House Journal Wednesday, March 26, 2025

A quorum was present.

Gander and Roach were excused.

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

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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

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

H. F. No. 1219, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; increasing the length of a temporary vehicle permit issued to a nonresident from 31 to 60 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 168.091; 168A.11, subdivision 1.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1220, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; modifying the definition of a motor vehicle dealer to include dealers licensed under the laws of a contiguous state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.002, subdivision 6.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1290, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing roadside signage for automatic external defibrillators for qualifying locations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1354, A bill for an act relating to public safety; limiting scope of video made available by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for officer-involved death investigations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.80, subdivision 6.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.80, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

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Subd. 6. Reporting. (a) As provided for in chapter 13, the superintendent must make all inactive investigative data for officer-involved death investigations that are public under section 13.82, subdivision 7, or other applicable law available on the bureau's website within 30 days ~~of the end of the last criminal appeal of a subject of an investigation.~~ of the case becoming inactive as defined in section 13.82, subdivision 7, except any video that does not record, describe, or otherwise document actions and circumstances surrounding the officer-involved death.

(b) By February 1 of each year, the superintendent shall report to the commissioner, the governor, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety finance and policy the following information about the unit: the number of investigations initiated; the number of incidents investigated; the outcomes or current status of each investigation; the charging decisions made by the prosecuting authority of incidents investigated by the unit; the number of plea agreements reached in incidents investigated by the unit; and any other information relevant to the unit's mission.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1532, A bill for an act relating to eminent domain; increasing certain reimbursement amounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 117.036, subdivision 2.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1915, A bill for an act relating to child care; requiring child care centers to use video security cameras to monitor infants and toddlers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.461, subdivision 28; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142B.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [142B.68] VIDEO SECURITY CAMERAS IN CHILD CARE CENTERS.

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 a licensed child care center.

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Subd. 2. Requirements for video security cameras. (a) By January 1, 2026, a licensed child care center must have video security cameras to monitor and record infants and toddlers in public and shared areas of the facility as provided under this subdivision.

(b) A licensed child care center must have at least one video security camera in each room designated for infants or toddlers. The camera must be positioned to provide maximum visibility of the room. If one camera is not sufficient to view at least 80 percent of the square footage of the room, the center must place an additional camera or cameras in the room to achieve maximum visibility of the room.

(c) A licensed child care center must have a sufficient number of video security cameras to provide visibility of all outdoor recreational equipment used by infants or toddlers and at least 80 percent of the square footage of a fenced-in outdoor space used by infants or toddlers.

(d) The video security cameras must:

(1) be turned on and recording at all times the licensed child care center is in operation;

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

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

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

Subd. 3. Retention and disposal of recordings. (a) A licensed child care center must retain video security camera recordings required under this section for 60 calendar days after the date of the recording. Except as provided under paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), a licensed child care center must dispose of video security camera recordings required under this section after 60 calendar days.

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

(c) A licensed child care center must retain video security camera recordings related to an incident that the center must report to the commissioner under Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0130, for six months from the date of the incident.

(d) A licensed child care center may retain video security camera recordings required under this section to use for training center employees. Any recordings used for training purposes must redact, as defined under section 13.825, subdivision 1, identifying information on children shown or heard in the recording, unless a parent or legal guardian has provided written consent providing that the center may use unredacted recordings of the parent's or guardian's child.

(e) A licensed child care center must adhere to additional requirements issued by the commissioner regarding the retention and disposal of video security camera recordings required under this section.

Subd. 4. Dissemination of recordings. (a) A licensed child care center may not sell, share, transmit, or disseminate a video security camera recording required under this section to any person except as authorized by this section.

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(b) A child care center must disseminate a video security camera 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.

(c) A licensed child care center must establish a process by which a parent or legal guardian may review, but not obtain a copy of, a video security camera recording required under this section if the parent or guardian provides:

(1) documentation of visible marks on a child, such as bruises or swelling that has persisted for more than 24 hours, or a child's physical impediment, such as a limp that was not previously present; or

(2) documentation from a physician of a child's physical injury.

(d) An employee of a licensed child care center who is the subject of proposed disciplinary action by the center based upon evidence obtained by a video security camera must be given access to that evidence for purposes of defending against the proposed action. An employee who obtains a recording or a copy of the recording must treat the recording or copy confidentially and must not further disseminate it to any other person except as required under law. The employee must not keep the recording or copy or a portion of the recording or copy after it is no longer needed for purposes of defending against a proposed action.

Subd. 5. Hold harmless. (a) The commissioner may not issue a fix-it ticket, correction order, or order of conditional license against a child care center license holder for a licensing violation that does not imminently endanger the health or safety of the children served by the center, if the only source of evidence for the violation is video security camera recordings reviewed as part of an investigation under subdivision 4, paragraph (b). This paragraph expires upon implementation of the child care weighted risk system under section 142B.171. The commissioner shall notify the revisor of statutes when the system has been implemented.

(b) Upon implementation of the child care weighted risk system under section 142B.171, the commissioner may not take a licensing action against a child care center license holder for a violation that counts as 6.5 or below for a child care center in the weighted risk system, if the only source of evidence for the violation is video security camera recordings reviewed as part of an investigation under subdivision 4, paragraph (b).

Subd. 6. Written policy required. A licensed child care center must have a written policy on the center's use of video security cameras that includes the following:

(1) the days and times the video security cameras in the facility are in use;

(2) the locations of all areas monitored by video security cameras in the facility;

(3) the center's retention and disposal policies and procedures for the video security camera recordings required under this section; and

(4) the center's policies governing access to the video security camera recordings required under this section.

Subd. 7. Notices. (a) A licensed child care center must notify all parents and legal guardians who apply to enroll or enroll a child in the center about the use of video security cameras in the facility. At the time of a child's enrollment, the center must provide parents and legal guardians with the video security camera policy required under subdivision 6.

(b) A licensed child care center must post a sign at each facility entrance accessible to visitors that states: "Video security cameras are present to record persons and activities."

Subd. 8. Data practices. Video footage collected or maintained by the commissioner under this section is classified as welfare data under section 13.46.

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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.23, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Eligible uses of money. Grantees must use money received under this section, either directly or through grants to eligible child care providers, for one or more of the following purposes:

(1) the purchase of computers or mobile devices for use in business management;

(2) access to the Internet through the provision of necessary hardware such as routers or modems or by covering the costs of monthly fees for Internet access;

(3) covering the costs of subscription to child care management software;

(4) covering the costs of training in the use of technology for business management purposes; or

(5) covering the costs of video security cameras and related training required for licensed child care centers under section 142B.68; or

~~(5)~~ (6) other services as determined by the commissioner.

Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION; CHILD CARE PROVIDER ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.

$250,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of children, youth, and families for the child care provider access to technology grants program under Minnesota Statutes, section 142D.23, subdivision 3, clause (5). The base for this appropriation is $250,000 in fiscal year 2028 and beyond. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, subdivision 14, the amount for administrative costs under this paragraph is $0."

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.

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

H. F. No. 2231, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying requirements for publishing notice in a qualified newspaper; authorizing online publication of public notices when no qualified newspaper is available; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 331A.10, subdivision 2.

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

The report was adopted.

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

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.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, delete section 3 and insert:

"Sec. 3. [609.467] MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FRAUD.

Subdivision 1. Medical assistance fraud prohibited. A person who intentionally presents, submits, tenders, offers, or participates in the preparation of a claim for payment, claim for reimbursement, cost report, or rate application relating to the payment of medical assistance funds under chapter 256B knowing or having reason to know that any part of the claim, report, or application is false is guilty of medical assistance fraud and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2.

Subd. 2. Penalties. Whoever violates subdivision 1 may be sentenced as follows:

(1) to imprisonment of not more than 20 years, payment of a fine of not more than $100,000, or both if the part of any claim for payment, claim for reimbursement, cost report, or rate application submitted, tendered, or offered that is false is more than $35,000;

(2) to imprisonment of not more than ten years, payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both if:

(i) the part of any claim for payment, claim for reimbursement, cost report, or rate application submitted, tendered, or offered that is false is more than $5,000 but not more than $35,000; or

(ii) the part of any claim for payment, claim for reimbursement, cost report, or rate application submitted, tendered, or offered that is false is not more than $5,000 and the person has been convicted within the preceding five years for an offense under this section, section 256.98; 268.182; 609.24; 609.245; 609.247; 609.522; 609.53; 609.582, subdivision 1, 2, or 3; 609.625; 609.63; 609.631; or 609.821, or a statute from another state, the United States, or a foreign jurisdiction, in conformity with any of those sections, and the person received a felony or gross misdemeanor sentence for the offense, or a sentence that was stayed under section 609.135 if the offense to which a plea was entered would allow imposition of a felony or gross misdemeanor sentence; or

(3) to imprisonment of not more than five years, payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both if the part of any claim for payment, claim for reimbursement, cost report, or rate application submitted, tendered, or offered that is false is not more than $5,000.

Subd. 3. Aggregation. The total of all claims for payment, claims for reimbursement, cost reports, and rate applications submitted, tendered, or offered in violation of subdivision 1 within any six-month period may be aggregated and the defendant charged accordingly in applying the provisions of subdivision 2. When the same person commits two or more offenses in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted for all of the offenses aggregated under this subdivision in any county in which one of the offenses was committed.

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Subd. 4. Venue. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 627.01, a violation of this section may be prosecuted in:

(1) the county where any part of the offense occurred; or

(2) the county where the entity who received a claim for payment, claim for reimbursement, cost report, or rate application is located.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date."

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2465, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying a provision governing fees assessed by the commissioner of health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.122.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2466, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying a provision governing contingent reductions in provider taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 295.52, subdivision 8.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2474, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying provisions related to absentee voting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 203B.05, subdivision 1; 203B.121, subdivisions 4, 5; 203B.30, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, after line 5, insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Application procedures. (a) Except as otherwise allowed by subdivision 2 or by section 203B.11, subdivision 4, or 203B.29, an application for absentee ballots for any election:

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(1) may be submitted in person at any time not later than the day before the election; or

(2) if not submitted in person as provided in clause (1), must be received at any time not less than ~~one day~~ seven days before the day of that election.

The county auditor shall prepare absentee ballot application forms in the format provided by the secretary of state and shall furnish them to any person on request. By January 1 of each even-numbered year, the secretary of state shall make the forms to be used available to auditors through electronic means. An application submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be in writing. An application may be submitted in person, by electronic facsimile device, by electronic mail, or by mail to:

(1) the county auditor of the county where the applicant maintains residence; or

(2) the municipal clerk of the municipality, or school district if applicable, where the applicant maintains residence.

(b) An absentee ballot application may alternatively be submitted electronically through a secure website that shall be maintained by the secretary of state for this purpose. After 5:00 p.m. seven days prior to an election, the secretary of state must replace the electronic application with information detailing the available options to vote before and on the upcoming election day. Notwithstanding paragraph (d), the secretary of state must require applicants using the website to submit the applicant's email address and the applicant's:

(1) verifiable Minnesota driver's license number, or Minnesota state identification card number~~, or~~; and

(2) the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number.

If an applicant does not possess both types of documents, the applicant must include the number for one type of document and must affirmatively certify that the applicant does not possess the other type of documentation. This paragraph does not apply to a town election held in March.

(c) An application submitted electronically under ~~this~~ paragraph (b) may only be transmitted to the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the application information matches the information in a government database associated with the applicant's driver's license number, state identification card number, or Social Security number. The secretary of state must review all unverifiable applications for evidence of suspicious activity and must forward any such application to an appropriate law enforcement agency for investigation.

(d) An application shall be approved if it is timely received, signed and dated by the applicant, contains the applicant's name and residence and mailing addresses, date of birth, and at least one of the following:

(1) the applicant's Minnesota driver's license number;

(2) Minnesota state identification card number;

(3) the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number; or

(4) a statement that the applicant does not have any of these numbers.

All applications must be retained by the county auditor or the municipal clerk or school district clerk, if applicable. If an application is received after 5:00 p.m. seven days prior to the election, the official in charge of the ballot board must, within one day of receipt of the application, attempt to contact the applicant by telephone or email to notify the applicant of opportunities to vote in the election. The official must document the attempts made to contact the applicant.

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(e) To be approved, the application must contain an oath that the information contained on the form is accurate, that the applicant is applying on the applicant's own behalf, and that the applicant is signing the form under penalty of perjury.

(f) An applicant's full date of birth, Minnesota driver's license or state identification number, and the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number must not be made available for public inspection. An application may be submitted to the county auditor or municipal clerk by an electronic facsimile device. An application mailed or returned in person to the county auditor or municipal clerk on behalf of a voter by a person other than the voter must be deposited in the mail or returned in person to the county auditor or municipal clerk within ~~ten~~ seven days after it has been dated by the voter and no later than ~~six~~ seven days before the election.

(g) An application under this subdivision may contain an application under subdivision 5 to automatically receive an absentee ballot."

Page 1, line 9, after "them" insert "and the clerk accepts that responsibility"

Page 2, line 11, delete ", whichever is later"

Page 2, delete section 2 and insert:

"Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.121, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Opening of envelopes. (a) After the close of business on the 19th day before the election, the ballots from ~~secrecy~~ ballot envelopes within the signature envelopes marked "Accepted" may be opened, duplicated as needed in the manner provided in section 206.86, subdivision 5, initialed by the members of the ballot board, and deposited in the appropriate ballot box. If more than one voted ballot is enclosed in the ballot envelope, the ballots must be returned in the manner provided by section 204C.25 for return of spoiled ballots, and may not be counted.

(b) Accepted signature envelopes must be segregated by precinct and processed in accordance with this subdivision on a precinct-by-precinct basis. Precincts within a combination polling place established in section 205A.11, subdivision 2, may be processed together. At each step, members of the ballot board must notify the official responsible for the ballot board if there is a discrepancy in any count required by paragraphs (c) to (e) and note it in the ballot board incident log.

(c) Before opening accepted signature envelopes, two members of the ballot board must count and record the number of envelopes and ensure that the count matches either the number of accepted signature envelopes provided by the official responsible for the ballot board or the number of signature envelopes accepted by the ballot board that day.

(d) Two members of the ballot board must remove the ballots from the ballot envelopes. The governing body responsible for the ballot board must retain all ballot envelopes through the contest period of that election.

(e) After ballots have been removed from the ballot envelopes, two members of the ballot board must count and record the number of ballots to ensure the count matches the number of accepted signature envelopes, accounting for any empty envelopes or spoiled ballots, which must be noted on the ballot board incident log."

Page 4, after line 9, insert:

"Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Emergency response providers. Any eligible Minnesota voter who is a trained or certified emergency response provider or utility worker who is deployed in response to any state of emergency declared by the President of the United States or any governor of any state within the United States during the time period

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authorized by law for absentee voting or on election day may request that ballots, instructions, and a certificate of voter eligibility be transmitted to the voter electronically. Upon receipt of a properly completed application requesting electronic transmission, the county auditor must electronically transmit the requested materials to the voter. The absentee ballot application deadlines in section 203B.04, subdivision 1, do not apply to this subdivision. The county auditor is not required to provide return postage to voters to whom ballots are transmitted electronically.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.29, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Reasonable accommodation for voter with disability. Any eligible Minnesota voter with a print disability, including any voter with disabilities that interfere with the effective reading, writing, or use of printed materials, may request that ballots, instructions, and a certificate of voter eligibility be transmitted to the voter electronically in an accessible format that meets Election Assistance Commission minimum accessibility requirements. Upon receipt of a properly completed application requesting electronic transmission, the county auditor shall electronically transmit the requested materials to the voter. The absentee ballot application deadlines in section 203B.04, subdivision 1, do not apply to this subdivision. The county auditor must also mail the voter materials required under section 203B.07."

Page 4, line 11, delete "At the end of"

Page 4, line 14, delete "that day,"

Page 4, line 25, delete ", whichever is later"

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.

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

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

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

The report was adopted.

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

S. F. No. 1360, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing speed limit for implements of husbandry to 35 miles per hour; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 168A.01, subdivision 8; 169.50, subdivision 1; 169.522, subdivision 1; 169.801, subdivision 6; 169.81, subdivision 5b.

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

The report was adopted.

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SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 1532, 2231, 2465 and 2474 were read for the second time.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. Nos. 1075 and 1360 were read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Bennett; Kresha; Scott; Bakeberg; Schwartz; Anderson, P. E.; Mueller and Robbins introduced:

H. F. No. 2786, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying requirements for grants from the Department of Education; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 127A.

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

Robbins introduced:

H. F. No. 2787, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water and sewer infrastructure improvements in the city of Loretto; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Robbins introduced:

H. F. No. 2788, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for stormwater pond improvements in the city of Loretto; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. No. 2789, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Center for Rural Policy and Development.

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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Robbins introduced:

H. F. No. 2790, A bill for an act relating to state government; eliminating requirement for state forecast to account for the rate of inflation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16A.103, subdivisions 1a, 1b.

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

Rymer introduced:

H. F. No. 2791, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for corridor improvements in Chisago County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Niska, Nash and Engen introduced:

H. F. No. 2792, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for certain legal fees and expenses.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. No. 2793, A bill for an act relating to energy; sunsetting the community solar garden program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1641, by adding a subdivision.

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

Rymer, Van Binsbergen, Knudsen, Davis, Zeleznikar and Dippel introduced:

H. F. No. 2794, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for dietary supplements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 297A.61, subdivisions 3, 38; 297A.67, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

Rymer introduced:

H. F. No. 2795, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for intersection improvements in Chisago County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Novotny introduced:

H. F. No. 2796, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; adding a section to article I; protecting the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

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

Novotny introduced:

H. F. No. 2797, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding definitions and benefits in the public safety officer death benefit law; providing for retroactive benefit awards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, subdivisions 3, 4.

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

Fogelman, Joy and Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 2798, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying escort vehicle requirements for overdimensional loads; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.812, subdivision 2.

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

Schomacker, Noor and Momanyi-Hiltsley introduced:

H. F. No. 2799, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for the Minnesota Age in Place Network.

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

Fogelman introduced:

H. F. No. 2800, A bill for an act relating to taxes; local government aid; providing 2023 aid penalty forgiveness to the city of Alpha; appropriating money.

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

Fogelman introduced:

H. F. No. 2801, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; providing 2023 aid penalty forgiveness to the city of Alpha; appropriating money.

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

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Myers introduced:

H. F. No. 2802, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for public infrastructure improvements in the city of Tonka Bay; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hudson introduced:

H. F. No. 2803, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; requiring certain energy generating facilities to be certified as child labor free; requiring certain products sold to be certified as child labor free; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216I; 325D.

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

Hudson introduced:

H. F. No. 2804, A bill for an act relating to family law; modifying visitation rights to a minor child; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 257C.08, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 257C.08, subdivision 2.

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

Hudson introduced:

H. F. No. 2805, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for the right to carry without a permit; providing for an optional permit to carry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 15, 20, 23, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 624.714, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 16; 624.7181.

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

Hudson introduced:

H. F. No. 2806, A bill for an act relating to state government; prohibiting the State Board of Investment from investing in companies that boycott mining, energy production, production agriculture, or commercial lumber production; requiring the State Board of Investment to divest from companies that boycott mining, energy production, production agriculture, or commercial lumber production; prohibiting the state of Minnesota or any state agency from entering into contracts with companies that boycott mining, energy production, production agriculture, or commercial lumber production; prohibiting banks, credit unions, financial institutions, payment processors, savings and loan associations, and trust companies from discriminating against people based on certain subjective criteria; providing for civil penalties; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 16; 46.

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

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Hudson introduced:

H. F. No. 2807, A bill for an act relating to labor; expanding list of essential employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.03, subdivision 7.

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

Hudson introduced:

H. F. No. 2808, A bill for an act relating to civil liability; limiting liability of motor vehicle operator for harm caused to a pedestrian injured while illegally blocking a roadway; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.

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

Hudson; Novotny; Niska; Demuth; Rarick; Anderson, P. E.; Nash; Lawrence; Dotseth; Mueller; Perryman; Allen; Witte; Duran; Torkelson; Robbins; Mekeland; Johnson, W.; Knudsen; Gillman; Harder; Scott; Bennett; Skraba; McDonald; Heintzeman; Davis and Altendorf introduced:

H. F. No. 2809, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the crime of residential protesting; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

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

H. F. No. 2810, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to provide equine-experiential mental health therapy to first responders suffering from trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder; requiring a report.

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

Myers introduced:

H. F. No. 2811, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring helmets for operators of electric-assisted bicycles under the age of 18; providing a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.222, subdivision 6a.

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

Stier, Duran, Joy, Niska, Van Binsbergen and Novotny introduced:

H. F. No. 2812, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring the commissioner of corrections to charge a fee for incarcerated person communication services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.252.

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

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Altendorf and Anderson, P. E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2813, A bill for an act relating to state government; increasing penalties for employees and officials for failure to stop fraudulent payments; enhancing responsibilities for employees and officials to stop fraudulent payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16A.41, subdivision 1; 609.455.

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

Altendorf and Anderson, P. E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2814, A bill for an act relating to state government; strengthening requirements for state employees to report fraud; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 179A.07, by adding a subdivision; 609.456, subdivision 2.

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

Altendorf introduced:

H. F. No. 2815, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting local enforcement of federal vaccine passports; creating a civil cause of action; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Altendorf introduced:

H. F. No. 2816, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refund; extending the filing date by one year; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 289A.40, subdivision 4.

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

Knudsen; Davis; Zeleznikar; Rymer; Joy; Schwartz; Bennett; Jacob; Gordon; Wiener; Bliss; Duran; Mekeland; Repinski; Warwas; Fogelman; Johnson, P.; Novotny and Mueller introduced:

H. F. No. 2817, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing service line of duty death benefits for part‑time, paid on-call, and volunteer firefighters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, subdivision 4.

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

Stier, Hollins, Nadeau, Hussein and Novotny introduced:

H. F. No. 2818, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a reimbursement program for law enforcement agencies that respond to protests and demonstrations at the Capitol complex and the governor's residence; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

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Duran and Keeler introduced:

H. F. No. 2819, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater infrastructure on the Red Lake Reservation.

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

Duran introduced:

H. F. No. 2820, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money for grants to veterans programming.

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

O'Driscoll and Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 2821, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association; general employees retirement plan; modifying the circumstances under which the additional employer contribution is repealed; increasing postretirement adjustments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 353.27, subdivision 3a; 356.415, subdivision 1b.

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

Perryman and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 2822, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to construct an outdoor waterpark in the city of St. Cloud for the St. Cloud Area Family YMCA.

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

Burkel introduced:

H. F. No. 2823, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for construction materials for certain projects in Independent School District No. 561, Goodridge.

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

Nash, Fischer, Lillie and Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 2824, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; providing for a continuous open season for taking largemouth and smallmouth bass; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97C.395.

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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Hudson introduced:

H. F. No. 2825, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing access to expunged conviction records of applicants for licenses and positions in the private security industry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609A.03, subdivisions 7, 7a.

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

Knudsen, Heintzeman and Davis introduced:

H. F. No. 2826, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for construction projects in Independent School District No. 186, Pequot Lakes.

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

Mueller, Baker, Skraba and Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 2827, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements for greater Minnesota transit systems; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Robbins; Dotseth; Hudson; Novotny; Anderson, P. E., and Rarick introduced:

H. F. No. 2828, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing the penalty for embezzlement of public funds over a certain amount; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.54.

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

Myers introduced:

H. F. No. 2829, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring a report; appropriating money for the Hennepin County sheriff to provide educational and skills training to jail inmates.

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

Altendorf introduced:

H. F. No. 2830, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 17, by amending the single subject and title clauses; prohibiting bills from being amended in a way that changes the original purpose of the bill.

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

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Hussein, Pérez-Vega and Sencer-Mura introduced:

H. F. No. 2831, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money to Girls Rock for worker training.

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

Pérez-Vega, Noor, Hussein, Cha and McDonald introduced:

H. F. No. 2832, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Taste of Minnesota.

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

Hussein, Hollins, Frazier, Agbaje, Momanyi-Hiltsley, Berg, Pérez-Vega, Clardy and Noor introduced:

H. F. No. 2833, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the commemoration of John Francis Wheaton on the Capitol complex; requiring community and educational initiatives and annual reports; appropriating money.

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

Frederick introduced:

H. F. No. 2834, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the Minnesota State Poultry Association.

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

Xiong introduced:

H. F. No. 2835, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to expand the Indigenous Roots Cultural Center in the city of St. Paul.

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

Lillie, Vang and Dotseth introduced:

H. F. No. 2836, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for youth water safety grant program.

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

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Hussein, Pérez-Vega and Momanyi-Hiltsley introduced:

H. F. No. 2837, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for a grant to the Community Stabilization Project.

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

Hicks introduced:

H. F. No. 2838, A bill for an act relating to vocational rehabilitation; appropriating money for the vocational rehabilitation services program.

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

Jones introduced:

H. F. No. 2839, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; authorizing special rules for the city of Minneapolis.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 2840, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for the Minitex library information and resource sharing program.

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

Sencer-Mura, Mueller and Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 2841, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for school system videos.

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

Klevorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2842, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to the administration building parking ramp.

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

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Gottfried, Franson, Norris, Momanyi-Hiltsley and Cha introduced:

H. F. No. 2843, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for a regional emergency disaster services center in the city of Roseville.

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

Franson; Lee, F., and Frederick introduced:

H. F. No. 2844, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16A.501; 16B.97, subdivision 1; 16B.98, subdivision 1; 116.182, subdivision 5; 142A.46, subdivision 1; 446A.07, subdivision 8; 446A.072, subdivision 5a; 446A.073, subdivision 1; 446A.081, subdivision 9; Laws 2013, chapter 143, article 12, section 21; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; 115B; 446A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16A.662; 116J.417, subdivision 9.

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

Xiong introduced:

H. F. No. 2845, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to PROCEED for a community center in the city of St. Paul.

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

Klevorn, Norris, Acomb, Rehrauer and Bahner introduced:

H. F. No. 2846, A bill for an act relating to state government finance; appropriating money for attorney general duties and activities; establishing a consumer protection restitution account and related requirements; modifying the consumer litigation account; establishing a proceeds of litigation or settlement account; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 8.31, subdivision 2c; 8.315, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 16A.151, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 8.

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

Koegel, Long, Pursell and Kraft introduced:

H. F. No. 2847, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for a clean transportation standard; establishing statewide goals and annual standards; authorizing fees; providing certain civil enforcement authority; establishing penalties; directing implementation; authorizing rulemaking; providing for data practices; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.721, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174B.

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

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Koegel, Tabke and Kraft introduced:

H. F. No. 2848, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying certain reporting requirements for local transportation funds; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 174.07, subdivision 3; 174.49, by adding a subdivision; 297A.993, subdivision 2a; 398A.04, by adding a subdivision; 473.4465, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 2849, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money to OneCommunity Alliance.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 2850, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Ambassadors of Culture, Hooyo Hour, and United Way.

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

Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2851, A bill for an act relating to insurance; modifying the reverse auction procurement requirement for SEGIP pharmacy benefit contracts; prohibiting the use of spread pricing by pharmacy benefit managers; increasing pharmacy benefit manager license application fees; imposing fiduciary duties on pharmacy benefit managers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62W.02, by adding a subdivision; 62W.03, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 62W.04; 62W.05, by adding a subdivision; 62W.06, subdivision 2; 62W.08; 62W.13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62W.

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

Pursell introduced:

H. F. No. 2852, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring rulemaking to require environmental impact statement for large animal projects.

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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Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 2853, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a pedestrian and bicycle bridge in the city of Little Canada; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 2854, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for local road intersection improvements in the city of Little Canada; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 2855, A bill for an act relating to civil law; amending the statute of limitations for actions under the Minnesota Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.28, subdivision 3.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. No. 2856, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring a comprehensive substance use and addiction plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 4.046, subdivision 3; 254A.03, subdivision 1.

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

Rehm introduced:

H. F. No. 2857, A bill for an act relating to real property; prohibiting obstruction of public road that ends at a lake or stream; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103F.

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

Acomb introduced:

H. F. No. 2858, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing electric vehicles to use high-occupancy and dynamic shoulder lanes without a fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 160.93, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Acomb introduced:

H. F. No. 2859, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing local units of government to adopt a speed limit ordinance for electric-assisted bicycles in certain areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.222, by adding a subdivision; 169.999, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 9; 171.12, by adding a subdivision.

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

Virnig introduced:

H. F. No. 2860, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing local health departments to obtain vaccines and a predosed form of epinephrine according to a standing order for distribution provided by the commissioner of health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145A.04, by adding subdivisions.

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

Curran and Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 2861, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for groundwater management areas and comprehensive planning.

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

Acomb introduced:

H. F. No. 2862, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing a certificate of need exemption to certain electric generating facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.243, subdivision 8.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn and West introduced:

H. F. No. 2863, A bill for an act relating to child care; correcting cross-references in the definition of child care background study subject; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245C.02, subdivision 6a.

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

Clardy introduced:

H. F. No. 2864, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying teacher licensure requirements related to the Read Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.12, subdivision 4a; 120B.123, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 120B.124, subdivision 2; 122A.181, subdivision 3; 122A.182, subdivision 3; 122A.183, subdivision 2.

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

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Kozlowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2865, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for the economic development and housing challenge program.

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

Xiong introduced:

H. F. No. 2866, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a media training and education facility in the city of St. Paul.

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

Clardy and Virnig introduced:

H. F. No. 2867, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a city hall and public safety facility in the city of Mendota Heights; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Greenman introduced:

H. F. No. 2868, A bill for an act relating to veterans affairs; appropriating money for a grant to Every Third Saturday; requiring reports.

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

Greenman introduced:

H. F. No. 2869, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a survivor employment readiness pilot project.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2870, A bill for an act relating to elections; making various changes related to election administration; modifying provisions related to absentee voting; clarifying terminology; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 203B.121, subdivision 4; 204B.06, subdivision 1b; 204B.09, subdivisions 1a, 2; 204B.44; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 209.06.

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

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Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 2871, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing sunset for pipeline safety assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.55, subdivision 4.

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

Zeleznikar introduced:

H. F. No. 2872, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for an online early childhood development professional educator program.

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

Zeleznikar introduced:

H. F. No. 2873, A bill for an act relating to health; providing health plan coverage for certain acupuncture services; 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.

Kresha, Huot, Kotyza-Witthuhn and Myers introduced:

H. F. No. 2874, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating earned wage access services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 47.

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

Nash, Elkins, Scott and Feist introduced:

H. F. No. 2875, A bill for an act relating to crime; extending crime of damage or theft to telecommunications equipment to broadband and cable services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.593, subdivision 1.

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

Murphy, Altendorf and Reyer introduced:

H. F. No. 2876, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a crime for transferring bodily fluids at or onto certain individuals; expanding the offense of fourth-degree assault to include all people providing health care services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 2.

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

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Knudsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2877, A bill for an act relating to children, youth, and families; modifying group family day care child‑adult capacity ratios and age distribution restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142B.05, by adding a subdivision; 142B.30, subdivision 1; 142B.41, subdivisions 1, 4.

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

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

Long from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rules 1.21 and 3.33, designated the following bills to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Thursday, March 27, 2025 and established a prefiling requirement for amendments offered to the following bills:

H. F. Nos. 1255, 1163 and 1295; and S. F. No. 823.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Kresha moved that the name of Burkel be added as an author on H. F. No. 29. The motion prevailed.

Koznick moved that the name of Repinski be added as an author on H. F. No. 247. The motion prevailed.

Curran moved that the name of Momanyi-Hiltsley be added as an author on H. F. No. 381. The motion prevailed.

West moved that the name of Johnson, P., be added as an author on H. F. No. 470. The motion prevailed.

Long moved that the name of Davids be added as an author on H. F. No. 474. The motion prevailed.

Long moved that the name of Davids be added as an author on H. F. No. 475. The motion prevailed.

Wiener moved that the name of Norris be added as an author on H. F. No. 487. The motion prevailed.

Bakeberg moved that the name of Norris be added as an author on H. F. No. 515. The motion prevailed.

Frazier moved that the name of Bierman be added as an author on H. F. No. 683. The motion prevailed.

Kraft moved that the name of Frazier be added as an author on H. F. No. 771. The motion prevailed.

Jacob moved that the name of Smith be added as an author on H. F. No. 821. The motion prevailed.

Moller moved that the names of Elkins, Huot, Reyer and Finke be added as authors on H. F. No. 856. The motion prevailed.

Olson moved that the name of Schultz be added as an author on H. F. No. 881. The motion prevailed.

Van Binsbergen moved that the name of Gillman be added as an author on H. F. No. 918. The motion prevailed.

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Van Binsbergen moved that the name of Gillman be added as an author on H. F. No. 919. The motion prevailed.

Freiberg moved that the name of Hussein be added as an author on H. F. No. 974. The motion prevailed.

Bierman moved that the names of Rehrauer and Momanyi-Hiltsley be added as authors on H. F. No. 1005. The motion prevailed.

Norris moved that the names of Zeleznikar and Hussein be added as authors on H. F. No. 1007. The motion prevailed.

Torkelson moved that the name of Bahner be added as an author on H. F. No. 1029. The motion prevailed.

Moller moved that the name of Frazier be added as an author on H. F. No. 1082. The motion prevailed.

Howard moved that the names of Lillie and Kozlowski be added as authors on H. F. No. 1141. The motion prevailed.

Youakim moved that the name of Fischer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1163. The motion prevailed.

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

Keeler moved that the names of Frazier and Repinski be added as authors on H. F. No. 1265. The motion prevailed.

Gillman moved that the name of Pérez-Vega be added as an author on H. F. No. 1270. The motion prevailed.

Freiberg moved that the name of Smith be added as an author on H. F. No. 1296. The motion prevailed.

Burkel moved that the name of Stephenson be added as an author on H. F. No. 1327. The motion prevailed.

Igo moved that the name of Momanyi-Hiltsley be added as an author on H. F. No. 1328. The motion prevailed.

Witte moved that the names of Youakim and Johnson, W., be added as authors on H. F. No. 1352. The motion prevailed.

Moller moved that the name of Frazier be added as an author on H. F. No. 1354. The motion prevailed.

McDonald moved that the name of Mahamoud be added as an author on H. F. No. 1426. The motion prevailed.

Momanyi-Hiltsley moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1472. The motion prevailed.

Howard moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 1489. The motion prevailed.

Hicks moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1581. The motion prevailed.

Bliss moved that the name of Bliss be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 1587. The motion prevailed.

Carroll moved that the name of Feist be added as an author on H. F. No. 1653. The motion prevailed.

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

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Pinto moved that the name of Berg be added as an author on H. F. No. 1671. The motion prevailed.

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

Howard moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 1770. The motion prevailed.

Wolgamott moved that the name of Fischer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1779. The motion prevailed.

Mahamoud moved that the name of Frazier be added as an author on H. F. No. 1792. The motion prevailed.

Bakeberg moved that the name of Reyer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1847. The motion prevailed.

Virnig moved that the name of Virnig be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 1849. The motion prevailed.

Greenman moved that the name of Frazier be added as an author on H. F. No. 1855. The motion prevailed.

Agbaje moved that the name of Curran be added as an author on H. F. No. 1861. The motion prevailed.

Pérez-Vega moved that the names of Hussein and Lee, F., be added as authors on H. F. No. 1884. The motion prevailed.

Pérez-Vega moved that the name of Lee, F., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1885. The motion prevailed.

Mahamoud moved that the name of Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 1913. The motion prevailed.

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

Johnson, P., moved that the names of Momanyi-Hiltsley and Hill be added as authors on H. F. No. 1936. The motion prevailed.

Lillie moved that the name of Nelson be added as an author on H. F. No. 1964. The motion prevailed.

Frederick moved that the names of Johnson, P.; Norris; Curran and Fischer be added as authors on H. F. No. 1993. The motion prevailed.

Curran moved that the name of Keeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 2004. The motion prevailed.

Greene moved that the name of Engen be added as an author on H. F. No. 2016. The motion prevailed.

West moved that the name of Dippel be added as an author on H. F. No. 2023. The motion prevailed.

Frederick moved that the name of Curran be added as an author on H. F. No. 2037. The motion prevailed.

Nadeau moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2060. The motion prevailed.

Coulter moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2061. The motion prevailed.

Frazier moved that the name of Rehm be added as an author on H. F. No. 2090. The motion prevailed.

Momanyi-Hiltsley moved that the name of Frederick be added as an author on H. F. No. 2143. The motion prevailed.

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Schultz moved that the name of Mahamoud be added as an author on H. F. No. 2147. The motion prevailed.

Agbaje moved that the name of Hussein be added as an author on H. F. No. 2148. The motion prevailed.

Greenman moved that the names of Franson, Elkins and Finke be added as authors on H. F. No. 2149. The motion prevailed.

Feist moved that the names of Frazier and Curran be added as authors on H. F. No. 2184. The motion prevailed.

Frederick moved that the names of Curran and Fischer be added as authors on H. F. No. 2187. The motion prevailed.

Fischer moved that the name of Curran be added as an author on H. F. No. 2196. The motion prevailed.

Mahamoud moved that the name of Lee, F., be added as an author on H. F. No. 2203. The motion prevailed.

Elkins moved that the names of Rehm, Bahner and Huot be added as authors on H. F. No. 2228. The motion prevailed.

Nadeau moved that the names of Elkins, Dotseth and Burkel be added as authors on H. F. No. 2242. The motion prevailed.

Johnson, W., moved that the names of Zeleznikar and Hussein be added as authors on H. F. No. 2258. The motion prevailed.

Frazier moved that the name of Hussein be added as an author on H. F. No. 2282. The motion prevailed.

Howard moved that the names of Frazier, Curran and Moller be added as authors on H. F. No. 2296. The motion prevailed.

McDonald moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 2298. The motion prevailed.

Nadeau moved that the name of Mueller be added as an author on H. F. No. 2318. The motion prevailed.

Pérez-Vega moved that the names of Momanyi-Hiltsley and Hill be added as authors on H. F. No. 2342. The motion prevailed.

Wolgamott moved that the name of Kraft be added as an author on H. F. No. 2366. The motion prevailed.

Mueller moved that the name of Hill be added as an author on H. F. No. 2372. The motion prevailed.

Allen moved that the name of Smith be added as an author on H. F. No. 2387. The motion prevailed.

Zeleznikar moved that the name of Altendorf be added as an author on H. F. No. 2408. The motion prevailed.

Howard moved that the name of Hussein be added as an author on H. F. No. 2480. The motion prevailed.

Virnig moved that the names of Rehm and Bakeberg be added as authors on H. F. No. 2489. The motion prevailed.

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Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that the name of Bahner be added as an author on H. F. No. 2518. The motion prevailed.

Duran moved that the name of Davids be added as an author on H. F. No. 2527. The motion prevailed.

Bennett moved that the names of Bakeberg and Clardy be added as authors on H. F. No. 2534. The motion prevailed.

Skraba moved that the name of Norris be added as an author on H. F. No. 2548. The motion prevailed.

Jones moved that the name of Norris be added as an author on H. F. No. 2550. The motion prevailed.

Frederick moved that the names of Fischer and Curran be added as authors on H. F. No. 2586. The motion prevailed.

Freiberg moved that the name of Frazier be added as an author on H. F. No. 2589. The motion prevailed.

Pinto moved that the name of Rarick be added as an author on H. F. No. 2594. The motion prevailed.

Bahner moved that the name of Norris be added as an author on H. F. No. 2618. The motion prevailed.

Finke moved that the name of Norris be added as an author on H. F. No. 2620. The motion prevailed.

West moved that the name of Norris be added as an author on H. F. No. 2645. The motion prevailed.

Myers moved that the name of Carroll be added as an author on H. F. No. 2666. The motion prevailed.

Agbaje moved that the names of Bahner, Sencer-Mura and Norris be added as authors on H. F. No. 2687. The motion prevailed.

Greenman moved that the name of Bahner be added as an author on H. F. No. 2688. The motion prevailed.

Liebling moved that the name of Pursell be added as an author on H. F. No. 2690. The motion prevailed.

Stephenson moved that the name of Long be added as an author on H. F. No. 2702. The motion prevailed.

Stephenson moved that the names of Johnson, P., and Norris be added as authors on H. F. No. 2703. The motion prevailed.

Curran moved that the name of Norris be added as an author on H. F. No. 2704. The motion prevailed.

Jones moved that the name of Norris be added as an author on H. F. No. 2709. The motion prevailed.

Hicks moved that the names of Pursell and Bahner be added as authors on H. F. No. 2737. The motion prevailed.

Frazier moved that the name of Norris be added as an author on H. F. No. 2742. The motion prevailed.

Reyer moved that the name of Pursell be added as an author on H. F. No. 2771. The motion prevailed.

Clardy moved that the name of Hill be added as an author on H. F. No. 2773. The motion prevailed.

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Backer moved that H. F. No. 2663 be recalled from the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy. The motion prevailed.

Schwartz moved that H. F. No. 2665 be recalled from the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy. The motion prevailed.

ADJOURNMENT

Niska moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27, 2025. The motion prevailed.

Niska moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27, 2025.

Patrick Duffy Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives

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