INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, February 13, 2023


The following House Files were introduced:

Noor introduced:

H. F. 1583, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; modifying the use of the workforce development fund; creating the Grant Review Advisory Council; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116L.05, subdivision 5; 116L.20, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116L.

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

Tabke introduced:

H. F. 1584, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; defining minimum risk pesticide; allowing the use of minimum risk pesticide for growing medical cannabis; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18B.01, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18B.

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

Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 1585, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; adding nonnative Phragmites to noxious weeds provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 18.78, subdivision 2.

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

Frederick introduced:

H. F. 1586, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying advanced biofuel production incentive and renewable chemical production incentive provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 41A.16, subdivision 7; 41A.17, subdivision 6; 41A.18, subdivision 6.

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

Vang introduced:

H. F. 1587, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying restricted species provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 17.457.

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

Bahner, Youakim, Klevorn, Lislegard and Tabke introduced:

H. F. 1588, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refunds; increasing maximum refunds and expanding eligibility for refunds; expanding the exemption amount for senior claimants and claimants with a disability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 290A.03, subdivision 3; 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 4.

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

Bennett introduced:

H. F. 1589, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a special education teacher pipeline program; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.

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

Mekeland and Gillman introduced:

H. F. 1590, A bill for an act relating to families; creating a parent's bill of rights; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C.

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

Mekeland introduced:

H. F. 1591, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 17; strengthening the single subject requirement for legislative enactments.

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

Mekeland introduced:

H. F. 1592, A bill for an act relating to energy; prohibiting a local ban on new natural gas hookups in residential construction; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B.

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

Mekeland introduced:

H. F. 1593, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying wetland replacement ratios; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 103G.222, subdivision 1; 103G.2242, subdivision 12; 103G.2243, subdivision 2.

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

Mekeland introduced:

H. F. 1594, A bill for an act relating to energy; prohibiting bans by political subdivisions on new natural gas or propane service to any building; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326.

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

Gillman and Harder introduced:

H. F. 1595, A bill for an act relating to clean water; appropriating money for Phase 2 of lake restoration in Hutchinson.

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

Her introduced:

H. F. 1596, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a funding mechanism for the PACE program; appropriating money.

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

Pfarr introduced:

H. F. 1597, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; requiring school buses to be equipped with stop-signal arm extensions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.442, subdivision 1.

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

Pfarr and Bakeberg introduced:

H. F. 1598, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for public infrastructure renovation in downtown Belle Plaine; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Pfarr, Wiens, Harder, Engen, Daniels, Scott and Schultz introduced:

H. F. 1599, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring an online personal finance class for high school graduation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.024, subdivision 1.

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

Tabke; Hortman; Novotny; Brand; Olson, B.; Elkins; Petersburg; Norris; Kraft and Nelson, M. introduced:

H. F. 1600, A bill for an act relating to state government; precluding pattern bargaining for law enforcement officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 43A.17, by adding a subdivision.

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

Pfarr, Wiens, Nash, Harder, Daniels, Engen and Scott introduced:

H. F. 1601, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing for a full subtraction of taxable Social Security benefits for veterans and surviving spouses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0132, subdivision 26.

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

Pfarr introduced:

H. F. 1602, A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money to complete a flood study.

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

Norris, Swedzinski, Coulter, Davids and Youakim introduced:

H. F. 1603, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying exemption provisions for construction materials by certain contractors; adding a refund provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 1604, A bill for an act relating to human services; creating an emergency grant program for autism spectrum disorder treatment providers; appropriating money.

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

Xiong; Lee, F.; Hollins; Vang; Hassan; Gomez; Lee, K.; Keeler; Frazier and Moller introduced:

H. F. 1605, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an Asian American arts center in the city of St. Paul.

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

Burkel introduced:

H. F. 1606, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota Turf Seed Council; requiring a report.

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

Long, Moller and Frazier introduced:

H. F. 1607, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a limit of five years on the length of probation in most felony sentences; providing for retroactive application; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.135, subdivisions 1a, 1c, 2.

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

Tabke introduced:

H. F. 1608, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying the challenge incarceration program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 244.171, subdivision 4.

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

Lillie, Fischer and Hemmingsen-Jaeger introduced:

H. F. 1609, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a renovation of the Harriet Tubman Center East building in the city of Maplewood; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lillie, Fischer and Hemmingsen-Jaeger introduced:

H. F. 1610, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the renovation of the Harriet Tubman Center East building in the city of Maplewood.

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

Norris and Davids introduced:

H. F. 1611, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempt entities; categorizing a nuclear decommissioning reserve fund as an exempt entity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.05, subdivision 1.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 1612, A bill for an act relating to corrections; modifying the authority of the commissioner of corrections to house inmates in multiple occupancy cells; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 243.53, subdivision 1.

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

Zeleznikar introduced:

H. F. 1613, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to construct additional lanes on a segment of Trunk Highway 61 in Lake County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Nelson, N. and Johnson introduced:

H. F. 1614, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to extend the Shorewood Park Sanitary Sewer District sewer system to Rush Lake and expand treatment facilities in Chisago County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Rehm introduced:

H. F. 1615, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for marked Trunk Highway 5 improvements in Carver County.

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

Bliss introduced:

H. F. 1616, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; providing 2022 aid penalty forgiveness to the city of Boy River; appropriating money.

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

Becker-Finn and Skraba introduced:

H. F. 1617, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money to establish a Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal emergency management coordinator.

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

Hanson, J.; Curran; Feist; Finke; Kozlowski; Gomez; Xiong; Smith; Brand; Cha; Pérez-Vega; Hicks; Fischer; Hassan; Frazier; Bierman; Hornstein; Sencer-Mura; Becker-Finn; Jordan; Noor and Rehm introduced:

H. F. 1618, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring certain determinations before issuing nonferrous mining permits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 93.001; 115.03, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 93.

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

Hanson, J.; Curran; Pérez-Vega; Finke; Kozlowski; Gomez; Xiong; Howard; Brand; Smith; Feist; Hicks; Fischer; Hassan; Frazier; Hornstein; Bierman; Sencer-Mura; Becker-Finn; Jordan; Noor and Rehm introduced:

H. F. 1619, A bill for an act relating to mining; providing for denial and revocation of nonferrous mining permit, license, or lease to bad actors; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 93.

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

Hill introduced:

H. F. 1620, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the St. Croix Valley Recreation Center in the city of Stillwater; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hill introduced:

H. F. 1621, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for street lighting improvements in the city of Stillwater.

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

Davis introduced:

H. F. 1622, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Grand Rapids Industrial Park.

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

Cha and Hemmingsen-Jaeger introduced:

H. F. 1623, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable construction exemption for building materials for the Central Park project in the city of Woodbury; appropriating money.

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

Cha and Hemmingsen-Jaeger introduced:

H. F. 1624, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to the Central Park facility in the city of Woodbury; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Her; Sencer-Mura; Tabke; Lee, K.; Olson, L.; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Youakim; Bahner; Wolgamott; Cha; Acomb; Moller and Fischer introduced:

H. F. 1625, A bill for an act relating to human rights; prohibiting employers from inquiring about past pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.08, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hassan, Noor, Richardson and Moller introduced:

H. F. 1626, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing permanent increases in reimbursement rates for qualified early intensive development and behavioral intervention providers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0949, by adding subdivisions.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. 1627, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying policies governing access to substance use disorder treatment services; modifying eligibility for home and community-based services workforce development grants; excluding workforce development grant money from income for certain purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62N.25, subdivision 5; 62Q.1055; 62Q.47; 169A.70, subdivisions 3, 4; 245A.043, subdivision 3; 245G.05, subdivision 2; 245G.22, subdivision 2; 254A.03, subdivision 3; 254A.19, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; 254B.01, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 254B.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 254B.04, subdivisions 1, 2a, by adding subdivisions; 256D.09, subdivision 2a; 256L.03, subdivision 2; 256L.12, subdivision 8; 260B.157, subdivisions 1, 3; 260C.157, subdivision 3; 260E.20, subdivision 1; 299A.299, subdivision 1; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 17, section 20; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 169A.70, subdivision 6; 245G.22, subdivision 19; 254A.02, subdivision 8a; 254A.16, subdivision 6; 254A.19, subdivisions 1a, 2, 5; 254B.04, subdivisions 2b, 2c; 254B.041, subdivision 2.

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

Jordan, Agbaje and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. 1628, A bill for an act relating to education; fully funding pupil transportation services for homeless students; modifying special education aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 123B.92, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2c, 2e.

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

Pérez-Vega and Noor introduced:

H. F. 1629, A bill for an act relating to education finance; expanding the Learning with Music program to early childhood educators; appropriating money.

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

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. 1630, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; eliminating the one-third user financing requirement for future capital improvement projects at public postsecondary institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.662, subdivision 5.

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

Kozlowski, Hassan and Skraba introduced:

H. F. 1631, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating the boundary waters area economic relief program; appropriating money.

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

Pfarr and Daniels introduced:

H. F. 1632, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a school bus safety education campaign.

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

Richardson, Hassan, Vang, Clardy, Sencer-Mura, Agbaje and Xiong introduced:

H. F. 1633, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a grant to the African American Child Wellness Institute.

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

Noor introduced:

H. F. 1634, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for the Project ECHO program.

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

Norris and Howard introduced:

H. F. 1635, A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying the workforce and affordable homeownership development program; creating the workforce and affordable homeownership account in the housing development fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.38.

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

Wiens; Pfarr; Engen; Schultz; Skraba; Hudella; Olson, B.; Petersburg and Knudsen introduced:

H. F. 1636, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the market value exclusion for veterans with a disability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.13, subdivision 34.

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

Sencer-Mura; Vang; Pérez-Vega; Hansen, R., and Pursell introduced:

H. F. 1637, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for urban agriculture grants.

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

Sencer-Mura; Hansen, R., and Cha introduced:

H. F. 1638, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying nursery and plant protection provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 18G.02, subdivisions 2, 6, 14, 15, 16, 20, 22, 24, 30, by adding a subdivision; 18G.03, subdivision 1; 18G.04, subdivision 2; 18G.05; 18G.06, subdivisions 2, 5; 18G.10, subdivisions 4, 5, 6; 18G.11, subdivision 1; 18G.12, subdivisions 1, 2; 18H.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 12b, 12c, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 24a, 25, 26, 28, 32, 33, by adding a subdivision; 18H.03, subdivision 6; 18H.04; 18H.05; 18H.06, subdivision 2; 18H.07, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 18H.08, subdivision 1; 18H.09; 18H.10; 18H.12; 18H.13; 18H.14; 18H.15; 18H.18; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 18G.02, subdivisions 12, 17, 21, 25, 29; 18H.02, subdivisions 10, 12a, 29, 31, 32a, 34; 18H.06, subdivision 1.

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

Hudella and Wiens introduced:

H. F. 1639, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Minnesota Veterans Home in the city of Hastings; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Cha and Hemmingsen-Jaeger introduced:

H. F. 1640, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local lodging; authorizing the city of Woodbury to use a portion of its lodging tax for specific purposes.

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

Altendorf, Davis, Quam, Torkelson, Harder, Bliss, Daniels, Novotny, Schultz, Heintzeman and Dotseth introduced:

H. F. 1641, A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting political subdivisions from establishing or enforcing ranked-choice voting; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B.

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

Bliss, Davis, Quam, Torkelson, Altendorf, Niska, Harder, Robbins, Daniels, Bennett and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 1642, A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting counties, municipalities, and school districts from accepting certain contributions for election expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.32, by adding a subdivision.

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

Quam, Davis, Torkelson, Altendorf, Bliss, Daniels and Novotny introduced:

H. F. 1643, A bill for an act relating to elections; classifying data in the statewide voter registration system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.607, by adding a subdivision; 201.022, by adding a subdivision; 201.091, subdivisions 4, 4a, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.607, subdivision 6; 201.091, subdivision 9.

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

Torkelson, Davis, Quam, Altendorf, Niska, Bliss, Harder, Robbins, Daniels, Novotny, Schultz, Bennett, Heintzeman and Dotseth introduced:

H. F. 1644, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring people who register on election day to cast provisional ballots; requiring voters with a challenged registration status to cast provisional ballots; making technical and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 171.072; 201.061, subdivisions 1a, 3, 4; 201.091, subdivision 4; 201.121, subdivision 1; 201.225, subdivisions 2, 5; 203B.04, subdivision 4; 203B.07, subdivision 3; 203B.08, subdivision 3; 203B.081, subdivision 3; 203B.121, subdivision 2; 204C.07, subdivision 3a; 204C.10; 204C.12, subdivision 2; 204C.32; 204C.33, subdivision 1; 204C.37; 205.065, subdivision 5; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.03, subdivision 4; 205A.10, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 201; 204C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 135A.17, subdivision 2; 201.061, subdivision 7; 204C.12, subdivision 3.

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

Brand, Klevorn, Tabke and Pursell introduced:

H. F. 1645, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for continuous living cover crops and cropping systems.

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

Moller introduced:

H. F. 1646, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying the out of state residency verification process for offenders required to register as a predatory offender; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 243.166, subdivision 3.

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

Curran and Moller introduced:

H. F. 1647, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring prosecutors to notify victims of plea, sentencing, and sentencing modification hearings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 611A.033; 611A.039, subdivision 1.

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

Curran and Moller introduced:

H. F. 1648, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying and removing outdated statutory language regarding duty of Office of Justice Programs to designate services to domestic abuse victims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 256I.04, subdivision 2g; 629.341, subdivisions 3, 4; 629.72, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518B.02, subdivision 3.

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

Skraba introduced:

H. F. 1649, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the International Wolf Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Davis introduced:

H. F. 1650, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying certain reporting dates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216B.096, subdivision 11; 237.55.

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

Davis, Quam, Torkelson, Altendorf, Niska, Bliss, Harder, Robbins, Daniels, Novotny, Schultz, Bennett and Dotseth introduced:

H. F. 1651, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring photo ID to register to vote and to vote; creating a voter identification card; establishing provisional ballots; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 5B.06; 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 144.226, by adding subdivisions; 171.06, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 171.061, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 171.07, subdivisions 1a, 4, 14, by adding a subdivision; 171.071, subdivisions 1, 2; 171.10, subdivision 1; 171.11; 171.12, subdivision 3c; 171.121; 171.14; 201.022, subdivision 1; 201.061, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3; 201.071, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 201.091, subdivision 9; 201.121, subdivision 1; 201.13, subdivision 3; 201.14; 201.145, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 201.161; 201.221, subdivision 3; 201.225, subdivision 2; 203B.04, subdivisions 1, 4; 203B.065; 203B.07, subdivision 3; 203B.08, subdivision 1; 203B.121, subdivision 2; 203B.17, subdivision 2; 203B.19; 203B.21, subdivision 3; 203B.24, subdivision 1; 204B.45, subdivision 2; 204B.46; 204C.08, subdivision 1d; 204C.10; 204C.32; 204C.33, subdivision 1; 204C.37; 205.065, subdivision 5; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.03, subdivision 4; 205A.10, subdivision 3; 256E.22, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 200; 201; 204C; 357; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.061, subdivision 7.

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

Wiener introduced:

H. F. 1652, A bill for an act relating to economic development; prohibiting grants to nonprofit organizations with highly compensated officers or employees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116L.

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

Coulter; Gomez; Agbaje; Hollins; Lee, K.; Howard; Tabke; Clardy; Sencer-Mura; Vang; Noor; Keeler; Pérez-Vega; Smith; Norris; Her and Kozlowski introduced:

H. F. 1653, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refunds and individual income; converting the renter's credit to a refundable income tax credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 270B.12, subdivision 8; 289A.38, subdivision 4; 289A.56, subdivision 6; 289A.60, subdivision 12; 290A.02; 290A.03, subdivisions 3, 6, 8, 12; 290A.04, subdivision 1; 290A.05; 290A.07, subdivision 2a; 290A.08; 290A.09; 290A.091; 290A.13; 290A.19; 290A.25; 462A.05, subdivision 24; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 290A.03, subdivisions 9, 11; 290A.04, subdivisions 2a, 5; 290A.23, subdivision 1.

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

Freiberg and Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 1654, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying issuance of big-game license after conviction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.421, subdivision 3.

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

Finke, Curran, Hollins, Kozlowski, Reyer, Becker-Finn, Jordan, Stephenson, Pérez-Vega, Keeler and Frazier introduced:

H. F. 1655, A bill for an act relating to human rights; removing certain sections in the human rights act that allow for discrimination based on sexual orientation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 363A.03, subdivision 44, by adding a subdivision; 363A.21, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 363A.20, subdivision 3; 363A.27.

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

Acomb; Hortman; Long; Hollins; Carroll; Reyer; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Berg; Kraft; Bierman; Hansen, R.; Newton; Rehm; Klevorn; Stephenson; Fischer; Hornstein; Tabke; Lislegard; Nelson, M.; Howard; Finke; Kozlowski; Koegel; Her; Greenman; Lillie; Lee, F.; Curran; Hill; Frazier; Elkins; Smith; Brand and Frederick introduced:

H. F. 1656, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing grant programs to enhance the competitiveness of Minnesota entities in obtaining federal money for energy projects; creating an account; establishing an advisory task force; requiring a report; transferring and appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.

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

Olson, L. and Kozlowski introduced:

H. F. 1657, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Lake Superior Zoological Society.

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

Brand, Smith, Frederick and Long introduced:

H. F. 1658, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring the coverage for infertility treatment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A.

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

Coulter, Elkins, Edelson and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 1659, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Expo 2027 host organization.

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

Hicks; Reyer; Finke; Liebling; Curran; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Hill; Freiberg; Elkins; Smith; Brand; Frederick; Lee, F.; Pinto; Pérez-Vega; Hussein; Lee, K.; Pursell; Carroll; Klevorn; Bahner; Acomb; Berg; Fischer; Pryor; Xiong; Koegel; Sencer-Mura; Becker-Finn; Her; Coulter; Hornstein; Kraft; Lillie and Olson, L. introduced:

H. F. 1660, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the medical assistance income and spenddown limits for persons with disabilities and persons age 65 and over; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.056, subdivision 4.

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

Hicks, Kiel, Hollins and Fischer introduced:

H. F. 1661, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the informal kinship caregiver support grant program; expanding financial support for adoptive, foster, and kinship families; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256N.

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

Koznick, McDonald and Baker introduced:

H. F. 1662, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; prioritizing high-wage, high-demand careers in awarding competitive grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.035, by adding a subdivision.

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

Koznick, McDonald and Baker introduced:

H. F. 1663, A bill for an act relating to transit; prohibiting the Metropolitan Council from issuing certificates of participation in certain situations; requiring host counties to fund specified aspects of guideways; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.39, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Norris introduced:

H. F. 1664, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a grant to Headway Emotional Health Services.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. 1665, A bill for an act relating to controlled substances; modifying Minnesota's schedules of controlled substances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 152.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6.

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

Hudella, Robbins, Wiens and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 1666, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing veteran service officers to receive vital records without a fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 197.63, subdivision 1.

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

Agbaje introduced:

H. F. 1667, A bill for an act relating to housing; expanding eligible uses for housing infrastructure bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462A.37, subdivision 2.

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

Wiens and Petersburg introduced:

H. F. 1668, A bill for an act relating to taxation; repealing the gross revenues tax on hospitals and health care providers; making related technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 16A.724, subdivision 2; 62J.041, subdivision 1; 214.16, subdivision 3; 256B.04, subdivision 25; 256B.0625, subdivision 13e; 270B.14, subdivision 1; 289A.38, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.4967, subdivision 3; 295.50, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 4, 6, 6a, 7, 7a, 9b, 9c, 10a, 10b, 10c, 12b, 13, 13a, 14, 15, 16; 295.51, subdivisions 1, 1a; 295.52, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 8; 295.53, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4a; 295.54; 295.55; 295.56; 295.57; 295.58; 295.581; 295.582; 295.59; Minnesota Rules, parts 4650.0102, subpart 24e; 4652.0100, subpart 20.

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

Anderson, P. H.; Davids and O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. 1669, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees defined contribution plan; amending eligibility to permit appointed local government officials to participate; permitting retroactive participation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 353D.01, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 353D.02, subdivision 1; 353D.03, subdivision 1.

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

Finke; Olson, L.; Kozlowski and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. 1670, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to fund physical accessibility improvements to performing arts spaces; requiring a report.

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

Nadeau introduced:

H. F. 1671, A bill for an act relating to local taxes; modifying the local sales and use tax for the city of Rogers; amending Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 6, article 6, section 26.

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

Hicks, Hollins and Fischer introduced:

H. F. 1672, A bill for an act relating to children; appropriating money for the Quality Parenting Initiative.

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

Johnson and Neu Brindley introduced:

H. F. 1673, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for an interchange at Interstate Highway 35 and County State-Aid Highway 19 in Chisago County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Nadeau introduced:

H. F. 1674, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; allowing valuation reductions for conservation easements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.117.

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

Finke; Hollins; Lee, K.; Hussein and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. 1675, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Como Zoo; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hussein, Noor and Hassan introduced:

H. F. 1676, A bill for an act relating to arts and culture; appropriating money for Somali arts programs.

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

Kraft, Stephenson, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Tabke, Kozlowski, Acomb, Hicks and Pursell introduced:

H. F. 1677, A bill for an act relating to insurance; providing for network adequacy; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62K.10, subdivision 4; 62Q.096; 62Q.47.

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

Pursell; Hansen, R., and Vang introduced:

H. F. 1678, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying genetically engineered organisms provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 18F.01; 18F.02, by adding subdivisions; 18F.07; 18F.13; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 18F.02, subdivisions 2, 9; 18F.12.

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

Hemmingsen-Jaeger introduced:

H. F. 1679, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for hospital physical environment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 144.55, subdivision 3; 144.6535, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 4640.1500; 4640.1600; 4640.1700; 4640.1800; 4640.1900; 4640.2000; 4640.2100; 4640.2200; 4640.2300; 4640.2400; 4640.2500; 4640.2600; 4640.2700; 4640.2800; 4640.2900; 4640.3000; 4640.3100; 4640.3200; 4640.3300; 4640.3400; 4640.3500; 4640.3600; 4640.3700; 4640.3800; 4640.3900; 4640.4000; 4640.4100; 4640.4200; 4640.4300; 4640.6100; 4640.6200; 4640.6300; 4640.6400; 4645.0300; 4645.0400; 4645.0500; 4645.0600; 4645.0700; 4645.0800; 4645.0900; 4645.1000; 4645.1100; 4645.1200; 4645.1300; 4645.1400; 4645.1500; 4645.1600; 4645.1700; 4645.1800; 4645.1900; 4645.2000; 4645.2100; 4645.2200; 4645.2300; 4645.2400; 4645.2500; 4645.2600; 4645.2700; 4645.2800; 4645.2900; 4645.3000; 4645.3100; 4645.3200; 4645.3300; 4645.3400; 4645.3500; 4645.3600; 4645.3700; 4645.3800; 4645.3805; 4645.3900; 4645.4000; 4645.4100; 4645.4200; 4645.4300; 4645.4400; 4645.4500; 4645.4600; 4645.4700; 4645.4800; 4645.4900; 4645.5100; 4645.5200.

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

Hansen, R.; Hussein; Bierman and Pinto introduced:

H. F. 1680, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for sustainable diversion limits on groundwater appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 103G.005, by adding subdivisions; 103G.287, subdivision 2.

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

Hussein; Newton; Wolgamott; Pérez-Vega; Lee, K.; Lee, F.; Finke; Kozlowski; Smith; Sencer-Mura; Noor; Hollins; Pursell; Hanson, J.; Kraft; Curran; Nelson, M.; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Greenman; Cha; Howard; Feist; Vang; Xiong; Koegel; Frazier; Richardson; Gomez; Edelson; Tabke; Liebling; Berg; Hill; Hansen, R., and Bierman introduced:

H. F. 1681, A bill for an act relating to housing; expanding procedural requirements for evictions and expungements; expanding rental lease covenants and obligations; prohibiting rental discrimination based on a tenant's receipt of public housing assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 363A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 484.014, subdivisions 2, 3; 504B.135; 504B.161, subdivision 1; 504B.321, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 504B.335; 504B.381, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.

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

Anderson, P. H.; Bennett and Davids introduced:

H. F. 1682, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing Minnesota schools to serve two percent and whole milk to kindergarten students as part of the state-sponsored school milk program; requiring the commissioners of education and agriculture to report to the legislature on additional milk options for participants in the national school meals programs; increasing funding for the kindergarten milk program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.118.

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

Bierman, Kiel and Fischer introduced:

H. F. 1683, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying mental health services eligibility and rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 254B.04, subdivision 1; 256B.0622, subdivision 8; 256B.0757, subdivision 5; 256B.0941, subdivision 3; 256B.0947, subdivision 7.

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

Harder, Koznick, Baker, Burkel, Gillman, Perryman and Murphy introduced:

H. F. 1684, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; modifying appropriations from the workforce development fund.

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

Hussein; Dotseth; Newton; Lillie; Wolgamott; Lee, F., and Finke introduced:

H. F. 1685, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a first-generation homebuyers down payment assistance fund under the administration of a central community development financial institution; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Hollins, Her, Feist, Fischer and Lillie introduced:

H. F. 1686, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for families experiencing homelessness in Ramsey County.

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

Hudella and Wiens introduced:

H. F. 1687, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Minnesota Veterans Home in the city of Hastings.

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

Pinto introduced:

H. F. 1688, A bill for an act relating to child protection; modifying termination of parental rights, emergency removals, and family reunification requirements; modifying the definition of threatened sexual abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 260.012; 260C.178, subdivision 1; 260C.503, subdivision 2; 260E.03, subdivision 20.

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

Stephenson, Greenman, Pursell, Freiberg and Frederick introduced:

H. F. 1689, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; providing certain record-keeping and reporting requirements related to political advertisements; requiring the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board to provide public access to certain reports, including copies of campaign advertisements; amending requirements related to the display of a disclaimer on campaign material; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 211B.04, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.

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

Jordan, Greenman, Hill, Long, Berg, Frazier, Lillie and Pryor introduced:

H. F. 1690, A bill for an act relating to labor relations; modifying public labor relations; modifying teacher probationary period requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.43, subdivision 6; 120A.414, subdivision 2; 122A.181, subdivision 5; 122A.26, subdivision 2; 122A.40, subdivision 5; 122A.41, subdivision 2; 179A.03, subdivisions 14, 18, 19; 179A.06, by adding a subdivision; 179A.07, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 572B.17.

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

Jordan, Greenman, Hill, Long, Berg, Frazier, Lillie and Pryor introduced:

H. F. 1691, A bill for an act relating to labor relations; modifying public labor relations; modifying teacher probationary period requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.43, subdivision 6; 120A.414, subdivision 2; 122A.181, subdivision 5; 122A.26, subdivision 2; 122A.40, subdivision 5; 122A.41, subdivision 2; 179A.03, subdivisions 14, 18, 19; 179A.06, by adding a subdivision; 179A.07, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 572B.17.

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

Finke and Becker-Finn introduced:

H. F. 1692, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to the Gibbs Farm Museum: Pathways to Dakota and Pioneer Life.

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

Klevorn, Nash and Bahner introduced:

H. F. 1693, A bill for an act relating to state government; changing provisions for certain legislative commissions and councils and other state councils; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 3.303, subdivision 6; 3.888, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 15A.0825, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 137.0245, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 161.1419, subdivision 2; 507.0945; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136F.03.

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

Kresha introduced:

H. F. 1694, A bill for an act relating to education finance; replacing local optional aid and levy with basic supplemental aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 123A.05, subdivision 2; 124E.20, subdivision 1; 125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision 1; 125A.79, subdivision 1; 126C.05, subdivision 15; 126C.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 126C.13, subdivision 4; 126C.17, subdivisions 7a, 7b; 127A.47, subdivision 7; 127A.49, subdivision 2; 127A.51; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 2e.

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

Nelson, M.; Schomacker; Lillie; Kresha; Noor and Hollins introduced:

H. F. 1695, A bill for an act relating to labor; ratifying SEIU healthcare agreement.

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

Norris introduced:

H. F. 1696, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for rental housing assistance and certain risk mitigation programs.

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

Sencer-Mura introduced:

H. F. 1697, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for grants to programs to provide employment support services to persons with mental illness; establishing a task force to address barriers to employment; requiring a report.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. 1698, A bill for an act relating to child care; establishing a family, friend, and neighbor child care grant program; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.

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

Lislegard and Skraba introduced:

H. F. 1699, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new spur of the Mesabi Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Feist; Olson, L.; Greenman; Liebling and Hollins introduced:

H. F. 1700, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing requirements for hospital nurse staffing committees and hospital nurse workload committees; modifying requirements of hospital core staffing plans; requiring the commissioner of health to grade and publicly disclose hospital compliance with core staffing plans; modifying requirements related to hospital preparedness and incident response action plans to acts of violence; modifying eligibility for nursing facility employee scholarships; establishing a hospital nursing education loan forgiveness program; modifying eligibility for the health professional education loan forgiveness program; requiring the commissioner of health to study hospital staffing; establishing a grant program to improve the mental health of health care workers; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 144.1501, subdivisions 3, 4; 144.566; 144.7055; 144.7067, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 1701, A bill for an act relating to health care; providing the Board of Medical Practice discretion in investigating certain complaints against a regulated person; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 147.161, subdivision 1.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 1702, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; establishing a property tax credit for licensed in-home child care providers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 273.1392; 273.1393; 275.065, subdivision 3; 276.04, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 1703, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating Department of Direct Care and Treatment and Office of Human Services Licensing and Integrity; transferring duties from Department of Human Services to new state office; directing commissioners of health and human services to contract with third party to administer grant programs administered by Department of Health and Department of Human Services; directing commissioner of human services to contract with third party to review appropriations for information technology projects; providing for performance-based budgeting for Department of Human Services; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 15.01; 15.06, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivisions 2, 3; 16A.103, subdivision 1a; 16A.11, subdivision 3; 43A.08, subdivision 1a; 256.974; 256.9742, subdivision 1; 256.975, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 256; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 245J; 246C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256.01, subdivision 9.

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

Schomacker, Swedzinski and Fogelman introduced:

H. F. 1704, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; establishing a southwestern Minnesota workforce development scholarship pilot program; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Kresha and Schultz introduced:

H. F. 1705, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for grants to Habitat for Humanity.

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

Edelson, Kiel and Fischer introduced:

H. F. 1706, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying telehealth requirements; increasing medical assistance reimbursement for protected transport services; establishing grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62A.673, subdivisions 2, 5, 6; 256B.0625, subdivision 17.

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

Lee, F. and Davids introduced:

H. F. 1707, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring a report; appropriating money for a grant to Wallin Education Partners to support programs of college admission and graduation for low-income students.

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

Jacob, Altendorf, Pelowski and Quam introduced:

H. F. 1708, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to resurface a segment of marked Trunk Highway 74 in Winona County.

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

Feist introduced:

H. F. 1709, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying ignition interlock requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 169A.44; 171.306, by adding a subdivision.

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

Bahner and Elkins introduced:

H. F. 1710, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring procedures for when the legislative commission on cybersecurity holds closed meetings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.888, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions.

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

Elkins and Bahner introduced:

H. F. 1711, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring pharmacy benefit managers and health carriers to use prescription drug rebates and other compensation to benefit covered persons; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62W.

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

Feist; Frazier; Clardy; Moller; Lee, F.; Norris; Finke; Frederick; Carroll; Hollins; Pérez-Vega; Hicks; Pryor; Vang; Klevorn; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Reyer; Jordan; Kozlowski; Youakim; Gomez; Xiong; Noor; Berg; Agbaje; Lillie; Hanson, J.; Stephenson; Rehm; Koegel; Howard; Pinto; Lee, K.; Curran and Hemmingsen-Jaeger introduced:

H. F. 1712, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for prevention services, intervention services, and barrier reduction services relating to youth involved or at risk of becoming involved in the criminal or juvenile justice system; requiring a report.

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

Hollins introduced:

H. F. 1713, A bill for an act relating to public safety; improving ability of crime victims to access reimbursement program; changing name of reparations program to reimbursement act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 611A.51; 611A.52, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 611A.53; 611A.54; 611A.55; 611A.56; 611A.57, subdivisions 5, 6; 611A.60; 611A.61; 611A.612; 611A.66; 611A.68, subdivisions 2a, 4, 4b, 4c.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. 1714, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a process to compensate businesses for loss of business opportunity resulting from sale and closure of a biomass energy plant.

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

Newton and Edelson introduced:

H. F. 1715, A bill for an act relating to environment; prohibiting the sale of nonelectric powered lawn and garden equipment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Newton and Edelson introduced:

H. F. 1716, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting the sale of ice resurfacing machines in Minnesota that are not powered solely by electricity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

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

Elkins, Davids, Koznick, Swedzinski and Petersburg introduced:

H. F. 1717, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; providing a credit for railroad reconstruction or replacement expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297I.20, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Huot, Novotny, Curran, Pelowski and Engen introduced:

H. F. 1718, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for appointment, licensing, and compensation of railroad peace officers; addressing civil liability issues; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 626.05, subdivision 2; 626.84, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

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

Pérez-Vega, Hussein, Norris and Brand introduced:

H. F. 1719, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Metropolitan Center for Independent Living.

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

Hollins, Kozlowski, Pérez-Vega, Gomez, Wolgamott and Frazier introduced:

H. F. 1720, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the Latino Economic Development Center for their building in St. Paul.

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

Lee, K.; Quam; Norris; Youakim and O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. 1721, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the interest rate on delinquent property taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 279.03, subdivision 1a; 282.261, subdivision 2.

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

Baker, Engen and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 1722, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise; creating a tax credit for employer paid family leave; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

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

Freiberg and Greenman introduced:

H. F. 1723, A bill for an act relating to elections; appropriating money to the secretary of state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 5.30, subdivision 2.

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

Wolgamott and Brand introduced:

H. F. 1724, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a survivor employment readiness pilot project in the greater St. Cloud area.

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

Sencer-Mura, Pérez-Vega and Youakim introduced:

H. F. 1725, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for the Minnesota Center for the Book programming.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. 1726, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying the definition of cost; eliminating prohibition on below cost sales of gasoline; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325D.01, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325D.71.

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

Wolgamott and Lislegard introduced:

H. F. 1727, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying requirements for the senior citizens' property tax deferral; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290B.03, subdivision 1.

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

Olson, L.; Koegel; Noor; Kozlowski and Becker-Finn introduced:

H. F. 1728, A bill for an act relating to health; increasing application and renewal fees for opiate drug wholesalers; establishing an opiate product fee for certain opiate drug wholesalers; eliminating the sunset for opioid fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 151.065, subdivisions 1, 3, 7; 151.066, subdivisions 3, 4; 151.47, subdivision 1a; 256.043, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256.043, subdivision 4.

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