State of Minnesota
SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
11:00 A.M.
EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills
The bills listed on today's introduction calendar are given their first reading and referred as indicated.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 3986: A bill for an act relating to state government; transferring certain state-owned land in the Cloquet Forestry Center to the University of Minnesota; appropriating money for defeasance of outstanding debt on certain state bond financed property.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 3987: A bill for an act relating to public safety; creating restorative practices restitution program; eliminating ability of court to order fine in delinquency proceeding or juvenile major water or traffic offender proceeding; making conforming and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 260B.198, subdivision 1; 260B.225, subdivision 9; 260B.235, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 299A.95, subdivision 5.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 3988: A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring an open season for wolves; requiring establishment of a Northeast Deer Management Task Force; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.645, subdivision 9.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Hoffman, Mann, Abeler, and Seeberger introduced--
S.F. No. 3989: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying timelines for medical assistance eligibility determinations for certain hospital patients; providing supplemental payments for certain disability waiver services; providing additional permissible circumstances for the appointment of an emergency guardian; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 256.01, subdivision 29; 256B.05, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0911, by adding subdivisions; 256B.49, by adding a subdivision; 524.5-311.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senators Marty, Xiong, Gustafson, and Oumou Verbeten introduced--
S.F. No. 3990: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Rice Creek Commons project in Ramsey County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 3991: A bill for an act relating to human services; permitting remote worker training and development services for community first services and supports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.85, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senator Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 3992: A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring coverage for amino acid-based elemental formula; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senators Boldon and Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 3993: A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending requirements related to active transportation, including regulation of electric-assisted bicycles and sales, requirements on complete streets, driver's education, and authority to issue certain citations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 169.011, by adding subdivisions; 169.06, subdivisions 5, 6; 169.14, subdivision 2; 169.21, subdivisions 3, 6; 169.222, subdivision 6b; 174.75, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 169.011, subdivision 27; 171.0705, subdivision 2; 171.13, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 3994: A bill for an act relating to elections; establishing the Minnesota Voting Rights Act; making legislative findings; prohibiting certain actions by political subdivisions or other officials or entities with responsibilities related to election administration that result in voter suppression or vote dilution; establishing a civil cause of action for violations; requiring notice prior to a claim in certain cases; establishing remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 200.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 3995: A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant for the activities of the Minnesota Alliance With Youth Promise Fellow program; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senator Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 3996: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for road improvements in the city of Eden Prairie.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 3997: A bill for an act relating to education; modifying provisions for sharing educational data designated as directory information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 13.32, subdivision 5.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senator Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 3998: A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying speech and press rights of student journalists in grades 6 through 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senator Gustafson introduced--
S.F. No. 3999: A bill for an act relating to public safety; ensuring that victim-identifying supporting documentation submitted by medical service provider to sexual assault exam payment program is classified private data; providing consistent definition of crime victim in statutes; excluding voluntary donation or gift as a collateral source for crime victim reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 243.05, subdivision 1b; 253B.18, subdivision 5a; 253D.14, subdivision 1; 611A.73, subdivision 4; 629.72, subdivisions 1, 7; 629.725; 629.73, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 609.35; 611A.039, subdivision 1; 611A.52, subdivision 5.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Gustafson introduced--
S.F. No. 4000: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; amending the expiration of Food Safety and Defense Task Force provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 28A.21, subdivision 6.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 4001: A bill for an act relating to child protection; directing a fiscal analysis of the child welfare system; requiring a report; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Mann and Latz introduced--
S.F. No. 4002: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an interchange at the intersection of Highway 100 and Vernon Avenue in the city of Edina; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 4003: A bill for an act relating to higher education; making policy and technical changes to certain higher education provisions including student sexual misconduct, student aid, and institutional licensure provisions; requiring reports; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 135A.031, subdivision 7; 135A.15, subdivisions 1a, 2, 8, by adding a subdivision; 136A.091, subdivision 3; 136A.1241, subdivision 3; 136A.1701, subdivisions 4, 7; 136A.62, by adding subdivisions; 136A.63, subdivision 1; 136A.646; 136A.65, subdivision 4; 136A.675, subdivision 2; 136A.821, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 136A.822, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, 7, 8; 136A.828, subdivision 3; 136A.829, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 135A.121, subdivision 2; 135A.15, subdivision 1; 135A.161, by adding a subdivision; 135A.162, subdivision 2; 136A.1241, subdivision 5; 136A.1465, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 136A.62, subdivision 3; 136A.833, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
Senators Anderson and Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4004: A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying recipients of township association dues; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 366.01, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Anderson, Utke, Abeler, Hoffman, and Green introduced--
S.F. No. 4005: A bill for an act relating to judiciary; appropriating money for a grant to Beltrami County for planning and developing a comprehensive mental health services program for individuals under arrest or subject to arrest.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Latz introduced--
S.F. No. 4006: A bill for an act relating to corrections; modifying data sharing with prosecutor for petition for sentence adjustment; modifying correctional officer use of deadly force; clarifying use of electronic filing of detainer; authorizing Department of Corrections to disclose to victim the city and zip code of offender's residency or relocation after release from incarceration; discontinuing report to the legislature of disqualifying medical conditions related to challenge incarceration program; modifying membership of health care peer review committee; clarifying use of jail inspection data; providing medical director designee when medical director unavailable; providing for private victim input to Supervised Release Board; modifying date of probation report; providing a local advisory board for input into development of comprehensive community supervision and probation services plans submitted for state funding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.84, subdivision 6; 241.021, subdivision 4b; 241.75, subdivision 2; 243.52, subdivision 2; 611A.06, subdivision 3a; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 241.021, subdivision 1; 244.05, subdivision 5; 244.17, subdivision 3; 244.21, subdivision 2; 401.01, subdivision 2; 609.133, subdivision 4; 629.292, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Hauschild, Gustafson, Kupec, and Seeberger introduced--
S.F. No. 4007: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refunds; requiring a study on property tax refund reforms.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Hauschild and Seeberger introduced--
S.F. No. 4008: A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing certain exemptions from taxes and fees on motor vehicles for volunteer firefighters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 168.012, subdivision 13.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 4009: A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the Canadian border counties economic relief program appropriation; amending Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 20, section 2, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4010: A bill for an act relating to funerals; excluding travel protection agreements to certain provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 149A.02, subdivisions 3b, 23, by adding a subdivision; 149A.97, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Putnam introduced--
S.F. No. 4011: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; amending the definition of sustainable aviation fuel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 41A.30, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senators Mann and Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4012: A bill for an act relating to health care; providing an alternative mechanism for prompt payment of emergency room and ambulance charges incurred by patients enrolled in very high deductible health plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 60A.23, subdivision 8; 62Q.01, by adding a subdivision; 62Q.025, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Mann, Morrison, and Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4013: A bill for an act relating to health care; increasing grant amounts and making other adjustments to the dual training competency grant program; modifying the temporary permit requirements for respiratory therapist licensure; extending the time a temporary permit issued by the Board of Nursing is valid; extending the mental health grants for health care professionals program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 147C.15, subdivision 3; 148.212, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 136A.246, subdivision 8; Laws 2022, chapter 99, article 1, section 46, subdivision 3, as amended.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Morrison, Housley, Frentz, Hawj, and Miller introduced--
S.F. No. 4014: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Minnesota Sports and Events.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senators Mohamed, Port, Oumou Verbeten, Boldon, and Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 4015: A bill for an act relating to human rights; establishing the Minnesota Fair Chance Access to Housing Act; imposing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363A.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
Senators Kupec, Rasmusson, Mitchell, Boldon, and Coleman introduced--
S.F. No. 4016: A bill for an act relating to child care licensing; modifying employment qualifications and the definition of education for child care centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 245A.02, subdivision 6b.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Gruenhagen introduced--
S.F. No. 4017: A bill for an act relating to health; providing for interscholastic athletic team designation based on the sex of the participants; creating private causes of action; prohibiting certain health care providers from engaging in conduct relating to gender reassignment surgery and gender transition; authorizing attorney general enforcement of violations; prohibiting medical assistance coverage for gender transition services for minors; prohibiting limitations on custody and parenting time based on denial of gender transition services; requiring designation of intercollegiate athletic teams and sports based on the sex of the participants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518.17, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121A; 145.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Mohamed and Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 4018: A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for shelter and support grants.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Mohamed, Oumou Verbeten, and McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 4019: A bill for an act relating to labor; providing an increase to minimum wages; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 177.24, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Labor.
Senators Mohamed and Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 4020: A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for affordable housing in the city of Minneapolis.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
Senator Mohamed introduced--
S.F. No. 4021: A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for grants to programs to provide employment support services to persons with mental illness.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senators Mohamed, Port, and Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4022: A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI; increasing the sales tax rate by three-eighths of one percent and dedicating the receipts for housing purposes; creating a homeownership opportunity fund, a rental opportunity fund, and a household and community stability fund; creating fund councils; providing appointments; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256K; 462A.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.