House Journal 15th Day Thursday, March 27, 2025

A quorum was present.

Gander and Roach were excused.

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

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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.

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

The following communications were received:

A communication was received relating to an election contest from the Honorable Judge Tracy Perzel, First Judicial District, County of Scott, State of Minnesota in the matter of Aaron Paul, Contestant, v. Brad Tabke, Contestee.

Pursuant to Agreement for House Organization dated February 5, 2025, Rule 9.1, relating to Election Contests, the communication was referred to the Committee on Ethics.

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

March 27, 2025

The Honorable Lisa Demuth

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Demuth:

I respectfully request the opportunity to address a joint meeting of the 94th State Legislature on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the House Chamber at the Capitol for the purpose of presenting my State of the State message.

Sincerely,

Tim Walz

Governor

Niska moved that an invitation be extended to the Governor to address a Joint Convention of the House of Representatives and the Senate to be held in the House Chamber at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2025; that the Chief Clerk be instructed to invite the Senate by message to meet in Joint Convention to convene at 6:45 p.m.; that the Governor be advised accordingly; and that the Speaker appoint a committee of five members of the House of Representatives to act with a similar committee to be appointed by the Senate to escort the Governor to the Joint Convention. The motion prevailed.

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REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

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

H. F. No. 102, A bill for an act relating to child support; modifying circumstances under which the public authority must direct support to an obligee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 518A.46, subdivision 7.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 639, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; requiring rulemaking to amend loss of consciousness or voluntary control provisions.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. RULEMAKING; LOSS OF VOLUNTARY CONTROL PROVISIONS MODIFICATION.

(a) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules, part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item F, to no longer require an annual physician's statement from a driver if:

(1) a single nonepileptic seizure was responsible for the driver's loss of consciousness or voluntary control;

(2) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control for five years from the date of the incident under clause (1);

(3) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for five years from the date of the incident under clause (1); and

(4) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.

(b) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules, part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item G, to no longer require an annual physician's statement from a driver if:

(1) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control for ten years;

(2) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for ten years; and

(3) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.

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(c) A review by a physician under Minnesota Rules, part 7410.2500, subpart 5, item F or G, does not apply to a driver who is required to hold a valid medical examiner's certificate under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 391.43, and does not constitute a determination of that driver's physical qualifications as required under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 391.41.

(d) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section. Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.

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

Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.

$11,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the driver and vehicle services operating account under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.705, to the commissioner of public safety for the costs of rulemaking under section 1."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after "provisions" insert "; appropriating money"

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1048, A bill for an act relating to education finance; clarifying the calculation of charter school general education revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124E.20, 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.

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

H. F. No. 1049, A bill for an act relating to education finance; clarifying school district eligibility for school library aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.992, subdivision 1.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1082, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the Minnesota victims of crime account; providing grants to crime victim service providers; increasing certain fees and penalties for deposit in account; transferring money from general fund to account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.08, subdivisions 1b, 1c; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299A; 609.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 5, after line 9, insert:

"Sec. 5. [609.1016] VICTIM SERVICES ASSESSMENT.

(a) When a court is sentencing a person for an offense listed in paragraph (b), the court must impose a victim services assessment. If the violation is a misdemeanor, the assessment must be at least $500 and not more than $750. For any other violation, the assessment must be at least $750 and not more than $1,000.

(b) The victim services assessment applies to a conviction of the following offenses:

(1) any crime of violence as defined in section 624.712, subdivision 5, other than a violation of chapter 152;

(2) section 518B.01, subdivision 14 (violation of domestic abuse order for protection);

(3) section 609.2242 (domestic assault);

(4) section 609.324, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2 (patronizing or hiring an individual engaged in prostitution);

(5) section 609.3458 (sexual extortion);

(6) section 609.748, subdivision 6 (violation of harassment restraining order);

(7) section 617.261 (nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images); or

(8) section 629.75 (violation of domestic abuse no contact order).

(c) The court must waive payment of the assessment required under this subdivision on a showing of indigency and may waive or reduce payment of the assessment on a showing of undue hardship upon the convicted person or the convicted person's immediate family.

(d) Assessments collected under this section must be deposited into the Minnesota victims of crime account under section 299A.708."

Renumber the sections in sequence

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.

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Liebling and Scott from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law 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, delete lines 30 and 31 and insert:

"(1) the patient is being treated, in emergency circumstances, in a hospital setting or in a setting outside a hospital;"

Page 3, delete line 12 and insert "directive; for the administration of an opioid in the circumstances in subdivision 3, paragraph (b), to a patient with a nonopioid directive; or for the inadvertent administration of an opioid to a patient with a nonopioid"

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1396, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the permitted uses of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.19, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.19, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Authorized use. A law enforcement agency may use a UAV:

(1) during or in the aftermath of an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or bodily harm to a person;

(2) to preserve or protect evidence from the imminent risk of destruction;

(3) over a public event where there is a heightened risk to the safety of participants or bystanders;

(4) to assist in the lawful pursuit of a suspect who is fleeing law enforcement or who the law enforcement agency reasonably believes might flee;

~~(3)~~ (5) to counter the risk of a terrorist attack by a specific individual or organization if the agency determines that credible intelligence indicates a risk;

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(4) (6) to prevent the loss of life and property in natural or man-made disasters and to facilitate operational planning, rescue, and recovery operations in the aftermath of these disasters;

~~(5)~~ (7) to conduct a threat assessment in anticipation of a specific event;

~~(6)~~ (8) to collect information from a public area if there is reasonable suspicion of criminal activity;

(9) to locate an incarcerated person escaping from an adult correctional facility under the control of the commissioner of corrections or licensed by the commissioner of corrections under section 241.021;

~~(7)~~ (10) to collect information for crash reconstruction purposes after a serious or deadly collision occurring on a public road;

~~(8)~~ (11) over a private area with the written consent of the occupant or a public area for officer training or public relations purposes; ~~and~~

~~(9)~~ (12) for purposes unrelated to law enforcement at the request of a government entity provided that the government entity makes the request in writing to the law enforcement agency and specifies the reason for the request and proposed period of use; and

(13) to facilitate the search for a missing person."

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.

Liebling and Scott from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law 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 following amendments:

Page 1, line 8, delete the new language and insert "The director may share with the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area's Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP), data that identifies where and when an overdose incident happens, fatality status, suspected drug type, naloxone administration, and first responder type. ODMAP may:"

Page 1, delete lines 9 and 10

Page 1, line 14, delete "certain"

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1614, A bill for an act relating to child welfare; modifying child in need of protection or services definition to clarify when a child is considered to be without the special care made necessary by a physical, mental, or emotional condition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260C.007, subdivision 6.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260E.03, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15. Neglect. (a) "Neglect" means the commission or omission of any of the acts specified under clauses (1) to (8), other than by accidental means:

(1) failure by a person responsible for a child's care to supply a child with necessary food, clothing, shelter, health, medical, or other care required for the child's physical or mental health when reasonably able to do so;

(2) failure to protect a child from conditions or actions that seriously endanger the child's physical or mental health when reasonably able to do so, including a growth delay, which may be referred to as a failure to thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and is due to parental neglect;

(3) failure to provide for necessary supervision or child care arrangements appropriate for a child after considering factors as the child's age, mental ability, physical condition, length of absence, or environment, when the child is unable to care for the child's own basic needs or safety, or the basic needs or safety of another child in their care;

(4) failure to ensure that the child is educated as defined in sections 120A.22 and 260C.163, subdivision 11, which does not include a parent's refusal to provide the parent's child with sympathomimetic medications, consistent with section 125A.091, subdivision 5;

(5) prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, as defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 2, used by the mother for a nonmedical purpose, as evidenced by withdrawal symptoms in the child at birth, results of a toxicology test performed on the mother at delivery or the child at birth, medical effects or developmental delays during the child's first year of life that medically indicate prenatal exposure to a controlled substance, or the presence of a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder;

(6) medical neglect, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 6, clause (5);

(7) chronic and severe use of alcohol or a controlled substance by a person responsible for the child's care that adversely affects the child's basic needs and safety; or

(8) emotional harm from a pattern of behavior that contributes to impaired emotional functioning of the child which may be demonstrated by a substantial and observable effect in the child's behavior, emotional response, or cognition that is not within the normal range for the child's age and stage of development, with due regard to the child's culture.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to mean that a child is neglected solely because the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care in good faith selects and depends upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of disease or remedial care of the child in lieu of medical care.

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(c) This chapter does not impose upon persons not otherwise legally responsible for providing a child with necessary food, clothing, shelter, education, or medical care a duty to provide that care.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to mean that a child who has a mental, physical, or emotional condition is neglected solely because the child remains in an emergency department or hospital setting because services, including residential treatment, that are deemed necessary by the child's medical or mental health care professional or county case manager are not available to the child's parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's care, and the child cannot be safely discharged to the child's family."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, delete "child in need of protection or services" and insert "neglect"

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.

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

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

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete section 1

Page 8, delete section 7

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.

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

H. F. No. 1792, A bill for an act relating to contracts for deed; modifying definition of investor seller; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 272.12; 559.21, subdivision 4; 559A.01, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 559A.03, subdivision 3; 559A.04, subdivision 4.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 5, lines 9 and 14, delete "the day following final enactment" and insert "August 1, 2025"

Page 6, line 25, delete "the day following final enactment" and insert "August 1, 2025"

Page 7, line 22, delete "the day following final enactment" and insert "August 1, 2025"

Page 8, line 21, delete "the day following final enactment" and insert "August 1, 2025"

With the recommendation that when so amended 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. 1918, A bill for an act relating to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; policy language for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; updating the TEACH early childhood program, the great start compensation support payment program, child welfare policies, and out-of-home placement plans; modifying provisions to prevent foster care placements; exempting the commissioner from electronic benefits transfer contract term limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142A.03, by adding a subdivision; 142D.21, by adding a subdivision; 260.65; 260.66, subdivision 1; 260.691, subdivision 1; 260.692; 260C.001, subdivision 2; 260C.007, subdivision 19; 260C.141, subdivision 1; 260C.150, subdivision 3; 260C.178, subdivisions 1, 7; 260C.201, subdivisions 1, 2; 260C.202, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; 260C.204; 260C.212, subdivisions 1, 1a; 260C.223, subdivisions 1, 2; 260C.329, subdivisions 3, 8; 260C.451, subdivision 9; 260C.452, subdivision 4; 260E.09; 260E.20, subdivisions 1, 3; 260E.24, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260E.

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.

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

H. F. No. 2184, A bill for an act relating to court fees; exempting the Office of Ombudsperson for American Indian Families from court fee requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 357.021, subdivision 1a.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2226, A bill for an act relating to background studies; modifying background study requirements for child care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 245C.08, by adding a subdivision; 245C.14, subdivision 1.

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.

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

H. F. No. 2296, A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; clarifying a prohibition on disclosure of victim information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.206, subdivision 2.

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

The report was adopted.

Klevorn and Nash from the Committee on State Government 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 3, after line 23, insert:

"Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Acts constituting theft. (a) Whoever does any of the following commits theft and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 3:

(1) intentionally and without claim of right takes, uses, transfers, conceals or retains possession of movable property of another without the other's consent and with intent to deprive the owner permanently of possession of the property; or

(2) with or without having a legal interest in movable property, intentionally and without consent, takes the property out of the possession of a pledgee or other person having a superior right of possession, with intent thereby to deprive the pledgee or other person permanently of the possession of the property; or

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(3) obtains for the actor or another the possession, custody, or title to property of or performance of services by a third person by intentionally deceiving the third person with a false representation which is known to be false, made with intent to defraud, and which does defraud the person to whom it is made. "False representation" includes without limitation:

(i) the issuance of a check, draft, or order for the payment of money, except a forged check as defined in section 609.631, or the delivery of property knowing that the actor is not entitled to draw upon the drawee therefor or to order the payment or delivery thereof; or

(ii) a promise made with intent not to perform. Failure to perform is not evidence of intent not to perform unless corroborated by other substantial evidence; or

(iii) the preparation or filing of a claim for reimbursement, a rate application, or a cost report used to establish a rate or claim for payment for medical care provided to a recipient of medical assistance under chapter ~~256B, which intentionally and falsely states the costs of or actual services provided by a vendor of medical care; or~~

~~(iv)~~ (iii) the preparation or filing of a claim for reimbursement for providing treatment or supplies required to be furnished to an employee under section 176.135 which intentionally and falsely states the costs of or actual treatment or supplies provided; or

~~(v)~~ (iv) the preparation or filing of a claim for reimbursement for providing treatment or supplies required to be furnished to an employee under section 176.135 for treatment or supplies that the provider knew were medically unnecessary, inappropriate, or excessive; or

(4) by swindling, whether by artifice, trick, device, or any other means, obtains property or services from another person; or

(5) intentionally commits any of the acts listed in this subdivision but with intent to exercise temporary control only and:

(i) the control exercised manifests an indifference to the rights of the owner or the restoration of the property to the owner; or

(ii) the actor pledges or otherwise attempts to subject the property to an adverse claim; or

(iii) the actor intends to restore the property only on condition that the owner pay a reward or buy back or make other compensation; or

(6) finds lost property and, knowing or having reasonable means of ascertaining the true owner, appropriates it to the finder's own use or to that of another not entitled thereto without first having made reasonable effort to find the owner and offer and surrender the property to the owner; or

(7) intentionally obtains property or services, offered upon the deposit of a sum of money or tokens in a coin or token operated machine or other receptacle, without making the required deposit or otherwise obtaining the consent of the owner; or

(8) intentionally and without claim of right converts any article representing a trade secret, knowing it to be such, to the actor's own use or that of another person or makes a copy of an article representing a trade secret, knowing it to be such, and intentionally and without claim of right converts the same to the actor's own use or that of another person. It shall be a complete defense to any prosecution under this clause for the defendant to show that information comprising the trade secret was rightfully known or available to the defendant from a source other than the owner of the trade secret; or

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(9) leases or rents personal property under a written instrument and who:

(i) with intent to place the property beyond the control of the lessor conceals or aids or abets the concealment of the property or any part thereof; or

(ii) sells, conveys, or encumbers the property or any part thereof without the written consent of the lessor, without informing the person to whom the lessee sells, conveys, or encumbers that the same is subject to such lease or rental contract with intent to deprive the lessor of possession thereof; or

(iii) does not return the property to the lessor at the end of the lease or rental term, plus agreed-upon extensions, with intent to wrongfully deprive the lessor of possession of the property; or

(iv) returns the property to the lessor at the end of the lease or rental term, plus agreed-upon extensions, but does not pay the lease or rental charges agreed upon in the written instrument, with intent to wrongfully deprive the lessor of the agreed-upon charges.

For the purposes of items (iii) and (iv), the value of the property must be at least $100.

Evidence that a lessee used a false, fictitious, or not current name, address, or place of employment in obtaining the property or fails or refuses to return the property or pay the rental contract charges to lessor within five days after written demand for the return has been served personally in the manner provided for service of process of a civil action or sent by certified mail to the last known address of the lessee, whichever shall occur later, shall be evidence of intent to violate this clause. Service by certified mail shall be deemed to be complete upon deposit in the United States mail of such demand, postpaid and addressed to the person at the address for the person set forth in the lease or rental agreement, or, in the absence of the address, to the person's last known place of residence; or

(10) alters, removes, or obliterates numbers or symbols placed on movable property for purpose of identification by the owner or person who has legal custody or right to possession thereof with the intent to prevent identification, if the person who alters, removes, or obliterates the numbers or symbols is not the owner and does not have the permission of the owner to make the alteration, removal, or obliteration; or

(11) with the intent to prevent the identification of property involved, so as to deprive the rightful owner of possession thereof, alters or removes any permanent serial number, permanent distinguishing number or manufacturer's identification number on personal property or possesses, sells or buys any personal property knowing or having reason to know that the permanent serial number, permanent distinguishing number or manufacturer's identification number has been removed or altered; or

(12) intentionally deprives another of a lawful charge for cable television service by:

(i) making or using or attempting to make or use an unauthorized external connection outside the individual dwelling unit whether physical, electrical, acoustical, inductive, or other connection; or by

(ii) attaching any unauthorized device to any cable, wire, microwave, or other component of a licensed cable communications system as defined in chapter 238. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the electronic video rerecording of program material transmitted on the cable communications system by a subscriber for fair use as defined by Public Law 94-553, section 107; or

(13) except as provided in clauses (12) and (14), obtains the services of another with the intention of receiving those services without making the agreed or reasonably expected payment of money or other consideration; or

(14) intentionally deprives another of a lawful charge for telecommunications service by:

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(i) making, using, or attempting to make or use an unauthorized connection whether physical, electrical, by wire, microwave, radio, or other means to a component of a local telecommunication system as provided in chapter 237; or

(ii) attaching an unauthorized device to a cable, wire, microwave, radio, or other component of a local telecommunication system as provided in chapter 237.

The existence of an unauthorized connection is prima facie evidence that the occupier of the premises:

(A) made or was aware of the connection; and

(B) was aware that the connection was unauthorized;

(15) with intent to defraud, diverts corporate property other than in accordance with general business purposes or for purposes other than those specified in the corporation's articles of incorporation; or

(16) with intent to defraud, authorizes or causes a corporation to make a distribution in violation of section 302A.551, or any other state law in conformity with it; or

(17) takes or drives a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner or an authorized agent of the owner, knowing or having reason to know that the owner or an authorized agent of the owner did not give consent; or

(18) intentionally, and without claim of right, takes motor fuel from a retailer without the retailer's consent and with intent to deprive the retailer permanently of possession of the fuel by driving a motor vehicle from the premises of the retailer without having paid for the fuel dispensed into the vehicle; or

(19) commits wage theft under subdivision 1, clause (13).

(b) Proof that the driver of a motor vehicle into which motor fuel was dispensed drove the vehicle from the premises of the retailer without having paid for the fuel permits the factfinder to infer that the driver acted intentionally and without claim of right, and that the driver intended to deprive the retailer permanently of possession of the fuel. This paragraph does not apply if: (1) payment has been made to the retailer within 30 days of the receipt of notice of nonpayment under section 604.15; or (2) a written notice as described in section 604.15, subdivision 4, disputing the retailer's claim, has been sent. This paragraph does not apply to the owner of a motor vehicle if the vehicle or the vehicle's license plate has been reported stolen before the theft of the fuel.

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

Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references

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.

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

H. F. No. 2514, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; modifying a provision governing joint legislative studies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.305, subdivision 9.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2543, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying various statutory forms pertaining to garnishment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 550.136, subdivisions 6, 9; 550.143, subdivisions 2, 3a, 3b, 3c; 551.05, subdivisions 1b, 1c, 1d; 551.06, subdivisions 6, 9; 571.72, subdivisions 8, 10; 571.74; 571.75, subdivision 2; 571.912; 571.914, subdivision 2; 571.925; 571.931, subdivision 6; 571.932, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 101, after line 12, insert:

"Sec. 21. Laws 2024, chapter 114, article 3, section 101, the effective date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective ~~April~~ June 1, 2025, and applies to causes of action commenced on or after that date.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from March 1, 2025.

Sec. 22. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Sections 1 to 20 are effective June 1, 2025, and shall be available on the state court website on or before June 1, 2025. The failure to use the forms as amended by sections 1 to 20 before June 1, 2025, is not a basis for a complaint or violation of a federal statute, Minnesota Statutes, or the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct."

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

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. 2551, A bill for an act relating to children; follow-up to 2024 children, youth, and families recodification; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.922, subdivision 1; 13.41, subdivision 1; 13.46, subdivisions 3, 4, 9, 10; 13.598, subdivision 10; 14.03, subdivision 3; 116L.881; 125A.15; 125A.744, subdivision 2; 127A.11; 127A.70, subdivision 2; 142A.607, subdivision 14; 142A.609, subdivision 21; 142B.41, subdivision 9; 144.061; 144.225, subdivision 2a; 145.895; 145.901, subdivisions 2, 4; 145.9255,

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subdivision 1; 145.9265; 174.285, subdivision 4; 214.104; 216C.266, subdivisions 2, 3; 241.021, subdivision 2; 242.09; 242.21; 242.32, subdivision 1; 245.697, subdivisions 1, 2a; 245.814, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 245C.02, subdivisions 7, 12, 13; 245C.031, subdivision 9; 245C.033, subdivision 2; 245C.05, subdivision 7; 245C.07; 256.88; 256.89; 256.90; 256.91; 256.92; 256G.01, subdivisions 1, 3; 256G.03, subdivision 2; 256G.04, subdivision 2; 256G.09, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 256G.10; 256G.11; 256G.12, subdivision 1; 260.762, subdivision 2a; 260B.171, subdivision 4; 260E.03, subdivision 6; 260E.11, subdivision 1; 260E.30, subdivision 4; 260E.33, subdivision 6; 261.232; 270B.14, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 299C.76, subdivision 1; 299F.011, subdivision 4a; 402A.10, subdivisions 1a, 2, 4c; 402A.12; 402A.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 402A.18, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 402A.35, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 462A.2095, subdivision 6; 466.131; 518.165, subdivision 5; 524.5-106; 524.5-118, subdivision 2; 595.02, subdivision 2; 626.5533; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142A.15; 142E.50, subdivisions 2, 12; 245A.02, subdivision 6d; 256G.02, subdivisions 3, 5; 261.003.

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.

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

H. F. No. 2566, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a process for removing fraudulent business filings; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.485, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 609.48, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 300.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 3, after the second comma, insert "governance,"

Page 2, after line 24, insert:

"Subd. 3. Nonexclusive remedy. The remedy in sections 300.70 to 300.78 is not exclusive. An aggrieved party may seek district court action regardless of whether the individual has initiated or completed the procedure described in these sections."

Page 5, line 19, after the period, insert "The aggrieved party may also appeal the final order as part of any district court action between the filer and complainant where the filing at issue is relevant to the issues in the case."

Page 6, line 2, delete everything after the period

Page 6, delete lines 3 to 5

Page 6, delete section 9 and insert:

"Sec. 9. [300.78] DATA PRACTICES.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, "nonpublic data" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 9, and "private data on individuals" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

Subd. 2. Data classification. Data submitted by a complainant or filer under sections 300.70 to 300.78 is classified as nonpublic data or private data on individuals. A final order under section 300.76 is public data, subject to the following: the complainant or filer's personal contact information is classified as private data on individuals.

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The unredacted version of a filing deemed fraudulent pursuant to a final order under section 300.76, subdivision 1, is classified as nonpublic data or private data on individuals. The version of the filing that has been redacted pursuant to section 300.76, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is classified as public data.

Subd. 3. Dissemination permitted. Notwithstanding subdivision 2, the office may disseminate data of any classification collected, created, or maintained under sections 300.70 to 300.78:

(1) to the attorney general to aid the office in the investigation and review of a filing that is the subject of a declaration of wrongful filing;

(2) to a person or agency if the office determines that access to the data aids a criminal or civil investigation; or

(3) if required or authorized by a court order or other state or federal law."

Page 7, line 10, delete "document" and insert "communication"

Page 7, line 11, delete "via email or postal mail"

Page 8, line 6, delete "violates" and insert "sends a solicitation that does not comply with the requirements of"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce 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. 2596, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying certain special election timing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 375.20.

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

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 1429, 1792, 2184, 2296 and 2514 were read for the second time.

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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Murphy; Anderson, P. H.; Jacob; Olson; Burkel and Cha introduced:

H. F. No. 2878, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; authorizing commercial feed licensees to employ veterinarians; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 25.341, by adding a subdivision.

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

Witte, Norris, Joy, Robbins, Perryman, Scott and Novotny introduced:

H. F. No. 2879, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crimes Advisory Board; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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

Engen and Johnson, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 2880, A bill for an act relating to insurance; clarifying that direct primary care agreements are not insurance; defining direct primary care agreement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

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

Engen; Duran; Harder; Repinski; Stier; Hudson; Novotny; Schwartz; Johnson, P., and Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 2881, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing funding for the Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force; appropriating money.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. No. 2882, A bill for an act relating to construction codes; exempting certain well contractors from Department of Labor and Industry plan review and inspection requirements; clarifying existing exemptions to contractor licensing, registration, and bonding requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 326B.43, by adding a subdivision; 326B.46, subdivision 6.

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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Altendorf and Hudson introduced:

H. F. No. 2883, A bill for an act relating to human services; limiting use of funds for state-sponsored health programs for funding abortions.

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

Altendorf and Mekeland introduced:

H. F. No. 2884, A bill for an act relating to state government; prohibiting enforcement of government vaccine mandates; allowing proof of presence of natural antibodies as an alternative to vaccination; 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.

Altendorf, Knudsen, Fogelman, Schultz and Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 2885, A bill for an act relating to public safety; allowing permitted and trained school staff to carry firearms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 609.66, subdivision 1d; 624.714, subdivision 18, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. No. 2886, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the final segment of the Glacial Lakes Trail.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. No. 2887, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Phase 2 of water infrastructure improvements in the city of Kandiyohi; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Perryman introduced:

H. F. No. 2888, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; authorizing special rules for the city of St. Cloud.

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

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Zeleznikar introduced:

H. F. No. 2889, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; extending the duration of the Hermantown local sales and use tax; amending Laws 1996, chapter 471, article 2, section 29, subdivision 4, as amended.

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

Nash and Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 2890, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; providing for fund loss requests by organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 349.19, by adding a subdivision.

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

Robbins; Anderson, P. E.; Wiener; Scott and Schwartz introduced:

H. F. No. 2891, A bill for an act relating to grants management; requiring certain state employees to receive training and certification in grants management; requiring granting agencies to take certain actions following failures by grantees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16B.97, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 16B.98, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision.

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

Novotny introduced:

H. F. No. 2892, A bill for an act relating to public safety; eliminating the community justice reinvestment account in the special revenue fund; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.707.

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

Dippel introduced:

H. F. No. 2893, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying recess detention; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.611.

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

Dippel introduced:

H. F. No. 2894, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; redesignating certain districts of the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area in St. Paul Park.

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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Dippel introduced:

H. F. No. 2895, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating an education empowerment account program; 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.

Bakeberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2896, A bill for an act relating to labor; allowing union members who are teachers to allocate union dues to the local, state, or national organization of their choice; requiring that public employees who are teachers be notified of their rights under state and federal law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.12, subdivision 5; 179A.06, subdivision 6; 181.06, subdivision 2.

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

Nelson introduced:

H. F. No. 2897, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; providing for free angling, deer, and small game licenses to residents age 70 or over; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.441, by adding a subdivision.

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

Schultz and Nelson introduced:

H. F. No. 2898, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; adding definition for restricted pesticide handler; modifying restricted pesticide license requirements for handlers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18B.01, subdivision 1d, by adding a subdivision; 18B.30.

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

Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 2899, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a fully funded summer school program; establishing a voluntary integration and inclusion program; establishing a voluntary metro-wide interdistrict integration program; establishing a diverse magnet school program; establishing a credit recovery pilot program; requiring an evidence-based strategies and family information system; requiring minimum pay for teachers; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 124D.68, subdivision 2; 126C.10, subdivision 2a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 124D.861; 124D.862; 124D.896; Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100; 3535.0110; 3535.0120; 3535.0130; 3535.0140; 3535.0150; 3535.0160; 3535.0170; 3535.0180.

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

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Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 2900, A bill for an act relating to housing; creating local government grant account; establishing grant programs for local governments to pay for certain costs of federal action; appropriating money.

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

Rehrauer and Momanyi-Hiltsley introduced:

H. F. No. 2901, A bill for an act relating to housing; expanding allowable uses of funds in the Minnesota housing tax credit contribution account to include funding supportive services in supportive housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.40, subdivision 2.

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

Pinto introduced:

H. F. No. 2902, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying certain requirements relating to a reintegration driver's license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.301, subdivisions 5, 6.

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

Reyer, Myers and Rehrauer introduced:

H. F. No. 2903, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for transitional housing renovation and construction.

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

Reyer; Davids; Stephenson; Her; Tabke; Wolgamott; Norris; Gomez; Frazier; Rehm; Youakim; Rehrauer; Johnson, P.; Clardy; Lee, K.; Virnig; Hansen, R.; Howard; Agbaje; Jones; Greenman; Kraft; Frederick; Hussein; Hanson, J.; Hicks; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Pinto; Smith; Nadeau and Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 2904, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating the public employees insurance program; requiring participation by certain school employers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 43A.316, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 43A.316, subdivision 11.

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

Lee, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 2905, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing computer science grants; encouraging local computer science standards; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.021, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 120B.241, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; 122A.187, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B; 122A.

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

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Smith, Hollins, Gomez, Xiong and Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 2906, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a psilocybin therapeutic use program; establishing protections for registered patients, designated cultivators, registered facilitators, and health care practitioners; authorizing rulemaking; authorizing civil actions; establishing fees; classifying data; establishing an advisory committee; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 2907, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing for alternative licensing inspections for certain human services programs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

H. F. No. 2908, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a statewide children's savings account program for higher education; establishing local partner design and implementation grants; requiring a report; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 136G.03, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136G.

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

Bahner, Backer and Bierman introduced:

H. F. No. 2909, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying coverage and payment for certain pharmacy services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; 256L.03, by adding a subdivision.

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

Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 2910, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for Open Access Connections voice mail services.

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

Her introduced:

H. F. No. 2911, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for a grant to YWCA St. Paul.

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

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Her and Acomb introduced:

H. F. No. 2912, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for a geothermal energy system at Macalester College.

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

Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 2913, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a disability rights and support special license plate; 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.

Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 2914, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the workforce homeownership program.

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

Finke introduced:

H. F. No. 2915, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money to the Family Tree Clinic.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2916, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a southeast regional groundwater protection and soil health initiative.

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

Hansen, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2917, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting counties to provide administrative penalties for certain violations of park ordinances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 398.34, subdivision 3.

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

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Pursell and Nelson introduced:

H. F. No. 2918, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to develop water availability atlas and siting methodology; requiring a report.

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

Klevorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2919, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing grants management provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16B.97, subdivision 1; 16B.98, subdivisions 1, 4; 16B.981, subdivision 4; 16B.991, subdivision 2.

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

Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 2920, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to MNSBIR, Inc.

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

Pursell; Baker; Johnson, P.; Backer and Keeler introduced:

H. F. No. 2921, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to the Rural Cancer Institute.

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

Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 2922, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for public educational radio stations; amending Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 1, section 11, subdivision 4.

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

Long introduced:

H. F. No. 2923, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the Minnesota State High School League to contract for catastrophic accident insurance; requiring catastrophic injury payments; providing a subtraction from income; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 128C.

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

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Virnig introduced:

H. F. No. 2924, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water infrastructure in the city of Mendota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 2925, A bill for an act relating to children; appropriating money for improvements to the Social Services Information System.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 2926, A bill for an act relating to taxation; charitable gambling; removing pull-tabs and electronic pull‑tabs from the combined net receipts tax base and imposing separate taxes on pull-tabs and electronic pull-tabs; modifying a definition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 297E.01, subdivision 8; 297E.02, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions.

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

Johnson, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 2927, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Great Lakes Aquarium; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Acomb introduced:

H. F. No. 2928, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring preapplication filings for large water appropriation projects; adding information to permit applications for large water appropriation projects; specifying the level of environmental review for data centers; removing data centers' energy consumption from the calculation of a utility's energy savings goal; exempting data centers from making financial contributions to an energy conservation and optimization plan; depositing fee revenues in an account to be used for energy conservation; modifying the definition of large energy facility; establishing energy requirements for data centers; imposing a fee on data centers; requiring the Public Utilities Commission to establish a new tariff for data centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 103G.265, by adding a subdivision; 103G.271, by adding a subdivision; 116D.04, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2402, subdivision 10; 216B.241, subdivisions 1a, 2a; 216B.2421, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

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

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Kotyza-Witthuhn and West introduced:

H. F. No. 2929, A bill for an act relating to children and families; clarifying eligibility determinations for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program households; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142F.101.

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

Hill; Wolgamott; Smith; Johnson, P., and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2930, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring a report; canceling an appropriation; appropriating money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research; repealing Laws 2022, chapter 42, section 2, as amended.

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

Keeler and Joy introduced:

H. F. No. 2931, A bill for an act relating to taxation; economic development; increasing allocation to the border city enterprise zones; modifying tax reduction authority; removing restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 469.169, subdivision 21; 469.171, subdivisions 1, 4, 6, 6a; 469.1731, subdivision 1.

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

Lee, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 2932, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for a Southeast Asian American film festival and a Hmong music festival.

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

Skraba and Fogelman introduced:

H. F. No. 2933, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for greater Minnesota transit operating assistance.

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

Igo introduced:

H. F. No. 2934, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money to evaluate the state's geologic hydrogen potential.

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

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CALENDAR FOR THE DAY

H. F. No. 1163, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying the scope of the hometown heroes assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.477, subdivision 2.

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 132 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were: