House Journal 11th Day Thursday, March 13, 2025

A quorum was present.

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

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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

Novotny from the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 16, A bill for an act relating to law enforcement; prohibiting immigration law enforcement noncooperation ordinances and policies; providing for use of immigration-related data; requiring county attorneys to notify federal immigration authorities when an undocumented person is arrested for a crime of violence; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 299A; 388.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 252, A bill for an act relating to energy; amending the eligibility of small natural gas utilities to be exempt from regulation by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.16, subdivision 12.

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. 630, A bill for an act relating to education; extending the short-call substitute teacher pilot program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 122A.441.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 14, strike everything after "with"

Page 2, line 15, strike the old language and insert "either the same rate of pay as other short-call substitute teachers in the school district or charter school or the employee's existing rate of pay, whichever is greater."

Page 2, line 16, delete the new language and strike the old language

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 748, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending project assessment criteria and mitigation activities for vehicle miles traveled requirements; modifying transportation policy goals and greenhouse gas emission targets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 161.178, subdivisions 2, 2a, 4; 174.01, subdivisions 2, 3; 174.03, subdivision 1a.

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Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Pages 1 to 3, delete sections 1 to 3 and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.178, is amended to read:

161.178 TRANSPORTATION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACT ASSESSMENT.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.

(b) "Applicable entity" means the commissioner with respect to a project or portfolio for inclusion in the state transportation improvement program or a metropolitan planning organization with respect to a project or portfolio for inclusion in the appropriate metropolitan transportation improvement program.

(d) "Capacity expansion project" means a project for trunk highway construction or reconstruction that:

(1) ~~is a major highway project, as defined in section 174.56, subdivision 1, paragraph (b)~~ has a total construction cost for all segments that the commissioner estimates to be at least $30,000,000; and

(2) adds ~~highway traffic capacity or provides for grade separation of motor vehicle traffic at an intersection~~ additional lane miles, excluding ~~auxiliary~~ lanes with a length of less than ~~2,500~~ 5,000 feet.

(e) "Greenhouse gas emissions" includes those emissions described in section 216H.01, subdivision 2.

Subd. 2. Project or portfolio assessment. (a) Prior to inclusion of a project or portfolio in the state transportation improvement program or in a metropolitan transportation improvement program, the applicable entity must perform an impact assessment of the project or portfolio. Following the assessment, the applicable entity must determine if the project or portfolio is ~~proportionally in conformance~~ consistent with:

~~(1)~~ the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets under section 174.01, subdivision 3~~; and~~

~~(2) the vehicle miles traveled reduction targets established in the statewide multimodal transportation plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1a~~.

(b) The applicable entity may evaluate consistency under paragraph (a) taking into account net greenhouse gas emissions reductions (1) otherwise resulting from projects within that portfolio, and (2) due to other identified projects in the state transportation improvement program, the appropriate metropolitan transportation improvement program, or a combination. A project or portfolio evaluation must not account for the same projects as identified in a separate evaluation under this subdivision.

(c) If the applicable entity determines that the project or portfolio ~~is not in conformance with~~ does not meet the consistency under paragraph (a), the applicable entity must:

(1) alter the scope or design of the project or any number of projects, add or remove one or more projects from the portfolio, or undertake a combination, and subsequently perform a revised assessment that meets the requirements under this section;

(2) interlink sufficient impact mitigation as provided in subdivision 4; or

(3) halt project development and disallow inclusion of the project or portfolio in the appropriate transportation improvement program.

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Subd. 2a. Applicable projects; implementation. (a) For purposes of this section:

(1) prior to the date established under paragraph ~~(b), a project or portfolio is a capacity expansion project~~ (c), the requirements under this section do not apply to any project; and

(2) on and after the date established under paragraph ~~(b)~~ (c), a project or portfolio is a capacity expansion project or a collection of trunk highway and multimodal projects for a fiscal year and specific region.

(b) A project or portfolio does not include a project that:

(1) is identified as included in the transportation safety investment category established in the Minnesota state highway investment plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1c;

(2) is funded wholly or in part from federal funds; or

(3) is exempted by the commissioner as provided under subdivision 7, paragraph (b).

(c) The commissioner must establish a date to implement impact assessments on the basis of assessing a portfolio or program of projects ~~instead of on a project-by-project basis~~. The date must be:

(1) August 1, ~~2027~~ 2030, which applies to projects that first enter the appropriate transportation improvement program for fiscal year ~~2031~~ 2034 or a subsequent year; or

(2) as established by the commissioner, if the commissioner:

(i) consults with metropolitan planning organizations;

(ii) prioritizes and makes reasonable efforts to meet the date under clause (1) ~~or an earlier~~ ~~date~~;

(iii) determines that the date established under this clause is the earliest practicable in which the necessary models and tools are sufficient for analysis under this section; and

(iv) submits a notice to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, which must identify the date established and summarize the efforts under item (ii) and the determination under item (iii).

Subd. 3. Assessment requirements. (a) The commissioner must establish a process to implement the requirements under this section, which includes:

(1) any necessary policies, procedures, manuals, and technical specifications;

(2) procedures to perform an impact assessment that provide for the determination under subdivision 2;

(3) in consultation with the technical advisory committee under section 161.1782, criteria for identification of a capacity expansion project; and

(4) related data reporting from local units of government on local multimodal transportation systems and local project impacts on greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled.

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(b) Analysis under an assessment must include but is not limited to estimates resulting from a project or portfolio for the following:

(1) greenhouse gas emissions over a period of 20 years; and

~~(2) a net change in vehicle miles traveled for the affected network; and~~

~~(3)~~ (2) impacts to trunk highways ~~and related impacts to local road systems, on a local, regional, or statewide basis, as appropriate~~.

Subd. 4. Impact mitigation; interlinking. (a) To provide for impact mitigation, the applicable entity must interlink the project or portfolio as provided in this subdivision.

(b) Impact mitigation is sufficient under subdivision 2, paragraph ~~(b)~~ (c), if the project or portfolio is interlinked to offset actions such that the total greenhouse gas emissions reduction from the offset actions, after accounting for the greenhouse gas emissions otherwise resulting from the project or portfolio, is consistent with meeting the targets specified under subdivision 2, paragraph (a) that reduce the greenhouse gas emissions otherwise resulting from the project or portfolio. Each comparison under this paragraph must be performed over equal comparison periods.

(c) An offset action consists of a project, program, operations modification, or mitigation plan in one or more of the following areas:

(1) transit expansion, including but not limited to regular route bus, arterial bus rapid transit, highway bus rapid transit, rail transit, and intercity passenger rail;

(2) transit service improvements, including but not limited to increased service level, transit fare reduction, and transit priority treatments;

(3) active transportation infrastructure;

(4) micromobility infrastructure and service, including but not limited to shared vehicle services;

(5) transportation demand management, including but not limited to vanpool and shared vehicle programs, remote work, and broadband access expansion;

(6) parking management, including but not limited to parking requirements reduction or elimination and parking cost adjustments;

(7) land use, including but not limited to residential and other density increases, mixed-use development, and transit-oriented development;

(8) infrastructure improvements related to traffic operations, including but not limited to roundabouts and reduced conflict intersections;

(9) natural systems, including but not limited to prairie restoration, reforestation, and urban green space; ~~and~~

(10) improvements to fuel efficiency or adoption of clean fuel technology;

(11) acceleration of electric vehicle and other zero-emission vehicle adoption, including but not limited to electric vehicle infrastructure and zero-emission transit bus procurement under the requirements specified in law;

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(12) freight rail infrastructure and service improvements;

(13) photovoltaic systems attached or adjacent to transportation facilities; and

(14) as specified by the commissioner in the manner provided under paragraph (e).

(d) An offset action may be identified as interlinked to the project or portfolio if:

(1) there is a specified project, program, modification, or mitigation plan;

(2) the necessary funding ~~sources are~~ amount is identified ~~and sufficient amounts are committed~~;

(3) the mitigation is localized as provided in subdivision 5; and

(4) procedures are established to ensure that the mitigation action remains in substantially the same form or a revised form that continues to meet the calculation under paragraph (b).

(e) The commissioner may authorize additional offset actions under paragraph (c) if:

(1) the offset action is reviewed and recommended by the technical advisory committee under section 161.1782; and

(2) the commissioner determines that the offset action is ~~directly~~ related to reduction in the transportation sector of greenhouse gas emissions ~~or vehicle miles traveled~~.

Subd. 5. Impact mitigation; localization. (a) An offset action under subdivision 4 must be localized in the following priority order:

(1) if the offset action is for one project, within or associated with at least one of the communities impacted by the project;

(2) if clause (1) does not apply or there is not a reasonably feasible location under clause (1), in areas of persistent poverty or historically disadvantaged communities, as measured and defined in federal law, guidance, and notices of funding opportunity;

(3) if there is not a reasonably feasible location under clauses (1) and (2), in the region of the project or portfolio; or

(4) if there is not a reasonably feasible location under clauses (1) to (3), on a statewide basis.

