Berg; Sencer-Mura; Howard; Greenman; Hanson, J.; Jordan; Pursell; Finke; Reyer; Noor; Curran; Kozlowski; Lillie; Hollins; Mahamoud; Coulter; Smith; Jones; Rehm; Gomez; Xiong; Koegel; Tabke; Virnig; Clardy; Momanyi-Hiltsley; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Kraft; Luger-Nikolai; Moller; Feist; Pinto; Hussein; Agbaje and Gottfried introduced:

H. F. 4970, A bill for an act relating to airports; requiring transparency regarding immigrant detention flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Moller introduced:

H. F. 4971, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and gross receipts; providing for a tax return checkoff; imposing a tax on certain lodging and pay television services; making other conforming changes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 295.

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

Hollins, Finke, Buck, Mahamoud and Kraft introduced:

H. F. 4972, A bill for an act relating to courts; prohibiting civil arrests for persons attending court proceedings; providing civil remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.30, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 480C.

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

Luger-Nikolai introduced:

H. F. 4973, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing Minnesota Main Streets special license plates; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

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

Lee, K.; Coulter and Gottfried introduced:

H. F. 4974, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and property tax refunds; reducing homestead credit refund co-pays; authorizing the commissioner of revenue to implement a tax compliance program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 4.

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

Feist introduced:

H. F. 4975, A bill for an act relating to public safety; extending the time to use certain grant funds; amending Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 8, as amended.

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

Finke introduced:

H. F. 4976, A bill for an act relating to civil law; modifying provisions governing false claims against the state; providing additional grounds for liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 15C.01, subdivisions 7, 8, by adding a subdivision; 15C.02; 15C.03; 15C.05; 15C.06; 15C.11; 15C.145; 15C.15, subdivisions 1, 2; 15C.16; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15C.

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

Lillie introduced:

H. F. 4977, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for the city of Oakdale for the construction of certain government facilities.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 4978, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying various provisions governing cable communications systems; repealing the notice requirement for applying to become a cable communications franchise; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 238.02, subdivision 3; 238.081, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 238.081, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5.

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

Virnig and Gottfried introduced:

H. F. 4979, A bill for an act relating to commerce; precluding delivery of professional services through artificial intelligence directly to consumers; providing for enforcement and penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Virnig introduced:

H. F. 4980, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the calculation of compensatory aid for fiscal year 2027; modifying the allocation of compensatory aid for fiscal year 2028; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 126C.10, subdivision 3; 126C.15, subdivision 2.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 4981, A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money from the environment and natural resources trust fund for a demonstration project to treat landfill leachate for PFAS, chloride, and other contaminants.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 4982, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money from the clean water fund for a demonstration project to treat landfill leachate for PFAS, chloride, and other contaminants.

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

Perryman introduced:

H. F. 4983, A bill for an act relating to gambling; increasing the limitation on the number of electronic pull-tab and electronic bingo devices; allowing electronic pull-tab games and electronic bingo games to be played simultaneously; increasing the maximum bet and prize award for electronic pull-tab games; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 349.17, subdivision 9; 349.1721, subdivision 4; 349.211, by adding a subdivision.

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

Mueller introduced:

H. F. 4984, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying academic growth reporting requirements for state assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.302, subdivision 2; 120B.305, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 120B.12, subdivision 2; 120B.35, subdivision 3.

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

Rymer introduced:

H. F. 4985, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a grant for a student mentoring program through Students Together Respecting the Importance and Purpose of Education in Schools (STRIPES) program; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Rymer introduced:

H. F. 4986, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing the Mindful Foundations pilot program for students in prekindergarten through grade 1; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Olson and Curran introduced:

H. F. 4987, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for certain local highway designations; designating a portion of Ramsey County State-Aid Highway 96 as "Master Sergeant Nicole Amor Memorial Highway"; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.

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

Novotny and Witte introduced:

H. F. 4988, A bill for an act relating to retirement; continued health insurance coverage for peace officers and firefighters disabled in the line of duty; modifying eligibility to receive continued health insurance coverage for which the employer must pay the employer contribution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 299A.465, subdivision 1.

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

Gordon introduced:

H. F. 4989, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring certain materials used in covered projects to be manufactured in the United States; providing for waivers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

Mekeland introduced:

H. F. 4990, A bill for an act relating to data centers; modifying the criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for certain data centers; exempting certain data centers' electricity sales in calculating a utility's solar energy standard; exempting certain data centers from paying a fee; exempting certain data centers from paying sales tax on electricity purchases; providing for data center energy generation redundancy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116D.04, subdivision 4a; 216B.02, by adding a subdivision; 216B.243, subdivision 8; 216I.02, by adding a subdivision; 216I.07, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 103G.265, subdivision 5; 216B.02, subdivision 12; 216B.1623; 216B.1691, subdivision 2f; 216B.72; 216I.07, subdivision 3; 297A.68, subdivision 42.

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

O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. 4991, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for building renovations in Benton Stearns Education District; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

McDonald introduced:

H. F. 4992, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health carriers to offer reference-based pricing health plans; prohibiting open-ended promise-to-pay contracts; establishing a provider number framework; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62J.81, by adding a subdivision; 62J.826, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62J; 62K.

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

Roach introduced:

H. F. 4993, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring display of gas tax on sales receipt; removing indexed increases to the motor fuels tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 239.7511; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2.

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

Roach introduced:

H. F. 4994, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting townships to regulate lawful gambling; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 349.16, subdivision 8; 349.213.

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

Bliss introduced:

H. F. 4995, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying off-highway vehicle safety and conservation program and uses of off-highway vehicle accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 84.794, subdivision 2; 84.803, subdivision 2; 84.9011, subdivision 2; 84.927, subdivision 2.

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

West introduced:

H. F. 4996, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for interchange improvements at marked Trunk Highway 65 and Bunker Lake Boulevard Northeast in the city of Ham Lake.

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

McDonald introduced:

H. F. 4997, A bill for an act relating to environment; enacting the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Stewardship Act; establishing a covered electronics device manufacturer electronic waste recycling program; establishing an Electronics Recycling Advisory Task Force; creating civil penalties; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.1310, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20; 115A.1312; 115A.1314; 115A.1316; 115A.1318; 115A.1320; 115A.1322; 115A.1323; 115A.1324; 115A.1326; 115A.1328; 115A.1330; 115A.9157, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 325E.125, subdivisions 3, 4, 5.

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

Skraba introduced:

H. F. 4998, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing the board of Koochiching County to divide Independent School District, No. 363, South Koochiching.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. 4999, A bill for an act relating to economic development; terminating prior appropriations to the PROMISE grant program; amending Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2.

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

Anderson, P. E. introduced:

H. F. 5000, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying a prior appropriation of bond proceeds for the Forest Lake Veterans Memorial; amending Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 9, subdivision 5.

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

Bennett introduced:

H. F. 5001, A bill for an act relating to economic development; temporarily modifying the restrictions on use of Minnesota investment fund local government loan repayment funds; requiring a report.

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

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 5002, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax preparation services; prohibiting tax preparers from marking a tax return to designate a contribution to the state elections campaign account without explicit instruction from the taxpayer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 270C.445, subdivision 3.

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

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 5003, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for certain energy efficiency projects in the city of Brainerd; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Finke and Kozlowski introduced:

H. F. 5004, A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting penalties for certain uses of public land by homeless individuals; providing an affirmative defense in criminal proceedings; providing civil remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363B.

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

Hollins; Pursell; Pérez-Vega; Falconer; Kraft; Sencer-Mura; Curran; Lee, X.; Acomb; Virnig; Koegel and Johnson, P. introduced:

H. F. 5005, A bill for an act relating to taxation; federal taxes; adopting the Interstate Fiscal Sovereignty Compact; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 289B.

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

Pinto introduced:

H. F. 5006, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring a peace officer to conduct certain testing of a person suspected of carrying a firearm while under the influence; increasing the penalty for carrying a firearm with an elevated blood alcohol concentration; increasing the length of time a person is prohibited from carrying a firearm following certain convictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.7142, subdivisions 3, 6.

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

Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. 5007, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying a prior appropriation for capital improvements at Neighborhood House in St. Paul; amending Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 104.

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

Curran introduced:

H. F. 5008, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Academy for Sciences and Agriculture.

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

Tabke introduced:

H. F. 5009, A bill for an act relating to federal employees; creating a loan guarantee program for furloughed federal employees; appropriating money.

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

Tabke introduced:

H. F. 5010, A bill for an act relating to public health; establishing a pilot program for delegation of authority for licensing and inspection of food, beverage, and lodging establishments; authorizing delegation to the city of Shakopee; providing for statewide expansion; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 157.16, by adding subdivisions.

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

Sencer-Mura introduced:

H. F. 5011, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; repealing certain exemptions; making changes to deposit of revenues; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.82, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.82, subdivisions 4, 4a.

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

Lillie introduced:

H. F. 5012, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new water tower in the city of North St. Paul; canceling a prior appropriation for the city of North St. Paul.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. 5013, A bill for an act relating to housing; making supplemental budget adjustments for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Howard introduced:

H. F. 5014, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the distribution of local affordable housing aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 297A.9925, subdivision 4; 477A.37, subdivision 3.

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

Lawrence; Kresha; Bennett; Bakeberg; Mueller; Niska; Demuth; Mekeland; Hudson; Anderson, P. E.; Koznick; Zeleznikar; Dotseth; Nash; Robbins; Olson; Igo; Allen; Perryman; Harder; Dippel; Warwas; Van Binsbergen; Duran; Schwartz; Jacob; Schultz; Murphy; Knudsen; Joy; Nelson; Johnson, W.; Rymer; Gordon and Sexton introduced:

H. F. 5015, A bill for an act relating to school safety; enhancing school safety plans; modifying student discipline provisions; enabling anonymous reporting systems; increasing safe schools revenue; modifying the school building and cybersecurity grant program; requiring reports; transferring money; canceling an appropriation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 121A.425, subdivision 1; 126C.44; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 4; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.425, subdivision 2.

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

Bakeberg introduced:

H. F. 5016, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for trail improvements along marked Trunk Highway 13 in the city of Prior Lake; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 5017, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a segment of the Cuyuna Lakes State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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