The following House Files were introduced:
Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 1, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; providing for special additional benefits; extending modification of shared work plan eligibility; amending Laws 2020, First Special Session chapter 10, section 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 2, A bill for an act relating to economic development; funding payments and grants to businesses affected by Governor's Executive Order No. 20-99; requiring reports; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Noor; Winkler; Gomez; Davnie; Hassan; Dehn; Moran; Lee; Xiong, J., and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 3, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the PROMISE Act; creating a community repair panel to consider claims and determine awards; classifying certain data; creating redevelopment and relief programs; establishing a Metropolitan Area Redevelopment Corporation; imposing a sales and use tax; requiring insurance claims assistance; regulating certain leases; authorizing limited use of eminent domain; exempting certain items from sales and use tax; requiring property tax abatement for certain properties; establishing the Civil Unrest Investigatory Commission; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473K.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Noor introduced:
H. F. 4, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a onetime MFIP supplemental payment.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Pinto introduced:
H. F. 5, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for public health support funds for child care providers; appropriating money for the basic sliding fee program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Noor introduced:
H. F. 6, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a COVID-19 food relief grant program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Hausman and Howard introduced:
H. F. 7, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating funding for emergency housing assistance grants during the peacetime emergency related to COVID-19.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Howard introduced:
H. F. 8, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for emergency services, isolation spaces, and housing support.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Liebling introduced:
H. F. 9, A bill for an act relating to long-term care; appropriating money to the commissioner of health and the commissioner of human services for long-term care protection and support activities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 10, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for tourism-related losses.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Carlson, L. introduced:
H. F. 11, A bill for an act relating to state government; extending the COVID-19 Minnesota fund; amending Laws 2020, chapter 71, article 1, section 7, subdivision 1, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Hansen introduced:
H. F. 12, A bill for an act relating to labor; providing a salary increase for employees in law enforcement and making a technical change; appropriating money; amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 13, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; transferring money for the broadband grant program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Lee; Noor; Davnie; Jordan; Gomez; Hassan; Her; Xiong, J.; Long; Hornstein; Mahoney; Wagenius; Pinto and Dehn introduced:
H. F. 14, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the issuance of redevelopment appropriation bonds for areas damaged by civil unrest; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division.
Lippert introduced:
H. F. 15, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying farmer-lender mediation extensions; amending Laws 2020, chapter 74, article 1, section 19, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Winkler introduced:
H. F. 16, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing emergency paid sick leave to health care employees excluded from the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Winkler introduced:
H. F. 17, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; providing a presumption for education employees.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor.
Persell introduced:
H. F. 18, A bill for an act relating to taxes; property taxes; exempting certain property owned by an Indian tribe; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Winkler introduced:
H. F. 19, A bill for an act relating to state government; adopting recommendations of the 2020 Workers' Compensation Advisory Council; modifying certified community behavioral health clinic reimbursement requirements for certain providers; making changes to assisted living requirements; extending effective dates; making technical changes; modifying appropriations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 79A.02, subdivision 4; 79A.04, subdivision 2; 79A.06, subdivision 5; 79A.22, subdivision 13; 79A.24, subdivision 2; 144.6512, by adding a subdivision; 144A.291, subdivision 2; 144G.07, by adding a subdivision; 144G.08, subdivisions 7, 9, 23, 59, by adding subdivisions; 144G.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 144G.41, subdivisions 1, 3; 144G.42, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision; 144G.45, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 144G.50, subdivision 1; 144G.54, subdivision 4; 144G.81, subdivision 3; 144G.92, subdivision 5; 176.011, subdivision 15; 176.102, subdivision 10; 176.111, subdivision 22; 176.135, subdivision 1; 176.181, subdivision 2; 176.185, by adding a subdivision; 176.223; 176.231, subdivisions 5, 6, 9, 9a; 176.2611, subdivision 5; 176.2612, subdivisions 1, 3; 176.275, subdivision 2; 176.285, subdivision 1; Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, subdivision 9; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 9, article 14, section 2, subdivisions 3, 22, 24, as amended; Laws 2020, chapter 70, article 3, section 1; Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 4, section 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 144G.81, subdivision 2; 176.181, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Klevorn introduced:
H. F. 20, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying electronic monitoring requirements; modifying Board of Executives for Long-Term Service and Supports fees; establishing private enforcement of certain rights; establishing a private cause of action for retaliation in certain long-term care settings; modifying infection control requirements in certain long-term care settings; modifying hospice and assisted living bills of rights; establishing consumer protections for clients receiving assisted living services; prohibiting termination of assisted living services during a peacetime emergency; establishing procedures for transfer of clients receiving certain long-term care services during a peacetime emergency; requiring the commissioner of health to establish a state plan to control SARS-CoV-2 infections in certain long-term care settings; establishing the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Task Force; changing provisions for nursing homes, home care, and assisted living; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 144.56, by adding subdivisions; 144.6502, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 144.6512, by adding subdivisions; 144.652, by adding a subdivision; 144A.04, by adding subdivisions; 144A.291, subdivision 2; 144A.4798, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; 144A.751, subdivision 1; 144G.03, by adding subdivisions; 144G.07, by adding subdivisions; 144G.08, subdivisions 7, 9, 23, by adding a subdivision; 144G.09, subdivision 3; 144G.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 144G.42, subdivision 9, by adding subdivisions; 144G.45, subdivisions 2, 5; 144G.91, by adding a subdivision; 144G.92, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2019, chapter 60, article 1, section 46; article 5, section 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144A; 144G.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Long-Term Care Division.
Sundin introduced:
H. F. 21, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; adopting recommendations of the 2020 Workers' Compensation Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 79A.02, subdivision 4; 79A.04, subdivision 2; 79A.06, subdivision 5; 79A.22, subdivision 13; 79A.24, subdivision 2; 176.011, subdivision 15; 176.102, subdivision 10; 176.111, subdivision 22; 176.135, subdivision 1; 176.181, subdivision 2; 176.185, by adding a subdivision; 176.223; 176.231, subdivisions 5, 6, 9, 9a; 176.2611, subdivision 5; 176.2612, subdivisions 1, 3; 176.275, subdivision 2; 176.285, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 176.181, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Liebling introduced:
H. F. 22, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying certified community behavioral health clinic reimbursement requirements for certain providers; extending the date for coverage of certain telemedicine services; making technical corrections to Department of Human Services appropriations; appropriating money; amending Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 9, article 14, section 2, subdivisions 3, 22, 24, as amended; Laws 2020, chapter 70, article 3, section 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Lesch introduced:
H. F. 23, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; appropriating money for the supreme court for courthouse security and cyber security.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division.
Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 24, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing guidance to courts on sentencing veterans for criminal offenses related to a service-related disorder; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Morrison introduced:
H. F. 25, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; creating a psychology interjurisdictional compact; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services Finance Division.
Davnie introduced:
H. F. 26, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing the use of the prior year's pupil count for the 2020-2021 school year to reflect COVID-19 changes in enrollment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.05, subdivision 5; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 2, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Education Finance Division.
Hansen introduced:
H. F. 27, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying previous appropriation from environment and natural resources trust fund; amending Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Schultz introduced:
H. F. 28, A bill for an act relating to health; changing provisions for nursing homes and assisted living facilities; changing the fee schedule for the Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 144.6512, by adding a subdivision; 144A.291, subdivision 2; 144G.07, by adding a subdivision; 144G.08, subdivisions 7, 9, 23, 59, by adding subdivisions; 144G.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 144G.41, subdivisions 1, 3; 144G.42, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision; 144G.45, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 144G.50, subdivision 1; 144G.54, subdivision 4; 144G.81, subdivision 3; 144G.92, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144G.81, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Ecklund introduced:
H. F. 29, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying provisions on farmed Cervidae; modifying muzzleloader provisions; permanently allowing portable stands in certain wildlife management areas; modifying Cervidae carcass transportation restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 35.155, subdivisions 1, 6; 97A.015, subdivision 51; 97A.137, subdivision 5; 97A.505, subdivision 8; 97B.031, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Brand introduced:
H. F. 30, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing off-sales of alcoholic beverages by certain on-sale licensees during the COVID-19 peacetime emergency; amending Laws 2020, chapter 75, section 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Jordan introduced:
H. F. 31, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing an extension for the issuance of certain housing bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Elkins introduced:
H. F. 32, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring medical practices to make available to the public their current standard charges; authorizing the commissioner of health to establish a price comparison tool for items and services offered by medical practices; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Kresha introduced:
H. F. 33, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing school boards to establish and operate a safe learning plan for the 2020-2021 school year; establishing a parent-based distance learning program for the 2020-2021 school year; modifying the school calendar for the 2020-2021 school year; prohibiting the Minnesota State High School League from limiting tournaments or activities after canceling or limiting a tournament or season; extending school district fund transfer flexibility; defining distance learning; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 126C.05, subdivision 1; 128C.05, by adding subdivisions; Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 3, section 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Fabian introduced:
H. F. 34, A bill for an act relating to taxes; property and local; providing an aid penalty forgiveness to certain cities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kresha introduced:
H. F. 35, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying reciprocal licensing requirements to practice mortuary science; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 149A.30, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Quam introduced:
H. F. 36, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; creating a Nurse Licensure Compact; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Quam introduced:
H. F. 37, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; allowing the practice of nursing by nurses licensed under the Nurse Licensure Compact during a peacetime emergency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 148.211, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Daudt introduced:
H. F. 38, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing counties, cities, and townships to accept certain documents or signatures electronically, by mail, or by facsimile.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Nash introduced:
H. F. 39, A bill for an act relating to open meetings; requiring public comments at all open meetings of public bodies, including those conducted by electronic means; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13D.015, subdivisions 2, 4; 13D.02, subdivision 1; 13D.021, subdivisions 1, 3; 35.0661, subdivision 1; 41A.0235; 41B.026; 116L.03, subdivision 8; 116M.15, subdivision 5; 116U.25; 129C.105; 134.31, subdivision 7; 176.102, subdivision 3c; 248.10; 256.482, subdivision 5b; 256.975, subdivision 2a; 256C.28, subdivision 7; 268A.02, subdivision 3; 326B.32, subdivision 7; 326B.435, subdivision 7; 326B.925, subdivision 7; 462A.041; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Lucero introduced:
H. F. 40, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring consent for vaccination; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.39, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Lucero introduced:
H. F. 41, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring consent for vaccination; prohibiting consent coercion and discrimination; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.4197; 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 and Human Services Policy.
Lucero introduced:
H. F. 42, A bill for an act relating to human rights; adding vaccination consent to the Human Rights Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division.
Haley introduced:
H. F. 43, A bill for an act relating to state government; permitting the legislature to terminate any order or rule promulgated by the governor directing a response to a peacetime emergency if the emergency is continued for more than 30 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 12.31, subdivision 2; 12.32.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Erickson introduced:
H. F. 44, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for making COVID-19 vaccines available to certain education personnel.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 45, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing economic relief for businesses adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; authorizing business relief payments; providing waivers from regulatory fees; providing additional unemployment insurance benefits; providing grants for movie theaters and convention centers; providing county relief grants; extending the application deadline for free or reduced-price lunch for the fall 2020 count of eligible students; providing for federal funds replacement; transferring money; appropriating money; requiring reports.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.