House Journal 18th Day Monday February 6 2023

A quorum was present.

Daudt, Hudson and Torkelson were excused.

The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. There being no objection, further reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the Journal was approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.

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PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

The following communication was received:

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

The Honorable Melissa Hortman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable Bobby Joe Champion

President of the Senate

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

S. F.

No.

H. F.

No.

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2023

Date Filed

2023

13 5 12:18 p.m. February 3 February 3

Sincerely,

Steve Simon

Secretary of State

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

Pinto from the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for paid family and medical leave; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.719, by adding a subdivision; 177.27, subdivision 4; 181.032; 256J.561, by adding a subdivision; 256J.95, subdivisions 3, 11; 256P.01, subdivision 3; 268.19, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268B.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 65, line 21, strike "(8)" and insert "(9)"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

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Moller from the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 14, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring criminal background checks for firearms transfers; modifying grounds for disqualification of transferee permit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 624.7131; 624.7132; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 21, after "is" insert ": (1)"

Page 2, line 23, delete "or is" and insert "; (2)"

Page 2, line 24, delete "others" and insert "the public when in possession of firearms" and before the period, insert "; or (3) listed in the criminal gang investigative data system under section 299C.091"

Page 2, line 25, delete "who is a danger" and insert "if there exists a substantial likelihood that the applicant is a danger to self or the public when in possession of a firearm."

Page 2, delete lines 26 to 29 and insert "To deny the application pursuant to paragraph (a), clause (2), the chief of police or sheriff must provide the applicant with written notification and the specific factual basis justifying the denial, including the source of the factual basis. The chief of police or sheriff must inform the applicant of the applicant's right to submit, within 20 business days, any additional documentation relating to the propriety of the denial. Upon receiving any additional documentation, the chief of police or sheriff must reconsider the denial and inform the applicant within 15 business days of the result of the reconsideration. Any denial after reconsideration must be in the same form and substance as the original denial and must specifically address any continued deficiencies in light of the additional documentation submitted by the applicant. The applicant must be informed of the right to seek de novo review of the denial as provided in subdivision 8."

Page 3, line 5, strike "seven" and insert "30"

Page 4, line 1, before "Any" insert "(a)"

Page 4, line 2, strike everything after "appeal"

Page 4, strike line 3 and insert "by petition to the district court having jurisdiction over the county or municipality where the application was submitted. The petition must list the applicable chief of police or sheriff as the respondent. The district court must hold a hearing at the earliest practicable date and in any event no later than 60 days following the filing of the petition for review. The court may not grant or deny any relief before the completion of the hearing. The record of the hearing must be sealed. The matter must be heard de novo without a jury."

Page 4, after line 3, insert:

"(b) The court must issue written findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding the issues submitted by the parties. The court must issue its writ of mandamus directing that the permit be issued and order other appropriate relief unless the chief of police or sheriff establishes by clear and convincing evidence that:

(1) the applicant is disqualified from possessing a firearm under state or federal law;

(2) there exists a substantial likelihood that the applicant is a danger to self or the public when in possession of a firearm. Incidents of alleged criminal misconduct that are not investigated and documented may not be considered; or

(3) the applicant is listed in the criminal gang investigative data system under section 299C.091.

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(c) If an application is denied because the proposed transferee is listed in the criminal gang investigative data system under section 299C.091, the applicant may challenge the denial, after disclosure under court supervision of the reason for that listing, based on grounds that the person:

(1) was erroneously identified as a person in the data system;

(2) was improperly included in the data system according to the criteria outlined in section 299C.091, subdivision 2, paragraph (b); or

(3) has demonstrably withdrawn from the activities and associations that led to inclusion in the data system."

Page 5, line 27, strike "five business" and insert "30"

Page 5, line 31, after "sheriff" insert ": (1) determines the proposed transferee is not disqualified prior to the waiting period concluding; or (2)"

Page 5, line 33, after the period, insert "Prior to modifying the waiting period under the authority granted in clause (2), the chief of police or sheriff must first determine that the proposed transferee is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law."

Page 6, line 8, before the period, insert ", unless the transferor knows the transferee is ineligible to possess firearms"

Page 6, line 10, after "is" insert ": (1)"

Page 6, line 12, delete "or is" and insert "; (2)"

Page 6, line 13, delete "others" and insert "the public when in possession of firearms" and before the period, insert "; or (3) listed in the criminal gang investigative data system under section 299C.091"

Page 6, line 14, delete "the person is a danger to self" and insert "there exists a substantial likelihood that the proposed transferee is a danger to self or the public when in possession of a firearm."

Page 6, delete lines 15 to 18 and insert "To deny the application under this paragraph, the chief of police or sheriff must provide the applicant with written notification and the specific factual basis justifying the denial, including the source of the factual basis. The chief of police or sheriff must inform the applicant of the applicant's right to submit, within 20 business days, any additional documentation relating to the propriety of the denial. Upon receiving any additional documentation, the chief of police or sheriff must reconsider the denial and inform the applicant within 15 business days of the result of the reconsideration. Any denial after reconsideration must be in the same form and substance as the original denial and must specifically address any continued deficiencies in light of the additional documentation submitted by the applicant. The applicant must be informed of the right to seek de novo review of the denial as provided in subdivision 13."

Page 7, line 6, before "If" insert "Except as provided for in section 624.7134, subdivision 3, paragraph (e),"

Page 8, line 4, before "A" insert "(a)"

Page 8, strike lines 5 to 7 and insert "under subdivision 5 may appeal by petition to the district court having jurisdiction over the county or municipality where the application was submitted. The petition must list the applicable chief of police or sheriff as the respondent. The district court must hold a hearing at the earliest practicable date and in any event no later than 60 days following the filing of the petition for review. The court may not grant or deny any relief before the completion of the hearing. The record of the hearing must be sealed. The matter must be heard de novo without a jury."

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Page 8, strike lines 8 to 10 and insert:

(1) the applicant is disqualified under state or federal law from possession of firearms;

(3) the applicant is listed in the criminal gang investigative data system under section 299C.091.

(c) If an application is denied because the proposed transferee is listed in the criminal gang investigative data system under section 299C.091, the proposed transferee may challenge the denial, after disclosure under court supervision of the reason for that listing, based on grounds that the person:

(1) was erroneously identified as a person in the data system;

(2) was improperly included in the data system according to the criteria outlined in section 299C.091, subdivision 2, paragraph (b); or

(3) has demonstrably withdrawn from the activities and associations that led to inclusion in the data system."

Page 9, after line 23, insert:

"(d) "Unlicensed person" means a person who does not hold a license under United States Code, title 18, section 923(a)."

Page 9, line 24, delete "A person who is not a firearms" and insert "An unlicensed person"

Page 9, line 25, delete "dealer" and delete "possession or ownership of"

Page 9, line 26, delete "person who is not a firearms dealer" and insert "unlicensed person" and after "unless" insert ": (1) the transfer is made through a firearms dealer as provided for in subdivision 3; or (2)"

Page 9, after line 28, insert:

"Subd. 3. Background check conducted by federally licensed firearms dealer. (a) Where both parties to a prospective transfer of a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon are unlicensed persons, the transferor and transferee may appear jointly before a federally licensed firearms dealer with the firearm and request that the federally licensed firearms dealer conduct a background check on the transferee and facilitate the transfer.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a federally licensed firearms dealer who agrees to facilitate a transfer under this section shall:

(1) process the transfer as though transferring the firearm from the dealer's inventory to the transferee; and

(2) comply with all requirements of federal and state law that would apply if the firearms dealer were making the transfer, including at a minimum all background checks and record keeping requirements. The exception to the report of transfer process in section 624.7132, subdivision 12, clause (1), does not apply to transfers completed under this subdivision.

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(c) If the transferee is prohibited by federal law from purchasing or possessing the firearm or not entitled under state law to possess the firearm, neither the federally licensed firearms dealer nor the transferor shall transfer the firearm to the transferee.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, this section shall not prevent the transferor from:

(1) removing the firearm from the premises of the federally licensed firearms dealer, or the gun show or event where the federally licensed firearms dealer is conducting business, as applicable, while the background check is being conducted, provided that the transferor must return to the federally licensed firearms dealer with the transferee before the transfer takes place, and the federally licensed firearms dealer must take possession of the firearm in order to complete the transfer; and

(2) removing the firearm from the business premises of the federally licensed firearms dealer if the results of the background check indicate the transferee is prohibited by federal law from purchasing or possessing the firearm or not entitled under state law to possess the firearm.

(e) A transferee who consents to participate in a transfer under this subdivision is not entitled to have the transfer report returned as provided for in section 624.7132, subdivision 10.

(f) A firearms dealer may charge a reasonable fee for conducting a background check and facilitating a transfer between the transferor and transferee pursuant to this section."

Renumber the subdivisions in sequence

Page 9, line 29, before "When" insert "Unless a transfer is made through a firearms dealer as provided for in subdivision 3," and delete "parties" and insert "unlicensed persons"

Page 9, line 30, delete "under subdivision 2"

Page 10, line 20, after "(a)" insert "Unless a transfer was completed under subdivision 3,"

Page 10, line 21, delete "this section" and insert "subdivision 4"

Page 10, line 29, delete "3" and insert "4"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

The report was adopted.

Moller from the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 15, A bill for an act relating to public safety; enabling law enforcement and family members to petition a court to prohibit people from possessing firearms if they pose a significant danger to themselves or others by possessing a firearm; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.713, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 624; 626.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 5, line 5, delete "shall" and insert "may"

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Page 5, line 6, before the period, insert "or the county where the petitioner resides or is officed"

Page 5, line 14, after "possessing" insert "or purchasing"

Page 5, line 15, delete "a fixed period" and insert "as long as the order remains in effect"

Page 5, line 17, delete "a" and insert "the chief law enforcement officer's" and delete the first "or" and insert a comma

Page 6, delete lines 16 and 17

Page 6, line 18, delete "(l)" and insert "(k)"

Page 6, line 20, delete "(m)" and insert "(l)"

Page 6, line 24, delete "(n)" and insert "(m)"

Page 6, line 26, before the period, insert "and electronically transmitted within three business days to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System" and after the period, insert "When an order expires or is terminated by the court, the court must submit a request that the order be removed from the National Instant Background Check System."

Page 7, delete lines 4 and 5 and insert "court must schedule and hold a hearing within 14 days from the date the petition was received."

Page 7, line 13, after the period, insert "When a court issues an extreme risk protection order for a person who resides on Tribal territory, the chief law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency responsible for serving the order must request the assistance and counsel of the appropriate Tribal police department prior to serving the respondent."

