House Journal 59th Day Thursday, April 16, 2026

A quorum was present.

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

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

REPORTS OF CHIEF CLERK

S. F. No. 3958 and H. F. No. 3771, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be identical.

Johnson, P., moved that S. F. No. 3958 be substituted for H. F. No. 3771 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

The following communications were received:

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

SAINT PAUL 55155

April 14, 2026

The Honorable Lisa Demuth

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The State of Minnesota

Dear Speaker Demuth:

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

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.

Sincerely,

Tim Walz

Governor

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

ST. PAUL 55155

The Honorable Lisa Demuth

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable Bobby Joe Champion

President of the Senate

I have the honor to inform you that the following enrolled Acts of the 2026 Session of the State Legislature have been received from the Office of the Governor and are deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 23:

S. F.

No.

H. F.

No.

Session Laws

Chapter No.

Time and

Date Approved

2026

Date Filed

2026

3556 44 9:41 a.m. April 14 April 14

3602 45 9:42 a.m. April 14 April 14

3402 46 9:45 a.m. April 14 April 14

Sincerely,

Steve Simon

Secretary of State

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

Liebling and Scott from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1775, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the reporting of certain information on criminal cases; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, H. F. No. 1775 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

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Kresha and Youakim from the Committee on Education Finance to which was referred:

H. F. No. 4114, A bill for an act relating to education finance; repealing the contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations; amending Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 7, section 8.

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

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, H. F. No. 4114 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

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

H. F. No. 4421, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying county cost-share requirements for economically distressed counties; modifying opiate epidemic response fund appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 246.54, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 254B.03, subdivision 4; 256.043, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 2, delete section 3

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, H. F. No. 4421 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Liebling and Scott from the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:

H. F. No. 4478, A bill for an act relating to state-operated human services; modifying Direct Care and Treatment data requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.04, subdivision 4a; 13.384, subdivision 1; 13.46, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 13.46, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.43, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a. Limitation on disclosure of certain personnel data. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the following data relating to employees of a secure treatment facility defined in section 253B.02, subdivision 18a, or 253D.02, subdivision 13; employees of a treatment program as defined in section 253D.02,

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subdivision 17; employees of a state correctional facility,; or employees of the Department of Corrections directly involved in supervision of offenders in the community~~, shall~~ must not be disclosed to facility patients or clients, corrections inmates, or other individuals who facility or correction administrators reasonably believe will use the information to harass, intimidate, or assault any of these employees:

(1) place where previous education or training occurred;

(2) place of prior employment; and

(3) payroll timesheets or other comparable data, to the extent that disclosure of payroll timesheets or other comparable data may disclose future work assignments, home address or telephone number, the location of an employee during nonwork hours, or the location of an employee's immediate family members.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to any data request pending on or received after that date.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 253B.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Correspondence. A patient has the right to correspond freely without censorship, subject to section 253B.25. The head of the treatment facility or head of the state-operated treatment program may restrict correspondence if the patient's medical welfare requires this restriction. For a patient in a state-operated treatment program, that determination may be reviewed by the executive board. Any limitation imposed on the exercise of a patient's correspondence rights and the reason for it shall be made a part of the clinical record of the patient. Any communication which is not delivered to a patient shall be immediately returned to the sender.

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

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 253B.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Visitors and phone calls. Subject to the general rules of the treatment facility or state-operated treatment program and section 253B.25, a patient has the right to receive visitors and make phone calls. The head of the treatment facility or head of the state-operated treatment program may restrict visits and phone calls on determining that the medical welfare of the patient requires it. Any limitation imposed on the exercise of the patient's visitation and phone call rights and the reason for it shall be made a part of the clinical record of the patient.

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

Sec. 4. [253B.25] PATIENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON FACILITY EMPLOYEES.

The head of a treatment facility or state-operated treatment program may restrict patient access to correspondence and telephone calls that the head of the treatment facility or state-operated treatment program reasonably believes will be used to harass, intimidate, or assault employees of the treatment facility or state-operated treatment program.

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

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 253D.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Limited rights. The executive board may limit the statutory rights described in subdivision 2 for persons committed to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program under this chapter or with the executive board's consent under section 246C.13. The statutory rights described in subdivision 2 may be limited only as necessary to

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maintain a therapeutic environment or the security of the facility or to protect the safety and well-being of committed persons, staff, and the public. Protection of staff from harassment, intimidation, or assault is a basis for limiting the statutory rights described in subdivision 2.

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

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to state-operated human services; modifying disclosure limitations on certain personnel data for employees of secure treatment facilities and treatment facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.43, subdivision 5a; 253B.03, subdivisions 2, 3; 253D.19, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 253B."

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

The report was adopted.

Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, H. F. No. 4478 was re‑referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 3958 was read for the second time.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Berg; Sencer-Mura; Howard; Greenman; Hanson, J.; Jordan; Pursell; Finke; Reyer; Noor; Curran; Kozlowski; Lillie; Hollins; Mahamoud; Coulter; Smith; Jones; Rehm; Gomez; Xiong; Koegel; Tabke; Virnig; Clardy; Momanyi-Hiltsley; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Kraft; Luger-Nikolai; Moller; Feist; Pinto; Hussein; Agbaje and Gottfried introduced:

H. F. No. 4970, A bill for an act relating to airports; requiring transparency regarding immigrant detention flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Moller introduced:

H. F. No. 4971, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and gross receipts; providing for a tax return checkoff; imposing a tax on certain lodging and pay television services; making other conforming changes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 295.

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

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Hollins, Finke, Buck, Mahamoud and Kraft introduced:

H. F. No. 4972, A bill for an act relating to courts; prohibiting civil arrests for persons attending court proceedings; providing civil remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.30, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 480C.

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

Luger-Nikolai introduced:

H. F. No. 4973, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing Minnesota Main Streets special license plates; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

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

Lee, K.; Coulter and Gottfried introduced:

H. F. No. 4974, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and property tax refunds; reducing homestead credit refund co-pays; authorizing the commissioner of revenue to implement a tax compliance program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 4.

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

Feist introduced:

H. F. No. 4975, A bill for an act relating to public safety; extending the time to use certain grant funds; amending Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 8, as amended.

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

Finke introduced:

H. F. No. 4976, A bill for an act relating to civil law; modifying provisions governing false claims against the state; providing additional grounds for liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 15C.01, subdivisions 7, 8, by adding a subdivision; 15C.02; 15C.03; 15C.05; 15C.06; 15C.11; 15C.145; 15C.15, subdivisions 1, 2; 15C.16; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15C.

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

Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 4977, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for the city of Oakdale for the construction of certain government facilities.

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

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Freiberg introduced:

H. F. No. 4978, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying various provisions governing cable communications systems; repealing the notice requirement for applying to become a cable communications franchise; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 238.02, subdivision 3; 238.081, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 238.081, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5.

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

Virnig and Gottfried introduced:

H. F. No. 4979, A bill for an act relating to commerce; precluding delivery of professional services through artificial intelligence directly to consumers; providing for enforcement and penalties; 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.

Virnig introduced:

H. F. No. 4980, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the calculation of compensatory aid for fiscal year 2027; modifying the allocation of compensatory aid for fiscal year 2028; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 126C.10, subdivision 3; 126C.15, subdivision 2.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. No. 4981, A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money from the environment and natural resources trust fund for a demonstration project to treat landfill leachate for PFAS, chloride, and other contaminants.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. No. 4982, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money from the clean water fund for a demonstration project to treat landfill leachate for PFAS, chloride, and other contaminants.

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

Perryman introduced:

H. F. No. 4983, A bill for an act relating to gambling; increasing the limitation on the number of electronic pull‑tab and electronic bingo devices; allowing electronic pull-tab games and electronic bingo games to be played simultaneously; increasing the maximum bet and prize award for electronic pull-tab games; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 349.17, subdivision 9; 349.1721, subdivision 4; 349.211, by adding a subdivision.

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

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Mueller introduced:

H. F. No. 4984, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying academic growth reporting requirements for state assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.302, subdivision 2; 120B.305, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 120B.12, subdivision 2; 120B.35, subdivision 3.

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

Rymer introduced:

H. F. No. 4985, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a grant for a student mentoring program through Students Together Respecting the Importance and Purpose of Education in Schools (STRIPES) program; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Rymer introduced:

H. F. No. 4986, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing the Mindful Foundations pilot program for students in prekindergarten through grade 1; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Olson and Curran introduced:

H. F. No. 4987, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for certain local highway designations; designating a portion of Ramsey County State-Aid Highway 96 as "Master Sergeant Nicole Amor Memorial Highway"; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.

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

Novotny and Witte introduced:

H. F. No. 4988, A bill for an act relating to retirement; continued health insurance coverage for peace officers and firefighters disabled in the line of duty; modifying eligibility to receive continued health insurance coverage for which the employer must pay the employer contribution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 299A.465, subdivision 1.

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

Gordon introduced:

H. F. No. 4989, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring certain materials used in covered projects to be manufactured in the United States; providing for waivers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

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Mekeland introduced:

H. F. No. 4990, A bill for an act relating to data centers; modifying the criteria for preapplication evaluations of water appropriations for certain data centers; exempting certain data centers' electricity sales in calculating a utility's solar energy standard; exempting certain data centers from paying a fee; exempting certain data centers from paying sales tax on electricity purchases; providing for data center energy generation redundancy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116D.04, subdivision 4a; 216B.02, by adding a subdivision; 216B.243, subdivision 8; 216I.02, by adding a subdivision; 216I.07, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 103G.265, subdivision 5; 216B.02, subdivision 12; 216B.1623; 216B.1691, subdivision 2f; 216B.72; 216I.07, subdivision 3; 297A.68, subdivision 42.

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

O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. No. 4991, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for building renovations in Benton Stearns Education 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.

McDonald introduced:

H. F. No. 4992, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health carriers to offer reference-based pricing health plans; prohibiting open-ended promise-to-pay contracts; establishing a provider number framework; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62J.81, by adding a subdivision; 62J.826, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62J; 62K.

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

Roach introduced:

H. F. No. 4993, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring display of gas tax on sales receipt; removing indexed increases to the motor fuels tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 239.7511; 296A.07, subdivision 3; 296A.08, subdivision 2.

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

Roach introduced:

H. F. No. 4994, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting townships to regulate lawful gambling; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 349.16, subdivision 8; 349.213.

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

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Bliss introduced:

H. F. No. 4995, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying off-highway vehicle safety and conservation program and uses of off-highway vehicle accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 84.794, subdivision 2; 84.803, subdivision 2; 84.9011, subdivision 2; 84.927, subdivision 2.

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

West introduced:

H. F. No. 4996, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for interchange improvements at marked Trunk Highway 65 and Bunker Lake Boulevard Northeast in the city of Ham Lake.

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

McDonald introduced:

H. F. No. 4997, A bill for an act relating to environment; enacting the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Stewardship Act; establishing a covered electronics device manufacturer electronic waste recycling program; establishing an Electronics Recycling Advisory Task Force; creating civil penalties; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.1310, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12a, 12b, 12c, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20; 115A.1312; 115A.1314; 115A.1316; 115A.1318; 115A.1320; 115A.1322; 115A.1323; 115A.1324; 115A.1326; 115A.1328; 115A.1330; 115A.9157, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 325E.125, subdivisions 3, 4, 5.

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

Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 4998, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing the board of Koochiching County to divide Independent School District, No. 363, South Koochiching.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. No. 4999, A bill for an act relating to economic development; terminating prior appropriations to the PROMISE grant program; amending Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2.

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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Anderson, P. E., introduced:

H. F. No. 5000, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying a prior appropriation of bond proceeds for the Forest Lake Veterans Memorial; amending Laws 2023, chapter 72, article 2, section 9, subdivision 5.

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

Bennett introduced:

H. F. No. 5001, A bill for an act relating to economic development; temporarily modifying the restrictions on use of Minnesota investment fund local government loan repayment funds; 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.

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. No. 5002, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax preparation services; prohibiting tax preparers from marking a tax return to designate a contribution to the state elections campaign account without explicit instruction from the taxpayer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 270C.445, subdivision 3.

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

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. No. 5003, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for certain energy efficiency projects in the city of Brainerd; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Finke and Kozlowski introduced:

H. F. No. 5004, A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting penalties for certain uses of public land by homeless individuals; providing an affirmative defense in criminal proceedings; providing civil remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363B.

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

Hollins; Pursell; Pérez-Vega; Falconer; Kraft; Sencer-Mura; Curran; Lee, X.; Acomb; Virnig; Koegel and Johnson, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 5005, A bill for an act relating to taxation; federal taxes; adopting the Interstate Fiscal Sovereignty Compact; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 289B.

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

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Pinto introduced:

H. F. No. 5006, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring a peace officer to conduct certain testing of a person suspected of carrying a firearm while under the influence; increasing the penalty for carrying a firearm with an elevated blood alcohol concentration; increasing the length of time a person is prohibited from carrying a firearm following certain convictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.7142, subdivisions 3, 6.

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

Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. No. 5007, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying a prior appropriation for capital improvements at Neighborhood House in St. Paul; amending Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 104.

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

Curran introduced:

H. F. No. 5008, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Academy for Sciences and Agriculture.

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

Tabke introduced:

H. F. No. 5009, A bill for an act relating to federal employees; creating a loan guarantee program for furloughed federal employees; appropriating money.

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

Tabke introduced:

H. F. No. 5010, A bill for an act relating to public health; establishing a pilot program for delegation of authority for licensing and inspection of food, beverage, and lodging establishments; authorizing delegation to the city of Shakopee; providing for statewide expansion; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 157.16, by adding subdivisions.

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

Sencer-Mura introduced:

H. F. No. 5011, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; repealing certain exemptions; making changes to deposit of revenues; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.82, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.82, subdivisions 4, 4a.

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

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Lillie introduced:

H. F. No. 5012, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new water tower in the city of North St. Paul; canceling a prior appropriation for the city of North St. Paul.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 5013, A bill for an act relating to housing; making supplemental budget adjustments for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; appropriating money.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. No. 5014, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the distribution of local affordable housing aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 297A.9925, subdivision 4; 477A.37, subdivision 3.

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

Lawrence; Kresha; Bennett; Bakeberg; Mueller; Niska; Demuth; Mekeland; Hudson; Anderson, P. E.; Koznick; Zeleznikar; Dotseth; Nash; Robbins; Olson; Igo; Allen; Perryman; Harder; Dippel; Warwas; Van Binsbergen; Duran; Schwartz; Jacob; Schultz; Murphy; Knudsen; Joy; Nelson; Johnson, W.; Rymer; Gordon and Sexton introduced:

H. F. No. 5015, A bill for an act relating to school safety; enhancing school safety plans; modifying student discipline provisions; enabling anonymous reporting systems; increasing safe schools revenue; modifying the school building and cybersecurity grant program; requiring reports; transferring money; canceling an appropriation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 121A.425, subdivision 1; 126C.44; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 4; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.425, subdivision 2.

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

Bakeberg introduced:

H. F. No. 5016, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for trail improvements along marked Trunk Highway 13 in the city of Prior Lake; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. No. 5017, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a segment of the Cuyuna Lakes State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

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MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The following messages were received from the Senate:

Madam Speaker:

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

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.

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

Madam Speaker:

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

H. F. No. 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 veterans 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.

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

Madam Speaker:

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

H. F. No. 3741, A bill for an act relating to veterans; modifying educational assistance for veterans' children and spouses; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 197.75, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 197.791, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 197.75, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.752.

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

Madam Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following Senate Files, herewith transmitted:

S. F. Nos. 3622, 3637, 4339 and 4455.

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

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FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 3622, A bill for an act relating to real property; making clarifying, technical, and conforming changes to the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act; providing for certain exemptions; providing for number of directors for certain associations; clarifying certain insurance policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 515B.1-102; 515B.1-103; 515B.1-116; 515B.2-101; 515B.2-102; 515B.2-104; 515B.2-105; 515B.2-108; 515B.2‑110; 515B.2-1101; 515B.2-113; 515B.2-118; 515B.2-119; 515B.2-121; 515B.2-124; 515B.2-125; 515B.3‑102; 515B.3-1041; 515B.3-105; 515B.3-1051; 515B.3-106; 515B.3-107; 515B.3-112; 515B.3-113; 515B.3‑1141; 515B.3-1151; 515B.3-116; 515B.4-101; 515B.4-102; 515B.4-1021; 515B.4-103; 515B.4-104; 515B.4-105; 515B.4-106; 515B.4-107; 515B.4-113; 515B.4-116; 515B.4-118; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 515B.3-103; Laws 2024, chapter 96, article 1, section 91, as amended; article 2, section 13, as amended.

The bill was read for the first time.

Feist moved that S. F. No. 3622 and H. F. No. 3459, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 3637, A bill for an act relating to transportation; clarifying that an optometrist may prescribe certain window glazing materials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 169.71, subdivision 4a.

The bill was read for the first time.

Joy moved that S. F. No. 3637 and H. F. No. 3844, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 4339, A bill for an act relating to utilities; modifying certain requirements governing the excavation notice system, including to require electronic positive response; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 216D.01, by adding a subdivision; 216D.03, by adding a subdivision; 216D.04, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time.

Kraft moved that S. F. No. 4339 and H. F. No. 4233, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 4455, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying public utilities commission procedures; modifying the port authority powers of the city of Lake City; changing the length of terms for appointees to the Red Wing Port Authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 469.0773; 469.081, subdivision 3a; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 412.341, subdivision 3.

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

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

Niska from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rules 1.21 and 3.33, designated the following bills to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Monday, April 20, 2026 and established a prefiling requirement for amendments offered to the following bills:

H. F. Nos. 2358, 3453, 3496, 3593, 3621, 3629, 3676, 3762, 3768, 3769, 3782, 3825, 3826, 3827, 4133, 4425 and 4467; and S. F. No. 3832.

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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

Pursuant to Rule 1.15(c)

A message from the Senate has been received requesting concurrence by the House to amendments adopted by the Senate to the following House File: H. F. No. 1410.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Stephenson moved that the name of Smith be shown as chief author and the name of Stephenson be stricken on H. F. No. 32. The motion prevailed.

Clardy moved that the name of Pursell be added as an author on H. F. No. 60. The motion prevailed.

Robbins moved that the name of Repinski be added as an author on H. F. No. 168. The motion prevailed.

O'Driscoll moved that the name of Repinski be added as an author on H. F. No. 2027. The motion prevailed.

Schomacker moved that the name of Xiong be added as an author on H. F. No. 2646. The motion prevailed.

Bahner moved that the name of Falconer be added as an author on H. F. No. 2694. The motion prevailed.

Hill moved that the name of Wolgamott be added as chief author on H. F. No. 2766. The motion prevailed.

Hudson moved that the name of Dippel be added as an author on H. F. No. 2804. The motion prevailed.

Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Berg be added as an author on H. F. No. 3119. The motion prevailed.

Norris moved that the name of Norris be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 3230. The motion prevailed.

Kresha moved that the name of Koznick be added as an author on H. F. No. 3289. The motion prevailed.

Hansen, R., moved that the name of Reyer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3352. The motion prevailed.

Hansen, R., moved that the names of Anderson, P. E., and Koznick be added as authors on H. F. No. 3373. The motion prevailed.

Lawrence moved that the names of Dotseth and Johnson, W., be added as authors on H. F. No. 3493. The motion prevailed.

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

Koznick moved that the names of Allen and Repinski be added as authors on H. F. No. 3513. The motion prevailed.

Gander moved that the names of Bierman, Lillie and Berg be added as authors on H. F. No. 3586. The motion prevailed.

Zeleznikar moved that the name of Baker be added as an author on H. F. No. 3609. The motion prevailed.

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Coulter moved that the names of Bierman, Lillie and Berg be added as authors on H. F. No. 3624. The motion prevailed.

Nash moved that the name of Mueller be added as an author on H. F. No. 3676. The motion prevailed.

Olson moved that the name of Repinski be added as an author on H. F. No. 3685. The motion prevailed.

Gottfried moved that the name of Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 3699. The motion prevailed.

Nadeau moved that the name of Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 3764. The motion prevailed.

Perryman moved that the name of Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 3767. The motion prevailed.

Huot moved that the names of Repinski and Carroll be added as authors on H. F. No. 3784. The motion prevailed.

Liebling moved that the name of Curran be added as an author on H. F. No. 3874. The motion prevailed.

Hill moved that the names of Rehrauer, Gottfried and Huot be added as authors on H. F. No. 3953. The motion prevailed.

Jones moved that the name of Freiberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 3956. The motion prevailed.

Tabke moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 3965. The motion prevailed.

Huot moved that the name of Roach be added as an author on H. F. No. 3971. The motion prevailed.

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

Kresha moved that the name of Repinski be added as an author on H. F. No. 4052. The motion prevailed.

Gander moved that the name of Virnig be added as an author on H. F. No. 4093. The motion prevailed.

Bakeberg moved that the names of Dotseth, Sencer-Mura, Virnig, Greene and Rehm be added as authors on H. F. No. 4114. The motion prevailed.

Agbaje moved that the name of Repinski be added as an author on H. F. No. 4125. The motion prevailed.

Elkins moved that the name of Koegel be added as an author on H. F. No. 4223. The motion prevailed.

Franson moved that the names of Perryman and Roach be added as authors on H. F. No. 4288. The motion prevailed.

Frazier moved that the name of Jones be added as an author on H. F. No. 4342. The motion prevailed.

Hanson, J., moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 4368. The motion prevailed.

Gillman moved that the names of Anderson, P. E.; Dotseth; Allen; Bakeberg; Gander; Anderson, P. H.; Duran; Zeleznikar; Sexton and McDonald be added as authors on H. F. No. 4407. The motion prevailed.

Pérez-Vega moved that the name of Xiong be added as an author on H. F. No. 4442. The motion prevailed.

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Johnson, P., moved that the name of Youakim be added as an author on H. F. No. 4446. The motion prevailed.

Fischer moved that the name of Gottfried be added as an author on H. F. No. 4538. The motion prevailed.

Myers moved that the name of Repinski be added as an author on H. F. No. 4588. The motion prevailed.

Witte moved that the name of Schwartz be added as an author on H. F. No. 4597. The motion prevailed.

Nadeau moved that the name of Gillman be added as an author on H. F. No. 4675. The motion prevailed.

Gander moved that the names of Anderson, P. H., and Backer be added as authors on H. F. No. 4774. The motion prevailed.

Torkelson moved that the name of Repinski be added as an author on H. F. No. 4808. The motion prevailed.

Stier moved that the name of Schwartz be added as an author on H. F. No. 4810. The motion prevailed.

Agbaje moved that the name of Xiong be added as an author on H. F. No. 4841. The motion prevailed.

Pérez-Vega moved that the name of Luger-Nikolai be added as an author on H. F. No. 4864. The motion prevailed.

Moller moved that the name of Curran be added as an author on H. F. No. 4882. The motion prevailed.

Finke moved that the names of Curran and Buck be added as authors on H. F. No. 4888. The motion prevailed.

Davids moved that the name of Koznick be added as an author on H. F. No. 4906. The motion prevailed.

Torkelson moved that the name of Keeler be added as an author on H. F. No. 4928. The motion prevailed.

Scott moved that the names of Smith and Gomez be added as authors on H. F. No. 4938. The motion prevailed.

Johnson, P., moved that the name of Virnig be added as an author on H. F. No. 4944. The motion prevailed.

Franson moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 4948. The motion prevailed.

Zeleznikar moved that the names of Norris and Gillman be added as authors on H. F. No. 4949. The motion prevailed.

Perryman moved that the name of Perryman be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 4956. The motion prevailed.

Greene moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 4958. The motion prevailed.

Kozlowski moved that the name of Kraft be added as an author on H. F. No. 4960. The motion prevailed.

Wiener moved that the name of Bennett be added as an author on H. R. No. 6. The motion prevailed.

Davis moved that the name of Bennett be added as an author on H. R. No. 7. The motion prevailed.

Moller and Novotny moved that H. F. No. 3230 be recalled from the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The motion prevailed.

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SUSPENSION OF RULES

Pursuant to House rule 4.30, Bakeberg moved that the rules be so far suspended so that H. F. No. 4384 be recalled from the Committee on Ways and Means, be given its second reading and be placed on the General Register. The motion prevailed.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. No. 4384 was read for the second time.

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS, Continued

MOTION TO SUSPEND RULES

Long moved that the rules of the House be so far suspended so that H. F. No. 32 be recalled from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy, be given its second and third readings and be placed upon its final passage.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Long motion and the roll was called. There were 76 yeas and 58 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were: