STATE
OF MINNESOTA
Journal of the House
NINETY-FOURTH
SESSION - 2025
_____________________
THIRTY-SIXTH
LEGISLATIVE DAY
Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, May 13, 2025
The House of Representatives convened at
11:00 a.m. and was called to order by Bjorn Olson, Speaker pro tempore.
Prayer was offered by Pastor Joseph D.
Webb IV, The Way Church, St. Paul, Minnesota.
The members of the House gave the pledge
of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was called and the following
members were present:
Acomb
Agbaje
Allen
Altendorf
Anderson, P. E.
Anderson, P. H.
Backer
Bahner
Bakeberg
Baker
Bennett
Berg
Bierman
Bliss
Burkel
Carroll
Cha
Clardy
Coulter
Curran
Davids
Davis
Dippel
Dotseth
Duran
Elkins
Engen
Falconer
Feist
Finke
Fischer
Fogelman
Franson
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Gander
Gillman
Gomez
Gordon
Gottfried
Greene
Greenman
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Harder
Heintzeman
Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Her
Hicks
Hill
Hollins
Hortman
Howard
Hudson
Huot
Hussein
Igo
Jacob
Johnson, P.
Johnson, W.
Jones
Jordan
Joy
Keeler
Klevorn
Knudsen
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kozlowski
Koznick
Kraft
Kresha
Lawrence
Lee, F.
Lee, K.
Liebling
Lillie
Long
Mahamoud
McDonald
Mekeland
Moller
Momanyi-Hiltsley
Mueller
Murphy
Myers
Nadeau
Nash
Nelson
Niska
Noor
Norris
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson
Pérez-Vega
Perryman
Pinto
Pursell
Quam
Rarick
Rehm
Rehrauer
Repinski
Reyer
Roach
Robbins
Rymer
Schomacker
Schultz
Schwartz
Scott
Sencer-Mura
Sexton
Skraba
Smith
Stephenson
Stier
Swedzinski
Tabke
Torkelson
Van Binsbergen
Vang
Virnig
Warwas
West
Wiener
Witte
Wolgamott
Xiong
Youakim
Zeleznikar
Spk. Demuth
A quorum was present.
Pursuant to Rule 10.05, relating to Remote
House Operations, the DFL Caucus Leader permitted the following members to vote
via remote means: Hussein and Rehm.
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.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The following communications were
received:
STATE OF
MINNESOTA
OFFICE OF
THE GOVERNOR
SAINT PAUL
55155
May 8,
2025
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. 688, relating to human services; modifying service dog provisions in housing accommodations for persons with disabilities.
Sincerely,
Tim
Walz
Governor
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 2025 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 2025 |
Date Filed 2025 |
688 16 9:47 a.m. May 8 May
8
2847 18 9:27
a.m. May 8 May 8
3196 19 9:27 a.m. May 8 May
8
Sincerely,
Steve
Simon
Secretary
of State
INTRODUCTION AND
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
The
following House Files were introduced:
Dippel introduced:
H. F. No. 3319, A bill for an act relating
to employment; requiring a job accommodation request form for an employee with
a known disability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.08,
subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance
and Policy.
Feist introduced:
H. F. No. 3320, A bill for an act relating
to transportation and tourism; establishing statewide moratorium on new
billboards; declaring existing billboards nonconforming uses; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462.357, subdivision 1c; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 173.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Liebling and Scott introduced:
H. F. No. 3321, A bill for an act relating
to legislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous oversights,
inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 17.354.
The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
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.
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 bill to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Thursday, May 15,
2025 and established a prefiling requirement for amendments offered to the
following bill:
H. F. No. 2464.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following
message was received from the Senate:
Madam Speaker:
I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the
following House File, herewith returned:
H. F. No. 1090, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; renaming the library construction grant program;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 134.45.
Thomas S. Bottern,
Secretary of the Senate
CALENDAR FOR THE DAY
H. F. No. 475, A memorial
resolution requesting the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress of the
United States Congress to approve replacement of the statue of Henry Mower Rice
now on display in National Statuary Hall in the Capitol of the United States.
The bill was read for the third time and
placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the passage of
the bill and the roll was called. There
were 85 yeas and 44 nays as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Acomb
Agbaje
Allen
Anderson, P. E.
Anderson, P. H.
Bahner
Bakeberg
Baker
Berg
Bierman
Carroll
Cha
Clardy
Coulter
Curran
Davids
Dotseth
Elkins
Falconer
Feist
Finke
Fischer
Frazier
Frederick
Freiberg
Gander
Gomez
Gottfried
Greene
Greenman
Hansen, R.
Hanson, J.
Hemmingsen-Jaeger
Her
Hicks
Hill
Hollins
Hortman
Howard
Hudson
Huot
Hussein
Igo
Johnson, P.
Johnson, W.
Jones
Jordan
Keeler
Klevorn
Koegel
Kotyza-Witthuhn
Kozlowski
Kraft
Lee, F.
Lee, K.
Liebling
Lillie
Long
Mahamoud
McDonald
Moller
Momanyi-Hiltsley
Myers
Nadeau
Niska
Noor
Norris
Pérez-Vega
Pinto
Pursell
Rehm
Rehrauer
Reyer
Sencer-Mura
Skraba
Smith
Stephenson
Tabke
Vang
Virnig
West
Wolgamott
Xiong
Youakim
Zeleznikar
Those who voted in the negative were:
Altendorf
Backer
Bennett
Bliss
Burkel
Davis
Dippel
Duran
Engen
Fogelman
Franson
Gillman
Gordon
Harder
Heintzeman
Jacob
Joy
Knudsen
Koznick
Kresha
Mekeland
Mueller
Murphy
Nash
Nelson
Novotny
O'Driscoll
Olson
Rarick
Repinski
Roach
Robbins
Rymer
Schomacker
Schultz
Sexton
Stier
Swedzinski
Torkelson
Van Binsbergen
Warwas
Wiener
Witte
Spk. Demuth
The
bill was passed and its title agreed to.
H. F. No. 2437 was reported
to the House.
LAY ON THE
TABLE
Niska moved that
H. F. No. 2437 be laid on the table. The motion prevailed and
H. F. No. 2437 was laid on the table.
MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS
Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that the name of
Fischer be added as an author on H. F. No. 1758. The motion prevailed.
Greenman moved that the names of Moller
and Fischer be added as authors on H. F. No. 2688. The motion prevailed.
Liebling moved that the name of Moller be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3180. The motion prevailed.
Frazier moved that the name of Curran be
added as an author on H. F. No. 3316. The motion prevailed.
Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Kraft
be added as an author on H. F. No. 3317. The motion prevailed.
ADJOURNMENT
Niska moved that when the House adjourns
today it adjourn until 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The motion prevailed.
Niska moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker
declared the House stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
Patrick Duffy Murphy,
Chief Clerk, House of Representatives