(b) The applicable entity must include an explanation regarding the feasibility and rationale for each mitigation action located under paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (4).

Subd. 6. Public information. The commissioner must publish information regarding impact assessments on the department's website. The information must include:

(1) for each project evaluated separately under this section, identification of the project;

(2) for each project evaluated separately, a summary that includes an overview of the assessment, the impact determination by the commissioner, and project disposition, including a review of any offset actions and the offset action costs;

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(3) for each portfolio of projects, an overview of the projects, the impact determination by the commissioner, and a summary of any offset actions and the offset action costs;

(4) a review of any interpretation of or additions to offset actions under subdivision 4;

(5) identification of the date established by the commissioner under subdivision 2a, paragraph ~~(b)~~ (c); ~~and~~

(6) identification of any exemptions provided under subdivision 7, paragraph (b); and

(7) a summary of the activities of the technical advisory committee under section 161.1782, including but not limited to any findings or recommendations made by the advisory committee.

Subd. 7. Safety and well-being. (a) The requirements of this section are in addition to and must not supplant the safety and well-being goals established under section 174.01, subdivision 2, clauses (1) and (2).

(b) The commissioner may exempt a project from the requirements under this section if the commissioner:

(1) identifies a priority for urgent traffic safety response to traffic fatalities or serious injuries; and

(2) in consultation with the technical advisory committee under section 161.1782, determines that the project reasonably addresses the traffic safety priority identified under clause (1).

(c) Within 90 days of issuing an exemption under paragraph (b), the commissioner must submit a notice of the exemption to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy. At a minimum, the notice must identify the project and the reasons for the exemption.

Subd. 8. Transportation impact assessment and mitigation account. (a) A transportation impact assessment and mitigation account is established in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds provided by law and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the account.

(b) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner and must only be expended on activities described or required under this section. In determining expenditures from the account, the commissioner must include prioritization for offset actions interlinked to trunk highway projects that reduce traffic fatalities or severe injuries.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

Page 5, line 26, strike "proportional"

Page 6, line 18, delete everything after "safety" and insert "and economic well-being goals under section 174.01, subdivision 2, clauses (1) and (2)."

Renumber the sections in sequence

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 787, A bill for an act relating to energy; exempting electricity generated outside the state from the requirement that a certain proportion of retail electricity be carbon-free by certain dates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2g.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2g, is amended to read:

Subd. 2g. Carbon-free standard. In addition to the requirements under subdivisions 2a and 2f, ~~each~~ to the extent an electric utility ~~must generate or procure sufficient~~ generates or procures electricity ~~generated~~ from a carbon-free energy technology to provide the electric utility's retail customers in Minnesota, or the retail customers of a distribution utility to which the electric utility provides wholesale electric service, so that generation source within Minnesota, the electric utility ~~generates or procures~~ must generate or procure an amount of electricity from carbon-free energy technologies that is equivalent to at least the following standard percentages of the electric utility's total ~~retail electric sales to retail customers in~~ generation or procurement from sources within Minnesota by the end of the year indicated:

(1) 2030 80 percent for public utilities; 60 percent for other electric utilities

(2) 2035 90 percent for all electric utilities

(3) 2040 100 percent for all electric utilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

With the recommendation that when so amended 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. 914, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing school districts to access personnel files of prospective teachers from their employing districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 122A.40, by adding a subdivision; 122A.41, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1083, A bill for an act relating to witnesses; prohibiting domestic abuse advocates from disclosing certain information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 595.02, subdivision 1.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1167, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting expenditures for the Northern Lights Express passenger rail project.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, lines 10 and 14, delete "preliminary engineering, final design" and insert "engineering, design, land acquisition"

Page 1, line 17, after "DATE" insert "; APPLICATION" and after the second period, insert "Subdivision 3 applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington."

Page 1, after line 17, insert:

"Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION CANCELLATION; NORTHERN LIGHTS EXPRESS.

The uncommitted balance of the appropriation in fiscal year 2024 under Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), for the Minneapolis-Duluth Northern Lights Express intercity passenger rail project, estimated to be $194,413,803, is canceled to the general fund on the effective date of this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 3. TRANSFER; TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND.

The commissioner of transportation must determine a transfer amount that equals the amount canceled under section 2, and must transfer that amount in fiscal year 2025 from the general fund to the trunk highway fund.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after "project" insert "; canceling prior appropriation; transferring money"

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

The report was adopted.

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West from the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1169, A bill for an act relating to child protection; directing the commissioner to make recommendations for paperwork reduction relating to child protection cases.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, after line 16, insert:

"Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS.

$40,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of children, youth, and families for improvements to the Social Services Information System. This is a onetime appropriation."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, before the period, insert "; appropriating money to improve the Social Services Information System"

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

The report was adopted.

Bliss from the Veterans and Military Affairs Division to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1225, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; eliminating the all-terrain vehicle registration fee for veterans with a total service-connected disability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.922, subdivision 5.

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. 1240, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying policy related to the legislative auditor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.971, subdivisions 2, 8a, 9; 3.978, subdivision 2; 3.979, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16B.45.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

The report was adopted.

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Novotny from the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1257, A bill for an act relating to public safety; eliminating the Public Safety Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.8457, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.8435.

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

The report was adopted.

Baker from the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1355, A bill for an act relating to occupational safety; requiring holders of permits to harvest or destroy aquatic plants to safely use scuba diving equipment; establishing requirements for commercial diving operations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103G.615, subdivisions 1, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 3, after line 26, insert:

"Subd. 6. Citation. This section is the "Brady Aune and Joseph Anderson Safety Act.""

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

The report was adopted.

Backer from the Committee on Health Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1379, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing the use of nonopioid directives; establishing immunity for certain acts or failures to act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 145C.01, by adding subdivisions; 145C.17; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145C.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 31, delete "and"

Page 3, line 2, delete the period and insert ", including but not limited to during a surgical procedure when one or more complications arise; and"

Page 3, after line 2, insert:

"(3) it is not practical or feasible for the prescriber or health professional to access the patient's health care record."

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

The report was adopted.

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Backer from the Committee on Health Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1429, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying emergency medical services overdose data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144E.123, subdivision 3.

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.

Anderson, P. H., from the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy to which was referred:

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

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

			APPROPRIATIONS
			Available for the Year
			Ending June 30
			2026	2027

Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$62,388,000

$59,032,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2026	2027
General	61,989,000	58,633,000
Remediation	399,000	399,000

The amounts that may be spent for each purpose are specified in the following subdivisions.

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Subd. 2. Protection Services

Appropriations by Fund
	2026	2027
General	22,333,000	22,836,000
Remediation	399,000	399,000

(a) $399,000 the first year and $399,000 the second year are from the remediation fund for administrative funding for the voluntary cleanup program.

(b) $639,000 the first year and $639,000 the second year are for the soil health financial assistance program under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.134. The commissioner may award no more than $50,000 of the appropriation each year to a single recipient. The commissioner may use up to 6.5 percent of this appropriation for costs incurred to administer the program. Any unencumbered balance does not cancel at the end of the first year and is available in the second year. Appropriations encumbered under contract on or before June 30, 2027, for soil health financial assistance grants are available until June 30, 2029.

(c) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the second year are for compensation for destroyed or crippled livestock under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737. The first year appropriation may be spent to compensate for livestock that were destroyed or crippled during fiscal year 2025. If the amount in the first year is insufficient, the amount in the second year is available in the first year. The commissioner may use up to $5,000 each year to reimburse expenses incurred by university extension educators to provide fair market values of destroyed or crippled livestock. If the commissioner receives federal money to pay claims for destroyed or crippled livestock, an equivalent amount of this appropriation may be used to reimburse nonlethal prevention methods performed by federal wildlife services staff.

(d) $310,000 the first year and $310,000 the second year are for compensation for crop damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.7371. If the amount in the first year is insufficient, the amount in the second year is available in the first year. The commissioner may use up to $10,000 of the appropriation each year to reimburse expenses incurred by the commissioner or the commissioner's approved agent to investigate and resolve claims, as well as for costs associated with training for approved agents. The commissioner may use up to $40,000 of the appropriation each year for grants to producers for measures to protect stored crops from elk damage. If the commissioner determines that claims made under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737 or 3.7371, are unusually high, amounts appropriated for either program may be transferred to the appropriation for the other program.

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(e) $825,000 the first year and $825,000 the second year are to replace capital equipment in the Department of Agriculture's analytical laboratory.

(f) $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second year are to support a meat processing liaison position to assist new or existing meat and poultry processing operations in getting started, expanding, growing, or transitioning into new business models.

(g) $420,000 the first year and $923,000 the second year are for additional funding to maintain the current level of service delivery for programs under this subdivision.

(h) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the second year are for grants to counties to support county agricultural inspectors under section 13. These are onetime appropriations. The commissioner of agriculture may use up to three percent of the appropriation each year for administration.

(i) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the second year are for additional meat and poultry inspection services. The commissioner is encouraged to seek inspection waivers, matching federal money, and offer more online inspections for the purposes of this paragraph.

(j) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 the second year are appropriated to establish and administer the biofertilizer innovation and efficiency program. The commissioner may use up to 6.5 percent of this appropriation for costs incurred to administer the program. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered balance at the end of fiscal year 2026 does not cancel and is available until June 30, 2027.

Subd. 3. Agricultural Marketing and Development

24,676,000

(a) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are to expand international trade opportunities and markets for Minnesota agricultural products.

(b) $634,000 the first year and $634,000 the second year are for the continuation of the dairy development and profitability enhancement programs, including dairy profitability teams and dairy business planning grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 32D.30.

(c) The commissioner may use money appropriated in this subdivision for annual cost-share payments to resident farmers or entities that sell, process, or package agricultural products in Minnesota for the costs of organic certification. The commissioner may allocate these funds for assistance to persons transitioning from conventional to organic agriculture.

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(d) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year are for mental health outreach and support to farmers, ranchers, farm workers and employees, and others in the agricultural profession and for farm and farm worker safety grant and outreach programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.1195. Mental health outreach and support may include a 24-hour hotline, stigma reduction, and education. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered balance does not cancel at the end of the first year and is available in the second year. These are onetime appropriations.

(e) $20,082,000 the first year and $20,082,000 the second year are for the agricultural growth, research, and innovation program under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12. Except as provided in paragraph (f), the commissioner may allocate this appropriation each year among the following areas: (1) facilitating the start-up, modernization, improvement, or expansion of livestock operations, including beginning and transitioning livestock operations with preference given to robotic dairy-milking equipment; (2) assisting value-added agricultural businesses to begin or expand, to access new markets, or to diversify, including aquaponics systems, with preference given to hemp fiber processing equipment; (3) facilitating the start-up, modernization, or expansion of other beginning and transitioning farms, including by providing loans under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.056; (4) sustainable agriculture on-farm research and demonstration; (5) the development or expansion of food hubs and other alternative community-based food distribution systems; (6) enhancing renewable energy infrastructure and use; (7) crop research, including basic and applied turf seed research; (8) Farm Business Management tuition assistance; (9) supporting the commercialization of an innovative material additive utilizing agricultural coproducts or waste streams to produce fiber-based barrier packaging to reduce perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroakyl substances (PFAS) and plastics in packaging products; and (10) Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices certification assistance. The commissioner may use up to 6.5 percent of this appropriation for costs incurred to administer the program.

(f) Of the amount appropriated for the agricultural growth, research, and innovation program in paragraph (e):

(1) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the second year are for distribution in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to preserve and promote Minnesota agriculture;

(2) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year are for incentive payments under Minnesota Statutes, sections 41A.16, 41A.17, 41A.18, and 41A.20. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the first year appropriation is available

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until June 30, 2027, and the second year appropriation is available until June 30, 2028. If this appropriation exceeds the total amount for which all producers are eligible in a fiscal year, the balance of the appropriation is available for other purposes under this paragraph or paragraph (e);

(3) $4,500,000 the first year and $4,500,000 the second year are for grants that enable retail petroleum dispensers, fuel storage tanks, and other equipment to dispense biofuels to the public in accordance with the biofuel replacement goals established under Minnesota Statutes, section 239.7911. A retail petroleum dispenser selling petroleum for use in spark ignition engines for vehicle model years after 2000 is eligible for grant money under this clause if the retail petroleum dispenser has no more than 20 retail petroleum dispensing sites and each site is located in Minnesota. The grant money must be used to replace or upgrade equipment that does not have the ability to be certified for E25. A grant award must not exceed $200,000 per station. The commissioner must cooperate with biofuel stakeholders in the implementation of the grant program. The commissioner, in cooperation with any economic or community development financial institution and any other entity with which the commissioner contracts, must submit a report on the biofuels infrastructure financial assistance program by January 15 of each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture policy and finance. The annual report must include but not be limited to a summary of the following metrics: (i) the number and types of projects financed; (ii) the amount of dollars leveraged or matched per project; (iii) the geographic distribution of financed projects; (iv) any market expansion associated with upgraded infrastructure; (v) the demographics of the areas served; (vi) the costs of the program; and (vii) the number of grants to minority- or female‑owned businesses. The base under this clause is $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter;

(4) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 the second year are for grants to facilitate the start-up, modernization, or expansion of meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing facilities. A grant award under this clause must not exceed $200,000. Any unencumbered balance at the end of the second year does not cancel until June 30, 2028, and may be used for other purposes under this paragraph or paragraph (e). The base under this clause is $250,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter;

(5) up to $1,294,000 the first year and up to $1,294,000 the second year are for providing more fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, grain, and dairy for children in school and early childhood education settings, including, at the commissioner's discretion, providing grants to reimburse schools and early childhood education and child care providers for purchasing equipment and agricultural

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products. Organizations must participate in the National School Lunch Program or the Child and Adult Care Food Program to be eligible. Of the amount appropriated, $150,000 each year is for a statewide coordinator of farm-to-institution strategy and programming. The coordinator must consult with relevant stakeholders and provide technical assistance and training for participating farmers and eligible grant recipients;

(6) up to $2,000,000 the first year and up to $2,000,000 the second year are for urban youth agricultural education or urban agriculture community development;

(7) up to $1,000,000 the first year and up to $1,000,000 the second year are for the good food access program under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.1017; and

(8) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year are for cooperative development grants.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered balance does not cancel at the end of the first year and is available for the second year, and appropriations encumbered under contract on or before June 30, 2027, for agricultural growth, research, and innovation grants are available until June 30, 2028.

(g) The base for the agricultural growth, research, and innovation program is $17,582,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter.

Subd. 4. Administration and Financial Assistance

14,980,000

11,121,000

(a) $474,000 the first year and $474,000 the second year are for payments to county and district agricultural societies and associations under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02, subdivision 1. Aid payments to county and district agricultural societies and associations must be disbursed no later than July 15 of each year. These payments are the amount of aid from the state for an annual fair held in the previous calendar year.

(b) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year are for grants to the Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council for programs of the council under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D.

(d) $36,000 the first year is for a grant to the Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association.

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(e) $120,000 the first year is for a grant to the Northern Crops Institute and may be used to purchase equipment.

(f) $68,000 the first year is for a grant to the Minnesota State Horticultural Society.

(g) $50,000 the first year is for a grant to the Center for Rural Policy and Development.

(h) $150,000 the first year is for grants to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic and applied research on: (1) the improved production of forage and turf seed related to new and improved varieties; and (2) native plants, including plant breeding, nutrient management, pest management, disease management, yield, and viability. The Minnesota Turf Seed Council may subcontract with a qualified third party for some or all of the basic or applied research. The Minnesota Turf Seed Council must prepare a report outlining the use of the grant money and related accomplishments. No later than January 15, 2027, the council must submit the report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture finance and policy.

(i) $400,000 the first year is for grants to GreenSeam for assistance to agriculture-related businesses to support business retention and development, business attraction and creation, talent development and attraction, and regional branding and promotion. No later than December 1, 2026, and December 1, 2027, GreenSeam must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over agriculture and rural development with information on new and existing businesses supported, number of new jobs created in the region, new educational partnerships and programs supported, and regional branding and promotional efforts.

(j) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 the second year are for grants to Second Harvest Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six Feeding America food banks for the following purposes:

(1) at least $850,000 each year must be allocated to purchase milk for distribution to Minnesota's food shelves and other charitable organizations that are eligible to receive food from the food banks. Milk purchased with grant proceeds must be acquired from Minnesota milk processors and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be allocated to each Feeding America food bank serving Minnesota according to the formula used in the distribution of United States Department of Agriculture commodities under the Emergency Food Assistance Program. Second Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts or agreements with food banks for shared funding or reimbursement of the direct purchase of milk. Each food bank that receives funding under this clause may use up to

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two percent for administrative expenses. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered balance the first year does not cancel and is available the second year;

(2) to compensate agricultural producers and processors for costs incurred to harvest and package for transfer surplus fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural commodities that would otherwise go unharvested, be discarded, or be sold in a secondary market. Surplus commodities must be distributed statewide to food shelves and other charitable organizations that are eligible to receive food from the food banks. Surplus food acquired under this clause must be from Minnesota producers and processors. Second Harvest Heartland may use up to 15 percent of each grant awarded under this clause for administrative and transportation expenses; and

(3) to purchase and distribute protein products, including but not limited to pork, poultry, beef, dry legumes, cheese, and eggs to Minnesota's food shelves and other charitable organizations that are eligible to receive food from the food banks. Second Harvest Heartland may use up to two percent of each grant awarded under this clause for administrative expenses. Protein products purchased using grant proceeds must be acquired from Minnesota processors and producers.

Second Harvest Heartland must submit quarterly reports to the commissioner and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over agriculture finance in the form prescribed by the commissioner. The reports must include but are not limited to information on the expenditure of money, the amount of milk or other commodities purchased, and the organizations to which this food was distributed.

(k) $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second year are for grants to the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation to promote local foods through an annual event that raises public awareness of local foods and connects local food producers and processors with potential buyers.

(l) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the second year are for the Emerging Farmers Office to provide services to beginning and emerging farmers to increase connections between farmers and market opportunities throughout Minnesota. This appropriation may be used for grants, translation services, training programs, or other purposes in line with the recommendations of the emerging farmer working group established under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.055, subdivision 1.

(m) $337,000 the first year and $337,000 the second year are for farm advocate services. Of these amounts, $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second year are for the continuation of the

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farmland transition programs and may be used for grants to farmland access teams to provide technical assistance to potential beginning farmers. Farmland access teams must assist existing farmers and beginning farmers with transitioning farm ownership and farm operation. Services provided by teams may include but are not limited to mediation assistance, designing contracts, financial planning, tax preparation, estate planning, and housing assistance.

(n) $260,000 the first year and $260,000 the second year are for a pass-through grant to Region Five Development Commission to provide, in collaboration with Farm Business Management, statewide mental health counseling support to Minnesota farm operators, families, and employees, and individuals who work with Minnesota farmers in a professional capacity. Region Five Development Commission may use up to 6.5 percent of the grant awarded under this paragraph for administration.

(o) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year are for administrative support for the Rural Finance Authority.

(p) $137,000 the first year and $204,000 the second year are to maintain the current level of service delivery.

(q) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the second year are to award and administer down payment assistance grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.133, with priority given to eligible applicants with no more than $100,000 in annual gross farm product sales and eligible applicants who are producers of industrial hemp, cannabis, or one or more of the following specialty crops as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture for purposes of the specialty crop block grant program: fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, medicinal plants, culinary herbs and spices, horticulture crops, floriculture crops, and nursery crops. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, any unencumbered balance at the end of the first year does not cancel and is available in the second year and appropriations encumbered under contract by June 30, 2027, are available until June 30, 2029.

(r) $3,100,000 the first year is for a grant to First District Association for a wastewater pretreatment project.

(s) The commissioner shall continue to increase connections between ethnic minority and immigrant farmers to farming opportunities and farming programs throughout Minnesota.

Sec. 3. BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH

$6,767,000

(a) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the second year are for agricultural emergency preparedness and response.

(b) $357,000 the first year and $357,000 the second year are to maintain the current level of service delivery.

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Sec. 4. AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE

$4,388,000

$4,434,000

$45,000 the first year and $91,000 the second year are to maintain the current level of service delivery.

Sec. 5. TRANSFERS.

(a) $100,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred from the general fund to the pollinator research account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 18B.051. This transfer is $100,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter.

(b) $186,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $186,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred from the general fund to the Minnesota grown account and may be used as grants for Minnesota Grown promotion under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.102. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the appropriations encumbered under contract on or before June 30, 2027, for Minnesota Grown grants in this paragraph are available until June 30, 2029. This transfer is $186,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter.

(c) $10,852,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $10,852,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred from the general fund to the agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer account under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 3, and the commissioner shall transfer funds each year to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), and must supplement and not supplant existing sources and levels of funding. The commissioner may use up to one percent of this transfer for costs incurred to administer this program.

(d) Of the amount transferred for the agriculture research, education, extension, and technology transfer grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14:

(1) $600,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $600,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's agriculture rapid response fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 1, clause (2);

(2) up to $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and up to $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for research on avian influenza, salmonella, and other turkey-related diseases and disease prevention measures;

(3) $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $2,750,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for grants to the Minnesota Agricultural Educational Leadership Council to enhance agricultural education with priority given to Farm Business Management challenge grants;

(4) $350,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $350,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for potato research;

(5) $802,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $802,000 in fiscal year 2027 are to fund the Forever Green Initiative and protect Minnesota's natural resources while increasing the efficiency, profitability, and productivity of Minnesota farmers by incorporating perennial and winter annual crops into existing agricultural practices. By February 1 each year, the dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resources Sciences must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over agriculture finance and policy and higher education detailing uses of the money in this paragraph, including administrative costs, and the achievements this money contributed to;

(6) $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for research on natural strands of wild rice; and

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(7) $250,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2027 are for the cultivated wild rice forward selection project at the North Central Research and Outreach Center, including a tenure track or research associate plant scientist.

The transfer for the agricultural research, education, extension, and technology transfer program is $10,852,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter.

(e) $1,425,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,425,000 in fiscal year 2027 are transferred from the general fund to the agricultural and environmental revolving loan account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.117, subdivision 5, for low-interest loans under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.117. This transfer is $1,425,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter.

Sec. 6. CANCELLATION.

$3,000,000 of the fiscal year 2024 general fund appropriation for grants to cooperatives to invest in green fertilizer production facilities under Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 10, section 4, is canceled.

Sec. 7. FISCAL YEAR 2025 APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) $125,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for compensation for destroyed or crippled livestock under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737. The commissioner of agriculture may use up to $5,000 to reimburse expenses incurred by university extension educators to provide fair market values of destroyed or crippled livestock. If the commissioner of agriculture receives federal funding to pay claims for destroyed or crippled livestock, an equivalent amount of this appropriation may be used to reimburse nonlethal prevention methods performed by federal wildlife services staff. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026.

(b) $125,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for compensation for crop damage under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.7371. The commissioner of agriculture may use up to $10,000 of the appropriation to reimburse expenses incurred by the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner of agriculture's approved agent to investigate and resolve claims, as well as for costs associated with training for approved agents. The commissioner of agriculture may use up to $40,000 of the appropriation to make grants to producers for measures to protect stored crops from elk damage. If the commissioner of agriculture determines that claims made under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737 or 3.7371 are unusually high, amounts appropriated for either program may be transferred to the appropriation for the other program. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 8. FISCAL YEAR 2025 TRANSFER.

$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2025 is transferred from the general fund to the agricultural emergency account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.041.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 17.133, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Grants. The commissioner may award farm down payment assistance grants of up to $15,000 per eligible farmer purchasing less than 80 acres of farmland, and up to $30,000 per eligible farmer purchasing 80 acres or more of farmland. Each award must be matched with at least $8,000 of other funding. Grants under this

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subdivision may be awarded by a randomized selection process after applications are collected over a period of no less than 30 calendar days. An eligible farmer must commit to own and farm the land purchased with assistance provided under this section for at least five years. For each year that a grant recipient does not own and farm the land during the five-year period, the grant recipient must pay a penalty to the commissioner equal to 20 percent of the grant amount.

Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18C.005, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 4a. Commercial nitrogen fertilizer. "Commercial nitrogen fertilizer" means a fertilizer with a nitrogen content that is not less than 25 percent.

Sec. 11. [18C.113] BIOFERTILIZER INNOVATION AND EFFICIENCY PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1. Program established. In consultation with the commissioner of natural resources and soil and water conservation districts in Minnesota, the commissioner of agriculture must develop and administer a biofertilizer innovation and efficiency program to address water quality by incentivizing Minnesota farmers to improve nitrogen management and incorporate innovative technologies into the farmers' crop nutrient management plans. The commissioner must determine which products qualify for the program, including soil amendments, fertilizers with nitrogen fixing properties, biological sources of nitrogen, and other biofertilizers.

Subd. 2. Payments to qualified farmers. (a) In consultation with farmers and the fertilizer industry, the commissioner must establish a per-acre payment rate, not less than $5 per acre, for payments provided to a qualifying farmer. The program must provide an annual per-acre incentive payment to a qualifying farmer who verifies through documentation that the farmer has reduced commercial nitrogen fertilizer rates by using a qualifying product in the farmer's crop nutrient management plans by the lesser of:

(1) 15 percent; or

(2) 30 pounds per acre.

(b) The commissioner must annually review and may adjust the per-acre payment rate based on inflation and emerging fertilizer technology.

Subd. 3. Qualifications. To qualify for the biofertilizer water preservation program, a farmer must:

(1) be a Minnesota resident operating farmland located in Minnesota;

(2) submit documentation to the commissioner, including a crop nutrient management plan that will reduce the use of commercial nitrogen fertilizers at the reduction rate required under subdivision 2 by using a qualifying product determined by the commissioner under subdivision 1; and

(3) enroll a minimum of 40 eligible acres.

Subd. 4. Review required. Every two years, the commissioner must review:

(1) the program's required minimum commercial nitrogen fertilizer reduction rate under subdivision 2 and determine whether an increase in the minimum reduction rate is necessary; and

(2) additional qualifying products that may be used by farmers in the program. When making this determination, the commissioner must consider newly available technologies and products capable of reducing commercial nitrogen fertilizer applications.

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Subd. 5. Rulemaking required. The commissioner must adopt rules using rulemaking authority under section 18C.121, subdivision 1, to implement this section.

Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 41A.16, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Eligibility for participants after April 1, 2023. (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or less from the state border, raw materials may be sourced from within a 100-mile radius. Raw materials must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The facility must be located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location after April 1, 2023, and before June 30, 2025, and must not begin operating above 23,750 MMbtu of quarterly advanced biofuel production before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities that are adding advanced biofuel production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as new companies and facilities. Production of conventional corn ethanol and conventional biodiesel is not eligible. Eligible advanced biofuel facilities must produce at least 23,750 MMbtu of biofuel quarterly.

(b) No payments shall be made for advanced biofuel production that occurs after June 30, 2035, for those eligible biofuel producers under paragraph (a).

(c) An eligible producer of advanced biofuel shall not transfer the producer's eligibility for payments under this section to an advanced biofuel facility at a different location.

(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive payments under this section until the producer resumes production.

(e) Renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under section 41A.17, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received under section 41A.18, are not eligible for payment under this section.

(f) Biobutanol is eligible under this section.

Sec. 13. COUNTY AGRICULTURAL INSPECTORS.

(a) To be eligible for grants under this section, a county must employ a county agricultural inspector or a county‑designated employee who:

(1) has attended training for new county agricultural inspectors offered by the commissioner of agriculture;

(2) coordinates with the commissioner of agriculture to review applicable laws and enforcement procedures;

(3) compiles and submits to the commissioner of agriculture local weed inspector annual report data;

(4) conducts an annual meeting and training for local weed inspectors; and

(5) assists the commissioner of agriculture with control programs and other agricultural programs when requested under Minnesota Statutes, section 18.81, subdivision 1b, as directed by the county board.

(b) County agricultural inspectors and county-designated employees must annually submit an application, on a form approved by the commissioner of agriculture, to be eligible for funding during a given year. The commissioner of agriculture must equally divide available grant money among eligible counties.

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ARTICLE 2

BROADBAND

Section 1. BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.

			APPROPRIATIONS
			Available for the Year
			Ending June 30
			2026	2027

Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

$1,001,000

$1,001,000 each year is for the Office of Broadband Development.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.198, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Installation requirements. (a) The installation of underground telecommunications infrastructure that is located within ten feet of existing underground utilities or that crosses the existing underground utilities must be performed by safety-qualified underground telecommunications installers as follows:

(1) the location of existing utilities by hand- or hydro-excavation or other accepted methods must be performed by a safety-qualified underground telecommunications installer; and

(2) where telecommunications infrastructure is installed by means of directional drilling, the monitoring of the location and depth of the drill head must be performed by a safety-qualified underground telecommunications installer~~; and~~.

(3) no fewer than two safety-qualified underground telecommunications installers must be present at all times at any location where telecommunications infrastructure is being installed by means of directional drilling.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2025, all installations of underground telecommunications infrastructure subject to this subdivision within the seven-county metropolitan area must be performed by safety-qualified underground telecommunications installers that meet the ~~requirements of this subdivision.~~

~~(c)~~ (b) Beginning January 1, 2026, all installations of underground telecommunications infrastructure subject to this subdivision within this state must be performed by safety-qualified underground telecommunications installers that meet the requirements of this subdivision.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.198, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Certification Standards. (a) The commissioner of labor and industry, in consultation with the Office of Broadband, shall approve standards for a safety-qualified underground telecommunications installer certification program that requires a person to:

(1) complete a ~~40-hour~~ ten-hour initial course that includes classroom and hands-on instruction covering proper work procedures for safe installation of underground utilities, including:

(i) regulations applicable to excavation near existing utilities;

(ii) identification, location, and verification of utility lines using hand- or hydro-excavation or other accepted methods;

(iii) response to line strike incidents;

(iv) traffic control procedures;

(v) use of a tracking device to safely guide directional drill equipment along a drill path; and

(vi) avoidance and mitigation of safety hazards posed by underground utility installation projects;

(2) demonstrate knowledge of the course material by successfully completing an examination approved by the commissioner; and

(3) complete a four-hour refresher course within three years of completing the original course and every three years thereafter in order to maintain certification.

(b) The commissioner must develop an approval process for training providers under this subdivision and may suspend or revoke the approval of any training provider that fails to demonstrate consistent delivery of approved curriculum or success in preparing participants to complete the examination.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a budget for the Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the Office of Broadband Development; making policy and technical changes to agricultural provisions; making policy and technical changes to broadband provisions; authorizing rulemaking; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 17.133, subdivision 2; 18C.005, by adding a subdivision; 41A.16, subdivision 7; 326B.198, subdivisions 2, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18C."

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

The report was adopted.

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

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

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

The report was adopted.

Quam from the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations to which was referred:

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

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 12, reinstate "~~administrators"~~ and delete "administrator"

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

The report was adopted.

Baker from the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy to which was referred:

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.

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. 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.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 200.031, is amended to read:

200.031 DETERMINATION OF RESIDENCE.

Residence shall be determined in accordance with the following principles, so far as they may be applicable to the facts of the case:

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(1) The residence of an individual is in the precinct where the individual's home is located, from which the individual has no present intention of moving, and to which, whenever the individual is absent, the individual intends to return.

(2) An individual does not lose residence if the individual leaves home to live temporarily in another state or precinct.

(3) An individual does not acquire a residence in any precinct of this state if the individual is living there only temporarily, without the intention of making that precinct home.

(4) If an individual goes into another state or precinct with the intention of making it home or files an affidavit of residence there for election purposes, the individual loses residence in the former precinct.

(5) If an individual moves to another state with the intention of living there for an indefinite period, the individual loses residence in this state, notwithstanding any intention to return at some indefinite future time.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an individual's residence is located in the precinct where the individual's family lives, unless the individual's family is living in that precinct only temporarily.

(7) If an individual's family lives in one precinct and the individual lives or does business in another, the individual's residence is located in the precinct where the individual's family lives, unless the individual establishes a home in the other precinct and intends to remain there, with or without the individual's family.

(8) The residence of a single individual is in the precinct where the individual lives and usually sleeps.

(9) The mere intention to acquire a new residence, is not sufficient to acquire a new residence, unless the individual moves to that location; moving to a new location is not sufficient to acquire a new residence unless the individual intends to remain there.

(10) The residence of an individual who is working temporarily in any precinct of this state is in the precinct where the individual's permanent home is located.

(11) The residence of an individual who is living permanently in a soldiers' home or nursing home is in the precinct where the home is located.

(12) If an individual's home lies in more than one precinct or political subdivision, the residence of the individual is in the precinct in which a majority of the room in which the individual usually sleeps is located.

(13) If an individual's home is destroyed or rendered uninhabitable by fire or natural disaster, the individual does not lose residence in the precinct where the home is located if the individual intends to return to the home when it is reconstructed or made habitable.

(14) The residence of a person committed to a secure treatment facility as a sexual psychopathic personality or as a sexually dangerous person under chapter 253D is the person's last known residential address prior to issuance of the committal order."

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.

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Nash from the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1867, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; modifying provisions relating to retailer contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 349A.01, by adding a subdivision; 349A.06, subdivisions 2, 11.

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. 1916, A bill for an act relating to child care; establishing program integrity requirements in the child care assistance program; directing the commissioner of children, youth, and families to establish an electronic record-keeping system for child care enrollment; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.461, subdivision 28; 142A.03, subdivision 2; 142E.17, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142E.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 8, after line 34, insert:

"Sec. 3. [142D.251] INSPECTIONS AND VIDEO MONITORING FOR EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given.

(b) "Facility" means the indoor and outdoor space in which child care is provided that is owned, leased, or operated by the program.

(c) "Video monitoring" means the ability for the commissioner to see recorded video of public and shared areas of the program's facility any time the program has children on the premises.

Subd. 2. General requirements. (a) The commissioner must conduct inspections and video monitoring of early childhood programs that receive funding under section 142D.25 in accordance with this section.

(b) The video monitoring system must:

(1) be turned on and recording at all times the program has children on the premises;

(2) record and display the accurate date and time;

(3) have a display resolution of 720p or higher; and

(4) have a frame-per-second rate of 15 or higher.

Subd. 3. Inspections. (a) If a program receives $1,000,000 or more under section 142D.25 in a calendar year, the commissioner may conduct unannounced inspections of the program's facility in the year following the receipt of the funding.

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(b) Inspections required under this section must be in addition to any licensing inspections required under chapter 142B.

Subd. 4. Video monitoring. (a) A program that receives $1,000,000 or more under section 142D.25 in a calendar year is subject to video monitoring by the commissioner for one year following the receipt of the funding.

(b) Within 90 days of being notified by the commissioner that a program is subject to video monitoring under this subdivision, a program is required to:

(1) install video cameras or other devices that capture or record video in public and shared areas of the program's facility and cover public entrances and exits to the facility and entrances and exits to areas where a parent or legal guardian signs a child in or out of the facility; and

(2) notify all parents and legal guardians who apply for placement or enroll a child in the program that the program is subject to video monitoring by the commissioner.

(c) If the commissioner requests recordings or copies of a program's operation during certain times and dates and the program fails to produce recordings or copies for any of the requested times and dates, the commissioner may use that failure as prima facie evidence that the program cared for zero children during the missing times and dates.

Subd. 5. Department data practices. Video footage collected or maintained by the commissioner under this section is classified as protected nonpublic data, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 13.

Subd. 6. Retention, dissemination, and disposal of recordings. (a) A program must retain video monitoring recordings required under this section for 30 calendar days after the date of the recording. Except as provided under paragraph (b), a program must dispose of video monitoring recordings required under this section after 30 calendar days.

(b) A program that receives notice from a law enforcement official of a suspected crime committed against a child at the facility may not dispose of any video monitoring recordings required under this section until the law enforcement investigation of the suspected crime is complete.

(c) A program must adhere to additional requirements issued by the commissioner regarding the retention and disposal of video monitoring recordings required under this section.

(d) A program may not sell, share, transmit, or disseminate a video monitoring recording required under this section to any person except as authorized by this section.

(e) A program may disseminate a video monitoring recording required under this section pursuant to a valid court order, search warrant, or subpoena in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding, including an investigation by the commissioner.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2025."

Page 9, line 7, delete "all"

Page 9, line 13, delete "licensed child care center" and insert "provider"

Page 9, line 18, delete everything after the third period

Page 9, delete lines 19 and 20

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Page 9, line 21, delete "(b)" and insert "(a)"

Page 9, line 22, delete "must" and insert "may" and delete "four"

Page 9, line 24, delete "(c)" and insert "(b)"

Page 9, line 29, after "(b)" insert "Within 90 days of being notified by the commissioner that a program is subject to video monitoring under this subdivision," and delete everything after "provider" and insert "is required to:"

Page 10, line 1, delete "all"

Page 10, line 2, delete "within a time frame determined by the commissioner" and insert "and cover public entrances and exits to the facility and entrances and exits to areas where a parent or legal guardian signs a child in or out of the facility"

Page 10, line 13, delete "licensed child" and insert "provider"

Page 10, line 14, delete "care center" and delete "90" and insert "30"

Page 10, lines 16, 18, 22, and 25, delete "licensed child care center" and insert "provider"

Page 10, line 17, delete "90" and insert "30"

Page 10, line 19, delete "center" and insert "facility"

Page 10, line 28, delete "child care center" and insert "provider"

Page 13, line 11, delete "inspections under" and insert "provisions required under this act."

Page 13, delete line 12

Page 13, line 13, delete everything before "The"

Renumber the sections in sequence

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1917, A bill for an act relating to data practices; modifying the definition of "public official" in a city or county; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.43, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations.

The report was adopted.

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Quam from the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2105, A bill for an act relating to lobbyist registration; amending certain definitions related to lobbying; providing that a lobbyist is not required to disclose certain confidential or privileged communications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 21, 26b; 10A.04, by adding a subdivision.

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

The report was adopted.

Schomacker from the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2159, A bill for an act relating to human services; correcting terminology related to nursing facility payment rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 256R.38; 256R.40, subdivision 5.

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

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 252, 748, 787, 1257, 1723, 1768, 1867 and 2159 were read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Gomez introduced:

H. F. No. 2274, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying individual income and corporate franchise taxes, property taxes, local government aids, sales and use taxes, tax increment financing provisions, special local taxes, and other various taxes and tax-related provisions; modifying the political contribution refund; modifying the beginning farmer credit; providing for disclosure of certain corporate franchise tax information; providing for electronic direct free filing for individual income tax returns; providing a subtraction of discharge of coerced debt and excluding that discharged debt from certain definitions of income; modifying the child tax credit; modifying the housing credit; providing nonconformity to certain worker classification rules; modifying and providing for certain property tax exemptions; modifying property classifications; providing an advance homestead credit for seniors; providing an advance credit of homestead credit refunds; providing for land bank organizations; modifying use of certain local government aids; providing for local government aid penalty forgiveness; reducing the credit for research for the provider tax; providing for an amusement device gross receipts tax; repealing the tax on illegal cannabis and controlled substances; providing a sales and use tax exemption for certain construction materials; modifying and providing for certain local tax increment financing authority; clarifying the tax base for local lodging taxes; decreasing certain local special tax rates; modifying use of funds by lawful purpose gambling organizations; providing for land-value taxation districts; providing for certain financial assistance to units of local government;

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requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.02, subdivision 11b; 10A.322, subdivision 4; 41B.0391, subdivision 4; 272.02, subdivisions 7, 19, by adding subdivisions; 273.13, subdivision 25; 273.1392; 273.1393; 273.38; 273.41; 275.065, subdivision 3; 276.04, subdivision 2; 289A.08, subdivision 1; 290.0132, by adding a subdivision; 290.06, subdivision 23; 290.0661, subdivision 1; 290.0671, subdivision 1a; 290.0683, subdivision 3; 290.92, by adding a subdivision; 290A.03, subdivisions 3, 13, by adding subdivisions; 295.53, subdivision 4a; 297A.61, subdivision 3; 297A.68, subdivisions 3a, 45; 349.12, subdivision 25; 469.1812, by adding a subdivision; 469.1813, subdivisions 1, 6, by adding a subdivision; 469.190, subdivisions 1, 7; 477A.30, subdivisions 4, 7; 609.902, subdivision 4; Laws 1986, chapter 396, section 5, as amended; Laws 1986, chapter 400, section 44, as amended; Laws 2010, chapter 389, article 7, section 22, as amended; Laws 2014, chapter 308, article 6, section 9, as amended; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 1, article 6, section 22; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 270B; 273; 289A; 290A; 295; 428A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.4967, subdivision 5; 297D.01; 297D.02; 297D.03; 297D.04; 297D.05; 297D.06; 297D.07; 297D.08; 297D.085; 297D.09, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 297D.10; 297D.11; 297D.12; 297D.13; 477A.30, subdivision 8.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 2275, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying insulin manufacturer registration fee provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.741, subdivision 2.

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

Kozlowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2276, A bill for an act relating to housing; transferring money; appropriating money for the Minnesota homeless study; requiring a report.

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

Vang introduced:

H. F. No. 2277, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for a grant to CAPI USA.

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

Vang introduced:

H. F. No. 2278, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for ethnic media for public access television.

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

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Vang introduced:

H. F. No. 2279, A bill for an act relating to broadband; renaming the Office of Broadband Development to the Office of Broadband Development and Digital Equity; modifying the duties and reporting requirements of the office; expanding the state's broadband goals; establishing a multifamily dwelling grant program; amending definitions for the purposes of broadband development; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.598, subdivision 13; 116J.39; 116J.391, subdivision 1; 116J.394; 116J.395, subdivisions 6, 8; 116J.397; 237.012, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

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

Hansen, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2280, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying beginning farmer program provisions; modifying grain buyer provisions; allowing the commissioner of agriculture to coordinate with other state agencies and local governments to protect public health against fertilizers and fertilizer by-products; repealing a provision requiring the commissioner of agriculture to report on implementing the biodiesel fuel mandate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18C.111, by adding a subdivision; 41B.0391, subdivisions 1, 4; 223.17, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.77, subdivision 5.

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

Hansen, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2281, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying livestock market agency and dealer licensing provisions; modifying farmers' market or community event food sampling and demonstration provisions; modifying food certificate payment provisions; repealing obsolete provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 17A.03, subdivisions 8, 10, 11, by adding a subdivision; 17A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8; 17A.06, subdivisions 2, 3; 17A.07; 17A.08; 28A.081, subdivision 1; 28A.151, subdivision 2; 31B.03; 34A.04, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 35.68; 35.830.

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

Frazier and Hollins introduced:

H. F. No. 2282, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for the Urban Debate League.

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

Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 2283, A bill for an act relating to human rights; establishing the Minnesota Fair Chance Access to Housing Act; imposing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363A.

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

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Coulter introduced:

H. F. No. 2284, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; modifying the definitions of lobbyist and metropolitan governmental unit; modifying lobbying reporting requirements related to expert witnesses; requiring additional individuals to file statements of economic interest; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 21, 24, 35, by adding a subdivision; 10A.04, subdivision 4; 10A.07, subdivision 1; 10A.08, subdivision 1; 10A.09, subdivisions 1, 6a.

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

Pérez-Vega and Hussein introduced:

H. F. No. 2285, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital safety improvements at the Ordway Center in St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 2286, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money to Minnesota Independence College and Community for workforce development services for adults with autism and learning differences.

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

Hussein introduced:

H. F. No. 2287, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Somali American Youth Enrichment Club (SAYEC).

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

Clardy, Hill and Virnig introduced:

H. F. No. 2288, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant to the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement to conduct a survey of Minnesota principals; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

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Johnson, P.; Berg; Stephenson; Norris; Rehrauer; Hill; Coulter; Finke; Kozlowski; Curran; Howard; Smith; Gomez; Xiong; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Lee, K.; Frazier; Pursell; Greenman; Klevorn; Bahner; Mahamoud; Hollins; Keeler and Reyer introduced:

H. F. No. 2289, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring hospitals to provide registered nurse staffing at levels consistent with nationally accepted standards; requiring reporting of staffing levels; prohibiting retaliation; imposing civil penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.7055; 148.264, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Falconer and Momanyi-Hiltsley introduced:

H. F. No. 2290, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring third-party delivery services to obtain a license to deliver alcoholic beverages; 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.

Mahamoud, Perryman, Elkins, Bierman and Carroll introduced:

H. F. No. 2291, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the Palliative Care Advisory Council.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. No. 2292, A bill for an act relating to occupational licensing; clarifying that the practice of chiropractic includes providing telemedicine services; clarifying that the state Board of Chiropractic Examiners has the authority to discipline a chiropractor who is not following an executive order; reorganizing animal chiropractic sections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148.01, subdivisions 1, 4; 148.04; 148.07, subdivision 2; 148.08, subdivision 3; 148.10, subdivisions 1, 2; 148.103, subdivision 2; 148.105, subdivision 1; 156.12, subdivision 2; 319B.02, subdivision 19; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148.01, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d; 148.032; 148.033; 148.035.

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

Hollins, Lillie, Acomb and Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 2293, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources for grants under the environment and natural resources trust fund community grant program.

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

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Warwas, Zeleznikar, Igo and Dotseth introduced:

H. F. No. 2294, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for renovations and exhibit upgrades at the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth.

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

Virnig introduced:

H. F. No. 2295, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to fund mental health crisis services in Dakota County.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 2296, A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; requiring landlords to provide an alternative payment method to a digital platform; clarifying a prohibition on disclosure of victim information; limiting rate for billing tenants for apportioned utility service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 504B.118; 504B.206, subdivision 2; 504B.216, subdivision 5.

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

Myers; Falconer; Anderson, P. H., and Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 2297, A bill for an act relating to utilities; establishing a special license plate for solar pollinator programs; providing agrivoltaic solar sites may be eligible for solar site management practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1642, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

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

McDonald introduced:

H. F. No. 2298, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities.

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

Bierman and Schomacker introduced:

H. F. No. 2299, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying payment methodologies for certain enteral nutrition equipment and supplies; modifying processes for establishing payment rates for certain medical equipment and supplies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.766.

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

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Scott and Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 2300, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; eliminating certification of certain juvenile court expenses; modifying filing, copying, printing, and distribution of certain court papers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 484.44; 484.51; 518.68, subdivision 1; 524.5-420.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 2301, A bill for an act relating to public safety; health and human services; permitting certain retired peace officers to be eligible to participate in the state insurance program; establishing a program for college degree holders to complete peace officer education and training; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 43A.316, subdivisions 2, 5, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

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

Norris and Wiener introduced:

H. F. No. 2302, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing 18-year-old children to qualify for the Minnesota child credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 290.0661, subdivision 1; 290.0671, subdivision 1a.

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

Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 2303, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refunds; simplifying the income definition used to calculate homestead credit refunds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290A.03, subdivision 3.

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

Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 2304, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a refundable credit for certain teachers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

West introduced:

H. F. No. 2305, A bill for an act relating to child care licensing; providing that a child care licensing action accompanied by a maltreatment investigation memorandum must be publicly posted for ten years; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142B.16, subdivision 5; 142B.18, subdivision 6.

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

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Zeleznikar and Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 2306, A bill for an act relating to veterans; providing for a grant to Lake County to plan a veterans memorial park; appropriating money.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. No. 2307, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money from the clean water fund to acquire land in Cottonwood County.

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

Vang introduced:

H. F. No. 2308, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for a grant to College Possible to support programs of college admission and graduation for low-income students; requiring a report.

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

Rehrauer introduced:

H. F. No. 2309, A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying housing provisions; modifying funding provisions of the rental assistance program; expanding eligibility criteria for certain programs; removing certain funding restrictions for workforce housing projects; clarifying eligible uses for housing aid funds; modifying provisions in the high-rise sprinkler system program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 462A.051, subdivision 2; 462A.2095, subdivision 3; 462A.33, subdivision 9; 462A.40, subdivision 3; 477A.35, subdivision 5; 477A.36, subdivision 5; Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 21; article 2, section 10.

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

Altendorf, Mekeland, Jacob, Murphy, Backer, Fogelman, Knudsen, Gander, McDonald, Hudson, Joy, Allen, Wiener and Davis introduced:

H. F. No. 2310, A bill for an act relating to environment; reenacting prior law prohibiting weather modification; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 42.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. No. 2311, A bill for an act relating to human services; prohibiting the commissioner of human services from limiting currently available day services or special minimum wage rules or policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.4905, subdivision 5a.

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

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Rarick and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 2312, A bill for an act relating to higher education; making policy and technical changes to certain higher education provisions including sexual misconduct grievance procedures, student aid, and institutional grants; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 135A.15, subdivision 2a; 135A.1582; 136A.246, subdivisions 1a, 3; 136A.87; 136A.901, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 5.41, subdivision 2; 136A.057; 136A.1251, subdivision 5; 136A.1788, subdivision 5; 136A.1791, subdivision 9; 136A.246, subdivision 9; 136A.861, subdivision 7; 136A.901, subdivision 2; 136A.91, subdivision 3; Minnesota Rules, part 4850.0014, subparts 1, 2.

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

Robbins, Scott, Franson, Gillman and Rarick introduced:

H. F. No. 2313, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting geolocation and smartphone monitoring of another in certain circumstances; providing a cause of action to individuals when geolocation information and other smartphone data has been recorded or shared; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Backer introduced:

H. F. No. 2314, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to improve Lake Alice water quality.

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

Norris and Myers introduced:

H. F. No. 2315, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refunds; expanding the targeting additional property tax refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290A.04, subdivision 2h.

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

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

H. F. No. 2316, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the requirements for special agricultural homestead; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 273.124, subdivision 14.

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

Kraft and Acomb introduced:

H. F. No. 2317, A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money for a pilot program for wastewater treatment facility heat capture.

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

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Nadeau, Myers, Davids, Bakeberg and Zeleznikar introduced:

H. F. No. 2318, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Teachers Retirement Association; increasing the pension adjustment revenue for school districts; increasing employer contributions; providing for an unreduced retirement annuity upon reaching age 62 with 30 years of service; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 126C.10, subdivision 37; 354.42, subdivision 3; 354.44, subdivision 6.

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

Agbaje introduced:

H. F. No. 2319, A bill for an act relating to human services; making effective a Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board rule establishing nursing home minimum wage standards affecting medical assistance reimbursement rates.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 2320, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring coverage for self-measured blood pressure monitoring devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 31; 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.

Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 2321, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for public educational radio stations.

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

Virnig and Clardy introduced:

H. F. No. 2322, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating the Minnesota Young Readers Club program for literacy support; appropriating money to implement the program and contract for reading materials provided to eligible students; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

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

Hollins introduced:

H. F. No. 2323, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for grants to nonprofits to train students in global competency skills.

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

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Kraft, Youakim, Howard, Acomb and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2324, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; expanding eligible uses of increment from tax increment financing districts in the cities of Minnetonka, Richfield, and St. Louis Park to include transfers to local housing trust funds; imposing requirements on use of transferred increment.

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

Berg; Greenman; Johnson, P.; Hill; Frederick; Wolgamott; Frazier; Kozlowski; Curran; Jordan; Rehrauer; Coulter; Smith; Falconer; Mahamoud; Pursell; Hollins; Huot; Hicks; Freiberg and Lee, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 2325, A bill for an act relating to labor; requiring overtime pay on holidays; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.25, 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.

Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 2326, A bill for an act relating to education policy; modifying safe and supportive schools programming requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.031, subdivisions 5, 6.

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

Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 2327, A bill for an act relating to education; protecting access to culturally inclusive learning environments; 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.

Agbaje introduced:

H. F. No. 2328, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Capri.

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

Nadeau, Burkel, Davids, Mueller, Backer, Wolgamott, Knudsen, Zeleznikar, Warwas, Her, Gander and Myers introduced:

H. F. No. 2329, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Teachers Retirement Association; lowering the age from 62 to 60 for the enhanced early retirement reduction; clarifying the postretirement adjustment delay; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 354.44, subdivision 6; 356.415, subdivision 1d.

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

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Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 2330, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the Iskufilan Village Workforce Housing Development in St. Cloud.

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

Noor, Zeleznikar and Virnig introduced:

H. F. No. 2331, A bill for an act relating to human services; exempting assisted living service providers from direct care staff compensation requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.4914, subdivision 10d.

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

Johnson, P.; Allen and Youakim introduced:

H. F. No. 2332, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Rethos.

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

Johnson, P.; Kozlowski; Hussein and Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 2333, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to the Lake Superior Zoological Society.

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

Reyer, Nadeau, Elkins, Skraba and Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 2334, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring dental organizations to meet a loss ratio requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62Q.76, 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.

Elkins and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2335, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; modifying preexisting condition limitations in Medicare supplement insurance policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62A.31, subdivisions 1, 1f, 1h, 1p, 1u, 4; 62A.44, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62A.3099, subdivision 18b; 62A.31, subdivision 1w; Laws 2023, chapter 57, article 2, section 66.

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

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Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2336, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; establishing a Minnesota corporate headquarters credit; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 290.

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

Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 2337, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying dealer plate provisions to provide for the use of a vehicle for courtesy purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.27, subdivision 16.

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

Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 2338, A bill for an act relating to military affairs; modifying certain pay and allowances; establishing pension offset stipends; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 192.49, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

West, Norris, Wiener, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Swedzinski, Dippel, Zeleznikar and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. No. 2339, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; increasing the income threshold for the child tax credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0661, subdivisions 4, 7.

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

Jordan, Myers, Hollins, Schultz and Lee, F., introduced:

H. F. No. 2340, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for lead service line replacement grants.

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

Clardy and Hollins introduced:

H. F. No. 2341, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Teachers Retirement Association; providing for an unreduced retirement annuity upon reaching age 60 with 30 years of service; modifying the early retirement reduction factors for annuity commencement before normal retirement age; increasing the postretirement adjustments; removing the postretirement adjustment delay for members who retire before the normal retirement age; increasing employer contributions; increasing the pension adjustment revenue for school districts; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 126C.10, subdivision 37; 354.42, subdivision 3; 354.44, subdivision 6; 356.415, subdivision 1d.

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

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Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. No. 2342, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for a grant to the Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs for academic assistance programs.

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

Quam introduced:

H. F. No. 2343, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing the date of the state primary from August to May; changing the date of primary elections conducted by a political subdivision in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 204B.14, subdivisions 2, 4; 204B.21, subdivision 1; 204D.03, subdivision 1; 204D.09, subdivision 1; 204D.28, subdivision 5; 205.065, subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.06, subdivision 1a; 205A.11, subdivision 2a; 206.61, subdivision 5; 206.82, subdivision 2.

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

Fogelman introduced:

H. F. No. 2344, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for public infrastructure improvements in the city of Trimont; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Demuth introduced:

H. F. No. 2345, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater treatment facility improvements in the city of Cold Spring; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Demuth introduced:

H. F. No. 2346, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new emergency services center in the city of Paynesville; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Demuth introduced:

H. F. No. 2347, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for intersection improvements on marked Trunk Highway 23 in the city of Rockville.

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

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Demuth introduced:

H. F. No. 2348, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a study of intersections with marked Trunk Highway 23 in the city of Rockville.

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

Lee, K.; Hussein; Her; Lillie and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. No. 2349, A bill for an act relating to local government; creating the Ramsey County Economic Development Authority; expanding the powers of the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383A.

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

Witte and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 2350, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new State Patrol headquarters; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Schultz introduced:

H. F. No. 2351, A bill for an act relating to immigration; increasing criminal penalties for human trafficking offenses; prohibiting employment of unauthorized individuals; prohibiting sanctuary cities; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 171.22; 609.282, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 609.283, subdivision 2; 609.322, subdivisions 1, 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 15; 181; 412.

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

Norris, Feist, Youakim, Clardy, Hill, Sencer-Mura and Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 2352, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the grant amounts for approved recovery programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.695.

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

Norris and Gander introduced:

H. F. No. 2353, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring health standards to include organ donation education; amending Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 2, section 21, subdivision 2.

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

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Norris, Schomacker, Noor, Hicks and Gander introduced:

H. F. No. 2354, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; adding and modifying provisions governing Medicaid fraud; providing the attorney general certain subpoena and enforcement authority; providing criminal penalties; making conforming changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 8.16, subdivision 1; 256B.12; 628.26; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.466.

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

Berg and Virnig introduced:

H. F. No. 2355, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying sexually transmitted infections and diseases program requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.23, subdivision 1.

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

Davis introduced:

H. F. No. 2356, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to all-terrain vehicle trail systems in Cass 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.

Nadeau, Robbins and Bahner introduced:

H. F. No. 2357, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying certain allocation requirements under the corridors of commerce program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.088, subdivision 4a.

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

Van Binsbergen and Baker introduced:

H. F. No. 2358, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing enhanced criminal penalty for certain violations of coercion crime that proximately cause great bodily harm or death of victim; providing for public awareness campaign; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.27, subdivision 2.

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

Cha, Lillie, Greene, Jones and Hussein introduced:

H. F. No. 2359, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an advisory task force to assess the impacts of climate change on mental health; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.9981.

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

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Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. No. 2360, A bill for an act relating to taxation; proposing a new markets tax credit; providing for administration of the credit; allowing for disclosure of certain information; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.4967, by adding a subdivision; 116J.401, subdivision 3; 270B.14, subdivision 2; 297I.20, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116Y.

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

Lee, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 2361, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring notice at a closed polling place until the occurrence of a presidential election or redistricting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.16, subdivision 1a.

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

Feist, Nelson, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Hill, Olson, Youakim, Sencer-Mura, Frazier and Hudson introduced:

H. F. No. 2362, A bill for an act relating to youth; appropriating money for youth intervention programs.

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

Zeleznikar; Gillman; Davis; Warwas; Knudsen; Anderson, P. E.; Huot; Skraba and Lawrence introduced:

H. F. No. 2363, A bill for an act relating to health; providing residents of long-term care facilities with the right to a designated support person; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.651, subdivision 10a; 144G.91, by adding a subdivision.

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

Zeleznikar, Klevorn, Warwas, Bahner, Huot, Skraba and Lawrence introduced:

H. F. No. 2364, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing Donate Life special license plates; appropriating money; 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.

Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 2365, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the water treatment facility in the city of International Falls; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

Niska from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rule 1.21, designated the following bills to be placed on the Supplemental Calendar for the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025:

H. F. Nos. 550, 1218, 1247, 2131 and 2133.

CALENDAR FOR THE DAY

H. F. No. 550 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 550 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 550 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 1218 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 1218 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 1218 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 1247 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 1247 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 1247 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 2131 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 2131 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 2131 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 2133 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Davids moved that H. F. No. 2133 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 2133 was laid on the table.

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H. F. No. 66 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 66 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 66 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 75 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 75 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 75 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 81 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 81 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 81 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 390 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 390 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 390 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 845 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 845 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 845 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 921 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 921 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 921 was laid on the table.

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H. F. No. 1060 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 1060 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 1060 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 1062 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 1062 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 1062 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 1382 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 1382 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 1382 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 1445 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 1445 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 1445 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 1496 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 1496 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 1496 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 1691 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 1691 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 1691 was laid on the table.

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H. F. No. 1693 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 1693 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 1693 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 1052 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 1052 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 1052 was laid on the table.

H. F. No. 1491 was reported to the House.

LAY ON THE TABLE

Niska moved that H. F. No. 1491 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 1491 was laid on the table.

CALENDAR FOR THE DAY, Continued

H. F. No. 24, A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to born alive infant provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145.423, subdivision 1.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 67 yeas and 66 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were: