House Journal 44th Day Thursday, February 26, 2026

A quorum was present.

Engen, Rarick and Schultz 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 STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

Freiberg and Quam from the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1667, A bill for an act relating to local government; adding certain water and sewer districts to the definition of municipality; setting a maximum tort liability for certain water and sewer districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 466.01, subdivision 1.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 22, delete "2025" and insert "2026"

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.

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

H. F. No. 3425, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for grants to supportive housing providers; amending Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 18, as amended.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 18, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 14, section 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 18. Supportive Housing

10,000,000

-0-

(a) This appropriation is for the supportive housing program under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.42. This is a onetime appropriation.

(b) Of this amount, $9,000,000 is for grants to United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Program grantees for fiscal year 2024 whose contracts have expired or will expire before December 31, 2026, and have experienced or will experience funding gaps. The agency may prioritize awards to grantees based on need. Notwithstanding the application provisions outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.42, subdivision 5, and the procurement provisions outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.06, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6, the agency may noncompetitively award grants to existing and previous federal continuum of care funding recipients. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.42, subdivision 4, funding may be used as supplemental emergency support

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resources for permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and system-related activities for the identified grantees. The agency will coordinate with stakeholders on a distribution process and establish such a process within 30 days of enactment.

(c) Beginning 90 days after the agency obligates the appropriation and every 90 days thereafter, each grantee shall report to the commissioner detailing the use of grant money and the number of people served. The requirement for a grantee to report to the commissioner under this paragraph expires upon submission of a final report to the commissioner following the exhaustion or return of grant money. Within ten days after the reports from each grantee are due, the commissioner shall compile the reports required by this paragraph from each grantee. The compiled report shall also identify any grantee that has not submitted a report required by this paragraph to the commissioner. The commissioner shall submit a copy of each compiled report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over housing. The commissioner shall also file each compiled report with the Legislative Reference Library in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195.

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

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, after the second semicolon, insert "requiring a report;"

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

The report was adopted.

Koegel and O'Driscoll from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3479, A bill for an act relating to mortgage foreclosures; clarifying right to postpone a mortgage sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 580.07, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 580.07, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 13, after the period, insert "Acceptance of a defective or untimely affidavit by a party conducting the foreclosure shall not invalidate the foreclosure of the mortgage, unless the affidavit is procured as part of conduct in violation of chapter 325N."

Page 2, after line 27, insert:

"EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to foreclosures with a notice of pendency under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 580, or a lis pendens for a foreclosure under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 581, recorded on or after that date."

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Page 3, after line 23, insert:

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.

Bliss and Xiong from the Veterans and Military Affairs Division to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3522, A bill for an act relating to veterans; allowing the commissioner of veterans affairs to close veterans homes under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 198.01.

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

The report was adopted.

Bliss and Xiong from the Veterans and Military Affairs Division to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3540, A bill for an act relating to human rights; providing protection for veterans in the Minnesota Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 363A.02, subdivision 1; 363A.03, by adding a subdivision; 363A.08, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 363A.09, subdivisions 1, 2; 363A.11, subdivision 1; 363A.12, subdivision 1; 363A.13, subdivision 2; 363A.20, by adding a subdivision.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, line 13, delete the second "or"

Page 2, line 14, after the period, insert ", or a veteran of the Secret War in Laos under section 197.448."

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.

Robbins from the Committee on Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3542, A bill for an act relating to data; requiring disclosure of certain investigations and withholding of payments within 30 days of a request; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 13.46, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

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Page 2, line 16, after "request" insert "if the commissioner has taken action to reduce, suspend, or withhold payments to the subject of the investigation"

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

The report was adopted.

Bliss and Xiong from the Veterans and Military Affairs Division to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3544, A bill for an act relating to veterans; providing that certain veterans or former members of the armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits do not qualify for state-funded benefits, services, or programs; discontinuing the environmental hazards information and assistance program for veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 196.021; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 196.19; 196.21; 196.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 196.23; 196.24; 196.25; 196.26; 197.225.

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.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. No. 3522 was read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Olson and Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 3749, A bill for an act relating to transportation; enacting various transportation-related policies; establishing bridge inspection standards; modifying active transportation education funding; modifying mandated reporting expiration dates; removing scenic byway designations; establishing truck parking improvement program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 165.01, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; 165.03; 174.07, subdivision 1; 174.38, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 174.07, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 165; 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.14, subdivisions 6, 15, 17, 50.

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

Torkelson introduced:

H. F. No. 3750, A bill for an act relating to children, youth, and families licensing; amending certain requirements governing licenses and license exemptions for crisis nurseries; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.05, subdivision 2.

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

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Baker introduced:

H. F. No. 3751, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; authorizing Kandiyohi County to impose a local sales tax.

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

Baker, Gomez and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3752, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing the commissioner of revenue temporary authority to not include certain taxpayers on liquor posting.

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

Bakeberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3753, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a school safety threat assessment pilot project; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Joy, Davids, Knudsen, Olson and Sexton introduced:

H. F. No. 3754, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; conforming to the federal exclusion from gross income for employer contributions to Trump accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.01, subdivision 31.

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

Davids and Gomez introduced:

H. F. No. 3755, A bill for an act relating to taxation; public finance; modifying local government debt financing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 123B.595, subdivision 5; 297A.993, subdivision 4; 469.060, subdivision 3.

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

Backer introduced:

H. F. No. 3756, A bill for an act relating to health; providing a definition for covered insulin for the insulin safety net program and manufacturer registration fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.381, subdivision 20; 151.74, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14; 151.741, subdivisions 1, 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 151.741, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.74, subdivision 15.

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

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Gander and Burkel introduced:

H. F. No. 3757, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an education learning center in 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.

Fogelman, Knudsen, Harder, Joy, Engen, Murphy and Dotseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3758, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting birth record amendments and replacement birth records that modify the sex indicated in a minor's original birth record; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.218, by adding a subdivision; 144.2181.

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

Fogelman, Knudsen, Harder, Joy, Engen, Murphy and Dotseth introduced:

H. F. No. 3759, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting birth record amendments and replacement birth records that modify the sex indicated in a person's original birth record; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.218, by adding a subdivision; 144.2181.

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

Igo, Warwas and Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 3760, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for expansion of a segment of U.S. Highway 169 to a four-lane highway; modifying a prior appropriation; amending Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 17, subdivision 12.

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

Igo introduced:

H. F. No. 3761, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for sanitary sewer improvements in the city of Hibbing; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Witte and Novotny introduced:

H. F. No. 3762, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing chiefs of police and sheriffs to open certain expunged records to determine eligibility to purchase, receive, or carry a firearm; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260B.198, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609A.

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

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Nadeau and Backer introduced:

H. F. No. 3763, A bill for an act relating to health care; establishing community engagement requirements for the medical assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268.19, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 268.19, subdivision 1; 270B.14, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

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

Nadeau introduced:

H. F. No. 3764, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring anonymous reporting systems; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.53; 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.

Perryman introduced:

H. F. No. 3765, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for public access automated external defibrillator smart monitored cabinets; requiring a report.

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

Perryman and Elkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3766, A bill for an act relating to travel insurance; providing for the licensing and registration of limited lines travel insurance producers and travel retailers; providing for the sale and regulation of travel insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60K.383; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65C.

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

Perryman introduced:

H. F. No. 3767, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for town roads and bridges; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Curran introduced:

H. F. No. 3768, A bill for an act relating to corrections; clarifying responsibilities of Department of Corrections licensed juvenile and adult community-based residential correctional facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, subdivisions 1f, 4a; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 241.021, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, subdivisions 1g, 1h, 2a, 2b, 3, 6; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 241.021, subdivision 2.

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

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Curran introduced:

H. F. No. 3769, A bill for an act relating to corrections; clarifying in law the multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the commissioner of corrections; expanding access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons; clarifying mandatory tuberculosis screening in correctional facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.445, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 241.021, subdivision 4a; 241.69, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6.

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

Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 3770, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a school district or charter school to opt out of statewide assessments.

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

Johnson, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 3771, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing the reporting date on the disaster assistance contingency account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 12.221, subdivision 6.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 3772, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; prohibiting for-profit health carriers from charging differential rates for anesthesia; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

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

Lee, X., and Keeler introduced:

H. F. No. 3773, A bill for an act relating to food assistance; establishing the Minnesota supplemental nutrition assistance 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.

Clardy introduced:

H. F. No. 3774, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring bicycles to stop for yellow lights; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.222, by adding a subdivision.

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

Liebling introduced:

H. F. No. 3775, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying requirements for exemption from immunizations for conscientiously held beliefs; requiring the commissioner of health to develop an immunizations education module; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.15, subdivisions 3, 9, by adding subdivisions.

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

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Sencer-Mura; Clardy; Rehrauer; Lee, K., and Bahner introduced:

H. F. No. 3776, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting screen time for children in preschool and kindergarten; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.166.

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

Mahamoud introduced:

H. F. No. 3777, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring the commission to promote affordable service and consider customers' ability to pay rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 216B.03; 216B.16, subdivision 6.

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

Mahamoud introduced:

H. F. No. 3778, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring public utilities and cooperative electric associations to report revenue authorized and collected; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.05, by adding a subdivision.

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

Agbaje, Momanyi-Hiltsley, Hollins, Clardy and Mahamoud introduced:

H. F. No. 3779, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring health plans to cover doula services; requiring the commissioner of commerce to defray the cost of coverage of doula services; modifying language relating to doula services coverage in the medical assistance program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 28b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Hicks and Frederick introduced:

H. F. No. 3780, A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying community first services and supports requirements for shared services; requiring wage increases for support workers providing shared services; renumbering community first services and supports definitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 256B.0659, subdivisions 12, 16, 17, 19; 256B.85, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

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

Moller introduced:

H. F. No. 3781, A bill for an act relating to legislature; establishing a Legislative Commission on Legislative Security; 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.

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Moller introduced:

H. F. No. 3782, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring disclosure of chemical irritants used in certain buildings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

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

Coulter and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 3783, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; requiring all local officials to file statements of economic interest; modifying reporting periods for statements of economic interest; modifying place of filing for certain statements of economic interest; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.07, subdivisions 1, 2; 10A.08, subdivision 1; 10A.09, subdivisions 5a, 6a; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 10A.09, subdivision 1.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 3784, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and automated external defibrillator training for coaches; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 121A.241, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dippel and Rehm introduced:

H. F. No. 3785, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying definitions and registration requirements for motorized bicycles and motorcycles powered by electric motors; requiring sellers of certain motorized bicycles and motorcycles powered by electric motors to have a dealer license; prohibiting certain vehicles from using public roads; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 84.787, subdivision 7; 84.788, subdivision 12; 168.27, subdivision 1; 169.011, subdivisions 40b, 45; 169.02, subdivision 1; 169.223, by adding a subdivision; 169.974, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 168.27, subdivision 22.

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

Lillie, Skraba, Elkins, Momanyi-Hiltsley and Dippel introduced:

H. F. No. 3786, A bill for an act relating to legacy; clarifying which children's museums are eligible to receive children's museum competitive grants from the arts and cultural heritage fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 129D.17, by adding a subdivision.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 3787, A bill for an act relating to the State Fire Code; requiring sealed batteries and national testing standards for smoke alarms in certain dwelling units; 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.

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Huot, Frederick and Allen introduced:

H. F. No. 3788, A bill for an act relating to transportation; expanding the Minnesota agriculture special plates to additional vehicle classes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.1285, subdivision 1.

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

Greene introduced:

H. F. No. 3789, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring health plans to cover pap tests and subsequent diagnostic services; requiring the commissioner of commerce to defray the cost of coverage of pap tests and subsequent diagnostic services; modifying language relating to coverage of pap tests and subsequent diagnostic services in the medical assistance program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 14, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Greene, Virnig and Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 3790, A bill for an act relating to education finance; restoring lease levy authority for space necessary for graduation ceremonies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 126C.40, subdivision 1.

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

Greene, Stephenson and Tabke introduced:

H. F. No. 3791, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for security and protective services of certain state officials; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 299D.03, subdivision 1; 299E.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299E.

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

Youakim, Nadeau, Greene and Acomb introduced:

H. F. No. 3792, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a subtraction for AmeriCorps stipends and living allowances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0132, subdivision 16.

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

Pursell introduced:

H. F. No. 3793, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring certain users of large amounts of groundwater to apply for their own water-use permit instead of modifying an existing municipal permit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 103G.281, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 103G.271, subdivision 5b.

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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Greenman and Koegel introduced:

H. F. No. 3794, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting surveillance-based price and wage discrimination; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325D.

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

Sencer-Mura and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. No. 3795, A resolution condemning the violent and unlawful actions against Minnesotans by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol during Operation Metro Surge and calling for accountability for those responsible.

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

Jones, Greene, Hicks and Clardy introduced:

H. F. No. 3796, A bill for an act relating to occupational safety; requiring employers to provide suitable seating for employees; providing administrative penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 3797, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding the definition of partnership policy for purposes of the Minnesota partnership for long-term care program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0571, subdivision 6.

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

Virnig introduced:

H. F. No. 3798, A bill for an act relating to elections; amending ballot language relating to school district referenda; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 123B.63, subdivision 3; 126C.17, subdivision 9; 275.60.

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

Hicks introduced:

H. F. No. 3799, A bill for an act relating to human rights; adding a provision on accommodation discrimination to the human rights act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.02, subdivision 1.

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

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Hicks introduced:

H. F. No. 3800, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an individual authorized budget reduction limit on reductions resulting from implementation of waiver reimagine phase II; requiring a cost-of-living adjustment in the waiver reimagine phase II methodology; amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 13, section 73, as amended.

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

Hollins introduced:

H. F. No. 3801, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing a tax donation checkoff to benefit crime victims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 270C.445, subdivisions 6a, 6b, 6c, 8, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Hollins, Swedzinski, Igo and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 3802, A bill for an act relating to energy; amending the exemptions to the certificate of need requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.243, subdivision 8.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. No. 3803, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to the Benton County Government Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. No. 3804, A bill for an act relating to health; extending the time period natural organic reduction facilities may hold dead human bodies before initiating natural organic reduction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 149A.91, subdivision 3; 149A.94, subdivision 1; 149A.955, subdivision 14.

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

Hussein introduced:

H. F. No. 3805, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Immigrant Development Center for a cultural mall.

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

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Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 3806, A bill for an act relating to housing; authorizing the issuance of housing infrastructure bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.37, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 5.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3807, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring Minnesota State High School League members to allow broadcast over public access channels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 128C.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Myers and Norris introduced:

H. F. No. 3808, A bill for an act relating to common interest communities; limiting late fee charges; requiring associations to adopt policies on fines and collection; requiring disclosures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 515B.1-103; 515B.3-102; 515B.3-115; 515B.3-1151; 515B.4-1021; 515B.4-107.

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

Dotseth, Norris, Mekeland, Rehrauer, Igo and Zeleznikar introduced:

H. F. No. 3809, A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying the requirements in an expedited eviction process; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.321, subdivision 2.

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

Schultz, Sencer-Mura, Wiener, Luger-Nikolai, Skraba, Gottfried and Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 3810, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring a natural person to be present when a commercial motor vehicle is operated by an automated driving system; establishing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.

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

Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 3811, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to the Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway and related infrastructure in Cook 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.

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Franson; Anderson, P. H.; Swedzinski and Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 3812, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying milk offerings for participants in the national school lunch program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.114.

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

Sexton, Bennett and Allen introduced:

H. F. No. 3813, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; authorizing Waseca County to impose a local sales tax.

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

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Reyer moved that the name of Acomb be added as an author on H. F. No. 46. The motion prevailed.

Falconer moved that the name of Jones be added as an author on H. F. No. 309. The motion prevailed.

Swedzinski moved that the name of Dotseth be added as an author on H. F. No. 624. The motion prevailed.

Hanson, J., moved that the names of Coulter and Clardy be added as authors on H. F. No. 954. The motion prevailed.

Hanson, J., moved that the names of Coulter, Jones and Clardy be added as authors on H. F. No. 955. The motion prevailed.

Frederick moved that the names of Finke and Tabke be added as authors on H. F. No. 1044. The motion prevailed.

Feist moved that the name of Jones be added as an author on H. F. No. 1197. The motion prevailed.

Gillman moved that the name of Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 1270. The motion prevailed.

Scott moved that the name of Lawrence be added as an author on H. F. No. 1791. The motion prevailed.

Nadeau moved that the name of Coulter be added as an author on H. F. No. 1900. The motion prevailed.

Howard moved that the name of Youakim be added as an author on H. F. No. 2021. The motion prevailed.

Reyer moved that the name of Acomb be added as an author on H. F. No. 2334. The motion prevailed.

Norris moved that the names of Virnig, Curran and Momanyi-Hiltsley be added as authors on H. F. No. 2354. The motion prevailed.

Van Binsbergen moved that the names of Repinski and Curran be added as authors on H. F. No. 2358. The motion prevailed.

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Hicks moved that the name of Kraft be added as an author on H. F. No. 2376. The motion prevailed.

Stephenson moved that the name of Hill be added as chief author on H. F. No. 2516. The motion prevailed.

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

Agbaje moved that the name of Falconer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2687. The motion prevailed.

Agbaje moved that the name of Momanyi-Hiltsley be added as an author on H. F. No. 2691. The motion prevailed.

Elkins moved that the name of Johnson, P., be added as an author on H. F. No. 2851. The motion prevailed.

Bahner moved that the name of Johnson, P., be added as an author on H. F. No. 2909. The motion prevailed.

Long moved that the name of Kresha be added as an author on H. F. No. 2923. The motion prevailed.

Wolgamott moved that the name of Wolgamott be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2946. The motion prevailed.

Hussein moved that the name of Clardy be added as an author on H. F. No. 3004. The motion prevailed.

Stier moved that the name of Greene be added as an author on H. F. No. 3241. The motion prevailed.

Pinto moved that the name of Davids be added as an author on H. F. No. 3351. The motion prevailed.

Finke moved that the names of Freiberg and Wolgamott be added as authors on H. F. No. 3358. The motion prevailed.

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

Rehrauer moved that the name of Bakeberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 3372. The motion prevailed.

Moller moved that the name of Wolgamott be added as an author on H. F. No. 3405. The motion prevailed.

Coulter moved that the name of Wolgamott be added as an author on H. F. No. 3411. The motion prevailed.

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

Long moved that the name of Wolgamott be added as an author on H. F. No. 3414. The motion prevailed.

Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Wolgamott be added as an author on H. F. No. 3415. The motion prevailed.

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

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

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

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Allen moved that the names of Dotseth, Robbins, Sexton, Schwartz, Scott and Zeleznikar be added as authors on H. F. No. 3436. The motion prevailed.

Hansen, R., moved that the name of Clardy be added as an author on H. F. No. 3446. The motion prevailed.

Rehm moved that the name of Clardy be added as an author on H. F. No. 3451. The motion prevailed.

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

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

Huot moved that the name of Wolgamott be added as an author on H. F. No. 3468. The motion prevailed.

Feist moved that the name of Wolgamott be added as an author on H. F. No. 3483. The motion prevailed.

Hicks moved that the name of Kraft be added as an author on H. F. No. 3485. The motion prevailed.

Bennett moved that the name of Mueller be added as an author on H. F. No. 3489. The motion prevailed.

Kraft moved that the name of Buck be added as an author on H. F. No. 3555. The motion prevailed.

Gander moved that the names of Zeleznikar and Smith be added as authors on H. F. No. 3586. The motion prevailed.

Curran moved that the name of Myers be added as an author on H. F. No. 3602. The motion prevailed.

Zeleznikar moved that the names of Norris; Johnson, P., and Swedzinski be added as authors on H. F. No. 3609. The motion prevailed.

Mueller moved that the name of Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 3650. The motion prevailed.

Frazier moved that the name of Moller be added as an author on H. F. No. 3658. The motion prevailed.

Fischer moved that the name of Johnson, W., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3667. The motion prevailed.

Gillman moved that the names of Jones, Mueller, Mekeland and Howard be added as authors on H. F. No. 3687. The motion prevailed.

Johnson, P., moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3695. The motion prevailed.

Norris moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3696. The motion prevailed.

Gottfried moved that the names of Kotyza-Witthuhn, Xiong and Rehrauer be added as authors on H. F. No. 3698. The motion prevailed.

Hill moved that the name of Kraft be added as an author on H. F. No. 3701. The motion prevailed.

Jordan moved that the name of Kraft be added as an author on H. F. No. 3713. The motion prevailed.

Quam moved that the name of Lawrence be added as an author on H. F. No. 3722. The motion prevailed.

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Quam moved that the name of Lawrence be added as an author on H. F. No. 3723. The motion prevailed.

Davis moved that the name of Lawrence be added as an author on H. F. No. 3724. The motion prevailed.

Pinto moved that the name of Baker be added as an author on H. F. No. 3732. The motion prevailed.

Freiberg moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3743. The motion prevailed.

Lee, F., moved that the name of Clardy be added as an author on H. F. No. 3744. The motion prevailed.

Lee, F., moved that the name of Clardy be added as an author on H. F. No. 3745. The motion prevailed.

Jordan moved that the names of Lillie and Rehrauer be added as authors on H. F. No. 3748. The motion prevailed.

Duran moved that H. F. No. 3530 be recalled from the Committee on Elections Finance and Government Operations and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy. The motion prevailed.

Anderson, P. E., moved that H. F. No. 3563 be recalled from the Committee on Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight 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 3:30 p.m., Monday, March 2, 2026. The motion prevailed.

Niska moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m., Monday, March 2, 2026.

Patrick Duffy Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives

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