House Journal 65th Day Tuesday, April 28, 2026

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

A quorum was present.

Anderson, P. E.; Bakeberg; Baker; Bennett; Bliss; Fogelman; Franson; Gillman; Hanson, J.; Hudson; Joy; Knudsen; Kresha; McDonald; Mekeland; Murphy; Novotny; Pursell; Quam; Rymer; West; Wiener and Witte 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: Momanyi-Hiltsley.

The Speaker assumed the Chair.

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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 CHIEF CLERK

S. F. No. 4807 and H. F. No. 4615, which had been referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison, were examined and found to be not identical.

Olson moved that S. F. No. 4807 be substituted for H. F. No. 4615 and that the House File be indefinitely postponed. The motion prevailed.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS

Frazier and Torkelson from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 1082, A bill for an act relating to public safety; extending the time to use certain appropriations; prohibiting the sale or transfer of a law enforcement vehicle, assault of hospital or clinic security guard, and grooming; modifying the crimes of impersonating a peace officer and theft; establishing task forces and a grant program; modifying MINNCOR policies; modifying the process in certain domestic violence cases; providing for criminal penalties; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 241.27, subdivisions 6, 7, by adding subdivisions; 609.352, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 609.4751; 609.52, subdivision 3a; 611A.0311, subdivision 1; 629.341, subdivisions 1, 4; 629.72, subdivisions 1a, 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 299C.80, subdivision 6; 609.2231, subdivision 2; Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 8, as amended; Laws 2025, chapter 35, article 2, sections 4; 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 169; 626; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.72, subdivision 3.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 18, after line 18, insert:

"Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 1a. Carcinogen. "Carcinogen" means an agent that is: (1) classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer under Group 1 or Group 2A; and (2) reasonably linked to an exposure-related cancer.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 2a. Exposure-related cancer. "Exposure-related cancer" means only the following:

(1) bladder cancer;

(2) brain cancer;

(3) breast cancer;

(4) cervical cancer;

(5) colon cancer;

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(6) colorectal cancer;

(7) esophageal cancer;

(8) kidney cancer;

(9) leukemia;

(10) lung cancer;

(11) malignant melanoma;

(12) mesothelioma;

(13) multiple myeloma;

(14) non-Hodgkin lymphoma;

(15) ovarian cancer;

(16) prostate cancer;

(17) skin cancer;

(18) stomach cancer;

(19) testicular cancer; and

(20) thyroid cancer.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Killed in the line of duty. (a) "Killed in the line of duty" does not include deaths from natural causes, except as expressly provided in this subdivision. In the case of a public safety officer, killed in the line of duty includes the death of a public safety officer caused by accidental means while the public safety officer is acting in the course and scope of duties as a public safety officer. Killed in the line of duty also means if a public safety officer dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture, that officer shall be presumed to have died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty if:

(1) that officer, while on duty:

(i) engaged in a situation, and that engagement involved nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical activity in law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous material response, emergency medical services, prison security, disaster relief, or other emergency response activity; or

(ii) participated in a training exercise, and that participation involved nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical activity;

(2) that officer died as a result of a heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture suffered:

(i) while engaging or participating under clause (1);

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(ii) while still on duty after engaging or participating under clause (1); or

(iii) not later than 24 hours after engaging or participating under clause (1); and

(3) the presumption is not overcome by competent medical evidence to the contrary.

(b) " Killed in the line of duty" also ~~means that the officer~~ includes a public safety officer who died due to suicide:

(1) secondary to a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder as described in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association; or

(2) within 45 days of the end of exposure, while on duty, to a traumatic event.

(c) Killed in the line of duty also includes the death of a public safety officer as a result of complications caused by exposure sustained in the line of duty to any of the following infectious diseases, viruses, or bacteria, if medical records identify the disease, virus, or bacteria as a cause of or contributing factor to the death: COVID-19, influenza, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, meningitis, MRSA, whooping cough, or streptococcus pneumoniae.

(d) Killed in the line of duty also means a public safety officer shall be presumed to have been killed in the line of duty if the officer died from an exposure-related cancer that was a result of exposure to a carcinogen when:

(1) the exposure occurred while the public safety officer was acting in the course and scope of duties as a public safety officer;

(2) the public safety officer began serving as a public safety officer not less than five years before the date of the public safety officer's diagnosis of exposure-related cancer;

(3) the public safety officer was diagnosed with exposure-related cancer not more than 15 years after the public safety officer's last date of active service as a public safety officer; and

(4) the exposure-related cancer directly and proximately results in the death of the public safety officer.

(e) The presumption under paragraph (d) does not apply if competent medical evidence establishes that the exposure of the public safety officer to the carcinogen was not a substantial contributing factor in the death of the public safety officer.

EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 3a. Nonroutine strenuous physical activity. "Nonroutine strenuous physical activity" means line of duty activity that:

(1) is not an action of a clerical, administrative, or nonmanual nature;

(2) is not performed as a matter of routine; and

(3) entails an unusually high level of physical exertion.

EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.

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Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 3b. Nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical activity. "Nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical activity" means nonroutine stressful physical activity or nonroutine strenuous physical activity.

EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 3c. Nonroutine stressful physical activity. "Nonroutine stressful physical activity" means line of duty activity that:

(1) is not an action of a clerical, administrative, or nonmanual nature;

(2) is not performed as a matter of routine;

(3) entails nonnegligible physical exertion; and

(4) occurs:

(i) with respect to a situation in which a public safety officer is engaged under circumstances that objectively and reasonably:

(A) pose or appear to pose significant dangers, threats, or hazards, or reasonably foreseeable risks thereof, not faced by similarly situated members of the public in the ordinary course; and

(B) provoke, cause, or occasion an unusually high level of alarm, fear, or anxiety; or

(ii) with respect to a training exercise in which a public safety officer participates under circumstances that objectively and reasonably:

(A) simulate in realistic fashion situations that pose significant dangers, threats, or hazards; and

(B) provoke, cause, or occasion an unusually high level of alarm, fear, or anxiety.

EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.41, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Public safety officer. "Public safety officer" includes:

(1) a peace officer defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c) or (d);

(2) a correction officer employed at a correctional facility and charged with maintaining the safety, security, discipline, and custody of inmates at the facility;

(3) a corrections staff person working in a public agency and supervising offenders in the community as defined in sections 243.05, subdivision 6; 244.19, subdivision 1; and 401.01, subdivision 2;

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(4) an individual employed on a full-time or part-time basis by the state or by a fire department of a governmental subdivision of the state, who is engaged in any of the following duties:

(i) firefighting;

(ii) emergency motor vehicle operation;

(iii) investigation into the cause and origin of fires;

(iv) the provision of emergency medical services; or

(v) hazardous material responder;

(5) a legally enrolled member of a volunteer or paid on-call fire department or member of an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation who is engaged in the hazards of firefighting;

(6) a good samaritan while complying with the request or direction of a public safety officer to assist the officer;

(7) a reserve police officer or a reserve deputy sheriff while acting under the supervision and authority of a political subdivision;

(8) a driver or attendant with a licensed basic or advanced life-support transportation service who is engaged in providing emergency care;

(9) a first responder who is certified by the director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services to perform basic emergency skills before the arrival of a licensed ambulance service and who is a member of an organized service recognized by a local political subdivision to respond to medical emergencies to provide initial medical care before the arrival of an ambulance; ~~and~~

(10) a person, other than a state trooper, employed by the commissioner of public safety and assigned to the State Patrol, whose primary employment duty is either Capitol security or the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle laws and regulations. ; and

(11) a person formerly employed as a public safety officer under clauses (1) to (5) or (7) to (10) if the person separated from service due to a duty disability, as defined in section 353.01, subdivision 41.

EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.

Sec. 9. [299A.412] DETERMINING WHAT IS ROUTINE.

Neither of the following is dispositive in determining whether an activity or action is understood to have been performed as a matter of routine under section 299A.41:

(1) being generally described by the public safety agency as routine or ordinary; or

(2) the frequency with which the activity or action may be performed.

EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies retroactively from February 1, 2020.

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Sec. 10. [299A.413] EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCER CLAIMS.

(a) An individual may file a claim that is predicated upon a public safety officer's line of duty death that is the direct and proximate result of an exposure-related cancer if the death occurred on or after January 1, 2020.

(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person eligible to file a claim for an exposure-related cancer line of duty death of a public safety officer that occurred after January 1, 2020, but before final enactment of this act, has three years from the date of final enactment of this act to file the claim.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Award amount. (a) The amount of the award is the lesser of:

(1) the average tuition and fees charged by the institution; or

(2) the tuition maximums established by law for the state grant program under section 136A.121. The tuition maximum for graduate study is the maximum established by law for the state grant program for four-year programs.

(b) An award under this subdivision must not affect a recipient's eligibility for a state grant under section 136A.121.

(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "fees" include only those fees that are mandatory and charged to all students attending the institution.

(d) For the purpose of benefits awarded under this section, "full time" for a graduate program is eight or more credits per term or the equivalent.

(e) If there are insufficient funds appropriated for this purpose, the commissioner shall determine the award amounts for each eligible applicant from available resources."

Renumber the sections in sequence

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 2, after the second semicolon, insert "providing for certain public safety officer and survivor benefits;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

Frazier and Torkelson from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3230, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the public safety radio and crime victims account; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 403.11, subdivisions 1, 1a; 403.113, subdivision 1; 403.161, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6; 403.162, subdivisions 1, 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 403.

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Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article and are added to or, if shown in parentheses, are subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2025, chapter 35, article 1, Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 1, and Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

Sec. 2. SUPREME COURT

$-0-

$4,376,000

(a) Safety and Security

$376,000 in the second year is to implement safety and security measures. The base for this appropriation is $347,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.

(b) Safe and Secure Courthouse Initiative

$4,000,000 in the second year is for a competitive grant program for courthouse safety and security improvements. Grants may be awarded to governmental entities to fund courthouse security assessments, equipment, technology, construction, or training needs. Grant recipients must provide a 50 percent nonstate match. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2029.

Sec. 3. COURT OF APPEALS

$-0-

$60,000

Safety and Security

$60,000 in the second year is to implement safety and security measures. The base for this appropriation is $33,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.

Sec. 4. DISTRICT COURTS

$-0-

$843,000

Safety and Security

$843,000 in the second year is to implement safety and security measures. The base for this appropriation is $467,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.

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Sec. 5. PUBLIC SAFETY

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$4,140,000

$10,989,000

The amounts that may be spent for each purpose are specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. State Patrol Deficiency

1,920,000

-0-

Subd. 3. Capitol Security Screening

2,220,000

4,463,000

This appropriation is for staffing, overtime, and equipping costs of additional State Patrol personnel and associated scanning equipment, to perform screening of individuals entering the State Capitol building.

Subd. 4. Capitol Security Enhancements

-0-

4,454,000

This appropriation is for security enhancements on the Capitol complex, including but not limited to staffing, equipment, and operations. Of this amount, $1,431,000 is for staffing and equipping costs of additional State Patrol personnel.

Subd. 5. Legislative Services

-0-

1,060,000

This appropriation is for the legislative services unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.10. Of this amount, $100,000 is for the Security Services Task Force under article 2, section 12.

Subd. 6. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

-0-

1,012,000

This appropriation is for staffing and equipping costs of additional personnel related to legislative threat assessment and investigation. The base for this appropriation is $1,012,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.

Subd. 7. Base Adjustment

The base for Capitol security is increased by $6,256,000 in fiscal year 2028 and $4,889,000 in fiscal year 2029.

Sec. 6. LEGISLATURE

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$1,220,000

$546,000

The amounts that may be spent for each purpose are specified in the following subdivisions.

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Subd. 2. Senate

282,000

104,000

The base for this appropriation is $155,000 in fiscal year 2028 and $161,000 in fiscal year 2029.

Subd. 3. House of Representatives

938,000

442,000

The base for this appropriation is $711,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.

Sec. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This article is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 2

CAPITOL SECURITY POLICY

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.1985, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Definition. As used in this section, "member expenses" means:

(1) compensation to members of the legislature, to include salary; payroll taxes; leadership pay; employer-paid benefits or contributions offered through the state employee group insurance program or the Minnesota State Retirement System; and any fees related to items identified in this clause; and

(2) per diem and mileage costs associated with the conduct of legislative business by members of the legislature, and housing, security, and communication costs for members, as authorized by the house of representatives Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration or the senate Committee on Rules and Administration.

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

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.6905, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 39. Emergency contact information data. Data related to emergency contacts for elected officials are governed by section 299A.96.

Sec. 3. [299A.96] EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

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

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.

(c) "Elected official" means a state executive officer, member of the legislature, justice of the supreme court, or member of the state's federal congressional delegation.

Subd. 2. Submitting contact information to commissioner. (a) For purposes of subdivision 4 and subject to paragraph (c), an elected official must submit and verify annually by January 31 to the commissioner the following information in the form prescribed by the commissioner:

(1) primary residential address;

(2) any secondary address in the state;

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(3) work telephone number;

(4) home telephone number;

(5) email address; and

(6) list and contact information of immediate family members.

(b) An elected official must notify the commissioner within 30 days after changing any information under paragraph (a).

(c) An elected official may opt out of the requirements under this subdivision by submitting a notification in writing to the commissioner.

Subd. 3. Data classification. All information submitted under subdivision 2 is classified as private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12. The data may only be accessed by authorized personnel for official public safety purposes when used or disclosed under subdivision 4.

Subd. 4. Using and disclosing information. (a) The commissioner may use or disclose information under subdivision 2 only as follows:

(1) to ensure the safety and security of elected officials or their immediate family members; or

(2) for law enforcement purposes when needed for protecting public safety.

(b) Use or disclosure of the information under subdivision 2 is subject to the remedies and penalties under sections 13.08 and 13.09.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299D.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Members, powers, and duties. (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized to employ and designate a chief supervisor, a chief assistant supervisor, and such assistant supervisors, sergeants and officers as are provided by law, who ~~shall~~ comprise the Minnesota State Patrol.

(b) ~~The~~ Members of the Minnesota State Patrol ~~shall~~ have the power and authority:

(1) as peace officers to enforce the provisions of the law relating to the protection of and use of trunk highways;

(2) at all times to direct all traffic on trunk highways in conformance with law, and in the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite traffic or to insure safety, to direct traffic on other roads as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of law;

(3) to serve search warrants related to criminal motor vehicle and traffic violations and arrest warrants, and legal documents anywhere in the state;

(4) to serve orders of the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's duly authorized agents issued under the provisions of the Driver's License Law, the Safety Responsibility Act, or relating to authorized brake- and light-testing stations, anywhere in the state and to take possession of any license, permit, or certificate ordered to be surrendered;

(5) to inspect official brake and light adjusting stations;

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(6) to make appearances anywhere within the state for the purpose of conducting traffic safety educational programs and school bus clinics;

(7) to exercise upon all trunk highways the same powers with respect to the enforcement of laws relating to crimes, as sheriffs and police officers;

(8) to cooperate, under instructions and rules of the commissioner of public safety, with all sheriffs and other police officers anywhere in the state, provided that said employees ~~shall~~ have no power or authority in connection with strikes or industrial disputes;

(9) to assist and aid any peace officer whose life or safety is in jeopardy;

(10) as peace officers to provide security and protection: (i) to the governor, governor elect, either or both houses of the legislature, and state buildings or property in the manner and to the extent determined to be necessary after consultation with the governor, or a designee; and (ii) as provided in section 299E.10. Pursuant to this clause, members of the State Patrol, acting as peace officers have the same powers with respect to the enforcement of laws relating to crimes, as sheriffs and police officers have within their respective jurisdictions;

(11) to inspect school buses anywhere in the state for the purposes of determining compliance with vehicle equipment, pollution control, and registration requirements;

(12) as peace officers to make arrests for public offenses committed in their presence anywhere within the state. Persons arrested for violations other than traffic violations ~~shall~~ must be referred ~~forthwith~~ immediately to the appropriate local law enforcement agency for further investigation or disposition; and

(13) to enforce the North American uniform out-of-service criteria and issue out-of-service orders, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 383.5.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), after consultation with the governor or a designee, the commissioner may require the State Patrol to provide security and protection to supreme court justices, legislators, and constitutional officers other than the governor, for a limited period and within the limits of existing resources, in response to a credible threat on the individual's life or safety.

(d) Upon request of the speaker of the house, the minority leader of the house of representatives, or the majority or minority leader of the senate, the commissioner may require the State Patrol to provide personal security and protection to a legislator, for a limited period and within the limits of existing resources, in response to a credible threat on the individual's life or safety. The house of representatives and the senate, as appropriate, must reimburse the Department of Public Safety for reasonable costs incurred under this paragraph.

(e) The state may contract for State Patrol members to render the services described in this section in excess of their regularly scheduled duty hours and patrol members rendering such services ~~shall~~ must be compensated in such amounts, manner and under such conditions as the agreement provides.

~~(e)~~ (f) Employees thus employed and designated ~~shall~~ must subscribe an oath.

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

Sec. 5. [299E.005] DEFINITIONS.

Subdivision 1. Scope. For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given.

Subd. 2. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.

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

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Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299E.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Created; director. A ~~division~~ section in the Department of Public Safety to be known as ~~the~~ Capitol ~~Complex~~ Security ~~Division~~ is created within the State Patrol. Capitol Security is under the supervision and control of the director of Capitol ~~complex~~ security, who must be a member of the State Patrol and to whom are assigned the duties and responsibilities described in this section. The commissioner of public safety may place the director's position in the unclassified service if the position meets the criteria of section 43A.08, subdivision 1a.

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

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299E.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Responsibilities. (a) ~~The division~~ Capitol Security is responsible and must utilize state employees for: (1) security and public information services in state-owned buildings and state leased-to-own buildings in the Capitol Area, as described in section 15B.02; and (2) legislative services as provided under section 299E.10. It The commissioner must provide personnel as are required by the circumstances to ~~insure~~ ensure the orderly conduct of state business and the convenience of the public. Until July 1, 2026, it must provide emergency assistance and security escorts at any location within the Capitol Area, as described in section 15B.02, when requested by a state constitutional officer.

(b) As part of ~~the division~~ Capitol Security permanent staff, the director of Capitol Security must establish the position of emergency manager that includes, at a minimum, the following duties:

(1) oversight of the consolidation, development, and maintenance of plans and procedures that provide continuity of security operations;

(2) the development and implementation of tenant training that addresses threats and emergency procedures; and

(3) the development and implementation of threat and emergency exercises.

(c) The director must provide a minimum of one state trooper assigned to the Capitol complex at all times. The director and any state troopers assigned to the Capitol complex must have current training in, or recent experience conducting, criminal investigations that include identifying witnesses and report writing.

(d) Subject to available resources, the director must provide for a staffing complement and reimbursements to meet the requirements under section 299E.10.

~~(d)~~ (e) The director, in consultation with the advisory committee under section 299E.04, ~~shall~~ must, at least annually, hold a meeting or meetings to discuss, among other issues, Capitol complex security, emergency planning, public safety, and public access to the Capitol complex. The meetings must include, at a minimum:

(1) Capitol complex tenants and state employees;

(2) nongovernmental entities, such as lobbyists, vendors, and the media; and

(3) the public and public advocacy groups.

(f) Capitol Security is the lead agency responsible for investigating alleged criminal offenses that occur in state‑owned buildings and state leased-to-own buildings, or on grounds surrounding these buildings, within the Capitol Area. Another law enforcement agency may assume responsibility for a criminal investigation under this paragraph if the director and the chief law enforcement officer for the other agency agree, in writing, to transfer responsibility for the investigation.

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

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Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299E.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Powers and duties transferred. All powers, duties and responsibilities heretofore assigned by law to the commissioner of administration relating to the general function of security in Capitol complex state-owned buildings are hereby transferred to the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner of public safety ~~shall have~~ has the final authority regarding public safety and security in the Capitol complex. The commissioner of administration ~~shall have~~ has the powers, duties, and responsibilities relating to the Capitol complex of state-owned buildings as provided under chapter 16B.

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

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299E.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Capitol complex. For purposes of this section, the Capitol complex of state-owned buildings ~~shall be~~ is as defined in chapter 15B, and acts amendatory thereof and such other state-owned or state-leased buildings and property within the Twin Cities metropolitan area as the governor from time to time may designate.

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

Sec. 10. [299E.015] CAPITOL COMPLEX SECURITY; REPORTS.

Subdivision 1. Public report. (a) By January 15 of each year beginning in calendar year 2028, the commissioner must submit a report on Capitol security to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state government, public safety, and transportation and to the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security.

(b) At a minimum, the report must:

(1) provide sufficient information to support a public conversation on Capitol complex security while maintaining the integrity of the state's security posture;

(2) provide an overview of the activities of Capitol Security and the legislative services unit;

(3) review the performance of the legislative services unit;

(4) summarize any credible threats and security assessments, without disclosing sensitive information;

(5) provide summary data for the prior year on the number of:

(i) threat assessments performed;

(ii) credible threats identified; and

(iii) changes from the preceding year in the amounts under items (i) and (ii);

(6) provide security services costs, broken down by type of activity and any reimbursements; and

(7) provide any recommendations for relevant efficiency improvements, cost saving measures, and changes in security practices or state law.

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(c) The public report may include summary data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19, and may include the executive summary of the report under subdivision 2.

(d) The report must not contain descriptions of identified security vulnerabilities; public and controlled access systems and pathways; staffing patterns; architectural constraints; camera, alarm, and records technology systems; and other information of which the disclosure would be likely to jeopardize the security of the Capitol buildings and the individuals who work in and visit those spaces.

Subd. 2. Not public report. (a) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner of public safety must report to the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security, the senate majority leader, the senate minority leader, the speaker of the house, and the minority leader of the house of representatives or, if there is no minority leader, the leader of the caucus that is not represented by the speaker of the house on Capitol security. At a minimum, the report must:

(1) describe how money appropriated for Capitol security was used in the previous year;

(2) detail any security incidents that occurred in the previous year;

(3) summarize the status of security staffing, use of technology, training, and other security procedures;

(4) describe any identified security vulnerabilities and propose steps to eliminate or mitigate those vulnerabilities; and

(5) make recommendations for changes in security policy and levels of funding.

(b) The report prepared under this section is security information as defined in section 13.37, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).

Sec. 11. [299E.10] LEGISLATIVE SERVICES.

Subdivision 1. Unit created. A legislative services unit is established within Capitol Security to perform the duties specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Staffing. The legislative services unit must be under the supervision and control of a member of the State Patrol who is a peace officer.

Subd. 3. Duties. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "security services" includes but is not limited to security activities; protective activities; identification and assessment of public safety vulnerabilities, risks, and threats; and emergency response.

(b) At a minimum, the duties of the legislative services unit are to:

(1) coordinate security services provided to members of the legislature, including but not limited to activities as a centralized communications and coordination hub and a liaison between members of the legislature, the sergeants‑at-arms of the senate and house of representatives, the Minnesota Fusion Center, and local law enforcement agencies;

(2) develop and maintain a plan on security services provided to members of the legislature, which must include but is not limited to a threat matrix protocol for members of the legislature, for use statewide by the state and political subdivisions;

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(3) develop protocols or procedures for security services communications related to or conducted with members of the legislature;

(4) develop protocols or procedures to identify, collate, assess, and respond to a credible threat to life or safety of a member of the legislature;

(5) review and provide input on plans by political subdivisions and local law enforcement agencies for security services provided to members of the legislature;

(6) offer to provide security orientation and training for newly elected members of the legislature prior to or within 21 days of taking the oath of office; and

(7) perform other activities determined to be necessary and related to the duties specified in this subdivision, after consultation with the commissioner and the governor.

(c) The duties of the legislative services unit do not include individualized personal protective activities or emergency response outside the Capitol complex, except as provided under section 299D.03, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c) and (d).

(d) The commissioner may provide security and protection under paragraph (b) in the form and manner the commissioner deems necessary.

(e) The protocols and procedures under paragraph (b) must follow generally accepted practices for security activities information gathering and evaluation and must safeguard the due process rights, civil liberties, and privacy rights of individuals.

Subd. 4. Agreements with local law enforcement; reimbursement. (a) The commissioner may enter into an agreement or similar arrangement with a local law enforcement agency for assistance by local peace officers to meet the security activities requirements under this section or section 299D.03, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c) and (d).

(b) An appropriation to the commissioner for the legislative services unit or the State Patrol, other than from the trunk highway fund, is available for reimbursement to a local law enforcement agency for eligible costs of assistance.

(c) The commissioner must establish a reimbursement process that minimizes submission and implementation burdens. Eligible costs for reimbursement must include but are not limited to time and overtime of personnel, travel expenses, equipment use, and other documented direct costs determined by the commissioner as necessary and reasonable.

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

Sec. 12. SECURITY SERVICES TASK FORCE.

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

(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.

(d) "Task force" means the Security Services Task Force established in this section.

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Subd. 2. Establishment. The Security Services Task Force is established to advise and provide recommendations on security and protective services provided to members of the legislature.

Subd. 3. Membership. (a) The task force is composed of the following members:

(1) two members of the senate, with one appointed by the senate majority leader and one appointed by the senate minority leader;

(2) two members of the house of representatives, with one appointed by the leader of each primary caucus in the house of representatives;

(3) the commissioner or a designee;

(4) one representative from the Minnesota Fusion Center, appointed by the commissioner;

(5) the chief supervisor of the State Patrol or a designee;

(6) the director of Capitol Security or a designee;

(7) one representative from the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, appointed by the president of the association's board of directors;

(8) one representative from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, appointed by the president of the association's board of directors;

(9) the sergeants-at-arms of the senate or a designee; and

(10) the sergeants-at-arms of the house of representatives or a designee.

(b) By August 15, 2026, the appointing authorities under paragraph (a) must make the appointments and designations.

(d) At its first meeting, the task force must elect a chair or cochairs from among the task force members specified in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), by a majority vote of those members present and may elect a vice-chair as necessary.

Subd. 4. Meetings. (a) By September 15, 2026, the commissioner must convene the first meeting of the task force.

(b) The task force must meet as necessary to accomplish the duties under subdivision 5.

(c) The task force is subject to the Open Meeting Law under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D, including but not limited to the authority provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (d).

Subd. 5. Duties. (a) The task force must:

(1) review and analyze national best practices on security services for public officials;

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(2) advise the commissioner on implementation of the legislative services unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.10, including but not limited to providing input on (i) unit duties, and (ii) mutual aid and reimbursement processes under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.10, subdivision 4;

(3) assist the commissioner in the development of protocols for communication and coordination of security services for members of the legislature, including but not limited to providing a recommendation of approval or disapproval of the protocols;

(4) analyze effectiveness, deficiencies, costs, data privacy, and potential enhancements of information technology systems used for security services communications related to members of the legislature;

(5) evaluate methods to provide security services to the house of representatives and senate or a legislative proceeding or event, and to provide individualized personal protective services for a member of the legislature;

(6) advise the commissioner in the development of procedures and requirements for security orientation and training for new members of the legislature;

(7) evaluate methods to ensure personal data privacy related to personal security needs of members of the legislature;

(8) perform other activities as determined to be necessary and related to the duties specified in this subdivision; and

(9) develop recommendations related to the duties specified in this subdivision.

(b) The task force may only adopt a finding or recommendation following a vote of at least four of the task force members specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3).

Subd. 6. Administration. (a) The commissioner must provide administrative and staff support for the task force.

(b) Upon request of the task force, the commissioner and local units of government must provide information and technical assistance in a timely fashion.

(c) Members of the task force serve without compensation under this section. Legislative members may receive per diem and reimbursement for expenses as provided in the rules of their respective bodies.

Subd. 7. Report. By February 1, 2027, the commissioner and the task force must jointly submit a report on the task force to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state government, public safety, and transportation and to the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security. At a minimum, the report must:

(1) summarize the activities of the task force, including for each of the duties specified under subdivision 5;

(2) identify task force findings and recommendations and any resulting actions by the commissioner;

(3) provide a status update on implementation of the legislative services unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.10;

(4) provide a preliminary draft of the plan required under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.10, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2); and

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(5) make recommendations on any relevant changes in state law, including proposed legislation.

Subd. 8. Expiration. The task force expires on June 30, 2027.

Sec. 13. REPORT; LEGISLATIVE SERVICES UNIT IMPLEMENTATION.

By December 15, 2027, the commissioner of public safety must submit a report on the legislative services unit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state government, public safety, and transportation and to the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security. At a minimum, the report must:

(1) provide a status update on implementation of the legislative services unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.10;

(2) summarize the activities of the legislative services unit for each of the duties specified under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.10, subdivision 3;

(3) provide the plan required under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.10, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (5);

(4) identify any actions taken by the commissioner in response to recommendations of the Security Services Task Force under section 12;

(5) identify and explain the expenditures for legislative services unit implementation; and

(6) make recommendations on any relevant changes in state law, including proposed legislation."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying provisions governing Capitol complex security; creating database of emergency contact information of elected officials; providing for security and protective services for members of the legislature; establishing Security Services Task Force; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 3.1985, subdivision 1; 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 299D.03, subdivision 1; 299E.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299A; 299E."

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

The report was adopted.

Frazier and Torkelson from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3532, A bill for an act relating to veterans; modifying eligibility for burial in state veterans cemeteries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 197.236, subdivisions 8, 9.

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

The report was adopted.

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Frazier and Torkelson from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 3732, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for the Department of Employment and Economic Development; modifying economic development and workforce development policy; making labor and industry policy changes; canceling and modifying prior appropriations; modifying fees; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.435, by adding a subdivision; 116J.575, subdivision 1a; 116J.8731, subdivision 4; 116L.20, subdivision 2; 116L.362, subdivision 1; 116L.364, subdivision 1; 116L.561, subdivision 6; 116L.665, by adding a subdivision; 116L.99, subdivision 3; 116T.02; 116T.03, subdivision 1; 116U.24; 116U.242; 116U.25; 326B.107, subdivision 2; 326B.32, subdivision 2; 326B.33, subdivisions 4, 19; 326B.36, subdivision 3; 326B.37, subdivision 7; 446A.07, subdivision 9; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 116L.05, subdivision 5; 116L.562, subdivision 1; 116L.90, subdivision 3; 116L.98, subdivision 3; 326B.37, subdivisions 5, 6; 446A.07, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116L; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116J.437; 116J.438; 116J.617, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 116J.658; 116J.872; 116J.8745; 116J.876; 116J.8761; 116J.8762; 116J.8763; 116J.8764; 116J.8765; 116J.8766; 116J.8767; 116J.8768; 116J.8769; 116J.8770; 116J.8771; 116J.9922; 116L.18; 326B.31, subdivision 7; 326B.33, subdivisions 3, 5, 6; 469.309.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 16, after line 4, insert:

"Sec. 17. APPROPRIATION.

$41,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for the establishment of the health care workforce grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.92. This is a onetime appropriation."

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

The report was adopted.

Frazier and Torkelson from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 4195, A bill for an act relating to children, youth, and families; modifying grants to youth intervention programs; modifying appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142A.43; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 3, article 22, section 20, subdivision 2.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 3, delete section 2

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 3, delete "modifying appropriations;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

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Frazier and Torkelson from the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:

H. F. No. 4252, A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying student aid reporting requirements; requiring additional accommodations for parenting students; modifying American Indian Scholars program eligibility; modifying provisions related to private career schools, private and out-of-state postsecondary institutions, unemployment insurance aid, and developmental courses; modifying prior appropriations; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 135A.121, subdivision 2; 136A.053; 136A.091, subdivisions 2, 9; 136A.121, subdivision 2; 136A.1215, subdivision 5; 136A.1241, subdivision 8; 136A.125, subdivision 2; 136A.1274, subdivision 4; 136A.1275, subdivision 4; 136A.1465, subdivision 10; 136A.233, subdivision 3; 136A.62, by adding a subdivision; 136A.64, subdivisions 1, 5; 136A.65, subdivision 8; 136A.653, subdivisions 1b, 3a; 136A.672, subdivision 5; 136A.675, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 136A.821, subdivisions 13, 16, 17; 136A.822, subdivisions 4, 10, 12, by adding subdivisions; 136A.823, subdivisions 1, 3; 136A.826, subdivision 1; 136A.827, subdivisions 1, 4; 136A.828, subdivision 6; 136A.829, subdivisions 1, 3; 136A.8295, subdivision 5; 136A.83; 136G.03, subdivisions 30, 31, by adding a subdivision; 136G.05, subdivision 10; 136G.13, by adding a subdivision; 268.193, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 135A.1582, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 136A.246, subdivision 1a; 136A.69, subdivision 1; 136A.82, subdivision 1; 136A.821, subdivisions 5, 21; 136A.822, subdivisions 6, 8, 13; 136A.824, subdivisions 1, 2; 136A.833, subdivisions 1, 2; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 2; 3, subdivisions 1, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; 136A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 124D.09, subdivision 10a; 136A.657; 136A.827, subdivisions 1b, 2; 136A.834, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 136G.03, subdivision 11; 136G.09, subdivision 10; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.834, subdivisions 1, 5.

Reported the same back with the following amendments:

Page 41, delete section 63

Renumber the sections in sequence

Amend the title as follows:

Page 1, line 6, delete "modifying prior appropriations;"

Correct the title numbers accordingly

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

The report was adopted.

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS

H. F. Nos. 1082, 3230, 3532, 3732, 4195 and 4252 were read for the second time.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 4807 was read for the second time.

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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

The following House Files were introduced:

Davis, Roach, Wiener and Fogelman introduced:

H. F. No. 5090, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the disorderly house crime; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.33, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions.

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

Scott introduced:

H. F. No. 5091, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying the process of firearm purchase by peace officers; 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.

Igo, Warwas and Skraba introduced:

H. F. No. 5092, A bill for an act relating to taxes; minerals taxes; modifying the production tax distribution; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 298.28, subdivision 4.

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

O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. No. 5093, A bill for an act relating to retirement; requiring the commissioner of management and budget to establish a program allowing state employees to contribute to a Launch Account and have employer matching contributions to the Minnesota deferred compensation plan be redirected for deposit in a Launch Account; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. No. 5094, A bill for an act relating to elections; establishing requirements for polling place designations for school district special elections in districts with boundaries that include more than one county; amending notice requirements for school district special elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 205A.11, subdivisions 1, 2a.

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

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Myers introduced:

H. F. No. 5095, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing the Minnesota Imagination Library program; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

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

Schultz, Novotny, Skraba, Duran, Hudson and Stier introduced:

H. F. No. 5096, A bill for an act relating to local government; adding exception to commonality of powers requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.59, subdivision 8.

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

Feist; Baker; Jones; Kraft; Lee, K., and Fischer introduced:

H. F. No. 5097, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating an Advisory Council on Community Collaboration, Stability, and Preparedness and a Minnesota Common Ground Task Force; increasing capacity for dispute resolution; requiring reports; establishing a civil health dashboard; appropriating money; 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.

Jordan introduced:

H. F. No. 5098, A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing a Permanent School Trust Lands Task Force to address permanent school trust lands located within or near the boundaries of Tribal lands; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

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. 3676, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing protections, remedies, and modifying various provisions of the Safe at Home program; establishing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 5B.02; 5B.03, subdivision 1; 5B.11; 5B.13; 171.01, subdivision 45d; 171.0605, subdivision 5; 480.30, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 43A.36, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 5B.

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

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Madam Speaker:

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

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

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. 3827, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying certain grants from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to local law enforcement as reimbursements; updating law related to recording of crimes; establishing process for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing; requiring court to provide orders for protection for access by law enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 299C.05; 299C.065; 299C.46, subdivision 6; 609A.015, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 609.2334, subdivision 11; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.12.

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. 4133, A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting certain exclusions in homeowner's insurance policies when damage is done by a peace officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 65A.27, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65A.

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

Madam Speaker:

I have the honor to announce that the Senate has appointed a committee of five members of the Senate to act with a similar committee on the part of the House of Representatives to escort the Honorable Tim Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, to the House Chamber on the occasion of the Joint Convention on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.

Senators Hawj, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Hoffman, Kreun, and Nelson have been appointed as members of such committee on the part of the Senate.

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. 1714, 2814, 3210 and 3432.

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

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FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS

S. F. No. 1714, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring payment transparency in public contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 15.72, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time.

Scott moved that S. F. No. 1714 and H. F. No. 1234, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 2814, A bill for an act relating to real estate appraisers; establishing a disciplinary sanction matrix; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 82B.

The bill was read for the first time.

Huot moved that S. F. No. 2814 and H. F. No. 2400, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 3210, A bill for an act relating to human rights; including disability accommodations as protection from discrimination; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.02, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time.

Hicks moved that S. F. No. 3210 and H. F. No. 2380, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 3432, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring removal of identifying equipment and insignia from emergency vehicles sold to the public; 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; Laws 2025, chapter 35, article 1, sections 2; 4; 5; Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 1, section 2; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 169; 299A; 299E.

The bill was read for the first time.

Moller moved that S. F. No. 3432 and H. F. No. 3230, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison. The motion prevailed.

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION

Long from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to rules 1.21 and 3.33, designated the following bills to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Thursday, April 30, 2026 and established a prefiling requirement for amendments offered to the following bills:

H. F. Nos. 3426, 4151, 4063 and 3709; and S. F. Nos. 4171, 4760, 2971, 3888 and 1750.

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MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

Johnson, W., moved that the name of Anderson, P. E., be added as an author on H. F. No. 1196. The motion prevailed.

Schultz moved that the name of Rymer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1333. The motion prevailed.

Gander moved that the name of Agbaje be added as an author on H. F. No. 3586. The motion prevailed.

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

Coulter moved that the name of Agbaje be added as an author on H. F. No. 3624. The motion prevailed.

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

Koegel moved that the name of Koznick be added as an author on H. F. No. 3694. The motion prevailed.

Repinski moved that the name of Repinski be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 3895. The motion prevailed.

Scott moved that the name of Myers be added as an author on H. F. No. 4138. The motion prevailed.

Rehrauer moved that the name of Sexton be added as an author on H. F. No. 4171. The motion prevailed.

Kraft moved that the name of Sexton be added as an author on H. F. No. 4233. The motion prevailed.

Hollins moved that the name of Elkins be added as an author on H. F. No. 4845. The motion prevailed.

Rehm moved that the name of Pursell be added as an author on H. F. No. 5075. The motion prevailed.

Freiberg moved that the names of Pérez-Vega, Virnig, Pursell and Kozlowski be added as authors on H. F. No. 5077. The motion prevailed.

Huot moved that the name of Pursell be added as an author on H. F. No. 5082. The motion prevailed.

Jones moved that the name of Pérez-Vega be added as an author on H. F. No. 5083. The motion prevailed.

Quam moved that the name of Lawrence be added as an author on H. F. No. 5088. The motion prevailed.

Niska moved that the House recess subject to the call of the Chair. The motion prevailed.

RECESS

RECONVENED

The House reconvened and was called to order by the Speaker.

The Sergeant at Arms announced the arrival of the members of the Senate and they were escorted to the seats reserved for them at the front of the Chamber.

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JOINT CONVENTION

The Speaker of the House as President of the Joint Convention called the Joint Convention to order.

Prayer was offered by the Reverend Mariah Furness Tollgaard, Hamline Church, St. Paul, Minnesota.

The roll being called the following Senators answered to their names: Abeler, Bahr, Boldon, Carlson and Champion.

Senator Murphy moved that further proceedings of the roll call be dispensed with. The motion prevailed and a quorum was declared present.

The Sergeant at Arms announced the arrival of the Honorable Natalie E. Hudson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Honorable Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. They were escorted to the seats reserved for them near the rostrum.

The Sergeant at Arms announced the arrival of the Constitutional Officers of the State of Minnesota: Steve Simon, Secretary of State and Julie Blaha, State Auditor. The Constitutional Officers were escorted to the seats reserved for them.

The Sergeant at Arms announced the arrival of the Honorable Peggy Flanagan, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Minnesota. The Lieutenant Governor was escorted to their seat reserved at the rostrum.

The Sergeant at Arms announced the arrival of the Honorable Tim Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, and the official party. The Governor was escorted to the rostrum by the appointed committees.

ADDRESS BY THE GOVERNOR

As President of the Joint Convention, the Honorable Lisa Demuth presented the Honorable Tim Walz, Governor of the State of Minnesota, to deliver the "State of the State Address" to the members of the Joint Convention and their guests.

Following the address, Senator Murphy moved that the Joint Convention adjourn. The motion prevailed and the President declared the Joint Convention adjourned.

RECONVENED

The House reconvened and was called to order by the Speaker.

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ADJOURNMENT

Niska moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 30, 2026. The motion prevailed.

Niska moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 30, 2026.

Patrick Duffy Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives