House Journal 20th Day Thursday February 9 2023

A quorum was present.

Anderson, P. E.; Bliss; Daudt; Urdahl and West were excused.

Becker-Finn, Hornstein, Kozlowski and Wolgamott were excused until 6:00 p.m. Baker was excused until 6:25 p.m.

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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Long moved that the House recess subject to the call of the Chair. The motion prevailed.

RECESS

RECONVENED

The House reconvened and was called to order by the Speaker.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

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

H. F. No. 3, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying provisions related to voter registration; absentee voting; requiring voting instructions, sample ballots, and election judges to be multilingual in certain situations; regulating intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with voter registration and voting; campaign finance; establishing a Democracy Dollar coupon program; repealing the political contribution refund program; expanding the definition of express advocacy; providing penalties; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 11, 16a; 10A.02, subdivision 13; 10A.15, subdivision 1; 10A.20, subdivision 3; 10A.27, subdivision 11; 10A.34, subdivision 4; 13.607, by adding a subdivision; 201.014, by adding a subdivision; 201.054, subdivisions 1, 2; 201.061, by adding a subdivision; 201.071, subdivision 1; 201.091, subdivision 4; 201.161; 201.162; 203B.04, subdivision 5; 203B.06, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.121, subdivision 2; 204C.10; 211B.15, subdivisions 1, 7, 7b, by adding subdivisions; 211B.32, subdivision 1; 289A.37, subdivision 2; 289A.50, subdivision 1; 290.01, subdivision 6; 609.165, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 201; 204B; 211B; 243; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.4967, subdivision 2; 290.06, subdivision 23.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"ARTICLE 1

STRENGTHEN THE FREEDOM TO VOTE

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.607, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 9. Ineligible voter data. Any data transferred to the secretary of state regarding applicants who are determined ineligible to register to vote is governed by section 201.161.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.054, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Registration. (a) An individual may register to vote:

(1) at any time before the 20th day preceding any election as provided in section 201.061, subdivision 1;

(2) on the day of an election as provided in section 201.061, subdivision 3; or

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(3) when submitting an absentee ballot, by enclosing a completed registration application as provided in section 203B.04, subdivision 4.

(b) An individual who is under the age of 18, but who is at least 16 years of age and otherwise eligible, may submit a voter registration application as provided in section 201.061, subdivisions 1 and 1b.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.054, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Prohibitions; penalty. No individual shall intentionally:

(1) cause or attempt to cause the individual's name to be registered in any precinct if the individual is not eligible to vote, except as permitted by section 201.061, subdivision 1b;

(2) cause or attempt to cause the individual's name to be registered for the purpose of voting in more than one precinct;

(3) misrepresent the individual's identity when attempting to register to vote; or

(4) aid, abet, counsel, or procure any other individual to violate this subdivision.

A violation of this subdivision is a felony.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.061, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 1b. Preregistration. An individual who is under the age of 18, but who is at least 16 years of age and meets all requirements for eligibility in section 201.014, except for age, may submit a voter registration application or be automatically registered under section 201.161 at the address in which the voter maintains residence pursuant to subdivision 1. Nothing in this section shall be construed to entitle an individual to appear on a polling place roster or cast a ballot at an election if the individual does not meet all eligibility requirements for voting, including age.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Form. Both paper and electronic voter registration applications must contain the same information unless otherwise provided by law. A voter registration application must contain spaces for the following required information: voter's first name, middle name, and last name; voter's previous name, if any; voter's current address; voter's previous address, if any; voter's date of birth; voter's municipality and county of residence; voter's telephone number, if provided by the voter; date of registration; current and valid Minnesota driver's license number or Minnesota state identification number, or if the voter has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota state identification, the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number; a box to indicate a voter's preference to join the permanent absentee voter list; and voter's signature. The paper registration application may include the voter's email address, if provided by the voter. The electronic voter registration application must include the voter's email address. The registration application may include the voter's interest in serving as an election judge, if indicated by the voter. The application must also contain the following certification of voter eligibility:

"I certify that I:

(1) ~~will be at least 18 years old on election day~~ am at least 16 years old and understand that I must be at least 18 years old to be eligible to vote;

(2) am a citizen of the United States;

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(3) will have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding election day;

(4) maintain residence at the address given on the registration form;

(5) am not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes my right to vote;

(6) have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote;

(7) have the right to vote because, if I have been convicted of a felony, my felony sentence has expired (been completed) or I have been discharged from my sentence; and

(8) have read and understand the following statement: that giving false information is a felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment or a fine of not more than $10,000, or both."

The certification must include boxes for the voter to respond to the following questions:

"(1) Are you a citizen of the United States?" and

"(2) ~~Will you be 18 years old on or before election day~~ Are you at least 16 years old and will you be at least 18 years old on or before the day of the election in which you intend to vote?"

And the instruction:

"If you checked 'no' to either of these questions, do not complete this form."

The form of the voter registration application and the certification of voter eligibility must be as provided in this subdivision and approved by the secretary of state. Voter registration forms authorized by the National Voter Registration Act must also be accepted as valid. The federal postcard application form must also be accepted as valid if it is not deficient and the voter is eligible to register in Minnesota.

An individual may use a voter registration application to apply to register to vote in Minnesota or to change information on an existing registration.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.091, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Public information lists. The county auditor shall make available for inspection a public information list which must contain the name, address, year of birth, and voting history of each registered voter in the county. Data on applicants submitted pursuant to section 201.061, subdivision 1b, are not part of the public information list until the voter is registered or has voting history. The list must not include the party choice of any voter who voted in a presidential nomination primary. The telephone number must be included on the list if provided by the voter. The public information list may also include information on voting districts. The county auditor may adopt reasonable rules governing access to the list. No individual inspecting the public information list shall tamper with or alter it in any manner. No individual who inspects the public information list or who acquires a list of registered voters prepared from the public information list may use any information contained in the list for purposes unrelated to elections, political activities, or law enforcement. The secretary of state may provide copies of the public information lists and other information from the statewide registration system for uses related to elections, political activities, or in response to a law enforcement inquiry from a public official concerning a failure to comply with any criminal statute or any state or local tax statute.

Before inspecting the public information list or obtaining a list of voters or other information from the list, the individual shall provide identification to the public official having custody of the public information list and shall state in writing that any information obtained from the list will not be used for purposes unrelated to elections,

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political activities, or law enforcement. Requests to examine or obtain information from the public information lists or the statewide registration system must be made and processed in the manner provided in the rules of the secretary of state.

Upon receipt of a statement signed by the voter that withholding the voter's name from the public information list is required for the safety of the voter or the voter's family, the secretary of state and county auditor must withhold from the public information list the name of a registered voter.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.161, is amended to read:

201.161 ~~DRIVER'S LICENSE AND IDENTIFICATION CARD APPLICATIONS~~ AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION.

Subdivision 1. Automatic registration. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an individual must be registered to vote if the individual is eligible to vote under section 201.014 and properly completes and submits one of the following applications, if the application includes documentation or verification of United States citizenship or records reflect that the applicant provided proof of citizenship during a previous agency transaction:

(1) an application for a new or renewed Minnesota driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card;

(2) an initial or renewal application for MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L; or

(3) an application for benefits or services to a state agency participating under subdivision 5.

(b) If a registered voter supplies a different name or address as part of an application under this subdivision from the name and address in the voter registration record, the registrant's voter registration record must be updated to reflect the name or address information provided.

Subd. 2. Option to decline. Upon receipt of the registration information, the county auditor must promptly mail to the individual a notice that provides an opportunity to decline the registration. The secretary of state may prescribe the form and content of this notice. An individual must not be registered if the individual declines to be registered within 20 days of submitting the application. An otherwise eligible individual who declines to register must be offered a new registration opportunity with each qualifying application submitted under subdivision 1.

Subd. 3. Department of Public Safety. (a) The ~~Department~~ commissioner of public safety ~~shall~~, in consultation with the secretary of state, must change ~~its~~ the applications for an original, duplicate, or change of address driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card so that the forms may also serve as voter registration applications. The forms must contain spaces for all information collected by voter registration applications prescribed by the secretary of state. Applicants for driver's licenses or identification cards must be asked if they want to register to vote at the same time and that information must be transmitted at least weekly any forms where applicants may provide documentation of United States citizenship contain spaces for all information required to register to vote, as prescribed by the secretary of state. Unless the applicant has provided an address other than the applicant's address of residence under section 171.12, subdivision 7, paragraph (d), the commissioner must transmit the information daily by electronic means to the secretary of state. Pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, the computerized driver's license record containing the voter's name, address, date of birth, citizenship, driver's license number or state identification number, county, ~~town,~~ and city or town must be made available for access by the secretary of state and interaction with the statewide voter registration system. At least monthly, the commissioner must submit data to the secretary of state identifying the total number of individuals that completed qualifying transactions under this section and the total number of individuals whose records were ultimately transferred for registration. The secretary of state must publish a monthly report of this data.

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(b) An applicant's information must not be transmitted to the secretary of state under this section unless the applicant provides documentation of United States citizenship or records maintained by the Department of Public Safety indicate that the applicant provided documentation demonstrating United States citizenship as part of a previous license or identification card transaction. If the applicant does not provide or has not previously provided documentation of United States citizenship, the commissioner must provide information during the transaction regarding voter registration and eligibility criteria. If the applicant provides documentation during the transaction indicating that the applicant is not a United States citizen, the applicant's information must not be transmitted to the secretary of state and the applicant must not be offered a voter registration opportunity.

(1) the commissioner of public safety has certified that the department's systems have been tested and can accurately provide the required data and accurately exclude from transmission data on individuals who have not provided documentary evidence of United States citizenship; and

(2) the secretary of state has certified that the system for automatic registration of those applicants has been tested and is capable of properly determining whether an applicant is eligible to submit a voter registration application.

The department's systems must be tested and accurately provide the necessary data no later than December 1, 2023.

(d) For purposes of this section, "driver's license" includes any instruction permit, provisional license, limited license, restricted license, or operator's permit issuable by the commissioner of public safety under chapter 171.

Subd. 4. Department of Human Services. (a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the secretary of state, must ensure the applications described in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), also serve as voter registration applications for any individual whose name appears on the application and who has presented documentary proof of United States citizenship. If permitted by the federal government, the commissioner must, in consultation with the secretary of state, ensure an application for medical assistance under chapter 256B also serves as a voter registration application for any individual whose name appears on the application and who has presented documentary proof of United States citizenship. The applications must contain spaces for all information required to register to vote, as prescribed by the secretary of state. The commissioner must transmit information daily by electronic means to the secretary of state for an individual whose United States citizenship has been verified. At least monthly, the commissioner must submit data to the secretary of state identifying the total number of individuals who completed qualifying transactions under this section and the total number of individuals whose records were ultimately transferred for registration.

(b) No applicant may be registered to vote under this subdivision until (1) the commissioner of human services has certified that the department's systems have been tested and can accurately provide the required data and accurately exclude from transmission data on individuals who have not provided documentary evidence of United States citizenship, and (2) the secretary of state has certified that the system for automatic registration of those applicants has been tested and is capable of properly determining whether an applicant is eligible to vote. The department's systems must be tested and accurately provide the necessary data no later than December 1, 2025.

Subd. 5. Other agencies and units of government. (a) The governor must determine, in consultation with the secretary of state, whether any other state agency must implement automatic voter registration. A state agency must be considered if the agency collects, processes, or stores the following information as part of providing assistance or services: name, residential address, date of birth, and citizenship verification. A qualifying agency must submit a report to the governor and secretary of state no later than December 1, 2024, describing steps needed to implement automatic voter registration, barriers to implementation and ways to mitigate them, and applicable federal and state privacy protections for voter registration information. The final decision must be made by June 1, 2025, and is at the governor's sole discretion.

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(b) An agency may not begin verifying citizenship as part of an agency transaction for the sole purpose of providing automatic voter registration. Once an agency has implemented automatic voter registration, it must continue to provide automatic voter registration unless otherwise expressly required by law.

(c) No applicant may be registered to vote under this subdivision until (1) the agency's commissioner has certified that the necessary systems have been tested and can accurately provide the required data and accurately exclude from transmission data on individuals who have not provided documentary evidence of United States citizenship, and (2) the secretary of state has certified that the system for automatic registration of those applicants has been tested and is capable of properly determining whether an applicant is eligible to vote.

Subd. 6. Registration. (a) The secretary of state must compare all application information submitted under this section with the information received under section 201.145 to determine whether an applicant is eligible to vote. If an applicant appears on the list of individuals who are ineligible to vote, the secretary of state must not process the application further and must not share the applicant's information with the county for registration. For applicants who do not appear to be ineligible to vote, the secretary of state must determine whether the applicant whose information is submitted under this section is currently registered in the statewide voter registration system.

(b) If the applicant is not currently registered in the statewide voter registration system, the secretary of state must transmit the registration daily by electronic means to the county auditor of the county where the voter resides.

(c) Any data regarding applicants who the secretary determines are not eligible to vote are private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

(d) The county auditor must cancel the voter's record in the statewide voter registration system upon receipt of a written request, signed by the voter, that the registration be removed.

Subd. 7. Prosecution of registration violations; voluntary action required. For purposes of this section, the transfer of an individual's record under this section does not constitute an attempt to register to vote or a completion of a voter registration form by that individual. If such a registration is processed by the state and the individual thereafter attempts to vote or votes, it is presumed to have been officially authorized by the state and the individual is not subject to any penalty under this statute. This subdivision does not apply to an individual who knowingly and willfully makes a false statement to effectuate voter registration or who intentionally takes voluntary action to register to vote or vote knowing of the individual's ineligibility to vote.

Subd. 8. Effective date of registration. Unless the applicant declines registration, the effective date is the date that the county auditor processes the application. This subdivision does not limit the ability of a person to register to vote on election day as provided in section 201.061, subdivision 3. Any person who submits a qualifying application under subdivision 1 that is dated during the 20 days before an election must be provided, at the time of application, with a notice advising the applicant of the procedures to register to vote on election day.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.162, is amended to read:

201.162 DUTIES OF STATE AGENCIES.

The commissioner or chief administrative officer of each state agency or community-based public agency or nonprofit corporation that contracts with the state agency to carry out obligations of the state agency shall provide voter registration services for employees and the public, including, as applicable, automatic voter registration or information on voter eligibility and registration procedures as required under section 201.161. A person may

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complete a voter registration application or apply to change a voter registration name or address if the person has the proper qualifications on the date of application. Nonpartisan voter registration assistance, including routinely asking members of the public served by the agency whether they would like to register to vote and, if necessary, assisting them in preparing the registration forms must be part of the job of appropriate agency employees.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Application procedures. (a) Except as otherwise allowed by subdivision 2 or by section 203B.11, subdivision 4, an application for absentee ballots for any election may be submitted at any time not less than one day before the day of that election. The county auditor shall prepare absentee ballot application forms in the format provided by the secretary of state and shall furnish them to any person on request. By January 1 of each even-numbered year, the secretary of state shall make the forms to be used available to auditors through electronic means. An application submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be in writing. An application may be submitted in person, by electronic facsimile device, by electronic mail, or by mail to:

(1) the county auditor of the county where the applicant maintains residence; or

(2) the municipal clerk of the municipality, or school district if applicable, where the applicant maintains residence.

For a federal, state, or county election, an absentee ballot application may alternatively be submitted electronically through a secure website that shall be maintained by the secretary of state for this purpose. Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the secretary of state must require applicants using the website to submit the applicant's email address and verifiable Minnesota driver's license number, Minnesota state identification card number, or the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number.

An application submitted electronically under this paragraph may only be transmitted to the county auditor for processing if the secretary of state has verified the application information matches the information in a government database associated with the applicant's driver's license number, state identification card number, or Social Security number. The secretary of state must review all unverifiable applications for evidence of suspicious activity and must forward any such application to an appropriate law enforcement agency for investigation.

(b) An application shall be approved if it is timely received, signed and dated by the applicant, contains the applicant's name and residence and mailing addresses, date of birth, and at least one of the following:

(1) the applicant's Minnesota driver's license number;

(2) Minnesota state identification card number;

(3) the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number; or

(4) a statement that the applicant does not have any of these numbers.

(c) To be approved, the application must contain an oath that the information contained on the form is accurate, that the applicant is applying on the applicant's own behalf, and that the applicant is signing the form under penalty of perjury.

(d) An applicant's full date of birth, Minnesota driver's license or state identification number, and the last four digits of the applicant's Social Security number must not be made available for public inspection. An application may be submitted to the county auditor or municipal clerk by an electronic facsimile device. An application mailed

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or returned in person to the county auditor or municipal clerk on behalf of a voter by a person other than the voter must be deposited in the mail or returned in person to the county auditor or municipal clerk within ten days after it has been dated by the voter and no later than six days before the election. The absentee ballot applications or a list of persons applying for an absentee ballot may not be made available for public inspection until the close of voting on election day, except as authorized in section 203B.12, and must be available to the public in the same manner as public information lists in section 201.091, subdivisions 4, 5, and 9.

(e) An application under this subdivision may contain an application under subdivision 5 to automatically receive an absentee ballot ~~application~~.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2024.

Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Permanent absentee voter status. (a) An eligible voter may apply to a county auditor or municipal clerk to automatically receive an absentee ballot ~~application~~ before each election, other than an election by mail conducted under section 204B.45, and to have the status as a permanent absentee voter indicated on the voter's registration record. An eligible voter listed as an ongoing absentee voter as of July 31, 2013, pursuant to laws in effect on that date, shall be treated as if the voter applied for status as a permanent absentee voter pursuant to this subdivision.

(b) A voter who applies under paragraph (a) must automatically be provided an absentee ballot ~~application~~ for each eligible election. A voter's permanent absentee status ends and automatic ballot ~~application~~ delivery must be terminated on:

(1) the voter's written request;

(2) the voter's death;

(3) return of an absentee ballot as undeliverable; or

(4) a change in the voter's status to "challenged" or "inactive" in the statewide voter registration system.

(d) This subdivision does not apply to a voter residing in a jurisdiction that conducts elections entirely by mail under section 204B.45.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2024.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Printing and delivery of forms. Each county auditor and municipal clerk shall prepare and print a sufficient number of blank application forms for absentee ballots. The county auditor or municipal clerk shall deliver a blank application form to any voter who requests one pursuant to section 203B.04. ~~Blank application forms must be mailed to eligible voters who have requested an application pursuant to section 203B.04, subdivision 5, at least 60 days before:~~

~~(1) each regularly scheduled primary for federal, state, county, city, or school board office;~~

~~(2) each regularly scheduled general election for city or school board office for which a primary is not held; and~~

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(3) a special primary to fill a federal or county office vacancy or special election to fill a federal or county office vacancy, if a primary is not required to be held pursuant to section 204D.03, subdivision 3, or 204D.07, subdivision 3; and

~~(4) any election held in conjunction with an election described in clauses (1) to (3);~~

~~or at least 45 days before any other primary or other election for which a primary is not held.~~

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2024.

Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Delivery of ballots. (a) The county auditor, municipal clerk, school district clerk, or full-time clerk of any city or town administering an election pursuant to section 203B.05, shall mail absentee ballots to voters on the permanent absentee ballot list pursuant to section 203B.04, subdivision 5, on the following timelines:

(1) at least 46 days before:

(i) each regularly scheduled primary or general election for federal, state, county, city, or school board office; and

(ii) except as provided by clause (2), each special primary or special election to fill a federal, state, county, city, or school board vacancy;

(2) as soon as practicable for a special election held pursuant to section 204D.19, subdivision 2 and 3; and

(3) town clerks administering absentee ballots for a town general election held in March shall deliver absentee ballots at least 30 days before the election.

(b) The commissioner of corrections must provide the secretary of state with a list of the names and mailing addresses of state adult correctional facilities. An application for an absentee ballot that provides an address included on the list provided by the commissioner of corrections must not be accepted and an absentee ballot must not be provided to the applicant. The county auditor or municipal clerk must promptly transmit a copy of the application to the county attorney. The Department of Corrections must implement procedures to ensure that absentee ballots issued under this chapter are not received or mailed by offenders incarcerated at state adult correctional facilities.

~~(b)~~ (c) If an application for absentee ballots is accepted at a time when absentee ballots are not yet available for distribution, the county auditor, or municipal clerk accepting the application shall file it and as soon as absentee ballots are available for distribution shall mail them to the address specified in the application. If an application for absentee ballots is accepted when absentee ballots are available for distribution, the county auditor or municipal clerk accepting the application shall promptly:

(1) mail the ballots to the voter whose signature appears on the application if the application is submitted by mail and does not request commercial shipping under clause (2);

(2) ship the ballots to the voter using a commercial shipper requested by the voter at the voter's expense;

(3) deliver the absentee ballots directly to the voter if the application is submitted in person; or

(4) deliver the absentee ballots in a sealed transmittal envelope to an agent who has been designated to bring the ballots, as provided in section 203B.11, subdivision 4, to a voter who would have difficulty getting to the polls because of incapacitating health reasons, or who is disabled, or who is a patient in a health care facility, a resident of

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a facility providing assisted living services governed by chapter 144G, a participant in a residential program for adults licensed under section 245A.02, subdivision 14, or a resident of a shelter for battered women as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4.

~~(c)~~ (d) If an application does not indicate the election for which absentee ballots are sought, the county auditor or municipal clerk shall mail or deliver only the ballots for the next election occurring after receipt of the application. Only one set of ballots may be mailed, shipped, or delivered to an applicant for any election, except as provided in section 203B.121, subdivision 2, or when a replacement ballot has been requested by the voter for a ballot that has been spoiled or lost in transit.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2024.

Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 9. Names of persons; permanent absentee voters. The secretary of state must maintain a list of permanent absentee voters. The list must be available to the public in the same manner as public information lists in section 201.091, subdivisions 4, 5, and 9.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2024.

Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 10. Names of persons; absentee ballot applications. The names of voters who have submitted an absentee ballot application to the county auditor or municipal clerk must be available to the public in the same manner as public information lists in section 201.091, subdivisions 4, 5, and 9.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2024.

Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 203B.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Duties of ballot board; absentee ballots. (a) The members of the ballot board shall take possession of all signature envelopes delivered to them in accordance with section 203B.08. Upon receipt from the county auditor, municipal clerk, or school district clerk, two or more members of the ballot board shall examine each signature envelope and shall mark it accepted or rejected in the manner provided in this subdivision. Election judges performing the duties in this section must be of different major political parties, unless they are exempt from that requirement under section 205.075, subdivision 4, or section 205A.10, subdivision 2.

(b) The members of the ballot board shall mark the signature envelope "Accepted" and initial or sign the signature envelope below the word "Accepted" if a majority of the members of the ballot board examining the envelope are satisfied that:

(1) the voter's name and address on the signature envelope are the same as the information provided on the absentee ballot application or voter record;

(2) the voter signed the certification on the envelope;

(3) the voter's Minnesota driver's license, state identification number, or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number are the same as a number on the voter's absentee ballot application or voter record. If the number does not match, the election judges must compare the signature provided by the applicant to determine whether the ballots were returned by the same person to whom they were transmitted;

(4) the voter is registered and eligible to vote in the precinct or has included a properly completed voter registration application in the signature envelope;

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(5) the certificate has been completed as prescribed in the directions for casting an absentee ballot; and

(6) the voter has not already voted at that election, either in person or, if it is after the close of business on the seventh day before the election, by absentee ballot.

The signature envelope from accepted ballots must be preserved and returned to the county auditor.

(c)(1) If a majority of the members of the ballot board examining a signature envelope find that an absentee voter has failed to meet one of the requirements provided in paragraph (b), they shall mark the signature envelope "Rejected," initial or sign it below the word "Rejected," list the reason for the rejection on the envelope, and return it to the county auditor. There is no other reason for rejecting an absentee ballot beyond those permitted by this section. Failure to place the ballot within the secrecy envelope before placing it in the outer white envelope is not a reason to reject an absentee ballot.

(2) If an envelope has been rejected at least five days before the election, the envelope must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board shall provide the voter with a replacement absentee ballot and signature envelope in place of the rejected ballot.

(3) If an envelope is rejected within five days of the election, the envelope must remain sealed and the official in charge of the ballot board must attempt to contact the voter by telephone or email to notify the voter that the voter's ballot has been rejected. The official must document the attempts made to contact the voter.

(d) The official in charge of the absentee ballot board must mail the voter a written notice of absentee ballot rejection between six and ten weeks following the election. If the official determines that the voter has otherwise cast a ballot in the election, no notice is required. If an absentee ballot arrives after the deadline for submission provided by this chapter, the notice must be provided between six to ten weeks after receipt of the ballot. A notice of absentee ballot rejection must contain the following information:

(1) the date on which the absentee ballot was rejected or, if the ballot was received after the required deadline for submission, the date on which the ballot was received;

(2) the reason for rejection; and

(3) the name of the appropriate election official to whom the voter may direct further questions, along with appropriate contact information.

(e) An absentee ballot signature envelope marked "Rejected" may not be opened or subject to further review except in an election contest filed pursuant to chapter 209.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2024.

ARTICLE 2

PROTECT VOTERS AND OUR ELECTIONS SYSTEM

Section 1. [204B.295] VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND SAMPLE BALLOTS IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH; MULTILINGUAL ELECTION JUDGES.

Subdivision 1. Duty. The secretary of state or county auditor must contract with a translator certified by the American Translators Association to develop voting instructions and sample ballots in languages other than English, to be made available in polling places during elections as required by this section. At a minimum, voting instructions and sample ballots must be prepared and made available in print, electronic, and audio-visual formats in the Spanish, Hmong, and Somali languages.

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Subd. 2. Designation of language minority districts. No later than 90 days before an election, the secretary of state or county auditor, in consultation with the state demographer, must determine the percentage of residents in each census tract who are members of a language minority and who lack sufficient skills in English to vote without assistance. A language minority district must be designated if three percent or more of the population in a corresponding census tract speak English "less than very well" according to the most recent census data.

Subd. 3. Translation required; designated interpreters. (a) If the number of residents determined under subdivision 2 equals three percent or more of the population of a census tract, or if interested citizens or organizations provide information that gives the secretary of state or county auditor sufficient reason to believe a need exists, at least two copies of the translated voting instructions and sample ballot must be provided to each precinct in that district during any regular or special state or local election conducted in that district.

(b) If the number of residents determined under subdivision 2 equals 20 percent or more of the population of a census tract, or if interested citizens or organizations provide information that gives the secretary of state or county auditor sufficient reason to believe a need exists, at least four copies of the translated voting instructions and sample ballot must be provided to each precinct in that district during any regular or special state or local election conducted in that district. In these precincts, the county auditor or municipal clerk must appoint at least one interpreter certified by the American Translators Association to translate in a specified language if ten or more registered voters in the precinct file a request for interpretive services for that language with the secretary of state or county auditor at least 30 days prior to the date of the election. This interpreter must wear a name tag or other badge indicating the interpreter's language certification. For purposes of section 204C.06 and any other applicable law, an interpreter appointed under this section is considered an election official and may be present in a polling place for the purpose of conducting duties assigned by the county auditor or municipal clerk.

Subd. 4. Use of materials; notice required. The translated voting instructions and sample ballots required by this section must be made available for use by voters as a reference when completing and casting an official ballot. In addition to the number of copies required, at least one sample ballot and set of instructions in each applicable language, along with a notice written in that language indicating the availability of those materials, must be posted in a conspicuous location in each polling place.

Sec. 2. [211B.075] INTIMIDATION AND INTERFERENCE WITH THE VOTING PROCESS; PENALTIES.

Subdivision 1. Intimidation. (a) A person may not directly or indirectly use or threaten force, coercion, violence, restraint, damage, harm, or loss, including loss of employment or economic reprisal against:

(1) an individual with the intent to compel an individual to register or abstain from registering to vote, vote or abstain from voting, or vote for or against a candidate or ballot question; or

(2) any person with the intent to impede that person's efforts to encourage another to cast a ballot or assist another in registering to vote, traveling to a polling place, casting a ballot, or participating in any other aspect of the election process.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), in a civil action brought to prevent and restrain violations of this subdivision or to require the payment of civil penalties, the moving party may show that the action or attempted action would cause a reasonable person to feel intimidated. The moving party does not need to show that the actor intended to cause the victim to feel intimidated.

Subd. 2. Deceptive practices. (a) No person may, within 60 days of an election, cause information to be transmitted by any means that the person:

(1) intends to impede or prevent another person from exercising the right to vote; and

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(2) knows to be materially false.

(b) The prohibition in this subdivision includes but is not limited to information regarding the time, place, or manner of holding an election; the qualifications for or restrictions on voter eligibility at an election; and threats to physical safety associated with casting a ballot.

Subd. 3. Interference with registration or voting. No person may intentionally hinder, interfere with, or prevent another person from voting, registering to vote, or aiding another person in casting a ballot or registering to vote.

Subd. 4. Vicarious liability; conspiracy. A person may be held vicariously liable for any damages resulting from the violation of this section and may be identified in an order restraining violations of this section if that person:

(1) intentionally aids, advises, hires, counsels, abets, incites, compels, or coerces a person to violate any provision of this section or attempts to aid, advise, hire, counsel, abet, incite, compel, or coerce a person to violate any provision of this section; or

(2) conspires, combines, agrees, or arranges with another to either commit a violation of this section or aid, advise, hire, counsel, abet, incite, compel, or coerce a third person to violate any provision of this section.

Subd. 5. Criminal penalties; civil remedies. (a) A person who violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(b) The attorney general or an election official may bring a civil action to prevent or restrain a violation of this section if there is a reasonable basis to believe that an individual or entity is committing or intends to commit a prohibited act.

(c) The attorney general, or an election official injured by an act prohibited by this section, may bring a civil action pursuant to section 8.31 to recover damages, together with costs of investigation and reasonable attorney fees, and receive other equitable relief as determined by the court. An action brought by an election official under section 8.31, subdivision 3a, is in the public interest. In addition to all other damages, the court may impose a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation.

(d) Civil remedies allowable under this section are cumulative and do not restrict any other right or remedy otherwise available. An action for a penalty or remedy under this section must be brought within two years of the date the violation is alleged to have occurred. The complaint process provided in sections 211B.31 to 211B.36 does not apply to violations of this section.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 211B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Administrative remedy; exhaustion. (a) Except as provided in ~~paragraph~~ paragraphs (b) and (c), a complaint alleging a violation of chapter 211A or 211B must be filed with the office. The complaint must be finally disposed of by the office before the alleged violation may be prosecuted by a county attorney.

(b) Complaints arising under those sections and related to those individuals and associations specified in section 10A.022, subdivision 3, must be filed with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.

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ARTICLE 3

MODERNIZE CAMPAIGN FINANCE SYSTEM TO EMPOWER VOTERS

AND INCREASE DISCLOSURE OF SECRET SPENDING

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.01, subdivision 16a, is amended to read:

Subd. 16a. Expressly advocating. "Expressly advocating" means that a communication:

(1) clearly identifies a candidate or a local candidate and uses words or phrases of express advocacy; or

(2) when taken as a whole and with limited reference to external events, such as the proximity to the election, could only be interpreted by a reasonable person as containing advocacy of the election or defeat of one or more clearly identified candidates because:

(i) the electoral portion of the communication is unmistakable, unambiguous, and suggestive of only one meaning; and

(ii) reasonable minds could not differ as to whether the communication encourages actions to elect or defeat one or more clearly identified candidates or encourages some other kind of action.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11. Contributions from certain types of contributors. (a) A candidate must not permit the candidate's principal campaign committee to accept a contribution from a political committee, political fund, lobbyist, or association not registered with the board if the contribution will cause the aggregate contributions from those types of contributors during an election cycle segment to exceed an amount equal to 20 percent of the election cycle segment expenditure limits for the office sought by the candidate, provided that the 20 percent limit must be rounded to the nearest $100.

(b) A candidate must not permit the candidate's principal campaign committee to accept a contribution that is prohibited by section 211B.15.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to contributions, expenditures, and other applicable activities occurring on or after that date.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 211B.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given. Unless otherwise provided, the definitions in section 10A.01 also apply to this section.

(b) "Chief executive officer" means the highest-ranking officer or decision-making individual with authority over a corporation's affairs.

(1) a corporation organized for profit that does business in this state;

(2) a nonprofit corporation that carries out activities in this state; or

(3) a limited liability company formed under chapter 322C, or under similar laws of another state, that does business in this state.

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(d) "Foreign-influenced corporation" means a corporation as defined in paragraph (c), clause (1) or (3), for which at least one of the following conditions is met:

(1) a single foreign investor holds, owns, controls, or otherwise has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of one percent or more of the total equity, outstanding voting shares, membership units, or other applicable ownership interests of the corporation;

(2) two or more foreign investors in aggregate hold, own, control, or otherwise have direct or indirect beneficial ownership of five percent or more of the total equity, outstanding voting shares, membership units, or other applicable ownership interests of the corporation; or

(3) a foreign investor participates directly or indirectly in the corporation's decision-making process with respect to the corporation's political activities in the United States.

(e) "Foreign investor" means a person or entity that:

(1) holds, owns, controls, or otherwise has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of equity, outstanding voting shares, membership units, or otherwise applicable ownership interests of a corporation; and

(2) is any of the following:

(i) a government of a foreign country;

(ii) a political party organized in a foreign country;

(iii) a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business in a foreign country;

(iv) an individual outside of the United States who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; or

(v) a corporation in which a foreign investor as defined in this paragraph holds, owns, controls, or otherwise has directly or indirectly acquired beneficial ownership of equity or voting shares in an amount that is equal to or greater than 50 percent of the total equity or outstanding voting shares.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to contributions, expenditures, and other applicable activities occurring on or after that date.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 211B.15, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 4a. Foreign-influenced corporations. (a) Notwithstanding subdivisions 3 and 4, a foreign-influenced corporation must not:

(1) make an expenditure, or offer or agree to make an expenditure, to promote or defeat the candidacy of an individual for nomination, election, or appointment to a public office;

(2) make contributions or expenditures to promote or defeat a ballot question, or to qualify a question for placement on the ballot;

(3) make a contribution to a candidate for nomination, election, or appointment to a public office or to a candidate's principal campaign committee; or

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(4) make a contribution to a political committee, political fund, or political party unit.

(b) A foreign-influenced corporation must not make a contribution or donation to any other person with the express or implied condition that the contribution or any part of it be used for any of the purposes prohibited by this subdivision.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to contributions, expenditures, and other applicable activities occurring on or after that date.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 211B.15, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 4b. Certification of compliance with subdivision 4a. A corporation as defined in subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (1) or (3), that makes a contribution or expenditure authorized by subdivision 3 or 4 must submit a certification to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board that it was not a foreign-influenced corporation as of the date the contribution or expenditure was made. The certification must be submitted within seven business days after the contribution or expenditure is made and must be signed by the corporation's chief executive officer after reasonable inquiry, under penalty of perjury. If the activity requiring certification was a contribution to an independent expenditure committee, the corporation must additionally provide a copy of the certification to that committee. For purposes of this certification, the corporation shall ascertain beneficial ownership in a manner consistent with chapter 302A or, if it is registered on a national securities exchange, as set forth in Code of Federal Regulations, title 17, sections 240.13d-3 and 240.13d-5. The corporation shall provide a copy of the statement of certification to any candidate or committee to which it contributes, and upon request of the recipient, to any other person to which it contributes.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to contributions, expenditures, and other applicable activities occurring on or after that date.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 211B.15, subdivision 7b, is amended to read:

Subd. 7b. Knowing violations. An individual or a corporation knowingly violates this section if, at the time of a transaction, the individual or the corporation knew:

(1) that the transaction causing the violation constituted a contribution under chapter 10A, 211A, or 383B; and

(2) that the contributor was a corporation subject to the prohibitions of subdivision 2 or 4a.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023, and applies to contributions, expenditures, and other applicable activities occurring on or after that date."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying provisions related to voter registration; absentee voting; requiring voting instructions and sample ballots to be multilingual and interpreters to be provided in certain situations; regulating intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with voter registration and voting; campaign finance; expanding the definition of express advocacy; providing penalties; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 10A.01, subdivision 16a; 10A.27, subdivision 11; 13.607, by adding a subdivision; 201.054, subdivisions 1, 2; 201.061, by adding a subdivision; 201.071, subdivision 1; 201.091, subdivision 4; 201.161; 201.162; 203B.04, subdivisions 1, 5; 203B.06, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.12, by adding subdivisions; 203B.121, subdivision 2; 211B.15, subdivisions 1, 7b, by adding subdivisions; 211B.32, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 204B; 211B."

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

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A roll call was requested and properly seconded on the adoption of the report from the Committee on Elections Finance and Policy relating to H. F. No. 3.

The question was taken on the adoption of the report from the Committee on Elections Finance and Policy relating to H. F. No. 3 and the roll was called. There were 70 yeas and 59 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

The report from the Committee on Elections Finance and Policy relating to H. F. No. 3 was adopted.

Xiong from the Committee on Workforce Development 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

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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 3, line 32, after "using" insert "heat, pressure,"

Page 9, delete lines 20 to 23 and insert:

"(4) consists of servings that contain no more than five milligrams of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, 25 milligrams of cannabidiol, 25 milligrams of cannabigerol, or any combination of those cannabinoids that does not exceed the identified amounts;"

Page 9, line 25, after "cannabinoids" insert "per serving"

Page 16, after line 13, insert:

"(d) The director must not have been a member of the Minnesota legislature or held a constitutional office for at least four years before appointment."

Page 30, line 7, after the period, insert "Nothing in this section prohibits a local unit of government from charging the retailer registration fee established in section 342.215."

Page 31, line 4, after "(b)" insert "Except as provided in section 342.215,"

Page 31, line 9, delete "or"

Page 31, line 10, after "grounds" insert ", or a public park that includes a playground, athletic field, or other attraction regularly used by minors"

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Page 31, delete lines 11 to 13 and insert:

"(d) The office shall work with local units of government to:

(1) develop model ordinances for reasonable restrictions on the time, place, and manner of the operation of a cannabis business;

(2) develop standardized forms and procedures for the issuance of a retail registration pursuant to section 342.215; and

(3) develop model policies and procedures for the performance of compliance checks required under section 342.215."

Page 32, line 7, after the period, insert "If a local unit of government notifies the office that a cannabis business other than a cannabis retailer, cannabis microbusiness with a retail operations endorsement, lower potency edible product retailer, or medical cannabis retailer poses an immediate threat to the health or safety of the public, the office must respond within 24 hours and may take any action described in section 342.18 or 342.19."

Page 40, line 5, after the period, insert "Inspections must take place within 24 hours of the receipt of a credible report."

Page 48, after line 28, insert:

"Sec. 21. [342.215] RETAILERS; LOCAL REGISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

Subdivision 1. Registration required. Before making retail sales to customers or patients, a cannabis retailer, cannabis microbusiness with a retail operations endorsement, lower potency edible product retailer, or medical cannabis retailer must register with the local unit of government in which the retail establishment is located.

Subd. 2. Registration fee. A local unit of government may charge an initial retail registration fee of up to $200. The local unit of government may also charge a renewal fee of up to $200. A cannabis business with a cannabis retailer license and a medical cannabis retailer license for the same location may only be charged a single registration fee. The registration fee is nonrefundable.

Subd. 3. Issuance of registration. (a) A local unit of government shall issue a retail registration to a cannabis retailer, cannabis microbusiness with a retail operations endorsement, lower potency edible product retailer, or medical cannabis retailer that:

(1) has a valid license issued by the office;

(2) has paid the registration fee or renewal fee pursuant to subdivision 2;

(3) is found to be in compliance with the requirements of this chapter at any preliminary compliance check that the local unit of government performs; and

(4) if applicable, is current on all property taxes and assessments at the location where the retail establishment is located.

(b) Before issuing a retail registration, the local unit of government may conduct a preliminary compliance check to ensure that the cannabis business is in compliance with the applicable operation requirements and the limits on the types of cannabis flower, cannabinoid products, and hemp-derived consumer products that may be sold.

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(c) A local unit of government shall renew the retail registration of a cannabis business when the office renews the license of the cannabis business.

(d) A retail registration issued under this section may not be transferred.

Subd. 4. Compliance checks. (a) A local unit of government shall conduct compliance checks of every cannabis business with a retail registration issued by the local unit of government. The checks shall assess compliance with age verification requirements; the applicable operation requirements; and the applicable limits on the types of cannabis flower, cannabinoid products, and hemp-derived consumer products being sold.

(b) The local unit of government must conduct unannounced age verification compliance checks at least once each calendar year. Age verification compliance checks must involve persons at least 17 years of age, but under the age of 21, who, with the prior written consent of a parent or guardian if the person is under the age of 18, attempt to purchase cannabis flower, cannabinoid products, or hemp-derived consumer products under the direct supervision of a law enforcement officer or an employee of the local unit of government.

(c) Checks to ensure compliance with the applicable operation requirements and the limits on the types of cannabis flower, cannabinoid products, and hemp-derived consumer products that may be sold must be performed at least once each calendar year and may be performed by a law enforcement officer or an employee of the local unit of government.

Subd. 5. Registration suspension and cancellation; notice to office; penalties. (a) If a local unit of government determines that a cannabis business with a retail registration issued by the local unit of government is not operating in compliance with the requirements of this chapter or that the operation of the business poses an immediate threat to the health or safety of the public, the local unit of government may suspend the retail registration of the cannabis business. The local unit of government must immediately notify the office of the suspension and shall include a description of the grounds for the suspension.

(b) The office shall review the retail registration suspension and may order reinstatement of the retail registration or take any action described in section 342.18 or 342.19.

(c) The retail registration suspension must be for up to 30 days unless the office suspends the license and operating privilege of the cannabis business for a longer period or revokes the license.

(d) The local unit of government may reinstate the retail registration if the local unit of government determines that any violation has been cured. The local unit of government must reinstate the retail registration if the office orders reinstatement.

(e) No cannabis retailer, cannabis microbusiness with a retail operations endorsement, lower potency edible product retailer, or medical cannabis retailer may make any sale to a customer or patient without a valid retail registration. A local unit of government may impose a civil penalty of up to $2,000 for each violation of this paragraph."

Page 59, delete lines 23 to 25 and insert:

"(b) A city or county may adopt an ordinance to prohibit sales for any period between 9:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. the following day, or between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on the days of Monday through Saturday."

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Page 79, delete subdivision 5 and insert:

"Subd. 5. Compliant products. (a) A lower potency edible product retailer shall ensure that all lower potency edible products offered for sale comply with the limits on the amount and types of cannabinoids that a lower potency edible product can contain, including but not limited to the requirement that lower potency edible products:

(1) consist of servings that contain no more than five milligrams of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, 25 milligrams of cannabidiol, 25 milligrams of cannabigerol, or any combination of those cannabinoids that does not exceed the identified amounts;

(2) do not contain more than a combined total of 0.5 milligrams of all other cannabinoids per serving; and

(3) do not contain an artificially derived cannabinoid other than delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol.

(b) If a lower potency edible product is packaged in a manner that includes more than a single serving, the lower potency edible product must indicate each serving by scoring, wrapping, or other indicators that appear on the lower potency edible product designating the individual serving size.

(c) A single package containing multiple servings of a lower potency edible product must contain no more than 50 milligrams of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, 250 milligrams of cannabidiol, 250 milligrams of cannabigerol, or any combination of those cannabinoids that does not exceed the identified amounts."

Page 90, delete subdivision 8 and insert:

"Subd. 8. Allowable delivery methods. A patient in the registry program may receive medical cannabis flower and medical cannabinoid products. The office may approve additional delivery methods to expand the types of products that qualify as medical cannabinoid products."

Page 91, delete line 13 and insert:

"(1) be at least:

(i) 18 years of age to obtain or assist with medical cannabinoid products or medical cannabis paraphernalia; and

(ii) 21 years of age to obtain or assist with medical cannabis flower;"

Page 96, line 20, delete "3" and insert "2"

Page 106, after line 17, insert:

"(10) a warning symbol developed by the office in consultation with the commissioner of health and the Minnesota Poison Control System that:

(i) is at least three-quarters of an inch tall and six-tenths of an inch wide;

(ii) is in a highly visible color;

(iii) includes a visual element that is commonly understood to mean a person should stop;

(iv) indicates that the product is not for children; and

(v) includes the phone number of the Minnesota Poison Control System;"

Renumber the clauses in sequence

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Page 156, line 5, delete "15" and insert "five"

Page 181, line 17, after the period, insert "Notice must also clearly state that an order of expungement or a grant of expungement may not change a person's immigration status and any person with questions about the effect on the person's immigration status should consult with an immigration attorney."

Page 196, after line 12, insert:

"Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.99, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Remedies available. The provisions of chapters 103I and 157 and sections 115.71 to 115.77; 144.12, subdivision 1, paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (6), (10), (12), (13), (14), and (15); 144.1201 to 144.1204; 144.121; 144.1215; 144.1222; 144.35; 144.381 to 144.385; 144.411 to 144.417; 144.495; 144.71 to 144.74; 144.9501 to 144.9512; 144.97 to 144.98; 144.992; ~~152.22 to 152.37;~~ 326.70 to 326.785; 327.10 to 327.131; and 327.14 to 327.28 and all rules, orders, stipulation agreements, settlements, compliance agreements, licenses, registrations, certificates, and permits adopted or issued by the department or under any other law now in force or later enacted for the preservation of public health may, in addition to provisions in other statutes, be enforced under this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024.

Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144A.4791, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 14. Application of other law. Home care providers may exercise the authority and are subject to the protections in section ~~152.34~~ 342.51.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2024."

Page 224, delete section 2

Page 234, after line 1, insert:

"Sec. 5. EDIBLE CANNABINOID PRODUCTS; ENFORCEMENT.

(a) The Department of Health shall enforce the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 151.72, and all rules, orders, stipulation agreements, settlements, compliance agreements, and registrations related to that section adopted or issued by the Office of Medical Cannabis or the Department of Health pursuant to the Health Enforcement Consolidation Act of 1993 contained in Minnesota Statutes, sections 144.989 to 144.993. The commissioner of health may assign enforcement responsibilities to the Office of Medical Cannabis.

(b) The enforcement authority under paragraph (a) shall transfer to the Office of Cannabis Management at any such time that the powers and duties of the Department of Health with respect to the medical cannabis program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 152.22 to 152.37, are transferred to the Office of Cannabis Management. The director of the Office of Cannabis Management may assign enforcement responsibilities to the Division of Medical Cannabis.

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

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Page 259, after line 26, insert:

"Subd. 20. Department of Health; Minnesota Poison Control System. $500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of health to support the poison control system and award or supplement grants pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 145.93."

Renumber the sections in sequence

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 18, after the semicolon, insert: "providing for local registration of certain cannabis retail establishments;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

With the recommendation that when so amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Human Services Policy.

The report was adopted.

Hassan from the Committee on Economic Development Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 189, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a property repurposing study in the city of South St. Paul.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 286, A bill for an act relating to civil legal services; appropriating money for civil legal services.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES.

$27,582,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $41,937,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general fund to the supreme court to be distributed to legal services programs pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 480.242. The base for this appropriation shall be $60,810,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $84,167,000 in fiscal year 2027."

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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Klevorn from the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 366, A bill for an act relating to health care; limiting the release of health records in cases related to reproductive health; prohibiting certain acts by certain health-related licensing boards; prohibiting disqualification on background study for accessing or providing reproductive health care; preventing the enforcement of certain judgments related to reproductive health; restricting the enforcement of subpoenas issued in cases related to reproductive health; creating a cause of action for penalties and court costs for lawsuits related to reproductive health; prohibiting extradition of persons charged in another state for acts committed or services received in Minnesota related to reproductive health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 147.091, by adding a subdivision; 147A.13, by adding a subdivision; 148.261, by adding a subdivision; 245C.15, by adding a subdivision; 629.01; 629.02; 629.05; 629.06; 629.13; 629.14; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 548; 604.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 396, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the safe storage of firearms and ammunition; requiring a locking device to be included in each firearm transfer; imposing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.666.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, after line 6, insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.713, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Ineligible persons. The following persons shall not be entitled to possess ammunition or a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon or, except for clause (1), any other firearm:

(1) a person under the age of 18 years except that a person under 18 may possess ammunition designed for use in a firearm that the person may lawfully possess and may carry or possess a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon (i) in the actual presence or under the direct supervision of the person's parent or guardian, (ii) for the purpose of military drill under the auspices of a legally recognized military organization and under competent supervision, (iii) for the purpose of instruction, competition, or target practice on a firing range approved by the chief of police or county sheriff in whose jurisdiction the range is located and under direct supervision; or (iv) if the person has successfully completed a course designed to teach marksmanship and safety with a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon and approved by the commissioner of natural resources;

(2) except as otherwise provided in clause (9), a person who has been convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent or convicted as an extended jurisdiction juvenile for committing, in this state or elsewhere, a crime of violence. For purposes of this section, crime of violence includes crimes in other states or jurisdictions which would have been crimes of violence as herein defined if they had been committed in this state;

(3) a person who is or has ever been committed in Minnesota or elsewhere by a judicial determination that the person is mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or mentally ill and dangerous to the public, as defined in section 253B.02, to a treatment facility, or who has ever been found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of mental illness, unless the person's ability to possess a firearm and ammunition has been restored under subdivision 4;

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(4) a person who has been convicted in Minnesota or elsewhere of a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor violation of chapter 152, unless three years have elapsed since the date of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted of any other such violation of chapter 152 or a similar law of another state; or a person who is or has ever been committed by a judicial determination for treatment for the habitual use of a controlled substance or marijuana, as defined in sections 152.01 and 152.02, unless the person's ability to possess a firearm and ammunition has been restored under subdivision 4;

(5) a person who has been committed to a treatment facility in Minnesota or elsewhere by a judicial determination that the person is chemically dependent as defined in section 253B.02, unless the person has completed treatment or the person's ability to possess a firearm and ammunition has been restored under subdivision 4. Property rights may not be abated but access may be restricted by the courts;

(6) a peace officer who is informally admitted to a treatment facility pursuant to section 253B.04 for chemical dependency, unless the officer possesses a certificate from the head of the treatment facility discharging or provisionally discharging the officer from the treatment facility. Property rights may not be abated but access may be restricted by the courts;

(7) a person, including a person under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, who has been charged with committing a crime of violence and has been placed in a pretrial diversion program by the court before disposition, until the person has completed the diversion program and the charge of committing the crime of violence has been dismissed;

(8) except as otherwise provided in clause (9), a person who has been convicted in another state of committing an offense similar to the offense described in section 609.224, subdivision 3, against a family or household member or section 609.2242, subdivision 3, unless three years have elapsed since the date of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted of any other violation of section 609.224, subdivision 3, or 609.2242, subdivision 3, or a similar law of another state;

(9) a person who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of assaulting a family or household member and who was found by the court to have used a firearm in any way during commission of the assault is prohibited from possessing any type of firearm or ammunition for the period determined by the sentencing court;

(10) a person who:

(i) has been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;

(ii) is a fugitive from justice as a result of having fled from any state to avoid prosecution for a crime or to avoid giving testimony in any criminal proceeding;

(iii) is an unlawful user of any controlled substance as defined in chapter 152;

(iv) has been judicially committed to a treatment facility in Minnesota or elsewhere as a person who is mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or mentally ill and dangerous to the public, as defined in section 253B.02;

(v) is an alien who is illegally or unlawfully in the United States;

(vi) has been discharged from the armed forces of the United States under dishonorable conditions;

(vii) has renounced the person's citizenship having been a citizen of the United States; or

(viii) is disqualified from possessing a firearm under United States Code, title 18, section 922(g)(8) or (9), as amended through March 1, 2014;

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(11) a person who has been convicted of the following offenses at the gross misdemeanor level, unless three years have elapsed since the date of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted of any other violation of these sections: section 609.229 (crimes committed for the benefit of a gang); 609.2231, subdivision 4 (assaults motivated by bias); 609.255 (false imprisonment); 609.378 (neglect or endangerment of a child); 609.582, subdivision 4 (burglary in the fourth degree); 609.665 (setting a spring gun); 609.71 (riot); or 609.749 (harassment or stalking); or 624.7163 (firearm and ammunition storage requirements). For purposes of this paragraph, the specified gross misdemeanor convictions include crimes committed in other states or jurisdictions which would have been gross misdemeanors if conviction occurred in this state;

(12) a person who has been convicted of a violation of section 609.224 if the court determined that the assault was against a family or household member in accordance with section 609.2242, subdivision 3 (domestic assault), unless three years have elapsed since the date of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted of another violation of section 609.224 or a violation of a section listed in clause (11); or

(13) a person who is subject to an order for protection as described in section 260C.201, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), or 518B.01, subdivision 6, paragraph (g).

A person who issues a certificate pursuant to this section in good faith is not liable for damages resulting or arising from the actions or misconduct with a firearm or ammunition committed by the individual who is the subject of the certificate.

The prohibition in this subdivision relating to the possession of firearms other than pistols and semiautomatic military-style assault weapons does not apply retroactively to persons who are prohibited from possessing a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon under this subdivision before August 1, 1994.

The lifetime prohibition on possessing, receiving, shipping, or transporting firearms and ammunition for persons convicted or adjudicated delinquent of a crime of violence in clause (2), applies only to offenders who are discharged from sentence or court supervision for a crime of violence on or after August 1, 1993.

For purposes of this section, "judicial determination" means a court proceeding pursuant to sections 253B.07 to 253B.09 or a comparable law from another state."

Page 1, line 9, before "The" insert "(a)"

Page 1, line 12, before the period, insert "or as provided for in paragraph (b)"

Page 1, after line 12, insert:

"(b) Peace officers and persons authorized to carry pistols under section 624.714 who store a loaded, holstered pistol in a quick-access safe have taken reasonable action to secure the firearm for purposes of this section."

Page 2, after line 12, insert:

"(b) "Authorized user" is a person who possesses a valid permit to carry a pistol issued pursuant to section 624.714 or a peace officer and whom an owner of a pistol has authorized to use the owner's pistol."

Page 2, line 13, delete "(b)" and insert "(c)"

Page 2, line 14, delete "(c)" and insert "(d)"

Page 2, line 15, after the period, insert "The term does not include antique firearms or collector's items, relics, museum pieces or objects of curiosity, ornaments, or keepsakes that are rendered inoperable."

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Page 2, line 16, delete "(d)" and insert "(e)"

Page 2, line 18, delete "(e)" and insert "(f)"

Page 2, after line 22, insert:

"(g) "Peace officer" has the meaning given in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).

(h) "Quick access safe" means a secure, tamperproof container designed to hold a pistol that is only accessible to the owner or authorized users of the pistol stored in the container."

Page 2, after line 22, insert:

"Sec. 3. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.

The revisor of statutes shall correct any statutory cross-references in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules to replace the repealed statute, Minnesota Statutes, section 609.666, with the new statute, Minnesota Statutes, section 624.7163."

Renumber the sections in sequence

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, after the second semicolon, insert "including violation of safe storage statute as ineligibility to possess firearm;"

Correct the title numbers

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

The report was adopted.

Klevorn from the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 480, A bill for an act relating to local government; appropriating money to the Minnesota Council on Disability to provide outreach, training, assistance, and auditing related to local government website accessibility; requiring a report.

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

The report was adopted.

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Newton from the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 665, A bill for an act relating to veterans; amending the available remedies for violating the prohibition on assigning military pay or benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325F.992, subdivision 3.

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.

Hassan from the Committee on Economic Development Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 752, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a filmmaking and film education facility.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 813, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing home and community-based workforce incentive fund grants; establishing an awareness-building campaign for the recruitment of direct care professionals; appropriating money.

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

The report was adopted.

Newton from the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 985, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing Civil Air Patrol special plates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

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

The report was adopted.

Newton from the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 986, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing certain exemptions from taxes and fees for eligible veterans with a disability, including certain registration taxes, license plates fees, title fees, driver's license and identification card fees, and motor vehicle sales taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 163.051, subdivision 1; 168.012, by adding a subdivision; 168A.29, by adding a subdivision; 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.06, by adding a subdivision; 297B.03.

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

The report was adopted.

Newton from the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1060, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the spousal benefit for the disabled veterans' homestead market value exclusion; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.13, subdivision 34.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1200, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring state and local jail and prison inmates to be housed in publicly owned and operated jails and prisons; prohibiting the state and counties from contracting with private prisons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 241.01, subdivision 3a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 243; 641.

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

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. No. 1200 was read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Brand, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Sencer-Mura, Frazier and Hassan introduced:

H. F. No. 1501, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; providing rate increases for providers of extended employment services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 268A.15, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Sencer-Mura; Frazier; Lee, F.; Pérez-Vega; Clardy; Hassan; Pursell; Rehm; Hollins; Cha; Vang; Her; Hussein; Noor; Agbaje; Hornstein; Gomez; Lee, K.; Feist; Jordan; Hanson, J.; Berg; Xiong; Finke; Kozlowski; Becker-Finn; Hicks; Keeler; Smith; Howard; Curran; Olson, L.; Koegel; Lillie and Greenman introduced:

H. F. No. 1502, A bill for an act relating to education; creating an ethnic studies requirement; creating an Ethnic Studies Working Group; authorizing rulemaking; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 120B.021, subdivision 1; 120B.024, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

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

Robbins, Stephenson, Bennett, Neu Brindley and Niska introduced:

H. F. No. 1503, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; prohibiting certain social media algorithms that target children; 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.

Norris, Gomez, Lislegard, Coulter, Hill, Carroll, Youakim and Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

H. F. No. 1504, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the homestead market value exclusion; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.13, subdivision 35.

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

Anderson, P. E.; Curran; Hill and Engen introduced:

H. F. No. 1505, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Lake Links trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lislegard; Gomez; Hill; Coulter; Norris; Lee, K., and Youakim introduced:

H. F. No. 1506, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refunds; reducing co-pays, reducing thresholds, and increasing maximum refunds for the homestead credit refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 4.

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

Fischer and Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 1507, A bill for an act relating to housing; creating the lead safe homes grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

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

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Knudsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1508, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water main infrastructure in the city of Hackensack; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Feist, Moller, Frazier, Hornstein, Pinto, Stephenson and Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 1509, A bill for an act relating to corrections; eliminating public hearings for 16- and 17-year-old juveniles in delinquency proceedings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260B.163, subdivision 1.

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

Moller introduced:

H. F. No. 1510, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing the commissioner of public safety to accept donations, nonfederal grants, bequests, and other gifts of 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.

Feist, Moller, Frazier, Hornstein, Pinto and Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 1511, A bill for an act relating to corrections; providing for juvenile risk assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260B.176, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1512, A bill for an act relating to human services; permitting remote supervision of personal care assistance services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0659, by adding a subdivision.

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

Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1513, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; increasing maximum documentary fees charged by dealers on motor vehicle sales and leases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168.27, subdivision 31.

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

Hansen, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 1514, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; creating a new inflow and infiltration grant program for metropolitan cities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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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Joy, Scott, Knudsen and Perryman introduced:

H. F. No. 1515, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; reducing all individual income tax rates by one percentage point; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.06, subdivisions 2c, as amended, 2d.

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

Feist introduced:

H. F. No. 1516, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for implementation of quiet zones in the city of New Brighton; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1517, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; establishing the homestead credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 273.1392; 273.1393; 275.065, subdivision 3; 276.04, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

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

Hassan, Becker-Finn and Gomez introduced:

H. F. No. 1518, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money to the American Indian Opportunities and Industrialization Center.

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

Urdahl introduced:

H. F. No. 1519, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for redevelopment of the Bird Island elementary school; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Stephenson, Koegel and Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1520, A bill for an act relating to consumer data protection; requiring direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies to provide disclosure notices and obtain consent; 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.

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Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1521, A bill for an act relating to human services; making technical changes to Northstar Care for Children assessment rate effective dates, relative search requirements, and termination of parental rights; making technical corrections to child support provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 256N.24, subdivision 12; 260C.221, subdivision 1; 260C.317, subdivision 3; 518A.43, subdivision 1b; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 256D.63, subdivision 1; 518A.59.

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

Nelson, M., and Greenman introduced:

H. F. No. 1522, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; classifying Occupational Safety and Health Act citation data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 182.659, subdivisions 1, 8; 182.66, by adding a subdivision; 182.661, by adding a subdivision; 182.676.

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

Curran, Moller and Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 1523, A bill for an act relating to corrections; expanding the authority of the Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 241.025, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

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

Curran and Moller introduced:

H. F. No. 1524, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's questioned identity process; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.

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

Curran, Moller and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1525, A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating visitor carrying of firearms on campuses of public postsecondary institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.714, subdivision 18.

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

Vang and Lee, F., introduced:

H. F. No. 1526, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an appropriation for the Hmong American Farmers Association; amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 3, section 2, subdivision 2.

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

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Hill, Wolgamott and Feist introduced:

H. F. No. 1527, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending an appropriation for school bus stop-signal arm camera systems; amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 4, subdivision 5.

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

Norris and Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 1528, A bill for an act relating to taxation; proposing a new markets tax credit; providing for administration of the credit; allowing for disclosure of certain information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.4967, by adding a subdivision; 116J.401, subdivision 3; 270B.14, subdivision 2; 297I.20, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116X.

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

Engen, Wiener, Dotseth and Joy introduced:

H. F. No. 1529, A bill for an act relating to transit; designating responsible authorities for light rail transit projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 473.3993, subdivision 4; 473.3994, subdivision 1a.

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

Engen, Wiener, Dotseth, Joy and Scott introduced:

H. F. No. 1530, A bill for an act relating to transit; requiring municipal approval of guideway plans; allowing municipalities to revoke approval; prohibiting requesting federal funds until municipal approval is received; 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.

Lee, F., introduced:

H. F. No. 1531, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to a Minnesota Department of Agriculture potato inspection facility in the city of East Grand Forks; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Reyer and Lee, F., introduced:

H. F. No. 1532, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting insurers from discriminating based on the breed of dog owned; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65A.

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

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Murphy and Backer introduced:

H. F. No. 1533, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Glacial Edge Regional Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Acomb introduced:

H. F. No. 1534, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a sales tax exemption for construction materials for certain projects in the city of Wayzata; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.71, subdivision 52.

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

Acomb introduced:

H. F. No. 1535, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; authorizing the city of Wayzata to impose a food and beverage tax.

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

Acomb introduced:

H. F. No. 1536, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Phase 2 of the Lake Effect Project in Wayzata; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. No. 1537, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; state general tax; excluding utility property from the state general tax; reducing the state general levy amount; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 275.025, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. No. 1538, A bill for an act relating to water; modifying water appropriation allocation priorities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 103G.261; 103G.291, subdivision 1.

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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Lee, F., introduced:

H. F. No. 1539, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for metropolitan regional parks and trails; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Koegel and Stephenson introduced:

H. F. No. 1540, A bill for an act relating to commerce; establishing a Mental Health Parity and Substance Abuse Accountability Office in the Department of Commerce; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Reyer and Bierman introduced:

H. F. No. 1541, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring rebasing of dental payment rates under medical assistance and MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.76, by adding a subdivision.

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

Reyer introduced:

H. F. No. 1542, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement at the University of Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Frederick; Olson, L.; Wolgamott and Berg introduced:

H. F. No. 1543, 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.

Hill and Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 1544, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for downtown riverfront park improvements in the city of Stillwater; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Hill, Lillie and Anderson, P. E., introduced:

H. F. No. 1545, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Washington County Heritage Center.

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

Hill and Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 1546, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new interchange at Trunk Highway 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue in Washington County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Feist, Youakim and Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 1547, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying compensatory revenue; changing the revenue uses; encouraging best practices; increasing the percentage of compensatory revenue that must stay at each school site; requiring a report on eliminating paper forms; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 126C.05, subdivision 3; 126C.10, subdivision 3; 126C.15, subdivisions 1, 2, 5.

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

Wiener; Davids; Koznick; Swedzinski; Joy; Witte; Anderson, P. E.; Bliss; Niska; Wiens; Fogelman; Knudsen; Perryman; Altendorf; Nash and Jacob introduced:

H. F. No. 1548, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing onetime direct payments to taxpayers.

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

Daniels, Dotseth and Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. No. 1549, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; exempting replacement tires for certain agricultural equipment from sales and use tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.69, subdivision 3.

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

Koegel, Hornstein, Tabke and Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 1550, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money related to federal grants technical assistance and match requirements.

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

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Newton and O'Neill introduced:

H. F. No. 1551, A bill for an act relating to the State Building Code; clarifying exemptions from inspections for load control allowed for electrical utilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326B.36, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision.

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

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

H. F. No. 1552, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; extending the sunset of the beginning farmer management and agricultural assets credits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 41B.0391, subdivision 7.

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

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

H. F. No. 1553, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; extending the sunset of the beginning farmer management and agricultural assets credits; modifying the credit rate; allowing certain sales to family members to qualify; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 41B.0391, subdivisions 2, 7.

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

Frederick, Vang, Brand and Pursell introduced:

H. F. No. 1554, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring reports; appropriating money for grants to Second Harvest Heartland.

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

Nelson, M.; Jordan and Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 1555, A bill for an act relating to local government; clarifying construction manager at risk contract procedures for municipalities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 471.345, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

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

O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. No. 1556, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Central Minnesota Healthcare Hub in Sartell; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Robbins introduced:

H. F. No. 1557, A bill for an act relating to health; moving the regulation of radon licensing activities from the commissioner of health to the commissioner of labor and industry; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.4961, subdivisions 3, 8, 9.

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

Hudella and Daudt introduced:

H. F. No. 1558, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting local units of government from disarming peace officers who are in good standing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.8452, by adding a subdivision.

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

Acomb introduced:

H. F. No. 1559, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for a voluntary well water testing program.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1560, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; allowing a credit for certain wages paid to emergency responder employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1561, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the corporate franchise tax rate; reducing the rate used to calculate application of the corporate alternative minimum tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 290.06, subdivision 1; 290.0921, subdivision 1.

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

Wiener introduced:

H. F. No. 1562, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a gravity outlet conveyance system to direct water from Long Lake to Sauk 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.

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Greenman, Moller, Gomez, Frazier, Tabke, Pinto, Frederick and Agbaje introduced:

H. F. No. 1563, A bill for an act relating to trade regulations; prohibiting abuse of dominance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325D.

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

Brand, Davids, Nadeau, Lislegard and Kiel introduced:

H. F. No. 1564, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for fiber and conduit used in broadband and Internet access services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.68, by adding a subdivision.

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

O'Neill introduced:

H. F. No. 1565, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the homestead market value exclusion; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.13, subdivision 35.

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

Hanson, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1566, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing requirements for the commissioner of health to administer lifeline centers to respond to 988 contacts; authorizing a 988 prepaid wireless fee and 988 telecommunications fee; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 403.161, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7; 403.162, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Wiens; Newton; Daniels; Wiener; Bliss; Pfarr; Olson, B.; Murphy; Hudella; Bennett and Knudsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1567, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; amending eligibility for a veteran designation on drivers' licenses or Minnesota identification cards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.07, subdivision 15.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 1568, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; increasing the school building bond agricultural credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.1387, subdivision 2.

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

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Demuth introduced:

H. F. No. 1569, A bill for an act relating to data practices; modifying the definition of "public official" in a city or county; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.43, subdivision 2.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn and Stephenson introduced:

H. F. No. 1570, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; modifying limitations on credit card surcharges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325G.051, subdivision 1.

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

Berg; Nelson, M.; Bierman; Reyer; Hill; Lee, K.; Norris; Greenman; Wolgamott and Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 1571, A bill for an act relating to labor; requiring prevailing wage documentation for projects utilizing state financial assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.871, subdivision 2.

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

Berg, Pursell and Hicks introduced:

H. F. No. 1572, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a licensed school nurse position at the Department of Education; appropriating money; 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.

Sencer-Mura and Reyer introduced:

H. F. No. 1573, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to YMCA of the North.

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

Bierman, Klevorn, Edelson, Cha and Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

H. F. No. 1574, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying and expanding medical assistance coverage of tobacco and nicotine cessation treatment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 256B.04, subdivision 14; 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0631, subdivision 1; 256L.03, subdivision 5.

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

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Wolgamott; Howard; Hanson, J.; Hicks; Nadeau; Neu Brindley; Witte and Daniels introduced:

H. F. No. 1575, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for a grant to Minnesota Independence College and Community for student scholarships and other specified purposes.

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

Frazier; Freiberg; Nelson, M.; Jordan; Vang; Hassan; Bahner; Hornstein; Youakim; Feist; Sencer-Mura; Greenman; Gomez and Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 1576, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Blue Line light rail extension project in Hennepin County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Freiberg; Frazier; Nelson, M.; Jordan; Vang; Hassan; Bahner; Hornstein; Youakim; Feist; Sencer-Mura; Greenman; Gomez and Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 1577, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for the Blue Line light rail transit extension project.

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

Tabke; Nelson, N.; Harder; Jacob; Vang; Burkel; Koegel; Brand and Frederick introduced:

H. F. No. 1578, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending eligibility for restricted drivers' licenses for farm work; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.041.

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

Pérez-Vega; Hussein; Her; Clardy; Lee, K.; Kozlowski; Finke; Curran; Kraft; Youakim; Huot; Hanson, J.; Bahner; Gomez; Pinto; Cha; Tabke; Hollins; Greenman; Reyer; Richardson; Noor; Sencer-Mura; Becker-Finn; Howard; Edelson; Xiong; Agbaje; Hill; Jordan; Pursell; Lillie; Frazier; Keeler and Pryor introduced:

H. F. No. 1579, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money to Neighborhood House.

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

Becker-Finn, Frazier, Moller and Feist introduced:

H. F. No. 1580, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; providing onetime market adjustment to district court law clerks' starting salary to align with competitive corridor; appropriating money.

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

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Becker-Finn introduced:

H. F. No. 1581, A bill for an act relating to legislative enactments; making miscellaneous technical corrections to laws and statutes; correcting erroneous, obsolete, and omitted text and references; removing redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 3.8854; 13.46, subdivision 7; 16A.151, subdivision 2; 17.81, subdivision 3; 62A.307, subdivision 2; 62A.3091, subdivision 2; 62J.581, subdivision 1; 62M.02, subdivision 4; 62U.03, subdivisions 2, 3; 84.83, subdivision 3; 85.34, subdivision 3; 86A.05, subdivisions 2, 4, 9, 11, 12; 86A.21; 92.70, subdivision 3; 93.52; 103A.43; 103B.211, subdivision 1; 103F.405, subdivision 1; 103F.511, subdivision 10; 103F.705; 103F.711, subdivision 6; 103F.715; 103G.005, subdivision 19; 115.55, subdivision 1; 115A.192, subdivision 1; 115A.33; 115A.38, subdivision 1; 115A.39; 115A.54, subdivision 2a; 115A.918, subdivision 2; 116.07, subdivision 4a; 116D.04, subdivision 5a; 119B.011, subdivisions 12, 20; 119B.03, subdivision 3; 119B.13, subdivisions 3a, 6; 122A.20, subdivision 2; 124D.19, subdivision 3; 124D.68, subdivision 3; 125A.02, subdivision 1; 144.55, subdivision 2; 144.608, subdivision 1; 144A.471, subdivision 7; 147A.09, subdivision 2; 147D.27, subdivision 6; 148.211, subdivision 1a; 148.724, subdivision 1; 148B.06, subdivision 2; 148B.5301, subdivision 1; 148E.130, subdivision 1a; 160.10, subdivision 8; 161.14, subdivision 89; 167.60; 168.013, subdivisions 1a, 1e, 3, 18, 23; 168.04, subdivision 2; 168.1253, subdivision 2; 168.1256, subdivision 1; 168.1296, subdivision 1; 168.187, subdivisions 2, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 27; 168.61, subdivision 2; 168A.09, subdivision 1; 168A.24, subdivision 2; 168B.09, subdivision 2; 169.09, subdivision 13; 169.223, subdivision 4; 169.4581; 169.64, subdivision 9; 169.751; 169A.25, subdivision 1; 169A.26, subdivision 1; 169A.27, subdivision 1; 169A.28, subdivision 2; 169A.46, subdivision 1; 171.0701, subdivisions 1, 1a; 171.0705, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8; 171.26, subdivision 1; 173.02, subdivision 6; 173.13, subdivision 6; 174.03, subdivision 3; 174.30, subdivision 3; 174.75, subdivision 3; 174.84, subdivision 1; 176.101, subdivision 4; 214.40, subdivision 1; 219.073; 219.165; 219.18; 219.501, subdivision 1; 219.551, subdivision 6; 219.561, subdivision 1; 221.031, subdivision 9; 221.0314, subdivision 3a; 221.221, subdivision 2; 221.81, subdivision 3e; 245.4661, subdivisions 2, 6; 245.4885, subdivision 1a; 245.814, subdivision 1; 245.91, subdivision 5; 245A.02, subdivision 5a; 245A.04, subdivision 7; 245A.14, subdivision 4; 245A.16, subdivision 1; 245A.52, subdivision 1; 245C.04, subdivision 10; 245D.03, subdivision 1; 245I.02, subdivision 5; 245I.04, subdivision 5; 246.18, subdivision 2a; 254A.19, subdivision 4; 254B.04, subdivision 1; 254B.09, subdivision 2; 256.0112, subdivision 7; 256.975, subdivision 10; 256B.04, subdivision 1b; 256B.0575, subdivision 2; 256B.0625, subdivisions 17, 57; 256B.0671; 256B.0943, subdivision 1; 256B.0947, subdivision 3a; 256B.4912, subdivision 4; 256B.50, subdivision 1; 256B.76, subdivision 1; 256G.08, subdivision 1; 256J.54, subdivision 1; 256L.07, subdivision 4; 268.136, subdivision 3; 272.02, subdivisions 49, 102, 103; 273.1387, subdivision 2; 273.165, subdivision 1; 290.067, subdivision 1; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.0677, subdivisions 1, 2; 290.068, subdivision 3; 290.9705, subdivision 3; 297A.70, subdivision 2; 297A.71, subdivision 44; 297B.10; 297B.12; 297E.021, subdivision 3; 297F.01, subdivision 22b; 297I.20, subdivision 1; 327C.015, subdivision 11; 349.12, subdivision 25; 352.91, subdivision 3f; 360.013, subdivision 50; 360.0161, subdivision 2; 360.061, subdivision 1; 360.067, subdivision 4; 360.511, subdivision 24; 383B.058; 402.02, subdivision 2; 403.03, subdivision 2; 403.11, subdivisions 1, 6; 403.15, subdivision 3; 403.161, subdivision 7; 473H.02, subdivision 4; 477C.03, subdivision 3; 504B.371, subdivision 7; 507.24, subdivision 2; 609.035, subdivision 2; 626.892, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.461, subdivision 4; 13.7191, subdivision 16; 147D.27, subdivision 5; 160.165, subdivision 3; 165.14; 168.013, subdivision 16; 168.271, subdivision 2; 174.285, subdivision 7; 219.662, subdivision 2; 256B.051, subdivision 7; 256B.439, subdivision 3b; 290.068, subdivisions 6a, 7; 295.50, subdivision 10b; 297B.04; 297B.05; 299F.851, subdivision 7; Laws 2021, chapter 30, article 17, section 16; Minnesota Rules, parts 5530.1000; 7805.0300; 8810.4100.

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

Berg, Edelson and Hicks introduced:

H. F. No. 1582, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing grants to recruit school nurses; expanding eligibility for loan forgiveness to include school nurses; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.1501, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 122A; 136A.

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

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REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

Long from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rules 1.21 and 3.33, designated the following bills to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Monday, February 13, 2023 and established a prefiling requirement for amendments offered to the following bills:

H. F. Nos. 13 and 150.

CALENDAR FOR THE DAY

H. F. No. 213 was reported to the House.

Keeler moved to amend H. F. No. 213 as follows:

Page 1, line 6, delete "This" and insert "The commissioner must expedite the distribution of this appropriation. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2024."

Page 1, delete lines 7 and 8

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

H. F. No. 213, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for food shelf programs.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 129 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were: