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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, February 26, 2024


The following House Files were introduced:

Hussein introduced:

H. F. 4221, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to renovate the Jackson Street Roundhouse in St. Paul.

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

Novotny introduced:

H. F. 4222, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing the expanded use of tracking devices for fleeing motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626A.35, by adding a subdivision.

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

Igo introduced:

H. F. 4223, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending a prior appropriation for water and sewer infrastructure in the city of Floodwood; amending Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision 6.

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

Igo introduced:

H. F. 4224, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for demolition of the Tamarack school building; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Igo introduced:

H. F. 4225, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in Aitkin County.

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

Igo introduced:

H. F. 4226, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for resurfacing local roads in the city of Tamarack; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Igo introduced:

H. F. 4227, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the Health and Human Services building in Aitkin County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Igo introduced:

H. F. 4228, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for clean infrastructure in Hill City; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Igo, Heintzeman, Knudsen, Skraba, Davis, Schultz and Dotseth introduced:

H. F. 4229, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for forests and forestry capital projects; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Zeleznikar and Skraba introduced:

H. F. 4230, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the city of Proctor to provide utility extensions and upgrades for marked Interstate Highway 35 commercial development; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Sencer-Mura; Gomez; Jordan; Lee, F., and Noor introduced:

H. F. 4231, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing amortization of certain property uses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462.357, subdivision 1c.

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

Sencer-Mura and Feist introduced:

H. F. 4232, A bill for an act relating to education finance; clarifying the distribution of compensatory revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 3.

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

Coulter and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 4233, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing a public finance program for local candidates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

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

Newton and Stephenson introduced:

H. F. 4234, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the conveyance of certain surplus state land in Mille Lacs County.

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

Newton and Koegel introduced:

H. F. 4235, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for costs related to the Taste of Minnesota event.

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

Myers introduced:

H. F. 4236, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for municipal infrastructure improvements in the city of Spring Park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lislegard, Igo, Hortman, Skraba and Davis introduced:

H. F. 4237, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a portion of marked U.S. Highway 169 between Taconite and Virginia as "Senator David J. Tomassoni Memorial Cross Range Expressway"; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Bakeberg, Bennett, Knudsen, Myers, Witte, Engen, Hudson, Schultz and Anderson, P. E. introduced:

H. F. 4238, 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.

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

Myers introduced:

H. F. 4239, A bill for an act relating to state government; designating the state fossil; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.

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

Kraft introduced:

H. F. 4240, A bill for an act relating to climate change; establishing a local climate planning and action hub in the Pollution Control Agency; establishing an account; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

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

Kraft, Acomb, Tabke, Elkins, Bierman, Pursell and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. 4241, A bill for an act relating to building codes; removing certain exceptions for municipalities from the State Building Code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326B.121, subdivision 2.

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

Kraft, Long, Pursell, Hornstein, Elkins, Carroll, Bierman, Pérez-Vega and Sencer-Mura introduced:

H. F. 4242, A bill for an act relating to the State Building Code; modifying residential energy code adoption standards and timelines; creating the residential energy rating rebate program; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 326B.106, subdivision 1.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 4243, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying certain local elections provisions; modifying certain absentee voting provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204C.19, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 203B.04, subdivision 1; 203B.07, subdivision 3; 203B.081, subdivision 7; 204C.28, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 383B.031.

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

Becker-Finn and Moller introduced:

H. F. 4244, A bill for an act relating to corrections; redistributing reallocation of earned incentive release savings funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 244.50, subdivision 4.

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

Agbaje introduced:

H. F. 4245, 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.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. 4246, A bill for an act relating to funerals; excluding travel protection agreements to certain provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 149A.02, subdivisions 3b, 23, by adding a subdivision; 149A.97, subdivision 2.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. 4247, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing guest licensure for marriage and family therapy; establishing fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 148B.392, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148B.

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

Moller, Reyer, Virnig and Becker-Finn introduced:

H. F. 4248, 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.

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

Lee, K. and Lislegard introduced:

H. F. 4249, A bill for an act relating to tourism; establishing Explore Minnesota Film; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116U.26; 116U.27, subdivisions 5, 6; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116U.27, subdivisions 1, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116U.

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

Lee, K. and Lee, F. introduced:

H. F. 4250, A bill for an act relating to veterans; expanding the definition of veteran to include Special Guerrilla Unit forces; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 197.447.

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

Her, Cha, Pinto, Rehm and Sencer-Mura introduced:

H. F. 4251, A bill for an act relating to cannabis; prohibiting the Office of Cannabis Management from approving certain cannabis flower, cannabis products, and hemp-derived consumer products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.06.

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

Hornstein, Noor, Greenman, Hassan, Sencer-Mura, Edelson, Xiong, Kozlowski, Vang, Finke and Hussein introduced:

H. F. 4252, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants to community-based organizations to diminish hate crimes.

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

Myers, Witte, Engen, Bakeberg, Skraba and Nadeau introduced:

H. F. 4253, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a first-time homebuyer down payment assistance program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

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

Myers introduced:

H. F. 4254, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring loaded firearms be stored in locations where persons prohibited from possessing firearms cannot access the firearms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.666, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Myers, Witte, Engen, Bakeberg and Skraba introduced:

H. F. 4255, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a payment to owners of homesteads based on the November forecast; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 16A.152, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290A.

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

Finke; Lee, K.; Her and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. 4256, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for habitats for cats and wolves at the Como Zoo in the city of St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hudson, Altendorf, Wiener, Davis, Bliss, Dotseth, Novotny, Baker, Burkel, Urdahl, Knudsen, Murphy, Joy, Harder, Pfarr, Bakeberg, Engen, Mekeland, Niska, Koznick, Schultz and Nadeau introduced:

H. F. 4257, 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.

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

Lee, K. introduced:

H. F. 4258, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an East 7th Street park development in the city of St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Norris and Newton introduced:

H. F. 4259, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the market value exclusion for veterans with a disability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 34.

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

Pérez-Vega and Hussein introduced:

H. F. 4260, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a river balcony in the city of St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Pinto, Pérez-Vega and Hussein introduced:

H. F. 4261, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Mississippi River Learning Center in St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Pérez-Vega and Hussein introduced:

H. F. 4262, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovation of the Riverview Library in the city of St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Carroll; Klevorn; Hansen, R.; Acomb; Lee, F.; Edelson; Nelson, M.; Freiberg; Pursell; Bahner; Howard; Tabke; Myers; Rehm; Kraft; Nadeau; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Pryor; Coulter and Robbins introduced:

H. F. 4263, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to the regional trail system in Hennepin County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Norris, Pryor, Myers, Schomacker, Dotseth, Elkins, Virnig, Clardy, Hill, Nadeau, Tabke, Moller, Kozlowski, Howard, Gomez and Sencer-Mura introduced:

H. F. 4264, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to establish a telehealth pilot project for school districts; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Norris, Davids, Gomez, Lislegard and Howard introduced:

H. F. 4265, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; allowing property tax abatement for land bank property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 469.1812, by adding a subdivision; 469.1813, subdivisions 1, 6.

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

Lillie and Fischer introduced:

H. F. 4266, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a renovation of the Harriet Tubman Center East building in the city of Maplewood; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. 4267, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in St. Louis County.

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

Sencer-Mura; Jordan; Pérez-Vega; Koegel; Fischer; Nelson, M., and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 4268, A bill for an act relating to mass transit; requiring Metropolitan Council to design, construct, and fund certain aspects of bus rapid transit projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.4485, by adding a subdivision.

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

Feist; Smith; Greenman; Her; Kraft; Lee, K.; Cha; Vang and Hanson, J. introduced:

H. F. 4269, A bill for an act relating to water; appropriating money for a 50-year clean water plan.

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

Becker-Finn introduced:

H. F. 4270, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program; modifying requirements applicable to the board of directors; authorizing the appointment of an interim executive director; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 187.08, subdivisions 1, 7, 8; Laws 2023, chapter 46, section 11.

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

Howard and Lee, F. introduced:

H. F. 4271, A bill for an act relating to housing; authorizing housing and redevelopment authorities to create public corporations for the purpose of purchasing, owning, and operating properties converted under the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 15.082; 469.012, subdivision 2j; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

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

Kresha introduced:

H. F. 4272, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Camp Ripley/Veterans State Trail.

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

Finke, Kozlowski and Curran introduced:

H. F. 4273, 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.

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

Noor introduced:

H. F. 4274, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing tenants with remedies if a rental unit is not available for occupancy by the move-in date; authorizing a tenant to seek recovery of prorated rent amount owed and attorney fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 504B.111; 504B.116.

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

Bliss introduced:

H. F. 4275, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the election requirements for imposition of a local sales and use tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.99, subdivision 3.

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

Curran, Becker-Finn, Keeler, Kozlowski, Finke, Virnig, Jordan, Kraft, Smith, Pursell and Moller introduced:

H. F. 4276, A bill for an act relating to civil law; directing the revisor of statutes to update terms used in statute.

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

Frazier introduced:

H. F. 4277, A bill for an act relating to public safety; eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for offenses involving possession or use of firearm or other dangerous weapon; making conforming changes; establishing felony offense of firearm trafficking; eliminating requirements that certain victims report crime within 30 days and cooperate with law enforcement to receive reimbursement; creating Task Force on Mandatory Minimum Sentences; continuing funding for emergency needs of crime victims; establishing grants for emergency needs of victims of gun violence; authorizing grants to county attorneys to develop and implement focused deterrence models to reduce group-related homicide and gun violence and interrupt cycles of community violence; creating additional position with the Violent Crime Coordinating Council; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 244.10, subdivisions 5, 6, 7; 588.20, subdivision 1; 609.229, subdivision 1; 609.495, subdivision 3; 609.66, by adding a subdivision; 617.91, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 609.135, subdivision 1; 611A.53, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.11, subdivisions 4, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 8; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 609.11, subdivision 9.

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

Lee, K. introduced:

H. F. 4278, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing funding for The Heights housing development in the city of St. Paul from the housing infrastructure program; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

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

Anderson, P. H. and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 4279, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the restoration of the Appleton Opera House in the city of Appleton.

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

Hemmingsen-Jaeger introduced:

H. F. 4280, 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.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. 4281, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a youth in agriculture grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

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

Dotseth, Skraba, Zeleznikar, Burkel, Kiel and Lislegard introduced:

H. F. 4282, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for education learning centers for two special education cooperatives in Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 4283, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying an appropriation for the Red Rock Rural Water System; appropriating money for the Red Rock Rural Water System; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; amending Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 10, subdivision 13.

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

Lee, K. and Her introduced:

H. F. 4284, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating funding for the American Veterans Memorial Park in Cannon Falls.

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

Hollins introduced:

H. F. 4285, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for replacement of the Randolph Avenue bridge in the city of St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Berg introduced:

H. F. 4286, A bill for an act relating to labor standards; making policy and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.79, subdivision 1; 177.30; 181.941, subdivision 4; 181.943; 181A.08; 181A.12, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 177.27, subdivisions 2, 4, 7; 177.42, subdivision 2; 181.212, subdivision 7; 181.939, subdivision 2.

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

Virnig introduced:

H. F. 4287, A bill for an act relating to school boards; modifying the requirements to fill a vacancy in the office of school board member; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.09, subdivision 5b.

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

Myers introduced:

H. F. 4288, A bill for an act relating to animals; requiring notice of an estray; specifying civil liabilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 346.

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

Hanson, J. introduced:

H. F. 4289, A bill for an act relating to behavioral health; temporarily allowing licensed graduate social workers to engage in clinical practice without supervision if providing crisis response services and to provide treatment supervision to individuals on crisis teams; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 148E.050, subdivision 3; 245I.04, subdivision 7; 256B.0624, subdivision 9.

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

Frederick, Howard, Johnson, Brand, Urdahl, Skraba, Lislegard and Petersburg introduced:

H. F. 4290, A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying the Greater Minnesota Housing Infrastructure program; appropriating money for the Greater Minnesota Housing Infrastructure program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 462A.395, subdivision 5.

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

Greenman introduced:

H. F. 4291, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing an ombudsperson for safety, health, and well-being of agricultural and food processing workers; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179.

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

Greenman introduced:

H. F. 4292, A bill for an act relating to public utilities; specifying certain utility expenses that may not be recovered from ratepayers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.16, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.16, subdivisions 8, 9, 17, 18.

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

Greenman, Freiberg, Frederick and Nelson, M. introduced:

H. F. 4293, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying appropriations and transfers; amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 12, article 1, section 6; Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 1, sections 6; 43.

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

Petersburg introduced:

H. F. 4294, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; restricting use of bows near buildings and livestock enclosures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.001, subdivision 7.

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

Koegel and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 4295, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for community roadside landscape partnerships.

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

Gomez introduced:

H. F. 4296, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for certain firearm safety devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 297A.67, subdivision 40.

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

Berg introduced:

H. F. 4297, 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.

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

Gomez introduced:

H. F. 4298, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; prohibiting certain cashless establishments; providing a civil penalty; authorizing administrative rulemaking; 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.

Gomez introduced:

H. F. 4299, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovations at the American Swedish Institute.

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

Becker-Finn; Moller; Curran; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Kraft; Youakim; Feist; Freiberg; Berg; Reyer; Virnig; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Long; Pinto; Elkins; Olson, L., and Agbaje introduced:

H. F. 4300, A bill for an act relating to firearms; establishing standards for the safe storage of firearms and criminal penalties for failing to meet those standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.666; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 624.713, subdivision 1.

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

Gomez introduced:

H. F. 4301, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; authorizing property tax exemption for certain property owned by Red Lake Nation; appropriating money.

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

Gomez introduced:

H. F. 4302, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making various policy and technical changes to individual income and corporate franchise taxes, sales and use taxes, property taxes and local government aids, and other miscellaneous taxes and tax-related provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116U.27, subdivision 2; 270C.445, subdivision 6; 273.13, subdivision 22; 289A.12, subdivision 18; 297A.66, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 297I.20, subdivision 4; 375.192, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 290.01, subdivision 19; 290.0132, subdivisions 26, 34; 290.0134, subdivision 20; 290.0693, subdivisions 1, 6, 8; 290.0695, subdivision 2; 297E.06, subdivision 4; 477A.35, subdivision 6; Laws 2023, chapter 1, sections 22; 28.

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

Reyer introduced:

H. F. 4303, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; creating a new green infrastructure grant program; amending criteria for certain projects funded through the clean water and drinking water revolving funds; requiring rules and the prioritization of clean water and drinking water projects in certain project priority lists to factor in new criteria; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116.182, subdivision 5; 446A.07, subdivisions 1a, 7, 8; 446A.081, subdivisions 1, 12; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 446A.081, subdivisions 8, 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

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

Gomez introduced:

H. F. 4304, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring transfer of White Earth State Forest land to White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; modifying disposition of certain tax-forfeited land; eliminating White Earth State Forest; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 89.021, subdivision 54.

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

Hemmingsen-Jaeger introduced:

H. F. 4305, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the definition of usual and customary price for purposes of medical assistance prescription drug reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13e.

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

Novotny introduced:

H. F. 4306, 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.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. 4307, A bill for an act relating to public safety; making a conforming change to penalize fentanyl offenses at the same level as heroin offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 152.025, subdivision 4.

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

Kiel and Fischer introduced:

H. F. 4308, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions governing long-term care options counseling; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256.975, subdivision 7e; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256.975, subdivisions 7f, 7g.

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

Berg; Lillie; Jordan; Brand; Huot; Greenman; Stephenson; Koegel; Nelson, M.; Gomez; Tabke; Hicks; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Norris; Frazier; Curran; Moller; Smith; Frederick; Hansen, R.; Howard; Olson, L.; Wolgamott; Her; Feist; Lee, K.; Youakim; Kozlowski; Hassan; Virnig; Klevorn and Sencer-Mura introduced:

H. F. 4309, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying the classification treatment of temporary positions for purposes of the Public Labor Relations Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 43A.08, subdivisions 2a, 3, by adding a subdivision; 43A.15, subdivision 7; 116P.09, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 43A.08, subdivisions 1, 1a.

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

Lillie, Youakim and Frederick introduced:

H. F. 4310, A bill for an act relating to state government; ratifying certain compensation plans.

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

Acomb, Edelson, Coulter and Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

H. F. 4311, A bill for an act relating to children and youth programs; child welfare; requiring certification of summer camp programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 245C.03, by adding a subdivision; 245C.04, by adding a subdivision; 245C.05, by adding a subdivision; 245C.10, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 245A.03, subdivision 2; 245C.08, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.

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

Acomb, Edelson, Coulter, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Kotyza-Witthuhn and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. 4312, A bill for an act relating to child welfare; modifying notification requirements for alleged maltreatment or abuse of a child; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260E.29.

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

Hollins introduced:

H. F. 4313, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring coverage of over-the-counter contraceptive drugs, devices, and products by insurers and medical assistance; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 62Q.522, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 256B.0625, subdivision 13.

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

Huot, Nash, Joy and Harder introduced:

H. F. 4314, A bill for an act relating to state contracting; requiring the use of certain procedures in state agency contracts involving the professional services of persons regulated by the Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16C.087, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Hussein introduced:

H. F. 4315, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the Biff Adams Arena in Ramsey County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Altendorf and Jacob introduced:

H. F. 4316, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; authorizing bulk sales of nonoxygenated gasoline; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 239.791, subdivision 12.

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

Altendorf and Jacob introduced:

H. F. 4317, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying driving rules for implements of husbandry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.801, subdivision 7.

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

Bierman, Schomacker, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Carroll, Nadeau, Reyer, Elkins and Klevorn introduced:

H. F. 4318, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the dementia services program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Lee, F. introduced:

H. F. 4319, A bill for an act relating to clean water; appropriating money for nitrate monitoring.

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

Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 4320, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying feedlot permit provisions to require certain manure management plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.0711, subdivision 1.

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

Schultz, Dotseth, Burkel, Knudsen, Davis, Neu Brindley, Altendorf, Mekeland, McDonald, Fogelman, Kresha, Bakeberg, Koznick, Niska, Swedzinski, Davids, Harder, Wiener and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 4321, A bill for an act relating to immigration; increasing criminal penalties for human trafficking offenses; prohibiting sanctuary cities; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 171.22; 609.282, subdivision 2; 609.283, subdivision 2; 609.322, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 609.282, subdivisions 1, 1a; 609.322, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 15; 181; 412.

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

Vang introduced:

H. F. 4322, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; amending the definition of sustainable aviation fuel; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 41A.30, subdivision 1.

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

Vang introduced:

H. F. 4323, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying provisions related to the Minnesota Rural Finance Authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 41B.0391, subdivision 4.

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

Vang introduced:

H. F. 4324, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing Race Based Equity and Inclusivity in Procurement and Contracting Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.

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

West, Huot, Norris and Hanson, J. introduced:

H. F. 4325, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the cannabis gross receipts tax and local government cannabis aid; reducing the cannabis gross receipts tax rate; reallocating local government cannabis aid to general purpose local government aid; authorizing local sales and use taxes on cannabis sales; repealing local government cannabis aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 295.81, subdivisions 2, 10; 295.82; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 477A.32.

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

Curran and Becker-Finn introduced:

H. F. 4326, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; designating certain personal information of justices, judges, and judicial staff as private data on individuals; restricting dissemination of personal information; providing a penalty; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 480; 609.

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

Frazier introduced:

H. F. 4327, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying eligibility standard applicable to retroactive relief for certain persons convicted of aiding and abetting felony murder; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 638.12, subdivision 2; 638.15, subdivision 1; Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 4, section 24, subdivisions 3, 4, 7.

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