Page 7, line 18, delete "12" and insert "48"

Page 7, line 19, delete "five" and insert "14"

Page 8, line 5, delete "a preponderance" and insert "clear and convincing"

Page 8, line 6, delete "of the"

Page 8, line 28, delete "a preponderance of the" and insert "clear and convincing"

Page 8, line 29, after "possessing" insert "or purchasing"

Page 8, line 31, after "possessing" insert "or purchasing"

Page 9, delete lines 3 to 5 and insert:

"(e) The court shall determine the length of time the order is in effect, but may not set the length of time for less than six months or more than one year, subject to renewal or extension under section 624.7173."

Page 9, line 7, delete "a preponderance of the" and insert "clear and convincing"

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Page 9, delete line 25 and insert "The court may extend the order"

Page 9, line 26, delete "years," and delete "a preponderance of the" and insert "clear and convincing"

Page 9, line 27, after the period, insert "The minimum length of time of an extension is six months and the maximum length of time of an extension is one year."

Page 9, line 32, delete "a preponderance of the" and insert "clear and convincing"

Page 10, line 11, delete "reasonable grounds" and insert "probable cause"

Page 10, line 14, after "possessing" insert "or purchasing"

Page 12, line 15, after the period, insert "The chief law enforcement officer, or the chief's designee, shall notify the respondent of the option to voluntarily comply with the order by surrendering the respondent's firearms to law enforcement prior to execution of the search warrant. Only if the respondent refuses to voluntarily comply with the order to surrender the respondent's firearms shall the officer or officers tasked with serving the search warrant execute the warrant."

Page 12, line 31, delete "upon request"

Page 13, line 18, delete "or a" and insert "the chief law enforcement officer's"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

The report was adopted.

Becker-Finn from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:

H. F. No. 17, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting excessive price increases by manufacturers to generic or off-patent drugs; authorizing the attorney general to take action against manufacturers for certain price increases; prohibiting withdrawal of certain generic or off-patent drugs sales; establishing a prescription drug affordability board and prescription drug affordability advisory council; providing for prescription drug cost reviews and remedies; providing appointments; imposing civil penalties; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 151.071, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 10, line 29, before the period, insert ", and information provided by the commissioner of health classified as not public data under section 13.02, subdivision 8a"

Page 11, line 29, after "proprietary" insert "and information provided by the commissioner of health classified as not public data under section 13.02, subdivision 8a"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

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Xiong from the Committee on Workforce Development Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 20, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; modifying wage credits and providing reimbursement; authorizing transfers from the general fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 126C.43, subdivision 2; 268.085, subdivision 7; 268.19, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 268.085, subdivision 8.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, delete section 2 and insert:

"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 268.085, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. School employees; between terms denial. (a) Wage credits from employment with an educational institution or institutions may not be used for unemployment benefit purposes for any week during the period between two successive academic years or terms if:

(1) the applicant had employment for an educational institution or institutions in the prior academic year or term; and

(2) there is a reasonable assurance that the applicant will have employment for an educational institution or institutions in the following academic year or term.

This paragraph applies to a vacation period or holiday recess if the applicant was employed immediately before the vacation period or holiday recess, and there is a reasonable assurance that the applicant will be employed immediately following the vacation period or holiday recess. This paragraph also applies to the period between two regular but not successive terms if there is an agreement for that schedule between the applicant and the educational institution.

This paragraph does not apply if the subsequent employment is substantially less favorable than the employment of the prior academic year or term, or the employment prior to the vacation period or holiday recess.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an applicant who, at the end of the prior academic year or term, had an agreement for a definite period of employment between academic years or terms in other than an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity and the educational institution or institutions failed to provide that employment. any week during the period between two successive academic years or terms if an applicant worked in a capacity other than instructional, research, or principal administrative. For individuals in the employment of an employer as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or 123A.55, an instructional position is one for which a license is required by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the Board of School Administrators.

(c) If unemployment benefits are denied to any applicant under paragraph (a) who was employed in the prior academic year or term in other than an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity and who was not offered an opportunity to perform the employment in the following academic year or term, the applicant is entitled to retroactive unemployment benefits for each week during the period between academic years or terms that the applicant filed a timely continued request for unemployment benefits, but unemployment benefits were denied solely because of paragraph (a). Paragraph (a) applies to a vacation period or holiday recess if the applicant was employed immediately before the vacation period or holiday recess, and there is a reasonable assurance that the applicant will be employed immediately following the vacation period or holiday recess, including applicants who worked in a capacity other than instructional, research, or principal administrative.

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(d) This subdivision applies to employment with an educational service agency if the applicant performed the services at an educational institution or institutions. "Educational service agency" means a governmental entity established and operated for the purpose of providing services to one or more educational institutions.

(e) This subdivision applies to employment with Minnesota, a political subdivision, or a nonprofit organization, if the services are provided to or on behalf of an educational institution or institutions.

(f) Paragraph (a) applies beginning the Sunday of the week that there is a reasonable assurance of employment.

(g) Employment and a reasonable assurance with multiple education institutions must be aggregated for purposes of application of this subdivision.

(h) If all of the applicant's employment with any educational institution or institutions during the prior academic year or term consisted of on-call employment, and the applicant has a reasonable assurance of any on-call employment with any educational institution or institutions for the following academic year or term, it is not considered substantially less favorable employment.

(i) A "reasonable assurance" may be written, oral, implied, or established by custom or practice.

(j) An "educational institution" is a school, college, university, or other educational entity operated by Minnesota, a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, or a nonprofit organization.

(k) An "instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity" does not include an educational assistant."

Page 6, delete section 4 and insert:

"Sec. 4. [268.193] REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNTS.

Subdivision 1. Reimbursement administered. (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:

(1) "participating educational institution" means:

(i) a public kindergarten through grade 12 educational institution as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1);

(ii) the University of Minnesota;

(iii) a postsecondary institution governed by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; or

(iv) a Tribal college as defined in subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause (1); and

(2) "qualifying unemployment benefits" has the meanings given in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2); subdivision 3, paragraph (a); subdivision 4, paragraph (a); and subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause (2), as applicable to the participating educational institution.

(b) The commissioner of employment and economic development shall calculate and certify the qualifying unemployment benefits payments charged and credited to the reimbursable account of the participating educational institutions as provided under section 268.045 each calendar quarter and share and transmit the applicable certified amount to:

(1) the commissioner of education for the purposes of reimbursement under subdivision 2;

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(2) the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the purposes of reimbursement under subdivision 3;

(3) the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for the purposes of reimbursement under subdivision 4; or

(4) the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education for the purposes of reimbursement under subdivision 5.

Subd. 2. Kindergarten through grade 12 school reimbursement account. (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:

(1) "public kindergarten through grade 12 educational institution" means a:

(i) school district;

(ii) charter school; or

(iii) school cooperative, as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2; and

(2) "qualifying unemployment benefits" means unemployment benefits charged and credited to a public kindergarten through grade 12 educational institution as provided under section 268.045 for an applicant for any week during a period between successive academic years or terms, if the applicant worked in a capacity other than instructional, research, or principal administrative. For individuals in the employment of an employer as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or 123A.55, an instructional position is one for which a license is required by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the Board of School Administrators.

(b) There is created in the special revenue fund an account, to be known as the kindergarten through grade 12 school reimbursement account, that does not lapse nor revert to any other fund or account. This account consists of all money appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision, unless otherwise appropriated by law. Funds appropriated for the purposes of reimbursement under this subdivision must be transferred to the kindergarten through grade 12 school reimbursement account in the special revenue fund.

(c) As provided in this subdivision, money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of education and shall be used to reimburse a public kindergarten through grade 12 educational institution under this subdivision for payments of qualifying unemployment benefits certified under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1). The commissioner shall administer payments of certified reimbursement amounts to a public kindergarten through grade 12 educational institution under this subdivision on or before the last day of the month following the end of the next calendar quarter following certification. If the certified reimbursement amounts exceed the money available in the kindergarten through grade 12 school reimbursement account, reimbursement shall be dispersed to individual public kindergarten through grade 12 educational institutions on a pro rata basis.

(d) The commissioner of education may spend up to one percent of the amount appropriated to the kindergarten through grade 12 school reimbursement account for costs associated with administering and monitoring payments under this subdivision.

Subd. 3. University of Minnesota reimbursement account. (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, "qualifying unemployment benefits" means unemployment benefits charged and credited to the University of Minnesota as provided under section 268.045 for an applicant for any week during a period between successive academic years or terms, if the applicant worked in a capacity other than instructional, research, or principal administrative.

(b) There is created in the special revenue fund an account, to be known as the University of Minnesota reimbursement account, that does not lapse nor revert to any other fund or account. This account consists of all money appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision, unless otherwise appropriated by law. Funds appropriated for the purposes of reimbursement under this subdivision must be transferred to the University of Minnesota reimbursement account in the special revenue fund.

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(c) As provided in this subdivision, money in the account is appropriated to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota and shall be used to reimburse the University of Minnesota for payments of qualifying unemployment benefits certified under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (2). The Board of Regents shall reimburse the University of Minnesota for certified reimbursement amounts in the form and manner prescribed by the board.

Subd. 4. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities reimbursement account. (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, "qualifying unemployment benefits" means unemployment benefits charged and credited to a Minnesota state college or university governed by the Board of Trustees as provided under section 268.045 for an applicant for any week during a period between successive academic years or terms, if the applicant worked in a capacity other than instructional, research, or principal administrative.

(b) There is created in the special revenue fund an account, to be known as the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities reimbursement account, that does not lapse nor revert to any other fund or account. This account consists of all money appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision unless otherwise appropriated by law. Funds appropriated for the purposes of reimbursement under this subdivision must be transferred to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities reimbursement account in the special revenue fund.

(c) As provided in this subdivision, money in the account is appropriated to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and shall be used to reimburse individual Minnesota state colleges and universities for payments of qualifying unemployment benefits certified under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (3). The Board of Trustees shall reimburse individual Minnesota state colleges and universities for certified reimbursement amounts in the form and manner prescribed by the board. If certified reimbursement amounts exceed the money available in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities reimbursement account, reimbursement shall be dispersed to individual Minnesota state colleges and universities on a pro rata basis.

Subd. 5. Tribal colleges reimbursement account. (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:

(1) "Tribal college" means Leech Lake Tribal College, White Earth Tribal College, or Red Lake Nation Tribal College, referred to collectively in this subdivision as Tribal colleges; and

(2) "qualifying unemployment benefits" means unemployment benefits charged and credited to a Tribal college as provided under section 268.045 for an applicant for any week during a period between successive academic years or terms, if the applicant worked in a capacity other than instructional, research, or principal administrative.

(b) There is created in the special revenue fund an account, to be known as the Tribal colleges reimbursement account, that does not lapse nor revert to any other fund or account. This account consists of all money appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision unless otherwise appropriated by law. Funds appropriated for the purposes of reimbursement under this section must be transferred to the Tribal colleges reimbursement account in the special revenue fund.

(c) As provided in this subdivision, money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education and shall be used to reimburse individual Tribal colleges for payments of qualifying unemployment benefits certified under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (4). The commissioner shall administer payments of certified reimbursement amounts to a Tribal college on or before the last day of the month following the end of the next calendar quarter following certification. If the certified reimbursement amounts exceed the money available in the Tribal colleges reimbursement account, reimbursement shall be dispersed to individual Tribal colleges on a pro rata basis.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

Page 10, line 5, delete "$......." and insert "$161,743,000"

Page 10, line 9, delete "$......." and insert "$68,470,000"

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Page 10, line 13, delete "$......." and insert "$39,123,000"

Page 10, line 17, delete "$......." and insert "$471,000"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance.

The report was adopted.

Liebling from the Committee on Health Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 24, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying authority to ensure safe drinking water; modifying provisions of drinking water revolving fund; establishing grant program to replace lead drinking water service lines; establishing grant program for mapping lead service lines; requiring report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 144.383; 446A.081, subdivisions 8, 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 446A.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

Becker-Finn from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:

H. F. No. 36, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing worker safety requirements; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 9, after "(c)" insert "(1) Except as provided in clause (2),"

Page 1, after line 10, insert:

"(2) For the purposes of subdivisions 2, 3, and 4 only, "employee" means a nonexempt employee performing warehouse work occurring on the property of a warehouse distribution center, and does not include a nonexempt employee performing solely manufacturing, administrative, sales, accounting, human resources, or driving work at a warehouse distribution center."

Page 1, line 20, delete "100" and insert "250"

Page 4, line 10, delete "injury" and insert "the violation"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

The report was adopted.

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Vang from the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 47, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing funding for pollinator research; transferring money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18B.051.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 14, strike "2025" and insert "2030"

Page 1, delete section 2 and insert:

"Sec. 2. TRANSFER.

$2,400,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2025 are transferred from the general fund to the pollinator research account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 18B.051."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

The report was adopted.

Becker-Finn from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:

H. F. No. 70, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; modifying fair labor standards provisions for agricultural and food processing workers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 177.27, subdivision 4; 179.86, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding subdivisions; 181.14, subdivision 1; 181.635, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; 181.85, subdivisions 2, 4; 181.86, subdivision 1; 181.87, subdivisions 2, 3, 7; 181.88; 181.89, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, delete section 1 and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 177.27, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Compliance orders. The commissioner may issue an order requiring an employer to comply with sections 177.21 to 177.435, 179.86, 181.02, 181.03, 181.031, 181.032, 181.101, 181.11, 181.13, 181.14, 181.145, 181.15, 181.172, paragraph (a) or (d), 181.275, subdivision 2a, 181.635, 181.722, 181.79, 181.85 to 181.89, and 181.939 to 181.943, or with any rule promulgated under section 177.28. The commissioner shall issue an order requiring an employer to comply with sections 177.41 to 177.435 if the violation is repeated. For purposes of this subdivision only, a violation is repeated if at any time during the two years that preceded the date of violation, the commissioner issued an order to the employer for violation of sections 177.41 to 177.435 and the order is final or the commissioner and the employer have entered into a settlement agreement that required the employer to pay back wages that were required by sections 177.41 to 177.435. The department shall serve the order upon the employer or the employer's authorized representative in person or by certified mail at the employer's place of business. An employer who wishes to contest the order must file written notice of objection to the order with the commissioner within 15 calendar days after being served with the order. A contested case proceeding must then be held in accordance with sections 14.57 to 14.69. If, within 15 calendar days after being served with the order, the employer fails to file a written notice of objection with the commissioner, the order becomes a final order of the commissioner."

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Page 2, line 16, after "(6)" insert "when workers' compensation insurance coverage is required by chapter 176,"

Page 2, after line 25, insert:

"(c) The Department of Labor and Industry shall provide a standard explanation form for use at the employer's option for providing the information required in this subdivision. The form shall be available in English and Spanish and additional languages upon request."

Page 2, line 26, delete "(c)" and insert "(d)"

Page 3, line 11, after the period, insert "The fine shall be payable to the employee aggrieved."

Page 5, line 13, after the period, insert "The fine shall be payable to the employee aggrieved."

Page 5, line 27, before "migrant" insert "one or more"

Page 5, line 28, reinstate the stricken "in any calendar year"

Page 6, line 18, after "(9)" insert "when workers' compensation insurance coverage is required by chapter 176,"

Page 6, after line 19, insert:

"(b) The Department of Labor and Industry shall provide a standard employment statement form for use at the employer's option for providing the information required in subdivision 1. The form shall be available in English and Spanish and additional languages upon request."

Page 6, line 20, delete "(b)" and insert "(c)"

Page 7, line 3, delete "or" and insert a comma and after "state" insert ", or local"

Page 7, line 9, after "known" insert "physical" and after "address" insert "or email address"

Page 7, line 16, delete "$16" and insert "$50"

Page 8, after line 23, insert:

"Sec. 21. APPROPRIATIONS.

$184,00 in fiscal year 2024 and $142,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of labor and industry for the purposes of enforcement, investigation, outreach, and other duties relating to modifications of the fair labor standards for agricultural and food processing workers."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after the semicolon, insert "appropriating money;"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

The report was adopted.

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Vang from the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 100, A bill for an act relating to cannabis; establishing the Office of Cannabis Management; establishing advisory councils; requiring reports relating to cannabis use and sales; legalizing and limiting the possession and use of cannabis by adults; providing for the licensing, inspection, and regulation of cannabis businesses; requiring testing of cannabis flower and cannabinoid products; requiring labeling of cannabis flower and cannabinoid products; limiting the advertisement of cannabis flower, cannabinoid products, and cannabis businesses; providing for the cultivation of cannabis in private residences; transferring regulatory authority for the medical cannabis program; taxing the sale of adult-use cannabis; establishing grant and loan programs; clarifying the prohibition on operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of cannabis; amending criminal penalties; establishing expungement procedures for certain individuals; requiring reports on expungements; providing for expungement of certain evictions; clarifying the rights of landlords and tenants regarding use of certain forms of cannabis; establishing labor standards for the use of cannabis by employees and testing of employees; providing for the temporary regulation of certain edible cannabinoid products; providing for professional licensing protections; amending the scheduling of marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols; classifying data; making miscellaneous cannabis‑related changes and additions; making clarifying and technical changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.411, by adding a subdivision; 13.871, by adding a subdivision; 34A.01, subdivision 4; 144.99, subdivision 1; 151.72; 152.01, by adding subdivisions; 152.02, subdivisions 2, 4; 152.021, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.022, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.023, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.024, subdivision 1; 152.025, subdivisions 1, 2; 152.11, subdivision 2; 169A.03, by adding subdivisions; 169A.20, subdivision 1; 169A.51, subdivisions 1, 4; 169A.72; 175.45, subdivision 1; 181.938, subdivision 2; 181.950, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 8, 13, by adding a subdivision; 181.951, by adding subdivisions; 181.952, by adding a subdivision; 181.953; 181.954; 181.955; 181.957, subdivision 1; 244.05, subdivision 2; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 256.01, subdivision 18c; 256B.0625, subdivision 13d; 256D.024, subdivisions 1, 3; 256J.26, subdivisions 1, 3; 273.13, subdivision 24; 275.025, subdivision 2; 290.0132, subdivision 29; 290.0134, subdivision 19; 297A.61, subdivision 3; 297A.67, subdivisions 2, 7; 297A.70, subdivisions 2, 18; 297A.99, by adding a subdivision; 297D.01; 297D.04; 297D.06; 297D.07; 297D.08; 297D.085; 297D.09, subdivision 1a; 297D.10; 297D.11; 340A.412, subdivision 14; 484.014, subdivision 3; 504B.171, subdivision 1; 609.135, subdivision 1; 609.2112, subdivision 1; 609.2113, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 609.2114, subdivisions 1, 2; 609.5311, subdivision 1; 609.5314, subdivision 1; 609.5316, subdivision 2; 609A.01; 609A.03, subdivisions 5, 9; 609B.425, subdivision 2; 609B.435, subdivision 2; 624.712, by adding subdivisions; 624.713, subdivision 1; 624.714, subdivision 6; 624.7142, subdivision 1; 624.7151; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 116J; 116L; 120B; 144; 152; 169A; 289A; 295; 340A; 504B; 609A; 624; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 342; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 151.72; 152.027, subdivisions 3, 4; 152.21; 152.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; 152.23; 152.24; 152.25, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 2, 3, 4; 152.26; 152.261; 152.27, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 152.28, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 152.29, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4; 152.30; 152.31; 152.32, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 152.33, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 152.34; 152.35; 152.36, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5; 152.37; Minnesota Rules, parts 4770.0100; 4770.0200; 4770.0300; 4770.0400; 4770.0500; 4770.0600; 4770.0800; 4770.0900; 4770.1000; 4770.1100; 4770.1200; 4770.1300; 4770.1400; 4770.1460; 4770.1500; 4770.1600; 4770.1700; 4770.1800; 4770.1900; 4770.2000; 4770.2100; 4770.2200; 4770.2300; 4770.2400; 4770.2700; 4770.2800; 4770.4000; 4770.4002; 4770.4003; 4770.4004; 4770.4005; 4770.4007; 4770.4008; 4770.4009; 4770.4010; 4770.4012; 4770.4013; 4770.4014; 4770.4015; 4770.4016; 4770.4017; 4770.4018; 4770.4030.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 116, line 25, after the period, insert "When selecting grant recipients under this subdivision, the office must utilize the expertise of an employee of the office who is experienced in agricultural business development."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Workforce Development Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

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Freiberg from the Committee on Elections Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 204, A bill for an act relating to elections; allowing voter electronic signatures for purposes of electronic rosters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.225, subdivisions 2, 4, 5.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.225, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Technology requirements. An electronic roster must:

(1) be able to be loaded with a data file that includes voter registration data in a file format prescribed by the secretary of state;

(2) allow for data to be exported in a file format prescribed by the secretary of state;

(3) allow for data to be entered manually or by scanning a Minnesota driver's license or identification card to locate a voter record or populate a voter registration application that would be printed and signed and dated by the voter. The printed registration application can be ~~either~~ a printed form, ~~labels~~ a label printed with voter information to be affixed to a preprinted form, or a combination of ~~both~~ a form and label, or an electronic record that the voter signs electronically and is printed following its completion at the polling place;

(4) allow an election judge to update data that was populated from a scanned driver's license or identification card;

(5) cue an election judge to ask for and input data that is not populated from a scanned driver's license or identification card that is otherwise required to be collected from the voter or an election judge;

(6) immediately alert the election judge if the voter has provided information that indicates that the voter is not eligible to vote;

(7) immediately alert the election judge if the electronic roster indicates that a voter has already voted in that precinct, the voter's registration status is challenged, or it appears the voter resides in a different precinct;

(8) provide immediate instructions on how to resolve a particular type of challenge when a voter's record is challenged;

(9) provide for a printed voter signature certificate, containing the voter's name, address of residence, date of birth, voter identification number, the oath required by section 204C.10, and a space for the voter's original signature. The printed voter signature certificate can be ~~either~~ a printed form or, a label printed with the voter's information to be affixed to the oath, or an electronic record that the voter signs electronically and is printed following its completion at the polling place;

(10) contain only preregistered voters within the precinct, and not contain preregistered voter data on voters registered outside of the precinct;

(11) be only networked within the polling location on election day, except for the purpose of updating absentee ballot records;

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(12) meet minimum security, reliability, and networking standards established by the Office of the Secretary of State in consultation with the Department of Information Technology Services;

(13) be capable of providing a voter's correct polling place; and

(14) perform any other functions necessary for the efficient and secure administration of the participating election, as determined by the secretary of state.

Electronic rosters used only for election day registration do not need to comply with clauses (1), (8), and (10). Electronic rosters used only for preregistered voter processing do not need to comply with clauses (4) and (5)."

Correct the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Moller from the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 281, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring law enforcement agencies to report carjacking data to commissioner of public safety; requiring commissioner to publish carjacking data in commissioner's annual uniform crime report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 16, after "jurisdiction" insert "for the previous year" and delete "at least" and insert "by January 15"

Page 1, line 17, delete "quarterly"

Page 1, after line 19, insert:

"(3) the ages of the offenders;"

Renumber the clauses in sequence

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Liebling from the Committee on Health Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 347, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying lead testing and remediation requirements in schools; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 121A.335; 123B.595, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, 8, 8a, 9.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 17, before "By" insert "(a)"

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Page 1, after line 20, insert:

"(b) By July 1, 2024, a school district or charter school must revise its plan to include its policies and procedures for ensuring consistent water quality throughout the district's or charter school's facilities. The plan must document the routine water management strategies and procedures used in each building or facility to maintain water quality and reduce exposure to lead. A district or charter school must base the plan on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's "Ensuring Drinking Water Quality in Schools During and After Extended Closures" fact sheet and United States Environmental Protection Agency's "3Ts Toolkit for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities." A district or charter school's plan must be publicly available upon request."

Page 2, line 6, strike "minimized" and insert "reduced below five parts per billion as verified by a retest"

Page 2, line 8, strike "source" and insert "fixture"

Page 2, line 9, strike "source" and insert "fixture"

Page 2, line 10, strike "minimized" and insert "remediated, as verified by a retest"

Page 2, line 14, reinstate the stricken language and delete the new language

Page 2, line 26, strike "School districts and charter schools must follow the actions outlined in guidance"

Page 2, line 27, strike "from the commissioners of health and education."

Page 2, line 30, strike "the level"

Page 2, line 31, strike "set in guidance" and insert "five parts per billion" and strike everything after the period

Page 2, strike line 32

Page 2, line 33, strike "minimized" and delete the new language

Page 2, line 34, delete the new language and strike the period

Page 3, line 1, after "(c)" insert "Starting July 1, 2024," and after "results" insert "and remediation activities"

Page 3, line 2, after "commissioner" insert "in consultation with school districts and charter schools, by July 1 of each year" and delete everything after the period

Page 3, delete line 3

Page 3, line 4, delete "report its remediation efforts."

Page 3, after line 5, insert:

"(d) A district or charter school must maintain a record of lead testing results and remediation activities for at least 15 years."

Page 3, line 6, delete "If testing reveals that a significant contributor to lead" and insert "(a) A district or charter school is not financially responsible for remediation of documented elevated lead levels in drinking water caused by the presence of lead infrastructure owned by a public water supply utility providing water to the school facility, such as lead service lines, meters, galvanized service lines downstream of lead, or lead connectors."

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Page 3, delete lines 7 to 9

Page 3, line 10, delete "infrastructure."

Page 3, line 12, after the period, insert:

"(b) If the infrastructure is jointly owned by a district or charter school and a public water supply utility, the district or charter school must attempt to coordinate any needed replacements of lead service lines with the public water supply utility."

Page 3, line 13, delete "The" and insert:

"(c) A"

Page 3, line 16, after the period, insert "A district or charter school may also defer its remediation activities if the public water supply exceeds the federal Safe Drinking Water Act lead action level or is in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act Lead and Copper Rule."

Page 3, line 20, delete everything after "section"

Page 3, line 21, delete "remediation"

Page 4, line 26, delete "approved"

Page 4, line 27, delete "by the commissioner of health"

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance.

The report was adopted.

Vang from the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 352, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a heritage oilseed and grain initiative at the University of Minnesota.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 11, after the period, insert "This effort must also protect traditional seeds brought to Minnesota by immigrant communities."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

The report was adopted.

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Hansen, R., from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 372, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring notice of products containing PFAS; requiring rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

Stephenson from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 402, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring a health system to return charitable assets received from the state to the general fund in certain circumstances.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, after line 4, insert:

"Section 1. [144.557] NOTICE, REVIEW, AND APPROVAL; CERTAIN HEALTH CARE ENTITY TRANSACTIONS.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.

(b) "Affected hospital" means a hospital that is a party to a proposed transaction or is owned or substantially controlled by a party to a proposed transaction.

(d) "Health care entity" means a hospital or a health system or other entity that owns or exercises substantial control over a hospital.

(e) "Hospital" means a health care facility licensed as a hospital under sections 144.50 to 144.56.

(f) "Transaction" means:

(1) a merger or exchange of a health care entity with another entity;

(2) the sale, lease, or transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of a health care entity to another entity;

(3) the granting of a security interest in all or substantially all of the property and assets of a health care entity to another entity;

(4) the transfer of all the shares or other ownership interest of the health care entity to another entity; or

(5) an addition or substitution of one or more members of a health care entity's governing body that effectively transfers control, responsibility for, or governance of the health care entity to another entity.

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Subd. 2. Notice, review, and approval required. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 8, a health care entity shall not enter into a transaction unless:

(1) the health care entity provides notice of the proposed transaction to the commissioner;

(2) the commissioner, in consultation with the attorney general, conducts a review of the proposed transaction; and

(3) the commissioner approves the proposed transaction or approves the proposed transaction with conditions.

(b) For purposes of determining whether a proposed transaction is governed by this section, the commissioner shall view all mergers; exchanges; sales; leases; transfers of property, assets, and shares; and the granting of security interests that occur within a 24-month window as a single occurrence.

Subd. 3. Notice. (a) A health care entity seeking to enter into a transaction must:

(1) provide notice of the proposed transaction to the commissioner in a form and manner specified by the commissioner and at least 180 days before the date of the proposed transaction; and

(2) within 30 days after providing notice, submit to the commissioner, in a form and manner specified by the commissioner, information necessary for the commissioner to determine:

(i) whether the proposed transaction will benefit the public good or improve health outcomes for Minnesota residents; and

(ii) whether any anticompetitive effects of the proposed transaction are outweighed by the benefits of the proposed transaction.

(b) The commissioner must specify the information that a health care entity must submit under paragraph (a), clause (2).

Subd. 4. Review. (a) Upon receiving a notice and the information required under subdivision 3, the commissioner, in consultation with the attorney general, must conduct a review of the proposed transaction. The commissioner may request additional information from a health care entity that the commissioner deems necessary to conduct the review, and a health care entity from which additional information is requested must promptly provide the requested additional information to the commissioner. In conducting a review, the commissioner must consider at least the following for any affected hospitals:

(1) how the proposed transaction will affect timely access by Minnesota residents to health care provided at affected hospitals, including access by underserved populations and by populations disproportionately impacted by health disparities;

(2) how the proposed transaction will affect the cost of health care for Minnesota residents that is provided at affected hospitals;

(3) how the proposed transaction will affect the communities in which affected hospitals are located;

(4) the impact of the proposed transaction on other hospitals in the same region as affected hospitals; and

(5) how the proposed transaction will affect health outcomes for Minnesota residents.

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(b) As part of a review, the commissioner may hold one or more public hearings in the areas affected by the proposed transaction, and may accept public comments.

Subd. 5. Contracts. The commissioner may contract for any professional or technical services needed to conduct a review under this section.

Subd. 6. Determination. (a) Following a review of the proposed transaction, the commissioner must approve the proposed transaction, disapprove the proposed transaction, or approve the proposed transaction with conditions. A proposed transaction may be approved or approved with conditions only if the commissioner determines that, according to criteria established by the commissioner:

(1) the transaction will benefit the public good or improve health outcomes for Minnesota residents; and

(2) any anticompetitive effects of the proposed transaction are outweighed by the benefits of the proposed transaction.

(b) The commissioner must notify the parties to the proposed transaction in writing of the commissioner's determination. If the proposed transaction is disapproved, the notice must include the reasons for the disapproval. If the proposed transaction is approved with conditions, the notice must specify the conditions that must be met and the reasons for these conditions.

Subd. 7. Challenge to disapproval or conditional approval. If the commissioner disapproves a proposed transaction or approves a proposed transaction with conditions, a party to the proposed transaction may bring an action in district court to challenge the disapproval or any condition of an approval with conditions. To prevail in an action brought under this subdivision, a party challenging the disapproval or condition must establish that the disapproval or the condition being challenged is arbitrary and capricious and unnecessary to protect the public good.

Subd. 8. Exception. The commissioner may grant a waiver of the review and approval required in this section if the commissioner determines that a proposed transaction is urgently needed to preserve access to health care and to protect the interests of patients and the public. A health care entity seeking a waiver must apply to the commissioner in a time and manner specified by the commissioner, and the commissioner must notify all parties to the proposed transaction of a decision on the waiver application within 30 days after receiving the waiver application.

Subd. 9. Transaction fee. A health care entity that is a party to a proposed transaction that is reviewed by the commissioner must pay a transaction fee to the commissioner to reimburse the commissioner for the commissioner's costs of conducting the review and making a determination, or for the commissioner's costs of reviewing and making a decision on a waiver application. The commissioner may assign fee amounts to each health care entity participating in a single proposed transaction. A fee paid under this subdivision shall be deposited in the special revenue fund in the state treasury and is appropriated to the commissioner to administer this section.

Subd. 10. Enforcement. The commissioner may bring an action in district court to enjoin or unwind a transaction entered into in violation of this section. This remedy is in addition to any other remedy available in other law.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 317A.811, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 1a. Nonprofit health care entities; notice, review, and approval. (a) In addition to the requirements of subdivision 1, a health care entity that is organized as a nonprofit corporation under this chapter must comply with the notice, review, and approval requirements for certain transactions under section 144.557.

(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "health care entity" has the meaning given in section 144.557, subdivision 1, paragraph (d).

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment."

Renumber the sections in sequence

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, after the semicolon, insert "requiring notice, review, and approval for certain health care entity transactions;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

Youakim from the Committee on Education Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 456, A bill for an act relating to education finance; making permanent the expansion of the voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 124D.151, subdivision 6; 126C.05, subdivision 1; 126C.10, subdivision 2d.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 3, delete section 5 and insert:

"Sec. 5. APPROPRIATIONS; VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL READINESS PLUS.

Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal years designated.

Subd. 2. Aid increases. (a) For increases in general education aid, special education aid, achievement and integration aid, charter school lease aid, alternative compensation aid, long-term facilities maintenance aid, school breakfast aid, and school lunch aid to school districts and charter schools attributable to the additional voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus pupil units authorized in this act:

		$16,968,000	. . . . .	2024
		$19,069,000	. . . . .	2025

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(b) The Department of Education must apportion the aid allocated in paragraph (a) to each district and charter school based on the additional pupil units authorized in this act. This aid is offset by any other amounts appropriated for the same purpose.

Subd. 3. Levy reductions. (a) For the levy reductions required in section 4 of this act:

		$2,467,000	. . . . .	2024
		$3,037,000	. . . . .	2025

(b) The commissioner must proportionately reduce each district's general education levy, achievement and integration levy, long-term facilities maintenance levy, alternative compensation levy, and safe schools levy.

Subd. 4. Administrative and IT costs. (a) For administrative and IT costs:

		$41,000	. . . . .	2024
		$8,000	. . . . .	2025

(b) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $4,000 and the base for fiscal year 2027 is $0."

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

The report was adopted.

Pryor from the Committee on Education Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 620, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring paid orientation for paraprofessionals; appropriating money for paraprofessional training; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 125A.08.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance.

The report was adopted.

Freiberg from the Committee on Elections Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 642, A bill for an act relating to elections; enacting the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 208.05; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 208.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

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Hansen, R., from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 645, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for disposition of certain money recovered from litigation or settlement of environmental permit violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.151, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

Moller from the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 686, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing the expanded use of tracking devices during stolen vehicle investigations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626A.35, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.

The report was adopted.

Fischer from the Committee on Human Services Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 732, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying income definitions for housing support; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256I.03, subdivision 7.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 18, after the period, insert "For recipients under this paragraph, the medical assistance personal needs allowance described in section 256I.04, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), clause (2), and (b), does not apply."

Page 1, delete lines 19 to 23 and insert:

"(c) For a recipient of any cash benefit from the SSI program who does not live in a setting as described in section 256I.04, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), clause (2), countable income equals the SSI benefit limit in effect at the time the person is a recipient of housing support, less the medical assistance personal needs allowance under section 256B.35. If the SSI limit or benefit is reduced for a person due to events other than receipt of additional income, countable income equals actual income less any applicable exclusions and disregards.

(d) Notwithstanding the earned income disregard in section 256P.03, for a recipient of any unearned income as defined in section 256P.06, subdivision 3, clause (2), other than SSI who lives in a setting described in section 256I.04, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), clause (2), countable income equals 30 percent of the recipient's total income after applicable exclusions and disregards. Total income includes any unearned income as defined in section 256P.06 and any earned income in the month the person is a recipient of housing support. For recipients under this paragraph, the medical assistance personal needs allowance described in section 256I.04, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), clause (2), and (b), does not apply.

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(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), Tribal per capita payments listed under section 256P.06, subdivision 3, clause (2), item (xii), shall not be considered countable income under this subdivision."

Page 2, delete lines 1 to 4

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

Freiberg from the Committee on Elections Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 799, A bill for an act relating to elections; allowing persons to be absent from work to vote in person before election day; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204C.04, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Moller from the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 803, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying enhanced sentences for certain kidnapping offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.25, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Fischer from the Committee on Human Services Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 905, A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing minors age 16 or older to consent to nonresidential mental health services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.

The report was adopted.

Liebling from the Committee on Health Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 926, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring disclosure of certain payments made to health care providers; changing a provision for all-payer claims data; requiring a report on transparency of health care payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62U.04, subdivision 11, by adding a subdivision; 62U.10, subdivision 7.

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Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, after line 6, insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62U.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Encounter data. (a) All health plan companies, dental plan companies, and third-party administrators shall submit encounter data on a monthly basis to a private entity designated by the commissioner of health. The data shall be submitted in a form and manner specified by the commissioner subject to the following requirements:

(1) the data must be de-identified data as described under the Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 164.514;

(2) the data for each encounter must include an identifier for the patient's health care home if the patient has selected a health care home, data on contractual value-based payments, and~~, for claims incurred on or after January 1,~~ ~~2019,~~ data deemed necessary by the commissioner to uniquely identify claims in the individual health insurance market; ~~and~~

(3) the data must include enrollee race and ethnicity, to the extent available; and

~~(3)~~ (4) except for the ~~identifier~~ data described in ~~clause~~ clauses (2) and (3), the data must not include information that is not included in a health care claim, dental care claim, or equivalent encounter information transaction that is required under section 62J.536.

(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall only use the data submitted under paragraph (a) to carry out the commissioner's responsibilities in this section, including supplying the data to providers so they can verify their results of the peer grouping process consistent with the recommendations developed pursuant to subdivision 3c, paragraph (d), and adopted by the commissioner and, if necessary, submit comments to the commissioner or initiate an appeal.

(c) Data on providers collected under this subdivision are private data on individuals or nonpublic data, as defined in section 13.02. ~~Notwithstanding the definition of summary data in section 13.02, subdivision 19, summary data prepared under this subdivision may be derived from nonpublic data.~~ Notwithstanding the data classifications in this paragraph, data on providers collected under this subdivision may be released or published as authorized in subdivision 11. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall establish procedures and safeguards to protect the integrity and confidentiality of any data that it maintains.

(d) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall not publish analyses or reports that identify, or could potentially identify, individual patients.

(e) The commissioner shall compile summary information on the data submitted under this subdivision. The commissioner shall work with its vendors to assess the data submitted in terms of compliance with the data submission requirements and the completeness of the data submitted by comparing the data with summary information compiled by the commissioner and with established and emerging data quality standards to ensure data quality.

EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a), clause (3), is effective retroactively from January 1, 2023, and applies to claims incurred on or after that date.

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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62U.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Pricing data. (a) All health plan companies, dental plan companies, and third-party administrators shall submit, on a monthly basis, data on their contracted prices with health care providers and dental care providers to a private entity designated by the commissioner of health for the purposes of performing the analyses required under this subdivision. Data on contracted prices submitted under this paragraph must include data on supplemental contractual value-based payments paid to health care providers. The data shall be submitted in the form and manner specified by the commissioner of health.

(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall only use the data submitted under this subdivision to carry out the commissioner's responsibilities under this section, including supplying the data to providers so they can verify their results of the peer grouping process consistent with the recommendations developed pursuant to subdivision 3c, paragraph (d), and adopted by the commissioner and, if necessary, submit comments to the commissioner or initiate an appeal.

(c) Data collected under this subdivision are nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02. Notwithstanding the definition of summary data in section 13.02, subdivision 19, summary data prepared under this section may be derived from nonpublic data. Notwithstanding the data classifications in this paragraph, data on providers collected under this subdivision may be released or published as authorized in subdivision 11. The commissioner shall establish procedures and safeguards to protect the integrity and confidentiality of any data that it maintains.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62U.04, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a. Self-insurers. (a) The commissioner shall not require a self-insurer governed by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to comply with this section.

(b) A third-party administrator must annually notify the self-insurers whose health plans are administered by the third-party administrator that the self-insurer may elect to have the third-party administrator submit encounter data and data on contracted prices under subdivisions 4 and 5 from the self-insurer's health plan for the upcoming plan year. This notice must be provided in a form and manner specified by the commissioner. After receiving responses from self-insurers, a third-party administrator must, in a form and manner specified by the commissioner, report to the commissioner:

(1) the self-insurers that elected to have the third-party administrator submit encounter data and data on contracted prices from the self-insurer's health plan for the upcoming plan year;

(2) the self-insurers that declined to have the third-party administrator submit encounter data and data on contracted prices from the self-insurer's health plan for the upcoming plan year; and

(3) data deemed necessary by the commissioner to identify and track the status of reporting of data from self‑insured health plans."

Page 2, delete section 2 and insert:

"Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62U.04, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11. Restricted uses of the all-payer claims data. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 4, paragraph (b), and subdivision 5, paragraph (b), the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall only use the data submitted under subdivisions 4 ~~and~~, 5, 5a, and 5b for the ~~following~~ purposes authorized in this subdivision and in subdivision 13:

(1) to evaluate the performance of the health care home program as authorized under section 62U.03, subdivision 7;

(2) to study, in collaboration with the reducing avoidable readmissions effectively (RARE) campaign, hospital readmission trends and rates;

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(3) to analyze variations in health care costs, quality, utilization, and illness burden based on geographical areas or populations;

(4) to evaluate the state innovation model (SIM) testing grant received by the Departments of Health and Human Services, including the analysis of health care cost, quality, and utilization baseline and trend information for targeted populations and communities; and

(5) to compile one or more public use files of summary data or tables that must:

(i) be available to the public for no or minimal cost by March 1, 2016, and available by web-based electronic data download by June 30, 2019;

(ii) not identify individual patients~~, payers, or providers~~ but that may identify the rendering or billing hospital, clinic, or medical practice so long as the commissioner finds the data to be accurate, valid, and suitable for publication for such use;

(iii) be updated by the commissioner, at least annually, with the most current data available; and

(iv) contain clear and conspicuous explanations of the characteristics of the data, such as the dates of the data contained in the files, the absence of costs of care for uninsured patients or nonresidents, and other disclaimers that provide appropriate context~~; and~~.

~~(v) not lead to the collection of additional data elements beyond what is authorized under this section as of June 30, 2015.~~

(b) The commissioner may publish the results of the authorized uses identified in paragraph (a) ~~so long as the data released publicly do not contain information or descriptions in which the identity of individual hospitals, clinics, or other providers may be discerned~~. The data published under this paragraph may identify hospitals, clinics, and medical practices so long as no individual health professionals are identified and the commissioner finds the data to be accurate, valid, and suitable for publication for such use.

(c) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit the commissioner from using the data collected under subdivision 4 to complete the state-based risk adjustment system assessment due to the legislature on October 1, 2015.

~~(d) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may use the data submitted under subdivisions 4 and 5 for the purpose described in paragraph (a), clause (3), until July 1, 2023.~~

(e) The commissioner shall consult with the all-payer claims database work group established under subdivision 12 regarding the technical considerations necessary to create the public use files of summary data described in paragraph (a), clause (5).

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62U.04, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 13. Expanded access to and use of the all-payer claims data. (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall make the data submitted under subdivisions 4, 5, 5a, and 5b available to individuals and organizations engaged in research on, or efforts to effect transformation in, health care outcomes, access, quality, disparities, or spending, provided the use of the data serves a public benefit. Data made available under this subdivision may not be used to:

(1) create an unfair market advantage for any participant in the health care market in Minnesota, including health plan companies, payers, and providers;

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(2) reidentify or attempt to reidentify an individual in the data; or

(3) publicly report contract details between a health plan company and provider and derived from the data.

(b) To implement paragraph (a), the commissioner shall:

(1) establish detailed requirements for data access; a process for data users to apply to access and use the data; legally enforceable data use agreements to which data users must consent; a clear and robust oversight process for data access and use, including a data management plan, that ensures compliance with state and federal data privacy laws; agreements for state agencies and the University of Minnesota to ensure proper and efficient use and security of data; and technical assistance for users of the data and for stakeholders;

(2) develop a fee schedule to support the cost of expanded access to and use of the data, provided the fees charged under the schedule do not create a barrier to access or use for those most affected by disparities; and

(3) create a research advisory group to advise the commissioner on applications for data use under this subdivision, including an examination of the rigor of the research approach, the technical capabilities of the proposed user, and the ability of the proposed user to successfully safeguard the data."

Renumber the sections in sequence

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after the first semicolon, insert "adding a provision governing self-insurers;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 204, 281, 642, 799, 803 and 905 were read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Youakim, Huot, Brand, Newton, West and Hemmingsen-Jaeger introduced:

H. F. No. 1271, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing equalization aid for the operating referendum program; decreasing property tax levies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.17, subdivision 6.

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

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Brand, Hornstein, Tabke, Elkins, Huot, Frederick, Koegel, Lislegard and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1272, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring a minimum crew size for certain rail carriers; imposing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

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

Tabke, Novotny, Curran, Johnson and Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 1273, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for local emergency management grants for local planning and preparedness efforts; requiring a report.

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

West, Petersburg and Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 1274, A bill for an act relating to transportation; allocating certain forecasted general fund balances for transportation purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.152, subdivisions 1b, 2.

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

Kraft introduced:

H. F. No. 1275, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring excavation notice reporting; tying civil penalties for pipeline safety violations to federal law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216D.03, by adding a subdivision; 299F.60, subdivision 1; 299J.16, subdivision 1.

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

Norris, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Fischer, Koegel and Tabke introduced:

H. F. No. 1276, A bill for an act relating to pet animals; prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats by retail pet shops; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 325F.79; 325F.792, subdivision 2; 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.

Coulter; Pryor; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Pérez-Vega; Lee, K.; Clardy; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Keeler; Hicks; Pinto; Her; Noor; Pursell; Hill; Hassan; Vang; Moller; Fischer; Huot; Tabke; Sencer-Mura and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 1277, A bill for an act relating to early childhood; making changes to the early learning scholarships program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.165, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

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Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1278, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for the disaster assistance contingency account.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. No. 1279, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring state to pay medical examination costs for criminal sexual conduct victim; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.35.

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

Noor introduced:

H. F. No. 1280, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to the Center for Economic Inclusion.

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

Jordan; Hussein; Backer; Hansen, R.; Lillie; Urdahl; Lislegard; Vang; Lee, F.; Kozlowski and Hollins introduced:

H. F. No. 1281, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for wilderness programs.

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

Daniels, Fogelman and Newton introduced:

H. F. No. 1282, A bill for an act relating to occupational licensing; creating the Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators; requiring licensure; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 546.44, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 156B.

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

Hansen, R., and Hussein introduced:

H. F. No. 1283, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring PFAS-related rulemaking.

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

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Lislegard and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 1284, A bill for an act relating to taxation; extending the five-year and six-year rules for tax increment financing districts located in nonmetropolitan counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 469.1763, subdivisions 3, 4.

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

Lislegard and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 1285, A bill for an act relating to taxation; removing income restrictions for tax increment financing housing districts in nonmetropolitan counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 469.1761, subdivision 1.

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

Wolgamott, Lislegard and Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 1286, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Wolgamott, Lislegard and Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 1287, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program.

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

Davis, Joy, Murphy, Swedzinski and Perryman introduced:

H. F. No. 1288, A bill for an act relating to firearms; clarifying law on use of force in defense of home and person; codifying and extending Minnesota's self-defense and defense of home laws; eliminating the common law duty to retreat in cases of self-defense outside the home; expanding the boundaries of dwelling for purposes of self‑defense; creating a presumption in the case of a person entering a dwelling or occupied vehicle by stealth or force; extending the rights available to a person in that person's dwelling to a person defending against entry of that person's occupied vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.065.

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

Hassan, Noor, Hollins, Agbaje, Richardson, Gomez and Xiong introduced:

H. F. No. 1289, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating the emerging developer fund program; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

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

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Davis, Joy, Murphy, Swedzinski and Perryman introduced:

H. F. No. 1290, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing firearm permits to carry without expiration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.714, subdivisions 2a, 3, 7, 14.

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

Demuth; O'Driscoll; Engen; Igo; Olson, B., and Nash introduced:

H. F. No. 1291, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying allocation of state general sales tax revenue related to motor vehicle repair and replacement parts; dedicating sales tax revenue to small cities assistance account and town road account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.94.

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

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. No. 1292, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring certain recipients of money appropriated from the environment and natural resources trust fund to perform criminal background checks on employees, volunteers, and contractors that work with children; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P.

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

Anderson, P. H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1293, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for biofuel infrastructure grants.

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

Long introduced:

H. F. No. 1294, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for a grant to the Bakken Museum in the city of Minneapolis.

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

Olson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 1295, A bill for an act relating to taxes; local sales and use; authorizing the city of Fairmont to impose an additional sales and use tax.

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

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Reyer introduced:

H. F. No. 1296, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a critical access dental infrastructure program; appropriating money.

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

Hollins, Xiong, Pérez-Vega, Hassan, Hussein, Agbaje, Sencer-Mura, Kozlowski, Frazier and Lee, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 1297, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting state and local units of government and law enforcement agencies from acquiring military grade weapons from the Pentagon's 1033 program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

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

Edelson, Bahner, Kiel, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Neu Brindley, Fischer, Reyer, Clardy and Hollins introduced:

H. F. No. 1298, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying essential community supports; appropriating money for a grant for respite services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0922, subdivision 1.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 1299, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying trapping and snaring provisions; requiring reporting; requiring license forfeiture for certain violations; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 97A.421, subdivision 1; 97B.903; 97B.931, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 97B.951; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B.

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

Feist; Frazier; Smith; Keeler; Berg; Lee, K.; Youakim; Gomez; Edelson; Hanson, J.; Lee, F.; Bierman; Curran; Klevorn; Pérez-Vega; Finke; Kozlowski; Hollins; Fischer; Reyer; Richardson; Pryor; Clardy; Olson, L.; Becker-Finn; Her; Cha; Greenman; Freiberg; Hussein; Agbaje; Howard; Liebling; Hicks and Pursell introduced:

H. F. No. 1300, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing eligibility for release for individuals sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed while under the age of 18; establishing eligibility for early supervised release for certain individuals sentenced for crimes committed while under the age of 18; establishing a Juvenile Release Board; providing for review by the court of appeals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 244.05, subdivisions 1b, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 244.101, subdivision 1; 480A.06, subdivision 4; 609.106, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 609.3455, subdivisions 2, 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

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

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Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. No. 1301, A bill for an act relating to local taxes; authorizing the city of Marshall to extend its local sales and use tax; amending Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 7, article 4, section 14.

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

Nelson, N.; Pursell; Tabke; Anderson, P. H.; Frederick and Burkel introduced:

H. F. No. 1302, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to establish a meat and poultry processing certification navigator.

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

Nelson, N.; Pursell; Tabke; Anderson, P. H.; Frederick and Burkel introduced:

H. F. No. 1303, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants for meat and poultry processor training.

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

Nelson, N.; Anderson, P. H.; Daniels; Jacob; Burkel and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 1304, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying bond and financial statement exemptions for licensed grain buyers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 223.17, subdivisions 4, 6.

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

Petersburg introduced:

H. F. No. 1305, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending certain waivers of an examination to obtain a driver's license; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.13, subdivision 1a.

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

Quam, Novotny and Hudella introduced:

H. F. No. 1306, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing fee exemptions for motor vehicles bearing Purple Heart medal special plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.12, subdivision 2a; 168.123, subdivision 2; 168.1293, subdivision 5; 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.

Quam introduced:

H. F. No. 1307, A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring retention elections for persons appointed to certain county offices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 375A.12, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Knudsen, Wiener and Zeleznikar introduced:

H. F. No. 1308, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater treatment improvements in the city of East Gull Lake; 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 introduced:

H. F. No. 1309, A bill for an act relating to public safety; making uniform the revocation of drivers' licenses of impaired drivers resulting from search warrants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 169A.51, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 171.177, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 14.

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

Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 1310, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money to the Youthbuild program.

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

Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 1311, A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying the maximum grant or loan amount for workforce housing projects; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.39, subdivision 5.

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

Quam, Petersburg and Hicks introduced:

H. F. No. 1312, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for an interchange at Trunk Highway 14 and Olmsted County State-Aid Highway 44.

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

Pryor and Youakim introduced:

H. F. No. 1313, A bill for an act relating to education; striking obsolete language pertaining to the administration of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.07, subdivision 4a.

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

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Pursell, Brand, Edelson, Fischer, Tabke, Feist, Kraft, Norris, Howard, Becker-Finn and Vang introduced:

H. F. No. 1314, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; prohibiting certain provisions in carbon storage contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 17.710.

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

Pursell; Brand; Edelson; Hansen, R.; Frederick; Fischer; Tabke; Feist; Kraft; Howard and Vang introduced:

H. F. No. 1315, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying certain requirements for labeling items as biodegradable or compostable; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325E.046.

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

Pursell, Brand, Edelson, Fischer, Tabke, Feist, Kraft, Norris, Howard, Finke and Vang introduced:

H. F. No. 1316, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a soil health financial assistance program; modifying a pilot program; appropriating money; amending Laws 2022, chapter 95, article 2, section 29; 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.

Hansen, R.; Brand; Jordan; Klevorn; Finke; Becker-Finn; Lee, F.; Pursell; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Fischer; Tabke; Bierman and Newton introduced:

H. F. No. 1317, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; defining terms; regulating the use, storage, disposal, and sale of pesticide-treated seed; requiring label statements for certain pesticide-treated seed; requiring consumer guidance; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 18B.01, subdivision 31; 21.82, subdivision 3; 21.86, subdivision 2; 115A.03, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 18B; 21; 115A.

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

Smith; Liebling; Reyer; Brand; Elkins; Curran; Lee, K.; Acomb; Klevorn; Fischer; Howard; Finke; Bierman; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Pursell; Freiberg and Hill introduced:

H. F. No. 1318, A bill for an act relating to public health; adding an exception to the prohibition on concealing identity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.735.

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

Becker-Finn, Frazier, Moller, Pinto, Hollins, Curran, Kozlowski and Feist introduced:

H. F. No. 1319, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act; providing for earned incentive release and supervision abatement status; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 244.03; 244.05, subdivision 1b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

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

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Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 1320, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying provisions related to Driver and Vehicle Services work, including modifying ignition interlock program, eliminating license reinstatement knowledge examinations, and establishing criminal penalty for obstructing DVS employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 171.306, subdivision 4; 609.50, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.29, subdivision 1.

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

Tabke introduced:

H. F. No. 1321, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing the Indeterminate Sentence Release Board; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 244.05, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

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

Tabke introduced:

H. F. No. 1322, A bill for an act relating to public transit; authorizing Metropolitan Council to issue administrative citations for transit fare evasion; requiring Metropolitan Council to implement transit safety measures; imposing civil penalties; making technical and clarifying changes; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 473.407, by adding a subdivision; 609.855, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Agbaje, Hollins, Reyer, Gomez, Lislegard and Lee, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 1323, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refunds; modifying the parameters of the renter's credit and homestead credit to increase refunds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 2a.

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

Agbaje, Richardson and Hollins introduced:

H. F. No. 1324, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing certified midwife licensure by the Board of Nursing; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 147D.03, subdivision 1; 148.241; 151.01, subdivision 23, as amended; 152.12, subdivision 1; 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148G.

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

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Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1325, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; modifying the process for local authorities to initiate expiration of property designated as agricultural preserves; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473H.08, subdivision 3.

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

Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1326, A bill for an act relating to data practices; classifying certain transit applicant and customer data as private data on individuals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.72, subdivision 19, by adding a subdivision; 473.387, subdivision 4.

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

Tabke and Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1327, A bill for an act relating to mass transit; clarifying Metropolitan Council authority to establish fare programs and passes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.408, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.408, subdivisions 6, 7, 8, 9.

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

Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1328, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan governance; metropolitan significance rules; modifying the time period for review and assessment; eliminating a legislative report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.173, subdivision 6.

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

Carroll introduced:

H. F. No. 1329, A bill for an act relating to health; changing provisions for cancer reporting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.69.

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

Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1330, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan governance; metropolitan livable communities act; modifying certain local housing incentive account program requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.254, subdivisions 2, 6.

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

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Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1331, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; making a conforming change to metropolitan revenue distribution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473F.02, subdivisions 2, 8.

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

Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1332, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; regional parks; modifying the basis for determining operation and maintenance expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.351, subdivision 3.

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

Bahner introduced:

H. F. No. 1333, A bill for an act relating to health; repealing a requirement covering firearm data collection by the commissioner of health; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.05, subdivision 5.

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

Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1334, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; authorizing Metropolitan Council advisory committee and Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission member compensation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 473.127; 473.1565, subdivisions 2, 2a; 473.303, subdivision 6.

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

Edelson and Lee, F., introduced:

H. F. No. 1335, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying requirements to notify of water pollution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115.061.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn, Kraft, Cha and O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. No. 1336, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing grants to the Minnesota Council on Economic Education; requiring reports; appropriating money.

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

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Fischer; Tabke; Jordan; Freiberg; Elkins; Frazier; Edelson; Becker-Finn; Moller; Hansen, R.; Liebling; Klevorn; Hollins; Koegel; Cha; Finke; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Feist and Frederick introduced:

H. F. No. 1337, A bill for an act relating to commerce; digital fair repair; requiring penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

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

Fischer, Torkelson, Acomb and Brand introduced:

H. F. No. 1338, A bill for an act relating to water; reestablishing Legislative Water Commission; providing appointments; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Koegel, Baker, Howard, Acomb, Hornstein, Edelson, Bahner and Nadeau introduced:

H. F. No. 1339, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for the addiction medicine graduate medical education fellowship program at Hennepin County Medical Center.

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

Wolgamott, O'Neill and Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1340, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing an allied health technician scholarship program; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Hussein, Finke, Hill and Her introduced:

H. F. No. 1341, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for capital improvements to low‑income accessible housing units owned by Accessible Space, Inc. in the cities of St. Paul, Roseville, and Stillwater.

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

Elkins, Gomez, Lislegard and Anderson, P. H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1342, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; authorizing cities to create land-value taxation districts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 428A.

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

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Youakim; Gomez; Hassan; Coulter; Kraft; Greenman; Her; Lee, K.; Smith and Xiong introduced:

H. F. No. 1343, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying identification requirements for homestead determination; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 270B.12, subdivisions 8, 9; 273.124, subdivisions 13, 13c, 13d, 14; 273.1245, subdivision 1; 273.1315, subdivision 2; 290A.25.

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

Brand; Her; Heintzeman; Gillman; Hansen, R.; Lee, F.; Koegel; Becker-Finn; Lislegard; Vang; Skraba and Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 1344, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvement at state fish hatcheries; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hussein; Huot; Lee, K.; Hollins; Pérez-Vega; Finke; Xiong; Pinto and Her introduced:

H. F. No. 1345, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to replace the eastbound Kellogg Boulevard 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.

Kraft introduced:

H. F. No. 1346, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing electric vehicle infrastructure program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

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

Tabke introduced:

H. F. No. 1347, A bill for an act relating to real property; exempting state agencies from actions under the Marketable Title Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 541.023, subdivision 6.

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

Tabke; Lee, K.; Pryor; Hill; Keeler; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Greenman; Urdahl; Youakim; Gomez; Lislegard; Stephenson; Xiong; Feist; Koegel; Sencer-Mura; Hicks; Richardson; Hanson, J.; Hassan; Lee, F.; Huot; Pérez-Vega; Hansen, R.; Noor; Olson, L.; Cha; Fischer; Norris; Wolgamott; Hussein and Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 1348, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing for employee health insurance; increasing the minimum starting salary for nonlicensed school personnel; providing for paid orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 125A.08; 471.61, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Tabke introduced:

H. F. No. 1349, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying allowed uses for various accounts; establishing a bikeway; establishing an Indian employment preference; removing certain legislative routes; terminating certain mandated reports; authorizing direct negotiation for small construction projects; amending appropriations; making technical and clarifying corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 160.266, by adding a subdivision; 161.082, subdivision 2a; 161.115, subdivision 265, by adding a subdivision; 161.32, subdivision 2; 161.41; 162.07, subdivision 2; 162.13, subdivisions 2, 3; 174.38, subdivision 5; 174.40, subdivision 4a; 174.50, subdivision 7; 174.52, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 222.50, subdivision 7; 360.55, subdivision 9; 360.59, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 161; 174; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 8835.0350, subpart 2.

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

Tabke introduced:

H. F. No. 1350, A bill for an act relating to public safety; making various policy changes, including to veterans' license plates, dealer licenses and records, USDOT numbers, and driver's license applications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.1235, subdivision 1; 168.1253, subdivision 3; 168.185; 168.27, subdivisions 11, 16; 168A.11, subdivision 3; 169A.60, subdivision 13; 171.06, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 171.0605, subdivisions 3, 5; 171.12, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.345, subdivision 1; 171.06, subdivision 3a.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. No. 1351, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Apple Valley Red Line transit station improvements; 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 and Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 1352, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an inclusive and accessible playground in Apple Valley; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Clardy, Elkins, Coulter, Lislegard, Greenman and Berg introduced:

H. F. No. 1353, A bill for an act relating to veterans; allowing veterans' spouses and current military service members' spouses to receive eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy through the veterans resilience project; appropriating money for a grant to the veterans resilience project; amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 12, article 1, section 37, subdivision 2.

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

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Keeler introduced:

H. F. No. 1354, A bill for an act relating to state government; replacing references to Christopher Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 645.44, subdivision 5.

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

Moller introduced:

H. F. No. 1355, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing e-filing of disposition of detainers; providing language access to limited English proficient individuals under authority of Department of Corrections; amending statutory language regarding substance use disorder assessment process to reflect current standards of care; including warrant authority for inmate failing to report post sentencing; clarifying that Shakopee correctional facility offers challenge incarceration program; combining Advisory council of Interstate Adult Supervision with Interstate Commission for Juveniles; repealing intensive community supervision program law; providing mechanism for funding probation services resulting from transition of services to Department of Corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 169A.276, subdivision 1; 241.021, by adding a subdivision; 243.1606; 243.58; 244.0513, subdivisions 2, 4; 244.172, subdivision 1; 244.19, subdivisions 1, 5; 260.515; 629.292, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 244.14; 244.15.

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

Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 1356, A bill for an act relating to health; adding definitions for regulation of safe drinking water; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.382, by adding subdivisions.

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

Sencer-Mura; Her; Jordan; Gomez; Vang; Lee, K., and Cha introduced:

H. F. No. 1357, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to Pangea World Theater for a community arts and cultural center.

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

Berg introduced:

H. F. No. 1358, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for display or communication of the child abuse hotline number in schools; 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.

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Berg introduced:

H. F. No. 1359, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for the interchange reconstruction project at marked Trunk Highway 13 and Nicollet Avenue in Burnsville; 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.

Clardy, Hussein and Hill introduced:

H. F. No. 1360, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing safe schools revenue; providing state aid; expanding revenue uses to include cyber security measures; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.44.

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

Vang introduced:

H. F. No. 1361, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for technical assistance grants to certain community development financial institutions.

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

Wolgamott and Anderson, P. H., introduced:

H. F. No. 1362, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for regional waste diversion and infrastructure; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kozlowski, Frederick and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 1363, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for children's museums.

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

Wolgamott, Frederick and Kozlowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1364, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for grants to museums and education centers.

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

Hassan, Lillie and Newton introduced:

H. F. No. 1365, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Norway House in Minneapolis.

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

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Gomez, Xiong, Hassan, Keeler, Noor, Her, Agbaje, Kozlowski, Hollins, Clardy, Sencer-Mura, Pérez-Vega and Frazier introduced:

H. F. No. 1366, A bill for an act relating to public safety; imposing duties on peace officers and law enforcement agencies regarding video and audio recordings of use of deadly force; providing for a civil remedy; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

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

Noor introduced:

H. F. No. 1367, A bill for an act relating to consumer data privacy; giving various rights to consumers regarding personal data; placing data transparency obligations on businesses; creating a private right of action; providing for enforcement by the attorney general; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325O.

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

Fogelman, Schomacker and Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. No. 1368, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an expansion of the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn; Gomez; Pinto; Norris; Rehm; Coulter; Lee, K.; Newton; Bierman; Noor; Acomb; Becker-Finn; Her; Youakim; Berg; Koegel and Pryor introduced:

H. F. No. 1369, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a temporary refundable young child credit.

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

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. No. 1370, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a cause of action for nonconsensual dissemination of deep fake sexual images; establishing the crime of using deep fake technology to influence an election; establishing a crime for nonconsensual dissemination of deep fake sexual images; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 604; 609; 617.

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

Xiong; Hassan; Gomez; Lee, F., and Vang introduced:

H. F. No. 1371, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES).

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

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Gomez, Norris and Lee, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 1372, A bill for an act relating to taxation; making various policy and technical changes to individual income and corporate franchise taxes, fire and police state aids, tax-related data practices provisions, and other miscellaneous taxes and tax provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 6.495, subdivision 3; 13.46, subdivision 2; 270C.13, subdivision 1; 270C.19, subdivisions 1, 2; 270C.446, subdivision 2; 289A.08, subdivisions 7, 7a; 289A.382, subdivision 2; 289A.50, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, subdivision 19; 290.06, subdivision 22; 290.0671, subdivisions 1, 7; 290.0685, subdivision 1; 290.92, subdivision 20; 290.9705, subdivision 1; 290A.03, subdivision 13; 290A.19; 295.50, subdivision 4; 296A.083, subdivision 3; 297A.61, subdivision 29; 299C.76, subdivisions 1, 2; 477B.01, subdivisions 5, 10, 11, by adding subdivisions; 477B.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, by adding a subdivision; 477B.03, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; 477B.04, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 477C.02, subdivision 4; 477C.03, subdivisions 2, 5; 477C.04, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 17, section 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 477B.02, subdivision 4; 477B.03, subdivision 6.

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

Daudt; Engen; Johnson; Anderson, P. E.; Daniels and Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 1373, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; providing for consumer choice of fuel; modifying certain rulemaking authority; eliminating Clean Car rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.07, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 15; 84; 86B; 168; 325E; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 7023.0150; 7023.0200; 7023.0250; 7023.0300.

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

Greenman, Long, Frazier, Frederick, Coulter, Gomez and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1374, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; enacting a Democracy Dollar coupon program; repealing the political contribution refund program; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 10A.01, subdivision 11; 10A.02, subdivision 13; 10A.15, subdivision 1; 10A.20, subdivision 3; 10A.34, subdivision 4; 289A.37, subdivision 2; 289A.50, subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 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 Policy.

Keeler introduced:

H. F. No. 1375, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing certain cost-efficient projects; including certain remodeling costs in the long-term facilities maintenance revenue program; appropriating money.

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

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Kozlowski; Keeler; Becker-Finn; Pérez-Vega; Finke; Gomez; Hanson, J., and Olson, L., introduced:

H. F. No. 1376, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a reward fund for information on missing and murdered Indigenous relatives; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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

Lislegard; Gomez; Wolgamott; Norris; Brand; Lee, F.; Stephenson; Olson, L.; Youakim; Kozlowski; Feist; Lee, K.; Howard; Nelson, M., and Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1377, A bill for an act relating to taxation; aids to local governments; modifying the calculation of local government aid; increasing the appropriation for local government aid; increasing the appropriation for county program aid; modifying aid under the Mahnomen property tax reimbursement program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 477A.011, subdivision 34, by adding subdivisions; 477A.0124, subdivision 2; 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9; 477A.03, subdivisions 2a, 2b, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2006, chapter 259, article 11, section 3, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 477A.011, subdivisions 30a, 38, 42, 45; 477A.013, subdivision 13.

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

Keeler and Kozlowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1378, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; establishing Minnesota missing and murdered Indigenous relatives 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.

Howard and Gomez introduced:

H. F. No. 1379, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; disallowing the itemized deduction for mortgage interest on a second home; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0122, subdivision 5.

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

Daudt, Knudsen and Bennett introduced:

H. F. No. 1380, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting the establishment of vaccine requirements; providing certain exceptions; 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.

Daudt; Johnson; Engen; Anderson, P. E.; Daniels and Baker introduced:

H. F. No. 1381, A bill for an act relating to taxation; repealing the gross revenues tax on hospitals and health care providers; making related technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16A.724, subdivision 2; 62J.041, subdivision 1; 214.16, subdivision 3; 256B.04, subdivision 25; 256B.0625, subdivision 13e; 270B.14,

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subdivision 1; 289A.38, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.4967, subdivision 3; 295.50, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 4, 6, 6a, 7, 7a, 9b, 9c, 10a, 10b, 10c, 12b, 13, 13a, 14, 15, 16; 295.51, subdivisions 1, 1a; 295.52, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 8; 295.53, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4a; 295.54; 295.55; 295.56; 295.57; 295.58; 295.581; 295.582; 295.59; Minnesota Rules, parts 4650.0102, subpart 24e; 4652.0100, subpart 20.

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

Daudt; Engen; Daniels; Johnson; Anderson, P. E.; Koznick and Baker introduced:

H. F. No. 1382, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing that the eligibility requirements for voting apply to federal, state, and local elections and may not be modified by local ordinance or charter provision unless expressly authorized by the Minnesota Constitution or other applicable law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.014, by adding a subdivision.

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

Daudt; Johnson; Engen; Anderson, P. E.; Daniels; Koznick and Baker introduced:

H. F. No. 1383, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying rulemaking authority; repealing Clean Car rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.07, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 7023.0150; 7023.0200; 7023.0250; 7023.0300.

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

Hicks, Pryor, Finke, Kozlowski, Curran, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Smith, Elkins, Frederick, Carroll, Pursell, Liebling and Reyer introduced:

H. F. No. 1384, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring notice of the medical assistance program for employed persons with disabilities; modifying medical assistance eligibility requirements for employed persons with disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 256B.04, by adding a subdivision; 256B.056, subdivision 3; 256B.057, subdivision 9.

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

Reyer and Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1385, A bill for an act relating to health and human services; appropriating money for community action grants.

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

Hollins, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Hornstein, Newton and Carroll introduced:

H. F. No. 1386, A bill for an act relating to energy; directing the Public Utilities Commission to issue an order; requiring utilities to install an energy storage system under certain conditions; directing public utilities to file a tariff with the Public Utilities Commission; requiring the Public Utilities Commission to order the installation of energy

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storage systems; requiring public utilities to file a plan to install energy storage systems; establishing an incentive program to install energy storage systems; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216B.1611, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2422, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216B; 216C.

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

Fischer and Pursell introduced:

H. F. No. 1387, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for precision agriculture research and outreach; requiring a report.

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

Fischer and Pursell introduced:

H. F. No. 1388, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a sustainable water pilot program; requiring a report.

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

Fischer and Pursell introduced:

H. F. No. 1389, A bill for an act relating to water; reestablishing Advisory Council on Water Supply Systems and Wastewater Treatment Facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115.

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

Fischer and Pursell introduced:

H. F. No. 1390, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to develop a statewide drinking water safety action plan; requiring a report.

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

Fischer and Pursell introduced:

H. F. No. 1391, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to study stormwater retention and infiltration; requiring a report.

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

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Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 1392, A bill for an act relating to environment; facilitating use of artificial aquifer recharge where appropriate; appropriating money for groundwater storage and recovery; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103A.204.

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

Fischer and Pursell introduced:

H. F. No. 1393, A bill for an act relating to environment; increasing the maximum amount of a watershed district general fund tax levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103D.905, subdivision 3.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 1394, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to protect lakes and acquire forest lands in upper Mississippi River basin; requiring a report.

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

Wolgamott and Backer introduced:

H. F. No. 1395, A bill for an act relating to state-operated services; modifying county payment for committed persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 246.54, subdivisions 1a, 1b.

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

Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Brand, Keeler, Hudson, Cha, Wolgamott, O'Driscoll, Koznick, Witte, Quam, Youakim, Huot, Hudella, Wiens and Tabke introduced:

H. F. No. 1396, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing equalization aid for the debt service equalization program; decreasing property tax levies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.53, subdivisions 4, 5, 6.

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

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The following message was received from the Senate:

Madam Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned:

H. F. No. 7, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying electric utility renewable energy standard obligations; providing for certain utility cost recovery; exempting certain wind projects from certificate of need proceedings; including low-voltage transmission lines in the definition of "solar energy generating system" for siting purposes;

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adding provisions supporting local energy-related employment; modifying Public Utility Commission authority to issue site permits for electric generation facilities; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216B.16, subdivision 13; 216B.1645, subdivision 2; 216B.1691, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, by adding subdivisions; 216B.2422, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, by adding subdivisions; 216B.243, subdivision 8; 216E.01, subdivision 9a; 216E.03, subdivisions 5, 7, 10, 11; 216E.04, subdivision 2; 216F.04; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2.

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

CALENDAR FOR THE DAY

H. F. No. 121, A bill for an act relating to competency attainment; making certain technical changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 611.41, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, by adding a subdivision; 611.42, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 611.43, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 611.44, subdivisions 1, 2; 611.45, subdivision 3; 611.46, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 611.47; 611.48; 611.49; 611.51; 611.55; 611.56; 611.57; 611.58; 611.59; Laws 2022, chapter 99, article 3, section 1.

The bill was read for the third time and placed upon its final passage.

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 131 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were: