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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, March 3, 2025


The following House Files were introduced:

Stier, Novotny, Joy, Repinski, Duran and Witte introduced:

H. F. 1744, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing expanded use of tracking devices for fleeing motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, 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.

Burkel introduced:

H. F. 1745, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring a report; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council.

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

Lillie introduced:

H. F. 1746, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; authorizing special rules for the city of Oakdale.

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

Fogelman introduced:

H. F. 1747, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the Jackson Area Recreation Center in the city of Jackson; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Rarick introduced:

H. F. 1748, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a water treatment facility in the city of Monticello; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Anderson, P. H. introduced:

H. F. 1749, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for research and development of green ammonia power generation technology.

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

Coulter; Freiberg; Greenman; Virnig; Lee, K., and Kraft introduced:

H. F. 1750, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; establishing the Minnesota Civic Fund program; repealing the political contribution refund program; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.01, subdivision 11; 10A.02, subdivision 13; 10A.15, subdivision 1; 10A.20, subdivision 3; 10A.322, subdivision 4; 10A.34, subdivision 4; 289A.37, subdivision 2; 289A.50, subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivision 6; 290.06, subdivision 23; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.322, subdivision 4; 13.4967, subdivision 2; 290.06, subdivision 23.

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

Hanson, J.; Coulter; Wolgamott; Klevorn; Noor and Frazier introduced:

H. F. 1751, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to provide hospital, medical, and dental benefits coverage to part-time or adjunct faculty; requiring a report.

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

Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Zeleznikar, Backer, Bierman and Mahamoud introduced:

H. F. 1752, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; amending licensure requirements for dental hygienists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 150A.06, subdivision 2.

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

Nash introduced:

H. F. 1753, A bill for an act relating to tobacco products; permitting the sale of premium cigars from a movable place of business in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 461.21.

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

Nash introduced:

H. F. 1754, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring a reduction in appropriations for positions that have been unfilled for at least 12 months.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 1755, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying authority and requirements for local sales and use taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.99, subdivision 3a.

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

Norris, Rehrauer, Curran and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 1756, A bill for an act relating to taxes; property taxes; modifying the market value exclusion for veterans with a disability; increasing the exclusion amounts annually with inflation; modifying the benefit for surviving spouses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 273.13, subdivision 34.

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

Her; Smith; Hill; Agbaje; Mahamoud; Hicks; Cha; Vang; Curran; Jones; Greene; Momanyi-Hiltsley; Berg; Moller; Pinto; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Fischer; Lee, K.; Hussein and Reyer introduced:

H. F. 1757, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring lost and stolen firearms to be reported promptly to law enforcement; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn, Engen and Long introduced:

H. F. 1758, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health plans to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services; requiring medical assistance and MinnesotaCare to cover infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

H. F. 1759, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring exception to age and size limitations for customized living and 24-hour customized living services for certain settings.

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

Smith and Liebling introduced:

H. F. 1760, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for certain electric meters and software used in the Rochester Public Utilities Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project.

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

Hussein, Xiong, Her, Cha, Vang and Lee, K. introduced:

H. F. 1761, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a Hmong Cultural Center of Minnesota facility in the city of St. Paul.

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

Long; Howard; Hill; Clardy; Kraft; Huot; Frederick; Norris; Reyer; Carroll; Hicks; Coulter; Tabke; Falconer; Pinto; Rehrauer; Fischer; Smith; Freiberg; Bierman; Stephenson; Youakim; Koegel; Lee, F.; Johnson, P.; Hussein; Hansen, R., and Noor introduced:

H. F. 1762, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, by adding a section; providing for equal rights under the law and prohibiting discrimination based on the listed characteristics.

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

Kozlowski; Johnson, P.; Zeleznikar and Skraba introduced:

H. F. 1763, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for new aircraft shelters at the Duluth Air National Guard Base.

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

Berg; Vang; Her; Baker; Lee, F., and Hollins introduced:

H. F. 1764, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Coalition of Asian American Leaders.

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

Clardy, Huot and Reyer introduced:

H. F. 1765, A bill for an act relating to health; creating the Minnesota Epilepsy Program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Clardy, Bakeberg, Hill, Carroll, Norris and Allen introduced:

H. F. 1766, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing for a grant for economic and financial literacy education and teacher professional development activities; appropriating money.

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

Curran and Noor introduced:

H. F. 1767, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to develop a proposal to codify integrated community supports; requiring a report.

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

Niska and Baker introduced:

H. F. 1768, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing additional circumstances under which a covenant not to compete is valid and enforceable; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.988, subdivision 2.

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

Feist and Tabke introduced:

H. F. 1769, A bill for an act relating to community supervision; appropriating money for community supervision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.10, subdivision 1.

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

Howard, Dotseth, Myers and Pursell introduced:

H. F. 1770, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a cooperative manufactured housing infrastructure grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; 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.

Pérez-Vega and West introduced:

H. F. 1771, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a grant for learning with music; appropriating money.

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

Van Binsbergen introduced:

H. F. 1772, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a process to compensate businesses for loss of business opportunity resulting from sale and closure of a biomass energy plant.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 1773, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing a property tax exemption for an electric generation facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 1774, A bill for an act relating to transportation; excluding delivery of aggregate materials from the retail delivery fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168E.05, subdivision 1.

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

Pinto introduced:

H. F. 1775, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the collection and reporting of specified information on criminal cases and the creation of a public dashboard for this information; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Jones, Jordan, Greenman, Gomez, Mahamoud and Feist introduced:

H. F. 1776, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to bring public right-of-way facilities in compliance with ADA requirements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hollins and Agbaje introduced:

H. F. 1777, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for a grant to plan and develop an African-American-focused Homeplace model.

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

Johnson, W. introduced:

H. F. 1778, A bill for an act relating to veterans affairs; requiring reports on grants issued by the commissioner of veterans affairs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans and Military Affairs Division.

Wolgamott, Cha and Hollins introduced:

H. F. 1779, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing an unreduced early retirement annuity for probation agency employees; increasing employee contributions for probation agency employees beginning January 1, 2026; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 352.01, by adding a subdivision; 352.04, subdivision 2; 352.116, by adding a subdivision; 353.01, by adding a subdivision; 353.27, subdivision 2; 353.30, by adding a subdivision.

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

Skraba, Zeleznikar, Warwas, Nelson and Igo introduced:

H. F. 1780, A bill for an act relating to taxation; payment in lieu of taxation; establishing definitions; establishing payments for other lakeshore land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 477A.11, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 477A.12, subdivision 1; 477A.14, subdivision 1.

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

Tabke introduced:

H. F. 1781, A bill for an act relating to transportation; making various policy changes, including authorizing aircraft electronic attestation, defining terms, modifying injury crash reporting, modifying legislative routes, and updating yellow traffic signal indications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 161.115, subdivisions 175, 177; 169.011, subdivision 36; 169.06, subdivision 5; 169.09, subdivision 8; 360.511, by adding a subdivision; 360.55, subdivisions 4, 4a, 8, 9.

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

Roach introduced:

H. F. 1782, A bill for an act relating to military affairs; establishing the Defend the Guard Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 192.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans and Military Affairs Division.

Roach introduced:

H. F. 1783, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing Legion of Merit special license plates; 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.

Roach, McDonald, Dippel, Gordon, Lawrence, Engen, Rymer, Murphy and Wiener introduced:

H. F. 1784, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; making government entities liable for defense costs for actions brought by the government entity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604.

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

Roach introduced:

H. F. 1785, A bill for an act relating to elections; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article V, section 2; providing term limits for governor and lieutenant governor.

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

Roach, McDonald, Gordon, Engen, Franson, Rymer and Wiener introduced:

H. F. 1786, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing cities to issue on-sale intoxicating liquor license to a licensed cosmetology salon; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 340A.404, subdivision 1.

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

Warwas and Skraba introduced:

H. F. 1787, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a trail segment of the Mesabi 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.

Rymer introduced:

H. F. 1788, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an interchange at Interstate Highway 35 and 400th Street in the city of North Branch.

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

Robbins and Bahner introduced:

H. F. 1789, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for a cultural, arts, and education center at the Hindu Society of Minnesota.

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

Skraba, Cha, Lillie and McDonald introduced:

H. F. 1790, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for regional library systems; modifying prior appropriation; amending Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 5.

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

Scott and Niska introduced:

H. F. 1791, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a school district to offer career and technical education postsecondary scholarships and postsecondary grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 123B.02, by adding a subdivision; 124D.452; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

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

Mahamoud and Dotseth introduced:

H. F. 1792, A bill for an act relating to contracts for deed; modifying definition of investor seller; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 272.12; 559.21, subdivision 4; 559A.01, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 559A.03, subdivision 3; 559A.04, subdivision 4.

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

Clardy introduced:

H. F. 1793, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying reimbursement rates for services provided by birth centers in the medical assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 54.

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

Virnig, Warwas, Reyer, Nadeau and Bahner introduced:

H. F. 1794, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; removing advanced practice registered nurse postgraduate collaborative practice requirements; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148.211, subdivision 1c.

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

Nelson; Cha; Frederick; Pursell; Anderson, P. H.; Her and Vang introduced:

H. F. 1795, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for farm to school and early care programs.

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

Nelson; Cha; Frederick; Vang; Anderson, P. H.; Her and Pursell introduced:

H. F. 1796, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying grant awards for the livestock investment grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 17.118, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

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

Hussein introduced:

H. F. 1797, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Somali Museum of Minnesota.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 1798, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying distribution of proceeds from the sales tax on vehicle repair and replacement parts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.94.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 1799, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing counties to levy a wheelage tax up to $35; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 163.051, subdivision 1.

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

Quam, Roach, Engen, Davis, Gordon and Altendorf introduced:

H. F. 1800, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying certain voting administration provisions, including candidate filing, registration, vouching, election judges, polling places, ballots, postelection review; requiring reports; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.607, by adding a subdivision; 201.061, subdivision 3; 201.091, subdivision 2; 201.14; 201.225, subdivision 1; 203B.06, subdivision 3; 203B.23, subdivision 1; 204B.06, subdivision 1b; 204B.14, subdivision 2; 204B.19, subdivision 5; 204B.21, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 204B.25, subdivision 1; 204B.27, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 204B.40; 204C.07; 204C.24, subdivision 1; 204C.35, by adding a subdivision; 204D.17, by adding a subdivision; 206.845, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 206.89, subdivisions 2, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.21, subdivision 3.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 1801, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for safety improvements to U.S. Highway 2 in the city of Crookston.

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

Acomb and Klevorn introduced:

H. F. 1802, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; modifying the credit for attaining a master's degree in licensure field to include a master's degree in special education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0686.

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

Bakeberg and Virnig introduced:

H. F. 1803, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying individualized education program requirements; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 125A.08, subdivision 1.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 1804, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying various requirements governing active transportation; modifying electric-assisted bicycle rebate eligibility and amount; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169.011, subdivision 20; 169.14, subdivision 2; 169.21, subdivisions 2, 3; 169.222, subdivision 4a; 169.34, subdivision 1; 289A.51, subdivisions 3, 4.

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

Virnig, Frederick, Hollins and Baker introduced:

H. F. 1805, A bill for an act relating to behavioral health; increasing residential substance use disorder treatment provider rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 254B.12, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.

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

Gillman, Baker and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. 1806, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring health plans to provide coverage for nonopioid and nonpharmacologic pain management; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Gillman, Baker and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. 1807, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring coverage of nonopioid drugs for treatment or management of pain; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13g.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 1808, A bill for an act relating to insurance; setting requirements for calculating an enrollee's contribution toward an out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Davis introduced:

H. F. 1809, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing the date of a certain report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16D.09, subdivision 1.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 1810, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to establish a provider orders for life-sustaining treatment program; authorizing rulemaking; classifying data; establishing immunity for certain acts; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145C.

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

Davis introduced:

H. F. 1811, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a parent to opt their child out of a face covering requirement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.

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

Reyer; Smith; Frazier; Liebling; Bierman; Pinto; Kraft; Sencer-Mura; Finke; Hollins; Kozlowski; Berg; Xiong; Gomez; Koegel; Jordan; Her; Fischer; Lee, K.; Tabke; Curran; Rehm; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Virnig; Clardy; Lillie; Greene; Momanyi-Hiltsley; Falconer; Pursell; Hussein; Keeler; Mahamoud; Jones and Feist introduced:

H. F. 1812, A bill for an act relating to health; guaranteeing that health care is available and affordable for every Minnesotan; establishing the Minnesota Health Plan, Minnesota Health Board, Minnesota Health Fund, Office of Health Quality and Planning, ombudsman for patient advocacy, and auditor general for the Minnesota Health Plan; requesting an Affordable Care Act 1332 waiver; authorizing rulemaking; making conforming changes; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.3806, by adding a subdivision; 14.03, subdivisions 2, 3; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62X.

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

Xiong, Hollins and Hussein introduced:

H. F. 1813, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Black Arts Tech Center operated by 30,000 Feet.

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

Backer, Huot, Novotny and Witte introduced:

H. F. 1814, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants to purchase or upgrade radios and related equipment.

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

Lillie and Bakeberg introduced:

H. F. 1815, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for metropolitan regional parks and trails; 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 Berg introduced:

H. F. 1816, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the Office of Animal Protection and providing for its duties; expanding the definition of crime of violence; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.712, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299P.

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

Kraft, Jones, Koegel, Tabke, Rehm, Greene, Sencer-Mura and Berg introduced:

H. F. 1817, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending certain requirements governing electric vehicle surcharges, including to modify the surcharge on all-electric vehicles and impose a surcharge on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; providing for account transfers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 161.178, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; 168.013, subdivision 1m, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hollins introduced:

H. F. 1818, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing for a grant to a nonprofit to develop a global competency skills pilot program; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Fogelman introduced:

H. F. 1819, A bill for an act relating to transportation; making prior active transportation account transfer onetime; amending Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 20, as amended.

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

Bliss, Keeler and Joy introduced:

H. F. 1820, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new hospital in the city of Mahnomen; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Witte, Feist, Kraft and Novotny introduced:

H. F. 1821, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for supplemental nonprofit security grants.

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

Fogelman introduced:

H. F. 1822, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting commissioner of transportation from reducing travel lanes or constructing a boulevard or land bridge on marked Interstate Highway 94 between the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.03, by adding a subdivision.

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

Fogelman introduced:

H. F. 1823, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting inclusion of highway spending for nonhighway purposes in governor's budget; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.

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

Rehrauer, Nadeau and Norris introduced:

H. F. 1824, A bill for an act relating to children; appropriating money for the commissioner of children, youth, and families to create and implement technology portals to connect individuals with support systems.

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

Reyer and Backer introduced:

H. F. 1825, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; clarifying requirements for speech language pathology assistants; amending licensure fees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148.512, subdivision 17a; 148.5192, subdivision 3; 148.5194, subdivisions 2, 3b.

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

Agbaje introduced:

H. F. 1826, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Change Starts With Community violence prevention jobs program in North Minneapolis; 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.

Backer and Nadeau introduced:

H. F. 1827, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing for service animal support in schools; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125A.

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

Cha; Lillie; Johnson, P.; O'Driscoll; Nadeau; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Hill; Clardy and Stier introduced:

H. F. 1828, A bill for an act relating to retirement; implementing the recommendations of the state auditor's fire relief association working group; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 424A.014, subdivision 2; 424A.015, subdivision 4; 424A.016, subdivisions 2, 6; 424A.05, subdivision 3; 424A.06, subdivision 2; 424A.092, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 424A.093, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 424A.015, subdivision 5.

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

Davids, Warwas, Huot and Hanson, J. introduced:

H. F. 1829, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying tier limits for homestead resort properties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 273.13, subdivision 22.

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

Murphy and Perryman introduced:

H. F. 1830, A bill for an act relating to unemployment benefits; requiring a fraud reporting portal for employers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.

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

Zeleznikar, Frazier and Reyer introduced:

H. F. 1831, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying background check requirements for certain housing support providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256I.04, subdivision 2c.

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

Kresha introduced:

H. F. 1832, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing certain special vehicle operation on roads by ordinance without a permit; making conforming and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.045.

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

Kresha introduced:

H. F. 1833, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for construction materials for certain projects for Aitkin Public Schools.

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

Kresha introduced:

H. F. 1834, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for roof replacement at the Aitkin County Historical Society facility in the city of Aitkin.

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

Kresha introduced:

H. F. 1835, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the wastewater treatment facility in the city of Aitkin; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Klevorn, Howard and Bahner introduced:

H. F. 1836, A bill for an act relating to state government; making changes to data practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.04, subdivision 4.

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

Klevorn, Howard and Bahner introduced:

H. F. 1837, A bill for an act relating to state government; making Department of Administration technical changes; reviving and reenacting a statutory section; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16B.055, subdivision 1; 16B.335, subdivision 2; 16B.48, subdivision 4; 16B.54, subdivision 2; 16C.137, subdivision 2; Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, section 133, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16B.328, subdivision 2.

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

Smith, Falconer, Virnig and Mahamoud introduced:

H. F. 1838, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence in the utilization review process; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62M.02, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62M.

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

Altendorf, Knudsen, Fogelman and Warwas introduced:

H. F. 1839, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing diversity, equity, and inclusion provisions in prekindergarten through grade 12 education; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120A.42; 120B.021, subdivision 4; 120B.024, subdivision 2; 120B.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 121A.212; 124D.09, subdivision 3; 124D.861, subdivision 2; 126C.10, subdivision 14; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 12, section 17, subdivision 2, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.021, subdivision 5; 120B.101; 120B.113; 120B.117; 120B.25; 120B.251; 121A.041; 122A.70, subdivision 2a; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 2, section 60; Minnesota Rules, part 3501.1350.

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

Altendorf, Fogelman, Davis, Duran and Lawrence introduced:

H. F. 1840, A bill for an act relating to voting; establishing a standard for determining the residence of an individual subject to a civil commitment order; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 200.031.

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

Schultz introduced:

H. F. 1841, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring rulemaking to delist Little Rock Creek in Morrison County as a trout stream and to prohibit trout stocking in the stream.

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

Frazier; Kozlowski; Huot; Tabke; Stephenson; Koegel; Rehrauer; Johnson, P., and Norris introduced:

H. F. 1842, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing and providing for sports betting and fantasy contests; establishing licenses; prohibiting local restrictions; providing for taxation of sports betting and fantasy contests; providing civil and criminal penalties; providing for amateur sports grants; providing for charitable gambling and modifying certain rates of tax on lawful gambling; providing for pari-mutuel horse racing; making clarifying, conforming, and technical changes; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 240.01, subdivision 1b; 245.98, subdivision 2; 260B.007, subdivision 16; 270B.07, by adding a subdivision; 297E.02, by adding a subdivision; 349.12, subdivision 25; 609.75, subdivisions 3, 4, 7, by adding subdivisions; 609.755; 609.76, subdivision 2; 609.761, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116U; 240; 240A; 245; 299L; 609; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 297J; 297K; 349C.

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

Rehm; Jordan; Pursell; Hansen, R.; Fischer; Kraft; Falconer; Finke; Carroll; Lee, K.; Mahamoud; Reyer; Virnig; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Hanson, J., and Rehrauer introduced:

H. F. 1843, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the lawns to legumes program.

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

Perryman and Scott introduced:

H. F. 1844, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting the approval of an added flavor to an inhaled cannabis product; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.06, subdivision 1.

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

Cha; Bliss; Her; Lee, K.; Lee, F.; Vang; Xiong; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Smith; Lillie; Anderson, P. H.; Gillman; Hill; Feist; Kresha; Mekeland; Dotseth; Allen; Burkel; Heintzeman; Nelson; Wiener; Gordon; Joy; Olson; Scott; Swedzinski; Schomacker; West; Myers; Jones; Greene; Davis; Repinski and Engen introduced:

H. F. 1845, A bill for an act relating to veterans; expanding the definition of the term veteran; establishing an advisory task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.447.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans and Military Affairs Division.

Burkel; Anderson, P. H.; Pursell and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. 1846, A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money for county feedlot program.

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

Bakeberg; Robbins; Greene; Johnson, P., and Frazier introduced:

H. F. 1847, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Minnesota STEM Ecosystem.

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

Gordon introduced:

H. F. 1848, A bill for an act relating to data; providing that data held by law enforcement agencies regarding the person or entity that posted bail is public; requiring notice to the agency having custody of the arrested or detained person when bail or a bond is posted; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.82, subdivision 2; 629.53; 629.67; 629.70.

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

Gordon; Van Binsbergen; Allen; Knudsen; Joy; Bliss; Burkel; Anderson, P. H.; Murphy; Sexton; Wiener; Davis; Torkelson; Olson; Warwas; Dippel; Gander; West; Schultz; Backer and Virnig introduced:

H. F. 1849, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing term limits for governor and lieutenant governor; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article V, section 2.

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

Gordon introduced:

H. F. 1850, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions governing fluoridation of public water supplies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.145.

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

Johnson, W. introduced:

H. F. 1851, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; requiring annual reports on grantee performance by the commissioner of employment and economic development; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116L.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. 1852, A bill for an act relating to solar energy generating systems; establishing setbacks for siting solar energy generating systems from parks and wildlife management areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216I.05, by adding a subdivision.

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

Fischer and Baker introduced:

H. F. 1853, A bill for an act relating to the attorney general; establishing a Civil Commitment Coordinating Division; establishing various grant programs; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 8.

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

Fischer and Howard introduced:

H. F. 1854, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing rights to tenants when a landlord has received funding to assist with renovations of a residential rental unit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.

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

Greenman introduced:

H. F. 1855, A bill for an act relating to veterans; requiring federal accreditation of veterans benefit services providers; prohibiting veterans benefit services providers from making a guarantee of veterans benefits; providing for remedies under the Prevention of Consumer Fraud Act; providing for civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.6091.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans and Military Affairs Division.

Greenman introduced:

H. F. 1856, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing a worker safety requirement to provide access to automatic external defibrillators and trained operators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 182.6526, subdivisions 1, 6, by adding a subdivision.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. 1857, A bill for an act relating to animal cruelty; prohibiting elective declawing of cats; providing for civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 343.

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

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. 1858, A bill for an act relating to liquor; establishing social district licenses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

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

Burkel introduced:

H. F. 1859, A bill for an act relating to wind energy conversion systems; establishing setbacks for siting wind energy conversion systems from residences; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216I.05, by adding a subdivision.

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

Reyer, Koznick, Witte, Berg and Hanson, J. introduced:

H. F. 1860, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a regional household hazardous waste and recycling facility in Dakota 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.

Agbaje introduced:

H. F. 1861, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for human services; modifying the duties of certain facilities that confine people relating to phone calls and other communication services; specifying duties of certain direct care and treatment programs relating to phone calls and other communications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.252; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 246.

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

Agbaje introduced:

H. F. 1862, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; modifying the organization of the Statewide Office of Appellate Counsel and Training and the State Board of Appellate Counsel and Training; modifying salary and employment terms for Statewide Office of Appellate Counsel and Training attorneys and other employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260C.419, subdivisions 2, 3, 4.

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

Johnson, P. and Howard introduced:

H. F. 1863, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying housing and redevelopment authority levy limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 469.033, subdivision 6.

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