State of Minnesota
SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Thursday, March 7, 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 Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 4603: A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a vehicle size and weight surcharge for motor vehicle registration; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.013, by adding a subdivision; 174.40, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 168.013, subdivision 1a.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 4604: A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association police and fire plan; clarifying eligibility for firefighters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 353.64, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5a.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Rasmusson introduced--
S.F. No. 4605: A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying definition of employee for purposes of earned sick and safe time; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.9445, subdivision 5.
Referred to the Committee on Labor.
Senator Rasmusson introduced--
S.F. No. 4606: A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association; privatized medical facilities; modifying the calculation of withdrawal liability for privatizing medical facilities; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 353F.02, subdivisions 4a, 4b, by adding subdivisions; 353F.025, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 353F.051, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 4607: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for development of housing in the city of Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Weber and Dahms introduced--
S.F. No. 4608: A bill for an act relating to education finance; expanding the allowable uses of student support personnel aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senator Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 4609: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Entrepreneur Fund.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4610: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for public infrastructure and fire hall capital improvements in the city of Buhl; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4611: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new community center to serve Morcom Township and surrounding communities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4612: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a public safety facility in Biwabik; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Putnam introduced--
S.F. No. 4613: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying eligibility and applicant priority for farm down payment assistance grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 17.133, subdivision 1; Laws 2023, chapter 43, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Mann introduced--
S.F. No. 4614: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for construction materials for certain projects in the city of Edina.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Pha, Xiong, and Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4615: A bill for an act relating to housing; creating a right to house youth for residential tenants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Mathews, Coleman, Duckworth, Abeler, and Wesenberg introduced--
S.F. No. 4616: A bill for an act relating to education; modifying requirements for eligible institutions for postsecondary enrollment options; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.09, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Coleman, Housley, Abeler, and Kreun introduced--
S.F. No. 4617: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; increasing the amount of and income phaseout threshold for the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 290.067, subdivisions 1, 2b.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Boldon and Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4618: A bill for an act relating to human services; the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General executive bill on children's licensing issues; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 245A.04, subdivision 10, by adding a subdivision; 245A.09, subdivision 7; 245A.16, by adding a subdivision; 245A.66, subdivision 2; 245E.08; 245H.01, by adding subdivisions; 245H.08, subdivision 1; 245H.14, subdivisions 1, 4; 260E.30, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 245A.02, subdivision 2c; 245A.16, subdivision 11; 245C.02, subdivision 6a; 245H.06, subdivisions 1, 2; 245H.08, subdivisions 4, 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245H; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 9545.0805, subpart 1.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4619: A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing medical assistance coverage of residential crisis stabilization for children; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Mitchell introduced--
S.F. No. 4620: A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring peace officer training on issues relating to child protection; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4621: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for local street improvements in the city of Eveleth; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Limmer, Howe, and Kreun introduced--
S.F. No. 4622: A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System; State Patrol retirement plan; authorizing the surviving spouse of a deceased state employee to receive a survivor annuity and back pay.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Limmer, Howe, and Kreun introduced--
S.F. No. 4623: A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring prosecution of offenses punishable by life imprisonment to proceed by indictment; requiring prosecutions of peace officers involved in an officer-involved death to proceed by indictment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 628.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Latz introduced--
S.F. No. 4624: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for two community hubs in the city of Hopkins; canceling a prior appropriation; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Latz introduced--
S.F. No. 4625: A bill for an act relating to forfeiture; providing for a criminal forfeiture process; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 145.4716, subdivision 2; 289A.14; 299A.681, subdivision 11; 609.66, subdivision 1d; 609.762, subdivision 2; 611.32, subdivision 2; 629.715, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 609.5316, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 609.531, subdivisions 1a, 4, 5, 5a, 6a, 7, 8, 9; 609.5311, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 609.5312; 609.5313; 609.5314, subdivisions 1a, 2; 609.5315, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 7; 609.5318; 609.5319; 609.762, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 609.531, subdivision 1; 609.5311, subdivision 1; 609.5314, subdivisions 1, 3.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Rarick and Kreun introduced--
S.F. No. 4626: A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money to Independent School District No. 99, Esko, for American Indian mascot removal and replacement costs.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senators Duckworth, Jasinski, Pratt, Lieske, and Port introduced--
S.F. No. 4627: A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for reconstruction of the interchange at Interstate 35 and County State-Aid Highway 50 in Dakota County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Duckworth, Kreun, Limmer, Howe, and Coleman introduced--
S.F. No. 4628: A bill for an act relating to taxation; aid to local governments; modifying the eligible uses of public safety aid; amending Laws 2023, chapter 64, article 4, section 27, subdivision 6.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Kreun, Dibble, Pappas, Housley, and Jasinski introduced--
S.F. No. 4629: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the local road wetland replacement program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Lucero, Gruenhagen, Anderson, Wesenberg, and Eichorn introduced--
S.F. No. 4630: A bill for an act relating to environment; prohibiting certain harmful atmospheric activity; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Lucero, Coleman, Mathews, Farnsworth, and Green introduced--
S.F. No. 4631: A resolution memorializing the President and Congress to provide assistance to support Israel in its defense against Hamas.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Abeler, Duckworth, Coleman, Lucero, and Kreun introduced--
S.F. No. 4632: A bill for an act relating to education; modifying student discipline provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 121A.425, subdivision 1; 121A.45, subdivision 1; 121A.55; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 121A.425, subdivision 2; 121A.611.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senator Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 4633: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a hospital in Wabasha.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Mohamed, Abeler, and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4634: A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring uniform disability parking signs; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.346, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Kupec, Duckworth, Rarick, Putnam, and Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 4635: A bill for an act relating to higher education; waiving tuition for peace officer skills training; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
Senator Dornink introduced--
S.F. No. 4636: A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for an interchange at marked Interstate Highway 90 and Freeborn County State-Aid Highway 20 in the city of Albert Lea; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Wesenberg, Drazkowski, Eichorn, Hawj, and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 4637: A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing accumulation of bear hunter preference points for youth; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.405.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Wesenberg, Hawj, Eichorn, Bahr, and Lieske introduced--
S.F. No. 4638: A bill for an act relating to game and fish; authorizing taking feral swine causing damage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 97A.56, subdivision 2; 97B.655, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Wesenberg, Lieske, Mathews, Duckworth, and Coleman introduced--
S.F. No. 4639: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a credit for certain instructional expenses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 4640: A bill for an act relating to elections; changing the date of the state primary to the same date as the presidential primary nomination; amending requirements for the presidential nomination primary; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 204B.14, subdivision 4; 204B.21, subdivision 1; 204D.03, subdivision 1; 204D.05, subdivision 1; 204D.08, by adding a subdivision; 204D.09, subdivision 1; 204D.28, subdivision 5; 205.065, subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 205A.11, subdivision 2a; 206.61, subdivision 5; 206.82, subdivision 2; 207A.13, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 204B.14, subdivision 2; 204C.10; 207A.12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 207A.14; 207A.15, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 207A.15, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 4641: A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying supplemental warning system requirements on school buses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.4503, subdivision 31.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Hawj, Port, Champion, and Mohamed introduced--
S.F. No. 4642: A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money from the arts and cultural heritage fund to develop and produce film series that educate and engage residents, communities, and others on housing challenges and solutions towards helping Minnesotans age in place, thrive, prevent homelessness, increase opportunities, and strengthen communities.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Frentz, Pappas, Seeberger, and Westlin introduced--
S.F. No. 4643: A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing eligible employees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities who are members of the higher education individual retirement account plan to elect coverage by the Teachers Retirement Association and purchase past service credit; requiring an annual report; appropriating money for offsetting the cost of service credit purchases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 354B.20, subdivision 18, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 354B.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Rasmusson and Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4644: A bill for an act relating to health insurance; clarifying definition of health plan company; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62J.03, subdivision 10.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senators Hauschild, Kupec, Howe, Bahr, and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4645: A bill for an act relating to retirement; State Patrol retirement plan; adding a new section to codify the right to return to employment and continue receiving an annuity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 352B.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 4646: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money to Summit Academy OIC.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senators Maye Quade, Coleman, and Duckworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4647: A bill for an act relating to education; providing for culturally responsive assessment of certain students; amending Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 64, subdivision 8.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Maye Quade and Duckworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4648: A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a pilot program for evidence-based literacy instruction; establishing grants for out-of-school literacy programs; requiring reports; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Maye Quade, Port, and Duckworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4649: A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to fund mental health crisis services in Dakota County.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Port, Boldon, and Mitchell introduced--
S.F. No. 4650: A bill for an act relating to housing; implementing recommendations of the Workgroup on Expediting Rental Assistance for improving application approval times for the family homelessness prevention and assistance program, the emergency assistance program, and emergency general assistance; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
Senator Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 4651: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at an Agate Housing and Services facility in the city of Minneapolis.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Dibble, Kunesh, Port, Maye Quade, and Oumou Verbeten introduced--
S.F. No. 4652: A bill for an act relating to public authority; prohibiting bans on rainbow flags; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.24, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124E.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 10; 135A; 471.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Rest, Weber, Nelson, Klein, and Putnam introduced--
S.F. No. 4653: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the itemized deduction to exclude certain charitable contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 290.0122, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 4654: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; permitting sales of unpasteurized milk; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 32D.01, by adding subdivisions; 32D.02, subdivisions 5, 8, 10; 32D.13, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; 32D.15; 32D.16; 32D.20; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 32D.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 4655: A bill for an act relating to local government; creating the Ramsey County Economic Development Authority; expanding the powers of the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority to include Ramsey County Economic Development Authority powers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383A.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Lang, Rasmusson, Lieske, Lucero, and Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 4656: A bill for an act relating to state government; recognizing the historic state flag; recognizing the right of all persons to display the historic state flag; providing standards for its display on state property; providing standards for its display on other public property; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Putnam and Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 4657: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Phase 3 of the Quarry Redevelopment Project in the city of Waite Park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Carlson, Klein, Pratt, Marty, and Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 4658: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for metropolitan cities inflow and infiltration grants; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 4659: A bill for an act relating to health professions; requiring licensure of naturopathic doctors; modifying professional conduct; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 147.012; 147E.01, subdivisions 2, 7; 147E.05; 147E.06; 147E.10; 147E.15; 147E.20; 147E.25, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8; 147E.30; 147E.35; 147E.40, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 4660: A bill for an act relating to local government; establishing the CIVIL Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 373.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Mohamed, Marty, Maye Quade, and Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 4661: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; imposing a pollution control surcharge on certain businesses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Mann and Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4662: A bill for an act relating to human services; prohibiting kickbacks in human services benefits; providing for criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 245E.02, subdivision 3a; 256.98, subdivision 1; 256B.12; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 256.046, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Mann introduced--
S.F. No. 4663: A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; requiring a report from the Department of Revenue on corporate tax base erosion.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Mann introduced--
S.F. No. 4664: A bill for an act relating to mental health; modifying respite care grants; creating a youth care professional training program; modifying adult and children's mobile transition units; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 245.4889, subdivision 1; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 17, section 12, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Mann and Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4665: A bill for an act relating to human services; the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General policy bill; modifying provisions relating to human services licensing, background studies, provider notifications, substance use disorder medications, and electronic signatures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 245A.04, by adding a subdivision; 245A.043, subdivisions 2, 4, by adding subdivisions; 245A.52, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 245C.03, by adding a subdivision; 245C.05, subdivision 5; 245C.08, subdivision 4; 245C.10, subdivision 18; 245C.14, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 245C.15, subdivisions 3, 4; 245C.22, subdivision 4; 245C.24, subdivisions 2, 5, 6; 245C.30, by adding a subdivision; 245F.09, subdivision 2; 245F.14, by adding a subdivision; 245G.07, subdivision 4; 245G.08, subdivisions 5, 6; 245G.10, by adding a subdivision; 245G.22, subdivisions 6, 7; 260E.33, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 13.46, subdivision 4; 245.735, subdivision 4b; 245A.03, subdivision 2; 245A.043, subdivision 3; 245A.07, subdivision 1; 245A.11, subdivision 7; 245A.16, subdivision 1; 245A.211, subdivision 4; 245A.242, subdivision 2; 245C.02, subdivision 13e; 245C.033, subdivision 3; 245C.10, subdivision 15; 245C.15, subdivisions 2, 4a; 245G.22, subdivisions 2, 17; 256.046, subdivision 3; 256B.064, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245C.125; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 245C.08, subdivision 2; Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0425, subparts 5, 10.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Hawj, McEwen, Howe, Carlson, and Jasinski introduced--
S.F. No. 4666: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the local road wetland replacement program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 4667: A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring the Office of Higher Education to develop a standardized financial aid letter; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
Senators Fateh, Duckworth, Frentz, and Kupec introduced--
S.F. No. 4668: A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a promise equalization scholarship program to supplement state grant awards for students attending Minnesota private nonprofit postsecondary institutions; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
Senator Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4669: A bill for an act relating to education; recommending school counselor ratios; establishing school counselor duties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.39.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Carlson and Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 4670: A bill for an act relating to local government; clarifying that a service cooperative may participate in local, state, and national civic, educational, and governmental organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 471.96, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Wesenberg, Lieske, Drazkowski, Rarick, and Eichorn introduced--
S.F. No. 4671: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to assist in locating and recovering deceased big game; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.115.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Wesenberg introduced--
S.F. No. 4672: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to sewer and stormwater infrastructure and street reconstruction in the city of Gilman; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Mann introduced--
S.F. No. 4673: A bill for an act relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human services to apply for a federal waiver for money for services provided to patients in an institution for mental diseases.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Mann and Latz introduced--
S.F. No. 4674: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an appropriation for the Edina Community Health and Safety Center; amending Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 9, subdivision 7.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Mann and Latz introduced--
S.F. No. 4675: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Edina Aquatic Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Fateh and McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 4676: A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing requirements governing transportation cumulative impacts analysis; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116.065, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Hawj, Fateh, and McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 4677: A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring alternative design analysis of major highway projects; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Murphy introduced--
S.F. No. 4678: A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying an appropriation for the housing infrastructure program; providing for assistance to preserve naturally-occuring affordable housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 469.012, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 17.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4679: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of the community center in the city of Gilbert; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Pratt introduced--
S.F. No. 4680: A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for anti-human trafficking training.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Pratt introduced--
S.F. No. 4681: A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; modifying governance of the Metropolitan Council; eliminating the Transportation Advisory Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 3.8841, subdivision 9; 473.123, as amended; 473.146, subdivisions 3, 4; repealing Laws 1994, chapter 628, article 1, section 8.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Pratt introduced--
S.F. No. 4682: A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the list of persons ineligible under the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 244.45; 244.46, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Pratt introduced--
S.F. No. 4683: A bill for an act relating to public safety; criminalizing sexual extortion attempts; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.3458, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 4684: A bill for an act relating to real property; authorizing certain common interest communities to allocate common expenses equally per unit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 515B.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 4685: A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for energy improvements at a wildlife rehabilitation center.
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
Senator McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 4686: A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a geothermal heat exchange system rebate program; establishing an account; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
Senator McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 4687: A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a utility thermal energy network deployment work group; requiring a report.
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
Senator Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 4688: A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the definition of adjusted general revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 127A.51.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senator Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 4689: A bill for an act relating to education finance; clarifying the aid payment schedule for state school nutrition programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 127A.45, subdivisions 12, 13, 14a.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senator Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 4690: A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; clarifying the payment of developmental screening aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 121A.19.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senator Kreun introduced--
S.F. No. 4691: A bill for an act relating to commerce; adopting amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code to accommodate emerging technologies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 336.1-201; 336.1-204; 336.1-301; 336.1-306; 336.2-102; 336.2-106; 336.2-201; 336.2-202; 336.2-203; 336.2-205; 336.2-209; 336.2A-102; 336.2A-103; 336.2A-107; 336.2A-201; 336.2A-202; 336.2A-203; 336.2A-205; 336.2A-208; 336.3-104; 336.3-105; 336.3-401; 336.3-604; 336.4A-103; 336.4A-201; 336.4A-202; 336.4A-203; 336.4A-207; 336.4A-208; 336.4A-210; 336.4A-211; 336.4A-305; 336.5-104; 336.5-116; 336.7-102; 336.7-106; 336.8-102; 336.8-103; 336.8-106; 336.8-110; 336.8-303; 336.9-102; 336.9-104; 336.9-105; 336.9-203; 336.9-204; 336.9-207; 336.9-208; 336.9-209; 336.9-210; 336.9-301; 336.9-304; 336.9-305; 336.9-310; 336.9-312; 336.9-313; 336.9-314; 336.9-316; 336.9-317; 336.9-323; 336.9-324; 336.9-330; 336.9-331; 336.9-332; 336.9-334; 336.9-341; 336.9-404; 336.9-406; 336.9-408; 336.9-509; 336.9-513; 336.9-605; 336.9-608; 336.9-611; 336.9-613; 336.9-614; 336.9-615; 336.9-616; 336.9-619; 336.9-620; 336.9-621; 336.9-624; 336.9-628; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 336.9-601; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 336.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senators Lieske, Johnson, Mathews, Green, and Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 4692: A bill for an act relating to emergency management; repealing governor's power to declare emergency; establishing a legislative emergency declaration and extension process; repealing governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules that have the effect of law during an emergency; protecting citizen rights; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 12.03, subdivision 1e; 12.21, subdivisions 1, 3; 12.25, subdivision 3; 12.45; 12.61, subdivision 2; 14.03, subdivision 1; 34A.11, subdivision 6; 35.0661, subdivision 1; 41B.047, subdivision 1; 144.4197; 144E.266; 151.441, subdivisions 12, 13; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivision 2b; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 12.36; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 4.035, subdivision 2; 12.31, subdivisions 1, 3; 12.32; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 12.31, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Jasinski introduced--
S.F. No. 4693: A bill for an act relating to transportation; canceling previous appropriations; appropriating money for road projects.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 4694: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an interchange project in the city of Becker; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Gruenhagen introduced--
S.F. No. 4695: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for campus improvements at Ridgewater College; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Seeberger introduced--
S.F. No. 4696: A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; creating the Prohibiting Social Media Manipulation Act; regulating social media platforms; providing a private right of action and attorney general enforcement; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325O.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Seeberger introduced--
S.F. No. 4697: A bill for an act relating to health; modifying ambulance staffing requirements and emergency medical responder registration; extending authority to reinstate ambulance service personnel certifications; modifying requirements for approval and reapproval of education programs; modifying an appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 144E.001, subdivision 3a; 144E.101, by adding a subdivision; 144E.27, subdivisions 3, 5, 6; 144E.28, subdivisions 3, 8; 144E.285, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 144E.101, subdivisions 6, 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144E.27, subdivisions 1, 1a.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Wesenberg and Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4698: A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited lands in Aitkin and Crow Wing Counties.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4699: A bill for an act relating to health; correcting an appropriation to the commissioner of health; amending Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 3, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Putnam introduced--
S.F. No. 4700: A bill for an act relating to lobbyist registration; exempting certain activities from the definition of "lobbyist"; requiring the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board to conduct a study; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 10A.01, subdivision 21.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Putnam introduced--
S.F. No. 4701: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; consolidating property tax classifications; modifying classification rates; modifying the definition of referendum market value; eliminating the state general levy on seasonal residential recreational property; eliminating the blind and disabled property tax classification and replacing it with a refund; repealing the aggregate resource preservation property tax law; making conforming technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 123A.455, subdivision 1; 126C.01, subdivision 3; 216E.12, subdivision 4; 271.21, subdivision 2; 273.11, subdivision 13; 273.1115, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 273.1231, subdivision 4; 273.124, subdivisions 1, 3a, 17; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 31; 273.165, subdivision 2; 273.42, subdivision 2; 275.025, subdivisions 1, 4; 276A.01, subdivision 4; 278.03, subdivision 1; 278.05, subdivision 5; 279.01, subdivisions 1, 3; 279.37, subdivision 1; 290A.04, by adding a subdivision; 473F.02, subdivision 4; 507.235, subdivision 1; 580.23, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 273.11, subdivision 12; 273.13, subdivisions 24, 25, 35; 290.0694, subdivision 1; 290A.03, subdivisions 6, 13; 290A.04, subdivision 2h; 428A.01, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 273.1315, subdivision 1; 273.1319; 275.025, subdivision 3; 279.01, subdivision 4; 327C.015, subdivision 2; 327C.16; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 273.1315, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4702: A bill for an act relating to education; banning bird hatching in schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 123B.02, by adding a subdivision; 124E.03, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4703: A bill for an act relating to education; banning bird hatching in schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 123B.02, by adding a subdivision; 124E.03, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Port, Boldon, and Mitchell introduced--
S.F. No. 4704: A bill for an act relating to housing; implementing recommendations of the Workgroup on Expediting Rental Assistance for improving application approval times for the family homelessness prevention and assistance program, the emergency assistance program, and emergency general assistance; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
Senators Maye Quade and Oumou Verbeten introduced--
S.F. No. 4705: A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a gender inclusion policy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 128C.02, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Frentz and Rasmusson introduced--
S.F. No. 4706: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) reserve program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4707: A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a grant to Before Racism to develop best practices to prevent racial bias in young children.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators McEwen, Mohamed, and Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4708: A bill for an act relating to Metropolitan Airports Commission; requiring health and welfare benefits; imposing penalties; creating a civil action; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Seeberger and Oumou Verbeten introduced--
S.F. No. 4709: A bill for an act relating to wages; modifying wage deductions for credit card charges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 177.24, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0080, subpart 7.
Referred to the Committee on Labor.
Senators Abeler and Kreun introduced--
S.F. No. 4710: 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 2022, section 518A.46, subdivision 7.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Morrison introduced--
S.F. No. 4711: A bill for an act relating to solid waste; establishing stewardship program for batteries; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 115A.1310, subdivision 12c; 325E.125, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 115A.9155; 115A.9157, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 325E.125, subdivisions 3, 4, 5.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Frentz, Hauschild, Dibble, Jasinski, and Putnam introduced--
S.F. No. 4712: 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.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 4713: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 4714: A bill for an act relating to public safety; excluding reckless driving resulting in great bodily harm or death from the list of offenses eligible for automatic expungement; reducing the waiting period before a person can petition for expungement from five years to four in certain cases involving a stay of imposition; clarifying that certain offering forged check offenses are eligible for expungement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 609A.015, subdivision 3; 609A.02, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Abeler, Coleman, and Duckworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4715: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; expanding the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0131, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 290.067.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Weber introduced--
S.F. No. 4716: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying a previous appropriation for capital improvements to the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System; amending Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 15, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Jasinski and Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 4717: A bill for an act relating to transportation; allowing the use of dedicated transportation revenues for local government debt service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 162.145, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 162.146, by adding a subdivision; 174.49, subdivision 6.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Anderson and Carlson introduced--
S.F. No. 4718: A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for regulation of battery-charged security fences; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Dibble, Rest, and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4719: A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing Blue Line light rail transit extension antidisplacement community prosperity program; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Rarick introduced--
S.F. No. 4720: A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating the manufacture, sale, and use of fireworks; dedicating a portion of revenues from the sale of certain fireworks for public safety purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.20, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 297A.94.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Duckworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4721: A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring yearly reporting of trafficking data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.785, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Duckworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4722: A bill for an act relating to retirement; PERA police and fire plan; increasing the survivor benefit for members who die in the line of duty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 353.657, subdivisions 2, 3a.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Duckworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4723: A bill for an act relating to public safety; amending the definition of prior qualified human trafficking-related offense to include violations of certain state laws committed in the person's lifetime and violations of similar laws in other states; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.321, subdivision 14.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Rest introduced--
S.F. No. 4724: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying requirements for class 4d(1) low-income rental housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 273.128, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Rest introduced--
S.F. No. 4725: A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that the commissioner of revenue is bound by Tax Court opinions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 270C.07, subdivision 1; 270C.33, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4726: A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing Direct Care and Treatment as an agency; modifying date for transfer of authority and responsibility from the commissioner of human services to the Direct Care and Treatment executive board; establishing Direct Care and Treatment executive board membership qualifications, procedures, powers, and duties; authorizing rulemaking; establishing role of Direct Care and Treatment chief executive officer; establishing chief executive officer powers and duties; establishing Direct Care and Treatment accounts; modifying terms of the social welfare fund; modifying certain effective dates; providing for initial appointment of Direct Care and Treatment executive board and chief executive officer; exempting Direct Care and Treatment buildings and structures from commissioner of administration repair duties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.46, subdivisions 1, 10; 16B.24, subdivisions 2, 3a; 16B.297, subdivision 1; 145.61, subdivision 5; 246.018, subdivision 3; 246.13, subdivision 2; 256.88; 256.89; 256.90; 256.91; 256.92; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 10.65, subdivision 2; 13.46, subdivision 2; 15.01; 15.06, subdivision 1; 43A.08, subdivisions 1, 1a; 246C.01; 246C.02; 246C.04; 246C.05; Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 8, sections 1; 2; 3; 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 246C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 246.01; 246.12; 246.234; 246.36; 246.41; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 246C.03.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senator Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 4727: A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; imposing a moratorium to complete a study on the health, environmental, and economic effects of 5G technology; requiring a report.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 4728: A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; allowing local units of government to impose a time-limited moratorium on approval of applications for right-of-way and small wireless facility permits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 237.163, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Carlson introduced--
S.F. No. 4729: A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying the authority of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board to impose a civil penalty and late fees; expanding the definition of electioneering communication to include communications disseminated digitally online or by electronic means to a recipient's telephone or other personal device; modifying the definition of major political party; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.27, subdivision 17; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 10A.20, subdivision 12; 10A.201, subdivisions 3, 4, 6, 9; 200.02, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 10A.201, subdivision 11.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Oumou Verbeten and Murphy introduced--
S.F. No. 4730: A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing an annual observance for Philando Castile Restoration and Unity Days; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 4731: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a center for racial healing; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4732: A bill for an act relating to public safety; excluding peace officers from discipline for inclusion on Brady-Giglio lists; establishing a task force to examine Brady-Giglio lists; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.89, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Hoffman and Mann introduced--
S.F. No. 4733: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying waiver reimagine phase II; amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 13, section 73.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senators Oumou Verbeten and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4734: A bill for an act relating to cannabis; authorizing patients enrolled in the registry program to cultivate up to 16 cannabis plants without a license; authorizing patients enrolled in the registry program to obtain cannabis flower from registered designated caregivers; authorizing registered designated caregivers to cultivate cannabis plants on behalf of patients enrolled in the registry program; making technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 342.01, subdivisions 52, 54; 342.09, subdivision 2; 342.52, subdivision 9; 342.57, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Oumou Verbeten and Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 4735: A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating private student loan servicers; providing for civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 58B.06, subdivisions 4, 5; 58B.07, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 9, by adding subdivisions; 58B.09, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 58B.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Oumou Verbeten introduced--
S.F. No. 4736: A bill for an act relating to civil law; amending an effective date related to eviction records; amending Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 19, section 120.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Oumou Verbeten introduced--
S.F. No. 4737: A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying certain Safe At Home provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 5B.02; 5B.03, subdivision 3; 5B.04; 5B.05; 13.045, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Oumou Verbeten and Gustafson introduced--
S.F. No. 4738: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a grant to the Good Acre for the Local Emergency Assistance Farmer Fund program to assist emerging farmers.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Oumou Verbeten introduced--
S.F. No. 4739: A bill for an act relating to cannabis; prohibiting licensing sanctions for certain patients in the registry program; prohibiting schools and landlords from refusing to serve patients enrolled in the registry program because cannabis is a controlled substance under federal law; requiring employers, schools, and landlords to provide certain notice when treating a person differently based on the person's status as a patient enrolled in the registry program; prohibiting retaliation against patients enrolled in the registry program; increasing civil statutory damages available to certain patients enrolled in the registry program; providing for injunctive relief; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 342.56, subdivision 2; 342.57, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, by adding subdivisions.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Klein introduced--
S.F. No. 4740: A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for certain energy efficiency projects in Dakota County.
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
Senators Pappas, Hawj, and Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 4741: A bill for an act relating to local government; providing that the state shall indemnify Ramsey County and Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority for excess liability resulting from rail-related incidents occurring at Union Depot in the city of St. Paul; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383A.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 4742: A bill for an act relating to labor; requiring safety standards for broadband industry installers; implementing the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116J.395, subdivision 6; 216B.17, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 181.
Referred to the Committee on Labor.
Senators McEwen and Mitchell introduced--
S.F. No. 4743: A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating disclosures and consumer protections related to virtual-currency kiosks; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 53B.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 4744: A bill for an act relating to education policy; requiring social studies academic standards to include contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and people with disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 120B.021, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators McEwen and Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 4745: A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; making technical and policy changes to certain workers' compensation hearing provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 176.011, subdivisions 1a, 2; 176.104, subdivision 1; 176.106, subdivision 4; 176.129, subdivision 10; 176.1292, subdivisions 2, 9; 176.155, subdivision 2; 176.231, subdivision 9a; 176.238, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6; 176.239, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10; 176.253, subdivision 2; 176.2611, subdivision 7; 176.271, subdivision 1; 176.275, subdivision 1; 176.285, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b; 176.305, subdivision 1; 176.321, subdivision 3; 176.322; 176.341, subdivision 6; 176.361, subdivisions 1, 4; 176.421, subdivision 7; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 176.081, subdivision 1; 176.101, subdivision 2a; 176.155, subdivision 1; 176.239, subdivisions 6, 7.
Referred to the Committee on Labor.
Senator Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 4746: A bill for an act relating to state government; repealing a reporting requirement; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 127A.095, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 4747: A bill for an act relating to child protection; modifying child welfare responses for educational neglect; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.17, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4748: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for accessible housing units owned by Accessible Space, Inc., in the city of Rochester.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Maye Quade introduced--
S.F. No. 4749: A bill for an act relating to education; requesting the Minnesota School Boards Association to develop a model policy for cell phones in schools; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Marty, Mann, Boldon, and Mohamed introduced--
S.F. No. 4750: A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; requiring the Department of Revenue to make available certain corporate franchise tax information; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 270B.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Seeberger introduced--
S.F. No. 4751: A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association; general employees retirement plan; local government correctional service retirement plan; modifying the limitation on disability benefit payments by eliminating an offset for income received from workers' compensation; eliminating a reporting requirement related to income received from workers' compensation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 353.33, subdivisions 7, 7a; 353E.06, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 353.335, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 353.33, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 353.335, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Hauschild, Gustafson, Hoffman, and Kupec introduced--
S.F. No. 4752: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a refundable credit for certain home care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0911, subdivision 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Carlson introduced--
S.F. No. 4753: A bill for an act relating to the military; modifying the definition of criminal justice agencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.02, subdivision 3a.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 4754: A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a portion of marked U.S. Highway 169 between Marble and Mountain Iron as "Senator David J. Tomassoni Memorial Cross Range Expressway"; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 4755: A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for transfer to the Cook County Higher Education Board.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
Senator Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 4756: A bill for an act relating to transportation; specifying the warning lights that volunteer first responders are authorized to use in their personal vehicles when responding to a call; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 169.58, subdivisions 2, 3; 169.64, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 4757: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for replacement of the Kawishiwi Bridge in Lake County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 4758: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the Asian American Business Resiliency Network.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Westlin introduced--
S.F. No. 4759: A bill for an act relating to retirement; revising requirements for supplemental retirement plans; allowing employer matching contributions on account of an employee's qualified student loan payments under Secure 2.0; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 356.24, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 356.24, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Mitchell and Xiong introduced--
S.F. No. 4760: A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for and governing pilot thermal energy network projects; authorizing administrative rulemaking; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216B.02, subdivision 6; 216B.2427, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 216B.243, subdivision 8.
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
Senator Mitchell introduced--
S.F. No. 4761: A bill for an act relating to child protection; creating a Child Protection Advisory Council; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260E.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Kupec introduced--
S.F. No. 4762: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Immigrant Development Center.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 4763: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Gitchi Gami State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Lucero and Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 4764: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for construction materials used for residential housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 4765: A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota Secure Choice retirement program; permitting home and community-based services employees to participate in the program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 187.03, by adding a subdivision; 187.05, subdivision 7.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Lucero, Bahr, and Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 4766: A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money to the secretary of state for the purpose of reimbursing local units of government for costs associated with implementation of the new state flag and state seal.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 4767: A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying the design of the state seal; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 1.135, subdivision 3a.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Drazkowski and Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 4768: A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying the design of the state seal; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 1.135, subdivision 3a.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Wesenberg, Lieske, and Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 4769: A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing a state constitutional amendment related to adoption of the official state flag; proposing a state constitutional amendment related to adoption of the official state seal; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 1.135, subdivisions 1, 3, 5; 1.141, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, sections 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 133, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Drazkowski, Lucero, and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 4770: A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the secretary of state to place questions on the 2024 state general election ballot related to approval of the state flag and state seal designs adopted by the State Emblems Redesign Commission; establishing a State Symbol Design Commission, if a ballot question placed on the 2024 state general election is not adopted; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 1.135, subdivisions 3a, 6; Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, sections 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 133, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Westrom, Lieske, Wesenberg, and Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 4771: A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the secretary of state to place questions on the 2024 state general election ballot related to approval of the state flag and state seal designs adopted by the State Emblems Redesign Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 1.135, subdivisions 3a, 6; Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, sections 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 133, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 4772: A bill for an act relating to transportation; repealing a retail delivery tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 174.49, subdivision 2; 270C.15; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 168E.01; 168E.03; 168E.05; 168E.07; 168E.09.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Drazkowski, Koran, and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 4773: A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; authorizing bulk sales of nonoxygenated gasoline; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 239.791, subdivision 12.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 4774: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for soil health grants that enable farmers in the Karst region to reduce nitrogen fertilizer use.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 4775: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding eligible uses of the agricultural growth, research, and innovation program appropriation to include precision agriculture projects in the Karst region; amending Laws 2023, chapter 43, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 4776: A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for soil health grants that protect Karst region groundwater from degradation.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4777: A bill for an act relating to MNsure; changing certain reporting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62V.05, subdivision 12; 62V.08; 62V.11, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Wiklund, Mann, and Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4778: A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the MinnesotaCare public option; expanding eligibility for MinnesotaCare; establishing a premium scale for public option enrollees; providing state-funded cost-sharing reductions; establishing a contingent health insurance premium tax credit; requiring the commissioner of commerce to seek a section 1332 waiver; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62V.02, by adding subdivisions; 62V.03, subdivisions 1, 3; 62V.05, subdivisions 3, 6, 11, by adding a subdivision; 62V.051; 62V.06, subdivision 4; 256L.01, by adding subdivisions; 256L.04, subdivisions 1c, 7a, by adding a subdivision; 256L.07, subdivision 1; 256L.12, subdivision 7; 290.0122, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 62V.13, subdivision 3; 256L.03, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62V; 256L.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Marty introduced--
S.F. No. 4779: A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for families experiencing homelessness in Ramsey County.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 4780: A bill for an act relating to labor; regulating transportation network companies; providing a civil cause of action; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 65B.472; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181C.
Referred to the Committee on Labor.
Senator Maye Quade introduced--
S.F. No. 4781: A bill for an act relating to human rights; modifying processes for determining reasonable accommodations for public accommodation and public services; modifying criteria for determining undue hardship for public accommodation and public services; providing for disparate impact discrimination claims for public accommodation and public services; updating terms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 363A.03, subdivisions 12, 31, 33, 36; 363A.08, subdivision 6; 363A.28, subdivision 10; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 363A.11, subdivision 1; 363A.12, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Port introduced--
S.F. No. 4782: A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying cannabis provisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 3.9224; 151.72, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5a, 5b, 6, 7; 256B.0625, subdivision 13d; 290.0132, subdivision 29; 290.0134, subdivision 19; 295.81, subdivisions 1, 4; 297A.70, subdivision 2; 342.01, subdivisions 3, 4, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 48, 64, 65, 66, by adding a subdivision; 342.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6; 342.07, subdivision 3; 342.09, subdivisions 1, 3; 342.10; 342.11; 342.12; 342.13; 342.14; 342.15, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 342.17; 342.18, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; 342.19, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 342.22; 342.24, subdivisions 1, 2; 342.28, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 342.29, subdivisions 1, 4; 342.30, subdivision 4; 342.31, subdivision 4; 342.32, subdivision 4; 342.35, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 342.37, subdivision 1; 342.40, subdivision 7; 342.41, subdivisions 1, 3; 342.44, subdivision 1; 342.51; 342.515; 342.52, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11; 342.53; 342.54; 342.55, subdivisions 1, 2; 342.56, subdivisions 1, 2; 342.57, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 342.58; 342.60; 342.61, subdivisions 4, 5; 342.63, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6; Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 1, sections 2; 51; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 61; article 6, section 73; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 342; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 342.01, subdivisions 28, 52, 53, 54, 55; 342.18, subdivision 1; 342.27, subdivision 13; 342.29, subdivision 9; 342.47; 342.48; 342.49; 342.50; 342.52, subdivision 8; Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 7, sections 4; 6.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Carlson introduced--
S.F. No. 4783: A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring transportation commissioner to adopt revisions to traffic engineering studies and investigations for setting speed limits.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Frentz, Mitchell, and Xiong introduced--
S.F. No. 4784: A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing the Minnesota Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act; modifying provisions governing certificates of need; making conforming and technical changes; authorizing administrative rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216A.037, subdivision 1; 216B.2421, subdivision 2; 216B.243, subdivisions 3, 3a, 4, 9; 216E.08, subdivision 2; 216E.11; 216E.13; 216E.14; 216E.15; 216E.16; 216E.18, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 216B.243, subdivision 8; 216E.06; 216E.07; 216E.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216I; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216E.001; 216E.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10; 216E.02; 216E.03, subdivisions 2, 3a, 3b, 4, 9; 216E.04, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 216E.05, subdivisions 1, 3; 216E.08, subdivisions 1, 4; 216E.18, subdivisions 1, 2; 216F.01; 216F.011; 216F.012; 216F.015; 216F.02; 216F.03; 216F.05; 216F.06; 216F.07; 216F.08; 216F.081; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 216E.01, subdivisions 3a, 6, 9a; 216E.03, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11; 216E.04, subdivision 2; 216E.05, subdivision 2; 216F.04; Minnesota Rules, parts 7850.1000; 7850.1100; 7850.1200; 7850.1300; 7850.1400; 7850.1500; 7850.1600; 7850.1700; 7850.1800; 7850.1900; 7850.2000; 7850.2100; 7850.2200; 7850.2300; 7850.2400; 7850.2500; 7850.2600; 7850.2700; 7850.2800; 7850.2900; 7850.3000; 7850.3100; 7850.3200; 7850.3300; 7850.3400; 7850.3500; 7850.3600; 7850.3700; 7850.3800; 7850.3900; 7850.4000; 7850.4100; 7850.4200; 7850.4500; 7850.4600; 7850.4700; 7850.4800; 7850.4900; 7850.5000; 7850.5100; 7850.5200; 7850.5300; 7850.5400; 7850.5500; 7850.5600; 7854.0100; 7854.0200; 7854.0300; 7854.0400; 7854.0500; 7854.0600; 7854.0700; 7854.0800; 7854.0900; 7854.1000; 7854.1100; 7854.1200; 7854.1300; 7854.1400; 7854.1500.
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
Senators Port, Oumou Verbeten, Maye Quade, Mitchell, and Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4785: A bill for an act relating to the legislature; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, sections 3, 5, and 12; by adding an article XV; establishing an Independent Redistricting Commission; establishing a Redistricting Commission Applicant Review Panel; establishing principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional districts; prohibiting members of the legislature from being employed or engaged for compensation as a lobbyist for a period of one year following the end of their legislative service; amending requirements related to the convening and conduct of regular legislative sessions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 2.031, by adding a subdivision; 2.731; 10A.01, subdivision 35; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 2.91.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Seeberger, Dahms, Putnam, and Gustafson introduced--
S.F. No. 4786: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; transferring money to the University of Minnesota for the Forever Green Initiative.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Rest introduced--
S.F. No. 4787: A bill for an act relating to court records; requiring prosecuting authorities to seek protective order for certain evidence clearly offensive to common sensibilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 634.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 4788: A bill for an act relating to local government; repealing franchise fee rate limitations for the city of St. Paul; repealing Laws 1979, chapter 189, sections 1; 2, as amended; 3.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.