House Journal 38th Day Monday March 20 2023

A quorum was present.

Kiel; Olson, B.; O'Neill and Richardson were excused.

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

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REPORTS OF CHIEF CLERK

S. F. No. 1816 and H. F. No. 2033, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical.

Klevorn moved that S. F. No. 1816 be substituted for H. F. No. 2033 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

The following communications were received:

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

March 16, 2023

The Honorable Melissa Hortman

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Hortman:

Please be advised that I have received, approved, signed, and deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State the following House Files:

H. F. No. 121, relating to competency attainment; making certain technical changes; appropriating money.

H. F. No. 30, relating to public safety; establishing requirements for the purchase or acquisition of catalytic converters; providing for penalties; appropriating money.

Sincerely,

Tim Walz

Governor

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 Acts of the 2023 Session of the State Legislature have been received from the Office of the Governor and are deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 23:

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S. F.

No.

H. F.

No.

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2023

Date Filed

2023

121 14 1:57 p.m. March 16 March 16

30 15 1:57 p.m. March 16 March 16

667 16 1:52 p.m. March 16 March 16

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. 10, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; providing for use of skilled and trained contractor workforces at petroleum refineries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 177.27, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 393, A bill for an act relating to public utilities; providing a procedure to resolve disputes between public utilities and residential customers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.17, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that 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. 822, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing county and local authorities to share data with POST Board when board has ordered investigation into peace officer misconduct; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.8457, by adding subdivisions.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 15, after "about" insert "the"

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Page 1, line 18, delete "also" and insert "only"

Page 1, line 19, before "data" insert "identified"

Page 2, after line 8, insert:

"(e) A chief law enforcement officer, city, county, or public official is not required to comply with this subdivision when there is an active criminal investigation or active criminal proceeding regarding the same incident or misconduct that is being investigated by the board."

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. 908, A bill for an act relating to nursing homes; establishing the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board; establishing duties for the board; requiring training for nursing home workers; prohibiting retaliation against nursing home workers; providing for enforcement; authorizing rulemaking; authorizing civil actions by nursing home workers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 177.27, subdivisions 4, 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1019, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying the survival of certain causes of action; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 573.01; 573.02, subdivisions 1, 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 25, after the period, insert "An action under this subdivision may be commenced within three years after the date of death provided that the action must be commenced within six years after the act or omission."

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. 1083, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing the expungement of criminal records without petition for individuals not guilty of a crime as a result of identity theft or mistaken identity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 609A.02, by adding a subdivision; 609A.025.

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Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245C.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Background studies conducted by Department of Human Services. (a) For a background study conducted by the Department of Human Services, the commissioner shall review:

(1) information related to names of substantiated perpetrators of maltreatment of vulnerable adults that has been received by the commissioner as required under section 626.557, subdivision 9c, paragraph (j);

(2) the commissioner's records relating to the maltreatment of minors in licensed programs, and from findings of maltreatment of minors as indicated through the social service information system;

(3) information from juvenile courts as required in subdivision 4 for individuals listed in section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), when there is reasonable cause;

(4) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, including information regarding a background study subject's registration in Minnesota as a predatory offender under section 243.166;

(5) except as provided in clause (6), information received as a result of submission of fingerprints for a national criminal history record check, as defined in section 245C.02, subdivision 13c, when the commissioner has reasonable cause for a national criminal history record check as defined under section 245C.02, subdivision 15a, or as required under section 144.057, subdivision 1, clause (2);

(6) for a background study related to a child foster family setting application for licensure, foster residence settings, children's residential facilities, a transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of a child under sections 260C.503 to 260C.515, or adoptions, and for a background study required for family child care, certified license‑exempt child care, child care centers, and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B, the commissioner shall also review:

(i) information from the child abuse and neglect registry for any state in which the background study subject has resided for the past five years;

(ii) when the background study subject is 18 years of age or older, or a minor under section 245C.05, subdivision 5a, paragraph (c), information received following submission of fingerprints for a national criminal history record check; and

(iii) when the background study subject is 18 years of age or older or a minor under section 245C.05, subdivision 5a, paragraph (d), for licensed family child care, certified license-exempt child care, licensed child care centers, and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B, information obtained using non-fingerprint-based data including information from the criminal and sex offender registries for any state in which the background study subject resided for the past five years and information from the national crime information database and the national sex offender registry; and

(7) for a background study required for family child care, certified license-exempt child care centers, licensed child care centers, and legal nonlicensed child care authorized under chapter 119B, the background study shall also include, to the extent practicable, a name and date-of-birth search of the National Sex Offender Public website.

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(b) Notwithstanding expungement by a court, the commissioner may consider information obtained under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), unless:

(1) the commissioner received notice of the petition for expungement and the court order for expungement is directed specifically to the commissioner; or

(2) the commissioner received notice of the expungement order issued pursuant to section 609A.017 or 609A.025, and the order for expungement is directed specifically to the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner shall also review criminal case information received according to section 245C.04, subdivision 4a, from the Minnesota court information system that relates to individuals who have already been studied under this chapter and who remain affiliated with the agency that initiated the background study.

(d) When the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the identity of a background study subject is uncertain, the commissioner may require the subject to provide a set of classifiable fingerprints for purposes of completing a fingerprint-based record check with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Fingerprints collected under this paragraph shall not be saved by the commissioner after they have been used to verify the identity of the background study subject against the particular criminal record in question.

(e) The commissioner may inform the entity that initiated a background study under NETStudy 2.0 of the status of processing of the subject's fingerprints.

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

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245C.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Background studies conducted by a county agency for family child care. (a) Before the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, for a background study conducted by a county agency for family child care services, the commissioner shall review:

(1) information from the county agency's record of substantiated maltreatment of adults and the maltreatment of minors;

(2) information from juvenile courts as required in subdivision 4 for:

(i) individuals listed in section 245C.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), who are ages 13 through 23 living in the household where the licensed services will be provided; and

(ii) any other individual listed under section 245C.03, subdivision 1, when there is reasonable cause; and

(3) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

(b) If the individual has resided in the county for less than five years, the study shall include the records specified under paragraph (a) for the previous county or counties of residence for the past five years.

(c) Notwithstanding expungement by a court, the county agency may consider information obtained under paragraph (a), clause (3), unless:

(1) the commissioner received notice of the petition for expungement and the court order for expungement is directed specifically to the commissioner; or

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(2) the commissioner received notice of the expungement order issued pursuant to section 609A.017 or 609A.025, and the order for expungement is directed specifically to the commissioner.

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

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299C.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Identification data other than DNA. (a) Each sheriff and chief of police shall furnish the bureau, upon such form as the superintendent shall prescribe, with such ~~finger and thumb prints~~ fingerprints and thumbprints, photographs, distinctive physical mark identification data, information on known aliases and street names, and other identification data as may be requested or required by the superintendent of the bureau, which must be taken under the provisions of section 299C.10. In addition, sheriffs and chiefs of police shall furnish this identification data to the bureau for individuals found to have been convicted of a felony, gross misdemeanor, or targeted misdemeanor, within the ten years immediately preceding their arrest. When the bureau learns that an individual who is the subject of a background check has used, or is using, identifying information, including, but not limited to, name and date of birth, other than those listed on the criminal history, the bureau shall convert into an electronic format, if necessary, and enter into a bureau-managed searchable database the new identifying information when supported by fingerprints within three business days of learning the information if the information is not entered by a law enforcement agency.

(b) No petition under chapter 609A is required if the person has not been convicted of any felony or gross misdemeanor, either within or without the state, within the period of ten years immediately preceding the determination of all pending criminal actions or proceedings in favor of the arrested person, and either of the following occurred:

(1) all charges were dismissed prior to a determination of probable cause; or

(2) the prosecuting authority declined to file any charges and a grand jury did not return an indictment.

Where these conditions are met, the bureau or agency shall, upon demand, destroy the arrested person's ~~finger and thumb prints~~ fingerprints and thumbprints, photographs, distinctive physical mark identification data, information on known aliases and street names, and other identification data, and all copies and duplicates of them.

(c) The bureau or agency shall destroy an arrested person's fingerprints and thumbprints, photographs, distinctive physical mark identification data, information on known aliases and street names, and other identification data and all copies and duplicates of them without the demand of any person or the granting of a petition under chapter 609A if:

(1) the sheriff, chief of police, bureau, or other arresting agency determines that the person was arrested or identified as the result of mistaken identity before presenting information to the prosecuting authority for a charging decision; or

(2) the prosecuting authority declines to file any charges or a grand jury does not return an indictment based on a determination that the person was identified or arrested as the result of mistaken identity.

(d) A prosecuting authority that determines a person was arrested or identified as the result of mistaken identity and either declines to file any charges or receives notice that a grand jury did not return an indictment shall notify the bureau and the applicable sheriff, chief of police, or other arresting agency of the determination.

~~(c)~~ (e) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) or (c), upon the determination of all pending criminal actions or proceedings in favor of the arrested person, and the granting of the petition of the arrested person under chapter 609A, the bureau shall seal ~~finger and thumb prints~~ fingerprints and thumbprints, photographs, distinctive

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physical mark identification data, information on known aliases and street names, and other identification data, and all copies and duplicates of them if the arrested person has not been convicted of any felony or gross misdemeanor, either within or without the state, within the period of ten years immediately preceding such determination.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to determinations that a person was identified as the result of mistaken identity made on or after that date.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299C.11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Definitions. For purposes of this section:

(1) "determination of all pending criminal actions or proceedings in favor of the arrested person" does not include:

(i) the sealing of a criminal record pursuant to section 152.18, subdivision 1, 242.31, or chapter 609A;

(ii) the arrested person's successful completion of a diversion program;

(iii) an order of discharge under section 609.165; or

(iv) a pardon granted under section 638.02; ~~and~~

(2) "mistaken identity" means the person was incorrectly identified as being a different person:

(i) because the person's identity had been transferred, used, or possessed in violation of section 609.527; or

(ii) as a result of misidentification by a witness or law enforcement, confusion on the part of a witness or law enforcement as to the identity of the person who committed the crime, misinformation provided to law enforcement as to the identity of the person who committed the crime, or some other mistake on the part of a witness or law enforcement as to the identity of the person who committed the crime; and

~~(2)~~ (3) "targeted misdemeanor" has the meaning given in section 299C.10, subdivision 1.

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

Sec. 5. [609A.017] MISTAKEN IDENTIFY; AUTOMATIC EXPUNGEMENT.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given.

(b) "Conviction" means a plea of guilty, a verdict of guilty by a jury, or a finding of guilty by a court.

(1) because the person's identity had been transferred, used, or possessed in violation of section 609.527; or

(2) as a result of misidentification by a witness or law enforcement, confusion on the part of a witness or law enforcement as to the identity of the person who committed the crime, misinformation provided to law enforcement as to the identity of the person who committed the crime, or some other mistake on the part of a witness or law enforcement as to the identity of the person who committed the crime.

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Subd. 2. Determination by prosecutor; notification. If, before a conviction, a prosecutor determines that a defendant was issued a citation, charged, indicted, or otherwise prosecuted as the result of mistaken identity, the prosecutor must dismiss or move to dismiss the action or proceeding and must state in writing or on the record that mistaken identity is the reason for the dismissal.

Subd. 3. Order of expungement. (a) The court shall issue an order of expungement without the filing of a petition when an action or proceeding is dismissed based on a determination that a defendant was issued a citation, charged, indicted, or otherwise prosecuted as the result of mistaken identity. The order shall cite this section as the basis for the order.

(b) An order issued under this section is not subject to the considerations or standards identified in section 609A.025 or 609A.03, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), (b), or (c).

Subd. 4. Effect of order. (a) An order issued under this section is not subject to the limitations in section 609A.03, subdivision 7a or 9. The effect of the court order to seal the record of the proceedings shall be to restore the person, in the contemplation of the law, to the status the person occupied before the arrest, indictment, or information. The person shall not be guilty of perjury or otherwise of giving a false statement if the person fails to acknowledge the arrest, indictment, information, or trial in response to any inquiry made for any purpose.

(b) A criminal justice agency may seek access to a record that was sealed under this section for purposes of determining whether the subject of the order was identified in any other action or proceeding as the result of mistaken identity or for a criminal investigation, prosecution, or sentencing involving any other person. The requesting agency must obtain an ex parte court order after stating a good-faith basis to believe that opening the record may lead to relevant information.

(c) The court administrator must distribute and confirm receipt of an order issued under this section pursuant to section 609A.03, subdivision 8.

(d) Data on the person whose offense has been expunged contained in a letter or other notification sent under this subdivision are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to determinations that a person was identified as the result of mistaken identity on or after that date."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, after the semicolon, insert "modifying background studies conducted by the Department of Human Services and county agencies for family child care services for certain expungements;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1140, A bill for an act relating to elections; making technical and policy changes to provisions related to elections administration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 5B.06; 201.061, subdivisions 1, 3; 201.071, subdivisions 1, as amended, 8; 201.091, subdivisions 2, 4a; 201.12, subdivision 2; 201.121, subdivision 1; 201.13, subdivision 3; 201.1611, subdivision 1; 201.195; 201.225, subdivision 2; 202A.16, subdivision 1; 202A.18, subdivision 2a; 203B.01, by adding a subdivision; 203B.02, by adding a subdivision; 203B.08, subdivisions 1, 3; 203B.081, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 203B.11, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 203B.12, subdivision 7; 203B.121, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 203B.16, subdivision 2; 204B.06, subdivisions 1, 1b, 4a, by adding a subdivision; 204B.09, subdivisions 1, 3; 204B.13, by adding a subdivision; 204B.14, subdivision 2; 204B.16, subdivision 1; 204B.19, subdivision 6; 204B.21, subdivision 2; 204B.32, subdivision 2; 204B.45, subdivisions 1, 2; 204B.46; 204C.07, subdivision 4; 204C.15, subdivision 1; 204C.24, subdivision 1; 204C.28, subdivision 1; 204C.35, by adding a subdivision; 204C.39, subdivision 1; 204D.08, subdivision 6; 204D.09, subdivision 2; 204D.16; 204D.19, subdivision 2; 204D.22, subdivision 3; 204D.23, subdivision 2; 204D.25, subdivision 1; 205.13, subdivision 5; 205.16, subdivision 2; 205.175, subdivision 3; 205A.09, subdivision 2; 205A.10, subdivision 5; 205A.12, subdivision 5; 206.58, subdivisions 1, 3; 206.845, by adding a subdivision; 207A.12; 207A.13, subdivision 2; 207A.15, subdivision 2; 209.021, subdivision 2; 211B.15, subdivision 8; 367.03, subdivision 6; 447.32, subdivision 4.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1234, A bill for an act relating to labor; modifying peace officer and firefighter duty disability provisions; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 299A.465, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 352B.10, subdivisions 1, 2a, 4; 352B.101; 353.01, subdivision 47; 353.031, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 8, 9; 353.335; 353.656, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 3, 3a, 4, 6a, 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 352B; 353; 626; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 353.656, subdivisions 2, 2a.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1275, A bill for an act relating to public safety; amending excavation notice requirements; requiring excavation notice reporting; tying civil penalties for pipeline safety violations to federal law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216D.03, by adding a subdivision; 216D.04, subdivisions 1, 3; 216D.05; 299F.60, subdivision 1; 299J.16, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 11, delete "on a quarterly basis"

Page 1, line 19, after the period, insert "An operator with fewer than 50,000 notifications received during the previous calendar year must submit the report under paragraph (a) annually, and otherwise an operator must submit the report on a quarterly basis."

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

The report was adopted.

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

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

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, after line 5, insert:

"Section 1. [256.9756] CAREGIVER RESPITE SERVICES GRANTS.

Subdivision 1. Caregiver respite services grant program established. The commissioner of human services must establish a caregiver respite services grant program to increase the availability of respite services for family caregivers of people with dementia and older adults and to provide information, education, and training to respite caregivers and volunteers regarding caring for people with dementia. From the funds made available for this purpose, the commissioner must award grants on a competitive basis to respite service providers, giving priority to areas of the state where there is a high need of respite services.

Subd. 2. Eligible uses. Grant recipients awarded grant funding under this section must use a portion of the grant award as determined by the commissioner to provide free or subsidized respite services for family caregivers of people with dementia and older adults.

Subd. 3. Report. By January 15, 2026, and every other January 15 thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a progress report about the caregiver respite services grants in this section to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over human services. The progress report must include metrics of the use of the grant program funds."

Page 2, line 8, before "companion" insert "adult"

Page 2, after line 22, insert:

"Sec. 3. DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES; CAREGIVER RESPITE SERVICES GRANTS.

Beginning in fiscal year 2025, the commissioner of human services must continue the respite services for older adults grant program established under Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 17, section 17, subdivision 3, under the authority granted under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.9756. The commissioner may begin the grant application process for awarding grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.9756, during fiscal year 2024 in order to facilitate the continuity of the grant program during the transition from a temporary program to a permanent one."

Page 2, delete section 2 and insert:

"Sec. 4. APPROPRIATIONS; CAREGIVER RESPITE SERVICES GRANTS.

$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for caregiver respite services grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.9756."

Renumber the sections in sequence

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, after the second semicolon, insert "establishing a grant program for respite services;"

Page 1, line 3, delete "for a grant for respite services" and insert "; requiring reports"

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1322, A bill for an act relating to public transit; authorizing Metropolitan Council to issue administrative citations; requiring Metropolitan Council to implement transit safety measures, including a transit rider code of conduct; establishing a transit service intervention project; imposing civil penalties; establishing criminal penalties; establishing a surcharge; making technical and clarifying changes; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 151.37, subdivision 12; 357.021, subdivisions 6, 7; 609.855, subdivisions 1, 3, 7, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 4, line 8, delete "and each park-and-ride station" and insert ", bus rapid transit station, and transit center"

Page 4, line 11, delete everything after "violations."

Page 4, delete lines 12 to 15

Page 4, line 16, delete "(b) A peace officer" and insert "An authorized transit representative, as defined in section 609.855, subdivision 7, paragraph (g),"

Page 4, line 18, delete "by a transit official"

Page 4, line 23, delete "implement" and insert "maintain"

Page 5, line 27, delete "interested"

Page 5, delete line 31

Page 6, line 4, delete the period and insert "; and"

Page 6, after line 4, insert:

"(6) provide for training on the program and issuance of administrative citations to peace officers who provide law enforcement assistance under an agreement with the council."

Page 7, lines 6, 13, and 16, delete "1, 3, or 3a" and insert "1 or 3"

Page 8, line 9, delete "1, 3, or 3a" and insert "1 or 3"

Page 11, line 27, after the second comma, insert "and is not otherwise a violation under subdivision 1, 1a, or 2 of that section;"

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Page 11, line 28, delete "which includes but is not limited to" and insert "(5) performs" and delete "and" and insert "or"

Page 11, line 30, delete "(5)" and insert "(6)"

Page 13, line 8, delete everything after "The" and insert "council"

Page 13, line 9, delete "473.4075,"

Page 13, lines 10 and 21, delete "TRIP manager" and insert "council"

Page 13, after line 16, insert:

"(6) the Metropolitan Airports Commission;"

Renumber the clauses in sequence

Page 14, line 13, delete "TRIP manager" and insert "council"

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 6, after the third semicolon, insert "appropriating money;"

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

The report was adopted.

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

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

Reported the same back with the recommendation that 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. 1350, A bill for an act relating to public safety; making various policy changes, including to veterans' license plates, dealer licenses and records, USDOT numbers, and driver's license applications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.1235, subdivision 1; 168.1253, subdivision 3; 168.185; 168.27, subdivisions 11, 16; 168A.11, subdivision 3; 169A.60, subdivision 13; 171.06, subdivision 3; 171.0605, subdivisions 3, 5; 171.12, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.345, subdivision 1; 171.06, subdivision 3a.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1402, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing municipalities to charge a street impact fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462.358, by adding subdivisions.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1436, A bill for an act relating to health and human services; expanding and establishing programs to address the health and human services workforce shortage; appropriating money; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62J.692, subdivisions 1, 3; 144.1501, subdivisions 2, 3; 144.1506, subdivision 4; 245.4663, subdivisions 1, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 245.

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.

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

H. F. No. 1494, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing human services provider workplace safety grants; appropriating money.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDER WORKPLACE SAFETY GRANTS.

(a) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for human services provider workplace safety grants to increase safety measures in human services workplaces providing behavioral health care; services for children, families, and vulnerable adults; services for older adults and people with disabilities; and other social services or related care.

(b) Grants must be awarded to eligible applicants that meet application requirements on a first-come, first-served basis. Forty percent of grant funds in each fiscal year must be awarded to eligible agencies or organizations located outside of the seven-county metropolitan area. Each grant award must be for at least $5,000, but no more than $100,000.

(c) Eligible applicants include county human services agencies, Tribal human services agencies, or other human services provider organizations or agencies.

(d) Eligible applicants must submit applications in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. Applications must include information about:

(1) the type of provider organization that will receive grant funding;

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(2) the specific safety measures or activities for which the applicant will use the grant funding;

(3) the specific policies that will be implemented or upheld to ensure that individuals' rights to privacy and data protection are protected during the use of safety equipment obtained or operated through grant funding;

(4) a proposed budget for each of the specific activities for which the applicant will use the grant funding;

(5) an outline of efforts to enhance or improve existing safety measures or proposed new measures to improve the safety of human services providers employed by the agency or organization;

(6) sample consent forms for any safety equipment that has capacity to record, store, or share audio or video that will be collected from clients prior to implementation of grant-funded safety measures, excluding equipment located in public spaces in provider-controlled, licensed settings;

(7) how the grant-funded measures will lead to long-term improvements in safety and stability for workers and individuals accessing services from the grant applicant; and

(8) methods the grant applicant will use to evaluate effectiveness of the safety measures and changes that will be made if the measures are deemed ineffective.

(e) Grant funds may be used to provide or facilitate:

(1) the procurement and installation of safety equipment, including but not limited to:

(i) cellular telephones;

(ii) personal radios;

(iii) wearable tracking devices for staff to share location with supervisors, subject to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) data privacy requirements outlined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, parts 160 and 164, subparts A and E;

(iv) security systems and cameras in public spaces in provider-controlled, licensed settings; and

(v) panic buttons;

(2) training for providers, which may include:

(i) sessions and exercises for crisis management, strategies for de-escalating conflict situations, safety planning, and self-defense in accordance with positive support strategies and person-centered practices;

(ii) training in culturally informed and culturally affirming practices, including linguistic training;

(iii) training in trauma-informed social, emotional, and behavioral support; and

(iv) other training topics, sessions, and exercises the commissioner determines to be appropriate;

(3) facility safety improvements, including but not limited to a threat and vulnerability review and barrier protection;

(4) support services, counseling, and additional resources for human services providers who have experienced safety concerns or trauma-related incidents in the workplace;

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(5) installation and implementation of an internal data incident tracking system to track and prevent workplace safety incidents; and

(6) other prevention and mitigation measures and safety training, resources, and provider support services the commissioner determines to be appropriate.

(f) The following restrictions apply to the eligible uses of grant funds under paragraph (e):

(1) safety equipment must not include:

(i) tools or devices that facilitate physical or chemical restraint;

(ii) barriers, except plexiglass barriers in office settings, environmental modifications, or other tools or devices that facilitate individual seclusion;

(iii) wearable body cameras; or

(iv) wearable tracking devices that have capacity to store location data;

(2) security cameras must only be used in staff spaces and entry points of buildings and may not be used in common areas, bedrooms, and bathrooms;

(3) in settings that are required to comply with the positive supports rule, all safety equipment or measures must comply with Minnesota Rules, chapter 9544;

(4) settings licensed under Minnesota Statutes, section 245D, must follow person-centered practices according to Minnesota Statutes, section 245D.07;

(5) any safety equipment purchased with grant funding that has electronic monitoring capacity must be used according to Minnesota Statutes, section 144.6502, or the brain injury, community alternative care, community access for disability inclusion, and developmental disabilities federal waiver plan language that outlines monitoring technology use;

(6) prior to the use of safety equipment that has capacity to record, store, and share audio, video, or a combination thereof, the grant recipient must:

(i) provide clients with information about electronic monitoring in a way that is most accessible to the clients, including:

(A) a definition of electronic monitoring;

(B) the type of device that will be in use;

(D) with whom the footage captured will be shared; and

(E) a statement that a client has the right to decline use of safety equipment that has capacity to record, store, and share audio, video, or a combination thereof;

(ii) provide notice every time electronic monitoring devices are in use; and

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(iii) obtain written consent from anyone whose audio or video may be recorded during the time the device is in use and, if applicable, from guardians of individuals whose audio or video may be recorded during the time the device is in use; and

(7) in settings that provide home and community-based services, if at any point a client or their guardian declines the use of safety equipment that has capacity to record, store, or share audio, video, or a combination thereof or revokes prior consent to such use, the provider must cease using the safety equipment immediately and indefinitely. A provider may not deny or delay the provision of services as a result of an individual's decision to decline the use of safety equipment that has capacity to record, store, or share audio, video, or a combination thereof.

(g) All video, audio, or other personally identifiable information collected through safety equipment paid for by grant funds under this section must:

(1) be treated consistently with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requirements outlined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, parts 160 and 164, subparts A and E;

(2) be subject to applicable rules of evidence and procedure if admitted into evidence in a civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding; and

(3) not result in the denial or delay of services provided to an individual.

(h) Within two years of receiving grant funds, each grantee must submit a report to the commissioner. The commissioner must submit a compilation of the reports to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services, the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care, and Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. Grantee reports to the commissioner must include:

(1) the number of workplace safety incidents that occurred over the course of the grant period;

(2) the number and type of safety measures funded by the grants, and how those safety measures helped alleviate or de-escalate workplace safety incidents;

(3) the number of employees benefiting from safety measures implemented through grant funding;

(4) the number of clients benefiting from safety measures implemented through grant funding;

(5) practices implemented concurrently with the use of safety equipment that ensured that the rights of individuals served were upheld;

(6) the number of individuals who declined to consent to the use of any safety equipment that had capacity to record, store, or share audio, video, or a combination thereof;

(7) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the safety measures, including assessment of whether and how the grant funding has led or will lead to improved safety and service provisions for workers and individuals served; and

(8) changes to policy or practice that were made if safety measures implemented using grant funds were deemed ineffective.

(i) The commissioner must provide technical assistance to grant applicants throughout the application process and to applicants and grantees regarding grant distribution and required grantee reporting.

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(j) The unencumbered balance in the first year does not cancel but is available for the second year. These are onetime appropriations."

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, after "money" insert "; requiring a report"

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

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3, H. F. No. 1494 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

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

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

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1585, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; adding nonnative Phragmites to noxious weeds provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18.78, subdivision 2.

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

The report was adopted.

Long from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1596, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a funding mechanism for the PACE program; appropriating money.

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

The report was adopted.

Joint Rule 2.03 has been waived for any subsequent committee action on this bill.

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

H. F. No. 1625, A bill for an act relating to human rights; prohibiting employers from inquiring about past pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.08, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 13, delete everything after the period

Page 1, delete lines 14 and 15

Page 1, line 16, delete everything before "The"

Page 1, line 23, after "without" insert "asking, encouraging, or"

Page 2, line 1, after "without" insert "asking, encouraging, or"

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 1750, A bill for an act relating to state government; making changes to data practices; establishing the Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution; establishing the Office of Enterprise Sustainability; removing an expired report on state government use of eligible contractors; modifying provisions for historic properties and fair campaign practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.04, subdivision 4; 16B.58, by adding a subdivision; 16C.36; 138.081, subdivision 3; 138.665, subdivision 2; 211B.20, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 179.90; 179.91.

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.

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

H. F. No. 1831, A bill for an act relating to employment; prohibiting restrictive franchise agreements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 177.27, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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.

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

H. F. No. 1859, A bill for an act relating to labor; creating new enforcement provisions for construction workers wage protection; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 177.27, subdivisions 1, 4, 8, 9, 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 6, line 5, delete everything after the period and insert "This section shall not apply to any contractor or subcontractor that is a signatory to a bona fide collective bargaining agreement with a building and construction trade labor organization that: (1) contains a grievance procedure that may be used to recover unpaid wages on behalf of employees covered by the agreement; and (2) provides for collection of unpaid contributions to fringe benefit trust funds established pursuant to United States Code, title 29, section 186, subsection (c), paragraphs (5) and (6), by or on behalf of such trust funds."

Page 6, delete lines 6 to 11

Page 6, after line 13, insert:

"Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 181.171, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Employer; definition. "Employer" means any person having one or more employees in Minnesota and includes the state or a contractor that has assumed a subcontractor's liability within the meaning of section 181.165 and any political subdivision of the state. This definition applies to this section and sections 181.02, 181.03, 181.031, 181.032, 181.06, 181.063, 181.10, 181.101, 181.13, 181.14, and 181.16."

Page 6, line 15, delete "6" and insert "7"

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 State and Local Government Finance and Policy.

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2092, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for the election of Metropolitan Council members; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 10A.01, subdivision 10; 10A.25, subdivision 2; 10A.27, subdivision 1; 10A.30, by adding a subdivision; 10A.315; 10A.323; 10A.324, subdivision 1; 15.0597, subdivision 1; 200.02, subdivision 28; 204B.06, subdivision 4a; 204B.09, subdivisions 1, 1a; 204B.11; 204B.135, subdivision 2; 204B.32, subdivision 2; 204D.02, subdivision 1; 204D.08, subdivision 6; 204D.27, by adding a subdivision; 209.02, subdivision 1; 211B.01, subdivision 3; 353D.01, subdivision 2; 473.123, subdivisions 1, 3a, 4, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 10A; 204D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.123, subdivisions 2a, 3; Laws 1994, chapter 628, article 1, section 8.

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Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. TASK FORCE ON METROPOLITAN GOVERNANCE.

Subdivision 1. Established. A task force on metropolitan governance is established to study and make recommendations to the legislature on reform and governance of the Metropolitan Council.

Subd. 2. Membership. (a) The task force consists of the following members:

(1) the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy and state and local government finance and policy;

(2) two persons representing cities in the metropolitan area, appointed by the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities;

(3) two county commissioners representing counties in the metropolitan area, appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties;

(4) one person representing townships in the metropolitan area, appointed by the Minnesota Association of Townships;

(5) one person representing an employee collective bargaining unit of the Metropolitan Council, appointed by the Minnesota AFL-CIO;

(6) one person representing private business, appointed by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce;

(7) one person representing transit, appointed by Move Minnesota;

(8) one person representing institutions of higher education, appointed by the Office of Higher Education; and

(9) two members of the public, appointed by the Legislative Coordinating Commission.

(b) The appointing authorities under paragraph (a) must make the appointments by July 15, 2023.

Subd. 3. Chair; other officers. The task force shall elect from among its members a chair and vice-chair and any other officers that the task force determines would be necessary or convenient.

Subd. 4. Duties. The task force shall study and evaluate options to reform and reconstitute governance of the Metropolitan Council. The study shall include an analysis of the costs and benefits of:

(1) direct election of members to the Metropolitan Council;

(2) a combination of directly elected and appointed members to the Metropolitan Council;

(3) a council of governments which would replace the current Metropolitan Council;

(4) reapportioning responsibilities of the Metropolitan Council to state agencies and local units of government; and

(5) any other regional governance approaches that are viable alternatives to the current structure of the Metropolitan Council.

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Subd. 5. State; metropolitan agencies must cooperate; subcommittees. The Metropolitan Council and state and metropolitan agencies shall cooperate with the task force and provide information requested in a timely fashion. The task force may establish subcommittees and invite other stakeholders to participate in the task force's study and development of recommendations.

Subd. 6. No compensation or expenses; grants. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation or per diem for participation on the task force. The task force may accept grant funds from any federal, state, local, or nongovernmental source to support its work and offset any costs, provided accepting the money does not create a conflict of interest for the task force or its members. The Legislative Coordinating Commission may administer any grant money given to the task force.

Subd. 7. Administrative support; staff. The Legislative Coordinating Commission must provide meeting space, administrative support, and staff support for the task force. The task force may hold meetings in any publicly accessible location in the Capitol Complex that is equipped with technology that can facilitate remote testimony.

Subd. 8. Open meeting law. Meetings of the task force are subject to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.

Subd. 9. Report. The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with responsibility for or jurisdiction over the Metropolitan Council and metropolitan agencies. The report is due by February 1, 2024.

EFFECTIVE DATE; EXPIRATION; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following final enactment and expires June 30, 2024. Subdivisions 5, 6, and 7 apply in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; creating a task force on metropolitan governance."

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.

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

H. F. No. 2170, A bill for an act relating to state purchasing; requiring the establishment of global warming impact standards for certain construction materials used in state buildings and roads; integrating those global warming standards into the procurement process; establishing pilot programs to report greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacture of certain products; establishing a grant program; establishing a technical advisory committee; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2173, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying law enforcement of Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians; modifying requirements for Tribes to exercise concurrent law enforcement jurisdictional authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 626.90, subdivision 2; 626.92, subdivisions 2, 3; 626.93, subdivisions 3, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.93, subdivision 7.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, after line 16, insert:

"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.91, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Law enforcement agency. (a) The community has the powers of a law enforcement agency, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), if all of the requirements of clauses (1) to (4) are met:

(1) the community agrees to be subject to liability for its torts and those of its officers, employees, and agents acting within the scope of their employment or duties arising out of the law enforcement agency powers conferred by this section to the same extent as a municipality under chapter 466, and the community further agrees, notwithstanding section 16C.05, subdivision 7, to waive its sovereign immunity with respect to claims arising from this liability;

(2) the community files with the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training a bond or certificate of insurance for liability coverage with the maximum single occurrence amounts set forth in section 466.04 and an annual cap for all occurrences within a year of three times the single occurrence amount;

(3) the community files with the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training a certificate of insurance for liability of its law enforcement officers, employees, and agents for lawsuits under the United States Constitution; and

(4) the community agrees to be subject to section 13.82 and any other laws of the state relating to data practices of law enforcement agencies.

(b) The community ~~shall~~ may enter into an agreement under section 471.59 with the Redwood County sheriff to define and regulate the provision of law enforcement services under this section and to provide for mutual aid and cooperation. If entered, the agreement must identify and describe the trust property involved in the agreement. For purposes of entering into this agreement, the community shall be considered a "governmental unit" as that term is defined in section 471.59, subdivision 1.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.91, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Peace officers. If the community complies with the requirements set forth in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), the community is authorized to appoint peace officers, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), who have the same powers as peace officers employed by the Redwood County sheriff over the persons and the geographic areas described in subdivision 3."

Renumber the sections in sequence

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

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Acomb from the Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2269, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring owners of certain buildings to enter energy use data into a benchmarking tool; requiring public disclosure of energy use data; providing grants; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [216C.331] ENERGY BENCHMARKING.

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

(b) "Aggregated customer energy use data" means customer energy use data, which is combined into one collective data point per time interval. Aggregated customer energy use data is data with any unique identifiers or other personal information removed that a qualifying utility collects and aggregates in at least monthly intervals for an entire covered building.

(c) "Benchmark" means to electronically input into a benchmarking tool the total energy use data and other descriptive information about a building that is required by a benchmarking tool.

(d) "Benchmarking information" means data related to a building's energy use generated by a benchmarking tool, and other information about the building's physical and operational characteristics. Benchmarking information includes but is not limited to the building's:

(1) address;

(2) owner and, if applicable, the building manager responsible for operating the building's physical systems;

(3) total floor area, expressed in square feet;

(4) energy use intensity;

(5) greenhouse gas emissions; and

(6) energy performance score comparing the building's energy use with that of similar buildings.

(e) "Benchmarking tool" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool or an equivalent tool determined by the commissioner.

(f) "Customer energy use data" means data collected from the utility customer meters that reflect the quantity, quality, or timing of customers' usage.

(g) "Covered property" means any property that has one or more buildings containing in sum 50,000 gross square feet or greater. Covered property does not include:

(1) a residential property containing fewer than five dwelling units;

(2) a property classified as manufacturing under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS);

(3) an agricultural building; or

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(4) other property types that do not meet the purposes of this section, as determined by the commissioner.

(h) "Energy" means electricity, natural gas, steam, or another product used to: (1) provide heating, cooling, lighting, or water heating; or (2) power other end uses in a building.

(i) "Energy use intensity" means the total annual energy consumed in a building divided by the building's total floor area.

(j) "Energy performance score" means a numerical value from one to 100 that the Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool calculates to rate a building's energy efficiency against that of comparable buildings nationwide.

(k) "Energy Star Portfolio Manager" means an interactive resource management tool developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that (1) enables the periodic entry of a building's energy use data and other descriptive information about a building, and (2) rates a building's energy efficiency against that of comparable buildings nationwide.

(l) "Financial distress" means a covered property that, at the time benchmarking is conducted:

(1) is the subject of a qualified tax lien sale or public auction due to property tax arrearages;

(2) is controlled by a court-appointed receiver based on financial distress;

(3) is owned by a financial institution through default by the borrower;

(4) has been acquired by deed in lieu of foreclosure; or

(5) has a senior mortgage that is subject to a notice of default.

(m) "Local government" means a statutory or home rule municipality or county.

(n) "Owner" means:

(1) an individual or entity that possesses title to a covered property; or

(2) an agent authorized to act on behalf of the covered property owner.

(o) "Qualifying utility" means:

(1) an electric or gas utility, including:

(i) an investor-owned electric or gas utility;

(ii) a cooperative electric association; or

(iii) a municipally owned electric or gas utility;

(2) a natural gas supplier with five or more active commercial or industrial connections, accounts, or customers in the state; or

(3) a district steam, hot water, or chilled water provider.

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(p) "Tenant" means a person that, pursuant to a rental or lease agreement, occupies or holds possession of a building or part of a building or premises.

(q) "Total floor area" means the sum of gross square footage inside a building's envelope, measured between the outside exterior walls of the building. Total floor area includes covered parking structures.

(r) "Utility customer" means the building owner or tenant listed on the utility's records as the customer liable for payment of the utility service or additional charges assessed on the utility account.

Subd. 2. Establishment. The commissioner must establish and maintain a building energy benchmarking program. The purpose of the program is to:

(1) make a building's owners, tenants, and potential tenants aware of (i) the building's energy consumption levels and patterns, and (ii) how the building's energy use compares with that of similar buildings nationwide; and

(2) enhance the likelihood that owners adopt energy conservation measures in the owners' buildings as a way to reduce energy use, operating costs, and greenhouse gas emissions.

Subd. 3. Classification of covered properties. For the purposes of this section, a covered property is classified as follows:

Class	Total Floor Area (sq. ft.)
1	100,000 or more
2	50,000 to 99,999

Subd. 4. Benchmarking requirement. (a) An owner must annually benchmark all covered property owned as of December 31 in conformity with the schedule in subdivision 7. Energy use data must be compiled by:

(1) obtaining the data from the utility providing the energy; or

(2) reading a master meter.

(b) Before entering information in a benchmarking tool, an owner must run all automated data quality assurance functions available within the benchmarking tool and must correct all data identified as missing or incorrect.

(c) An owner who becomes aware that any information entered into a benchmarking tool is inaccurate or incomplete must amend the information in the benchmarking tool within 30 days of the date the owner learned of the inaccuracy.

(d) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit an owner of property that is not a covered property from voluntarily benchmarking a property under this section.

Subd. 5. Exemption by individual building. (a) The commissioner may exempt an owner of a covered property from the requirements of subdivision 4 if the owner provides evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the covered property:

(1) is presently experiencing financial distress;

(2) has been less than 50 percent occupied during the previous calendar year;

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(3) does not have a certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy for the full previous calendar year;

(4) was issued a demolition permit during the previous calendar year that remains current; or

(5) received no energy services for at least 30 days during the previous calendar year.

(b) An exemption granted under this subdivision applies only to a single calendar year. An owner must reapply to the commissioner each year an extension is sought.

(c) Within 30 days of the date an owner makes a request under this paragraph, a tenant of a covered property subject to this section must provide the owner with any information regarding energy use of the tenant's rental unit that the property owner cannot otherwise obtain and that is needed by the owner to comply with this section. The tenant must provide the information required under this paragraph in a format approved by the commissioner.

Subd. 6. Exemption by other government benchmarking program. Owners are exempt from the requirements of subdivision 4 for a covered property if the property is subject to a benchmarking requirement by the state, a city, or other political subdivision with a benchmarking requirement that the commissioner determines is equivalent or more stringent, as determined under subdivision 11, paragraph (b), than the benchmarking requirement established in this section. This exemption applies in perpetuity unless or until the benchmarking requirement is changed or revoked and the commissioner deems the benchmarking requirement no longer equivalent nor more stringent.

Subd. 7. Benchmarking schedule. (a) An owner must annually benchmark each covered property for the previous calendar year according to the following schedule:

(1) all Class 1 properties by June 1, 2024, and by every June 1 thereafter; and

(2) all Class 2 properties by June 1, 2025, and by every June 1 thereafter.

(b) Beginning June 1, 2024, an owner who is selling a covered property must provide the following to the new owner at the time of sale:

(1) benchmarking information for the most recent 12-month period, including monthly energy use by source; or

(2) ownership of the digital property record in the benchmarking tool through an online transfer.

Subd. 8. Utility data requirements. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, a qualifying utility shall:

(1) establish and implement an aggregation standard whereby:

(i) an aggregated customer energy use data set may include customer energy use data from no fewer than four customers. A single customer's energy use must not constitute more than 50 percent of total energy consumption for the requested data set; and

(ii) customer energy use data sets containing three or fewer customers or with a single customer's energy use constituting more than 50 percent of total energy consumption may be provided upon the written consent of:

(A) all customers included in the requested data set, in cases of three or fewer customers; or

(B) any customer constituting more than 50 percent of total energy consumption for the requested data set; and

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(2) prepare and make available customer energy use data and aggregated customer energy use data upon the request of any owner.

(b) Any customer energy use data that a qualified utility provides an owner pursuant to this subdivision must be:

(1) available on, or able to be requested through, an easily navigable web portal or online request form using up‑to-date standards for digital authentication;

(2) provided to the owner within 30 days after receiving the owner's valid written or electronic request;

(3) provided for at least 24 consecutive months of energy consumption or as many months of consumption data that are available if the owner has owned the building for less than 24 months;

(4) directly uploaded to the owner's benchmarking tool account, delivered in the spreadsheet template specified by the benchmarking tool, or delivered in another format approved by the commissioner;

(5) provided to the owner on at least an annual basis until the owner revokes the request for energy use data or sells the covered property; and

(6) provided in monthly intervals, or the shortest available intervals based in billing.

(c) A qualifying utility that is a municipal utility shall be exempt from section 13.685, Municipal Utility Customer Data, in the sharing of aggregated customer energy use data for purposes of whole building benchmarking.

(d) For covered properties that require customer consent under paragraph (a), clause (1), item (ii), to access or share customer energy use data, the consent:

(1) may be in written or electronic form;

(2) may be provided in a lease agreement provision;

(3) is valid until the utility customer revokes it; and

(4) is not required if a utility customer vacates the covered building before explicitly denying the owner consent to access and share the utility customer's energy-use data.

Subd. 9. Data collection and management. (a) The commissioner must:

(1) collect benchmarking information generated by a benchmarking tool and other related information for each covered property;

(2) provide technical assistance to owners entering data into a benchmarking tool;

(3) collaborate with the Department of Revenue to collect the data necessary for establishing the covered building list annually; and

(4) provide technical guidance to utilities in the establishment of data aggregation and access tools.

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(b) Upon request of the commissioner, a county assessor shall provide readily available property data necessary for the development of the covered property list, including but not limited to gross floor area, property type, and owner information by January 15 annually.

(1) rank benchmarked covered properties in each property class from highest to lowest performance score, or, if a performance score is unavailable for a covered property, from lowest to highest energy use intensity;

(2) divide covered properties in each property class into four quartiles based on the applicable measure in clause (1);

(3) assign four stars to each covered property in the quartile of each property class with the highest performance scores or lowest energy use intensities, as applicable;

(4) assign three stars to each covered property in the quartile of each property class with the second highest performance scores or second lowest energy use intensities, as applicable;

(5) assign two stars to each covered property in the quartile of each property class with the third highest performance scores or third lowest energy use intensities, as applicable;

(6) assign one star to each covered property in the quartile of each property class with the lowest performance scores or highest energy use intensities, as applicable; and

(7) serve notice in writing to each owner identifying the number of stars assigned by the commissioner to each of the owner's covered properties.

Subd. 10. Data disclosure to public. (a) The commissioner must post on the department's website and update by December 1 annually the following information for the previous calendar year:

(1) annual summary statistics on energy use for all covered properties;

(2) annual summary statistics on energy use for all covered properties, aggregated by covered property class, as defined in subdivision 3, city, and county;

(3) the percentage of covered properties in each building class listed in subdivision 3 that are in compliance with the benchmarking requirements under subdivisions 4 to 7; and

(4) for each covered property, at a minimum, report the address, the total energy use, energy use intensity, annual greenhouse gas emissions, and an energy performance score, if available.

(b) The commissioner must post the information required under this subdivision for:

(1) all Class 1 properties by November 1, 2025, and by every November 1 thereafter; and

(2) all Class 2 properties by November 1, 2026, and by every November 1 thereafter.

Subd. 11. Coordination with other benchmarking programs. (a) The commissioner shall coordinate with any state agency or local government that implements its own energy benchmarking program, including the coordination of reporting requirements.

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(b) This section does not restrict a local government from adopting or implementing an ordinance or resolution that imposes more stringent benchmarking requirements. For purposes of this section, a local government benchmarking program is more stringent if it:

(1) requires buildings to be benchmarked that are not required to be benchmarked under this section; or

(2) requires benchmarking of information that is not required to be benchmarked under this section.

(1) be at least as comprehensive in scope and application as the program operated under this section; and

(2) include annual enforcement of a penalty on covered properties that do not comply with the local government's benchmarking ordinance.

(d) Local governments must notify the commissioner of the local government's existing benchmarking ordinance requirements. Local governments must notify the commissioner of new, changed, or revoked ordinance requirements, which when made by December 31 would apply to the benchmarking schedule for the following year.

(e) The commissioner shall make available for local governments who request it, all benchmarking data for covered properties within the local government's jurisdiction by December 1, annually.

Subd. 12. Building performance disclosure to occupants. The commissioner must provide disclosure materials for public display within a building to building owners, such that building owners can prominently display the performance of the building. The materials must include the number of stars assigned to the building by the commissioner under subdivision 9, paragraph (c), and relevant explanation of rating.

Subd. 13. Notifications. By March 1 each year, the commissioner must notify the owner of each covered property required to benchmark for the previous calendar year of the requirement to benchmark by June 1 of that year.

Subd. 14. Program implementation. The commissioner may contract with an independent third party to implement any or all of the commissioner's duties required under this section. To implement the benchmarking program, the commissioner shall assist building owners to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their buildings, including by providing outreach, training, and technical assistance to building owners to help their buildings come into compliance with the benchmarking program.

Subd. 15. Enforcement. By June 15 each year, the commissioner must notify the owner of each covered property required to comply with this section that has failed to comply that the owner has until July 15 to come into compliance, unless the owner requests an extension, in which case the owner has until August 15 to come into compliance. If an owner fails to comply with the requirements of this section by July 15 and fails to request an extension by that date, or is given an extension and fails to comply by August 15, the commissioner may impose a civil fine of $1,000 on the owner. The commissioner may by rule increase the civil fine to adjust for inflation.

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

Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.

(a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of commerce to implement Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.331. These appropriations are available until expended.

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(b) $750,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of commerce to award grants to qualifying utilities that are not investor-owned utilities to support the development of technology for implementing Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.331. Any balance does not cancel but is available until June 30, 2026.

(c) $750,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of higher education for a grant to Building Owners and Managers Association Greater Minneapolis to establish partnerships with three technical colleges and high school career counselors with a goal of increasing the number of building engineers across Minnesota. Any balance does not cancel but is available until June 30, 2028. The grant recipient must provide a detailed report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over higher education by January 15 of each year until 2028, describing how the grant funds were used. The report must describe the progress made toward the goal of increasing the number of building engineers and strategies used.

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

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 4, after the first semicolon, insert "requiring a report;"

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2290, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting no-knock search warrants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.14, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626.14, subdivisions 3, 4.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 8, delete "loudly"

Page 1, line 9, strike "knocking and"

Page 1, line 10, delete "no less than 30 seconds" and insert "a reasonable amount of time" and delete "compliance" and insert "the subject to become alert and able to comply"

Page 1, line 11, delete the new language

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.

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

H. F. No. 2322, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying the children's cabinet; establishing the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; transferring responsibilities from the Department of Education, Department of Human Services, and Department of Public Safety to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; requiring reports; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 4.045; 10.65, subdivision 2; 15.01; 15.06, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivision 2; 43A.08, subdivision 1a; 256.014, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 143.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2337, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; regulating electioneering communications; requiring statements of electioneering communications to be submitted to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board; adopting relevant definitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 10A.121, subdivision 1; 10A.244; 10A.25, subdivision 3a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, after line 1, insert:

"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.20, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Pre-election reports. (a) Any loan, contribution, or contributions:

(1) to a political committee or political fund from any one source totaling more than $1,000;

(2) to the principal campaign committee of a candidate for an appellate court judicial office totaling more than $2,000;

(3) to the principal campaign committee of a candidate for district court judge totaling more than $400; or

(4) to the principal campaign committee of a candidate for constitutional office or for the legislature totaling more than 50 percent of the election segment contribution limit for the office,

received between the last day covered in the last report before an election and the election must be reported to the board in the manner provided in paragraph (b).

(b) A loan, contribution, or contributions required to be reported to the board under paragraph (a) must be reported to the board either:

(1) in person by the end of the next business day after its receipt; or

(2) by electronic means sent ~~within 24 hours after its receipt~~ by the end of the next business day after its receipt.

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(d) This notice requirement does not apply in a primary election to a candidate who is unopposed in the primary, in a primary election to a ballot question political committee or fund, or in a general election to a candidate whose name is not on the general election ballot. The board must post the report on its website by the end of the next business day after it is received.

(e) This subdivision does not apply to a ballot question or independent expenditure political committee or fund that has not met the registration threshold of section 10A.14, subdivision 1a. However, if a contribution that would be subject to this section triggers the registration requirement in section 10A.14, subdivision 1a, then both registration under that section and reporting under this section are required.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.20, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12. Failure to file; late fees; penalty. (a) If an individual or association fails to file a report required by this section or section 10A.202, the board may impose a late filing fee and a civil penalty as provided in this subdivision.

(b) If an individual or association fails to file a report required by this section that is due January 31, the board may impose a late filing fee of $25 per day, not to exceed $1,000, commencing the day after the report was due.

(c) If an individual or association fails to file a report required by ~~this section that is due before a primary or general election,~~ subdivision 2, 2a, or 5, or by section 10A.202, the board may impose a late filing fee of $50 per day, not to exceed $1,000, commencing on the day after the date the statement was due, provided that if the total receipts received during the reporting period or total expenditure reportable under section 10A.202 exceeds $25,000, then the board may impose a late filing fee of up to two percent of the amount that should have been reported, per day, commencing on the day after the report was due, not to exceed 100 percent of the amount that should have been reported.

(d) If an individual or association has been assessed a late filing fee or civil penalty under this subdivision during the prior four years, the board may impose a late filing fee, a civil penalty, or both, of up to twice the amount otherwise authorized by this subdivision.

(e) Within ten business days after the report was due or receipt by the board of information disclosing the potential failure to file, the board must send notice by certified mail ~~to an individual who fails to file a report within ten business days after the report was due~~ that the individual or association may be subject to a civil penalty for failure to file the report. An individual who fails to file the report within seven days after the certified mail notice was sent by the board is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the board of up to ~~$1,000~~ $2,000 in addition to the late filing fees imposed by this subdivision."

Page 2, line 8, delete "persons" and insert "individuals"

Page 2, line 9, delete "persons" and insert "individuals"

Page 3, line 11, delete "persons" and insert "individuals"

Page 3, line 19, delete "persons" and insert "individuals"

Page 4, line 11, delete "or preference"

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Page 5, delete subdivision 7 and insert:

"Subd. 7. Identification. "Identification" means, in the case of an individual, the individual's full name, including first name, middle name or initial, if available, and last name; mailing address; occupation; and the name of the individual's employer; and, in the case of a person who is not an individual, the person's name and principal place of business."

Page 5, line 5, delete "Persons" and insert "Individuals" and delete "Persons" and insert "Individuals"

Page 5, line 19, delete "persons" and insert "individuals"

Page 6, line 6, delete "person" and insert "individual"

Page 7, after line 5, insert:

"Subd. 4. Disclaimer required. An electioneering communication must include a disclaimer in the same manner as required for campaign material under section 211B.04, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).

Subd. 5. Late fees; failure to file; penalties. A person who fails to file a report required by this section is subject to the late fees and penalties provided in section 10A.20, subdivision 12."

Renumber the sections in sequence

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 4, after the second semicolon, insert "establishing fees;"

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.

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

H. F. No. 2371, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring commercial health plan coverage of certain treatment at psychiatric residential treatment facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62A.152, subdivision 3; 62D.124, subdivision 1; 62K.10, subdivision 4; 62Q.47.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62A.152, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Provider discrimination prohibited. All group policies and group subscriber contracts that provide benefits for mental or nervous disorder treatments in a hospital must provide direct reimbursement for those services at a hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility if performed by a mental health professional qualified according to section 245I.04, subdivision 2, to the extent that the services and treatment are within the scope of mental health professional licensure.

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This subdivision is intended to provide payment of benefits for mental or nervous disorder treatments performed by a licensed mental health professional in a hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility and is not intended to change or add benefits for those services provided in policies or contracts to which this subdivision applies.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62K.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Network adequacy. Each designated provider network must include a sufficient number and type of providers, including providers that specialize in mental health and substance use disorder services, to ensure that covered services are available to all enrollees without unreasonable delay. In determining network adequacy, the commissioner of health shall consider availability of services, including the following:

(1) primary care physician services are available and accessible 24 hours per day, seven days per week, within the network area;

(2) a sufficient number of primary care physicians have hospital admitting privileges at one or more participating hospitals within the network area so that necessary admissions are made on a timely basis consistent with generally accepted practice parameters;

(3) specialty physician service is available through the network or contract arrangement;

(4) mental health and substance use disorder treatment providers, including but not limited to psychiatric residential treatment facilities, are available and accessible through the network or contract arrangement;

(5) to the extent that primary care services are provided through primary care providers other than physicians, and to the extent permitted under applicable scope of practice in state law for a given provider, these services shall be available and accessible; and

(6) the network has available, either directly or through arrangements, appropriate and sufficient personnel, physical resources, and equipment to meet the projected needs of enrollees for covered health care services.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62Q.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Designation. (a) The commissioner shall designate essential community providers. The criteria for essential community provider designation shall be the following:

(1) a demonstrated ability to integrate applicable supportive and stabilizing services with medical care for uninsured persons and high-risk and special needs populations, underserved, and other special needs populations; and

(2) a commitment to serve low-income and underserved populations by meeting the following requirements:

(i) has nonprofit status in accordance with chapter 317A;

(ii) has tax-exempt status in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service Code, section 501(c)(3);

(iii) charges for services on a sliding fee schedule based on current poverty income guidelines; and

(iv) does not restrict access or services because of a client's financial limitation;

(3) status as a local government unit as defined in section 62D.02, subdivision 11, a hospital district created or reorganized under sections 447.31 to 447.37, an Indian tribal government, an Indian health service unit, or a community health board as defined in chapter 145A;

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(4) a former state hospital that specializes in the treatment of cerebral palsy, spina bifida, epilepsy, closed head injuries, specialized orthopedic problems, and other disabling conditions;

(5) a sole community hospital. For these rural hospitals, the essential community provider designation applies to all health services provided, including both inpatient and outpatient services. For purposes of this section, "sole community hospital" means a rural hospital that:

(i) is eligible to be classified as a sole community hospital according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 412.92, or is located in a community with a population of less than 5,000 and located more than 25 miles from a like hospital currently providing acute short-term services;

(ii) has experienced net operating income losses in two of the previous three most recent consecutive hospital fiscal years for which audited financial information is available; and

(iii) consists of 40 or fewer licensed beds;

(6) a birth center licensed under section 144.615; or

(7) a hospital and affiliated specialty clinics that predominantly serve patients who are under 21 years of age and meet the following criteria:

(i) provide intensive specialty pediatric services that are routinely provided in fewer than five hospitals in the state; and

(ii) serve children from at least one-half of the counties in the state.; or

(8) a psychiatric residential treatment facility as defined in section 256B.0625, subdivision 45a, paragraph (b), that is certified and licensed by the commissioner of health.

(b) Prior to designation, the commissioner shall publish the names of all applicants in the State Register. The public shall have 30 days from the date of publication to submit written comments to the commissioner on the application. No designation shall be made by the commissioner until the 30-day period has expired.

(c) The commissioner may designate an eligible provider as an essential community provider for all the services offered by that provider or for specific services designated by the commissioner.

(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, supportive and stabilizing services include at a minimum, transportation, child care, cultural, and linguistic services where appropriate.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62Q.47, is amended to read:

62Q.47 ALCOHOLISM, MENTAL HEALTH, AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY SERVICES.

(a) All health plans, as defined in section 62Q.01, that provide coverage for alcoholism, mental health, or chemical dependency services, must comply with the requirements of this section.

(b) Cost-sharing requirements and benefit or service limitations for outpatient mental health and outpatient chemical dependency and alcoholism services, except for persons placed in chemical dependency services under Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6600 to 9530.6655, must not place a greater financial burden on the insured or enrollee, or be more restrictive than those requirements and limitations for outpatient medical services.

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(c) Cost-sharing requirements and benefit or service limitations for inpatient hospital mental health services, psychiatric residential treatment facility services, and inpatient hospital and residential chemical dependency and alcoholism services, except for persons placed in chemical dependency services under Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6600 to 9530.6655, must not place a greater financial burden on the insured or enrollee, or be more restrictive than those requirements and limitations for inpatient hospital medical services.

(d) A health plan company must not impose an NQTL with respect to mental health and substance use disorders in any classification of benefits unless, under the terms of the health plan as written and in operation, any processes, strategies, evidentiary standards, or other factors used in applying the NQTL to mental health and substance use disorders in the classification are comparable to, and are applied no more stringently than, the processes, strategies, evidentiary standards, or other factors used in applying the NQTL with respect to medical and surgical benefits in the same classification.

(e) All health plans must meet the requirements of the federal Mental Health Parity Act of 1996, Public Law 104-204; Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; the Affordable Care Act; and any amendments to, and federal guidance or regulations issued under, those acts.

(f) The commissioner may require information from health plan companies to confirm that mental health parity is being implemented by the health plan company. Information required may include comparisons between mental health and substance use disorder treatment and other medical conditions, including a comparison of prior authorization requirements, drug formulary design, claim denials, rehabilitation services, and other information the commissioner deems appropriate.

(g) Regardless of the health care provider's professional license, if the service provided is consistent with the provider's scope of practice and the health plan company's credentialing and contracting provisions, mental health therapy visits and medication maintenance visits shall be considered primary care visits for the purpose of applying any enrollee cost-sharing requirements imposed under the enrollee's health plan.

(h) By June 1 of each year, beginning June 1, 2021, the commissioner of commerce, in consultation with the commissioner of health, shall submit a report on compliance and oversight to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and commerce. The report must:

(1) describe the commissioner's process for reviewing health plan company compliance with United States Code, title 42, section 18031(j), any federal regulations or guidance relating to compliance and oversight, and compliance with this section and section 62Q.53;

(2) identify any enforcement actions taken by either commissioner during the preceding 12-month period regarding compliance with parity for mental health and substance use disorders benefits under state and federal law, summarizing the results of any market conduct examinations. The summary must include: (i) the number of formal enforcement actions taken; (ii) the benefit classifications examined in each enforcement action; and (iii) the subject matter of each enforcement action, including quantitative and nonquantitative treatment limitations;

(3) detail any corrective action taken by either commissioner to ensure health plan company compliance with this section, section 62Q.53, and United States Code, title 42, section 18031(j); and

(4) describe the information provided by either commissioner to the public about alcoholism, mental health, or chemical dependency parity protections under state and federal law.

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The report must be written in nontechnical, readily understandable language and must be made available to the public by, among other means as the commissioners find appropriate, posting the report on department websites. Individually identifiable information must be excluded from the report, consistent with state and federal privacy protections."

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2392, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; modifying certain campaign finance provisions; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 10A.01, subdivision 26; 10A.022, subdivision 3; 10A.121, subdivision 2; 10A.15, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 10A.20, subdivision 2a; 10A.271, subdivision 1; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.38.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2405, A bill for an act relating to sustainable infrastructure; establishing an Infrastructure Resilience Advisory Task Force; requiring a report.

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.

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

H. F. No. 2406, A bill for an act relating to sustainable infrastructure; appropriating money for a federal infrastructure funds coordinator.

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.

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

H. F. No. 2413, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing remedies to debtors with coerced debt; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 332.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that 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. 2442, A bill for an act relating to employment; prohibiting an employer from forcing employees to attend political or religious meetings or otherwise listen to speech about politics and religion; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2492, A bill for an act relating to housing; economic development and housing challenge program; adding certain schools as eligible recipients; adding funding requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.33, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

The report was adopted.

Long from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2552, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying eligibility for recovery community organizations; creating a Minnesota Board of Recovery Services; providing rulemaking authority; establishing application fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 254B.05, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 254B.

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

The report was adopted.

Joint Rule 2.03 has been waived for any subsequent committee action on this bill.

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

H. F. No. 2613, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying the permanent university fund for mineral research; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 137.022, subdivision 4.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 21, after "students" insert ", prioritizing students in the Minnesota Economic Development Region 3,"

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

The report was adopted.

Acomb from the Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2627, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for solar on closed landfills; requiring a feasibility analysis.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2679, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a budget for the Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the Office of Broadband Development; transferring money to the border-to-border broadband fund account; making policy and technical changes to agriculture provisions; modifying fees; creating accounts; requiring reports; providing civil penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 17.055, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 17.116, subdivision 3; 18B.01, subdivision 2b, by adding a subdivision; 18B.051; 18B.055; 18C.425, subdivision 6; 18H.02, by adding a subdivision; 18H.03, subdivision 6; 18H.05; 18H.07, by adding subdivisions; 18H.08, subdivision 2; 18H.09; 18H.13, subdivision 3; 18H.15; 25.39, subdivision 1; 28A.08, by adding a subdivision; 28A.082, subdivision 1; 28A.09, by adding a subdivision; 41A.12, subdivision 4; 41A.21, subdivision 6; 116J.395, subdivision 7; 223.16, by adding a subdivision; 223.17, subdivisions 7, 7a; 223.175; 223.19; 232.22, subdivision 5; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 223; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 17.055, subdivision 2; 18H.02, subdivisions 21, 22, 23; 18H.07, subdivisions 2, 3; 35.156, subdivision 2.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2685, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring Holocaust and genocide education in social studies curriculum for middle and high school students; creating a Holocaust and Genocide Education Task Force; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

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Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. [120B.25] HOLOCAUST, GENOCIDE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND OTHER GENOCIDE EDUCATION.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) "Holocaust and genocide studies" means interdisciplinary teaching and learning about the causes, impacts, and legacies of the Holocaust, other genocides, and incidents of mass violence.

(b) The "Holocaust" was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of 6,000,000 Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies and collaborators.

(c) "Genocide" means an internationally recognized crime where acts are committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. Acts of genocide, as defined by the United Nations and the Rome Statute, include the following categories:

(1) killing members of the group;

(2) causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;

(3) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;

(4) imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; or

(5) forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

Genocide also means a series of purposeful actions by a perpetrator or perpetrators to destroy a collectivity through mass or selective murders of group members and suppressing the biological and social reproduction of the collectivity. The perpetrator or perpetrators may represent the state of the victim, another state, or another collectivity.

(d) "Incidents of mass violence" means extreme violence deliberately inflicted on a large scale on civilians or noncombatants by state or nonstate actors. Incidents of mass violence encompass the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and terrorism.

(e) "Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies" means the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota.

Subd. 2. Requirements. (a) A school district must, at a minimum, offer as part of its social studies curriculum for middle and high school education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides. Curriculum must:

(1) examine the history of the genocide of Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous removal from Minnesota, including the genocide, dispossession, and forced removal of the Dakota, Ojibwe, and Ho-Chunk;

(2) analyze the connections between World War II, nationalism, fascism, antisemitism, and the Holocaust;

(3) analyze how individuals, groups, and societies around the world have been affected by genocide, such as the genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas and throughout the world; Black genocide in the United States and the Americas; the genocide in German Southwest Africa; Armenian genocide; the genocide of the Ukrainian people

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from 1932 to 1933, also known as the Holodomor; the Holocaust, including non-Jewish victims of Nazi persecution and genocide; Cambodian genocide; Guatemalan genocide; Rwandan genocide; genocide in the former Yugoslavia; genocide in Darfur; Rohingya genocide; and other historical and contemporary cases of genocide and mass violence, especially those experienced by communities expelled from, resettled in, migrated to, or living in Minnesota; and

(4) describe and evaluate different responses to genocides and other human rights violations, such as the genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas and throughout the world; Black genocide in the United States and the Americas; the genocide in German Southwest Africa; Armenian genocide; the genocide of the Ukrainian people from 1932 to 1933, also known as the Holodomor; the Holocaust, including non-Jewish victims of Nazi persecution and genocide; Cambodian genocide; Guatemalan genocide; Rwandan genocide; genocide in the former Yugoslavia; genocide in Darfur; Rohingya genocide; and other historical and contemporary cases of genocide.

(b) Public schools are strongly encouraged to include in middle and high school social studies curriculum context about the history, culture, and traditions of the communities devastated by the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, other genocides, and incidents of mass violence.

(c) School districts are strongly encouraged to include the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, other genocides, and incidents of mass violence in middle and high school English language arts curriculum.

(d) A school district must provide Holocaust and genocide education as part of its curriculum in middle and high school by the 2025-2026 school year in accordance with Department of Education rulemaking on social studies standards and benchmarks.

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

Sec. 2. WORKING GROUP ON EDUCATION ON THE HOLOCAUST, GENOCIDE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AND OTHER GENOCIDES.

Subdivision 1. Working group established. (a) The Working Group on Education on the Holocaust, Genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and Other Genocides is established to advise the commissioner of education and develop resources necessary to implement requirements for education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.25. The commissioner must appoint members of the working group by April 1, 2024, based on the guidance and recommendations from the cochairs of the working group.

(b) The Working Group on Education on the Holocaust, Genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and Other Genocides must have a minimum of 11 members, but no more than 21 members, consisting of the following members:

(1) at least one representative, who shall cochair the working group, from the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies;

(2) at least one representative, who shall cochair the working group, with expertise in training middle and high school teachers in Holocaust and other genocide education;

(3) at least one representative from a Minnesota college or university with academic expertise in the genocide of Indigenous Peoples in Minnesota or in the Americas and throughout the world;

(4) at least one additional representative from a Minnesota college or university other than the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies with academic expertise in Holocaust and genocide studies;

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(5) at least one representative from a Minnesota teacher licensure program with expertise in the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocide studies;

(6) at least three representatives from Minnesota-based nonprofit organizations, community groups, sovereign nations, or institutions of higher education whose missions include educating about and honoring the victims and survivors of the displacement and genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas and throughout the world; Black genocide in the United States and the Americas; the genocide in German Southwest Africa; Armenian genocide; the genocide of the Ukrainian people from 1932 to 1933, also known as the Holodomor; the Holocaust, including non‑Jewish victims of Nazi persecution and genocide; Cambodian genocide; Guatemalan genocide; Rwandan genocide; genocide in the former Yugoslavia; genocide in Darfur; Rohingya genocide; and other historical and contemporary cases of genocide;

(7) at least one public middle or high school social studies teacher with experience teaching the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, or other genocides in the classroom;

(8) at least one public middle or high school English language arts teacher with experience teaching the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, or other genocides in the classroom; and

(9) at least one public middle or high school student with a demonstrated interest in learning about the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, or other genocides.

(c) At the discretion of the commissioner and in consultation with the working group cochairs, the working group may include additional experts in the fields of Holocaust and genocide studies, genocide of Indigenous Peoples or other genocides, Minnesota history, social studies education, English language arts education, and community members with a particular interest in education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides.

Subd. 2. Working group duties. (a) The working group must:

(1) advise the commissioner during the development of the social studies glossary regarding the definitions of "Holocaust," "genocide," and "incidents of mass violence";

(2) identify professional learning opportunities for teachers and public school district staff, including opportunities for continuing education to facilitate implementation of education requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.25;

(3) identify training materials, strategies, skills, content, and resources for teachers and public school district staff to successfully implement the education requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.25;

(4) develop model lesson plans that teachers and public school district staff may use to successfully implement the education requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.25;

(5) create a work plan that outlines the timeline to fulfill its duties under this subdivision;

(6) provide to the commissioner of education a list of recommended professional learning opportunities, resources, strategies, skills, content, model lesson plans, and other materials developed under this subdivision by May 1, 2025;

(7) coordinate with the commissioner to update the material and resources. The commissioner must make all reasonable efforts to make the recommended materials publicly available on the department's website by September 1, 2025, and in coordination with the working group, must update the materials and resources; and

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(8) by November 15, 2025, submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the senate and the house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance a report containing a list of resources and materials provided to the commissioner of education for the commissioner to make available to public school districts implementing requirements for education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides.

(b) The working group may:

(1) conduct a survey of the current state of education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides in Minnesota public school districts with a focus on teacher preparedness, access and utilization of resources, and additional surveys of the state of education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides following the conclusion of the 2024-2025 school year;

(2) carry out any other tasks that it considers pertinent to support the ability of teachers and public school district staff to facilitate the successful implementation of education requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.25; and

(3) apply for and accept grants and receive gifts, donations, and other financial support from private sources for the purposes of carrying out its work under this section.

Subd. 3. Working group meetings and compensation. (a) The working group must convene on at least a bimonthly basis and must hold the first meeting no later than September 1, 2024.

(b) Members of the working group shall receive a stipend of $500 per month for their time, work, and expertise.

Subd. 4. Administration. The commissioner must provide meeting space and technical assistance for the working group.

Subd. 5. Expiration. This section expires November 15, 2025, or the date upon which the working group report required under subdivision 2 is submitted to the legislature, whichever is later.

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

Sec. 3. APPROPRIATIONS.

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

Subd. 2. Working Group on Education on the Holocaust, Genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and Other Genocides. For the Working Group on Education on the Holocaust, Genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and Other Genocides under section 2:

		$.......	. . . . .	2024
		$.......	. . . . .	2025

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Subd. 3. Implementation of education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides. For implementation of requirements for education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.25:

		$.......	. . . . .	2024
		$.......	. . . . .	2025

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The base for fiscal year 2026 is $........

Subd. 4. Professional learning grants for education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides. (a) For grants to fund professional learning opportunities and resources for educators and public school district staff to facilitate the successful implementation of education requirements for education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.25:

		$75,000	. . . . .	2024
		$75,000	. . . . .	2025

(b) The grants must be awarded by the commissioner for professional learning opportunities and resources recommended by the Working Group on Education on the Holocaust, Genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and Other Genocides established under section 2.

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to education; requiring education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides for middle and high school students; creating a working group on education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples, and other genocides; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B."

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

The report was adopted.

Long from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2709, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring exception to size limitation for customized living and 24-hour customized living services for certain settings.

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

The report was adopted.

Joint Rule 2.03 has been waived for any subsequent committee action on this bill.

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

H. F. No. 2718, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a grain indemnity account; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 223.16, by adding a subdivision; 223.17, subdivisions 7, 7a; 223.175; 223.19; 232.22, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 223; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 223.17, subdivisions 4, 8; 232.22, subdivisions 4, 6, 6a, 7.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 3, lines 30 and 31, delete "$200,000" and insert "$300,000"

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Page 6, line 22, delete "may" and insert "must"

Page 7, line 32, delete "90" and insert "120"

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.

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

H. F. No. 2774, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; extending the Sustainable Forest Resources Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 89A.11.

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

The report was adopted.

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

H. F. No. 2788, A bill for an act relating to corrections; modifying Board of Pardons provisions; establishing Clemency Review Commission; requiring a report; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 638.01; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 638; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 638.02; 638.03; 638.04; 638.05; 638.06; 638.07; 638.075; 638.08.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 2, delete "an offense" and insert "a crime"

Page 2, line 24, after "authority" insert "and may serve until their successors are appointed"

Page 4, lines 9, 12, and 13, delete "offense" and insert "crime"

Page 4, line 15, delete "January" and insert "July"

Page 7, line 9, delete "and" and insert "or any"

Page 8, delete lines 8 to 10 and insert:

"(c) A law enforcement agency's representative may provide the agency's position on whether the commission should recommend clemency by:

(1) appearing and speaking at the meeting; or

(2) submitting a written statement to the commission."

Page 8, lines 15 and 23, delete "offense" and insert "crime"

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Page 8, line 24, delete the comma and insert "and"

Page 9, line 6, delete "that person was" and insert "they were"

Page 9, line 28, after "meetings" insert "as provided under chapter 13D or"

Page 10, line 4, delete "grant" and insert "consider"

Page 11, line 3, delete everything after the comma and insert "an applicant may not file a subsequent application"

Page 11, line 4, delete "not be filed"

Page 11, line 29, delete "and"

Page 12, line 2, delete the period and insert "; and"

Page 12, after line 2, insert:

"(9) any other confidential data on individuals, private data on individuals, not public data, or nonpublic data under chapter 13."

Page 12, line 14, after "must" insert "provide or"

Page 12, line 27, delete "offense" and insert "crime"

Page 13, after line 6, insert:

"(a) Beginning August 1, 2023, through March 1, 2024, the Department of Corrections must provide the Clemency Review Commission with administrative assistance, technical assistance, office space, and other assistance necessary for the commission to carry out its duties under sections 2 to 19."

Reletter the paragraphs in sequence

Page 13, line 10, after "Statutes" insert "2022"

Page 13, after line 27, insert:

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

Page 13, line 29, delete "and 20"

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.

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Long from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2930, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the Department of Health, health‑related boards, Council on Disability, ombudsman for mental health and disabilities, ombudsperson for families, ombudsperson for American Indian families, Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson, MNsure, Rare Disease Advisory Council, and the Department of Revenue; establishing the Health Care Spending Growth Target Commission and Health Care Spending Technical Advisory Council; identifying ways to reduce spending by health care organizations and group purchasers and low-value care; assessing alternative payment methods in rural health care; assessing feasibility for a health provider directory; requiring compliance with the No Surprises Act in billing; modifying prescription drug price provisions and continuity of care provisions; compiling health encounter data; establishing certain advisory councils, committees, and grant programs; modifying lead testing in schools and remediation requirements; modifying lead service line requirements; requiring lead testing in drinking water in child care settings; establishing Minnesota One Health Microbial Stewardship Collaborative, a comprehensive drug overdose and morbidity program, a Sentinel Event Review Committee, law enforcement-involved deadly force encounters advisory committee, and cultural communications program; setting certain fees; providing for clinical health care training; establishing a climate resiliency program; changing assisted living provisions; establishing a program to monitor long COVID, a 988 suicide crisis lifeline, school-based health centers, Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Families Act, and Comprehensive and Collaborative Resource and Referral System for Children; funding for community health boards; developing COVID-19 pandemic delayed preventive care; changing certain health board fees; establishing easy enrollment health insurance outreach program; setting certain fees; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 12A.08, subdivision 3; 62J.84, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, by adding subdivisions; 62K.15; 62Q.01, by adding a subdivision; 62Q.021, by adding a subdivision; 62Q.55, subdivision 5; 62Q.556; 62Q.56, subdivision 2; 62Q.73, subdivisions 1, 7; 62U.04, subdivisions 4, 5, 6; 121A.335, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 144.122; 144.1505; 144.226, subdivisions 3, 4; 144.383; 144G.16, subdivision 7; 144G.18; 144G.57, subdivision 8; 145.925; 145A.131, subdivisions 1, 5; 145A.14, by adding a subdivision; 148B.392, subdivision 2; 151.065, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; 270B.14, by adding a subdivision; 403.161; 403.162; Laws 2022, chapter 99, article 1, section 46; article 3, section 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62J; 62V; 115; 144; 145; 148; 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62J.84, subdivision 5; 62U.10, subdivisions 6, 7, 8; 145.4235; 145.4241; 145.4242; 145.4243; 145.4244; 145.4245; 145.4246; 145.4247; 145.4248; 145.4249; 145.925, subdivisions 1a, 3, 4, 7, 8.

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.

Long from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration to which was referred:

H. F. No. 2940, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for certain constitutional offices, legislature, state agencies, boards, offices, councils, commissions, and certain retirement accounts; establishing the consumer litigation fund; amending salary limits provisions and provisions of the compensation council; requiring performance measures for the state; amending provisions covering transfers from grants, setting agency rates for services, and billing procedures for settlement; creating the Office of Enterprise Sustainability and Office of Enterprise Translation; modifying grants governance provisions; establishing a cybersecurity grant program; establishing an enhanced computer system for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families and medical assistance and other human services programs; amending provisions covering human burial; requiring a study on the viability of implementing a single grants management system and a study of the unique issues faced by small agencies; making a postretirement adjustment for calendar year 2024; making certain reductions in appropriations and cancellations; modifying provisions for the stadium reserve; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 4.045; 5.30, subdivision 2; 15A.0815, subdivisions 1, 2; 15A.082, subdivisions 1,

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2, 3, 4; 16A.122, subdivision 2; 16A.126, subdivision 1; 16A.1286, subdivision 2; 16A.151, subdivision 2; 16A.726; 16B.4805, subdivision 1; 16B.97, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 16B.98, subdivisions 5, 6, 8, by adding subdivisions; 16B.991; 43A.08, subdivision 1; 145.951; 256.014; 297A.994, subdivision 4; 307.08; 349A.02, subdivision 1; 473J.13, subdivisions 2, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 8; 16A; 16B; 16E; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 143; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 4A.01; 4A.04; 4A.06; 4A.07; 4A.11; 15A.0815, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 124D.23, subdivision 9; Laws 2014, chapter 287, section 25, as amended.

Reported the same back with the recommendation that 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. 393, 822, 1019, 1140, 1329, 1350, 1585, 1625, 2173, 2392, 2413, 2442, 2613 and 2774 were read for the second time.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 1816 was read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Lee, F., introduced:

H. F. No. 2969, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement at the University of Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lee, F., introduced:

H. F. No. 2970, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Koegel and Feist introduced:

H. F. No. 2971, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new public works facility in the city of Columbia Heights; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. No. 2972, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the regional public safety center and training facility project in the city of Virginia; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. No. 2973, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements at the Timber Hall facility in Embarrass Township.

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

Lislegard and Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 2974, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater system upgrades at two St. Louis County School District campuses; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. No. 2975, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new public safety facility in the city of Chisholm; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2976, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying property taxes and individual income taxes; modifying the first-tier valuation limit for agricultural homestead properties; increasing tier limits for homestead resort properties; modifying the homestead market value exclusion; reducing the state general levy; allowing an unlimited Social Security subtraction; decreasing income tax rates; establishing a temporary refundable child credit; providing a direct payment to individuals; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 273.11, subdivision 23; 273.13, subdivisions 22, 35; 275.025, subdivision 1; 290.0132, subdivision 26; 290.06, subdivisions 2c, as amended, 2d.

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

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Lee, K., and Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2977, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Changsha Friendship Garden.

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

Lee, K., and Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2978, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the St. Paul Changsha Friendship Garden in Phalen Regional Park in St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Coulter and Youakim introduced:

H. F. No. 2979, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; clarifying local resolution submission and referendum requirements for imposing a new local sales tax or modifying an existing local sales tax; imposing a nexus requirement between nonresidents and the project to be funded; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 469.190, subdivision 7.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2980, A bill for an act relating to parks and trails; appropriating money for extending Blufflands trail system.

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

Mueller, Petersburg and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2981, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing funding to Riverland Community College; appropriating money.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2982, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing a fire remediation grant to the city of Spring Grove.

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

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Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2983, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Blufflands trail system; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. No. 2984, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to the Sisu Heritage nonprofit.

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

Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 2985, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; modifying board member qualifications and licensing requirements for architects, engineers, surveyors, landscape architects, geoscientists, and interior designers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 326.05; 326.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 10; 326.111, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 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.

Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 2986, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing for licensed school teacher salary increases; appropriating money.

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

Hanson, J., and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2987, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing funding to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; appropriating money.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 2988, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying workers' compensation self-insurance provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 79A.01, subdivision 4; 79A.04, subdivisions 7, 9, 10, 16, by adding a subdivision; 79A.08; 79A.13; 79A.24, subdivision 4; 79A.25, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Lee, F.; Hassan; Xiong; Keeler; Hansen, R.; Gomez; Liebling; Jordan; Fischer; Acomb; Kozlowski and Reyer introduced:

H. F. No. 2989, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; creating a new green infrastructure grant program; amending criteria for certain projects funded through the clean water and drinking water revolving funds; requiring rules and the prioritization of clean water and drinking water projects in certain project priority lists to factor in new criteria; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116.182, subdivision 5; 446A.07, subdivisions 1a, 7, 8; 446A.081, subdivisions 1, 8, 9, 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

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

Stephenson; Liebling; Kraft; Pérez-Vega; Bierman; Lillie; Hussein; Klevorn; Wolgamott; Carroll; Hansen, R.; Nelson, M.; Vang; Keeler; Edelson; Berg; Hanson, J.; Feist; Pryor; Moller; Finke; Curran; Hill; Jordan; Frazier; Lee, F.; Lislegard; Cha; Agbaje; Youakim; Clardy; Sencer-Mura; Brand and Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2990, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing transitional cost-sharing reduction, premium subsidy, small employer public option, and transitional health care credit; expanding eligibility for MinnesotaCare; modifying premium scale; requiring recommendations for alternative delivery and payment system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62V.05, by adding a subdivision; 256L.04, subdivisions 1c, 7a, 10, by adding a subdivision; 256L.07, subdivision 1; 256L.15, subdivision 2; 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 2991, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing rates to providers of board and lodging with special services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256I.05, subdivisions 1c, 1d.

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

Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Zeleznikar and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. No. 2992, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to Ramsey County for a youth mental health urgency room.

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

Hussein and Hassan introduced:

H. F. No. 2993, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for a grant to Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County.

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

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Huot and Edelson introduced:

H. F. No. 2994, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing coverage of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation as an outpatient service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0625, subdivision 4.

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

Kraft introduced:

H. F. No. 2995, A bill for an act relating to business financing; establishing a nonprofit corporation to provide financing and leverage private investment in the energy, agriculture, building, and transportation sectors to support commercialization of products and services with clean energy solutions; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Niska, Hudson, Altendorf, Harder, Perryman and Novotny introduced:

H. F. No. 2996, A bill for an act relating to taxation; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, adding a new section requiring tax refunds of a budget surplus.

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

Her; Kresha; Tabke; Schomacker; Lillie; Reyer; Cha; Hussein; Vang; Hassan; Noor; Hansen, R.; Lee, F., and Lee, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 2997, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing the Minnesota forward fund; appropriating money for bioindustrial manufacturing.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. No. 2998, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing licensure requirements for speech‑language pathology assistants; establishing licensure fee and criminal history background requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 144.0572, subdivision 1; 148.511; 148.512, subdivision 17a; 148.513, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 148.514, subdivision 2; 148.515, subdivision 1; 148.518; 148.519, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 148.5191, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 148.5192, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 148.5193, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 148.5194, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision; 148.5195, subdivision 3; 148.5196, subdivisions 1, 3; 245C.031, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

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

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Bierman introduced:

H. F. No. 2999, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; modifying Minnesota prescription monitoring program reporting requirements and immunity from liability; expanding access to the Minnesota prescription monitoring program to allow for pharmacists or dispensing practitioners to correct errors in the program; appropriating funds to continue funding for the Minnesota prescription monitoring program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 152.126, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 9.

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

Klevorn and Hortman introduced:

H. F. No. 3000, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; modifying the date on which the legislature must meet in odd-numbered years; modifying the definition of legislative day; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 3.011; 3.012.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. No. 3001, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; creating a dentist and dental hygienist compact; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 150A.

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

Nash, Dotseth, Joy, Harder, Burkel, Niska and Jacob introduced:

H. F. No. 3002, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring a study of advanced nuclear reactors; appropriating money.

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

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. No. 3003, A bill for an act relating to energy; amending the definition of low-income household for purposes of receiving energy conservation assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.2402, subdivision 16.

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

Hudella, Altendorf and Wiens introduced:

H. F. No. 3004, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; including rent paid for business purposes in allowable lawful purposes expenditures for a licensed veterans organization; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 349.12, subdivision 25.

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

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Grossell introduced:

H. F. No. 3005, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land.

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

Murphy and Petersburg introduced:

H. F. No. 3006, A bill for an act relating to transportation; abolishing vehicle registration taxes; transferring money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.002, subdivision 13; 168.012; 168.013, subdivisions 8, 20, 22; 168.0135, subdivision 1; 168.017, subdivision 5; 168.018; 168.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 168.09, subdivisions 1, 5, 7; 168.092, subdivision 1; 168.10, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1h, 1i, 2; 168.101, subdivision 2a; 168.105, subdivision 2; 168.11, subdivisions 1, 3; 168.12, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 5; 168.123, subdivision 1; 168.1235, subdivision 1; 168.1255, subdivision 1; 168.1256, subdivision 1; 168.127, subdivisions 2, 5; 168.128, subdivision 2; 168.1282, subdivision 1; 168.1284, subdivisions 1, 5; 168.1285, subdivisions 1, 5; 168.1286, subdivision 1; 168.129, subdivision 1; 168.1294, subdivisions 1, 5, 6; 168.1295, subdivisions 1, 5; 168.1296, subdivisions 1, 5; 168.1297, subdivision 1; 168.1298, subdivisions 1, 5; 168.13; 168.15, subdivision 1; 168.17; 168.181, subdivisions 1, 2; 168.187, subdivisions 7, 27; 168.221; 168.27, subdivision 28; 168.301, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 168.33, subdivisions 1, 2, 7; 168.34; 168.61, subdivision 2; 168.62, subdivision 1; 168.64; 168.65, subdivision 2; 168.842; 168.843; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.002, subdivision 33; 168.013, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1k, 1l, 1m, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23; 168.016; 168.022; 168.032; 168.033; 168.041, subdivision 8; 168.11, subdivision 2; 168.16; 168.183; 168.28; 168.31, subdivisions 1, 4, 4a, 5, 6; 168.35; 168.62, subdivision 2; 168.63, subdivision 5.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 3007, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing funding to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; appropriating money.

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

Quam introduced:

H. F. No. 3008, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to Dodge County for a solid waste transfer station; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Knudsen; Dotseth; Mueller; Garofalo; Burkel; West; Harder; Wiener; Nelson, N.; Joy; Bakeberg; Olson, B.; Schultz; Kiel; Murphy; Fogelman; Anderson, P. E.; O'Driscoll; Zeleznikar; Altendorf; Backer; Urdahl; Hudella; Skraba and Hudson introduced:

H. F. No. 3009, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring legislative approval for adoption of rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 14.18, subdivision 1; 14.27; 14.389, subdivision 3.

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

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Franson introduced:

H. F. No. 3010, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying the altering of a flag; clarifying use of the Stars and Stripes flag design; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.40, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Anderson, P. E., and Hill introduced:

H. F. No. 3011, A bill for an act relating to veterans; modifying appropriation for Veterans Campground wastewater system upgrade; amending Laws 2022, chapter 54, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2.

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

Scott introduced:

H. F. No. 3012, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; modifying appeal of deposit for possession of property; permitting electronic service for order for protection and restraining order; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 117.042; 518B.01, subdivision 8; 609.748, subdivision 5.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3013, A bill for an act relating to taxation; limiting assessments of individual income, corporate franchise, and sales and use taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 270C.33, by adding a subdivision.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. No. 3014, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new police garage operations center in the city of Apple Valley; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. No. 3015, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new fire station in the city of Apple Valley; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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Kiel and Burkel introduced:

H. F. No. 3016, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a federal setting IV educational facility in Polk County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3017, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; modifying requirements to enact or modify a local sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

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

Brand introduced:

H. F. No. 3018, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the property assessed clean energy program; adding definitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216C.435, subdivision 8; 216C.436, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

Brand; Lislegard; Pursell; Hansen, R.; Edelson; Smith; Frederick; Lee, F., and Finke introduced:

H. F. No. 3019, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for outdoor recreation.

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

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

H. F. No. 3020, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring compensation for an agricultural crop damaged or destroyed by wild white-tailed deer; requiring rulemaking; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Norris, Stephenson, Gomez and Lislegard introduced:

H. F. No. 3021, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing certain homeless youths, former foster youths, and individuals 65 and older to receive the working family credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0671, subdivision 1.

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

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Murphy; Knudsen; Zeleznikar; Burkel; Franson; Anderson, P. E.; Joy; Bliss; Perryman; Grossell; Schultz; Kiel; Niska; Hudson; Engen; Harder; Altendorf; Backer; Wiener; Hudella; Pfarr; Fogelman; Johnson; Scott; Bakeberg and McDonald introduced:

H. F. No. 3022, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for student welfare and parental awareness in education; 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.

Klevorn and Hortman introduced:

H. F. No. 3023, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing a statutory appropriation of funds to the legislature for sums sufficient to operate the house of representatives, senate, and Legislative Coordinating Commission; requiring the Compensation Council to prescribe salaries for constitutional officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 10.44; 10.45; 15A.082, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 16A.152, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Berg; Nelson, M.; Jordan; Hill; Frederick; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Kozlowski; Reyer; Greenman; Frazier and Curran introduced:

H. F. No. 3024, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for apprenticeship preparation programming.

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

Hansen, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 3025, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water and sewer infrastructure in the city of Newport; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hudson, Moller, Engen, Novotny, Nash, Zeleznikar, Igo, Torkelson, Harder, Bakeberg, Davis, Demuth, Skraba, Schultz, Perryman, Burkel, Niska and Hicks introduced:

H. F. No. 3026, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting charging the victim of a crime for towing or impounding a motor vehicle; prohibiting the sale of a motor vehicle that is a crime victim's vehicle for 180 days; providing for reimbursement of a crime victim's vehicle that is sold by a unit of government; prohibiting charging the victim of a crime any fine or fee; requiring law enforcement agencies to investigate reports of stolen vehicles and provide an update on that investigation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168B.011, by adding a subdivision; 168B.051, by adding a subdivision; 168B.06, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 168B.07, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 168B.08, by adding a subdivision; 169.042, by adding a subdivision; 611A.675, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 611A; 626.

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

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Pryor, Reyer, Hicks, Baker, Bahner and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. No. 3027, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the Direct Care Service Corps; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Hassan introduced:

H. F. No. 3028, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a biennial budget for Department of Employment and Economic Development, Public Utilities Commission, and Explore Minnesota; modifying various provisions governing economic development, unemployment insurance, and Explore Minnesota; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116J.5492, subdivisions 8, 10; 116J.8748, subdivisions 3, 4, 6, by adding a subdivision; 116J.8749, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 10; 116L.361, subdivision 7; 116L.362, subdivision 1; 116L.364, subdivision 3; 116L.56, subdivision 2; 116L.561, subdivision 5; 116L.562, subdivision 2; 116U.05; 116U.10; 116U.15; 116U.20; 116U.25; 116U.30; 116U.35; 126C.43, subdivision 2; 127A.45, subdivision 12; 268.085, subdivisions 7, 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 116L; 116U; 124D.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

CALENDAR FOR THE DAY

H. F. No. 156 was reported to the House.

Feist moved to amend H. F. No. 156, the second engrossment, as follows:

Page 2, line 3, delete "per-unit" and insert "per unit"

Page 2, line 19, before "meters" insert "and sewer" and before "service" insert "and sewer"

Page 4, lines 5 and 6, before "service" insert "and sewer"

The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.

H. F. No. 156, A bill for an act relating to housing; manufactured homes; amending provisions related to utility billing practices in manufactured home parks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 103G.291, subdivision 4; 327C.015, subdivision 17, by adding subdivisions; 327C.04, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 327C.04, subdivision 4.

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

The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 127 yeas and 3 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were: