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STATE OF MINNESOTA

 

Journal of the House

 

NINETY-FOURTH SESSION - 2026

 

_____________________

 

SEVENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

 

Saint Paul, Minnesota, Wednesday, May 13, 2026

 

 

      The House of Representatives convened at 11:00 a.m. and was called to order by Paul Novotny, Speaker pro tempore.

 

      Prayer was offered by Pastor Ryan Braley, Central Lutheran Church, Elk River, 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

Buck

Burkel

Carroll

Cha

Clardy

Coulter

Curran

Davids

Davis

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Elkins

Engen

Falconer

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Fogelman

Franson

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Gander

Gillman

Gomez

Gordon

Gottfried

Greene

Greenman

Hansen, R.

Harder

Heintzeman

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Howard

Hudson

Huot

Hussein

Igo

Jacob

Johnson, P.

Johnson, W.

Jones

Jordan

Joy

Keeler

Klevorn

Knudsen

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Koznick

Kraft

Kresha

Lawrence

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Lee, X.

Liebling

Lillie

Long

Luger-Nikolai

Mahamoud

McDonald

Mekeland

Moller

Momanyi-Hiltsley

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson

Niska

Noor

Norris

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson

Pérez-Vega

Perryman

Pinto

Pursell

Quam

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.

 

      Hanson, J., was excused until 1:05 p.m.

 

      Pursuant to Rule 10.05, relating to Remote House Operations, the Speaker permitted the following member to vote via remote means:  Hudson.

 

      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.


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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 between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:05 p.m.:  Falconer.

 

 

      The Speaker assumed the Chair.

 

 

      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 7, 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 Files:

 

      H. F. No. 3875, relating to judiciary; clarifying publication process for court notices and provisions regarding restitution and conciliation court; clarifying certain notices to public authorities in dissolution cases; modifying expiration of the Supreme Court Council on Child Protection.

 

      H. F. No. 1606, relating to commerce; prohibiting access to nudification technology.

 

      H. F. No. 4052, relating to telecommunications; modifying and clarifying various provisions governing telephone company regulation, facilities and property, pricing plans, service classification, and reporting requirements.

 

      H. F. No. 3155, relating to public safety; including gift card fraud in organized retail theft.

 

      H. F. No. 4075, relating to public safety; establishing a uniform procedure for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal convictions and judicial orders.

 

      H. F. No. 2358, relating to public safety; providing enhanced criminal penalty for certain violations of coercion crime.

 

      H. F. No. 4224, relating to environment; modifying notice requirements for water discharges.

 

      H. F. No. 3970, relating to civil law; establishing a remedy to extinguish a joint interest in a contract for deed of a perpetrator of domestic abuse or sexual assault.

 

 

                                                                                                                                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

 

                               3875                       71                                            9:13 a.m. May 7                                     May 7

                               1606                       72                                            9:14 a.m. May 7                                     May 7

                               4052                       73                                            9:15 a.m. May 7                                     May 7

                               3155                       74                                            9:17 a.m. May 7                                     May 7

                               4075                       75                                            9:18 a.m. May 7                                     May 7

                               2358                       76                                            9:19 a.m. May 7                                     May 7

      2971                                                77                                            9:19 a.m. May 7                                     May 7

     3888                                                 78                                            9:20 a.m. May 7                                     May 7

                               4224                       79                                            9:20 a.m. May 7                                     May 7

                               3970                       80                                            9:21 a.m. May 7                                     May 7

 

 

                                                                                                                                Sincerely,

 

                                                                                                                                Steve Simon

                                                                                                                                Secretary of State

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

 

 

      The following House Files were introduced:

 

 

      Greenman; Moller; Stephenson; Tabke; Finke; Frazier; Acomb; Youakim; Agbaje; Sencer-Mura; Liebling; Lee, F.; Rehm; Jordan; Curran; Berg; Frederick; Pinto; Mahamoud; Bierman; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Elkins; Luger-Nikolai; Hicks; Greene; Pérez-Vega; Lee, X.; Virnig; Howard; Hollins; Long; Pursell; Kozlowski; Keeler and Jones introduced:

 

H. F. No. 5140, A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating the ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines; modifying provisions for possessing dangerous weapons in schools, negligently storing firearms, and reporting on firearms discharge by law


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enforcement; reenacting the binary trigger ban; criminalizing ghost guns; modifying and clarifying the extreme risk protection order law; encouraging schools to implement local anonymous threat reporting systems; modifying reimbursement rates for mental health providers in the medical assistance program; requiring reports; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 609.66, subdivisions 1d, 1f; 609.666, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.712, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 624.7131, by adding a subdivision; 624.7132, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 15; 624.7134, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 624.7141, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 624.7171, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 624.7172; 624.7173; 624.7174; 624.7175; 624.7176, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.7177, subdivision 2; 624.7178, subdivisions 1, 4; 626.553, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 256B.761, by adding a subdivision; 624.7132, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121A; 624; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 38; 609.667.

 

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

 

 

Gottfried, Virnig, Curran and Keeler introduced:

 

H. F. No. 5141, A bill for an act relating to eminent domain; authorizing the state or a county to acquire the property of a public utility or cooperative electric association through eminent domain; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.47.

 

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

 

 

Elkins, Robbins and Nadeau introduced:

 

H. F. No. 5142, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a hospital charity care payment program administered by the commissioner of health; depositing money collected from the hospital surcharge in a charity care account in the special revenue fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 256.9656; 256.9657, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

 

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

 

 

Schultz, Hudson, Harder, Franson, Mekeland and Heintzeman introduced:

 

H. F. No. 5143, A bill for an act relating to state government; repealing affirmative action requirements for state agencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 43A.01, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 43A.02, subdivision 33; 43A.19, subdivision 3; 43A.191; 363A.36; 363A.37; 473.143; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 43A.19, subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, parts 3905.0100; 3905.0200; 3905.0300; 3905.0400; 3905.0500; 3905.0600; 3905.0700; 5000.3420.

 

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

 

 

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 bill to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Thursday, May 14, 2026 and established a prefiling requirement for amendments offered to the following bill:

 

      S. F. No. 3720.


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       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 Speaker pro tempore Olson.

 

 

      Pursuant to Rule 10.05, relating to Remote House Operations, the Speaker permitted the following member to vote via remote means for the remainder of today’s session:  Rarick.

 

 

      The following Conference Committee Report was received:

 

 

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 1141

 

A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a supplemental budget for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; authorizing the issuance of housing infrastructure bonds; modifying the authority of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency over the housing development fund; requiring reports; transferring money; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 462A.05, subdivision 8; 462A.20, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 462A.21, subdivisions 10, 12a; 462A.37, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 5; Laws 2025, chapter 32, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 1, 3, 15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.21, subdivision 5.

 

May 12, 2026

The Honorable Lisa M. Demuth

Speaker of the House of Representatives

 

The Honorable Bobby Joe Champion

President of the Senate

 

We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 1141 report that we have agreed upon the items in dispute and recommend as follows:

 

That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 1141, the second engrossment, be further amended as follows:

 

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

 

"ARTICLE 1

HOUSING APPROPRIATIONS

 

Section 1.  Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 18, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 14, section 9, and Laws 2026, chapter 43, section 1, is amended to read:

 

      Subd. 18.  Supportive Housing

 

10,000,000

 

-0-

 

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


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(b) Of this amount, $9,000,000 is for grants to United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Program grantees for fiscal year 2024 or fiscal year 2025 whose contracts have expired or will expire before December 31, 2026 2027, and have experienced or will experience funding gaps.  The agency may prioritize awards to grantees based on need.  The agency shall coordinate with local Continuums of Care to identify grantee prioritization.  Notwithstanding the application provisions outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.42, subdivision 5, and the procurement provisions outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.06, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6, the agency may noncompetitively award grants to existing and previous federal continuum of care funding recipients.  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.42, subdivision 4, funding may must be used as supplemental emergency support resources, which can include matching funds, for permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and system-related activities for the identified grantees.  The agency will coordinate with stakeholders on a distribution process and establish such a process within 30 days of enactment.

 

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

 

(d) In the event that the amount specified in paragraph (b) is no longer needed to address financial needs of existing and previous federal Continuum of Care funding recipients as set out in paragraph (b), then remaining funds may be used by the agency for purposes set out in paragraph (a).

 

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

 

Sec. 2.  MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS.

 

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 462A.20, subdivision 3, and 462A.21, subdivision 10, $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the aggregated earnings from investments of state appropriations made pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.20, subdivision 3, in the housing development fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for the following purposes:


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(1) $14,275,000 is for the workforce housing development program under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.39;

 

(2) $4,000,000 is for the supportive housing program under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.42, and must be used for the purposes provided in section 1, paragraph (b), except that, as provided in section 1, paragraph (d), if this amount is not needed for those purposes, it may be used for the purposes provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.42;

 

(3) $4,000,000 is for the manufactured home park infrastructure grant and loan program under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.2035, subdivision 1b;

 

(4) $2,000,000 is for the family homeless prevention and assistance program under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204, and may be used in the manner provided in section 3, subdivision 3;

 

(5) $425,000 is for the capacity-building grants program under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 3b, for a grant to a statewide tenant education and hotline service that provides free and confidential legal advice for all Minnesota renters.  This amount may be awarded to existing grantees notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.06, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6;

 

(6) $150,000 is for the homeownership education, counseling, and training program under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209.  This amount may be awarded to existing grantees notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.06, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; and

 

(7) $150,000 is for the Minnesota Nice HomeShare pilot program established under paragraph (b).

 

(b) The commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must award a grant to St. Louis County for the county to establish and administer the Minnesota Nice HomeShare pilot program to assist seniors in the counties of Lake, St. Louis, and Washington to reduce living expenses by matching seniors who own homes with spare rooms to adults in need of affordable housing.  For the purposes of this section, "senior" means a person 55 years of age or older.  St. Louis County may partner with the Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging, the other named counties in this paragraph, or organizations that advocate for seniors, to promote the program.  The program must:

 

(1) assist hosts and renters over the telephone, through a text chat function or by video;

 

(2) collect and process rental payments from renters and distribute payments to hosts in a timely manner;

 

(3) protect the private information and data of hosts and renters;

 

(4) conduct background checks on hosts and renters, including contacting at least two references for each host and renter;

 

(5) acquire from renters employment verification or proof of school enrollment; and

 

(6) review and process all applications.

 

(c) This is a onetime appropriation.

 

Sec. 3.  RETURN OF UNUSED TAX-FORFEITED SETTLEMENT APPROPRIATION; CANCELLATION; APPROPRIATION.

 

Subdivision 1.  Return of money.  Notwithstanding Laws 2024, chapter 113, section 1, subdivision 5, on June 29, 2026, the claims administrator appointed under Laws 2024, chapter 113, to settle litigation related to the state's retention of tax-forfeited lands, surplus proceeds from the sale of tax-forfeited lands, and mineral rights in those lands must return to the commissioner of management and budget the amount of the appropriation under Laws 2024, chapter 113, section 1, subdivision 5, that is not needed to settle claims under Laws 2024, chapter 113.


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Subd. 2.
  Cancellation.  The commissioner of management and budget must cancel the amount received under subdivision 1 to the general fund within one day of the receipt of the money.

 

Subd. 3.  Appropriation.  The amount canceled under subdivision 2, less $2,000,000, is appropriated in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for the family homeless prevention and assistance program under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204.  This is a onetime appropriation and is made available for the purposes of the housing development fund.  Notwithstanding the procurement provisions outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.06, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6, the agency may award grants to federally recognized Indian Tribes, to existing program grantees, and to former program grantees.  The agency must consider community need, grantee capacity, and geographic distribution when awarding money.  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.97, the agency must use all available methods and schedule of payments, including advanced payments, to effectuate legislative intent.  Money must be spent by December 31, 2026.  The agency may, at its discretion, redistribute unused or underutilized money among grantees to increase program efficiency and effectiveness.

 

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

 

ARTICLE 2

HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS

 

Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.37, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

 

Subd. 2l.  Additional authorization.  In addition to the amount authorized in subdivisions 2 to 2k and 3a, the agency may issue up to $100,000,000 in one or more series to which the payments under this section may be pledged.

 

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

 

Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 5.  Additional appropriation.  (a) The agency must certify annually to the commissioner of management and budget the actual amount of annual debt service on each series of bonds issued under this section.

 

(b) Each July 15, beginning in 2015 and through 2037, if any housing infrastructure bonds issued under subdivision 2a, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $6,400,000 annually.  The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

 

(c) Each July 15, beginning in 2017 and through 2038, if any housing infrastructure bonds issued under subdivision 2b, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $800,000 annually.  The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

 

(d) Each July 15, beginning in 2019 and through 2040, if any housing infrastructure bonds issued under subdivision 2c, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a), not to exceed $2,800,000 annually.  The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.


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(e) Each July 15, beginning in 2020 and through 2041, if any housing infrastructure bonds issued under subdivision 2d, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a).  The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

 

(f) Each July 15, beginning in 2020 and through 2041, if any housing infrastructure bonds issued under subdivision 2e, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a).  The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

 

(g) Each July 15, beginning in 2022 and through 2043, if any housing infrastructure bonds issued under subdivision 2f, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a).  The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

 

(h) Each July 15, beginning in 2022 and through 2043, if any housing infrastructure bonds issued under subdivision 2g, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a).  The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

 

(i) Each July 15, beginning in 2023 and through 2044, if any housing infrastructure bonds issued under subdivision 2h, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a).  The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

 

(j) Each July 15, beginning in 2026 and through 2047, if any housing infrastructure bonds issued under subdivision 2j, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a).  The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

 

(k) Each July 15, beginning in 2027 and through 2048, if any housing infrastructure bonds issued under subdivision 2k, or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those bonds, remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a).  The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

 

(l) Each July 15, beginning in 2028 and through 2049, if any housing infrastructure bonds issued under subdivision 2l or housing infrastructure bonds issued to refund those bonds remain outstanding, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer to the housing infrastructure bond account established under section 462A.21, subdivision 33, the amount certified under paragraph (a).  The amounts necessary to make the transfers are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.

 

(m) The agency may pledge to the payment of the housing infrastructure bonds the payments to be made by the state under this section.

 

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


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ARTICLE 3

HOUSING POLICY

 

Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 118A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 2.  Additional investment authority.  Qualifying governments may invest the amount described in subdivision 3:

 

(1) in index mutual funds based in the United States and indexed to a broad market United States equity index, on the condition that index mutual fund investments must be made directly with the main sales office of the fund; or

 

(2) in shares of a company that:

 

(i) is registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;

 

(ii) concentrates in investment grade fixed income securities;

 

(iii) holds, at the time of purchase, at least 80 percent of its investments in federally insured or guaranteed securities, including by government sponsored entities; and

 

(iv) has a mission, in part, to provide direct investment in local multifamily housing development; or

 

(3) with the Minnesota State Board of Investment subject to such terms and minimum amounts as may be adopted by the board.

 

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

 

Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 118A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

 

Subd. 3a.  Housing and redevelopment authorities; investment authority.  A housing and redevelopment authority created in a county or statutory or home rule charter city that meets the criteria of subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), may invest its funds in investments that meet the criteria of subdivision 2, clause (2), subject to the limitations and requirements for qualifying governments under subdivisions 3 and 4.

 

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

 

Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 118A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 4.  Approval.  Before investing pursuant to this section, the governing body of the qualifying government must adopt a resolution or investment policy that includes the following statements:

 

(1) the governing body understands that investments under subdivision 2 have a risk of loss;

 

(2) the governing body understands the type of funds that are being invested and the specific investment itself; and

 

(3) the governing body certifies that all funds designated for investment through the State Board of Investment meet the requirements of this section and the policies and procedures established by the State Board of Investment.

 

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


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Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.041, is amended to read:

 

462A.041 MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY.

 

(a) For the purposes of this section, "interactive technology" has the meaning in section 13D.001, subdivision 2.

 

(a) Notwithstanding sections 13D.01 and 13D.02, (b) The Housing Finance Agency may conduct a meeting of its members by telephone or other electronic means interactive technology so long as the following conditions are met:

 

(1) all members of the agency participating in the meeting, wherever their physical location, can hear one another and can hear all discussion and testimony;

 

(2) members of the public present at the regular meeting location of the agency can hear all discussion and testimony and all votes of members of the agency;

 

(3) at least one member of the agency, the commissioner, the deputy commissioner, or an attorney for the agency is physically present at the regular meeting location; and

 

(4) all votes are conducted by roll call, so each member's vote on each issue can be identified and recorded.

 

(b) (c) Each member of the agency participating in a meeting by electronic means interactive technology is considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all proceedings.

 

(c) (d) If telephone or another electronic means interactive technology is used to conduct a meeting, the agency to the extent practical, shall allow a person to monitor the meeting electronically from a remote location.  The agency may require the person making such a connection to pay for documented marginal costs that the agency incurs as a result of the additional connection.  Meetings must be made available on a website for live video streaming and be archived on a website for playback at a later time.

 

(d) (e) If telephone or another electronic means interactive technology is used to conduct a regular, special, or emergency meeting, the agency shall provide notice of the regular meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by electronic means interactive technology, and of the provisions of paragraph (c) (d).  The timing and method of providing notice is governed by section 13D.04.

 

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

 

Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.05, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 8.  Service charges.  (a) It may collect reasonable interest, fees, and charges in connection with making and servicing its loans, notes, bonds, obligations, commitments and other evidences of indebtedness, and in connection with providing technical, consultative and project assistance services.  Such interest, fees and charges shall be limited to the amounts required to pay the costs of the agency, including operating and administrative expenses, and reasonable allowances for losses which may be incurred.

 

(b) Notwithstanding section 16B.98, subdivision 14, or any other law to the contrary, the agency may not retain any portion of any amount appropriated to the agency, unless the aggregated earnings from investments of state appropriations are insufficient to pay the costs and expenses necessary and incidental to the development and operation of programs funded by state appropriations.  Retentions from state appropriations may not exceed the


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amount by which the costs and expenses necessary and incidental to the development and operation of state programs exceed the aggregated earnings from investments of state appropriations.  Prior to retaining any portion of an appropriation to the agency, the agency must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over housing finance and policy.  This paragraph expires June 30, 2028.

 

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

 

Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 2.  Which money in fund.  (a) There shall be paid into the housing development fund:

 

(1) any moneys appropriated and made available by the state for the purposes of the fund;

 

(2) any moneys transferred into and made available by the state for the purposes of the fund;

 

(2) (3) any moneys which the agency receives in repayment of advances made from the fund;

 

(3) (4) any other moneys which may be made available to the agency for the purpose of the fund from any other source or sources;

 

(4) (5) all fees and charges collected by the agency;

 

(5) (6) all interest or other income not required by the provisions of a resolution or indenture securing notes or bonds to be paid into another special fund.

 

(b) Money in the housing development fund may be used only for the purposes of the housing development fund and may not be transferred from the fund for other purposes.

 

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

 

Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 3.  Separate accounts; transfers; limits.  Whenever any money is appropriated by the state to the agency solely for a specified purpose or purposes, the agency shall establish a separate bookkeeping account or accounts in the housing development fund to record the receipt and disbursement of such money and of the income, gain, and loss from the investment and reinvestment thereof.  Earnings from investment of any amounts appropriated by the state to the agency for a specified purpose or purposes may be aggregated.  The costs and expenses necessary and incidental to the development and operation of all programs funded by state appropriations may be paid from the aggregated earnings from investments prior to periodic distributions of earnings to separate accounts to be used for the same purpose as the respective original appropriation.  The agency must distribute earnings as provided in subdivision 5.  The agency may transfer unencumbered balances from one appropriated account to another, provided that no money appropriated for the purpose of agency loan programs may be transferred to an account to be used for making grants, except that money appropriated for the purpose of section 462A.05, subdivision 14a, may be transferred for the purpose of section 462A.05, subdivision 15a.  The commissioner must inform the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over housing finance and policy in writing prior to making a transfer pursuant to this subdivision.  The written notice must include how much money will be transferred, why the transfer will be made, and when the transfer will occur.  The written notice must also be filed with the Legislative Reference Library in compliance with section 3.195.

 

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


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Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 4.  Operating costs Report.  (a) On or before February 15 of each year, the agency shall deliver must submit a report to the chairs of the finance and appropriations committees of the legislature and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over housing finance and policy, ways and means, and finance on the costs of operating the agency in the previous fiscal year.  The report shall include must differentiate between costs to administer programs funded by state appropriations and other agency activities.  For both types of costs, the report must include the following:  (1) the expenditures for salaries and benefits, rent, professional and technical services, and general agency administration,; (2) the number of full-time equivalent staff positions; and (3) the agency's audited financial statements which include information on expenditures and receipts relating to debt issuance and administration and loan origination and administration.  The report shall must also include a budget plan for operating costs that differentiates between the costs to administer programs funded by state appropriations and other agency activities.  For both types of costs, the report must include projected costs for salaries and benefits, rent, professional and technical services, and general administration for the current fiscal year, including estimates of changes in costs from the previous fiscal year.  If it appears that the costs in the current fiscal year will exceed the budget plan contained in the report submitted under this subdivision, the agency must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees or divisions with jurisdiction over the agency's budget housing finance and policy that the costs in the current fiscal year will exceed the submitted budget plan and the reasons for the changes in costs and must submit a revised budget plan to the commissioner of management and budget and obtain the commissioner's concurrence with the revised plan.  The agency must also notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees or divisions with jurisdiction over the agency's budget housing finance and policy when the agency is considering an expansion of agency activities that were was not contemplated in the submitted budget plan.

 

(b) The report under this subdivision must additionally provide:

 

(1) the amount of aggregated earnings from investments of state appropriations as of January 1 of the year the report is to be submitted;

 

(2) the amounts used pursuant to subdivision 5 in the prior calendar year and the programs for which each amount was originally appropriated and through which each amount was used;

 

(3) the amounts of any administrative retentions from state appropriations in the prior calendar year;

 

(4) the amount, as of January 1 of the year the report is to be submitted, of the unencumbered balance that was appropriated prior to the current fiscal year, including citations to the laws making the original appropriations and explanations why the amounts remain unencumbered; and

 

(5) the amount that the agency projected pursuant to subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause (2), in its most recent calculation pursuant to that subdivision, along with information on the assumptions used in creating those projections.

 

Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

 

Subd. 5.  Use of earnings from investments of state appropriations required.  (a) By September 1 each odd‑numbered year, the agency must determine the difference between:  (1) the amount as of June 30 of that year of aggregated earnings from investments of state appropriations in the housing development fund; and (2) the amount that the agency projects that it will incur in costs and expenses necessary and incidental to the development and operation of programs funded by state appropriations in the fiscal year beginning that July 1 and in the following fiscal year. 


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(b) Each biennium the commissioner must use 25 percent of the difference determined in paragraph (a), in the manner provided in this subdivision.  Before December 31 of the even-numbered year in each biennium, the agency must encumber the amount to be used under this subdivision, or the agency must provide public notice of the solicitations through which the amount will be awarded.  Earnings must be used for purposes that are comparable to the purposes of the respective original appropriations and consistent with legislative intent.

 

(c) Use of aggregated earnings from investment of state appropriations is not required under this subdivision if, when completing the calculation under paragraph (a), the amount in paragraph (a), clause (2), exceeds the amount in paragraph (a), clause (1).

 

(d) The agency must consult with the commissioner of management and budget when projecting its costs pursuant to paragraph (a), clause (2).

 

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

 

Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.21, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 10.  Certain appropriations available until expended.  Notwithstanding the repeal of section 462A.26 and the provisions of section 16A.28 or any other law relating to lapse of an appropriation, the appropriations made to the agency by the legislature in 1976 and subsequent years are available until fully expended, and the allocations provided in the appropriations remain in effect.  Earnings from investments of any of the amounts appropriated to the agency are appropriated to the agency to be used for the same purposes as the respective original appropriations or for the purposes provided in section 462A.20, subdivision 5, after payment of the costs and expenses necessary and incidental to the development and operation of the programs authorized under this chapter all programs funded by state appropriations. 

 

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

 

Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.21, subdivision 12a, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 12a.  Program money transfer.  Unencumbered balances of money appropriated for the purpose of loans or grants for agency programs under these subdivisions may be transferred between programs created by these subdivisions or in accordance with section 462A.20, subdivision 3.  The commissioner must inform the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over housing finance and policy in writing prior to making a transfer pursuant to this subdivision.  The written notice must include how much money will be transferred, why the transfer will be made, and when the transfer will occur.  The written notice must also be filed with the Legislative Reference Library in compliance with section 3.195.

 

Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 462A.44, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

 

Subd. 3.  Eligible recipient.  (a) A city, as defined in section 462C.02, subdivision 6, or a county is eligible to apply for and receive a grant from either account established in subdivision 2 the bond proceeds fund or a loan from the local public housing development fund.

 

(b) A federally recognized American Indian Tribe or a Tribally designated housing entity is eligible to apply for and receive a loan from the local public housing program account in the housing development fund.

 

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


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Sec. 13.  [462A.45] LIVED-EXPERIENCE ENGAGEMENT EXEMPTION.

 

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, income received from lived-experience engagement is not considered income, assets, or personal property for purposes of determining eligibility or recertifying eligibility for state public assistance, including but not limited to: 

 

(1) child care assistance programs under chapter 142E;

 

(2) general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, and food support under chapters 142F and 256D;

 

(3) housing support under chapter 256I;

 

(4) Minnesota family investment program under chapter 142G; and

 

(5) economic assistance programs under chapter 256P. 

 

(b) For purposes of this section, "lived-experience engagement" means the agency engaging with people with relevant experience identified by the agency for the purposes of (1) serving as a community reviewer of proposals submitted as part of an agency request for proposals, or (2) gathering and sharing feedback on the impact of housing programs.

 

Sec. 14.  LEGISLATIVE FISCAL STAFF ACCESS TO ACCOUNTING SUBSYSTEM.

 

By February 15, 2027, the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over housing finance and policy on how the agency will provide legislative fiscal staff with remote access to the agency accounting subsystem.

 

Sec. 15.  REPEALER.

 

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.21, subdivision 5, is repealed.

 

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

 

Delete the title and insert:

 

"A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing supplemental budget for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; making policy, finance, and technical changes to housing provisions; authorizing an issuance of housing infrastructure bonds; modifying agency authority over the housing development fund; authorizing certain investment authority for housing and redevelopment agencies; modifying certain income provisions for lived-experience engagement with the agency; modifying agency meeting requirements; requiring reports; transferring money; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 118A.09, subdivisions 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; 462A.041; 462A.05, subdivision 8; 462A.20, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 462A.21, subdivisions 10, 12a; 462A.37, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 462A.37, subdivision 5; 462A.44, subdivision 3; Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 18, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.21, subdivision 5."

 

      We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill. 

 

      House Conferees:  Michael Howard, Liish Kozlowski, Spencer Igo and Jim Nash.

 

      Senate Conferees:  Lindsey Port and Liz Boldon.


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       Howard moved that the report of the Conference Committee on H. F. No. 1141 be adopted and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Conference Committee.  The motion prevailed.

 

 

      Pursuant to Rule 10.05, relating to Remote House Operations, the Speaker permitted the following member to vote via remote means between the hours of 1:40 p.m. and 3:10 p.m.:  Engen.

 

 

      H. F. No. 1141, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing supplemental budget for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; making policy, finance, and technical changes to housing provisions; authorizing an issuance of housing infrastructure bonds; modifying agency authority over the housing development fund; authorizing certain investment authority for housing and redevelopment agencies; modifying certain income provisions for lived-experience engagement with the agency; modifying agency meeting requirements; requiring reports; transferring money; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 118A.09, subdivisions 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; 462A.041; 462A.05, subdivision 8; 462A.20, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 462A.21, subdivisions 10, 12a; 462A.37, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 462A.37, subdivision 5; 462A.44, subdivision 3; Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 18, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.21, subdivision 5.

 

 

      The bill was read for the third time, as amended by Conference, and placed upon its repassage.

 

      The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called.  There were 105 yeas and 28 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Acomb

Agbaje

Anderson, P. H.

Bahner

Baker

Berg

Bierman

Bliss

Buck

Burkel

Carroll

Cha

Clardy

Coulter

Curran

Davids

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Elkins

Falconer

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Franson

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Gillman

Gomez

Gottfried

Greene

Greenman

Hansen, R.

Hanson, J.

Heintzeman

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Howard

Hudson

Huot

Hussein

Igo

Johnson, P.

Johnson, W.

Jones

Jordan

Keeler

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Kraft

Kresha

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Lee, X.

Liebling

Lillie

Long

Luger-Nikolai

Mahamoud

McDonald

Mekeland

Moller

Momanyi-Hiltsley

Mueller

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Niska

Noor

Norris

O'Driscoll

Olson

Pérez-Vega

Perryman

Pinto

Pursell

Rarick

Rehm

Rehrauer

Repinski

Reyer

Rymer

Schomacker

Schwartz

Scott

Sencer-Mura

Sexton

Skraba

Smith

Stephenson

Tabke

Torkelson

Vang

Virnig

Warwas

West

Witte

Wolgamott

Xiong

Youakim

Zeleznikar

Spk. Demuth


 

      Those who voted in the negative were:

 


Allen

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Backer

Bakeberg

Bennett

Davis

Engen

Fogelman

Gander

Gordon

Harder

Jacob

Joy

Knudsen

Koznick

Lawrence

Murphy

Nelson

Novotny

Quam

Roach

Robbins

Schultz

Stier

Swedzinski

Van Binsbergen

Wiener


 

 

      The bill was repassed, as amended by Conference, and its title agreed to.


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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. 3404, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer; establishing the crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm; establishing enhanced penalties for committing an offense while impersonating a peace officer; requiring individuals presenting as peace officers to identify themselves as peace officers; establishing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.4751.

 

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

Madam Speaker:

 

I hereby announce that the Senate accedes to the request of the House for the appointment of a Conference Committee on the amendments adopted by the Senate to the following House File: 

 

H. F. No. 3426, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural resources trust fund; extending certain prior appropriations; modifying provisions on expenditures from environment and natural resources trust fund; modifying requirements for community grants program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116P.08, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 116P.09, subdivision 6; 116X.03, by adding subdivisions.

 

The Senate has appointed as such committee:

 

Senators Hawj, McEwen, Kunesh and Westrom.

 

Said House File is herewith returned to the House.

 

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

Madam Speaker:

 

I hereby announce that the Senate accedes to the request of the House for the appointment of a Conference Committee on the amendments adopted by the Senate to the following House File: 

 

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; allowing denial of funding due to fraud; authorizing a lease agreement for construction of a sports facility; specifying handling of uncashed distribution checks; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 135A.121, subdivision 2; 136A.053;


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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, section 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.

 

The Senate has appointed as such committee:

 

Senators Fateh, Oumou Verbeten, Putnam and Duckworth.

 

Said House File is herewith returned to the House.

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

Madam Speaker:

 

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

 

S. F. No. 3891.

 

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS

 

 

S. F. No. 3891, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; allowing eggs to be donated past their quality assurance date; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 29.21, by adding a subdivision; 29.26.

 

The bill was read for the first time. 

 

Myers moved that S. F. No. 3891 and H. F. No. 3579, now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison.  The motion prevailed.

 

 

CALENDAR FOR THE DAY

 

 

      H. F. No. 4074 was reported to the House.


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Lillie moved to amend H. F. No. 4074, the second engrossment, as follows:

 

Page 88, line 17, delete "14" and insert "16"

 

Page 130, line 19, delete "legislators who are members of the commission" and insert "two members of the senate, one each appointed by the senate majority leader and the senate minority leader, and two members of the house of representatives, one each appointed by the speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives,"

 

Page 134, lines 21, after "compensation" insert ", except that legislators may receive per diem paid by their respective bodies in accordance with the rules of their respective bodies"

 

Page 135, line 2, delete "1" and insert "2"

 

Page 135, line 4, delete "1" and insert "2"

 

      Page 136, line 2, delete the last comma and insert a semicolon

 

      Amend the title accordingly

 

 

Lillie moved to amend the Lillie amendment to H. F. No. 4074, the second engrossment, as follows:

 

Page 1, after line 6, insert:

 

"Page 134, line 2, delete "LPCR" and insert "LCPR""

 

 

      The motion prevailed and the amendment to the amendment was adopted.

 

 

      The question recurred on the Lillie amendment, as amended, to H. F. No. 4074, the second engrossment.  The motion prevailed and the amendment, as amended, was adopted.

 

 

      H. F. No. 4074, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System; making administrative and technical changes; Public Employees Retirement Association local government correctional service retirement plan; reducing the employee and employer contribution rates and increasing postretirement adjustments; public employees police and fire retirement plan; reducing the waiting period for post-retirement adjustments; providing direct state aid; Teachers Retirement Association; making administrative changes; St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association; decreasing employee contributions; providing direct state aid; modifying the termination process for firefighter relief associations; implementing recommendations of the state auditor's fire relief association working group; special legislation for the Maple Plain fire department termination of participation in the statewide volunteer firefighter plan; modifying the definition of salary to exclude pay for Minnesota paid leave; requiring the employer of a reemployed annuitant to make employer contributions to the pension plan that covers the annuitant; authorizing elected officials to participate in the health care savings plan; Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program; making administrative changes; revising enrollment, notice, annual reporting, and board of director requirements; State Board of Investment; modifying expense apportionment among funds managed by the State Board of Investment; establishing work groups on relief associations and duty disability; establishing the Probation and Telecommunicator Retirement subplan administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System; establishing the Local Government Probation and Telecommunicator Retirement Plan administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association; transfers from the general fund to the new probation and telecommunicator to fund a temporary reduction in employee contribution rates; special legislation for an individual's periods of omitted service; special legislation for an individual with a missing higher education individual retirement account; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 6.496; 11A.07, subdivision 5; 11A.17, subdivision 1; 43A.346, subdivisions 8, 10; 144F.01, subdivision 2; 187.03, by adding subdivisions; 187.05, subdivisions 1, 7, by adding a subdivision; 187.06, subdivision 3; 187.07, by adding a subdivision; 187.08, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, 8; 299K.03, subdivision 3; 299N.02, subdivision 1; 352.01, subdivision 13; 352.021, subdivision 2; 352.029, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a; 352.115, subdivisions 7a, 8, 9, 10; 352.1155, subdivision 3; 352.75, subdivision 2; 352.87, subdivisions 1, 2; 352.951; 352.98, subdivisions 1, 3; 353.01, subdivisions 10, 16, 37; 353.0141, subdivision 1; 353.031, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 353.15, subdivision 1; 353.27, subdivisions 4, 7b, 11, 12, 12a, 12b, 13, 14; 353.30,


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subdivision 3; 353.33, subdivisions 3, 7a, 11; 353.34, subdivisions 1, 3; 353.37, subdivision 5; 353.371, subdivisions 6, 7; 353.46, subdivision 2; 353D.03, subdivision 6; 353E.03, subdivisions 1, 2; 353G.02, subdivision 4; 353G.08, subdivision 1; 353G.18, subdivision 4; 354.05, subdivisions 35, 37, by adding a subdivision; 354.07, subdivision 2; 354.44, subdivision 5; 354.444, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 354.445; 354.48, subdivisions 4, 6; 354A.011, subdivisions 14b, 24; 354A.021, subdivision 8; 354A.095; 354A.12, subdivisions 1, 3a, 3c; 354A.29, subdivision 7; 356.20, subdivision 2; 356.214, subdivision 1; 356.216; 356.219, subdivision 1; 356.24, subdivision 3; 356.30, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 356.302, subdivisions 1, 7; 356.303, subdivision 4; 356.315, subdivision 9; 356.32, subdivision 2; 356.401, subdivision 3; 356.415, subdivisions 1g, 2, by adding a subdivision; 356.461, subdivisions 1, 2; 356.465, subdivision 3; 356.47, subdivision 3; 356.48, subdivision 1; 356.611, subdivision 6; 356.635, subdivision 2a; 356.65, subdivision 1; 356B.02; 423A.02, subdivisions 1b, 3; 424A.001, subdivisions 8, 9, 9a, 9b; 424A.01, subdivision 3; 424A.014, subdivision 1; 424A.016, subdivision 4; 424B.10, subdivision 1b; 424B.22, subdivisions 5, 7, 8, 9, as amended; 465.90; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 11A.04; 11A.07, subdivision 4; 151.37, subdivision 12; 181.101; 187.03, subdivisions 5, 6a; 187.05, subdivisions 1a, 4; 187.07, subdivision 1; 187.08, subdivision 3; 187.11; 187.12, subdivision 1; 299A.465, subdivision 1; 352.029, subdivision 3; 352.905, by adding a subdivision; 352.907, by adding a subdivision; 353.01, subdivisions 2a, 2b; 353.65, subdivision 3b; 353D.01, subdivision 2; 353D.02, subdivision 7; 356.215, subdivisions 8, 11; 356.24, subdivision 1; 356.415, subdivision 1c; 423A.022, subdivision 2; 424A.016, subdivision 6; 424A.05, subdivision 3; Laws 2022, chapter 65, article 3, section 1, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended; Laws 2025, chapter 39, article 1, section 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 187; 352; 424A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353H; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 352.87, subdivision 8; 424A.01, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 187.07, subdivision 3.

 

 

      The bill was read for the third time, as amended, and placed upon its final passage.

 

      The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called.  There were 129 yeas and 5 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Acomb

Agbaje

Allen

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Backer

Bahner

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Berg

Bierman

Bliss

Buck

Burkel

Carroll

Cha

Clardy

Coulter

Curran

Davids

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Elkins

Engen

Falconer

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Franson

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Gander

Gillman

Gomez

Gordon

Gottfried

Greene

Greenman

Hansen, R.

Hanson, J.

Harder

Heintzeman

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Howard

Hudson

Huot

Hussein

Igo

Jacob

Johnson, P.

Johnson, W.

Jones

Jordan

Joy

Keeler

Klevorn

Knudsen

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Koznick

Kraft

Kresha

Lawrence

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Lee, X.

Liebling

Lillie

Long

Luger-Nikolai

Mahamoud

McDonald

Mekeland

Moller

Momanyi-Hiltsley

Mueller

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson

Niska

Noor

Norris

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson

Pérez-Vega

Perryman

Pinto

Pursell

Quam

Rarick

Rehm

Rehrauer

Repinski

Reyer

Robbins

Rymer

Schomacker

Schultz

Schwartz

Scott

Sencer-Mura

Sexton

Skraba

Smith

Stephenson

Stier

Swedzinski

Tabke

Torkelson

Van Binsbergen

Vang

Virnig

Warwas

West

Witte

Wolgamott

Xiong

Youakim

Zeleznikar

Spk. Demuth


 

      Those who voted in the negative were:

 


Davis

Fogelman

Murphy

Roach

Wiener


 

 

      The bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.


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       H. F. No. 5074, A bill for an act relating to claims against the state; providing for the settlement of certain claims; appropriating money.

 

 

      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 134 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Acomb

Agbaje

Allen

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Backer

Bahner

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Berg

Bierman

Bliss

Buck

Burkel

Carroll

Cha

Clardy

Coulter

Curran

Davids

Davis

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Elkins

Engen

Falconer

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Fogelman

Franson

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Gander

Gillman

Gomez

Gordon

Gottfried

Greene

Greenman

Hansen, R.

Hanson, J.

Harder

Heintzeman

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Howard

Hudson

Huot

Hussein

Igo

Jacob

Johnson, P.

Johnson, W.

Jones

Jordan

Joy

Keeler

Klevorn

Knudsen

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Koznick

Kraft

Kresha

Lawrence

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Lee, X.

Liebling

Lillie

Long

Luger-Nikolai

Mahamoud

McDonald

Mekeland

Moller

Momanyi-Hiltsley

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson

Niska

Noor

Norris

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson

Pérez-Vega

Perryman

Pinto

Pursell

Quam

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


 

 

      The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

 

 

      H. F. No. 3067 was reported to the House.

 

 

Jordan moved to amend H. F. No. 3067, the first engrossment, as follows:

 

Page 3, delete lines 12 to 19 and insert:

 

"(d) A paraprofessional who demonstrates the competencies listed in paragraph (a), clause (3), must be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 200.58(c)(3)(i), when the paraprofessional's employing district or charter school validates the paraprofessional's demonstration of the competencies.  The department must provide guidance to district and charter school leaders no later than August 1, 2026, on possible ways to validate these competencies and may update the guidance as needed.  A district or charter school must maintain the paraprofessional's completed assessment and documentation that the paraprofessional demonstrated the required competencies in the paraprofessional's personnel file and make the records available to department and federal reviewers upon request."

 

 

      The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.


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       H. F. No. 3067, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying paraprofessional qualifications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 121A.642, subdivision 4.

 

 

      The bill was read for the third time, as amended, and placed upon its final passage.

 

      The question was taken on the passage of the bill and the roll was called.  There were 134 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Acomb

Agbaje

Allen

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Backer

Bahner

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Berg

Bierman

Bliss

Buck

Burkel

Carroll

Cha

Clardy

Coulter

Curran

Davids

Davis

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Elkins

Engen

Falconer

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Fogelman

Franson

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Gander

Gillman

Gomez

Gordon

Gottfried

Greene

Greenman

Hansen, R.

Hanson, J.

Harder

Heintzeman

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Howard

Hudson

Huot

Hussein

Igo

Jacob

Johnson, P.

Johnson, W.

Jones

Jordan

Joy

Keeler

Klevorn

Knudsen

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Koznick

Kraft

Kresha

Lawrence

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Lee, X.

Liebling

Lillie

Long

Luger-Nikolai

Mahamoud

McDonald

Mekeland

Moller

Momanyi-Hiltsley

Mueller

Murphy

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson

Niska

Noor

Norris

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson

Pérez-Vega

Perryman

Pinto

Pursell

Quam

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


 

 

      The bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.

 

 

      S. F. No. 4282, A bill for an act relating to forecast adjustments; making forecast adjustments to prekindergarten through grade 12 education programs, human services, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and Metro Mobility; appropriating money; amending Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 1, 3; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 28, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12; article 2, section 24, subdivisions 2, 14, 15, 24; article 3, section 15, subdivisions 3, 13; article 5, section 19, subdivision 2; article 6, section 6, subdivisions 2, 7; article 7, section 11, subdivisions 2, 4, 7, 8, 9; article 8, section 18, subdivisions 3, 6; article 9, section 11, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 10; article 10, section 10, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; article 11, section 2, subdivisions 2, 4.

 

 

      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 122 yeas and 12 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Acomb

Agbaje

Allen

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Backer

Bahner

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Berg

Bierman

Bliss

Buck

Burkel

Carroll

Cha

Clardy


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Coulter

Curran

Davids

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Elkins

Falconer

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Franson

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Gander

Gillman

Gomez

Gordon

Gottfried

Greene

Greenman

Hansen, R.

Hanson, J.

Harder

Heintzeman

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Howard

Hudson

Huot

Hussein

Igo

Johnson, P.

Johnson, W.

Jones

Jordan

Joy

Keeler

Klevorn

Knudsen

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Kraft

Kresha

Lawrence

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Lee, X.

Liebling

Lillie

Long

Luger-Nikolai

Mahamoud

Mekeland

Moller

Momanyi-Hiltsley

Mueller

Myers

Nadeau

Nash

Nelson

Niska

Noor

Norris

O'Driscoll

Olson

Pérez-Vega

Perryman

Pinto

Pursell

Quam

Rarick

Rehm

Rehrauer

Repinski

Reyer

Robbins

Rymer

Schomacker

Schwartz

Scott

Sencer-Mura

Sexton

Skraba

Smith

Stephenson

Stier

Swedzinski

Tabke

Torkelson

Van Binsbergen

Vang

Virnig

Warwas

West

Witte

Wolgamott

Xiong

Youakim

Zeleznikar

Spk. Demuth


 

      Those who voted in the negative were:

 


Altendorf

Davis

Engen

Fogelman

Jacob

Koznick

McDonald

Murphy

Novotny

Roach

Schultz

Wiener


 

 

      The bill was passed and its title agreed to.

 

 

MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS

 

 

      Burkel moved that the name of Knudsen be added as an author on H. F. No. 1327.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Norris moved that the name of Tabke be added as an author on H. F. No. 1597.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Allen moved that the name of Allen be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2380.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Davids moved that the name of Davids be stricken as an author on H. F. No. 2380.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Koegel moved that the name of Jones be added as an author on H. F. No. 3176.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Kozlowski moved that the name of Johnson, P., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3403.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Myers moved that the name of Burkel be added as an author on H. F. No. 3490.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Pursell moved that the name of Jones be added as an author on H. F. No. 3793.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Johnson, P., be added as an author on H. F. No. 3857.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Gomez moved that the name of Johnson, P., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4616.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Hollins moved that the name of Freiberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 4972.  The motion prevailed.


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       Virnig moved that the name of Johnson, P., be added as an author on H. F. No. 4980.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Allen moved that the name of Backer be added as an author on H. F. No. 5134.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Rehm moved that the name of Rehrauer be added as an author on H. F. No. 5137.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Rehm moved that the name of Kraft be added as an author on H. F. No. 5138.  The motion prevailed.

 

 

      Engen, Schwartz and Swedzinski were excused for the remainder of today's session.

 

 

MOTION TO SUSPEND RULES

 

      Long moved that the rules of the House be so far suspended so that H. F. No. 5084 be recalled from the Committee on State Government 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 52 yeas and 71 nays as follows:

 

      Those who voted in the affirmative were:

 


Allen

Altendorf

Anderson, P. E.

Anderson, P. H.

Backer

Bakeberg

Baker

Bennett

Bliss

Burkel

Davis

Dippel

Dotseth

Duran

Fogelman

Franson

Gander

Gillman

Gordon

Harder

Heintzeman

Igo

Jacob

Joy

Knudsen

Kresha

Lawrence

McDonald

Mekeland

Mueller

Murphy

Nash

Nelson

Niska

Novotny

O'Driscoll

Olson

Perryman

Quam

Rarick

Roach

Robbins

Schomacker

Schultz

Scott

Sexton

Skraba

Van Binsbergen

Warwas

Wiener

Zeleznikar

Spk. Demuth


 

      Those who voted in the negative were:

 


Acomb

Agbaje

Bahner

Berg

Bierman

Buck

Carroll

Cha

Clardy

Coulter

Curran

Davids

Elkins

Falconer

Feist

Finke

Fischer

Frazier

Frederick

Freiberg

Gomez

Gottfried

Greene

Greenman

Hansen, R.

Hanson, J.

Hicks

Hill

Hollins

Howard

Huot

Hussein

Johnson, P.

Jones

Jordan

Keeler

Klevorn

Koegel

Kotyza-Witthuhn

Kozlowski

Koznick

Kraft

Lee, F.

Lee, K.

Lee, X.

Liebling

Lillie

Long

Luger-Nikolai

Mahamoud

Moller

Momanyi-Hiltsley

Myers

Noor

Norris

Pérez-Vega

Pinto

Pursell

Rehm

Rehrauer

Repinski

Reyer

Sencer-Mura

Smith

Stephenson

Tabke

Vang

Virnig

Wolgamott

Xiong

Youakim


 

 

      The motion did not prevail.

 

 

      There being no objection, the order of business reverted to Messages from the Senate.


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MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

 

 

      The following messages were received from the Senate:

 

 

Madam Speaker:

 

I hereby announce that the Senate has concurred in and adopted the report of the Conference Committee on: 

 

H. F. No. 1141, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a supplemental budget for the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; authorizing the issuance of housing infrastructure bonds; modifying the authority of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency over the housing development fund; requiring reports; transferring money; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 462A.05, subdivision 8; 462A.20, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 462A.21, subdivisions 10, 12a; 462A.37, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 5; Laws 2025, chapter 32, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 1, 3, 15, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 462A.21, subdivision 5.

 

The Senate has repassed said bill in accordance with the recommendation and report of the Conference Committee.  Said House File is herewith returned to the House.

 

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

Madam Speaker:

 

I hereby announce the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to the following Senate File: 

 

S. F. No. 4282, A bill for an act relating to forecast adjustments; making forecast adjustments to prekindergarten through grade 12 education programs, human services, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and Metro Mobility; appropriating money; amending Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 1, 3; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 28, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12; article 2, section 24, subdivisions 2, 14, 15, 24; article 3, section 15, subdivisions 3, 13; article 5, section 19, subdivision 2; article 6, section 6, subdivisions 2, 7; article 7, section 11, subdivisions 2, 4, 7, 8, 9; article 8, section 18, subdivisions 3, 6; article 9, section 11, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 10; article 10, section 10, subdivisions 3, 4, 6; article 11, section 2, subdivisions 2, 4.

 

The Senate respectfully requests that a Conference Committee be appointed thereon.  The Senate has appointed as such committee:

 

Senators Kunesh, Cwodzinski, Clark and Rarick.

 

Said Senate File is herewith transmitted to the House with the request that the House appoint a like committee.

 

Thomas S. Bottern, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

      Jordan moved that the House accede to the request of the Senate and that the Speaker appoint a Conference Committee of 4 members of the House to meet with a like committee appointed by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on S. F. No. 4282.  The motion prevailed.


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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

 

      The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to a Conference Committee on S. F. No. 4282:

 

      Youakim, Noor, Kresha and Schomacker.

 

 

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 Files: H. F. Nos. 4239 and 4240.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

      Niska moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 14, 2026.  The motion prevailed.

 

      Niska moved that the House adjourn.  The motion prevailed, and Speaker pro tempore Olson declared the House stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 14, 2026.

 

 

Patrick Duffy Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives