act relating to children; directing the commissioner of children, youth, and families to conduct a statewide needs assessment for out-of-school and youth programming; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Dotseth introduced:

H. F. No. 1661, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to water and sewer infrastructure and street reconstruction in the township of Thomson; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Rehrauer introduced:

H. F. No. 1662, A bill for an act relating to veterans; modifying human services data and veterans data provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.461, subdivision 27; 197.065.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans and Military Affairs Division.

Quam introduced:

H. F. No. 1663, A bill for an act relating to statements of economic interest; requiring certain officials in cities of the first, second, or third class to file a statement of economic interest with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 1.

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

Quam introduced:

H. F. No. 1664, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring ballot board activity to be livestreamed; requiring the commissioner of information technology services to provide livestreaming services and retain data; classifying data; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.121, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 203B.

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

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Schomacker introduced:

H. F. No. 1665, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing public water and sewer systems to install water and sewer pipelines in public road rights-of-way; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 222.37, subdivision 1.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. No. 1666, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a child care center in the city of Slayton; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. No. 1667, A bill for an act relating to local government; adding certain water and sewer districts to the definition of municipality; setting a maximum tort liability for certain water and sewer districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 466.01, subdivision 1.

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

Gander introduced:

H. F. No. 1668, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying certain requirements of liquor licenses issued to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 340A.404, subdivision 4a; 340A.412, subdivision 4.

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

Davids; Koegel; Anderson, P. H.; Stephenson; Torkelson; Joy; Norris; Lillie; Heintzeman; Long and Hortman introduced:

H. F. No. 1669, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise; increasing the allocation for the credit for sustainable aviation fuel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 41A.30, subdivision 5.

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

Gander introduced:

H. F. No. 1670, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for infrastructure rehabilitation in the city of Red Lake Falls; 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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Pinto and Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1671, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; making policy and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 177.24, by adding a subdivision; 177.27, subdivision 5; 326B.0981, subdivision 4; 326B.31, subdivision 29; 326B.33, subdivision 21; 326B.36, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.28, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, parts 5200.0030; 5200.0040.

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

Reyer and Stephenson introduced:

H. F. No. 1672, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying medical cannabis provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 342.01, by adding subdivisions; 342.09, subdivision 2; 342.51, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 342.52, subdivision 9; 342.57.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 1673, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing an Accessible Housing Task Force; requiring reports; appropriating money.

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

Curran and Virnig introduced:

H. F. No. 1674, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing funding for regional and local dementia grants; appropriating money.

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

Pursell, Backer, Bierman and Schomacker introduced:

H. F. No. 1675, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring individual pricing of phototherapy lights; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.766.

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

Burkel, Heintzeman and Nelson introduced:

H. F. No. 1676, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying farmed Cervidae provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 35.155, subdivision 11.

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

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Nelson, Frederick and Burkel introduced:

H. F. No. 1677, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the developing markets for continuous-living cover crops program; requiring reports.

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

Virnig, Nadeau, Curran, Schomacker, Huot and Clardy introduced:

H. F. No. 1678, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying eligibility for essential community supports; expanding available services under essential community supports; increasing funding for caregiver respite services grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0922, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lillie, McDonald, Vang, Skraba and Hussein introduced:

H. F. No. 1679, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for grants to public television.

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

Davids; Anderson, P. H.; Burkel; Nelson; Gander and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 1680, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; establishing the agricultural riparian buffer property tax exemption; requiring reimbursement to taxing jurisdictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 272.02, by adding a subdivision; 273.1392; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 272.

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

Davids, Joy, Vang, Lillie and McDonald introduced:

H. F. No. 1681, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; increasing the maximum amount of outstanding debt allowed for the state agricultural society; providing a sales tax exemption for certain construction materials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 37.31, subdivision 1; 297A.70, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dippel introduced:

H. F. No. 1682, A bill for an act relating to clean water; appropriating money for a water treatment plant in the city of Hastings.

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

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Witte, Wolgamott, Her, Nadeau and Cha introduced:

H. F. No. 1683, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money for The Redemption Project to assist justice-impacted individuals with programming to reduce incarceration and assist inmates to transition from incarceration to community.

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

Witte introduced:

H. F. No. 1684, A bill for an act relating to corrections; directing the commissioner of corrections to issue a grant to a qualified nongovernmental organization to provide inmates and justice-impacted individuals with virtue‑based education grounded in core correctional practices, mentoring, support services, and employment services; appropriating money.

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

Kraft; Greene; Koegel; Sencer-Mura; Berg; Rehm; Jones; Her; Coulter; Hollins; Howard; Greenman; Gomez; Xiong; Noor; Lee, F.; Momanyi-Hiltsley; Finke and Mahamoud introduced:

H. F. No. 1685, A bill for an act relating to governmental operations; directing the commissioner of Minnesota IT Services to integrate the transit assistance program into the Minnesota benefits web portal; appropriating money.

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

Johnson, P.; Stier; Moller and Hollins introduced:

H. F. No. 1686, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding training requirements for licensed security officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326.3361, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Davids, Her, Cha, Myers and Robbins introduced:

H. F. No. 1687, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for sales to nonprofit bird preservation organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.70, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hanson, J.; Nadeau and Vang introduced:

H. F. No. 1688, A bill for an act relating to health occupation licensing; making technical changes to social work licensure regarding provisional licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148E.060, subdivisions 1, 2a; 148E.120, subdivision 1; 148E.126, subdivision 1.

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

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Nadeau and Berg introduced:

H. F. No. 1689, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Magnus Veterans Wellness Clinic.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 1690, A bill for an act relating to transportation; making certain technical changes related to the motorcycle safety account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 168.1282, subdivision 1; 171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.335, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 1691, A bill for an act relating to transportation; making certain technical clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.002, subdivisions 1, 10.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 1692, A bill for an act relating to transportation; canceling a portion of an appropriation for the Stone Arch Bridge in the city of Minneapolis.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 1693, A bill for an act relating to transportation; making certain technical and clarifying changes related to county state-aid highway fund apportionment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 162.07, subdivision 6; 162.08, subdivision 1.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 1694, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for an interchange at Interstate Highway 35 and Scott County State-Aid Highway 2; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 1695, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for the Civil Air Patrol.

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

Greenman introduced:

H. F. No. 1696, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation insurance; establishing requirements for certificates of insurance to prevent fraud; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 176.

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

Elkins and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1697, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; modifying transfer and certification provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0695, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Anderson, P. H.; Lawrence and Gander introduced:

H. F. No. 1698, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; allowing an exemption for certain leased land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 272.01, subdivision 2.

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

Anderson, P. H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1699, A bill for an act relating to environment; exempting certain zoos from fur farm requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.106, by adding a subdivision.

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

Anderson, P. H.; Lawrence and Gander introduced:

H. F. No. 1700, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; increasing the shareholder limit for entity-owned agricultural property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 273.124, subdivision 8.

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

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Nelson and Anderson, P. H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1701, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing the Minnesota-made fertilizer grant program; appropriating money.

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

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

H. F. No. 1702, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for mental health outreach and support and farm safety grant and outreach programs.

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. 1703, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying requirements for the number of board members of a hospital district in Swift County; making technical changes; amending Laws 1992, chapter 534, sections 7, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 8, subdivision 2; 10, subdivision 4; 16.

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

Anderson, P. H.; Lawrence and Gander introduced:

H. F. No. 1704, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Board of Animal Health.

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. 1705, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring reports; appropriating money for the farm to food shelf program.

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. 1706, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring principal offices of the Department of Agriculture be located outside the metropolitan counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 17.01.

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

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Mekeland and Anderson, P. H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1707, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring local government and Tribal approval for all solar projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 216I.05, subdivision 5; 216I.10, subdivision 1.

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

Frederick introduced:

H. F. No. 1708, A bill for an act relating to railroads; increasing the number of state rail safety inspectors from six to ten; making a technical correction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 218.041, subdivision 6; 219.015, subdivision 2.

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

Frederick introduced:

H. F. No. 1709, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the Greater Minnesota Housing Infrastructure program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 1710, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for construction materials for certain projects in the city of Fairmont.

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

Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 1711, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for street projects in the city of Mapleton; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 1712, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing a grant to the city of Northrop; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

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Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 1713, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating the tax-stressed cities demolition grant program; creating an account in the special revenue fund; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

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

Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 1714, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for street reconstruction 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.

Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 1715, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing a grant to the city of Northrop; appropriating money.

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

Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 1716, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for public infrastructure projects in the city of Good Thunder; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 1717, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for the Fairmont Opera House.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1718, A bill for an act relating to taxation; estate; removing obsolete provisions and providing portability of the estate tax exclusion; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 289A.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 289A.12, by adding a subdivision; 291.016, subdivision 3; 291.03, subdivision 1.

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

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Frazier and Bakeberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1719, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing students to complete state assessments remotely; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.30, subdivision 11, by adding subdivisions.

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

Freiberg, Reyer and Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 1720, A bill for an act relating to health care; regulating prepayments for certain dental services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 150A.11, by adding a subdivision.

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

Freiberg and Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 1721, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for the organization Sweet Potato Comfort Pie.

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

Davids and Hicks introduced:

H. F. No. 1722, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating a segment of U.S. Highway 63 as "Officer Jason B. Meyer Memorial Highway"; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Zeleznikar introduced:

H. F. No. 1723, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying unclassified service and appointment provisions for St. Louis County; removing obsolete county appropriation for historical work in St. Louis County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 383C.035; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 383C.07; 383C.74, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4.

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

Gillman and McDonald introduced:

H. F. No. 1724, A bill for an act relating to health care; establishing direct primary care service agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62A.01, by adding a subdivision; 62A.011, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

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Frederick, Olson and Schwartz introduced:

H. F. No. 1725, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new Bureau of Criminal Apprehension regional office and laboratory facility; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Frederick, Olson and Schwartz introduced:

H. F. No. 1726, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a recycling, reuse, and waste recovery facility in Blue Earth 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.

Engen and Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 1727, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying requirements relating to the provision of cause of death information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.221, by adding a subdivision.

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

Engen and Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 1728, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission to maintain a publicly searchable database; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, 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.

Warwas, Skraba and Kozlowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1729, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land.

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

Altendorf introduced:

H. F. No. 1730, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for drinking water system improvements in the city of Red Wing; 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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Engen introduced:

H. F. No. 1731, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; authorizing local governmental units to opt out of the Metropolitan Council regulatory jurisdiction; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Perryman introduced:

H. F. No. 1732, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a community center in the city of St. Joseph; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Myers introduced:

H. F. No. 1733, A bill for an act relating to environment; eliminating requirement for residents who do not recycle organics to pay for providing organics recycling services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115A.93, subdivision 3.

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

West introduced:

H. F. No. 1734, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying cannabis license application requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.14, subdivision 1.

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

West and Stephenson introduced:

H. F. No. 1735, A bill for an act relating to cannabis; authorizing certain liquor wholesalers to purchase and sell lower-potency hemp edibles; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 342.

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

Clardy introduced:

H. F. No. 1736, A bill for an act relating to early education; establishing early childhood literacy pilot programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.162.

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

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West introduced:

H. F. No. 1737, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; amending a previous appropriation for improvements along marked Trunk Highway 65 in Anoka County; amending Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 2, section 2, subdivision 4, as amended.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. No. 1738, A bill for an act relating to energy; repealing the renewable development account; making conforming changes in associated statutes; sunsetting a utility's solar production incentive program; establishing accounts; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116C.7792; 116J.55, subdivision 5; 216B.1645, subdivision 1; 216C.377, subdivision 3; 216C.417, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116C.779, subdivisions 1, 2; 116C.7791; 216C.41.

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

Noor, Hussein and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. No. 1739, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for workforce innovation and job placement programs for individuals in recovery.

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

Nadeau, Norris and Carroll introduced:

H. F. No. 1740, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for community cable television programming.

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

Kraft introduced:

H. F. No. 1741, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing the city of St. Louis Park to issue a food hall license.

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

Pérez-Vega and Hussein introduced:

H. F. No. 1742, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a direct support professional certification pilot project; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

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Van Binsbergen introduced:

H. F. No. 1743, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to water and sewer infrastructure and street reconstruction in the city of Lake Lillian; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The following message was received from the Senate:

Madam Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following Senate Files, herewith transmitted:

S. F. Nos. 571, 1075 and 1552.

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 571, A bill for an act relating to trusts; modifying various provisions of the Uniform Trust Code, Powers of Appointment, and the Uniform Probate Code; making technical, clarifying, and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 501A.01; 501C.0301; 501C.0302; 501C.0407; 501C.0411; 501C.0414; 501C.0602; 501C.0605; 501C.0701; 501C.0808, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, by adding a subdivision; 501C.1013, subdivision 4; 501C.1014, by adding a subdivision; 501C.1105, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 502.851, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 15, 16; 524.2-114; 524.2-804, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time.

Scott moved that S. F. No. 571 and H. F. No. 360, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 1075, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying requirements for the exception to window glazing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.71, subdivision 4a.

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

S. F. No. 1552, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying financial reporting requirements for grain buyers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 223.17, subdivision 6.

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

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REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

Niska from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rules 1.21 and 3.33, designated the following bill to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Monday, March 3, 2025 and established a prefiling requirement for amendments offered to the following bill:

H. F. No. 12.

CALENDAR FOR THE DAY

H. F. No. 289 was reported to the House.

Klevorn moved to amend H. F. No. 289, the first engrossment, as follows:

Page 2, after line 25, insert:

"Subd. 5. Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2030."

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

H. F. No. 289, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the SAVI program for state agencies to encourage innovation and cost savings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16A.28, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.

The bill was read for the third time, as amended, and placed upon its final passage.

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 133 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were: