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COMMUNICATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 RECEIVED SUBSEQUENT TO ADJOURNMENT

 

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

 

 

      The following communications were received:

 

 

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

 

May 24, 2023

 

The Honorable Melissa Hortman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

 

Dear Speaker Hortman:

 

      Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House Files:

 

      H. F. No. 2073, relating to higher education; providing funding and policy related changes for the Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, and the Mayo Clinic; creating and modifying certain scholarships and student aid programs; creating and modifying grant programs to higher education institutions; establishing the North Star Promise tuition free program; establishing the Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center; creating a direct admissions program; providing aid to postsecondary institutions for unemployment insurance; establishing a student basic needs working group; requiring reports; appropriating money.

 

      H. F. No. 1403, relating to human services; modifying and establishing laws regarding aging, disability, behavioral health, substance use disorder, and statewide opioid litigation.

 

      H. F. No. 2292, relating to early childhood; modifying provisions for early learning scholarships, Head Start, and early education programs; providing for early childhood educator programs; requiring reports; appropriating money.

 

      H. F. No. 2497, relating to education finance; providing funding for prekindergarten through grade 12 education; modifying provisions for general education, education excellence, literacy, American Indian education, teachers, charter schools, special education, facilities, nutrition, libraries, early childhood, community education, and state agencies; making forecast adjustments; providing for rulemaking; requiring reports; appropriating money.

 

      H. F. No. 2, relating to state government; providing for paid family, bonding, and applicant's serious medical condition benefits; regulating and requiring certain employment leaves; authorizing income tax withholdings and imposing taxes; authorizing penalties; classifying data; authorizing rulemaking; requiring an actuarial report; appropriating money.

 

      H. F. No. 2310, relating to state government; appropriating money for environment, natural resources, climate, and energy; appropriating money from environment and natural resources trust fund; modifying prior appropriations; providing for and modifying disposition of certain receipts; modifying and establishing duties,

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authorities, and prohibitions regarding environment and natural resources; modifying and creating environment and natural resources programs; modifying and creating grant programs; modifying permit and environmental review requirements; modifying requirements for recreational vehicles; modifying state trail, state forest, and state park provisions; authorizing sales, conveyances, and leases of certain state lands; modifying forestry provisions; modifying game and fish provisions; modifying regulation of farmed Cervidae; regulating certain seeds and pesticides; modifying Water Law; modifying and providing for fees; establishing a biennial budget for Department of Commerce, Public Utilities Commission, and energy, climate, and clean energy activities; establishing and modifying provisions governing energy, clean and renewable energy, energy storage, energy use and conservation, and utility regulation; adding and modifying provisions governing Public Utilities Commission proceedings; making technical changes; requiring reports; requiring rulemaking.

 

      H. F. No. 1830, relating to government operations; establishing a biennial budget; appropriating money for the legislature, certain constitutional offices and state agencies, Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Humanities Center, State Lottery, certain retirement accounts, certain offices, departments, boards, commissions, councils, general contingent account, and tort claims; transferring certain funds; providing revenue recapture; requiring appropriation reduction for executive agencies; canceling a certain general fund appropriation; making changes to policy provisions for state government operations, local government policy, elections administration, campaign finance, information technology and cybersecurity, grants oversight, and state employees with disabilities; providing penalties; requiring reports.

 

      H. F. No. 1938, relating to financing and operation of state and local government; modifying provisions governing individual income and corporate franchise taxes, federal income tax conformity, property taxes, certain state aid and credit programs, sales and use taxes, minerals taxes, tax increment financing, certain local taxes, provisions related to public finance, and various other taxes and tax-related provisions; modifying and establishing various income tax credits; modifying existing and proposing new additions and subtractions; modifying provisions related to the taxation of pass-through entities; providing for certain federal tax conformity; modifying provisions related to reporting of corporate income; providing a onetime refundable rebate credit; modifying property tax exemptions, classifications, and refunds; modifying local government aid calculations; establishing a soil and water conservation district aid, an electric generation transition aid, a Tribal Nation aid, and a statewide local housing aid; providing public safety aid; modifying sales tax exemptions and authorizing new sales tax exemptions; modifying taconite taxes and distributions; converting the renter's property tax refund into a refundable individual income tax credit; modifying provisions related to tax increment financing and allowing certain special local provisions; modifying existing local taxes and authorizing new local taxes; providing provisions related to public finance; modifying certain retirement plans; providing for a process to refund the state stadium bonds; modifying electronic bingo and electronic pull-tab devices; establishing tourism improvement districts; requiring reports; providing for certain policy and technical modifications; appropriating money.

 

      H. F. No. 2887, relating to transportation; establishing a budget for transportation; appropriating money for transportation purposes, including Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, and Metropolitan Council activities; modifying prior appropriations; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; modifying various policy and finance provisions; establishing metropolitan region sales and use tax; requiring Metropolitan Council to implement and enforce transit safety measures; authorizing administrative citations; establishing criminal penalties; establishing an advisory committee, a task force, and a working group; establishing pilot programs; requiring a study; requiring reports; transferring money; making conforming changes.

 

 

                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

 

                                                                                                                                Tim Walz

                                                                                                                                Governor

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

 

The Honorable Melissa Hortman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

 

The Honorable Bobby Joe Champion

President of the Senate

 

      I have the honor to inform you that the following enrolled Acts of the 2023 Session of the State Legislature have been received from the Office of the Governor and are deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 23:

 

 

S. F.

No.

 

H. F.

No.

 

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2023

 

Date Filed

2023

 

                                2073                        41                                           9:00 a.m.  May 24                               May 24

                                1403                        50                                           9:03 a.m.  May 24                               May 24

     3035                                                   53                                           9:01 a.m.  May 24                               May 24

                                2292                        54                                           9:00 a.m.  May 24                               May 24

                                2497                        55                                           9:00 a.m.  May 24                               May 24

     2744                                                   57                                           9:02 a.m.  May 24                               May 24

                                       2                        59                                           2:16 p.m.  May 25                               May 25

                                2310                        60                                           9:02 a.m.  May 24                               May 24

     2934                                                   61                                           9:04 a.m.  May 24                               May 24

                                1830                        62                                           9:26 a.m.  May 24                               May 24

                                1938                        64                                           9:34 a.m.  May 24                               May 24

                                2887                        68                                           9:32 a.m.  May 24                               May 24

     2995                                                   70                                           9:13 a.m.  May 24                               May 24

 

 

                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

 

                                                                                                                                Steve Simon

                                                                                                                                Secretary of State

 

 

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

 

May 25, 2023

 

The Honorable Melissa Hortman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

 

Dear Speaker Hortman:

 

      Rideshare drivers deserve safe working conditions and fair wages, and I am committed to finding solutions to these issues that balance the interests of all Minnesotans, drivers and riders alike.  However, House File 2369 is not the right bill to achieve these goals and is simply not ready to be codified in Minnesota law.  For these reasons, I have vetoed and am returning Chapter 65, House File 2369, a bill related to transportation network company (TNC) drivers.

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      This bill could make Minnesota one of the most expensive states in the country for rideshare, potentially putting us on par with the cost of rides in New York City and Seattle—cities with dramatically higher costs of living than Minnesota.  Without objective, Minnesota-specific data, we do not have a clear understanding of the impacts on riders, drivers, and rideshare companies.  And without a better understanding of these impacts, it would be imprudent to dramatically raise the cost of rideshares, especially for low-income Minnesotans, those in the disability community who depend on rideshares for independence, people who use rideshare for medical transportation or to get to work, Minnesotans without cars, and Minnesotans who simply need a safe ride home at night.

 

      Moreover, disability advocates, anti-violence organizations, and organizations representing seniors, childcare centers, and local governments have all raised significant concerns about the impact of this bill.  Those groups are united in their concern about how increased rideshare rates will limit, and potentially eliminate, needed transportation options for vulnerable communities.  With public transportation options not uniformly available to all Minnesotans, it is imperative to maintain current affordable, accessible rideshare service options.

 

      I have spent my career fighting for fair wages and safe working conditions for workers, and I will continue to work with drivers, riders, and rideshare companies to address the concerns that this bill sought to address.  Today I will issue an executive order to bring together legislators, drivers, rideshare companies, members of the disability community, labor, riders, and others to continue working on this important topic and issue recommendations for the next legislative session.

 

      I look forward to working with the legislature to develop solutions that deliver on the promise of fair compensation and safe working conditions for drivers while still providing affordable transportation options for Minnesotans. 

 

 

                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

 

                                                                                                                                Tim Walz

                                                                                                                                Governor

 

                                                                                                                               

      [NOTE:  Pursuant to Joint Rule 3.02(c), the above vetoed bill, H. F. No. 2369, Chapter No. 65, which was returned to the House by the Governor with his objections, was laid on the table.]

 

 

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

 

May 26, 2023

 

The Honorable Melissa Hortman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

 

Dear Speaker Hortman:

 

      Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House Files:

 

      H. F. No. 3288, relating to claims against the state; providing for the settlement of certain claims; appropriating money.

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      H. F. No. 1370, relating to public safety; establishing a cause of action for nonconsensual dissemination of deep fake sexual images; establishing the crime of using deep fake technology to influence an election; establishing a crime for nonconsensual dissemination of deep fake sexual images.

 

      H. F. No. 402, relating to health; establishing requirements for certain health care entity transactions; reporting data of certain health care transactions; changing the expiration date on moratorium conversion transactions; requiring a health system to return charitable assets received from the state to the general fund in certain circumstances; requiring a study on the regulation of certain transactions; requiring a report.

 

      H. F. No. 1900, relating to natural resources; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; providing for renewal of environment and natural resources trust fund and modifying trust fund provisions; establishing community grant program; establishing the community grant program advisory council; requiring a report; appropriating money.

 

      H. F. No. 447, relating to legislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors.

 

      H. F. No. 3342, relating to human services; providing for a nursing facility workforce incentive program, nursing facility payments, and a nursing facility temporary rate add-on; providing partial reimbursement to hospitals for qualifying avoidable patient days; appropriating money.

 

      H. F. No. 197, memorializing Congress to resolve that the requirements have been met to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and that it shall now be known as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.

 

 

                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

 

                                                                                                                                Tim Walz

                                                                                                                                Governor

 

 

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

 

The Honorable Melissa Hortman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

 

The Honorable Bobby Joe Champion

President of the Senate

 

      I have the honor to inform you that the following enrolled Acts of the 2023 Session of the State Legislature have been received from the Office of the Governor and are deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 23:

 

 

S. F.

No.

 

H. F.

No.

 

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2023

 

Date Filed

2023

 

                               3288                         56                                         10:17 a.m.  May 26                               May 26

                               1370                         58                                         10:16 a.m.  May 26                               May 26

                                 402                         66                                         10:16 a.m.  May 26                               May 26

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                               1900                         67                                         10:15 a.m.  May 26                               May 26

     3307                                                   69                                         10:16 a.m.  May 26                               May 26

                                 447                         73                                         10:16 a.m.  May 26                               May 26

                               3342                         74                                         10:26 a.m.  May 26                               May 26

     1384                                                   75                                         10:26 a.m.  May 26                               May 26

                                 197                Resolution No. 1                        10:28 a.m.  May 26                               May 26

 

 

                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

 

                                                                                                                                Steve Simon

                                                                                                                                Secretary of State

 

 

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

 

May 30, 2023

 

The Honorable Melissa Hortman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

 

Dear Speaker Hortman:

 

      Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House File:

 

      H. F. No. 100, relating to cannabis; establishing the Office of Cannabis Management; establishing an advisory council; requiring reports relating to cannabis use and sales; legalizing and limiting the possession and use of cannabis and certain hemp products by adults; providing for the licensing, inspection, and regulation of cannabis businesses and hemp businesses; establishing licensing fees; requiring testing of cannabis flower, cannabis products, and certain hemp products; requiring labeling of cannabis flower, cannabis products, and certain hemp products; limiting the advertisement of cannabis flower, cannabis products, cannabis businesses, and hemp businesses; providing for the cultivation of cannabis in private residences; transferring regulatory authority for the medical cannabis program; providing for Tribal medical programs; taxing the sale of cannabis flower, cannabis products, and certain hemp products; establishing grant and loan programs; clarifying the prohibition on operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of certain products and chemicals; amending criminal penalties; establishing expungement procedures for certain individuals; requiring reports on expungements; providing for expungement of certain evictions; clarifying the rights of landlords and tenants regarding use of certain forms of cannabis; establishing labor standards for the use of cannabis flower, cannabis products, and certain hemp products by employees and testing of employees; providing for the temporary regulation of certain edible cannabinoid products; providing for professional licensing protections; providing for local registration of certain cannabis businesses operating retail establishments; amending the scheduling of marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols; classifying data; making miscellaneous cannabis‑related and hemp-related changes and additions; making clarifying and technical changes; requiring reports; transferring money; appropriating money.

 

 

                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

 

                                                                                                                                Tim Walz

                                                                                                                                Governor

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

 

The Honorable Melissa Hortman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

 

The Honorable Bobby Joe Champion

President of the Senate

 

      I have the honor to inform you that the following enrolled Act of the 2023 Session of the State Legislature has been received from the Office of the Governor and is deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 23:

 

 

S. F.

No.

 

H. F.

No.

 

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2023

 

Date Filed

2023

 

                               100                           63                                         12:14 p.m.  May 30                               May 30

 

 

                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

 

                                                                                                                                Steve Simon

                                                                                                                                Secretary of State

 

 

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

 

June 1, 2023

 

The Honorable Melissa Hortman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

 

Dear Speaker Hortman:

 

      Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House Files:

 

      H. F. No. 670, relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; establishing and modifying programs; modifying requirements for certain projects and procedures; canceling prior appropriations; appropriating money.

 

      H. F. No. 669, relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; modifying prior appropriations; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; authorizing the conveyance of state bond-financed property; requiring reports; appropriating money.

 

 

                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

 

                                                                                                                                Tim Walz

                                                                                                                                Governor

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

 

The Honorable Melissa Hortman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

 

The Honorable Bobby Joe Champion

President of the Senate

 

      I have the honor to inform you that the following enrolled Acts of the 2023 Session of the State Legislature have been received from the Office of the Governor and are deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 23:

 

 

S. F.

No.

 

H. F.

No.

 

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2023

 

Date Filed

2023

 

                                 670                         71                                           1:15 p.m.  June 1                                 June 1

                                 669                         72                                           1:15 p.m.  June 1                                 June 1

 

 

                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

 

                                                                                                                                Steve Simon

                                                                                                                                Secretary of State

 

 

DISPOSITION OF BILLS UPON ADJOURNMENT

 

Pursuant to House Rule 4.20 the following bills were returned to the standing committee or division last acting on the bill:

 

H. F. No. 1585 was returned to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.

 

H. F. Nos. 2293 and 2476 were returned to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy.

 

H. F. No. 1990 was returned to the Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy.

 

H. F. Nos. 94, 290, 770, 797, 817, 1100, 1176, 1189, 1459, 1570, 1650, 1726, 2064, 2084 and 2325 were returned to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.

 

H. F. Nos. 980 and 1313 were returned to the Committee on Education Policy.

 

H. F. Nos. 95, 117, 204, 205, 451, 496, 642, 789, 799 and S. F. No. 1362 were returned to the Committee on Elections Finance and Policy.

 

H. F. No. 1335 and S. F. No. 2904 were returned to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.

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H. F. Nos. 52, 279, 1809, 2494 and S. F. Nos. 2212 and 2819 were returned to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.

 

H. F. No. 2613 and S. F. No. 1213 were returned to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

 

H. F. No. 1667 was returned to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.

 

H. F. No. 1512 was returned to the Committee on Human Services Finance.

 

H. F. Nos. 905, 1627, 1821 and 2284 were returned to the Committee on Human Services Policy.

 

H. F. Nos. 34, 118, 133, 179, 321, 393, 665, 686, 822, 823, 865, 909, 1084, 1140, 1181, 1272, 1329, 1337, 1350, 1520, 1655, 2234, 2392, 2413, 2442 and 2611 were returned to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

 

H. F. Nos. 406, 981, 1551, 1625, 2165, 2213 and 2687 were returned to the Committee on Labor and Industry Finance and Policy.

 

H. F. No. 2074 was returned to the Committee on Legacy Finance.

 

H. F. Nos. 281, 538, 803, 1233, 1462, 1511, 1877 and 2173 were returned to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.

 

S. F. No. 37 was returned to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

 

H. F. Nos. 194, 198, 211, 227, 626, 734, 1199, 1213, 1555, 1784, 2161 and 2555 were returned to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.

 

H. F. No. 1372 was returned to the Committee on Taxes.

 

H. F. Nos. 246, 268, 337, 1123, 1153, 1346, 1349, 1921, 1998 and 2479 were returned to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

 

H. F. Nos. 70 and 172 were returned to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

 

REPORT PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 3.02(a)

 

NOTE:  In the 2023 legislative session there were no bills being considered by a Conference Committee at the time of adjournment.

 

 

REPORT PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 3.02(b)

 

Pursuant to Joint Rule 3.02(b) the following bills, which were re-referred to the House Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03, were returned to the standing committee or division to which they were last previously referred:

 

H. F. No. 38 was returned to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

H. F. No. 39 was returned to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

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REPORT PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 3.02(c)

 

Pursuant to Joint Rule 3.02(c) the following bill was returned to the House by the Governor with his objections and laid on the table:

 

H. F. No. 2369 (transportation network company driver protections established, civil action provided, and criminal penalties provided)

 

 

CERTIFICATE

 

I certify that the Journal of the House for Monday, May 22, 2023, including subsequent proceedings, has been corrected and is herby approved. 

 

 

Patrick D. Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives