Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11855

STATE OF MINNESOTA

 

Journal of the House

 

NINETY-THIRD SESSION - 2024

 

_____________________

 

NINETY-SECOND DAY

 

Saint Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, March 14, 2024

 

 

      The House of Representatives convened at 3:30 p.m. and was called to order by Melissa Hortman, Speaker of the House.

 

      Prayer was offered by Pastor Noah Mooney, Eagle Brook Church, Maplewood, Minnesota.

 

      The members of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

 

      The roll was called and the following members were present:

 


Acomb

Agbaje

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Bahner

Bakeberg

Baker

Becker-Finn

Bennett

Berg

Bierman

Bliss

Brand

Carroll

Cha

Clardy

Coulter

Curran

Davids

Davis

Demuth

Dotseth

Edelson

Elkins

Engen

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Fogelman

Franson

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Garofalo

Gillman

Gomez

Greenman

Grossell

Hansen, R.

Hanson, J.

Harder

Hassan

Heintzeman

Hemmingsen-Jaeger

Her

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Hornstein

Howard

Hudella

Hudson

Huot

Hussein

Igo

Jacob

Johnson

Jordan

Joy

Keeler

Klevorn

Knudsen

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Koznick

Kraft

Kresha

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Liebling

Lillie

Lislegard

Long

McDonald

Mekeland

Moller

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson, M.

Nelson, N.

Newton

Niska

Noor

Norris

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson, B.

Olson, L.

Pelowski

Pérez-Vega

Perryman

Petersburg

Pfarr

Pinto

Pryor

Pursell

Quam

Rehm

Reyer

Robbins

Schomacker

Schultz

Scott

Sencer-Mura

Skraba

Smith

Stephenson

Swedzinski

Tabke

Torkelson

Urdahl

Vang

Virnig

West

Wiener

Wiens

Witte

Wolgamott

Xiong

Youakim

Zeleznikar

Spk. Hortman


 

      A quorum was present.

 

      Backer, Burkel, Daniels, Kiel, Neu Brindley and Rarick were excused.

 

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


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11856

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

 

 

      The following communication was received:

 

 

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

 

The Honorable Melissa Hortman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

 

The Honorable Bobby Joe Champion

President of the Senate

 

      I have the honor to inform you that the following enrolled Act of the 2024 Session of the State Legislature has been received from the Office of the Governor and is deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 23:

 

 

S. F.

No.

 

H. F.

No.

 

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2024

 

Date Filed

2024

 

      3546                                                77                                        10:01 a.m.  March 13                             March 13

 

 

                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

 

                                                                                                                                Steve Simon

                                                                                                                                Secretary of State

 

 

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 1930, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an end-of-life option for terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less; providing criminal penalties; classifying certain data; requiring reports; providing immunity for certain acts; authorizing enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.215, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 61A.031; 144.99, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145E.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 2, delete lines 12 to 14 and insert:

 

"Subd. 8.  Licensed mental health consultant.  "Licensed mental health consultant" means an individual who:

 

(1) is licensed by the profession's licensing board as a psychiatrist, psychologist, or licensed independent clinical social worker; and


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11857

(2) has competence, according to the laws governing the practice of their profession, to determine the mental capability of individuals with a terminal disease."

 

Page 10, line 16, after "(d)" insert "Consistent with sections 147.091, subdivision 1, paragraph (v), and 148.261, subdivision 1, clause (19),"

 

Page 10, line 18, delete everything after the period

 

Page 10, delete lines 19 and 20

 

Page 10, line 24, after "(b)" insert "Consistent with Minnesota Rules, part 6800.2250,"

 

Page 10, line 25, delete "A"

 

Page 10, delete lines 26 and 27

 

Page 10, delete lines 28 to 30 and insert:

 

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

 

Page 11, line 24, delete "coordinate" and insert "cooperate with"

 

Page 11, line 25, after "records" insert ", in a manner consistent with applicable federal and state laws"

 

Page 12, line 13, delete "civil or"

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 2309, A bill for an act relating to consumer data privacy; giving various rights to consumers regarding personal data; placing obligations on certain businesses regarding consumer data; providing for enforcement by the attorney general; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325O.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 2, line 5, delete "(e)" and insert "(h)"

 

Page 3, line 27, delete "a consumer" and after "lawfully" insert "been"

 

Page 4, line 18, delete "or"

 

Page 4, line 21, delete the period and insert "; or"


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11858

Page 4, after line 21, insert:

 

"(6) the exchange of personal data between the producer of a good or service and authorized agents of the producer who sell and service those goods and services, to enable the cooperative provisioning of goods and services by both the producer and its agents."

 

Page 9, line 8, delete "and"

 

Page 9, line 10, delete the period and insert "; and"

 

Page 9, after line 10, insert:

 

"(21) an air carrier subject to the federal Airline Deregulation Act, Public Law 95-504, only to the extent that an air carrier collects personal data related to prices, routes, or services and only to the extent that the provisions of the Airline Deregulation Act preempt the requirements of this chapter."

 

Page 11, line 27, delete "solely"

 

Page 11, line 31, delete "and" and insert ", to"

 

Page 11, line 32, delete "as well as the" and insert "and, if feasible, to be informed of what" and delete the second "that"

 

Page 12, line 2, delete "customer's" and insert "consumer's"

 

Page 12, after line 4, insert:

 

"(h) A consumer has a right to obtain a list of the specific third parties to which the controller has disclosed the consumer's personal data.  If the controller does not maintain this information in a format specific to the consumer, a list of specific third parties to whom the controller has disclosed any consumers' personal data may be provided instead."

 

Page 12, after line 12, insert:

 

"(d) A consumer may designate another person as the consumer's authorized agent to exercise the consumer's right to opt out of the processing of the consumer's personal data under subdivision 1, paragraph (f), on the consumer's behalf.  A consumer may designate an authorized agent by way of, among other things, a technology, including, but not limited to, an Internet link or a browser setting, browser extension, or global device setting, indicating such consumer's intent to opt out of such processing.  A controller shall comply with an opt-out request received from an authorized agent if the controller is able to verify, with commercially reasonable effort, the identity of the consumer and the authorized agent's authority to act on the consumer's behalf."

 

Page 14, line 4, delete "(e)" and insert "(h)"

 

Page 16, line 10, delete "(e)" and insert "(h)"

 

Page 18, line 7, after "menu" insert "or in a similarly conspicuous and accessible location"

 

Page 18, line 13, delete "as" and insert "which must be"


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11859

Page 18, line 20, after "personal data" insert ", including the maintenance of an inventory of the data that must be managed to exercise these responsibilities"

 

Page 19, after line 4, insert:

 

"(g) A controller may not retain personal data that is no longer relevant and reasonably necessary in relation to the purposes for which such data were collected and processed, unless retention of the data is otherwise required by law."

 

Page 19, line 15, after "not" insert ":  (1) require a controller to provide a good or service that requires the consumer's personal data that the controller does not collect or maintain; or (2)"

 

Page 20, line 8, after "PRIVACY" insert "POLICIES AND DATA PRIVACY"

 

Page 20, delete lines 9 to 11 and insert:

 

"(a) A controller must document and maintain a description of the policies and procedures it has adopted to comply with this chapter.  The description must include, where applicable:"

 

Page 20, line 13, delete "officer" and insert "individual"

 

Page 20, line 14, after the semicolon, insert "and"

 

Page 20, line 15, delete "ensure"

 

Page 20, line 16, delete "compliance with" and insert "reflect the requirements in"

 

Page 20, line 21, after "data" insert ", including the maintenance of an inventory of the data that must be managed to exercise these responsibilities"

 

Page 20, delete lines 24 and 25 and insert:

 

"(v) prevent the retention of personal data that is no longer relevant and reasonably necessary in relation to the purposes for which such data were collected and processed, unless retention of the data is otherwise required by law; and"

 

Page 20, line 26, delete the semicolon and insert a period

 

Page 20, delete lines 27 and 28 and insert:

 

"(b) A controller must conduct and document a data privacy and protection assessment for each of the following processing activities involving personal data:"

 

Renumber the clauses in sequence

 

Page 21, line 11, delete "; and" and insert a period

 

Page 21, delete lines 12 to 14

 

Page 21, after line 25, insert:

 

"(d) A data privacy and protection assessment must include the description of policies and procedures required by paragraph (a)."

 

Reletter the paragraphs in sequence


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11860

Page 22, line 11, after "regulations" insert ", including but not limited to data retention requirements in state or federal law notwithstanding a consumer's request to delete personal data"

 

Page 23, line 15, delete "for internal use only"

 

Page 23, line 18, delete "solely"

 

Page 24, line 12, delete everything after "(f)"

 

Page 24, line 13, delete everything before "Personal"

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 2421, A bill for an act relating to health; designating thrombectomy-capable stroke centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 144.493, by adding a subdivision; 144.494, subdivision 2; 144E.16, subdivision 7.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 2666, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a Minnesota basic income grant program; requiring a report; appropriating money.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

 

"Section 1.  MINNESOTA BASIC INCOME GRANT PROGRAM.

 

Subdivision 1.  Establishment.  The commissioner of human services must establish a competitive grant program for local government entities, Tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations to provide regular cash payments to eligible recipients to disrupt poverty, build wealth, advance equity, and support a recipient's basic needs.

 

Subd. 2.  Eligible applicants.  To be eligible for a grant under this section, applicants must:

 

(1) be a local government entity, a Tribal government, or a nonprofit organization;

 

(2) have the capability to provide monthly payments to eligible recipients; and

 

(3) meet the requirements under this section.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11861

Subd. 3.  Applications.  Entities seeking grants under this section must apply to the commissioner.  The grant application must include:

 

(1) an initial basic income program design and proposal meeting the requirements under subdivisions 4 and 6;

 

(2) a plan to identify eligible recipients the applicant intends to serve under this section;

 

(3) a rationale for identifying the specific eligible recipients;

 

(4) a plan for involving impacted community members in the design of the program;

 

(5) a commitment to participate in the basic income community of practice under subdivision 7;

 

(6) a commitment to cooperate with an evaluator selected by the commissioner; and

 

(7) a plan for collecting the data required in the report under subdivision 8.

 

Subd. 4.  Grant activities.  Grantees must use the grant money to:

 

(1) design and implement a basic income grant program based on the needs of the impacted community that meets the requirements under this section;

 

(2) provide a monthly payment of at least $500 each month to eligible recipients under this section for a period of at least 18 months; and

 

(3) collect the information required for the report under subdivision 8.

 

Subd. 5.  Stipends not to be considered income.  (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, cash stipends under this section must not be considered income, assets, or personal property for purposes of determining eligibility or recertifying eligibility for:

 

(1) child care assistance programs under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B;

 

(2) general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, and food support under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256D;

 

(3) housing support under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256I;

 

(4) the Minnesota family investment program and diversionary work program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J; and

 

(5) economic assistance programs under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256P.

 

(b) The commissioner must not consider cash stipends under this section as income or assets for medical assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.056, subdivision 1a, paragraph (a); 3; or 3c.

 

Subd. 6.  Eligible recipients.  (a) To be eligible to receive monthly payments under this section, a recipient must attest to the recipient's need and must be receiving public benefits or have a household income less than or equal to 300 percent of the federal poverty guideline.  Once enrolled, recipients must not be required to recertify.

 

(b) An eligible recipient may be an individual or a family.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11862

(c) Grantees may set other eligibility requirements for recipients but must not require any other income, proof of residency or citizenship, or identifying documentation of any recipient.

 

(d) Grantees may identify priority populations, which may include families; individuals or youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness; individuals with low-income wanting to acquire more training, job skills, or education; or individuals and families who have recently relocated to Minnesota from other states or countries.

 

Subd. 7.  Basic income community of practice.  (a) The commissioner must establish a basic income community of practice to provide regular training and technical assistance to grantees.

 

(b) The commissioner must identify at least one independent entity to lead the basic income community of practice under this subdivision and to provide training and technical assistance to grantees.

 

Subd. 8.  Reporting.  (a) Each grantee must collect data from its recipients before and after participation in the program on the following:

 

(1) economic status;

 

(2) employment status;

 

(3) status of physical and mental health;

 

(4) status of food and housing security;

 

(5) ability to enroll in further education due to participation in the program; and

 

(6) any other relevant information identified by the grantee.

 

(b) Grantees must provide an annual report to the commissioner on the data collected under paragraph (a) in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.

 

Subd. 9.  Evaluator.  The commissioner must identify at least one independent, research-based entity to evaluate the program under this section.

 

Subd. 10.  Report.  The commissioner, in cooperation with grantees under this section, shall submit a final report on findings regarding the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the Minnesota basic income grant program to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over human services by January 15, 2027.  The report must maintain the anonymity of individuals who participate in the program.

 

Sec. 2.  APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA BASIC INCOME GRANT PROGRAM.

 

(a) $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for the Minnesota basic income grant program.  This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2028.

 

(b) Of the amount appropriated in paragraph (a), the commissioner of human services may use up to $3,000,000 for outreach, technical assistance, training, and evaluation."

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11863

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

 

H. F. No. 3372, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing and indexing English learner program revenue; supporting innovative English learner programs; creating a statewide English learner parent and community advisory council; encouraging local advisory councils; establishing microcredentials for teachers and administrators of English learners; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 122A.14, by adding a subdivision; 122A.187, by adding a subdivision; 122A.19, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 122A.187, subdivision 3; 124D.65, subdivision 5; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 2.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, line 16, after "learner" insert "program"

 

Page 3, delete section 5 and insert:

 

"Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 3.  Student support personnel aid.  (a) The initial student support personnel aid for a school district equals the greater of the student support personnel allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the district for the current fiscal year or $40,000.  The initial student support personnel aid for a charter school equals the greater of the student support personnel allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the charter school for the current fiscal year or $20,000.

 

(b) The cooperative student support personnel aid for a school district that is a member of an intermediate school district or other cooperative unit that serves students equals the greater of the cooperative student support allowance times the adjusted pupil units at the district for the current fiscal year or $40,000.  If a district is a member of more than one cooperative unit that serves students, the revenue must be allocated among the cooperative units.

 

(c) In addition to other aid under this section, each area learning center established under section 123A.05 that serves students participating in a dual enrollment program under section 124D.09 is eligible for school support personnel revenue equal to $20,000 for each fiscal year.

 

(c) (d) The student support personnel allowance equals $11.94 for fiscal year 2024, $17.08 for fiscal year 2025, and $48.73 for fiscal year 2026 and later.

 

(d) (e) The cooperative student support allowance equals $0.60 for fiscal year 2024, $0.85 for fiscal year 2025, and $2.44 for fiscal year 2026 and later.

 

(e) (f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and, (b), and (c), the student support personnel aid must not exceed the district's, charter school's, or cooperative unit's actual expenditures.

 

Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 4.  Allowed uses.  (a) Aid under this section must be used to hire new positions for student support services personnel or increase a current position that is less than 1.0 full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make permanent a position hired using onetime resources awarded through the federal Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, the federal Division M-Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, or the federal American Rescue Plan Act, or to maintain a position that would otherwise be eliminated.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11864

(b) Cooperative student support personnel aid must be transferred to the intermediate district or other cooperative unit of which the district is a member and used to hire new positions for student support services personnel or increase a current position that is less than 1.0 full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make permanent a position hired using onetime resources awarded through the American Rescue Plan Act at the intermediate district or cooperative unit.

 

(c) Area learning center student support personnel aid must be transferred to the area learning center and used to hire new positions for student support services personnel or increase a current position that is less than 1.0 full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make permanent a position hired using onetime resources awarded through the federal American Rescue Plan Act at the area learning center.

 

(c) (d) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit, or area learning center does not receive at least two applications and is not able to hire a new full-time equivalent position with student support personnel aid, the aid may be used for contracted services from individuals licensed to serve as a school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency counselor in Minnesota.

 

Sec. 7.  Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 5, section 64, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 14.  Student support personnel aid.  (a) For aid to support schools in addressing students' social, emotional, and physical health under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.901:

 

 

 

$29,138,000

. . . . .

2024

 

 

$ 35,270,000 .......

. . . . .

2025

 

(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for fiscal year 2023 and $29,138,000 for fiscal year 2024.

 

(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $3,237,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $32,033,000 $....... for fiscal year 2025."

 

Page 5, delete section 6 and insert:

 

"Sec. 8.  TASK FORCE ON FULLY FUNDED ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS AND ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRAMS.

 

Subdivision 1.  Task force established.  A task force is established to consider the resources necessary to fully fund alternative programs and English language learner programs in order to provide students with an adequate level of education, as required under the Minnesota Constitution.

 

Subd. 2.  Members.  The task force consists of the following members:

 

(1) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, of whom one must be a member of the majority caucus of the house, and one must be a member of the minority caucus of the house;

 

(2) two members of the senate appointed by the majority leader of the senate, of whom one must be a member of the majority caucus of the senate, and one must be a member of the minority caucus of the senate;

 

(3) the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee;

 

(4) one member of a school district board;

 

(5) one member of a charter school board;


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11865

(6) one member who is a superintendent;

 

(7) one member who is a teacher of English learners;

 

(8) one member who is a teacher in a state-approved alternative program;

 

(9) one member who is the director of an English learner program in a school district;

 

(10) one member who is the director of a state-approved alternative program;

 

(11) one member who is a parent of a student identified as an English learner; and

 

(12) one member who is a parent of a student enrolled in a state-approved alternative program.

 

Subd. 3.  Duties.  (a) The task force must review available data regarding the cost of providing state-approved alternative programs and English learner services, and determine the cost of fully funding the following programs:

 

(1) an English learner program that implements best practices in class instructional strategies, staffing, and curriculum during regular and extended day, week, and year programs, including:

 

(i) an accountability framework that uses student performance on state assessments to determine whether the program is improving academic outcomes for English learners;

 

(ii) professional development for teachers and other staff; and

 

(iii) evaluation of the efficacy of the fully funded English learner program;

 

(2) fully funded extended time services to support students who are eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.68, that includes:

 

(i) an accountability framework that uses credit recovery rates and graduation rates to determine whether the program is improving academic outcomes for participating students;

 

(ii) professional development for teachers and other staff; and

 

(iii) evaluation of the efficacy of the fully funded alternative program; and

 

(3) a dual enrollment program that has college and career readiness counselors for students eligible for the graduation incentives program, and includes:

 

(i) an accountability framework based on the acceleration of dual credit accumulation before a student graduates from high school;

 

(ii) professional development for counselors; and

 

(iii) evaluation of the efficacy of the dual enrollment program.

 

(b) The task force must report its findings and recommendations for fully funding alternative programs and English learner services to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education by January 15, 2025.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11866

Subd. 4.  Compensation.  Members of the task force must be compensated at the rate of $55 per day spent on task force activities, when authorized by the task force.

 

Subd. 5.  Administrative support.  The Department of Education must provide administrative support to assist the task force in its work.

 

Subd. 6.  Expiration.  The task force expires on January 15, 2025, or upon submission of the report required under subdivision 3, whichever is earlier.

 

Sec. 9.  APPROPRIATION; TASK FORCE ON FULLY FUNDED ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS AND ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRAMS.

 

Subdivision 1.  Department of Education.  The sum indicated in this section is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education in the fiscal year designated.

 

Subd. 2.  Task force.  (a) For the task force on fully funded alternative programs and English learner programs:

 

 

 

$.......

. . . . .

2025

 

(b) This is a onetime appropriation."

 

Renumber the sections in sequence

 

Amend the title as follows:

 

Page 1, line 2, delete everything after the semicolon and insert "establishing a microcredential for teachers and administrators of English learners; providing for student support personnel aid for area learning centers; establishing a task force on fully funded alternative programs and English learning programs; authorizing rulemaking; requiring a report; appropriating money;"

 

Page 1, delete lines 3 to 5

 

Page 1, line 6, delete "learners; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money;"

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3389, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring disclosure of subsurface drain tile; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103F.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, line 8, delete "on private or public land"


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11867

Page 1, line 10, after "property" insert "classified for purposes of taxation under section 273.13 as class 2a or 2b"

 

Page 1, line 16, after "including" insert "tile diameter and"

 

Page 2, lines 19 and 20, delete "August 1, 2024" and insert "January 1, 2025"

 

Page 2, line 23, delete "well" and insert "drain tile"

 

Page 3, line 22, delete "maintain"

 

Page 3, line 23, delete "or"

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3410, A bill for an act relating to state government; amending the classification of commercial dog and cat breeder data collected and maintained by the Board of Animal Health; modifying kennel and dealer advertising requirements; requiring the Board of Animal Health to post certain kennel, dealer, and commercial breeder information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 347.36; 347.58, subdivisions 2, 5; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 13.643, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 347.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 2, delete section 3 and insert:

 

"Sec. 3.  [347.385] SHARING INFORMATION.

 

Upon the request from a member of the public, the board must share the following information:

 

(1) whether a kennel or dealer is licensed and in good standing under sections 347.31 to 347.40, including all business names that the licensee uses in connection with the sale of dogs or cats and the total number of animals kept, congregated, or confined on the date of the last inspection;

 

(2) copies of the three most recent inspection report forms submitted to the board under section 347.33; and

 

(3) whether a kennel's or dealer's license has expired or been revoked by the board during the last three years, including all business names that the licensee used in connection with the sale of dogs or cats; and the total number of animals kept, congregated, or confined on the date of the last inspection."

 

Page 2, line 31, delete "and the address and name of the facility" and insert "the name of the facility, and the city or township in which the facility is located"


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11868

Page 3, delete section 5 and insert:

 

"Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 347.58, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 5.  Posting of Sharing information.  (a) The board must maintain and post in a timely manner on its the board's public website a list of commercial breeders licensed and in good standing under this section.

 

(b) Upon the request from a member of the public, the board must share the following information:

 

(1) any business names that a commercial breeder uses in connection with the sale of dogs or cats and the total number of animals produced and sold in the previous year;

 

(2) copies of the three most recent inspection report forms submitted to the board under subdivision 2; and

 

(3) whether a commercial breeder's license has expired or been revoked by the board during the last three years, including all business names that the commercial breeder used in connection with the sale of dogs or cats and any reasons for revocation."

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3469, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the SNAP as medicine program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256D.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, after line 15, insert:

 

"(c) "Community navigator" means an organization that works to facilitate access to SNAP benefits for eligible Minnesotans."

 

Page 1, line 16, delete "(c)" and insert "(d)"

 

Page 1, line 17, delete "(d)" and insert "(e)"

 

Page 2, line 1, delete "enrolled in" and insert "eligible for"

 

Page 2, line 3, delete "not meet" and insert "be subject to"

 

Page 2, line 6, before the period, insert "except for the requirements under Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 273.24(a)(1)"

 

Page 2, line 8, before "or" insert ", by telephone,"

 

Page 2, line 9, before the period, insert "or connect the participant with a community navigator"


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11869

Page 2, line 11, delete "During"

 

Page 2, line 12, delete everything before the second "the"

 

Page 2, line 23, before "or" insert ", telephone,"

 

Page 3, line 6, delete "enrollment in" and insert "eligibility for" and after the period, insert "If no longer eligible for medical assistance or MinnesotaCare, the SNAP as medicine case must close."

 

Page 3, line 7, delete "(a) During the period of the emergency"

 

Page 3, delete lines 8 to 10

 

Page 3, line 11, delete "(b)"

 

Page 3, line 19, delete "(a)" and delete "health" and insert "human services"

 

Page 3, delete lines 25 to 30

 

Page 4 line 2, delete "January" and insert "July" and delete "January" and insert "July"

 

Page 4, line 4, delete "enrolled in" and insert "eligible for"

 

Page 4, line 9, delete "(a)"

 

Page 4, delete lines 12 to 14

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Hornstein from the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3499, A bill for an act relating to railroads; establishing a maximum train length; providing for penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 2, after line 2, insert:

 

"Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 221.0255, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 4.  Motor carrier of railroad employees; requirements.  (a) The motor carrier of railroad employees must implement a policy that provides for annual training and certification of the operator in:

 

(1) safe operation of the vehicle transporting railroad employees;

 

(2) knowing and understanding relevant laws, rules of the road, and safety policies;


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11870

(3) handling emergency situations;

 

(4) proper use of seat belts;

 

(5) performance of pretrip and posttrip vehicle inspections, and inspection record keeping; and

 

(6) proper maintenance of required records.

 

(b) The motor carrier of railroad employees must:

 

(1) confirm that the person is not disqualified under subdivision 6, by performing a criminal background check of the operator, which must include:

 

(i) a criminal history check of the state criminal records repository; and

 

(ii) if the operator has resided in Minnesota less than five years, a criminal history check from each state of residence for the previous five years;

 

(2) annually verify the operator's driver's license;

 

(3) document meeting the requirements in this subdivision, which must include maintaining at the carrier's business location:

 

(i) a driver qualification file on each operator who transports passengers under this section; and

 

(ii) records of pretrip and posttrip vehicle inspections as required under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (3);

 

(4) maintain liability insurance in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 regardless of the seating capacity of the vehicle;

 

(5) maintain uninsured and underinsured coverage in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 $5,000,000; and

 

(6) ensure inspection of each vehicle operated under this section as provided under section 169.781.

 

(c) A driver qualification file under paragraph (b), clause (3), must include:

 

(1) a copy of the operator's most recent medical examiner's certificate;

 

(2) a copy of the operator's current driver's license;

 

(3) documentation of annual license verification;

 

(4) documentation of annual training;

 

(5) documentation of any known violations of motor vehicle or traffic laws; and

 

(6) responses from previous employers, if required by the current employer.

 

(d) The driver qualification file must be retained for one year following the date of separation of employment of the driver from the carrier.  A record of inspection under paragraph (b), clause (3), item (ii), must be retained for one year following the date of inspection.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11871

(e) If a party contracts with the motor carrier on behalf of the railroad to transport the railroad employees, then the insurance requirements may be satisfied by either that party or the motor carrier, so long as the motor carrier is a named insured or additional insured under any policy.

 

Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 221.0255, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

 

Subd. 10.  Penalty; civil action.  (a) A railroad or motor carrier of railroad employees that violates this section is subject to a penalty of: 

 

(1) not less than $200 but not more than $500 for a first offense;

 

(2) not less than $500 but not more than $1,000 for a second offense; and

 

(3) not less than $1,000 but not more than $5,000 for a third or subsequent offense committed within three years of the first offense. 

 

(b) The commissioner may enforce this section in a civil action before a judge of a county in which the violation occurs. 

 

(c) Fines collected under this section must be deposited in the state rail safety inspection account in the special revenue fund.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to violations committed on or after that date."

 

Amend the title as follows:

 

Page 1, line 2, after the first semicolon, insert "providing for railroad safety, including modifying minimum insurance requirements and"

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3577, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; establishing Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act; authorizing rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 3, line 14, delete "not covered" and insert "exempt" and before the period, insert "under section 115A.1453, subdivision 4"

 

Page 11, line 3, after "receives" insert "and sorts"


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11872

Page 11, line 5, delete "source-separated"

 

Page 17, after line 17, insert:

 

"(5) recommended collection methods, by covered materials type, to maximize collection efficiency and feedstock quality;"

 

Renumber the clauses in sequence

 

Page 30, line 7, delete everything after the period

 

Page 30, delete lines 8 to 11

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3692, A bill for an act relating to real property; modifying requirements for contract for deeds between investor sellers and purchasers of residential real property; modifying recording provisions; requiring disclosures; providing a right to cancel; authorizing civil remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 272.12; 507.235, subdivisions 1a, 5; 513.73, subdivision 3; 559.21, subdivisions 2a, 4, by adding subdivisions; 559.211, subdivision 1; 559.213; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 559A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 559.201; 559.202.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 3, line 28, after the comma, insert "within four months of the execution of the contract for deed"

 

Page 4, line 20, strike "property subject to a family farm security loan"

 

Page 4, line 21, strike "or"

 

Page 9, line 27, delete "6" and insert "5"

 

Page 10, line 23, delete "or" and insert "and"

 

Page 12, line 8, delete "reasonable attorneys' fees and costs" and insert "court filing fees, reasonable attorney fees, and costs of service"

 

Page 12, line 11, delete "reasonable attorneys' fees and" and insert "court filing fees, reasonable attorney fees, and costs of service."

 

Page 12, delete line 12

 

Page 12, line 29, after the third "payment" insert "of principal, interest, or both,"

 

Page 12, line 31, delete "loan" and insert "contract"


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11873

Page 13, line 1, delete everything after "means" and insert "the act of an investor seller executing a contract for deed on or after August 1, 2024, if previously the investor had frequently or repeatedly executed contracts for deed and subsequently terminated those contracts under section 559.21."

 

Page 13, delete lines 2 to 18

 

Page 13, line 19, delete everything after ""Contract for deed"" and insert "has the meaning given in section 507.235, subdivision 1a."

 

Page 13, delete lines 20 to 26

 

Page 13, delete subdivision 5

 

Renumber the subdivisions in sequence

 

Page 14, delete line 3

 

Page 14, line 4, delete "(i)" and insert "(1)" and delete "containing"

 

Page 14, line 5, delete everything before "as"

 

Page 14, line 7, delete "(ii)" and insert "(2)"

 

Page 14, line 9, delete "(iii)" and insert "(3)"

 

Page 14, line 10, delete "(iv)" and insert "(4)"

 

Page 14, line 11, delete "(v)" and insert "(5)"

 

Page 14, line 12, delete "(vi)" and insert "(6)"

 

Page 14, line 13, delete "(2)" and insert "(7)"

 

Page 14, line 15, delete "containing no more than two family dwelling units"

 

Page 14, line 19, delete "(3)" and insert "(8)"

 

Page 14, line 20, delete the second "or"

 

Page 14, line 21, delete "(4)" and insert "(9)"

 

Page 14, line 24, delete the period and insert "; and"

 

Page 14, after line 24, insert:

 

"(10) a natural person who has owned and leased the residential real property to the purchaser for at least the prior two years."

 

Page 15, line 4, delete "enters into" and insert "executes"

 

Page 15, line 5, delete "enter into" and insert "execute"


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11874

Page 15, line 13, after "settlor" insert "or beneficiary"

 

Page 15, line 14, delete everything after "include"

 

Page 15, line 15, delete "or"

 

Page 15, line 24, after "seller."" insert "A person examining title to the property may rely on either statement."

 

Page 16, line 31, delete "PAYMENT(S)" and insert "PAYMENT"

 

Page 16, line 32, delete "one or more lump-sum "balloon payments."" and insert "a lump-sum balloon payment or several balloon payments."

 

Page 16, line 33, delete "will" and insert "may"

 

Page 17, line 10, delete "one year" and insert "two years"

 

Page 17, line 20, delete "one" and insert "two"

 

Page 17, line 21, delete "year" and insert "years"

 

Page 19, lines 23 and 25, delete "10-day" and insert "10 calendar day"

 

Page 20, line 13, delete "enter into" and insert "execute" and after "mortgage" insert "with a due-on-sale clause"

 

Page 20, line 28, after the period, insert "A purchaser's execution of the contract for deed earlier than ten calendar days of receiving the disclosures shall not excuse, constitute a waiver of, or constitute a defense by an investor seller regarding the seller's violation of section 559A.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (b) or (c)."

 

Page 21, line 2, delete "enter into" and insert "execute"

 

Page 21, line 14, before "An" insert "(a)" and delete "engaging in"

 

Page 21, line 15, after the period, insert "There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the investor seller has violated this subdivision if, on or after August 1, 2024, the investor seller executes a contract for deed and, within the previous 48 months, the investor seller either:"

 

Page 21, after line 15, insert:

 

"(1) had completed two or more termination proceedings under section 559.21 on the same residential real property being sold by the contract for deed; or

 

(2) had completed four or more termination proceedings under section 559.21 on contracts for deed for any residential real property, where terminated contracts comprise 20 percent or more of all contracts executed by the investor seller during that period.

 

(b) Nothing contained in this subdivision or in section 559A.01, subdivision 3, shall invalidate, impair, affect, or give rise to any cause of action with respect to any contract for deed or termination proceeding under section 559.21 used as a predicate to establish the presumption under paragraph (a).


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11875

(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, a person who sold residential real property on a contract for deed is deemed to be the same person as the investor seller where the person who sold on a contract for deed:

 

(1) is owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by the investor seller;

 

(2) owns or controls, in whole or in part, the investor seller;

 

(3) is under common ownership or control, in whole or in part, with the investor seller;

 

(4) is a spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or cousin of the investor seller, or of the natural person who owns or controls, in whole or in part, the investor seller; or

 

(5) is an entity owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by a person who is a spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or cousin of the investor seller, or of the natural person who owns or controls, in whole or in part, the investor seller."

 

Page 21, line 16, delete "cancels" and insert "terminates"

 

Page 21, line 19, delete "cancellation" and insert "termination"

 

Page 22, line 23, delete everything after "responsibilities" and insert "of a successor in interest"

 

Page 22, line 24, delete "by" and insert "to"

 

Page 22, line 25, delete "recipient of the" and insert "successor in interest"

 

Page 22, line 26, delete "conveyance or encumbrance"

 

Page 22, line 28, delete "the recipient" and insert "a successor in interest to the investor seller"

 

Page 22, line 29, delete "of the conveyance or encumbrance"

 

Page 23, line 2, delete "recipient of the conveyance or encumbrance" and insert "successor in interest"

 

Page 23, line 32, delete "taken under subdivision 2 or 3 shall not" and insert "under subdivision 2 or 3 is personal to the purchaser only, does not"

 

Page 23, line 33, after "deed" insert ", and may not be assigned except to a successor in interest"

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3721, A bill for an act relating to education finance; allowing school-age care programs to provide preschool care; increasing school-age care revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 124D.19, by adding a subdivision; 124D.20, subdivision 8; 124D.22.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11876

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

 

"Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.19, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 11.  School-age care programs.  (a) A school board may offer, as part of a community education program, a school-age care program for children from kindergarten enrolled in the district through grade 6 for the purpose of expanding students' learning opportunities.  If the school board chooses not to offer a school-age care program, it may allow an appropriate insured community group, for profit entity or nonprofit organization to use available school facilities for the purpose of offering a school-age care program.

 

(b) A school-age care program must include the following:

 

(1) adult supervised programs while school is not in session;

 

(2) parental involvement in program design and direction;

 

(3) partnerships with the kindergarten through grade 12 system, and other public, private, or nonprofit entities;

 

(4) opportunities for trained secondary school pupils to work with younger children in a supervised setting as part of a community service program; and

 

(5) access to available school facilities, including the gymnasium, sports equipment, computer labs, and media centers, when not otherwise in use as part of the operation of the school.  The school district may establish reasonable rules relating to access to these facilities and may require that:

 

(i) the organization request access to the facilities and prepare and maintain a schedule of proposed use;

 

(ii) the organization provide evidence of adequate insurance to cover the activities to be conducted in the facilities; and

 

(iii) the organization prepare and maintain a plan demonstrating the adequacy and training of staff to supervise the use of the facilities.

 

(c) The district may charge a sliding fee based upon family income for school-age care programs.  The district may receive money from other public or private sources for the school-age care program.  The board of the district must develop standards for school-age child care programs.  The commissioner of education may not adopt rules for school-age care programs.

 

(d) The district shall maintain a separate account within the community services fund for all funds related to the school-age care program.

 

(e) A district is encouraged to coordinate the school-age care program with its special education, vocational education, adult basic education, early childhood family education programs, kindergarten through grade 12 instruction and curriculum services, youth development and youth service agencies, and with related services provided by other governmental agencies and nonprofit agencies.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11877

Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.22, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 3.  School-age care levy.  To obtain school-age care revenue, a school district may levy an amount equal to the district's school-age care revenue as defined in subdivision 2 multiplied by the lesser of one, or the ratio of the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for the year before the year the levy is certified by the resident pupil units in the district for the school year to which the levy is attributable, to $2,318 $16,476.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later."

 

Delete the title and insert:

 

"A bill for an act relating to education finance; expanding school-age care programs; modifying school-age care levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 124D.19, subdivision 11; 124D.22, subdivision 3."

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Hornstein from the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3798, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying hazardous railroad incident notification requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 115E.042, subdivision 4.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3803, A bill for an act relating to teachers; requiring stipends to be paid to student teachers; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 2, after line 4, insert:

 

"Subd. 3.  Stipends not considered income for certain purposes.  (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, payments under this section must not be considered income, assets, or personal property for purposes of determining eligibility or recertifying eligibility for:

 

(1) child care assistance programs under chapter 119B and early learning scholarships under section 124D.165;

 

(2) general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, and food support under chapter 256D;

 

(3) housing support under chapter 256I;

 

(4) Minnesota family investment program and diversionary work program under chapter 256J; and

 

(5) economic assistance programs under chapter 256P.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11878

(b) The commissioner of human services must not consider a teacher stipend under this section as income or assets when determining medical assistance eligibility under chapter 256B."

 

Page 2, line 5, delete "This" and insert "Subdivisions 1 and 2 of this" and after "section" insert "are effective July 1, 2025, and subdivision 3" and after the second "2025" insert ", or upon federal approval, whichever is later"

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3871, A bill for an act relating to the military; modifying the crime of unauthorized presence at Camp Ripley to include any campground, military reservation, armory, installation, or facility owned or controlled by the state or federal government for military purposes; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.396.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, line 18, strike the colon

 

Page 1, line 19, strike "(1)"

 

Page 1, line 21, strike "; and" and insert a period

 

Page 1, strike lines 22 and 23

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 4101, A bill for an act relating to orders for protection; requiring that a custodian of a petitioner's minor children receive notice of any order for protection, hearing on an order for protection, and cancellation or modification of an order for protection; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, subdivisions 2, 3b, 4, 5, 6a, 7, 8, 8a, 9a, 11, by adding a subdivision.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 2, line 29, after the period, insert "If any custodian is a program participant as defined in section 5B.02, paragraph (g), the protections, limitations, and requirements in chapter 5B apply and information maintained by the court regarding the location or residence of the petitioner's minor children is not accessible to the public."

 

Page 3, line 28, after the period, insert "If any custodian is a program participant as defined in section 5B.02, paragraph (g), the location or residence of the custodian is the address designated by the secretary of state as the address of the program participant."


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11879

Page 11, delete section 11 and insert:

 

"Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

 

Subd. 11a.  Notice to custodian; Safe at Home participants; failure not a bar to enforcement.  (a) A custodian who is a program participant as defined in section 5B.02, paragraph (g), may direct the court to use the address designated by the secretary of state as the address of the program participant.  Section 5B.03, subdivision 1, clause (3), applies to service of any notice, order, or other document required to be served under this section.  The protections, limitations, and requirements in chapter 5B apply to any information regarding a custodian who is a program participant.

 

(b) Failure to serve a custodian with a petition, order for protection, dismissal, or any other order must not prevent any order from taking effect or otherwise invalidate any order issued pursuant to this section.  In the event that service of a notice of a hearing is not completed on any custodian at least 24 hours prior to the time set for the hearing, the court may set a new hearing date no more than five days later."

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Pelowski from the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4175, A bill for an act relating to higher education; expanding program eligibility for workforce development scholarships; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 136F.38, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Nelson, M., from the Committee on Labor and Industry Finance and Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4200, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring continued publication of the annual adverse health event report; prohibiting retaliation against patient care staff; providing for enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 144.05, subdivision 7; 144.7065, subdivision 8; 144.7067, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 181.275, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 3, line 9, delete "and section 181.2751"

 

Page 3, delete lines 17 to 21

 

Page 3, delete lines 30 to 31

 

Page 4, delete lines 1 to 6

 

Reletter the paragraphs in sequence


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11880

Page 4, after line 12, insert:

 

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

 

(b) "Assignment" means the designation of nursing tasks or activities to be performed by another nurse or unlicensed assistive person.

 

(c) "Emergency" means a period when replacement staff are not able to report for duty for the next shift or increased patient need, because of unusual, unpredictable, or unforeseen circumstances such as, but not limited to, an act of terrorism, a disease outbreak, adverse weather conditions, or natural disasters which impact continuity of patient care.

 

(d) "Emergency medical condition" means a condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the individual's health in serious jeopardy, serious impairment to bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of bodily organs.

 

(e) "Facility" means:

 

(1) an acute care hospital licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58; or

 

(2) any facility, regardless of the type of facility and regardless of the facility's license, where patient care staff employed by the state provide patient care.

 

(f) "Nurse" has the meaning given in section 148.171, subdivision 9, and includes nurses employed by the state of Minnesota.

 

(g) "Patient" means a patient of a facility.

 

(h) "Patient care staff" means a person in a nonsupervisory and nonmanagerial position who provides direct care; who provides supportive, rehabilitative, or therapeutic services to patients; or who directly provides nursing care to patients more than 60 percent of the time, but who is not:

 

(1) a licensed physician;

 

(2) a physician assistant licensed under chapter 147A; or

 

(3) an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under sections 148.171 to 148.285, unless working as a registered nurse."

 

Renumber the subdivisions in sequence

 

Page 4, line 13, delete "(a)" and delete "4" and insert "5"

 

Page 4, line 14, delete "2" and insert "3" and delete "health care"

 

Page 4, lines 18 and 20, delete "2" and insert "3"

 

Page 4, delete lines 24 and 25


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11881

Page 5, line 8, after "workers" insert "and must include contact information for all individuals in the chain of command"

 

Page 5, line 22, delete "1" and insert "2"

 

Page 5, lines 27 and 28, delete "2" and insert "3"

 

Page 6, lines 10, 11, and 12, delete "subdivision 2" and insert "subdivision 3"

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Noor from the Committee on Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4220, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding settings subject to assisted living licensure; modifying requirements for settings exempt from assisted living licensure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 144G.08, subdivision 7; 325F.722, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325F.722, subdivisions 2, 3, 9.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, delete section 1 and insert:

 

"Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144G.08, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 7.  Assisted living facility.  (a) "Assisted living facility" means a facility that provides sleeping accommodations and assisted living services to one or more adults.  Assisted living facility includes assisted living facility with dementia care, and.

 

(b) Assisted living facility does not include:

 

(1) emergency shelter, transitional housing, or any other residential units serving exclusively or primarily homeless individuals, as defined under section 116L.361;

 

(2) a nursing home licensed under chapter 144A;

 

(3) a hospital, certified boarding care, or supervised living facility licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56;

 

(4) a lodging establishment licensed under chapter 157 and Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0500 to 9520.0670, or under chapter 245D, 245G, or 245I;

 

(5) services and residential settings licensed under chapter 245A, including adult foster care and services and settings governed under the standards in chapter 245D;

 

(6) a private home in which the residents are related by kinship, law, or affinity with the provider of services;

 

(7) a duly organized condominium, cooperative, and common interest community, or owners' association of the condominium, cooperative, and common interest community where at least 80 percent of the units that comprise the condominium, cooperative, or common interest community are occupied by individuals who are the owners, members, or shareholders of the units;


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11882

(8) a temporary family health care dwelling as defined in sections 394.307 and 462.3593;

 

(9) a setting offering services conducted by and for the adherents of any recognized church or religious denomination for its members exclusively through spiritual means or by prayer for healing;

 

(10) housing financed pursuant to sections 462A.37 and 462A.375, units financed with low-income housing tax credits pursuant to United States Code, title 26, section 42, and units financed by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency that are intended to serve individuals with disabilities or individuals who are homeless, except for those developments that market or hold themselves out as assisted living facilities and provide assisted living services;

 

(11) rental housing developed under United States Code, title 42, section 1437, or United States Code, title 12, section 1701q;

 

(12) rental housing designated for occupancy by only elderly or elderly and disabled residents under United States Code, title 42, section 1437e, or rental housing for qualifying families under Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, section 983.56;

 

(13) rental housing funded under United States Code, title 42, chapter 89, or United States Code, title 42, section 8011;

 

(14) a covered setting as defined in section 325F.721, subdivision 1, paragraph (b); or

 

(15) any establishment that exclusively or primarily serves as a shelter or temporary shelter for victims of domestic or any other form of violence.

 

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), assisting living facility includes a facility, setting, or development, however funded, that markets or holds itself out as assisted living, an assisted living facility, an assisted living facility with dementia care, memory care, or a memory care facility."

 

Page 3, line 3, after the comma, insert "paragraph (b)," and reinstate the stricken language and delete "clause"

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 4273, A bill for an act relating to public authority; prohibiting bans on rainbow flags; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.24, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124E.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 10; 135A; 471.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11883

Nelson, M., from the Committee on Labor and Industry Finance and Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4286, A bill for an act relating to labor standards; making policy and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.79, subdivision 1; 177.30; 181.941, subdivision 4; 181.943; 181A.08; 181A.12, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 177.27, subdivisions 2, 4, 7; 177.42, subdivision 2; 181.212, subdivision 7; 181.939, subdivision 2.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 1, after line 17, insert:

 

"Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116J.871, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

 

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

 

(b) "Economic development" means financial assistance provided to a person directly or to a local unit of government or nonprofit organization on behalf of a person who is engaged in the manufacture or sale of goods and services.  Economic development does not include (1) financial assistance for rehabilitation of existing housing; (2) financial assistance for new housing construction in which total financial assistance at a single project site is less than $100,000; or (3) financial assistance for the new construction of fully detached single-family affordable homeownership units for which the financial assistance covers no more than ten fully detached single-family affordable homeownership units.  For purposes of this paragraph, "affordable homeownership" means housing targeted at households with incomes, at initial occupancy, at or below 115 percent of the state or area median income, whichever is greater, as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

 

(c) "Financial assistance" means (1) a grant awarded by a state agency for economic development related purposes if a single business receives $200,000 or more of the grant proceeds; (2) a loan or the guaranty or purchase of a loan made by a state agency for economic development related purposes if a single business receives $500,000 or more of the loan proceeds; or (3) a reduction, credit, or abatement of a tax assessed under chapter 297A where the tax reduction, credit, or abatement applies to a geographic area smaller than the entire state and was granted for economic development related purposes; or (4) a construction exemption to a city or school district under section 297A.71 or special law.  Financial assistance does not include payments by the state of aids and credits under chapter 273 or 477A to a political subdivision.

 

(d) "Project site" means the location where improvements are made that are financed in whole or in part by the financial assistance; or the location of employees that receive financial assistance in the form of employment and training services as defined in section 116L.19, subdivision 4, or customized training from a technical college.

 

(e) "State agency" means any agency defined under section 16B.01, subdivision 2, Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., and the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board."

 

Renumber the sections in sequence

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11884

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

 

H. F. No. 4354, A bill for an act relating to state government; adding the Public Utilities Commission to the list of agencies subject to certain obligations to Tribal governments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 10.65, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Hornstein from the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4356, A bill for an act relating to railroads; establishing limitations on the hours of service required of yardmasters; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Hornstein from the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4357, A bill for an act relating to railroads; establishing requirements on wayside detector systems; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 4410, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying enforcement authority; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 115.071, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 116.07, subdivision 9, by adding subdivisions; 116.11; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 115.03, subdivision 1.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 4, line 15, after "(xi)" insert "when appropriate,"

 

Page 4, line 17, delete the period and insert a comma

 

Page 4, line 18, delete "The agency may recover" and insert "including"

 

Page 4, line 22, after the period, insert "In addition to settlement agreements,"

 

Page 4, line 24, delete everything after the period and insert "Oversight funds reimbursed under this item are to be deposited in a settlement oversight reimbursement account established in the environmental fund.  The commissioner shall manage the account.  Earnings, such as interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11885

assets of the account, must be credited to the account.  Funds remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal year remain in the account.  Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of the environmental fund;"

 

Page 6, after line 14, insert:

 

"Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115.071, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 3.  Civil penalties.  Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or chapter 114C or 116, except any provisions of chapter 116 relating to air and land pollution caused by agricultural operations which do not involve national pollutant discharge elimination system permits, or of (1) any effluent standards and limitations or water quality standards, (2) any permit or term or condition thereof, (3) any national pollutant discharge elimination system filing requirements, (4) any duty to permit or carry out inspection, entry or monitoring activities, or (5) any rules, stipulation agreements, variances, schedules of compliance, or orders issued by the agency, shall forfeit and pay to the state a penalty, in an amount to be determined by the court, of not more than $10,000 per day of violation except that if the violation relates to hazardous waste the person shall forfeit and pay to the state a penalty, in an amount to be determined by the court, of not more than $25,000 per day of violation.

 

In addition, in the discretion of the court, the defendant may be required to:

 

(a) forfeit and pay to the state a sum which will adequately compensate the state for the reasonable value of cleanup and other expenses directly resulting from unauthorized discharge of pollutants, whether or not accidental;

 

(b) forfeit and pay to the state an additional sum to constitute just compensation for any loss or destruction to wildlife, fish or other aquatic life and for other actual damages to the state caused by an unauthorized discharge of pollutants.

 

As a defense to any of said damages, the defendant may prove that the violation was caused solely by (1) an act of God, (2) an act of war, (3) negligence on the part of the state of Minnesota, or (4) an act or failure to act which constitutes sabotage or vandalism, or any combination of the foregoing clauses.

 

The civil penalties and damages provided for in this subdivision may be recovered by a civil action brought by the attorney general or any person in the name of the state."

 

Page 6, line 19, before the period, insert "or any person injured by such violation"

 

Page 7, line 28, after "(4)" insert "when appropriate,"

 

Page 7, line 30, delete the period and insert a comma

 

Page 7, line 31, delete "The agency may recover" and insert "including"

 

Page 8, line 2, after the period, insert "In addition to settlement agreements,"

 

Page 8, line 4, delete everything after the period and insert "Oversight funds reimbursed under this item are to be deposited in a settlement oversight reimbursement account established in the environmental fund.  The commissioner shall manage the account.  Earnings, such as interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11886

assets of the account, must be credited to the account.  Funds remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal year remain in the account.  Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of the environmental fund."

 

Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 4457, A bill for an act relating to civil law; allowing the clients of civil legal services and volunteer attorneys to proceed in forma pauperis; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 563.01, subdivision 3.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

 

"Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 563.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 3.  Court fee waiver; authorization of in forma pauperis.  (a) Any court of the state of Minnesota or any political subdivision thereof may authorize the commencement or defense of any civil action, or appeal therein, without prepayment of fees, costs, and security for costs by a natural person who makes affidavit stating (a) (1) the nature of the action, defense or appeal, (b) (2) a belief that affiant is entitled to redress, and (c) (3) that affiant is financially unable to pay the fees, costs and security for costs.

 

(b) Upon a finding by the court that the action, defense, or appeal is not of a frivolous nature, the court shall allow the person to proceed in forma pauperis without prepayment of fees, costs, and security for costs if the affidavit is substantially in the language required by this subdivision and is not found by the court to be untrue.  Persons meeting presumed to meet the requirements of this subdivision include, but are not limited to, a person who is receiving public assistance described in section 550.37, subdivision 14, who is represented by an attorney on behalf of a civil legal services program or a volunteer attorney program based on indigency, or who has an annual income not greater than 125 percent of the poverty line established under United States Code, title 42, section 9902(2), except as otherwise provided by section 563.02.

 

(c) If, at commencement of the action, the court finds that a party does not meet the eligibility criteria under paragraph (b), but the court also finds that the party is not able to pay all of the fees, costs, and security for costs, the court may order payment of a fee of $75 or partial payment of the fees, costs, and security for costs, to be paid as directed by the court.

 

The court administrator shall transmit any fees or payments to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the state treasury and credit to the general fund.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11887

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a person who is represented by a civil legal services program or a volunteer attorney program based on indigency may be allowed to proceed without prepayment of fees, costs, and security for costs without additional findings if the attorney representing the person submits an affidavit or makes an oral attestation during a court proceeding stating that civil legal services or volunteer attorney program services are being provided to the client."

 

Amend the title as follows:

 

Page 1, line 3, delete "in forma pauperis;" and insert "without prepayment of fees, costs, and security for costs;"

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Noor from the Committee on Human Services Finance to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4514, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; directing the commissioner of human services to develop a covered benefit for integrated health services; creating a demonstration project; requiring a report; appropriating money.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 4538, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing that venue for certain criminal sexual conduct cases may be proper in multiple counties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 627.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

Howard from the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 4569, A bill for an act relating to wage theft; preventing wage theft and requiring use of responsible contractors when the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency provides financial assistance for development of multiunit residential housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116J.871, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11888

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

 

H. F. No. 4624, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring a report on state agency salt purchases and establishing reduction goal; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 4659, A bill for an act relating to labor; requiring safety standards for broadband industry installers; implementing the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116J.395, subdivision 6; 216B.17, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 181.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 2, line 13, after "of" insert "the total" and delete "grants" and insert "grant funds"

 

Page 2, line 14, delete "commit" and insert "agree" and delete "implementing" and insert "implement"

 

Page 2, line 15, delete "industry"

 

Page 2, after line 18, insert:

 

"The applicant's agreement to implement the workforce best practices as defined in paragraph (e) must be an express condition of providing the grant in the grant agreement."

 

Page 2, line 20, after "practices" insert "only"

 

Page 2, delete lines 21 to 30 and insert:

 

"(1) there is credible evidence of support for the application and the applicant's workforce needs on the project for which the grant is provided from one or more labor, labor-management, or other workforce organizations that have a track record of representing and advocating for workers or recruiting, training, and securing employment for people of color, Indigenous people, or women in the construction industry; and

 

(2) all laborers and mechanics performing construction, installation, remodeling, or repairs on the project sites for which the grant is provided:

 

(i) are paid the prevailing wage rate as defined in section 177.42, subdivision 6, and the applicant and all of its construction contractors and subcontractors agree that the payment of prevailing wage to such laborers and mechanics is subject to the requirements and enforcement provisions under sections 177.27, 177.30, 177.32, 177.41 to 177.435, and 177.45, which the commissioner of labor and industry shall have the authority to enforce; or


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11889

(ii) receive from their employer:

 

(A) at least 80 hours of skills training annually, of which at least 40 hours must consist of hands-on instruction;

 

(B) employer-paid family health insurance coverage; and

 

(C) employer-paid retirement benefit payments equal to no less than 15 percent of the employee's total taxable wages."

 

Page 3, delete lines 1 to 7

 

Page 3, line 10, delete "(4)" and insert "(1)"

 

Page 3, line 32, after "shall" insert a comma and after "together" insert "with points awarded for labor law compliance,"

 

Page 6, line 6, delete "developed" and insert "approved"

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 4738, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an Office of Emergency Medical Services to replace the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board; specifying duties for the office; transferring duties; establishing an advisory council; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62J.49, subdivision 1; 144E.001, by adding subdivisions; 144E.16, subdivision 5; 144E.19, subdivision 3; 144E.27, subdivision 5; 144E.28, subdivisions 5, 6; 144E.285, subdivision 6; 144E.287; 144E.305, subdivision 3; 214.025; 214.04, subdivision 2a; 214.29; 214.31; 214.355; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 43A.08, subdivision 1a; 152.126, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 144E.001, subdivision 5; 144E.01; 144E.123, subdivision 5; 144E.50, subdivision 3.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 4, line 1, delete "and"

 

Page 4, after line 1, insert:

 

"(10) one member appointed by an employee organization representing paramedics or emergency medical technicians;"

 

Page 4, line 2, delete "(10)" and insert "(11)"

 

Page 4, line 3, delete the period and insert "; and"


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11890

Page 4, after line 3, insert:

 

"(12) the commissioner of health and commissioner of public safety or their designees as ex officio members."

 

Page 4, line 12, delete "(9)" and insert "(10)"

 

Page 5, after line 26, insert:

 

"Sec. 7.  [144E.105] ALTERNATIVE EMS RESPONSE MODEL PILOT PROGRAM.

 

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

 

(b) "Partnering ambulance services" means the basic life support ambulance service and the advanced life support ambulance service that partner to jointly respond to emergency ambulance calls under the pilot program.

 

(c) "Pilot program" means the alternative EMS response model pilot program established under this section.

 

Subd. 2.  Pilot program established.  The board must establish and administer an alternative EMS response model pilot program.  Under the pilot program, the board may authorize basic life support ambulance services to partner with advanced life support ambulance services to provide expanded advanced life support service intercept capability and staffing support for emergency ambulance calls.

 

Subd. 3.  Application.  A basic life support ambulance service that wishes to participate in the pilot program must apply to the board.  An application from a basic life support ambulance service must be submitted jointly with the advanced life support ambulance service with which the basic life support ambulance service proposes to partner.  The application must identify the ambulance services applying to be partnering ambulance services and must include:

 

(1) approval to participate in the pilot program from the medical directors of the proposed partnering ambulance services;

 

(2) procedures the basic life support ambulance service will implement to respond to emergency ambulance calls when the basic life support ambulance service is unable to meet the minimum staffing requirements under section 144E.101, subdivision 6, and the partnering advanced life support ambulance service is unavailable to jointly respond to emergency ambulance calls;

 

(3) an agreement between the proposed partnering ambulance services specifying which ambulance service is responsible for:

 

(i) workers' compensation insurance;

 

(ii) motor vehicle insurance; and

 

(iii) billing, identifying which if any ambulance service will bill the patient or the patient's insurer and specifying how payments received will be distributed among the proposed partnering ambulance services;

 

(4) communication procedures to coordinate and make known the real-time availability of the advanced life support ambulance service to its proposed partnering basic life support ambulance services and public safety answering points;


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11891

(5) an acknowledgment that the proposed partnering ambulance services must coordinate compliance with the prehospital care data requirements in section 144E.123; and

 

(6) an acknowledgment that the proposed partnering ambulance services remain responsible for providing continual service as required under section 144E.101, subdivision 3.

 

Subd. 4.  Operation.  Under the pilot program, an advanced life support ambulance service may partner with one or more basic life support ambulance services.  Under this partnership, the advanced life support ambulance service and basic life support ambulance service must jointly respond to emergency ambulance calls originating in the primary service area of the basic life support ambulance service.  The advanced life support ambulance service must respond to emergency ambulance calls with either an ambulance or a nontransporting vehicle fully equipped with the advanced life support complement of equipment and medications required for that nontransporting vehicle by that ambulance service's medical director.

 

Subd. 5.  Staffing.  (a) When responding to an emergency ambulance call and when an ambulance or nontransporting vehicle from the partnering advanced life support ambulance service is confirmed to be available and is responding to the call:

 

(1) the basic life support ambulance must be staffed with a minimum of one emergency medical technician; and

 

(2) the advanced life support ambulance or nontransporting vehicle must be staffed with a minimum of one paramedic.

 

(b) The staffing specified in paragraph (a) is deemed to satisfy the staffing requirements in section 144E.101, subdivisions 6 and 7.

 

Subd. 6.  Medical director oversight.  The medical director for an ambulance service participating in the pilot program retains responsibility for the ambulance service personnel of their ambulance service.  When a paramedic from the partnering advanced life support ambulance service makes contact with the patient, the standing orders; clinical policies; protocols; and triage, treatment, and transportation guidelines for the advanced life support ambulance service must direct patient care related to the encounter.

 

Subd. 7.  Waivers and variances.  The board may issue any waivers of or variances to this chapter or Minnesota Rules, chapter 4690, to partnering ambulance services that are needed to implement the pilot program, provided the waiver or variance does not adversely affect the public health or welfare.

 

Subd. 8.  Data and evaluation.  In administering the pilot program, the board shall collect from partnering ambulance services data needed to evaluate the impacts of the pilot program on response times, patient outcomes, and patient experience for emergency ambulance calls.

 

Subd. 9.  Transfer of authority.  Effective January 1, 2025, the duties and authority assigned to the board in this section are transferred to the director.

 

Subd. 10.  Expiration.  This section expires June 30, 2026.

 

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


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11892

Renumber the sections in sequence

 

Amend the title as follows:

 

Page 1, line 4, after "council;" insert "establishing alternative EMS response model pilot program;"

 

Correct the title numbers accordingly

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

 

      H. F. Nos. 2421, 3389, 3798, 3871, 4175, 4273, 4354, 4457 and 4538 were read for the second time.

 

 

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

 

      The following House Files were introduced:

 

 

      Wiens, Daniels and Newton introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4925, A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring a job accommodation request form for an employee with a known disability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.08, subdivision 6.

 

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

 

 

Wiens, Brand and Baker introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4926, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; requiring annual reports on grantee performance by the commissioner of employment and economic development; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116L.

 

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

 

 

Quam introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4927, A bill for an act relating to public safety; ensuring safety of children with no lawful immigration status living in and moving into the state; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

 

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


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11893

Quam and Scott introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4928, A bill for an act relating to public safety; ensuring safety of children with no lawful immigration status living in and moving into the state; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

 

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

 

 

Lislegard and Davids introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4929, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying the exemption for data centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 297A.68, subdivision 42; 297A.75, subdivision 1.

 

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

 

 

Anderson, P. H.; Burkel and Harder introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4930, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for grants for meat cutting and butchery training.

 

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

 

 

Kozlowski introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4931, A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting municipalities from enforcing or enacting an ordinance prohibiting emergency housing facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 462.352, subdivision 2; 462.357, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

Hornstein introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4932, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; providing for management of wasted food; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.

 

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

 

 

Nadeau and Urdahl introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4933, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Teachers Retirement Association; St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association; extending the suspension of earnings limitation for retired teachers who return to teaching; amending Laws 2022, chapter 65, article 3, section 1, subdivisions 2, 3.

 

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


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11894

Norris and Davids introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4934, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that the commissioner of revenue is bound by Tax Court opinions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 270C.07, subdivision 1; 270C.33, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

Reyer and Kozlowski introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4935, A bill for an act relating to health; directing the use of grant funds for activities relating to the planning of an American Indian focused birth center; appropriating money.

 

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

 

 

Curran, Bahner, Reyer, Clardy and Frazier introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4936, A bill for an act relating to health; adding Alzheimer's disease to program on reducing health disparities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 145.928, subdivisions 1, 8.

 

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

 

 

Hassan introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4937, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for the Minnesota Civil Liberties Act; prohibiting immunity for peace officers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

 

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

 

 

Hollins, Hemmingsen-Jaeger and Tabke introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4938, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for an anaerobic digestor energy system.

 

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

 

 

Wiener introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4939, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring an open season for moose during any year in which there is an open season for elk; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.515, subdivision 2.

 

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


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11895

Virnig, Clardy and Bierman introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4940, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to address the workforce shortage in disability services in Dakota County; requiring a report.

 

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

 

 

Norris and Koegel introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4941, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a corridor improvement study along marked Trunk Highway 65 between the cities of Blaine and Spring Lake Park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Youakim introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4942, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; providing five-year rule extensions and duration extensions for tax increment financing districts in the city of Edina.

 

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

 

 

Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4943, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to WomenVenture.

 

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

 

 

Feist introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4944, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Rice Creek Watershed District.

 

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

 

 

Huot introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4945, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing the criminal penalty for assaulting a firefighter, EMS personnel, or certain health care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.2231, subdivision 2.

 

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


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11896

Huot introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4946, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing the criminal penalty for concealing a dead body; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.502, subdivision 1a.

 

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

 

 

Wolgamott introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4947, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the funding for the school unemployment aid account; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 124D.995, subdivision 6; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 16.

 

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

 

 

Huot introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4948, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money to the commissioner of administration for certain space costs in fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027.

 

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

 

 

Fischer introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4949, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying long-term care consultation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0911, subdivisions 12, 17, 18, 20, 24, 25.

 

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

 

 

Keeler, Feist, Kozlowski, Wolgamott and Hollins introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4950, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring a pregnant and parenting homeless youth study; requiring a report; appropriating money.

 

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

 

 

Baker introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4951, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a White Earth Area Detox Center in the city of Mahnomen.

 

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


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11897

Hill introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4952, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements at Veterans Campground.

 

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

 

 

Freiberg introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4953, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for a revenue-neutral assessment on environmental emissions; providing for refundable FICA and property tax credits; providing for credits against income taxes to be paid as dividends; authorizing loans for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects; providing rulemaking authority; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 273.1393; 276.04, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 273.1392; 275.065, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 273; 290; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216I.

 

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

 

 

Hemmingsen-Jaeger introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4954, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing ombudspersons access to the social service information system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 3.9215, by adding a subdivision; 245.975, subdivision 4; 257.0762, by adding a subdivision; 260C.82, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

Wolgamott introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4955, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing the use of ground lights on motorcycles to increase visibility at night; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.56, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

Smith and Tabke introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4956, A bill for an act relating to animal cruelty; prohibiting elective declawing of cats; imposing civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 343.

 

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

 

 

Becker-Finn introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4957, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing smudging in public schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.4165; 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.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11898

Wolgamott introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4958, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant to the St. Cloud School District for construction of an emergency medical services education facility; amending Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivision 13.

 

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

 

 

Pinto and Moller introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4959, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the Task Force on Holistic and Effective Responses to Illicit Drug Use; requiring a report; appropriating money.

 

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

 

 

Tabke introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4960, A bill for an act relating to insurance; authorizing insurers to use certain weather-related losses for purposes of underwriting and rating; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 65A.29, subdivisions 7, 8; 70A.05.

 

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

 

 

Hassan introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4961, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the innovative business development public infrastructure grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.435, subdivisions 3, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.435, subdivision 5.

 

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

 

 

Zeleznikar, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Harder and Elkins introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4962, A bill for an act relating to workforce development and higher education; establishing the Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence at the University of Minnesota; appropriating money for the Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence at the University of Minnesota; requiring a report.

 

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

 

 

Reyer and Noor introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4963, A bill for an act relating to behavioral health; creating a certified community behavioral health pilot project; appropriating money; requiring a report.

 

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


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11899

Kozlowski introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4964, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting certain surgical procedures from being performed on patients under age 12 with certain exceptions; authorizing disciplinary action by health-related licensing boards; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 214.

 

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

 

 

Torkelson, Daniels, Mueller, Zeleznikar, Dotseth and Engen introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4965, A bill for an act relating to child care; modifying child care center definitions; codifying child care center staff qualifications and ratios; directing the commissioner to amend child care center health and record‑keeping rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245A.40, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 9503.0031; 9503.0032; 9503.0033; 9503.0034; 9503.0040.

 

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

 

 

West introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4966, A bill for an act relating to cannabis; modifying medical cannabis combination business provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.515.

 

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

 

 

Rehm introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4967, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a state school librarian; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134.31, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

Agbaje introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4968, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Change Starts With Community in North Minneapolis.

 

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

 

 

Agbaje introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4969, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to Lundstrum Center.

 

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


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11900

Robbins introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4970, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing city attorneys to file delinquency petitions for certain offenses committed by a juvenile when a county attorney declines to file a petition; authorizing city attorneys to prosecute certain felony and gross misdemeanor offenses when a county attorney declines to prosecute; authorizing city attorneys to issue administrative subpoenas in certain cases; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 260B.007, subdivision 16; 260B.141, subdivision 2; 260B.163, subdivision 5; 260B.171, subdivision 4; 260B.335, subdivisions 2, 4; 260B.425, subdivision 2; 388.051, subdivision 2; 388.23, subdivision 1; 390.251; 484.87, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

 

Olson, B., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4971, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the secretary of state to place advisory questions on the 2024 state general election ballot related to the state flag and state seal designs adopted by the State Emblems Redesign Commission; repealing laws establishing new state flag and state seal designs; repealing Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, sections 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 133, subdivision 1.

 

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

 

 

Freiberg and Klevorn introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4972, A bill for an act relating to state government; making changes to electronic database of notaries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 358.645, subdivision 2; 358.71; 359.01, subdivision 5; 359.03, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

 

Pinto introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4973, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; providing an extension of the five‑year rule for a tax increment financing district in the city of St. Paul; amending Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 1, article 6, section 22.

 

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

 

 

Jordan and Feist introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4974, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the cities of Minneapolis and St. Anthony Village to regulate truck weight and length on 29th Avenue Northeast.

 

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


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11901

Acomb introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4975, A bill for an act relating to state government; repealing the renewable development account report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116C.779, subdivision 1.

 

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

 

 

Wiens and Newton introduced:

 

H. F. No. 4976, A bill for an act relating to veterans; establishing a tuition-free postsecondary educational program for veterans who have received a Purple Heart and the veterans' dependents; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

 

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

 

 

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

 

 

      The following messages were received from the Senate:

 

 

Madam Speaker:

 

      I hereby announce that the Senate has concurred in and adopted the report of the Conference Committee on:

 

      H. F. No. 3489, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for public safety; modifying the grounds for the use of reasonable force in schools; defining duties and establishing minimum training requirements for school resource officers; requiring development of a school resource officer model policy; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 121A.582, by adding a subdivision; 123B.02, by adding a subdivision; 124E.03, by adding a subdivision; 609.06, subdivision 1; 609.379, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 121A.58, subdivisions 1, 2a; 121A.582, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

 

      The Senate has repassed said bill in accordance with the recommendation and report of the Conference Committee.  Said House File is herewith returned to the House.

 

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

Madam Speaker:

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3646, A bill for an act relating to children, youth, and families; creating the statutory infrastructure for the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families; moving and copying statutes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.46, subdivisions 1, 3; 116L.665, subdivision 2; 116L.86, subdivisions 1, 3; 119A.5411; 119B.03, subdivision 8; 119B.09, subdivision 12; 119B.24; 124D.13, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 124D.135, subdivisions 1, 3, by


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11902

adding a subdivision; 124D.142, subdivision 1; 124D.15, subdivision 3a; 124D.151, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 124D.16, by adding a subdivision; 124D.165, subdivision 1; 125A.02, subdivisions 1a, 2; 125A.28; 125A.35, subdivision 1; 125A.45; 125A.48; 125A.76, by adding a subdivision; 144.225, subdivision 2b; 245.814, subdivision 5; 245A.02, subdivision 6e; 245A.03, subdivisions 1, 4; 245A.035, subdivision 4; 245A.04, subdivision 9; 245A.08, subdivision 2a; 245A.09, subdivision 7; 245A.10, subdivisions 1, 2; 245A.14, subdivisions 1, 14; 245A.1443, subdivision 2; 245A.1444; 245A.146, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6; 245A.147, subdivision 1; 245A.156, subdivisions 1, 2; 245A.16, subdivisions 3, 5; 245A.18, subdivision 1; 245A.25, subdivisions 1, 6, 8; 245A.66, subdivision 1; 245C.03, by adding a subdivision; 245C.08, subdivision 3; 245C.22, by adding a subdivision; 245C.25; 256.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 12, 16, 18, 18a, 34; 256.012, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 256.016; 256.017, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 7; 256.018; 256.019, subdivisions 1, 2; 256.029; 256.045, subdivisions 3b, 4, 6, 10; 256.0451, subdivisions 1, 2; 256.046, subdivision 2; 256.741, subdivisions 1, 2, 12a; 256.82; 256.87, subdivisions 1, 1a, 5; 256.981; 256.982; 256.983, as amended; 256.9831, subdivision 1; 256.986; 256.9861; 256.987, subdivision 1; 256.998, subdivision 7; 256D.64, subdivisions 1, 3; 256E.21, subdivision 1; 256E.22, subdivision 7; 256E.24; 256E.25, subdivisions 5, 6, 7; 256E.26; 256E.27; 256J.01, subdivision 2; 256J.021; 256J.08, subdivision 32; 256J.09, by adding a subdivision; 256J.351; 256J.395, subdivision 1; 256J.425, subdivision 8; 256J.645, subdivision 1; 256P.04, subdivision 13; 260.92, subdivision 1; 260C.178, subdivision 1; 260C.201, subdivision 1; 260C.215, subdivision 5; 260C.301, subdivision 1; 260D.02, subdivisions 5, 9; 260E.02, subdivision 2; 260E.03, subdivision 23; 260E.14, subdivision 1; 260E.20, subdivisions 3, 5; 260E.24, subdivision 5; 260E.28, subdivisions 1, 3; 260E.29, subdivision 2; 260E.30, subdivisions 3, 6; 260E.32, subdivision 3; 260E.33, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 260E.34; 260E.35, subdivision 3; 260E.36, subdivision 4; 299A.72; 393.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10; 393.11, subdivision 2; 518A.26, by adding a subdivision; 518A.60; 631.40, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 13.46, subdivisions 2, 4; 119B.125, subdivisions 1a, 2, 3; 121A.19; 124D.142, subdivision 2; 124D.151, subdivision 5; 125A.02, subdivision 1; 142A.02, subdivision 1; 142A.03, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; 144.225, subdivision 2; 245A.02, subdivision 5a; 245A.03, subdivisions 2, 7; 245A.04, subdivisions 4, 7; 245A.041, subdivision 6; 245A.05; 245A.07, subdivisions 1, 3; 245A.10, subdivisions 3, 4; 245A.13, subdivision 7; 245A.1435; 245A.16, subdivision 1; 245A.66, subdivision 4; 245C.02, subdivision 22; 245C.03, subdivision 1; 245H.05; 256.045, subdivision 3; 256.046, subdivision 1; 256.0471, subdivision 1; 256.98, subdivision 8; 256D.65, subdivision 1; 256J.35; 256J.37, subdivision 3a; 256J.40; 260C.317, subdivision 3; 260E.02, subdivision 1; 609A.015, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 609A.06, subdivisions 7, 12; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 142B; 142C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 245A.04, subdivision 17; 245A.09, subdivision 10; 245H.12; 256.01, subdivision 30; 256.741, subdivision 3; 256.9831, subdivisions 2, 3; 256J.01, subdivision 5; 256J.78, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 245A.18, subdivision 2.

 

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

Madam Speaker:

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3987, A bill for an act relating to human services; implementing transfer of duties from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Direct Care and Treatment; establishing general executive board duties, powers, rulemaking authority, and contracting for administrative services; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.46, subdivisions 1, 10; 43A.241; 243.166, subdivision 7; 245.073; 245.462, subdivisions 22, 24; 245.464, subdivision 3; 245.466, subdivision 1; 245.474, subdivisions 1, 3; 245.4862, subdivision 7; 245.4871, subdivision 33; 245.696, subdivision 1; 245.697, subdivisions 1, 2a; 245.91,


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11903

subdivision 2; 245.94, subdivision 1; 245D.10, subdivision 3a; 246.0141; 246.018, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 246.12; 246.129; 246.13, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 246.14; 246.141; 246.15, subdivisions 1, 3; 246.151, subdivisions 1, 2; 246.16; 246.18, subdivisions 1, 4, 4a, 5, 6; 246.23; 246.234; 246.24; 246.27; 246.325; 246.33, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 246.34, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 246.35; 246.36; 246.41, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 246.50, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11; 246.51, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 2; 246.511; 246.52; 246.53, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 246.531, subdivisions 1, 2; 246.54, subdivision 1; 246.55; 246.56, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 246.57, subdivision 4; 246.64, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 246.71, subdivision 2; 246.716, subdivision 2; 246.72; 246.721; 246B.01, subdivisions 2, 2b; 246B.03, subdivision 1; 246B.04, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 246B.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 251.012, subdivision 3; 251.041; 251.042; 251.043; 251.17; 252.021; 252.50, subdivisions 4, 5, 10; 253.015, subdivision 1; 253.017, subdivision 2; 253.13; 253.20; 253.21; 253.22; 253.23; 253.24; 253.26; 253B.02, subdivisions 4b, 4c, by adding a subdivision; 253B.03, subdivisions 1, 6a; 253B.09, subdivision 3a; 253B.17, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 253B.18, subdivisions 4a, 4b, 4c, 5, 5a, 13, 14; 253B.19, subdivision 1; 253B.20, subdivision 2; 253B.212, subdivision 2; 253B.22, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 253D.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 16, by adding subdivisions; 253D.10, subdivision 2; 253D.11, subdivision 2; 253D.27, subdivision 1; 253D.29, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 253D.30, subdivision 5; 254B.01, by adding a subdivision; 254B.05, subdivision 4; 254B.151, subdivision 2; 256.01, subdivision 2; 256.045, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 7, by adding subdivisions; 256B.693, subdivision 1; 256B.77, subdivision 22; 256G.01, subdivisions 1, 3; 256G.02, by adding a subdivision; 256G.03, subdivision 2; 256G.04, subdivision 2; 256G.09, subdivisions 2, 3; 256G.10; 256G.11; 256G.12; 299C.093; 352.91, subdivisions 2a, 3c, 3d, 3e, 4a; 524.3-801; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 245.4661, subdivisions 2, 6; 246.0135; 246C.02; 246C.03, subdivision 2; 246C.04; 246C.05; 252.50, subdivision 2; 253B.10, subdivision 1; 253D.02, subdivision 8; 256.045, subdivision 3; 352.91, subdivision 3f; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 198; 245; 245A; 246; 246C; 253; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 246.01; 246.013; 246.014; 246.15, subdivision 2; 246.23, subdivision 1; 246.60; 251.013; 252.50, subdivisions 1, 9, 11; 252.51; 256B.693, subdivision 2.

 

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

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, March 18, 2024 and established a prefiling requirement for amendments offered to the following bills:

 

      H. F. Nos. 3769 and 3613.

 

 

CALENDAR FOR THE DAY

 

 

      H. F. No. 4518, A bill for an act relating to education finance; making forecast adjustments; appropriating money; amending Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 54, section 20, subdivisions 7, 9, 17; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 36, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9; article 2, section 64, subdivisions 2, 6, 21, 23; article 4, section 21, subdivisions 2, 5; article 5, section 64, subdivisions 3, 14; article 7, section 18, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7; article 8, section 19, subdivisions 3, 6; article 9, section 18, subdivisions 4, 8; article 11, section 11, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 10.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11904

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

 

      The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called.  There were 125 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Acomb

Agbaje

Altendorf

Anderson, P. H.

Bahner

Bakeberg

Baker

Becker-Finn

Bennett

Berg

Bierman

Brand

Carroll

Cha

Clardy

Coulter

Curran

Davids

Davis

Demuth

Dotseth

Edelson

Elkins

Engen

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Fogelman

Franson

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Garofalo

Gillman

Gomez

Greenman

Grossell

Hansen, R.

Hanson, J.

Harder

Hassan

Heintzeman

Hemmingsen-Jaeger

Her

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Hornstein

Howard

Hudella

Hudson

Huot

Hussein

Igo

Jacob

Johnson

Jordan

Joy

Keeler

Klevorn

Knudsen

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Koznick

Kraft

Kresha

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Liebling

Lillie

Lislegard

Long

McDonald

Mekeland

Moller

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson, M.

Nelson, N.

Newton

Niska

Noor

Norris

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson, B.

Olson, L.

Pelowski

Pérez-Vega

Perryman

Petersburg

Pfarr

Pinto

Pryor

Pursell

Quam

Rehm

Reyer

Robbins

Schomacker

Schultz

Scott

Sencer-Mura

Skraba

Smith

Stephenson

Swedzinski

Tabke

Torkelson

Urdahl

Vang

Virnig

West

Wiener

Wiens

Witte

Wolgamott

Xiong

Youakim

Zeleznikar

Spk. Hortman


 

 

      The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

 

 

      H. F. No. 4483, 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 12A.02, subdivision 6; 12B.15, subdivision 8; 13.3805, subdivision 1; 13.6401, subdivision 2; 14.37, subdivision 2; 16A.99, subdivision 4; 62V.04, subdivision 12; 62V.05, subdivision 5; 115A.952, subdivision 1; 116.07, subdivision 4k; 120A.22, subdivision 11; 122A.182, subdivision 5; 123B.72, subdivision 3; 124E.03, subdivision 7; 124E.14; 126C.05, subdivision 8; 126C.126; 126C.13, subdivision 4; 126C.17, subdivision 5; 150A.091, subdivisions 2, 5, 11a; 152.25, subdivision 1b; 155A.29, subdivision 2; 161.088, subdivision 7; 171.17, subdivision 1; 171.22, subdivision 1; 176.011, subdivision 15; 180.03, subdivision 4; 216B.161, subdivision 1; 241.67, subdivision 2; 245A.11, subdivision 2; 253B.02, subdivisions 7, 9; 256.042, subdivision 4; 256.9742, subdivision 3; 256B.056, subdivision 11; 256B.058, subdivision 2; 256B.0595, subdivisions 1, 4; 256B.0625, subdivision 56; 256B.0941, subdivision 1; 256B.196, subdivision 2; 256B.197, subdivision 3; 256B.4911, subdivision 1; 256D.64, subdivision 2; 256I.04, subdivision 2a; 256L.11, subdivisions 2, 6a; 259.12; 260B.188, subdivision 1; 270C.445, subdivisions 6b, 6c, 6d; 270C.446, subdivision 5; 272.02, subdivision 97; 273.032; 273.121, subdivision 1; 276.04, subdivision 2; 290.0132, subdivision 15; 297A.71, subdivision 14; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 299K.09, subdivision 1; 326B.164, subdivision 5; 353.6511, subdivision 5; 353.6512, subdivision 5; 462.357, subdivision 7; 504B.178, subdivision 2; 609.2231, subdivision 3; 609.596, subdivision 3; 609.748, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 15.06, subdivision 1; 17.457, subdivision 5; 47.60, subdivision 1; 115E.042, subdivision 1a; 116J.871, subdivision 1; 116P.21, subdivision 5; 122A.092, subdivision 5; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 124E.02; 125A.15; 125A.51; 125A.515, subdivision 3; 144E.101, subdivisions 7, 12; 145D.01, subdivision 5; 145D.02; 147.02, subdivision 1; 147.03, subdivision 1; 174.07, subdivision 3; 181.217, subdivision 1; 245A.03, subdivisions 2, 7;


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11905

245A.10, subdivision 3; 245G.06, subdivision 3a; 254B.05, subdivision 5; 256B.0625, subdivision 13e; 256B.0913, subdivision 5; 256B.0943, subdivision 1; 289A.08, subdivision 7a; 290.0132, subdivision 32; 290.067, subdivision 1; 290A.04, subdivision 2h; 297A.71, subdivision 44; 299C.10, subdivision 1; 326B.164, subdivision 13; 609.185; 624.7178, subdivision 4; Laws 2023, chapter 41, article 1, section 2, subdivision 49; Laws 2023, chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2; Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 15, sections 10, subdivision 4; 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.6435, subdivision 8; 16A.727; 256.021, subdivision 3; 273.11, subdivision 16; 297A.71, subdivision 45; Laws 2023, chapter 16, section 36; Laws 2023, chapter 53, article 11, section 31; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 1, section 2; article 7, section 6; Laws 2023, chapter 57, article 2, section 39; Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 7, section 8; Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 7, sections 1; 3.

 

 

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

 

      The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called.  There were 126 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Acomb

Agbaje

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Bahner

Bakeberg

Baker

Becker-Finn

Bennett

Berg

Bierman

Brand

Carroll

Cha

Clardy

Coulter

Curran

Davids

Davis

Demuth

Dotseth

Edelson

Elkins

Engen

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Fogelman

Franson

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Garofalo

Gillman

Gomez

Greenman

Grossell

Hansen, R.

Hanson, J.

Harder

Hassan

Heintzeman

Hemmingsen-Jaeger

Her

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Hornstein

Howard

Hudella

Hudson

Huot

Hussein

Igo

Jacob

Johnson

Jordan

Joy

Keeler

Klevorn

Knudsen

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Koznick

Kraft

Kresha

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Liebling

Lillie

Lislegard

Long

McDonald

Mekeland

Moller

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson, M.

Nelson, N.

Newton

Niska

Noor

Norris

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson, B.

Olson, L.

Pelowski

Pérez-Vega

Perryman

Petersburg

Pfarr

Pinto

Pryor

Pursell

Quam

Rehm

Reyer

Robbins

Schomacker

Schultz

Scott

Sencer-Mura

Skraba

Smith

Stephenson

Swedzinski

Tabke

Torkelson

Urdahl

Vang

Virnig

West

Wiener

Wiens

Witte

Wolgamott

Xiong

Youakim

Zeleznikar

Spk. Hortman


 

 

      The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

 

 

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

 

 

      Grossell moved that the name of Robbins be added as an author on H. F. No. 432.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Freiberg moved that the names of Kozlowski and Pérez-Vega be added as authors on H. F. No. 1397.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hicks moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1661.  The motion prevailed.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11906

         Reyer moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1995.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bahner moved that the names of Bakeberg and Nadeau be added as authors on H. F. No. 2257.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kraft moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 2297.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Petersburg moved that the names of Murphy; Hanson, J., and Robbins be added as authors on H. F. No. 2376.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Huot moved that the name of McDonald be added as an author on H. F. No. 2509.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hollins moved that the name of Smith be added as an author on H. F. No. 2666.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Feist be added as an author on H. F. No. 2821.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sencer-Mura moved that the names of Smith and Reyer be added as authors on H. F. No. 2881.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Olson, L., moved that the name of Virnig be added as an author on H. F. No. 3182.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Frazier moved that the name of Fischer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3276.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kraft moved that the name of Berg be added as an author on H. F. No. 3320.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Koegel moved that the names of Anderson, P. E., and Lillie be added as authors on H. F. No. 3339.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Jordan moved that the names of Sencer-Mura, Xiong and Hanson, J., be added as authors on H. F. No. 3345.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Clardy moved that the name of Curran be added as an author on H. F. No. 3363.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Coulter moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3414.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Reyer moved that the name of Wolgamott be added as an author on H. F. No. 3474.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Mueller moved that the names of Davids and Petersburg be added as authors on H. F. No. 3475.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Knudsen moved that the name of McDonald be added as an author on H. F. No. 3505.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Reyer moved that the name of Greenman be added as an author on H. F. No. 3529.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Norris moved that the name of Sencer-Mura be added as an author on H. F. No. 3544.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Jordan moved that the names of Feist and Hanson, J., be added as authors on H. F. No. 3556.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hollins moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3566.  The motion prevailed.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11907

         Jordan moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3577.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Noor moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3639.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Her moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3640.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Noor moved that the name of Baker be added as an author on H. F. No. 3642.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kozlowski moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3651.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that the name of Moller be added as an author on H. F. No. 3681.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Koegel moved that the name of Brand be added as an author on H. F. No. 3697.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Smith moved that the names of Kozlowski and Pérez-Vega be added as authors on H. F. No. 3700.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Agbaje moved that the name of Davids be added as an author on H. F. No. 3714.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kozlowski moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3783.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Norris moved that the name of Kiel be added as an author on H. F. No. 3800.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Perryman moved that the name of Davids be added as an author on H. F. No. 3828.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hollins moved that the name of Curran be added as an author on H. F. No. 3830.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Gomez moved that the names of Lee, F., and Hanson, J., be added as authors on H. F. No. 3855.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Virnig moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3906.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Urdahl moved that the name of Kresha be added as an author on H. F. No. 3924.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Tabke moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3936.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Curran moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3938.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Curran moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3940.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Carroll moved that the name of Long be added as an author on H. F. No. 3946.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Cha moved that the names of Wolgamott and Harder be added as authors on H. F. No. 4034.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Wiens moved that the name of Bahner be added as an author on H. F. No. 4038.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Tabke moved that the name of Curran be added as an author on H. F. No. 4048.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Keeler moved that the name of Lee, F., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4108.  The motion prevailed.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11908

         Feist moved that the name of Pérez-Vega be added as an author on H. F. No. 4140.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hicks moved that the name of Howard be added as an author on H. F. No. 4159.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Norris moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4163.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Pérez-Vega moved that the names of Keeler; Lee, K., and Hanson, J., be added as authors on H. F. No. 4165.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Freiberg moved that the name of Newton be added as an author on H. F. No. 4182.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kozlowski moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4193.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Feist moved that the name of Kozlowski be added as an author on H. F. No. 4200.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hanson, J., moved that the names of Reyer; Lee, K., and Liebling be added as authors on H. F. No. 4206.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hornstein moved that the name of Howard be added as an author on H. F. No. 4212.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4231.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Greenman moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4292.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Gomez moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4304.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Schultz moved that the name of Robbins be added as an author on H. F. No. 4321.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Frazier moved that the name of Tabke be added as an author on H. F. No. 4327.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Frazier moved that the names of Berg; Hanson, J.; Hollins and Freiberg be added as authors on H. F. No. 4373.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bierman moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4385.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Freiberg moved that the names of Wolgamott and Harder be added as authors on H. F. No. 4399.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4471.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Clardy moved that the names of Edelson and Pursell be added as authors on H. F. No. 4500.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Keeler moved that the names of Hanson, J., and Coulter be added as authors on H. F. No. 4517.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Nelson, M., moved that the name of Hortman be added as an author on H. F. No. 4534.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Backer moved that the name of Knudsen be added as an author on H. F. No. 4541.  The motion prevailed.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11909

         Hollins moved that the name of Curran be added as an author on H. F. No. 4564.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bennett moved that the name of Bennett be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 4581.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bierman moved that the name of Hornstein be added as an author on H. F. No. 4587.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Tabke moved that the name of Curran be added as an author on H. F. No. 4591.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Klevorn moved that the name of Coulter be added as an author on H. F. No. 4593.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Zeleznikar moved that the name of Kiel be added as an author on H. F. No. 4601.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bierman moved that the name of Bahner be added as an author on H. F. No. 4605.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Lee, F., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4627.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Wiener moved that the name of Kiel be added as an author on H. F. No. 4640.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Wolgamott moved that the name of Tabke be added as an author on H. F. No. 4666.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Jordan moved that the name of Hanson, J., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4780.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bierman moved that the name of Pelowski be added as an author on H. F. No. 4799.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Pursell moved that the name of Smith be added as an author on H. F. No. 4800.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Berg moved that the name of Freiberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 4818.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bierman moved that the names of Lee, F.; Feist and Hanson, J., be added as authors on H. F. No. 4820.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Gomez moved that the name of Youakim be added as an author on H. F. No. 4831.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hansen, R., moved that the name of Brand be added as an author on H. F. No. 4844.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bierman moved that the name of Koegel be added as an author on H. F. No. 4853.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Engen moved that the name of Davis be added as an author on H. F. No. 4865.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bierman moved that the names of Feist; Hanson, J.; Elkins and Smith be added as authors on H. F. No. 4870.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sencer-Mura moved that H. F. No. 2821 be recalled from the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Economic Development Finance and Policy.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Myers moved that H. F. No. 4288 be recalled from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law and be re‑referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that H. F. No. 4443 be recalled from the Committee on Health Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy.  The motion prevailed.


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11910

         Bierman moved that H. F. No. 4587 be recalled from the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Klevorn moved that H. F. No. 4854 be recalled from the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.  The motion prevailed.

 

 

MOTION TO SUSPEND RULES

 

      Scott moved that the rules of the House be so far suspended so that H. F. No. 548 be recalled from the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy, be given its second and third readings and be placed upon its final passage. 

 

 

      A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

 

 

      The question was taken on the Scott motion and the roll was called.  There were 60 yeas and 66 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Brand

Davids

Davis

Demuth

Dotseth

Engen

Fogelman

Franson

Garofalo

Gillman

Grossell

Harder

Heintzeman

Hudella

Hudson

Igo

Jacob

Johnson

Joy

Knudsen

Koznick

Kresha

Lislegard

McDonald

Mekeland

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson, N.

Niska

Norris

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson, B.

Perryman

Petersburg

Pfarr

Quam

Robbins

Schomacker

Schultz

Scott

Skraba

Swedzinski

Torkelson

Urdahl

West

Wiener

Wiens

Witte

Wolgamott

Zeleznikar


 

      Those who voted in the negative were:

 


Acomb

Agbaje

Bahner

Becker-Finn

Berg

Bierman

Carroll

Cha

Clardy

Coulter

Curran

Edelson

Elkins

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Gomez

Greenman

Hansen, R.

Hanson, J.

Hassan

Hemmingsen-Jaeger

Her

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Hornstein

Howard

Huot

Hussein

Jordan

Keeler

Klevorn

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Kraft

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Liebling

Lillie

Long

Moller

Nelson, M.

Newton

Noor

Olson, L.

Pelowski

Pérez-Vega

Pinto

Pryor

Pursell

Rehm

Reyer

Sencer-Mura

Smith

Stephenson

Tabke

Vang

Virnig

Xiong

Youakim

Spk. Hortman


 

 

      The motion did not prevail.

 

 

MOTION TO SUSPEND RULES

 

      Novotny moved that the rules of the House be so far suspended so that H. F. No. 4837 be recalled from the Committee on Taxes, be given its second and third readings and be placed upon its final passage. 


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11911

         A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

 

 

      The question was taken on the Novotny motion and the roll was called.  There were 60 yeas and 67 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Bliss

Brand

Davids

Davis

Demuth

Dotseth

Engen

Fogelman

Franson

Garofalo

Gillman

Grossell

Harder

Heintzeman

Hudella

Hudson

Igo

Jacob

Johnson

Joy

Knudsen

Koznick

Kresha

Lislegard

McDonald

Mekeland

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson, N.

Niska

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson, B.

Perryman

Petersburg

Pfarr

Quam

Robbins

Schomacker

Schultz

Scott

Skraba

Swedzinski

Torkelson

Urdahl

West

Wiener

Wiens

Witte

Wolgamott

Zeleznikar


 

      Those who voted in the negative were:

 


Acomb

Agbaje

Bahner

Becker-Finn

Berg

Bierman

Carroll

Cha

Clardy

Coulter

Curran

Edelson

Elkins

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Gomez

Greenman

Hansen, R.

Hanson, J.

Hassan

Hemmingsen-Jaeger

Her

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Hornstein

Howard

Huot

Hussein

Jordan

Keeler

Klevorn

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Kraft

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Liebling

Lillie

Long

Moller

Nelson, M.

Newton

Noor

Norris

Olson, L.

Pelowski

Pérez-Vega

Pinto

Pryor

Pursell

Rehm

Reyer

Sencer-Mura

Smith

Stephenson

Tabke

Vang

Virnig

Xiong

Youakim

Spk. Hortman


 

 

      The motion did not prevail.

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

 

      The Speaker announced the appointment of Her as an additional deputy Speaker pro tempore for the 2024 session.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

      Long moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 3:30 p.m., Monday, March 18, 2024.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Long moved that the House adjourn.  The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m., Monday, March 18, 2024.

 

 

Patrick D. Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives

 


Journal of the House - 92nd Day - Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Top of Page 11912