STATE
OF MINNESOTA
Journal of the House
NINETY-FOURTH
SESSION - 2025
_____________________
EIGHTH
LEGISLATIVE DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Monday, March 3, 2025
The House of Representatives convened at
3:30 p.m. and was called to order by Lisa Demuth, Speaker of the House.
Prayer was offered by Sharon Day,
Executive Director, Indigenous Peoples Task Force, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The members of the House gave the pledge
of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was called and the following
members were present:
Acomb
Agbaje
Allen
Altendorf
Anderson, P. E.
Anderson, P. H.
Backer
Bahner
Bakeberg
Baker
Bennett
Berg
Bierman
Bliss
Burkel
Carroll
Cha
Clardy
Coulter
Curran
Davids
Davis
Dippel
Dotseth
Duran
Elkins
Engen
Falconer
Feist
Finke
Fischer
Fogelman
Franson
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Gander
Gillman
Gomez
Gordon
Greene
Greenman
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Harder
Heintzeman
Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Her
Hicks
Hill
Hollins
Hortman
Howard
Hudson
Huot
Hussein
Igo
Jacob
Johnson, P.
Johnson, W.
Jones
Jordan
Joy
Keeler
Klevorn
Knudsen
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kozlowski
Koznick
Kraft
Kresha
Lawrence
Lee, F.
Lee, K.
Liebling
Lillie
Long
Mahamoud
McDonald
Mekeland
Moller
Momanyi-Hiltsley
Mueller
Murphy
Myers
Nadeau
Nash
Nelson
Niska
Noor
Norris
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson
Pérez-Vega
Perryman
Pinto
Pursell
Quam
Rarick
Rehm
Rehrauer
Repinski
Reyer
Roach
Robbins
Rymer
Schomacker
Schultz
Schwartz
Scott
Sencer-Mura
Sexton
Skraba
Smith
Stephenson
Stier
Swedzinski
Tabke
Torkelson
Van Binsbergen
Vang
Virnig
Warwas
West
Wiener
Witte
Wolgamott
Xiong
Youakim
Zeleznikar
Spk. Demuth
A quorum was present.
Pursuant to Rule 10.05, relating to Remote
House Operations, the DFL Caucus Leader permitted the following members to vote
via remote means: Hussein and
Momanyi-Hiltsley.
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 CHIEF CLERK
S. F. No. 571 and
H. F. No. 360, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for
comparison, were examined and found to be identical.
Scott moved that
S. F. No. 571 be substituted for H. F. No. 360
and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND
DIVISIONS
Scott from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing an Office of Inspector General; providing powers and duties; providing enhanced grant oversight; prohibiting retaliation; transferring or repealing existing executive Offices of Inspector General; providing detection and prevention of fraud; making conforming changes; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.855, subdivision 3; 3.97, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 3.971, subdivisions 1, 9; 16B.97, subdivisions 2, 4; 16B.98, subdivisions 4, 8, 14; 16B.991, subdivision 1; 142B.53; 245A.24; 268.19, subdivision 1; 268B.30; 609.456, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 15; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.321, subdivision 12; 127A.21.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 2, delete lines 26 to 32 and insert:
"Subd. 3. Fraud. "Fraud" means an intentional or deceptive act, or failure to act, to gain an unlawful benefit."
Page 3, after line 4, insert:
"Subd. 6. Misuse. "Misuse" means the improper use of authority or position for personal gain or to cause harm to others, including the improper use of public resources or programs contrary to their intended purpose."
Page 3, after line 5, insert:
"Subd. 8. Personal gain. "Personal gain" means a benefit to a person; a person's spouse, parent, child, or other legal dependent; or an in-law of the person or the person's child."
Renumber the subdivisions in sequence
Page 3, line 7, before "funded" insert "fully or partially"
Page 3, line 22, delete "in the unclassified service"
Page 4, line 3, delete "disclosure" and insert "interest"
"(d) The inspector general, deputy inspector general, and their administrative support specialists serve in the unclassified service. All other employees of the office serve in the classified service."
Page 4, line 26, before "embed" insert "physically"
Page 5, line 12, after "exercise" insert "the powers under section 3.993 and"
Page 5, delete lines 21 to 29
Page 5, line 31, delete "clauses (1) and (2)" and insert "section 3.997"
Page 5, line 32, before the semicolon, insert "for purposes of an investigation"
Page 6, delete lines 18 to 19
Renumber the clauses in sequence
Page 6, line 23, before "embedded" insert "physically"
Page 7, line 23, delete "13.39" and insert "13.392"
Page 8, line 3, before "fraud" insert "suspected"
Page 8, delete section 13 and insert:
"Sec. 13. [3.997]
DUTY TO AID INSPECTOR GENERAL; PENALTIES.
Subdivision 1. Duty
to aid. All public officials
and their deputies and employees, and all corporations, firms, and individuals
having business involving the receipt, disbursement, or custody of public funds
must at all times:
(1) afford reasonable
facilities for examination by the inspector general;
(2) provide returns and
reports required by the inspector general;
(3) attend and answer
under oath the inspector general's lawful inquiries;
(4) produce and exhibit
all books, accounts, documents, data of any classification, and property that
the inspector general requests to inspect; and
(5) in all things
cooperate with the inspector general.
Subd. 2. Penalties. (a) If a person refuses or neglects to
obey any lawful direction of the inspector general or withholds any
information, data, book, record, paper, or other document called for by the
inspector general for the purpose of examination, after having been lawfully
required by order or subpoena, upon application by the inspector general, a
judge of the district court in the county where the order or subpoena was made
returnable must compel obedience or punish disobedience as for contempt, as in
the case of a similar order or subpoena issued by the court.
(b) A person who swears falsely to the inspector general concerning any matter stated under oath is guilty of a gross misdemeanor."
Page 8, line 9, before "When" insert "(a)"
"(b) By December 1,
2026, and by each December 1 thereafter, the inspector general must submit a
report to the Legislative Audit Commission summarizing its activities for the
past calendar year. The report must
include but is not limited to:
(1) summary data, as
defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19, for all reports or tips received,
disaggregated by type of allegation, agency or program at issue, and
disposition;
(2) the number of
investigations conducted during the past calendar year; and
(3) for all investigations closed during the past calendar year, a list of the state agencies and programs investigated and summary information regarding each investigation's findings, actions taken by the inspector general as a result of those findings, and known outcomes."
Page 13, line 28, reinstate the stricken language and delete the new language
Page 13, line 29, before the period, insert ", and the Office of the Inspector General for the purposes of an investigation conducted under section 3.991"
Page 14, line 25, reinstate the stricken language and delete both commas
Page 14, line 26, reinstate the stricken language
Page 15, line 27, strike "and"
Page 15, line 29, strike the period and insert "; and"
Page 15, after line 29, insert:
"(20) the Office of the Inspector General for the purposes of an investigation conducted under section 3.991."
Page 17, line 1, reinstate the stricken language and delete both commas
Page 17, line 2, reinstate the stricken language
Page 17, line 11, strike "and"
Page 17, line 13, strike the period and insert "; and"
Page 17, after line 13, insert:
"(16) the Office of the Inspector General for the purposes of an investigation conducted under section 3.991."
Page 17, line 24, delete the second "Duties" and insert "Except as provided in subdivision 3, duties"
Page 18, after line 2, insert:
"Subd. 3. Exceptions. (a) Positions in the following
divisions and teams in the Department of Human Services do not transfer to the
Office of the Inspector General:
(1) the background
studies division;
(2) the
licensing division;
(3) the enterprise
operations and policy division;
(4) the background
studies legal team;
(5) the licensing legal
team;
(6) the Medicaid program
integrity team within program integrity oversight division; and
(7) the Medicaid provider
audits and investigations team within program integrity oversight division.
(b) No employees or
positions in the Department of Corrections are transferred under this section.
(c) No employees or positions in the student maltreatment program of the Department of Education or other Department of Education employees or positions dedicated to student maltreatment investigations under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260E, are transferred under this section."
Renumber the sections in sequence
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 5, after the first semicolon, insert "providing penalties;"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Davids from the Committee on Taxes to which was referred:
H. F. No. 5, A bill for an act relating to government finance; modifying imposition and allocation of certain taxes; requiring certain tax analysis; requiring transportation funding impacts analysis; repealing retail delivery fee; providing an unlimited Social Security subtraction; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 174.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 270C.15; 290.0132, subdivision 26; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2; 297A.94; 297A.9915, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 168E.01; 168E.03; 168E.05; 168E.07; 168E.09.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, delete section 1 and insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.013, subdivision 1m, is amended to read:
Subd. 1m. Electric
vehicle. (a) In addition to
the tax under subdivision 1a, a surcharge of $75 $150 is imposed
for an all-electric vehicle, as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 1a.
(b) Notwithstanding
subdivision 8, revenue from the fee imposed under this subdivision must be
deposited as follows:
(1) 50 percent in the
highway user tax distribution fund; and
(2) 50
percent in the transportation advancement account under section 174.49.
EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph
(a) is effective the day following final enactment and applies to taxes payable
for a registration period starting on or after July 1, 2025. Paragraph (b) is effective August 1, 2025.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.1287, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Issuance of plates. The commissioner must issue blackout special license plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:
(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, noncommercial one-ton pickup truck, motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;
(2) pays an additional fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision 5;
(3) pays the registration tax as required under section 168.013;
(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
(5) contributes a minimum of
$30 annually to the driver and vehicle services operating account; and
(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and licensing of drivers.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective July 1, 2025.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.1287, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Contributions;
account allocation. Contributions
collected under subdivision 1, clause (5), must be deposited in the driver
and vehicle services operating account under section 299A.705 transportation
advancement account under section 174.49.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective July 1, 2025.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.49, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Transportation
advancement account. A
transportation advancement account is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds under sections 168E.09,
subdivision 2 168.013, subdivision 1m, 168.1287, and 297A.94,
and as provided by law, and any other money donated, allotted,
transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025."
Page 1, line 21, delete "28" and insert "26"
Page 2, line 1, delete "34" and insert "35"
Page 2, line 3, delete "15" and insert "16"
Page 2, line 21, reinstate
the stricken "(a)"
Page 3, after line 25, insert:
"(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "Social Security benefits" has the meaning given in section 86(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code."
Page 9, after line 8, insert:
"Sec. 11. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 11, is amended to read:
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Subd. 2. Transit
System Operations |
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32,654,000 |
This appropriation is for transit system operations under Minnesota Statutes, sections 473.371 to 473.449.
$40,000,000 $23,000,000
in fiscal year 2024 is for a grant to Hennepin County for the Blue Line light
rail transit extension project, including but not limited to predesign, design,
engineering, environmental analysis and mitigation, right-of-way acquisition,
construction, and acquisition of rolling stock.
Of this amount, $30,000,000 $13,000,000 is available only
upon entering a full funding grant agreement with the Federal Transit
Administration by June 30, 2027. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2030.
$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for highway bus rapid transit project development in the marked U.S. Highway 169 and marked Trunk Highway 55 corridors, including but not limited to feasibility study, predesign, design, engineering, environmental analysis and remediation, and right-of-way acquisition.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective the day following final enactment.
Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 20, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 1, section 13, is amended to read:
Sec. 20. TRANSFERS.
(a) $152,650,000 in fiscal year 2024 is transferred from the general fund to the trunk highway fund for the state match for highway formula and discretionary grants under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58, and for related state investments.
(b) $19,500,000 in fiscal
year 2024 and $19,215,000 in fiscal year 2025 are transferred from the general
fund to the active transportation account under Minnesota Statutes, section
174.38. The base for this transfer is
$8,155,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $8,284,000 in fiscal year 2027.
(c) By June 30, 2023, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer any remaining unappropriated balance, estimated to be $232,000, from the driver services operating account in the special revenue fund to the driver and vehicle services operating account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
(d) By June 30, 2023, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer any remaining unappropriated balance, estimated to be $13,454,000, from the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund to the driver and vehicle services operating account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."
Page 10, after line 24, insert:
"Sec. 15. TRANSFERS;
TRANSPORTATION ADVANCEMENT ACCOUNT.
The commissioner of
transportation must transfer $13,155,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $20,284,000 in
fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the transportation advancement
account under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.49. The base for this transfer is $8,284,000 in
each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective July 1, 2025.
Sec. 16. APPROPRIATIONS
GIVEN EFFECT ONCE.
If an appropriation or
transfer in this act is enacted more than once during the 2025 regular
legislative session, the appropriation or transfer must be given effect once.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."
Renumber the sections in sequence
Correct the title numbers accordingly
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 5, after the first semicolon insert "modifying previous appropriation and transfer;" and after "reports;" insert "transferring money;"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Baker from the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 8, A bill for an act relating to environment; improving efficiency of Wetland Conservation Act determinations; modifying permitting efficiency reporting requirements; improving the efficiency of the environmental and resource management permit application process; requiring the Pollution Control Agency to issue separate permits for the construction and operation of certain facilities; modifying the expedited permitting process of the Pollution Control Agency; requiring petitioners for environmental assessment worksheets to reside in the affected or adjoining counties; eliminating scoping environmental assessment worksheet requirements for projects requiring an environmental impact statement; clarifying local review; requiring modification of the state implementation plan; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 15.99, subdivision 3; 116.03, subdivision 2b; 116.07, subdivisions 4a, 4d; 116D.04, subdivisions 2a, 2b; 116J.035, by adding a subdivision.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 17, after line 5, insert:
"Sec. 11. APPROPRIATION.
$325,000
in fiscal year 2026 and $325,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for an
ombudsman for business permitting under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.035,
subdivision 9."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The
report was adopted.
Davids from the Committee on Taxes to which was referred:
H. F. No. 9, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard; delaying the requirement for electric utilities to meet the renewable energy, solar, or carbon-free standard under certain conditions; prohibiting the demolition of fossil‑fuel‑powered electric generating plants under certain conditions; declaring as state policy support for the deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; abolishing prohibition on issuing certificate of need for new nuclear power plant; expanding the sales tax exemption for residential heating fuels and electricity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 216B.1691, subdivisions 1, 2b; 216B.243, subdivision 3b; 297A.67, subdivision 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216B; 216H.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The
report was adopted.
Novotny from the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 13, A bill for an act relating to public safety; eliminating the duty to retreat before using reasonable force in defense of self or others; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.06, subdivision 1.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Bennett from the Committee on Education Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 15, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring student and staff safety measures to be included in each school district's long-term facilities maintenance school facility plan; increasing safe schools funding; creating school security systems grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.595, subdivision 4.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, delete lines 18 and 19 and insert:
"(b) The facilities plan for a school that receives a Safe Haven In Every Local District (SHIELD) grant must include a safe schools plan for each school site where improvements funded by the grant are made identifying the physical modifications to improve student and staff safety at the school site. A school district that does not receive a Safe Haven In Every Local District grant may include a safe schools plan as part of its long-term facilities maintenance plan."
Page 1, line 2, delete "requiring" and insert "allowing"
Page 1, line 4, delete "increasing safe schools funding;" and after the semicolon, insert "requiring a report;"
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.
Bennett from the Committee on Education Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 22, A bill for an act relating to families; creating a parent's bill of rights; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, line 19, delete "direct the education of the minor child, whether it be" and insert "exercise freedom of choice in the minor child's education in accordance with compulsory instruction requirements in section 120A.22 and choose"
Page 2, line 1, delete the first comma and insert "and" and delete ", and oversee the privacy of"
Page 3, delete lines 1 to 3
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Scott from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:
H. F. No. 25, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a program to provide grants to women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes; reducing appropriations; appropriating money; amending Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 3, line 29, before "The" insert "(a)"
Page 3, after line 33, insert:
"(b) Any data on individuals receiving services from a women's pregnancy center or maternity home that are collected by the commissioner under paragraph (a) are classified as private data on individuals, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The
report was adopted.
H. F. No. 28, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for data center energy generation redundancy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116D.04, subdivision 4a; 216B.02, by adding subdivisions; 216B.243, subdivision 8; 216I.02, by adding a subdivision; 216I.07, subdivision 2; 216I.08, subdivision 2.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, delete lines 12 to 21 and insert:
"(b) Upon adoption by the responsible governmental unit of the environmental document and plan for mitigation under an alternative urban areawide review process, and notwithstanding any additional environmental review that may otherwise be required for a phased action, connected action, or project component that was not evaluated in the alternative urban areawide review process, environmental review is complete and the prerequisites under subdivision 2b are satisfied with regards to anticipated development projects within the established boundaries of the geographic area to which the alternative urban areawide review applies."
Page 3, line 25, delete everything after the comma and insert "part 7007.0250."
Page 3, delete line 26
Page 4, line 26, delete "the day following"
Page 4, line 27, delete "final enactment" and insert "July 1, 2025,"
Page 5, delete section 7
Correct the title numbers accordingly
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Quam from the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations to which was referred:
H. F. No. 124, A bill for an act relating to public safety; allowing for the acceptance of certain gifts related to a line of duty death of a public safety officer; authorizing local government expenditure for public safety officer killed in the line of duty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.198; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Backer from the Committee on Health Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 129, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring director of child sex trafficking prevention to submit a program evaluation each odd-numbered year to the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145.4718.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
H. F. No. 367, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing an action for damages for highway obstruction; imposing civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.
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.
Koznick from the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 376, A bill for an act relating to environment; repealing clean car rules; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 7023.0150; 7023.0200; 7023.0250; 7023.0300.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Nash from the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 412, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring members of the legislative committees on education policy and education finance to observe a teacher or administrator each year; requiring the house of representatives and senate to adopt rules; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Schomacker from the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 500, A bill for an act relating to labor; repealing the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.27, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 181.211; 181.212; 181.213; 181.214; 181.215; 181.216; 181.217.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.213, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Investigation
of market conditions. (a) The board
must investigate market conditions and the existing wages, benefits, and
working conditions of nursing home workers for specific geographic areas of the
state and specific nursing home occupations.
Based on this information, the board must seek to adopt minimum nursing
home employment standards that meet or exceed existing industry conditions for
a majority of nursing home workers in the relevant geographic area and nursing
home occupation. Except for standards
exceeding the threshold determined in paragraph (d), initial employment
standards established by the board are effective beginning January 1,
2025, and shall remain in effect until any subsequent standards are adopted by
rules.
(1) wage rate and benefit data collected by or submitted to the board for nursing home workers in the relevant geographic area and nursing home occupations;
(2) statements showing wage rates and benefits paid to nursing home workers in the relevant geographic area and nursing home occupations;
(3) signed collective bargaining agreements applicable to nursing home workers in the relevant geographic area and nursing home occupations;
(4) testimony and information from current and former nursing home workers, worker organizations, nursing home employers, and employer organizations;
(5) local minimum nursing home employment standards;
(6) information submitted by or obtained from state and local government entities; and
(7) any other information pertinent to establishing minimum nursing home employment standards.
(c) In considering wage and benefit
increases, the board must determine the impact of nursing home operating
payment rates determined pursuant to section 256R.21, subdivision 3, and the
employee benefits portion of the external fixed costs payment rate determined
pursuant to section 256R.25. If the
board, in consultation with the commissioner of human services, determines the
operating payment rate and employee benefits portion of the external fixed
costs payment rate will increase to comply with the new employment standards,
the board shall report to the legislature the increase in funding needed to
increase payment rates to comply with the new employment standards and must
make implementation of any new nursing home employment standards contingent
upon an appropriation, as determined by sections 256R.21 and 256R.25, to fund
the rate increase necessary to comply with the new employment standards.
(d) In evaluating the
impact of the employment standards on payment rates determined by sections
256R.21 and 256R.25, the board, in consultation with the commissioner of human
services, must consider the following:
(1) the statewide average
wage rates for employees pursuant to section 256R.10, subdivision 5, and
benefit rates pursuant to section 256R.02, subdivisions 18 and 22, as
determined by the annual Medicaid cost report used to determine the operating
payment rate and the employee benefits portion of the external fixed costs
payment rate for the first day of the calendar year immediately following the
date the board has established minimum wage and benefit levels;
(2) compare the results
of clause (1) to the operating payment rate and employee benefits portion of
the external fixed costs payment rate increase for the first day of the second
calendar year after the adoption of any nursing home employment standards included in the most recent budget and economic
forecast completed under section 16A.103; and
(3) if the established
nursing home employment standards result in an increase in costs that exceed
the operating payment rate and external fixed costs payment rate increase
included in the most recent budget and economic forecast completed under
section 16A.103, effective on the proposed implementation date of the new
nursing home employment standards, the board must determine if the rates will
need to be increased to meet the new employment standards and the standards
must not be effective until an appropriation sufficient to cover the rate
increase and federal approval of the rate increase is obtained.
(e) The budget and
economic forecasts completed under section 16A.103 shall not assume an increase
in payment rates determined under chapter 256R resulting from the new
employment standards until the board certifies the rates will need to be
increased and the legislature appropriates funding for the increase in payment
rates.
(d) No
standard, including Minnesota Rules, parts 5200.2060, 5200.2070, 5200.2080, and
5200.2090, shall take effect unless the cost of the standard to each nursing
facility reimbursed under chapter 256R is estimated and paid for as described
in paragraph (e).
(e) When determining the
cost estimates and the required new appropriation for any standard approved by
the board, the commissioner of human services must:
(1) estimate each
facility's rate impact in relation to the new standard. The estimate must be facility-specific and
based on information provided to the commissioner in a form and manner
determined by the commissioner about current wage rates at each facility;
(2) when determining the
total and facility-specific costs to meet the standard, include:
(i) the increased costs
to wages;
(ii) the employer's share
of FICA taxes, Medicare taxes, state and federal unemployment taxes, workers' compensation, pensions, and contributions to
employee retirement accounts cost increases attributable to a standard; and
(iii) the indirect costs,
as defined by the board, resulting from the implementation of a standard; and
(3) adjust nursing
facility rates by the amounts determined in clause (2), items (i) to (iii), on
the first day of the previous month before the implementation date of a
standard.
(f) Payments to
facilities under this section shall be included in the external fixed costs
payment rate under section 256R.25.
(g) If the legislature does not approve an appropriation under this section, the new standard approved by the board does not take effect."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to labor; modifying wage and benefit increases recommended by the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.213, subdivision 2."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Nash from the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 550, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 3; by adding an article XV; establishing a Bipartisan Redistricting Commission; establishing principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 2.93, subdivisions 1, 2; 10A.01, subdivision 35; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 2.
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.
H. F. No. 601, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for depredation compensation payments.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The
report was adopted.
Igo from the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 688, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying service dog provisions in housing accommodations for persons with disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256C.025, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Nash from the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 796, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring members of public safety policy and finance committees to participate in ride alongs with law enforcement or fire departments; requiring adoption of legislative rules; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 1, after line 10, insert:
"(b) A member of the house of representatives must report to the speaker of the house, and a member of the senate must report to the senate majority leader, the following information for each ride along: (1) the date and time; and (2) the name and department of each law enforcement officer or firefighter with whom the member rode along. The Legislative Reference Library must publish each member report on its website."
Page 1, line 11, delete "(b)" and insert "(c)"
Amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 3, after the semicolon insert "requiring reports;"
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.
H. F. No. 924, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing certain retired peace officers to possess firearms in the Capitol complex; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.66, subdivision 1g.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Quam from the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations to which was referred:
H. F. No. 931, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing requirements related to certain mailings containing an absentee ballot application or sample ballot sent by or on behalf of a committee or other private organization; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211B.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Heintzeman from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 944, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying trespass law to allow purple markings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97B.001, subdivisions 4, 5, by adding a subdivision.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Page 2, line 16, after "(2)" insert "posting signs that meet the requirements under clause (1), items (i) to (iii), once each year at access roads and trails at the point of entrance to the area to which the person wants to prohibit entrance, and"
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Backer from the Committee on Health Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 958, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing medical assistance coverage of psychiatric Collaborative Care Model; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0671, by adding a subdivision.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. [256B.077]
PSYCHIATRIC COLLABORATIVE CARE MODEL.
Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section,
the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Behavioral
health care manager" means an individual who:
(1) is clinical staff;
(2) has
formal education or specialized training in behavioral health;
(3) works under the
oversight and direction of a treating medical provider;
(4) meets the
qualifications for a mental health professional, mental health practitioner, or
clinical trainee set forth in section 245I.04; and
(5) is directly employed
by or working under contract for the treating medical provider.
Behavioral health care manager includes a
licensed addiction counselor or registered nurse with training and experience
in behavioral health when treating a substance use disorder.
(c) "Eligible
individual" means an individual diagnosed with a mental illness, substance
use disorder, or other behavioral health condition by a treating medical
provider.
(d) "Initial
psychiatric collaborative care management" means psychiatric collaborative
care management directed by the treating medical provider, including the
following with appropriate documentation:
(1) outreach and
engagement;
(2) initial assessment;
(3) development of an
individualized treatment plan;
(4) review of a treatment
plan by a psychiatric consultant;
(5) entry into the
patient registry; and
(6) brief interventions
using evidence-based techniques.
(e) "Psychiatric
collaborative care model services" means medical services provided under
an evidence-based model of behavioral health integration that utilizes
behavioral health care management and psychiatric consultation provided through
a formal collaborative arrangement among a primary care team consisting of a
primary care provider, a care manager, and a psychiatric consultant. Psychiatric collaborative care model services
include but are not limited to initial and subsequent psychiatric collaborative
care management.
(f) "Psychiatric
consultant" means an individual who:
(1) is qualified as a
licensed physician, psychiatrist, medical professional specializing in
addiction medicine, advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician
assistant;
(2) is directly employed
by or working under contract for the treating medical provider; and
(3) supports the treating
medical provider and behavioral health care manager in the patient's treatment.
(g) "Subsequent
psychiatric collaborative care management" means psychiatric collaborative
care management directed by the treating medical provider, including the
following with appropriate documentation:
(1) tracking individual
follow-up and progress using the registry;
(2) weekly caseload
consultation with the psychiatric consultant;
(3) collaboration and
coordination of the individual's behavioral health care with the treating
medical provider and any other treating behavioral health providers;
(4)
review of progress and recommended treatment modifications, including
medication management;
(5) brief interventions
using evidence-based techniques; and
(6) monitoring of
individual outcomes with (i) routine use of clinically appropriate and
culturally responsive validated rating scales, and (ii) relapse prevention
planning with individuals as they achieve remission of symptoms or other
treatment goals and are prepared for discharge from active treatment.
(h) "Treating
medical provider" means a primary care physician, advanced practice
registered nurse, or physician assistant that bills for psychiatric
collaborative care services and oversees all aspects of the individual's health
care working in collaboration with the individual's behavioral health care
manager and psychiatric consultant.
Subd. 2. Psychiatric
collaborative care model covered. Medical
assistance covers psychiatric collaborative care model services for eligible
individuals.
Subd. 3. Psychiatric
collaborative care provider requirements.
A provider must meet the following conditions to be eligible for
reimbursement under this section:
(1) be an enrolled
provider in the Minnesota Health Care Programs;
(2) attest that care
will be delivered consistent with the core principles and fidelity to the
psychiatric collaborative care model in the manner determined by the
commissioner;
(3) provide a primary
care or behavioral health service covered by medical assistance;
(4) utilize an
electronic health record;
(5) utilize an
electronic patient registry that contains relevant data elements;
(6) have policies and
procedures to track referrals to ensure that the referral meets the
individual's needs;
(7) conduct subsequent
psychiatric collaborative care management;
(8) agree to cooperate
with and participate in the state's monitoring and evaluation of psychiatric
collaborative care model services in the manner determined by the commissioner;
and
(9) obtain the
individual's verbal or written consent to begin receiving psychiatric
collaborative care model services and to consult with relevant specialists in
the manner determined by the commissioner.
Subd. 4. Expressly
allowable sites. Sites
eligible to bill for services provided under this section include but are not
limited to federally qualified health centers and rural health centers.
Subd. 5. Payments. The commissioner must make payments to
the treating medical provider at the current Medicare reimbursement rate.
Subd. 6. Evaluation. (a) The commissioner must identify and
collect data and outcome measures from providers of psychiatric collaborative
care model services.
(b) The commissioner
must review the rates required under subdivision 5 on a regular basis to ensure
adequate sustainability.
(c) The
commissioner's findings under this subdivision may be used to establish
provider standards, modify services and eligibility, or recommend funding for
provider learning communities.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This
section is effective January 1, 2026, or upon federal approval, whichever is
later. The commissioner of human
services shall notify the revisor of statutes when federal approval is
obtained.
Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) $500,000 in fiscal
year 2026 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the ....... fund
to the commissioner of human services for grants that cover start-up and
capacity building costs of implementing a psychiatric collaborative care model
including but not limited to training for providers, establishing a required
patient registry, and enrolling initial patients.
(b) This section expires June 30, 2035."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing medical assistance coverage of psychiatric collaborative care model services; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
The
report was adopted.
Anderson, P. H., from the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 979, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the Board of Animal Health.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The
report was adopted.
Anderson, P. H., from the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1063, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying financial reporting requirements for grain buyers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 223.17, subdivision 6.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
West from the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1247, A bill for an act relating to child care licensing; requiring the commissioner of children, youth, and families to amend rules on teacher's aides.
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 7a. Staff
distribution. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0040, subpart 2, item B, an aide may substitute for
a teacher during morning arrival and afternoon departure times in a licensed
child care center if the total arrival and departure time does not exceed 25
percent of the center's daily hours of operation. In order for an aide to be used in this
capacity, an aide must:
(1) be at least 18 years
of age;
(2) have worked in the
licensed child care center for a minimum of 30 days; and
(3) have completed all
preservice and first-90-days training required for licensing.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to child care; allowing aides to supervise children in child care under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.41, by adding a subdivision."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Quam from the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1253, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying requirements related to the return of absentee ballots on election day; modifying the absentee voting period for certain voters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 203B.06, subdivision 3; 203B.08, subdivision 1; 203B.081, subdivisions 1, 4; 203B.21, subdivision 2; 204B.13, subdivision 8; 204B.35, subdivision 4; 204B.45, subdivision 2; 204C.28, by adding a subdivision; 204D.09, subdivision 2; 204D.16.
Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
Quam from the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1329, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; modifying governance of the Metropolitan Council; eliminating the Transportation Advisory Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.8841, subdivision 9; 473.123; 473.146, subdivisions 3, 4; repealing Laws 1994, chapter 628, article 1, section 8.
Reported the same back with the following amendments:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.123, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a. Terms. Following each apportionment of council
districts, as provided under subdivision 3a, council members must be appointed
from newly drawn districts as provided in subdivision 3a. Each council member, other than the chair,
must reside in the council district represented. Each council district must be represented by
one member of the council. The terms of
members end with the term of the governor are staggered as follows: members representing an odd-numbered district
have terms ending the first Monday in January of the year ending in the numeral
"5" and members representing an even-numbered district have terms
ending the first Monday in January in the year ending in the numeral "7."
Thereafter, the term of each member is
four years, with terms ending the first Monday in January, except that all
terms expire on the effective date of the next apportionment. A member serves at the pleasure of the
governor. A member shall continue to
serve the member's district until a successor is appointed and qualified;
except that, following each apportionment, the member shall continue to serve
at large until the governor appoints 16 council members, one from each of the
newly drawn council districts as provided under subdivision 3a, to serve terms
as provided under this section. The
appointment to the council must be made by the first Monday in March of the
year in which the term ends.
EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION; TRANSITION. (a) This section is effective for
appointments made on or after January 1, 2026, and applies in the counties of
Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
(b) Each member serving on
the Metropolitan Council on the effective date of this section shall continue
to serve until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.123, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Membership;
appointment; qualifications. (a)
Sixteen members must be appointed by the governor from districts defined by
this section. Each council member must
reside in the council district represented.
Each council district must be represented by One member of the
council must represent each council district.
(b) In addition to the
notice required by section 15.0597, subdivision 4, notice of vacancies and
expiration of terms must be published in newspapers of general circulation in
the metropolitan area and the appropriate districts. The governing bodies of the statutory and
home rule charter cities, counties, and towns having territory in the district
for which a member is to be appointed must be notified in writing. Within ten days of submitting notice to
the secretary of state as required by section 15.0597, subdivision 4, the
notice must be provided through electronic means to the governing bodies of the
statutory and home rule charter cities, counties, and towns having territory in
the district for which a member is to be appointed. Notices must also be provided to
organizations representing the interests of local governments within the
metropolitan area that have notified the secretary of state that they would
like to receive notice. The notices required
by this section must describe include a description of the
appointments process and a detailed position description that includes the
required skills, expected time commitment, and connection to the district; and
must invite participation and recommendations on the appointment.
(c) The governor shall
create a nominating committee, composed of seven metropolitan citizens
appointed by the governor, to nominate persons for appointment to the
council from districts. Three of the
committee members must be local elected officials. The governor must appoint three members. The Association of Metropolitan
Municipalities must appoint five members to represent cities. The Association of Minnesota Counties must
appoint seven members to represent counties and each member must be from each
county represented by the Metropolitan Council.
(d) The nominating
committee must actively seek out and encourage qualified individuals to apply
for a council member position. The
nominating committee shall seek input from:
(1) the governing bodies
of the statutory and home rule charter cities, counties, and towns having
territory in the district for which a member is to be appointed; and
(2)
organizations representing the interests of local governments within the
metropolitan area.
(e) Following the
submission of applications as provided under section 15.0597, subdivision 5,
the nominating committee shall conduct public meetings, after appropriate
notice, to accept statements from or on behalf of persons who have applied or
been nominated for appointment and to allow consultation with and secure the
advice of the public and local elected officials. The committee shall hold the meeting on each
appointment in the district or in a reasonably convenient and accessible
location in the part of the metropolitan area in which the district is located. The committee may consolidate meetings. Following the meetings, the committee shall
submit to the governor a list of nominees up to three finalists
for each appointment. The nominating
committee shall publish and provide notice of the names and qualifications of
each of the finalists in the same manner in which the notice of vacancy was
published and provided. The governor
must not make an appointment until at least 14 calendar days after the names of
the finalists have been published and after the nominating committee has
provided an opportunity for public comment.
The governor is not required to appoint from the list but must
consult with the nominating committee before appointing a member not included
in the nominating committee's list of three finalists. If the governor rejects the nominating
committee's three finalists, the governor must, in writing, provide a detailed
explanation of the reasons for the rejection.
(d) (f) Before
making an appointment, the governor shall consult with all members of the
legislature from the council district for which the member is to be appointed.
(e) (g)
Appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent of the senate
as provided in section 15.066.
(f) (h)
Members of the council must be appointed to reflect fairly the various
demographic, political, and other interests in the metropolitan area and each
of the districts.
(g) (i) Members
of the council must be persons knowledgeable about urban and metropolitan
affairs. Members must have relevant
experience in areas including but not limited to local government,
transportation, housing, environment, and regional development. Members appointed to the council must be able
to meet time commitments required by the position including attending council
meetings, attending community meetings, and completing other job duties.
(h) (j) Any
vacancy in the office of a council member shall immediately be filled for the
unexpired term. In filling a vacancy,
the governor may forgo the requirements of paragraph (c) if the governor has
made appointments in full compliance with the requirements of this subdivision
within the preceding 12 months.
EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective for appointments made on or after January 1, 2026, and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington."
Delete the title and insert:
"A bill for an act relating to Metropolitan Council; modifying appointment process and member qualifications for the Metropolitan Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.123, subdivisions 2a, 3."
With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.
The
report was adopted.
West from the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy to which was referred:
H. F. No. 1346, A bill for an act relating to maltreatment; modifying training requirements for mandatory reporters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260E.065.
The
report was adopted.
SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS
H. F. Nos. 13, 28, 124,
129, 924, 931, 944, 1063, 1247, 1253 and 1329 were read for the second time.
SECOND READING
OF SENATE BILLS
S. F. No. 571 was read for
the second time.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The
following House Files were introduced:
Stier, Novotny, Joy, Repinski, Duran and Witte introduced:
H. F. No. 1744, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing expanded use of tracking devices for fleeing motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626A.35, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Burkel introduced:
H. F. No. 1745, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring a report; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.
Lillie introduced:
H. F. No. 1746, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; authorizing special rules for the city of Oakdale.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Fogelman introduced:
H. F. No. 1747, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the Jackson Area Recreation Center in the city of Jackson; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
H. F. No. 1748, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a water treatment facility in the city of Monticello; 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., introduced:
H. F. No. 1749, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for research and development of green ammonia power generation technology.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Energy Finance and Policy.
Coulter; Freiberg; Greenman; Virnig; Lee, K., and Kraft introduced:
H. F. No. 1750, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; establishing the Minnesota Civic Fund program; repealing the political contribution refund program; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.01, subdivision 11; 10A.02, subdivision 13; 10A.15, subdivision 1; 10A.20, subdivision 3; 10A.322, subdivision 4; 10A.34, subdivision 4; 289A.37, subdivision 2; 289A.50, subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivision 6; 290.06, subdivision 23; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.322, subdivision 4; 13.4967, subdivision 2; 290.06, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations.
Hanson, J.; Coulter; Wolgamott; Klevorn; Noor and Frazier introduced:
H. F. No. 1751, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to provide hospital, medical, and dental benefits coverage to part-time or adjunct faculty; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.
Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Zeleznikar, Backer, Bierman and Mahamoud introduced:
H. F. No. 1752, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; amending licensure requirements for dental hygienists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 150A.06, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
Nash introduced:
H. F. No. 1753, A bill for an act relating to tobacco products; permitting the sale of premium cigars from a movable place of business in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 461.21.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1754, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring a reduction in appropriations for positions that have been unfilled for at least 12 months.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy.
Freiberg introduced:
H. F. No. 1755, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying authority and requirements for local sales and use taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.99, subdivision 3a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Norris, Rehrauer, Curran and Freiberg introduced:
H. F. No. 1756, A bill for an act relating to taxes; property taxes; modifying the market value exclusion for veterans with a disability; increasing the exclusion amounts annually with inflation; modifying the benefit for surviving spouses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 273.13, subdivision 34.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Her; Smith; Hill; Agbaje; Mahamoud; Hicks; Cha; Vang; Curran; Jones; Greene; Momanyi-Hiltsley; Berg; Moller; Pinto; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Fischer; Lee, K.; Hussein and Reyer introduced:
H. F. No. 1757, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring lost and stolen firearms to be reported promptly to law enforcement; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Kotyza-Witthuhn, Engen and Long introduced:
H. F. No. 1758, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health plans to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services; requiring medical assistance and MinnesotaCare to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13, by adding a subdivision; 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.
Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:
H. F. No. 1759, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring exception to age and size limitations for customized living and 24-hour customized living services for certain settings.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1760, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for certain electric meters and software used in the Rochester Public Utilities Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hussein, Xiong, Her, Cha, Vang and Lee, K., introduced:
H. F. No. 1761, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a Hmong Cultural Center of Minnesota facility in the city of St. Paul.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Long; Howard; Hill; Clardy; Kraft; Huot; Frederick; Norris; Reyer; Carroll; Hicks; Coulter; Tabke; Falconer; Pinto; Rehrauer; Fischer; Smith; Freiberg; Bierman; Stephenson; Youakim; Koegel; Lee, F.; Johnson, P.; Hussein; Hansen, R., and Noor introduced:
H. F. No. 1762, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, by adding a section; providing for equal rights under the law and prohibiting discrimination based on the listed characteristics.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.
Kozlowski; Johnson, P.; Zeleznikar and Skraba introduced:
H. F. No. 1763, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for new aircraft shelters at the Duluth Air National Guard Base.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Berg; Vang; Her; Baker; Lee, F., and Hollins introduced:
H. F. No. 1764, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Coalition of Asian American Leaders.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Clardy, Huot and Reyer introduced:
H. F. No. 1765, A bill for an act relating to health; creating the Minnesota Epilepsy Program; appropriating money; 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.
H. F. No. 1766, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing for a grant for economic and financial literacy education and teacher professional development activities; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Curran and Noor introduced:
H. F. No. 1767, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to develop a proposal to codify integrated community supports; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
Niska and Baker introduced:
H. F. No. 1768, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing additional circumstances under which a covenant not to compete is valid and enforceable; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.988, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Feist and Tabke introduced:
H. F. No. 1769, A bill for an act relating to community supervision; appropriating money for community supervision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.10, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Howard, Dotseth, Myers and Pursell introduced:
H. F. No. 1770, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a cooperative manufactured housing infrastructure grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Pérez-Vega and West introduced:
H. F. No. 1771, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a grant for learning with music; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Van Binsbergen introduced:
H. F. No. 1772, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a process to compensate businesses for loss of business opportunity resulting from sale and closure of a biomass energy plant.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1773, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing a property tax exemption for an electric generation facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Davids introduced:
H. F. No. 1774, A bill for an act relating to transportation; excluding delivery of aggregate materials from the retail delivery fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168E.05, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Pinto introduced:
H. F. No. 1775, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the collection and reporting of specified information on criminal cases and the creation of a public dashboard for this information; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Jones, Jordan, Greenman, Gomez, Mahamoud and Feist introduced:
H. F. No. 1776, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to bring public right-of-way facilities in compliance with ADA requirements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Hollins and Agbaje introduced:
H. F. No. 1777, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for a grant to plan and develop an African-American-focused Homeplace model.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
Johnson, W., introduced:
H. F. No. 1778, A bill for an act relating to veterans affairs; requiring reports on grants issued by the commissioner of veterans affairs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans and Military Affairs Division.
Wolgamott, Cha and Hollins introduced:
H. F. No. 1779, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing an unreduced early retirement annuity for probation agency employees; increasing employee contributions for probation agency employees beginning January 1, 2026; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 352.01, by adding a subdivision; 352.04, subdivision 2; 352.116, by adding a subdivision; 353.01, by adding a subdivision; 353.27, subdivision 2; 353.30, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1780, A bill for an act relating to taxation; payment in lieu of taxation; establishing definitions; establishing payments for other lakeshore land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 477A.11, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 477A.12, subdivision 1; 477A.14, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Tabke introduced:
H. F. No. 1781, A bill for an act relating to transportation; making various policy changes, including authorizing aircraft electronic attestation, defining terms, modifying injury crash reporting, modifying legislative routes, and updating yellow traffic signal indications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 161.115, subdivisions 175, 177; 169.011, subdivision 36; 169.06, subdivision 5; 169.09, subdivision 8; 360.511, by adding a subdivision; 360.55, subdivisions 4, 4a, 8, 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Roach introduced:
H. F. No. 1782, A bill for an act relating to military affairs; establishing the Defend the Guard Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 192.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans and Military Affairs Division.
Roach introduced:
H. F. No. 1783, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing Legion of Merit special license plates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Roach, McDonald, Dippel, Gordon, Lawrence, Engen, Rymer, Murphy and Wiener introduced:
H. F. No. 1784, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; making government entities liable for defense costs for actions brought by the government entity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.
Roach introduced:
H. F. No. 1785, A bill for an act relating to elections; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article V, section 2; providing term limits for governor and lieutenant governor.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations.
H. F. No. 1786, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing cities to issue on-sale intoxicating liquor license to a licensed cosmetology salon; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.404, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.
Warwas and Skraba introduced:
H. F. No. 1787, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a trail segment of the Mesabi 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.
Rymer introduced:
H. F. No. 1788, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an interchange at Interstate Highway 35 and 400th Street in the city of North Branch.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Robbins and Bahner introduced:
H. F. No. 1789, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for a cultural, arts, and education center at the Hindu Society of Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance.
Skraba, Cha, Lillie and McDonald introduced:
H. F. No. 1790, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for regional library systems; modifying prior appropriation; amending Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance.
Scott and Niska introduced:
H. F. No. 1791, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a school district to offer career and technical education postsecondary scholarships and postsecondary grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 123B.02, by adding a subdivision; 124D.452; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Mahamoud and Dotseth introduced:
H. F. No. 1792, A bill for an act relating to contracts for deed; modifying definition of investor seller; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 272.12; 559.21, subdivision 4; 559A.01, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 559A.03, subdivision 3; 559A.04, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.
H. F. No. 1793, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying reimbursement rates for services provided by birth centers in the medical assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 54.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
Virnig, Warwas, Reyer, Nadeau and Bahner introduced:
H. F. No. 1794, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; removing advanced practice registered nurse postgraduate collaborative practice requirements; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.211, subdivision 1c.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
Nelson; Cha; Frederick; Pursell; Anderson, P. H.; Her and Vang introduced:
H. F. No. 1795, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for farm to school and early care programs.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.
Nelson; Cha; Frederick; Vang; Anderson, P. H.; Her and Pursell introduced:
H. F. No. 1796, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying grant awards for the livestock investment grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 17.118, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.
Hussein introduced:
H. F. No. 1797, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Somali Museum of Minnesota.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance.
Koegel introduced:
H. F. No. 1798, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying distribution of proceeds from the sales tax on vehicle repair and replacement parts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.94.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Koegel introduced:
H. F. No. 1799, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing counties to levy a wheelage tax up to $35; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 163.051, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1800, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying certain voting administration provisions, including candidate filing, registration, vouching, election judges, polling places, ballots, postelection review; requiring reports; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.607, by adding a subdivision; 201.061, subdivision 3; 201.091, subdivision 2; 201.14; 201.225, subdivision 1; 203B.06, subdivision 3; 203B.23, subdivision 1; 204B.06, subdivision 1b; 204B.14, subdivision 2; 204B.19, subdivision 5; 204B.21, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 204B.25, subdivision 1; 204B.27, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 204B.40; 204C.07; 204C.24, subdivision 1; 204C.35, by adding a subdivision; 204D.17, by adding a subdivision; 206.845, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 206.89, subdivisions 2, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.21, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations.
Koegel introduced:
H. F. No. 1801, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for safety improvements to U.S. Highway 2 in the city of Crookston.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Acomb and Klevorn introduced:
H. F. No. 1802, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the credit for attaining a master's degree in licensure field to include a master's degree in special education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0686.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Bakeberg and Virnig introduced:
H. F. No. 1803, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying individualized education program requirements; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 125A.08, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Koegel introduced:
H. F. No. 1804, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying various requirements governing active transportation; modifying electric-assisted bicycle rebate eligibility and amount; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.011, subdivision 20; 169.14, subdivision 2; 169.21, subdivisions 2, 3; 169.222, subdivision 4a; 169.34, subdivision 1; 289A.51, subdivisions 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1805, A bill for an act relating to behavioral health; increasing residential substance use disorder treatment provider rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 254B.12, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
Gillman, Baker and Wolgamott introduced:
H. F. No. 1806, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring health plans to provide coverage for nonopioid and nonpharmacologic pain management; 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.
Gillman, Baker and Wolgamott introduced:
H. F. No. 1807, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring coverage of nonopioid drugs for treatment or management of pain; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13g.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
Huot introduced:
H. F. No. 1808, A bill for an act relating to insurance; setting requirements for calculating an enrollee's contribution toward an out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing; 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.
Davis introduced:
H. F. No. 1809, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing the date of a certain report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16D.09, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy.
Huot introduced:
H. F. No. 1810, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to establish a provider orders for life-sustaining treatment program; authorizing rulemaking; classifying data; establishing immunity for certain acts; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1811, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a parent to opt their child out of a face covering requirement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Reyer; Smith; Frazier; Liebling; Bierman; Pinto; Kraft; Sencer-Mura; Finke; Hollins; Kozlowski; Berg; Xiong; Gomez; Koegel; Jordan; Her; Fischer; Lee, K.; Tabke; Curran; Rehm; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Virnig; Clardy; Lillie; Greene; Momanyi-Hiltsley; Falconer; Pursell; Hussein; Keeler; Mahamoud; Jones and Feist introduced:
H. F. No. 1812, A bill for an act relating to health; guaranteeing that health care is available and affordable for every Minnesotan; establishing the Minnesota Health Plan, Minnesota Health Board, Minnesota Health Fund, Office of Health Quality and Planning, ombudsman for patient advocacy, and auditor general for the Minnesota Health Plan; requesting an Affordable Care Act 1332 waiver; authorizing rulemaking; making conforming changes; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; 14.03, subdivisions 2, 3; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62X.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
Xiong, Hollins and Hussein introduced:
H. F. No. 1813, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Black Arts Tech Center operated by 30,000 Feet.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Backer, Huot, Novotny and Witte introduced:
H. F. No. 1814, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants to purchase or upgrade radios and related equipment.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Lillie and Bakeberg introduced:
H. F. No. 1815, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for metropolitan regional parks and trails; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Norris and Berg introduced:
H. F. No. 1816, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the Office of Animal Protection and providing for its duties; expanding the definition of crime of violence; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.712, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299P.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1817, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending certain requirements governing electric vehicle surcharges, including to modify the surcharge on all-electric vehicles and impose a surcharge on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; providing for account transfers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 161.178, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; 168.013, subdivision 1m, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Hollins introduced:
H. F. No. 1818, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing for a grant to a nonprofit to develop a global competency skills pilot program; requiring a report; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Fogelman introduced:
H. F. No. 1819, A bill for an act relating to transportation; making prior active transportation account transfer onetime; amending Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 20, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Bliss, Keeler and Joy introduced:
H. F. No. 1820, 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.
Witte, Feist, Kraft and Novotny introduced:
H. F. No. 1821, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for supplemental nonprofit security grants.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Fogelman introduced:
H. F. No. 1822, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting commissioner of transportation from reducing travel lanes or constructing a boulevard or land bridge on marked Interstate Highway 94 between the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.03, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1823, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting inclusion of highway spending for nonhighway purposes in governor's budget; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Rehrauer, Nadeau and Norris introduced:
H. F. No. 1824, A bill for an act relating to children; appropriating money for the commissioner of children, youth, and families to create and implement technology portals to connect individuals with support systems.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy.
Reyer and Backer introduced:
H. F. No. 1825, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; clarifying requirements for speech language pathology assistants; amending licensure fees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148.512, subdivision 17a; 148.5192, subdivision 3; 148.5194, subdivisions 2, 3b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
Agbaje introduced:
H. F. No. 1826, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Change Starts With Community violence prevention jobs program in North Minneapolis; requiring a report.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Backer and Nadeau introduced:
H. F. No. 1827, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing for service animal support in schools; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Cha; Lillie; Johnson, P.; O'Driscoll; Nadeau; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Hill; Clardy and Stier introduced:
H. F. No. 1828, A bill for an act relating to retirement; implementing the recommendations of the state auditor's fire relief association working group; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 424A.014, subdivision 2; 424A.015, subdivision 4; 424A.016, subdivisions 2, 6; 424A.05, subdivision 3; 424A.06, subdivision 2; 424A.092, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 424A.093, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 424A.015, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1829, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying tier limits for homestead resort properties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 273.13, subdivision 22.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Murphy and Perryman introduced:
H. F. No. 1830, A bill for an act relating to unemployment benefits; requiring a fraud reporting portal for employers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Zeleznikar, Frazier and Reyer introduced:
H. F. No. 1831, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying background check requirements for certain housing support providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256I.04, subdivision 2c.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
Kresha introduced:
H. F. No. 1832, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing certain special vehicle operation on roads by ordinance without a permit; making conforming and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.045.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Kresha introduced:
H. F. No. 1833, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for construction materials for certain projects for Aitkin Public Schools.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kresha introduced:
H. F. No. 1834, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for roof replacement at the Aitkin County Historical Society facility in the city of Aitkin.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Kresha introduced:
H. F. No. 1835, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the wastewater treatment facility in the city of Aitkin; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
H. F. No. 1836, A bill for an act relating to state government; making changes to data practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.04, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.
Klevorn, Howard and Bahner introduced:
H. F. No. 1837, A bill for an act relating to state government; making Department of Administration technical changes; reviving and reenacting a statutory section; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16B.055, subdivision 1; 16B.335, subdivision 2; 16B.48, subdivision 4; 16B.54, subdivision 2; 16C.137, subdivision 2; Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, section 133, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16B.328, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy.
Smith, Falconer, Virnig and Mahamoud introduced:
H. F. No. 1838, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence in the utilization review process; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62M.02, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62M.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.
Altendorf, Knudsen, Fogelman and Warwas introduced:
H. F. No. 1839, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing diversity, equity, and inclusion provisions in prekindergarten through grade 12 education; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120A.42; 120B.021, subdivision 4; 120B.024, subdivision 2; 120B.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 121A.212; 124D.09, subdivision 3; 124D.861, subdivision 2; 126C.10, subdivision 14; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 12, section 17, subdivision 2, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.021, subdivision 5; 120B.101; 120B.113; 120B.117; 120B.25; 120B.251; 121A.041; 122A.70, subdivision 2a; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 60; Minnesota Rules, part 3501.1350.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Altendorf, Fogelman, Davis, Duran and Lawrence introduced:
H. F. No. 1840, A bill for an act relating to voting; establishing a standard for determining the residence of an individual subject to a civil commitment order; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 200.031.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations.
Schultz introduced:
H. F. No. 1841, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring rulemaking to delist Little Rock Creek in Morrison County as a trout stream and to prohibit trout stocking in the stream.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1842, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing and providing for sports betting and fantasy contests; establishing licenses; prohibiting local restrictions; providing for taxation of sports betting and fantasy contests; providing civil and criminal penalties; providing for amateur sports grants; providing for charitable gambling and modifying certain rates of tax on lawful gambling; providing for pari-mutuel horse racing; making clarifying, conforming, and technical changes; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 240.01, subdivision 1b; 245.98, subdivision 2; 260B.007, subdivision 16; 270B.07, by adding a subdivision; 297E.02, by adding a subdivision; 349.12, subdivision 25; 609.75, subdivisions 3, 4, 7, by adding subdivisions; 609.755; 609.76, subdivision 2; 609.761, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116U; 240; 240A; 245; 299L; 609; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 297J; 297K; 349C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.
Rehm; Jordan; Pursell; Hansen, R.; Fischer; Kraft; Falconer; Finke; Carroll; Lee, K.; Mahamoud; Reyer; Virnig; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Hanson, J., and Rehrauer introduced:
H. F. No. 1843, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the lawns to legumes program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
Perryman and Scott introduced:
H. F. No. 1844, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting the approval of an added flavor to an inhaled cannabis product; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.06, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.
Cha; Bliss; Her; Lee, K.; Lee, F.; Vang; Xiong; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Smith; Lillie; Anderson, P. H.; Gillman; Hill; Feist; Kresha; Mekeland; Dotseth; Allen; Burkel; Heintzeman; Nelson; Wiener; Gordon; Joy; Olson; Scott; Swedzinski; Schomacker; West; Myers; Jones; Greene; Davis; Repinski and Engen introduced:
H. F. No. 1845, A bill for an act relating to veterans; expanding the definition of the term veteran; establishing an advisory task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.447.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans and Military Affairs Division.
Burkel; Anderson, P. H.; Pursell and Wolgamott introduced:
H. F. No. 1846, A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money for county feedlot program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1847, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Minnesota STEM Ecosystem.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Gordon introduced:
H. F. No. 1848, A bill for an act relating to data; providing that data held by law enforcement agencies regarding the person or entity that posted bail is public; requiring notice to the agency having custody of the arrested or detained person when bail or a bond is posted; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.82, subdivision 2; 629.53; 629.67; 629.70.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.
Gordon; Van Binsbergen; Allen; Knudsen; Joy; Bliss; Burkel; Anderson, P. H.; Murphy; Sexton; Wiener; Davis; Torkelson; Olson; Warwas; Dippel; Gander; West; Schultz; Backer and Virnig introduced:
H. F. No. 1849, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing term limits for governor and lieutenant governor; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article V, section 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy.
Gordon introduced:
H. F. No. 1850, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions governing fluoridation of public water supplies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.145.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.
Johnson, W., introduced:
H. F. No. 1851, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; requiring annual reports on grantee performance by the commissioner of employment and economic development; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116L.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Murphy introduced:
H. F. No. 1852, A bill for an act relating to solar energy generating systems; establishing setbacks for siting solar energy generating systems from parks and wildlife management areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216I.05, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Energy Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1853, A bill for an act relating to the attorney general; establishing a Civil Commitment Coordinating Division; establishing various grant programs; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy.
Fischer and Howard introduced:
H. F. No. 1854, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing rights to tenants when a landlord has received funding to assist with renovations of a residential rental unit; 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 introduced:
H. F. No. 1855, A bill for an act relating to veterans; requiring federal accreditation of veterans benefit services providers; prohibiting veterans benefit services providers from making a guarantee of veterans benefits; providing for remedies under the Prevention of Consumer Fraud Act; providing for civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.6091.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans and Military Affairs Division.
Greenman introduced:
H. F. No. 1856, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing a worker safety requirement to provide access to automatic external defibrillators and trained operators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 182.6526, subdivisions 1, 6, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy.
Smith introduced:
H. F. No. 1857, A bill for an act relating to animal cruelty; prohibiting elective declawing of cats; providing for civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 343.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.
Stephenson introduced:
H. F. No. 1858, A bill for an act relating to liquor; establishing social district licenses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.
H. F. No. 1859, A bill for an act relating to wind energy conversion systems; establishing setbacks for siting wind energy conversion systems from residences; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216I.05, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Energy Finance and Policy.
Reyer, Koznick, Witte, Berg and Hanson, J., introduced:
H. F. No. 1860, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a regional household hazardous waste and recycling facility 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.
Agbaje introduced:
H. F. No. 1861, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for human services; modifying the duties of certain facilities that confine people relating to phone calls and other communication services; specifying duties of certain direct care and treatment programs relating to phone calls and other communications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.252; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 246.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
Agbaje introduced:
H. F. No. 1862, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; modifying the organization of the Statewide Office of Appellate Counsel and Training and the State Board of Appellate Counsel and Training; modifying salary and employment terms for Statewide Office of Appellate Counsel and Training attorneys and other employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260C.419, subdivisions 2, 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.
Johnson, P., and Howard introduced:
H. F. No. 1863, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying housing and redevelopment authority levy limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 469.033, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
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 File, herewith transmitted:
S. F. No. 823.
Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate
FIRST READING OF
SENATE BILLS
S. F. No. 823, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying appropriation for construction of an interchange at marked U.S. Highway 169 and marked Trunk Highway 282 in Scott County; appropriating money; amending Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 17, subdivision 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
CALENDAR FOR
THE DAY
H. F. No. 12 was reported
to the House.
Jordan moved to amend H. F. No. 12, the first engrossment, as follows:
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4a. Equal
opportunity. An elementary or
secondary school level athletic program of an educational institution or public
service must allow participation for all students consistent with their gender
identity or expression in an environment free from discrimination with an equal
opportunity for participation in athletics.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."
Amend the title accordingly
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
CALL OF
THE HOUSE
On the motion of Nash and on the demand of
10 members, a call of the House was ordered.
The following members answered to their names:
Acomb
Agbaje
Allen
Altendorf
Anderson, P. E.
Anderson, P. H.
Backer
Bahner
Bakeberg
Baker
Bennett
Berg
Bierman
Bliss
Burkel
Carroll
Cha
Clardy
Coulter
Curran
Davids
Davis
Dippel
Dotseth
Duran
Elkins
Engen
Falconer
Feist
Finke
Fischer
Fogelman
Franson
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Gander
Gillman
Gomez
Gordon
Greene
Greenman
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Harder
Heintzeman
Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Her
Hicks
Hill
Hollins
Hortman
Howard
Hudson
Huot
Hussein
Igo
Jacob
Johnson, P.
Johnson, W.
Jones
Jordan
Joy
Keeler
Klevorn
Knudsen
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kozlowski
Koznick
Kraft
Kresha
Lawrence
Lee, F.
Lee, K.
Liebling
Lillie
Long
Mahamoud
McDonald
Mekeland
Moller
Momanyi-Hiltsley
Mueller
Murphy
Myers
Nadeau
Nash
Nelson
Niska
Noor
Norris
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson
Pérez-Vega
Perryman
Pinto
Pursell
Quam
Rarick
Rehm
Rehrauer
Repinski
Reyer
Roach
Robbins
Rymer
Schomacker
Schultz
Schwartz
Scott
Sencer-Mura
Sexton
Skraba
Smith
Stephenson
Stier
Swedzinski
Tabke
Torkelson
Van Binsbergen
Vang
Virnig
Warwas
West
Wiener
Witte
Wolgamott
Xiong
Youakim
Zeleznikar
Spk. Demuth
All members answered to the call and it
was so ordered.
The question recurred on the Jordan
amendment and the roll was called. There
were 66 yeas and 67 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Acomb
Agbaje
Bahner
Berg
Bierman
Carroll
Cha
Clardy
Coulter
Curran
Elkins
Falconer
Feist
Finke
Fischer
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Gomez
Greene
Greenman
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Her
Hicks
Hill
Hollins
Hortman
Howard
Huot
Hussein
Johnson, P.
Jones
Jordan
Keeler
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kozlowski
Kraft
Lee, F.
Lee, K.
Liebling
Lillie
Long
Mahamoud
Moller
Momanyi-Hiltsley
Noor
Norris
Pérez-Vega
Pinto
Pursell
Rehm
Rehrauer
Reyer
Sencer-Mura
Smith
Stephenson
Tabke
Vang
Virnig
Wolgamott
Xiong
Youakim
Those who voted in the negative were:
Allen
Altendorf
Anderson, P. E.
Anderson, P. H.
Backer
Bakeberg
Baker
Bennett
Bliss
Burkel
Davids
Davis
Dippel
Dotseth
Duran
Engen
Fogelman
Franson
Gander
Gillman
Gordon
Harder
Heintzeman
Hudson
Igo
Jacob
Johnson, W.
Joy
Knudsen
Koznick
Kresha
Lawrence
McDonald
Mekeland
Mueller
Murphy
Myers
Nadeau
Nash
Nelson
Niska
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson
Perryman
Quam
Rarick
Repinski
Roach
Robbins
Rymer
Schomacker
Schultz
Schwartz
Scott
Sexton
Skraba
Stier
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Van Binsbergen
Warwas
West
Wiener
Witte
Zeleznikar
Spk. Demuth
The
motion did not prevail and the amendment was not adopted.
CALL OF
THE HOUSE LIFTED
Niska moved that the call of the House be
lifted. The motion prevailed and it was
so ordered.
Freiberg offered an amendment to
H. F. No. 12, the first engrossment.
POINT
OF ORDER
Nash raised a point of order pursuant to
rule 3.21 that the Freiberg amendment was not in order. The Speaker ruled the point of order well
taken and the Freiberg amendment out of order.
H. F. No. 12 was read for the third time.
Liebling moved that
H. F. No. 12 be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Finance and Civil Law.
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Liebling
motion and the roll was called. There
were 66 yeas and 67 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Acomb
Agbaje
Bahner
Berg
Bierman
Carroll
Cha
Clardy
Coulter
Curran
Elkins
Falconer
Feist
Finke
Fischer
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Gomez
Greene
Greenman
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Her
Hicks
Hill
Hollins
Hortman
Howard
Huot
Hussein
Johnson, P.
Jones
Jordan
Keeler
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kozlowski
Kraft
Lee, F.
Lee, K.
Liebling
Lillie
Long
Mahamoud
Moller
Momanyi-Hiltsley
Noor
Norris
Pérez-Vega
Pinto
Pursell
Rehm
Rehrauer
Reyer
Sencer-Mura
Smith
Stephenson
Tabke
Vang
Virnig
Wolgamott
Xiong
Youakim
Those who voted in the negative were:
Allen
Altendorf
Anderson, P. E.
Anderson, P. H.
Backer
Bakeberg
Baker
Bennett
Bliss
Burkel
Davids
Davis
Dippel
Dotseth
Duran
Engen
Fogelman
Franson
Gander
Gillman
Gordon
Harder
Heintzeman
Hudson
Igo
Jacob
Johnson, W.
Joy
Knudsen
Koznick
Kresha
Lawrence
McDonald
Mekeland
Mueller
Murphy
Myers
Nadeau
Nash
Nelson
Niska
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson
Perryman
Quam
Rarick
Repinski
Roach
Robbins
Rymer
Schomacker
Schultz
Schwartz
Scott
Sexton
Skraba
Stier
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Van Binsbergen
Warwas
West
Wiener
Witte
Zeleznikar
Spk. Demuth
The
motion did not prevail.
CALL OF
THE HOUSE
On the motion of Niska and on the demand
of 10 members, a call of the House was ordered.
The following members answered to their names:
Acomb
Agbaje
Allen
Altendorf
Anderson, P. E.
Anderson, P. H.
Backer
Bahner
Bakeberg
Baker
Bennett
Berg
Bierman
Bliss
Burkel
Carroll
Cha
Clardy
Coulter
Curran
Davids
Davis
Dippel
Dotseth
Duran
Elkins
Engen
Falconer
Feist
Finke
Fischer
Fogelman
Franson
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Gander
Gillman
Gomez
Gordon
Greene
Greenman
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Harder
Heintzeman
Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Her
Hicks
Hill
Hollins
Hortman
Howard
Hudson
Huot
Hussein
Igo
Jacob
Johnson, P.
Johnson, W.
Jones
Jordan
Joy
Keeler
Klevorn
Knudsen
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kozlowski
Koznick
Kraft
Kresha
Lawrence
Lee, F.
Lee, K.
Liebling
Lillie
Long
Mahamoud
McDonald
Mekeland
Moller
Momanyi-Hiltsley
Mueller
Murphy
Myers
Nadeau
Nash
Nelson
Niska
Noor
Norris
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson
Pérez-Vega
Perryman
Pinto
Pursell
Quam
Rarick
Rehm
Rehrauer
Repinski
Reyer
Roach
Robbins
Rymer
Schomacker
Schultz
Schwartz
Scott
Sencer-Mura
Sexton
Skraba
Smith
Stephenson
Stier
Swedzinski
Tabke
Torkelson
Van Binsbergen
Vang
Virnig
Warwas
West
Wiener
Witte
Wolgamott
Xiong
Youakim
Zeleznikar
Spk. Demuth
All members answered to the call and it
was so ordered.
H. F. No. 12, A bill for an
act relating to education; restricting female sports team participation to the
female sex; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 121A.04, by adding a
subdivision; 128C.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was placed upon its final
passage.
The question was taken on the passage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 66 yeas and 67 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Allen
Altendorf
Anderson, P. E.
Anderson, P. H.
Backer
Bakeberg
Baker
Bennett
Bliss
Burkel
Davids
Davis
Dippel
Dotseth
Duran
Engen
Fogelman
Franson
Gander
Gillman
Gordon
Harder
Heintzeman
Hudson
Igo
Jacob
Johnson, W.
Joy
Knudsen
Koznick
Kresha
Lawrence
McDonald
Mekeland
Mueller
Murphy
Myers
Nadeau
Nash
Nelson
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson
Perryman
Quam
Rarick
Repinski
Roach
Robbins
Rymer
Schomacker
Schultz
Schwartz
Scott
Sexton
Skraba
Stier
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Van Binsbergen
Warwas
West
Wiener
Witte
Zeleznikar
Spk. Demuth
Those who voted in the negative were:
Acomb
Agbaje
Bahner
Berg
Bierman
Carroll
Cha
Clardy
Coulter
Curran
Elkins
Falconer
Feist
Finke
Fischer
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Gomez
Greene
Greenman
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Her
Hicks
Hill
Hollins
Hortman
Howard
Huot
Hussein
Johnson, P.
Jones
Jordan
Keeler
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kozlowski
Kraft
Lee, F.
Lee, K.
Liebling
Lillie
Long
Mahamoud
Moller
Momanyi-Hiltsley
Niska
Noor
Norris
Pérez-Vega
Pinto
Pursell
Rehm
Rehrauer
Reyer
Sencer-Mura
Smith
Stephenson
Tabke
Vang
Virnig
Wolgamott
Xiong
Youakim
The
bill was not passed.
MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
Niska moved that the vote whereby H. F.
No.12 was not passed earlier today be now reconsidered.
A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.
The question was taken on the Niska motion
and the roll was called. There were 67 yeas and 66 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Allen
Altendorf
Anderson, P. E.
Anderson, P. H.
Backer
Bakeberg
Baker
Bennett
Bliss
Burkel
Davids
Davis
Dippel
Dotseth
Duran
Engen
Fogelman
Franson
Gander
Gillman
Gordon
Harder
Heintzeman
Hudson
Igo
Jacob
Johnson, W.
Joy
Knudsen
Koznick
Kresha
Lawrence
McDonald
Mekeland
Mueller
Murphy
Myers
Nadeau
Nash
Nelson
Niska
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson
Perryman
Quam
Rarick
Repinski
Roach
Robbins
Rymer
Schomacker
Schultz
Schwartz
Scott
Sexton
Skraba
Stier
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Van Binsbergen
Warwas
West
Wiener
Witte
Zeleznikar
Spk. Demuth
Those who voted in the negative were:
Acomb
Agbaje
Bahner
Berg
Bierman
Carroll
Cha
Clardy
Coulter
Curran
Elkins
Falconer
Feist
Finke
Fischer
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Gomez
Greene
Greenman
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Her
Hicks
Hill
Hollins
Hortman
Howard
Huot
Hussein
Johnson, P.
Jones
Jordan
Keeler
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kozlowski
Kraft
Lee, F.
Lee, K.
Liebling
Lillie
Long
Mahamoud
Moller
Momanyi-Hiltsley
Noor
Norris
Pérez-Vega
Pinto
Pursell
Rehm
Rehrauer
Reyer
Sencer-Mura
Smith
Stephenson
Tabke
Vang
Virnig
Wolgamott
Xiong
Youakim
The
motion prevailed.
CALL OF
THE HOUSE LIFTED
Niska moved that the call of the House be
lifted. The motion prevailed and it was
so ordered.
LAY
ON THE TABLE
Niska moved that
H. F. No. 12 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and
H. F. No. 12 was laid on the table.
There being no objection, the order of
business reverted to Messages from the Senate.
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 File, herewith transmitted:
S. F. No. 1360.
Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate
FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS
S. F. No. 1360, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing speed limit for implements of husbandry to 35 miles per hour; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 168A.01, subdivision 8; 169.50, subdivision 1; 169.522, subdivision 1; 169.801, subdivision 6; 169.81, subdivision 5b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS
Scott moved that the name of Davis be
added as an author on H. F. No. 12. The motion prevailed.
Greenman moved that the name of Youakim be
added as an author on H. F. No. 34. The motion prevailed.
Clardy moved that the names of Pinto,
Moller and Youakim be added as authors on H. F. No. 35. The motion prevailed.
Pérez-Vega moved that the names of Xiong,
Greene, Freiberg and Kraft be added as authors on
H. F. No. 45. The motion
prevailed.
Bahner moved that the name of Perryman be
added as an author on H. F. No. 89. The motion prevailed.
Repinski moved that the name of Knudsen be
added as an author on H. F. No. 100. The motion prevailed.
Clardy moved that the names of Hansen, R.,
and Johnson, W., be added as authors on H. F. No. 106. The motion prevailed.
Davids moved that the name of Harder be
added as an author on H. F. No. 170. The motion prevailed.
Burkel moved that the name of Myers be
added as an author on H. F. No. 192. The motion prevailed.
Falconer moved that the name of Xiong be
added as an author on H. F. No. 309. The motion prevailed.
Curran moved that the names of Rehrauer
and Hicks be added as authors on H. F. No. 382. The motion prevailed.
Franson moved that the name of Anderson,
P. H., be added as an author on H. F. No. 434. The motion prevailed.
West moved that the name of Sencer-Mura be
added as an author on H. F. No. 470. The motion prevailed.
Mekeland moved that the names of
Heintzeman and Gillman be added as authors on
H. F. No. 482. The motion
prevailed.
Torkelson moved that the name of West be
added as an author on H. F. No. 550. The motion prevailed.
Frazier moved that the names of Pérez-Vega
and Pursell be added as authors on H. F. No. 683. The motion prevailed.
Frazier moved that the name of Virnig be
added as an author on H. F. No. 688. The motion prevailed.
Vang moved that the name of Hortman be
added as an author on H. F. No. 725. The motion prevailed.
Quam moved that the names of Schultz and
Anderson, P. H., be added as authors on H. F. No. 769. The motion prevailed.
Myers moved that the name of Olson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 791. The motion prevailed.
Schultz moved that the name of Tabke be
added as an author on H. F. No. 819. The motion prevailed.
Olson moved that the name of Dotseth be
added as an author on H. F. No. 881. The motion prevailed.
Knudsen moved that the name of Duran be
added as an author on H. F. No. 895. The motion prevailed.
Quam moved that the name of Novotny be
added as an author on H. F. No. 914. The motion prevailed.
West moved that the names of Pursell and
Carroll be added as authors on H. F. No. 953. The motion prevailed.
Nadeau moved that the name of Zeleznikar
be added as an author on H. F. No. 958. The motion prevailed.
Momanyi-Hiltsley moved that the name of
Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 971. The motion prevailed.
Bierman moved that the name of Her be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1005. The motion prevailed.
Bierman moved that the names of Mahamoud
and Xiong be added as authors on H. F. No. 1011. The motion prevailed.
Vang moved that the name of Hortman be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1017. The motion prevailed.
Hansen, R., moved that the name of Pursell
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1073. The motion prevailed.
Moller moved that the name of Johnson,
P., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1082. The motion prevailed.
Greene moved that the names of Acomb and
Kotyza-Witthuhn be added as authors on H. F. No. 1087. The motion prevailed.
Hemmingsen-Jaeger moved that the name of
Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1112. The motion prevailed.
Coulter moved that the names of Xiong,
Greene, Freiberg and Kraft be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1146. The
motion prevailed.
Hussein moved that the name of Feist be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1160. The motion prevailed.
Nelson moved that the name of Zeleznikar
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1169. The motion prevailed.
Huot moved that the name of Reyer be added
as an author on H. F. No. 1175.
The motion prevailed.
Hansen, R., moved that the name of Koznick
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1214. The motion prevailed.
Burkel moved that the name of Vang be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1250. The motion prevailed.
Bahner moved that the names of Norris and
Virnig be added as authors on H. F. No. 1268. The motion prevailed.
Stephenson moved that the names of Tabke
and Kraft be added as authors on H. F. No. 1289. The motion prevailed.
Freiberg moved that the name of Rehrauer
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1296. The motion prevailed.
Rehrauer moved that the name of Virnig be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1299. The motion prevailed.
Baker moved that the name of Rehm be added
as an author on H. F. No. 1355.
The motion prevailed.
Heintzeman moved that the name of Schultz
be added as chief author on H. F. No. 1371. The motion prevailed.
Witte moved that the name of Youakim be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1401. The motion prevailed.
McDonald moved that the name of Pursell be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1426. The motion prevailed.
Kozlowski moved that the name of
Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 1506. The motion prevailed.
Johnson, P., moved that the name of
Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 1507. The motion prevailed.
Johnson, P., moved that the name of
Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 1508. The motion prevailed.
Quam moved that the names of Knudsen and
Perryman be added as authors on H. F. No. 1513. The motion prevailed.
Harder moved that the name of Knudsen be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1523. The motion prevailed.
Keeler moved that the names of Perryman,
Xiong, Greene, Freiberg and Kraft be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1534. The
motion prevailed.
Mueller moved that the name of Perryman
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1538. The motion prevailed.
Schultz moved that the name of Knudsen be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1542. The motion prevailed.
O'Driscoll moved that the name of Perryman
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1545. The motion prevailed.
Wolgamott moved that the name of Perryman
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1547. The motion prevailed.
Kozlowski moved that the name of Perryman
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1548. The motion prevailed.
Finke moved that the name of Smith be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1565. The motion prevailed.
Wolgamott moved that the name of Perryman
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1572. The motion prevailed.
Knudsen moved that the name of Perryman be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1580. The motion prevailed.
Hicks moved that the name of Smith be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1581. The motion prevailed.
Wolgamott moved that the names of
Kozlowski; Hicks; Perryman; McDonald; Hollins; Johnson, W., and Xiong be added
as authors on H. F. No. 1582.
The motion prevailed.
West moved that the names of Knudsen and
Perryman be added as authors on H. F. No. 1590. The motion prevailed.
Lillie moved that the name of Anderson, P.
E., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1599. The motion prevailed.
Stephenson moved that the name of Norris
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1605. The motion prevailed.
Stephenson moved that the name of Bahner
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1606. The motion prevailed.
Altendorf moved that the name of Backer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1617. The motion prevailed.
Altendorf moved that the name of Backer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1618. The motion prevailed.
Altendorf moved that the name of Backer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1619. The motion prevailed.
Jordan moved that the name of Rehrauer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1624. The motion prevailed.
Heintzeman moved that the name of Backer
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1627. The motion prevailed.
Stephenson moved that the name of Rehrauer
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1634. The motion prevailed.
Lee, F., moved that the name of Rehrauer
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1635. The motion prevailed.
Lee, F., moved that the name of Rehrauer
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1637. The motion prevailed.
Xiong moved that the name of Rehrauer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1640. The motion prevailed.
Huot moved that the name of Rehrauer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1641. The motion prevailed.
Reyer moved that the name of Norris be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1645. The motion prevailed.
Hussein moved that the name of Rehrauer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1648. The motion prevailed.
Hollins moved that the name of Pinto be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1657. The motion prevailed.
Frazier moved that the names of
Sencer-Mura, Rehrauer, Feist and Clardy be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1660. The
motion prevailed.
Davids moved that the names of Perryman
and Rehrauer be added as authors on H. F. No. 1669. The motion prevailed.
Nelson moved that the name of Rehrauer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1677. The motion prevailed.
Lillie moved that the name of Rehrauer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1679. The motion prevailed.
Davids moved that the name of Backer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1680. The motion prevailed.
Kraft moved that the name of Tabke be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1685. The motion prevailed.
Johnson, P., moved that the name of
Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1686. The motion prevailed.
Koznick moved that the name of Norris be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1695. The motion prevailed.
Davids moved that the name of Myers be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1718. The motion prevailed.
Clardy moved that the name of Rehrauer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1736. The motion prevailed.
Nadeau moved that the name of Rehrauer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1740. The motion prevailed.
Pérez-Vega moved that the name of Norris
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1742. The motion prevailed.
Dippel moved that
H. F. No. 348 be recalled from the Committee on Capital
Investment and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources Finance and Policy. The motion
prevailed.
Coulter moved that
H. F. No. 1145 be recalled from the Committee on State
Government Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Elections
Finance and Government Operations. The
motion prevailed.
Anderson, P. H., moved that
S. F. No. 1552 be recalled from the Committee on Agriculture
Finance and Policy and together with H. F. No. 1063, now on the
General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT
Niska moved that when the House adjourns
today it adjourn until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The motion prevailed.
Niska moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker
declared the House stands adjourned until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
Patrick
Duffy Murphy, Chief
Clerk, House of Representatives