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STATE OF MINNESOTA

 

Journal of the House

 

NINETY-FOURTH SESSION - 2026

 

_____________________

 

 

 

Saint Paul, Minnesota, Monday, February 23, 2026

 

 

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

 

      The members of the House paused for a brief meditation or moment of reflection.

 

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

 

      The roll was called and the following members were present:

 


Acomb

Agbaje

Allen

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Backer

Bahner

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Berg

Bierman

Bliss

Buck

Burkel

Carroll

Cha

Clardy

Coulter

Curran

Davids

Davis

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Elkins

Engen

Falconer

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Fogelman

Franson

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Gander

Gillman

Gomez

Gordon

Gottfried

Greene

Greenman

Hansen, R.

Hanson, J.

Harder

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Howard

Hudson

Huot

Hussein

Igo

Jacob

Johnson, P.

Johnson, W.

Jones

Jordan

Joy

Keeler

Klevorn

Knudsen

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Koznick

Kraft

Kresha

Lawrence

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Lee, X.

Liebling

Lillie

Long

Luger-Nikolai

Mahamoud

McDonald

Mekeland

Moller

Momanyi-Hiltsley

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson

Niska

Noor

Norris

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson

Pérez-Vega

Perryman

Pinto

Pursell

Quam

Rehm

Rehrauer

Repinski

Reyer

Roach

Robbins

Rymer

Schomacker

Schultz

Schwartz

Scott

Sencer-Mura

Sexton

Skraba

Smith

Stephenson

Stier

Swedzinski

Tabke

Torkelson

Van Binsbergen

Vang

Virnig

Warwas

West

Wiener

Witte

Wolgamott

Xiong

Youakim

Zeleznikar

Spk. Demuth


 

      A quorum was present.

 

      Heintzeman and Rarick were excused.

 

      Pursuant to Rule 10.05, relating to Remote House Operations, the DFL Caucus Leader permitted the following member to vote via remote means:  Kotyza-Wittuhn.


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       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.

 

 

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 1567, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; providing personal information protections to public safety officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.5151; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 626.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 2, after line 8, insert:

 

"EFFECTIVE DATE.  This section is effective August 1, 2026."

 

Page 3, line 8, delete "2025" and insert "2026"

 

Page 3, line 16, delete "means a person who is licensed under" and insert "has the meaning given in"

 

Page 4, line 21, delete "2024" and insert "2026"

 

Page 5, line 29, delete "2025" and insert "2026"

 

Page 6, line 31, delete "2025" and insert "2026"

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

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

 

H. F. No. 3379, A bill for an act relating to human services; repealing housing stabilization services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 256B.0658; 256L.03, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 245C.03, subdivision 6; 245C.10, subdivision 6; 256B.04, subdivision 21; 256B.0701, subdivision 9; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.051, subdivisions 1, 4, 7; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 256B.051, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 6a, 6b, 8, 9, 10.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 7, after line 29, insert: 

 

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

 

Page 8, after line 16, insert: 

 

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

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.


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Baker and Pinto from the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy to which was referred:

 

H. F. No. 3393, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; adopting additional benefits for certain iron ore mining employees.

 

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

 

Page 2, delete subdivision 5

 

Renumber the subdivisions in sequence

 

 

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

 

      The report was adopted.

 

 

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

 

      H. F. Nos. 1567 and 3379 were read for the second time.

 

 

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

 

      The following House Files were introduced:

 

 

      Hollins and Tabke introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3554, A bill for an act relating to state government; designating the month of January as Snow Professionals Appreciation Month; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.

 

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

 

 

Kraft, Tabke, Acomb, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Gomez, Pursell, Smith, Jones, Youakim, Curran and Norris introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3555, A bill for an act relating to energy; regulating the installation and operation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

 

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

 

 

Acomb; Jones; Klevorn; Pursell; Smith; Fischer; Huot; Bahner; Elkins; Carroll; Luger-Nikolai; Long; Finke; Stephenson; Mahamoud; Kraft; Lee, X.; Hollins; Rehm; Hansen, R.; Agbaje; Buck; Kozlowski; Keeler; Norris; Reyer; Gottfried; Hill and Tabke introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3556, A bill for an act relating to energy; naming the community solar garden program for Melissa Hortman; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1641, by adding a subdivision.

 

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


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Kraft, Pursell and Jordan introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3557, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a climate literacy seal; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

 

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

 

 

Hollins introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3558, A bill for an act relating to civil commitments; modifying the definition of chemically dependent person for the purposes of civil commitments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 253B.02, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

Davids introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3559, A bill for an act relating to cannabis; allowing a local unit of government to prohibit cannabis business operation within 500 feet of congregate housing for children, congregate housing for transplant recipients, and hospitals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 342.13.

 

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

 

 

Niska and Feist introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3560, A bill for an act relating to estates; enacting the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 533.

 

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

 

 

Skraba introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3561, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water infrastructure improvements in the city of Ely; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Anderson, P. E.; Koznick; Joy; Murphy; Warwas; Knudsen; Fogelman; Gillman; Olson; Schultz; Robbins; Perryman; Skraba; Franson; Dotseth; Bennett; Mekeland; Hudson; Lawrence; Sexton; Gander; Van Binsbergen; Burkel; Backer; Anderson, P. H.; Nadeau; Witte; Stier; Schwartz; Davis; Harder; Zeleznikar and Gordon introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3562, A bill for an act relating to transportation; taxation; modifying motor vehicle registration tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 168.013, subdivision 1a.

 

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


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Anderson, P. E.; Robbins; Harder; Niska; Hudson; Schultz and Nash introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3563, A bill for an act relating to fraud prevention; requiring licensing boards to take action against a license or application when a licensee or applicant is convicted of certain theft or fraud offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 214.10, subdivision 2a.

 

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy.

 

 

Skraba, Burkel, Lillie, Cha, Momanyi-Hiltsley and McDonald introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3564, A bill for an act relating to legacy; modifying provisions of Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission; extending the availability of previous grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 85.536, subdivisions 5, 7, 8, 10; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 85.536, subdivisions 3, 4.

 

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

 

 

Davis introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3565, A bill for an act relating to natural resources, appropriating money to replace the Sullivan Lake Dam.

 

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

 

 

Harder, Burkel and Allen introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3566, A bill for an act relating to criminal law; establishing a crime for certain damage to farm machinery and equipment; establishing a crime for certain trespasses on agricultural land; providing for criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.605, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

 

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

 

 

Burkel introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3567, A bill for an act relating to eminent domain; removing exemptions from eminent domain procedures for certain takings of property by a watershed district or a drainage authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 117.012, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

 

Gander introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3568, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing student support personnel aid to be used for costs of certain licensed special education teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding a subdivision.

 

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


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Gander introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3569, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a flood hazard mitigation project in the Sand Hill River Watershed District; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Gander introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3570, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture potato inspection facility in the city of East Grand Forks; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Bakeberg introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3571, A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing watershed districts to self-insure for certain employee health benefits; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.617, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 4a.

 

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

 

 

Bakeberg introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3572, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater treatment improvements in the city of Jordan; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Harder, Fogelman, Knudsen and Joy introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3573, A bill for an act relating to paid leave; requiring valid work authorization to receive benefits under the Minnesota Paid Leave Law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 268B.01, subdivisions 15, 15a, 17; 268B.04, subdivision 2; 268B.06, subdivision 4.

 

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

 

 

Harder introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3574, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for local road improvements in the city of Watertown; 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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Harder introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3575, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to design a new wastewater treatment plant in the city of Norwood Young America; 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, Joy, Harder, Fogelman and Zeleznikar introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3576, A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending authority for third-party road tests for school bus drivers; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 123A.21, subdivision 7; 171.3213.

 

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

 

 

Myers introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3577, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a minimum commencement date for certain trunk highway construction work; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.32, subdivision 1.

 

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

 

 

Myers introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3578, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for legislative removal of inferior executive branch officers; 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 Government Finance and Policy.

 

 

Myers and Burkel introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3579, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; allowing eggs to be donated past their quality assurance date; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 29.21, by adding a subdivision; 29.26.

 

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

 

 

Burkel, Lawrence and Backer introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3580, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for depredation compensation payments.

 

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

 

 

Burkel introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3581, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; modifying the limitation on the value of prizes awarded for a county agricultural society to be exempt from the licensure requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 349.166, subdivision 2.

 

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


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Burkel introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3582, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water storage tanks in the city of Kennedy; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Burkel introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3583, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; authorizing the city of Roseau to impose a local sales tax.

 

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

 

 

Altendorf and Jacob introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3584, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; transferring aquaculture duties to commissioner of agriculture; clarifying authority of commissioner of natural resources; recodifying private fish hatcheries; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 17.4981; 17.4982, subdivisions 1, 7; 17.4984, subdivision 6; 17.4985, subdivision 2; 17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4992, subdivisions 3, 4, 6, by adding a subdivision; 17.4995; 17.4997; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97C.211, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, part 6250.0101.

 

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

 

 

Keeler, Bakeberg and Jordan introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3585, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an Interagency Council on Student Attendance; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120A.

 

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

 

 

Gander and Johnson, W., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3586, A bill for an act relating to food support; establishing a regional food bank grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142F.

 

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

 

 

Gordon and Altendorf introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3587, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring election judges who assist a voter outside of a polling place to handle only one voted ballot at a time; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 204C.15, subdivision 2.

 

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


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Quam, Gordon, Altendorf and Roach introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3588, A bill for an act relating to elections; expanding who may request a public information list; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.091, subdivision 5.

 

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

 

 

Gordon and Altendorf introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3589, A bill for an act relating to elections; permitting a voter to briefly leave a polling place to address an unexpected need, at the discretion of the head election judge; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.13, subdivision 7.

 

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

 

 

Engen, Roach and Dippel introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3590, A bill for an act relating to state government; expanding the state auditor's duties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 6.01.

 

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

 

 

Davis, Quam, Gordon, Altendorf and Roach introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3591, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying information requirements for public information lists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.091, subdivisions 4, 9.

 

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

 

 

McDonald introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3592, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater treatment facility improvements in the city of Rockford; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Jacob, Altendorf and Allen introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3593, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a portion of marked Trunk Highway 58 in Zumbrota as "Officer / Firefighter Gary L. Schroeder, Jr. Memorial Highway"; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

 

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


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Johnson, W., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3594, A bill for an act relating to housing; requiring certification prior to receiving funding from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

 

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

 

 

Igo introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3595, A bill for an act relating to transportation; canceling previous appropriation; appropriating money for expansion of a segment of U.S. Highway 169 to a four-lane highway.

 

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

 

 

Mueller introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3596, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; authorizing a local sales and use tax in the city of Austin.

 

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

 

 

Mueller introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3597, A bill for an act relating to paid leave; exempting certain S corporations from the paid leave program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.01, subdivisions 15, 17.

 

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

 

 

Mekeland, Dotseth and Igo introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3598, A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring certain cities to modernize certain building project documentation procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.121, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

Mekeland introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3599, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water treatment facility improvements in the city of Becker; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Perryman introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3600, A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying competitive selection processes for certain development programs.

 

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


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Roach, Rymer, Engen, Davis and McDonald introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3601, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for a statue commemorating the life of Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in Utah on September 10, 2025.

 

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

 

 

Curran, Witte and Kresha introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3602, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring schools to develop school safety plans; establishing a School Safety Advisory Council; appropriating money to the Minnesota School Safety Center to improve school safety; 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 Finance.

 

 

Olson, Engen, Altendorf, Wiener and Joy introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3603, A bill for an act relating to children and families; directing the commissioner of children, youth, and families to request a federal waiver to prohibit the purchase of certain items with SNAP benefits.

 

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

 

 

Van Binsbergen, Davids, Dotseth and Cha introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3604, A bill for an act relating to weights and measures; modifying the exemption criteria for bulk fuel delivery of nonoxygenated gasoline; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.791, subdivision 17.

 

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

 

 

Olson introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3605, A bill for an act relating to local government; exempting application of certain environmental policies to the adoption and amendment of municipal comprehensive plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462.355, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

Nash introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3606, A bill for an act relating to housing; requiring proof of citizenship or lawful immigration status as a prerequisite to receipt of rental assistance or down payment assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.07, by adding a subdivision.

 

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


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Davis, Murphy, Bliss, Gordon, Wiener, Olson and Altendorf introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3607, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; requiring retail establishments to accept cash as payment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

 

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

 

 

Myers introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3608, A bill for an act relating to taxes; property; modifying the homestead market value exclusion; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 273.13, subdivision 35.

 

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

 

 

Zeleznikar, Koegel, Backer, Reyer, Gillman, Perryman, Schomacker, Carroll and Pursell introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3609, A bill for an act relating to health care; continuing to disallow drug manufacturers from restricting delivery of 340B prescription drugs; providing for enforcement; removing an expiration date; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62J.96, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62J.96, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

 

Rehm, Greene, Rehrauer, Frederick, Hicks, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Fischer and Bierman introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3610, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying circumstances when a person may conceal their identity in public and creating specific exceptions for law enforcement officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.735.

 

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

 

 

Finke, Sencer-Mura and Kozlowski introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3611, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a state subtraction for certain damage awards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0132, subdivision 35.

 

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

 

 

Lee, K.; Smith; Greenman; Frazier and Moller introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3612, A bill for an act relating to taxation; prohibiting withholding of federal income tax from state employee pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.92, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16A.13.

 

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


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Hollins introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3613, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; limiting liability of bystanders of drug-related overdoses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 604A.05; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 260E.03, subdivision 15.

 

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

 

 

Agbaje, Liebling, Hollins, Frazier and Finke introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3614, A bill for an act relating to human rights; changing provisions for disparate impact under the Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.28, subdivision 10.

 

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

 

 

Hanson, J., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3615, A bill for an act relating to cannabis; extending laboratory testing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 342.61, subdivision 1.

 

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

 

 

Coulter, Gomez and Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3616, A bill for an act relating to financing state and local government; modifying individual income tax rates; increasing county program aid to offset county costs associated with federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program changes; adjusting school district revenue for changes in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; requiring the commissioner of management and budget to estimate certain costs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 290.06, subdivision 2d; 477A.03, subdivision 2b; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 126C.10, subdivision 3; 290.06, subdivision 2c.

 

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

 

 

Greene; Elkins; Virnig; Lee, K.; Buck; Luger-Nikolai; Freiberg; Rehrauer; Finke; Hussein; Carroll; Lillie and Momanyi-Hiltsley introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3617, A bill for an act relating to public safety; banning possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons; providing for criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 609.66, subdivision 1f; 624.712, subdivision 7; 624.713, subdivision 1; 624.7131, subdivision 10; 624.7132, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 15; 624.7134, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 624.7141, subdivisions 1, 3; 624.7181, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 624.7131, subdivision 1; 624.7132, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.

 

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


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Finke; Elkins; Virnig; Lee, K.; Buck; Luger-Nikolai; Freiberg; Rehrauer; Hussein; Carroll; Lillie and Momanyi‑Hiltsley introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3618, A bill for an act relating to public safety; banning possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines; providing for criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 609.66, subdivision 1f; 624.712, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 624.713, subdivision 1; 624.7131, subdivision 10; 624.7132, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 15; 624.7134, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 624.7141, subdivisions 1, 3; 624.7181, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 624.7131, subdivision 1; 624.7132, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.

 

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

 

 

Hansen, R.; Jordan; Vang; Acomb; Gomez and Xiong introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3619, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring the Environmental Quality Board to order a generic environmental impact statement on sustainable aviation fuel; placing a temporary moratorium on sustainable aviation fuel tax credit and grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 41A.30, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

Jordan introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3620, A bill for an act relating to state procurement; prohibiting the purchase of single-use plastic food service ware and bottles; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.

 

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

 

 

Klevorn introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3621, A bill for an act relating to state government; withholding payments to program participants under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 15.013.

 

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

 

 

Moller introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3622, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting certain conditions for admission to or continued residence in nursing homes and assisted living facilities; requiring facilities to maintain automatic external defibrillators; modifying training requirements for employees of nursing homes and assisted living facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144G.40, subdivision 2; 144G.41, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 144G.63, subdivisions 2, 5, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144A; 144G.

 

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


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

 

H. F. No. 3623, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying certain income eligibility requirements for the North Star Promise scholarship program; modifying funding amounts for North Star Promise scholarships; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.1465, subdivisions 1, 2; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 5.

 

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

 

 

Coulter and Hicks introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3624, A bill for an act relating to food support; appropriating money to food shelf programs.

 

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

 

 

Jones introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3625, A bill for an act relating to local government; repealing alternative approval process for certain zoning procedures for first class cities; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462.357, subdivision 5.

 

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

 

 

Coulter introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3626, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to a section of Old Shakopee Road in the city of Bloomington; 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; Wolgamott; Hanson, J.; Klevorn; Liebling; Hicks and Noor introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3627, A bill for an act relating to higher education; increasing the maximum income eligibility condition for the North Star Promise scholarship program; increasing a required transfer of money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.1465, subdivision 2; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 5.

 

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

 

 

Bierman, Huot and Witte introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3628, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for asset preservation at the Minnesota Zoo; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Bahner introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3629, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing provisions for grants management; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16B.97, subdivisions 4, 5; 16B.98, subdivision 11; 16B.991, subdivision 1.

 

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


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Bahner and Davis introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3630, A bill for an act relating to state government; making technical changes for the Department of Administration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16B.2405, subdivision 2; 16C.08, subdivision 4; 138.665, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 138.666; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16C.155, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

 

Jordan introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3631, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; prohibiting the provision of certain plastic containers holding personal care products by hotels and health clubs; imposing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

 

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

 

 

Bierman and Huot introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3632, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to the water treatment plant in Apple Valley; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Frederick introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3633, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements at Minnesota State University, Mankato; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Noor, Hicks, Virnig, Frederick, Fischer, Norris, Curran, Keeler and Momanyi-Hiltsley introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3634, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding the list of services subject to electronic visit verification; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.073, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

Hill, Greene, Gottfried, Clardy and Falconer introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3635, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an interstate teacher mobility compact; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.

 

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


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Hill introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3636, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the County Road 19A realignment project in Washington County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

 

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

 

 

Hill introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3637, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for design of improvements to water infrastructure for treatment of PFAS in the city of Oak Park 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.

 

 

Hill, Greene, Gottfried, Clardy and Falconer introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3638, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying provisions for educator licensing and standards; modifying rulemaking authority for paraprofessional credentials; providing for additional data sharing agreements; modifying professional development requirements for mental health; extending an appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.363, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.09, subdivision 9; 122A.18, subdivision 8; 122A.182, subdivision 1; 122A.187, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 122A.18, subdivision 1; 122A.181, subdivision 3; 122A.182, subdivision 3; Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 10, section 5, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

Hussein introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3639, A bill for an act relating to housing; prohibiting landlords from listing the name of a minor child of a tenant in a lease or eviction complaint; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.

 

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

 

 

Hussein introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3640, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a right of a prospective tenant to view the rental unit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.

 

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

 

 

Hussein introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3641, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for ComMUSICation.

 

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


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Koegel introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3642, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting virtual currency kiosks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 53B.69, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 53B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 53B.69, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4, 5, 6a, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13; 53B.70; 53B.71; 53B.72; 53B.73; 53B.74; 53B.75.

 

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

 

 

Fischer; Acomb; Stephenson; Moller; Long; Greenman; Lillie; Frazier; Cha; Keeler; Reyer; Carroll; Pursell; Tabke; Curran; Gomez; Xiong; Pinto; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Smith; Hicks; Youakim; Lee, X.; Sencer-Mura; Pérez‑Vega; Berg; Frederick; Noor; Huot; Johnson, P.; Wolgamott; Hanson, J.; Hollins; Feist and Lee, F., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3643, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing the Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 85.012, by adding a subdivision; 85.054, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

Klevorn introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3644, A bill for an act relating to higher education; creating an enrollment fraud working group; requiring a report.

 

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

 

 

Mueller introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3645, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying Read Act interventions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.12, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

 

Bahner introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3646, A bill for an act relating to business organizations; modernizing and correcting provisions governing business services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 5.23, subdivision 1; 268.058, subdivision 1; 336A.08, subdivisions 1, 4; 336A.09, subdivision 1; 336A.13; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 5.23, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

 

Heintzeman introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3647, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring a trumpeter swan study; appropriating money.

 

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


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Heintzeman introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3648, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying requirements for expenditures from emerging issues account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116P.08, subdivision 4.

 

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

 

 

Heintzeman introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3649, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying requirements for entities offering biodegradable or compostable products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 325E.046, subdivision 2a.

 

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

 

 

Mueller introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3650, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a student career pathways framework; requiring a report.

 

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

 

 

Harder introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3651, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing State Fire Code alcohol-blended fuel equipment compatibility standards; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299F.

 

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

 

 

Greene, Bierman and Klevorn introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3652, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; limiting cost-sharing for epilepsy-related prescription drugs and medical supplies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62Q.481, subdivision 2.

 

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

 

 

Greene, Youakim, Tabke, Rehm, Sencer-Mura, Clardy and Falconer introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3653, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing safe schools revenue to school districts; providing safe schools aid to charter schools and cooperative units; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.44.

 

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


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Greene introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3654, A bill for an act relating to education finance; renaming the local optional revenue program; increasing the program's funding; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 126C.10, subdivision 2e; 126C.17, subdivisions 7a, 7b; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 124E.20, subdivision 1.

 

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

 

 

Greene, Falconer, Elkins, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Acomb and Coulter introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3655, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for the I-494 Corridor Commission.

 

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

 

 

Luger-Nikolai, Klevorn and Clardy introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3656, A bill for an act relating to state government; specifying responsibilities of the attorney general in civil law enforcement actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 15.17, by adding subdivisions.

 

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

 

 

Norris, Nadeau and Johnson, W., introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3657, A bill for an act relating to taxes; establishing a property tax task force; requiring a report.

 

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

 

 

Frazier introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3658, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying the processes for applying for, securing, and enforcing extreme risk protection orders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 624.7171, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 624.7172; 624.7173; 624.7174; 624.7175; 624.7176, subdivision 1; 624.7177, subdivision 2; 624.7178, subdivisions 1, 4.

 

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

 

 

Hollins; Gomez; Curran; Frederick; Gottfried; Reyer; Agbaje; Virnig; Kozlowski; Sencer-Mura; Moller; Berg; Howard; Keeler; Feist; Frazier; Pursell; Johnson, P.; Greene; Momanyi-Hiltsley; Lee, F.; Lee, K.; Xiong; Pérez‑Vega and Noor introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3659, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; requiring taxpayers who earned Minnesota-source income while participating in immigration enforcement activities to file an income tax return; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 289A.08, subdivision 1.

 

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


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Clardy and Virnig introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3660, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a Teacher Microcredential Task Force; requiring a report; appropriating money.

 

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

 

 

Gomez introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3661, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting the acquisition and use of facial recognition technology by government entities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

 

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

 

 

Hollins; Curran; Frederick; Gottfried; Reyer; Gomez; Agbaje; Virnig; Kozlowski; Sencer-Mura; Moller; Berg; Howard; Keeler; Feist; Frazier; Pursell; Johnson, P.; Greene; Momanyi-Hiltsley; Lee, F.; Lee, K.; Xiong; Pérez‑Vega and Noor introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3662, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; requiring an addition for traveling expenses related to immigration enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0131, by adding a subdivision.

 

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

 

 

Jones introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3663, A bill for an act relating to the State Building Code; requiring a report; appropriating money for competitive grants to assist municipalities with streamlining State Energy Code compliance.

 

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

 

 

Freiberg introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3664, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing a date for the Compensation Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 15A.082, subdivision 3.

 

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

 

 

Pinto, Kotyza-Witthuhn and Hicks introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3665, A bill for an act relating to children, youth, and families; modifying out-of-home placement plan requirements to include early childhood education and child care programs; requiring agencies and guardians ad litem to provide information on early childhood education and child care programs for children in foster care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260C.212, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

 

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


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Fischer introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3666, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying home and community-based services case management; establishing a waiver case management quality working group; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256S.07, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 256B.092, subdivision 1a; 256B.49, subdivision 13.

 

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

 

 

Fischer introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3667, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; clarifying recycling goals and the distribution of state funding for solid waste purposes with respect to solid waste management districts; modifying provisions for establishing and operating solid waste management districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.03, subdivision 32; 115A.551, by adding a subdivision; 115A.557, by adding a subdivision; 115A.63; 115A.65; 115A.68; 115A.69; 115A.70, subdivision 8; 115A.71; 115A.72; 115A.82; 473.8441, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.62; 115A.64, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 115A.66; 115A.67; 115A.715; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 115A.64, subdivisions 4, 6.

 

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

 

 

Bierman; Reyer; Greenman; Virnig; Frazier; Lee, F.; Acomb; Howard; Liebling; Carroll; Gottfried; Hill; Freiberg; Johnson, P.; Rehrauer; Huot; Falconer; Luger-Nikolai; Hollins; Kraft; Jones; Cha; Coulter; Smith; Norris; Fischer; Lee, K.; Feist; Clardy; Hussein; Pérez-Vega; Momanyi-Hiltsley; Rehm; Wolgamott and Keeler introduced:

 

H. F. No. 3668, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an office of gun violence prevention in the Department of Health; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

 

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

 

 

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

 

 

      The following message was received from the Senate:

 

 

Madam Speaker:

 

I hereby announce the adoption by the Senate of the following Senate Concurrent Resolution, herewith transmitted:

 

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6:  A Senate concurrent resolution adopting deadlines for the 2026 regular session.

 

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate


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SUSPENSION OF RULES

 

      Niska moved that the rules be so far suspended so that Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6 be now considered and be placed upon its adoption.  The motion prevailed.

 

 

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 6

 

A Senate concurrent resolution adopting deadlines for the 2026 regular session.

 

Be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Minnesota, the House of Representatives concurring:

 

(a) The deadlines in this resolution apply to the 2026 regular session.

 

(b) The deadlines in this paragraph do not apply to House committees on Capital Investment, Ways and Means, Taxes, or Rules and Legislative Administration, nor to the Senate committees on Capital Investment, Finance, Taxes, or Rules and Administration.

 

(1) The first and second deadlines, Friday, March 27, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., are for committees to act favorably on all bills other than major appropriation and finance bills.

 

(2) The third deadline, Friday, April 17, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., is for finance committees to act favorably on all major appropriation and finance bills.

 

(c) Major appropriation and finance bills are those bills as defined under Senate Rule 7.3 and House Rule 4.03(e), and Item 5.2 of the Agreement for House Organization dated February 5, 2025.

 

(d) When a Senate or House committee acts favorably on a bill after a deadline established in this resolution, the bill must be referred in the Senate to the Committee on Rules and Administration or in the House of Representatives to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration for disposition. 

 

(e) The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration or the House Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, when reporting a bill referred to the committee in accordance with this resolution, may waive the application of this resolution to subsequent actions on that bill by other committees. 

 

 

      Niska moved that Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6 be now adopted.  The motion prevailed and Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6 was adopted.

 

 

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

 

 

      Anderson, P. E., moved that the name of Van Binsbergen be added as an author on H. F. No. 1.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Coulter moved that the name of Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 777.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hollins moved that the name of Scott be shown as chief author on H. F. No. 793.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Freiberg moved that the name of Fischer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1296.  The motion prevailed.


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       Norris moved that the name of Clardy be added as an author on H. F. No. 1338.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bakeberg moved that the names of Warwas, Rehrauer and Heintzeman be added as authors on H. F. No. 1434.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that the name of Coulter be added as an author on H. F. No. 1758.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Reyer moved that the name of Reyer be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2070.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Norris moved that the name of Gottfried be added as an author on H. F. No. 2381.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Virnig moved that the name of Gottfried be added as an author on H. F. No. 2491.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Falconer moved that the name of Bahner be added as second author on H. F. No. 2500.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Duran moved that the name of Roach be added as an author on H. F. No. 2526.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Mekeland moved that the name of Bahner be added as an author on H. F. No. 2614.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Reyer moved that the names of Gillman and Robbins be added as authors on H. F. No. 2689.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hudson moved that the name of Baker be added as an author on H. F. No. 2809.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Rehrauer moved that the name of Johnson, W., be added as an author on H. F. No. 2901.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Acomb moved that the name of Hollins be added as chief author on H. F. No. 2912.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Davids moved that the name of Dotseth be added as an author on H. F. No. 3127.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hudson moved that the name of Hudson be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 3146.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hansen, R., moved that the name of Huot be added as an author on H. F. No. 3346.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Huot moved that the names of Kraft and Virnig be added as authors on H. F. No. 3349.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Pinto moved that the names of Howard and Kraft be added as authors on H. F. No. 3350.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Pinto moved that the names of Jones and Howard be added as authors on H. F. No. 3351.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Freiberg moved that the name of Jones be added as an author on H. F. No. 3353.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Huot moved that the name of Jones be added as an author on H. F. No. 3356.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Curran moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 3357.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Berg moved that the name of Kraft be added as an author on H. F. No. 3367.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Berg moved that the name of Jones be added as an author on H. F. No. 3368.  The motion prevailed.


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       Hansen, R., moved that the name of Tabke be added as an author on H. F. No. 3369.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Curran moved that the name of Backer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3375.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Roach moved that the name of Gordon be added as an author on H. F. No. 3376.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Schomacker moved that the name of Knudsen be added as an author on H. F. No. 3378.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Johnson, W., moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3381.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Igo moved that the name of Warwas be added as an author on H. F. No. 3393.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Johnson, W., moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 3400.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Greene moved that the names of Jones and Kraft be added as authors on H. F. No. 3401.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Moller moved that the names of Hussein, Freiberg, Lillie and Kraft be added as authors on H. F. No. 3405.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Pinto moved that the names of Jones, Lillie, Kraft and Howard be added as authors on H. F. No. 3407.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that the names of Jones and Howard be added as authors on H. F. No. 3408.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sencer-Mura moved that the names of Jones, Howard and Kraft be added as authors on H. F. No. 3409.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Howard be added as an author on H. F. No. 3410.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Coulter moved that the names of Jones and Howard be added as authors on H. F. No. 3411.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hollins moved that the name of Howard be added as an author on H. F. No. 3413.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Long moved that the names of Jones Kraft and Howard be added as authors on H. F. No. 3414.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sencer-Mura moved that the names of Jones, Kraft and Howard be added as authors on H. F. No. 3415.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Tabke moved that the name of Kraft be added as an author on H. F. No. 3418.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Lee, K., moved that the name of Nadeau be added as an author on H. F. No. 3420.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Clardy moved that the names of Youakim and Mueller be added as authors on H. F. No. 3421.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hicks moved that the name of Jones be added as an author on H. F. No. 3422.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Howard moved that the name of Jones be added as an author on H. F. No. 3425.  The motion prevailed.


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       Kraft moved that the name of Jones be added as an author on H. F. No. 3429.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Tabke be added as an author on H. F. No. 3431.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Allen moved that the names of Jones and Myers be added as authors on H. F. No. 3436.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Mahamoud moved that the names of Baker and Noor be added as authors on H. F. No. 3444.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hansen, R., moved that the names of Virnig and Huot be added as authors on H. F. No. 3446.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Rehm moved that the names of Greene and Rehrauer be added as authors on H. F. No. 3451.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hanson, J., moved that the names of Tabke, Elkins, Falconer, Klevorn, Robbins, Kraft and Bahner be added as authors on H. F. No. 3452.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hanson, J., moved that the names of Elkins, Baker, Bahner, Gillman and Falconer be added as authors on H. F. No. 3453.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hanson, J., moved that the name of Fischer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3454.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hill moved that the names of Lillie and Rehrauer be added as authors on H. F. No. 3460.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Luger-Nikolai moved that the name of Bahner be added as an author on H. F. No. 3461.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Liebling moved that the name of Lillie be added as an author on H. F. No. 3465.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Long moved that the names of Pinto, Greene and Rehrauer be added as authors on H. F. No. 3477.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Howard moved that the names of Hussein, Falconer and Rehrauer be added as authors on H. F. No. 3480.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Feist moved that the names of Berg, Falconer, Youakim, Howard and Rehrauer be added as authors on H. F. No. 3483.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bennett moved that the names of Knudsen and Gordon be added as authors on H. F. No. 3489.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Myers moved that the name of Gordon be added as an author on H. F. No. 3509.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Myers moved that the name of Lawrence be added as an author on H. F. No. 3511.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bakeberg moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3514.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Robbins moved that the name of Gordon be added as an author on H. F. No. 3524.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bakeberg moved that the name of Gordon be added as an author on H. F. No. 3527.  The motion prevailed.


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       Joy moved that the name of Lawrence be added as an author on H. F. No. 3531.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Roach moved that the name of Lawrence be added as an author on H. F. No. 3535.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Roach moved that the name of Lawrence be added as an author on H. F. No. 3537.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bliss moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3540.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Bennett moved that the name of Knudsen be added as an author on H. F. No. 3550.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Elkins moved that H. F. No. 2700 be recalled from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law and be re‑referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Nadeau moved that H. F. No. 3139 be recalled from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy and be re‑referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.  The motion prevailed.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

      Niska moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, February 25, 2026.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Niska moved that the House adjourn.  The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, February 25, 2026.

 

 

Patrick Duffy Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives

 

 

 

 


 


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