INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, February 8, 2021


The following House Files were introduced:

Morrison introduced:

H. F. 791, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for an intersection on Trunk Highway 41 in Chanhassen; 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.

Winkler; Ecklund; Stephenson; Lee; Greenman; Morrison; Sundin; Her; Edelson; Wolgamott; Keeler; Bernardy; Nelson, M.; Berg; Klevorn; Reyer; Freiberg; Bierman; Jordan; Hanson, J.; Hollins and Xiong, J. introduced:

H. F. 792, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money for a grant to the veterans resilience project; requiring a report.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. 793, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring probation and parole agents to consider and recommend local options to address technical violations by offenders with mental illness; providing courts with additional information and discretion regarding defendants with mental illness; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 243.05, subdivisions 1, 6; 244.05, subdivisions 2, 3; 244.19, subdivision 3; 244.198, by adding a subdivision; 609.1055; 609.115, by adding a subdivision; 609.14, subdivision 2a; 611.026; 629.53.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. 794, A bill for an act relating to civil law; amending the statute of limitations for actions under the Minnesota Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 363A.28, subdivision 3.

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

Grossell introduced:

H. F. 795, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to compensate producers for livestock destroyed or crippled by wolves.

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

Theis introduced:

H. F. 796, A bill for an act relating to youth employment; modifying requirements for 16- and 17-year-olds working in or around a construction or building project; requiring rulemaking.

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

Theis introduced:

H. F. 797, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating the Government Accountability Commission; providing for expiration and review of state agencies; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3D.

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

Theis introduced:

H. F. 798, A bill for an act relating to administrative rulemaking; requiring agencies to determine the impact of a proposed rule on the cost of residential construction or remodeling; requiring notice to the applicable legislative committees; permitting a legislative committee to require approval of a rule by law; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.

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

Theis introduced:

H. F. 799, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for school start times; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120A.41.

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

Wolgamott; Hansen, R., and Koegel introduced:

H. F. 800, A bill for an act relating to labor; providing safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers; authorizing rulemaking; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 179.

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

Morrison introduced:

H. F. 801, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a prescription drug affordability board and prescription drug affordability advisory council; providing for prescription drug cost reviews and remedies; requiring a report; appropriating money; 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 Finance and Policy.

Morrison introduced:

H. F. 802, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying electric utility renewable energy standard obligations; modifying Public Utility Commission authority to issue site permits for electric generation facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 216B.1691, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, by adding a subdivision; 216E.03, subdivision 10; 216F.04; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2.

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

Sundin introduced:

H. F. 803, A bill for an act relating to contracts; modifying and clarifying requirements relating to building and construction contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 15.71, by adding a subdivision; 15.72, by adding a subdivision; 337.01, subdivision 3; 337.05, subdivision 1.

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

Sundin introduced:

H. F. 804, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying bioincentive program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 41A.16, subdivision 2; 41A.17, subdivision 2; 41A.18, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41A.

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

Sundin introduced:

H. F. 805, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring destruction of certain welfare data; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

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

Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 806, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a Minnesota Citizens Federal Oversight Committee; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Dettmer, Urdahl and Boe introduced:

H. F. 807, A bill for an act relating to education; prohibiting construction of schools near former landfills; requiring notice by schools located near former landfills; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 123B.51, by adding a subdivision.

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

Feist; Xiong, J.; Gomez; Hollins; Hassan; Lee; Vang and Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

H. F. 808, A bill for an act relating to human rights; adding provisions to explain national origin discrimination; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 363A.11, by adding a subdivision; 363A.12, by adding a subdivision.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 809, A bill for an act relating to public safety; making technical change to identity theft crime; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.527, subdivision 3.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 810, A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring the annual review of the coroner and medical examiner by the county board; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 390.005, subdivision 6; 390.31, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 390.

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

Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 811, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; providing for sale or lease of certain gambling equipment to licensed distributors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.163, subdivision 9.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. 812, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; prohibiting false caller identification information; providing for criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 325E.26, by adding subdivisions; 609.52, subdivision 3; 609.527, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 325E.31.

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

Edelson, Garofalo, Liebling, Winkler and Jurgens introduced:

H. F. 813, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the medical cannabis program; allowing combustion of dried raw cannabis by patients age 21 or older; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 152.22, subdivision 6; 152.29, subdivision 3.

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

Olson, L. and Schultz introduced:

H. F. 814, A bill for an act relating to unemployment; providing 50 percent reimbursement of unemployment charges to the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center; appropriating money.

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

Gruenhagen and Erickson introduced:

H. F. 815, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the family medical account program; providing rulemaking authority; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

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

Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 816, A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; modifying requirements for health insurance underwriting, renewability, and benefits; creating the Minnesota health risk pool program; allowing the creation of unified personal health premium accounts; creating the Minnesota health contribution program; eliminating certain health plan market rules; requesting waivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 3.971, subdivision 6; 13.7191, by adding a subdivision; 60A.235, by adding a subdivision; 62A.65, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 62L.03, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 62L.08, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 62Q.18, subdivision 10; 62V.05, subdivision 3; 290.0132, by adding a subdivision; 297I.05, subdivisions 1, 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62A; 62K; 62Q; 256L; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62X; 62Y; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 62A.303; 62A.65, subdivision 2; 62K.01; 62K.02; 62K.03; 62K.04; 62K.05; 62K.06; 62K.07; 62K.075; 62K.08; 62K.09; 62K.10, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 62K.11; 62K.12; 62K.13; 62K.14; 62K.15; 62L.08, subdivision 4; 62L.12, subdivisions 3, 4.

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

Erickson, Dettmer and Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 817, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding eligibility for postsecondary enrollment options; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.09, subdivision 5a.

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

Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 818, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for right-of-way acquisition and construction of marked Trunk Highway 212.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 819, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for redevelopment grants and demolition loans, the Minnesota investment fund, and the job creation fund.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 820, A bill for an act relating to Open Meeting Law; allowing a member of a public body to attend a meeting from a private location more than three times in calendar year 2021.

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

Koegel and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. 821, A bill for an act relating to employment benefits; requiring carryover of unused dependent care flexible spending account funds in benefit plan years 2020 and 2021.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 822, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying treatment of self-employment income for purposes of eligibility for cash assistance programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 119B.09, subdivision 4; 256P.02, subdivisions 1a, 2; 256P.04, subdivision 4; 256P.05.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 823, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; creating a working group to examine the merger of financial institutions and tax status designations; requiring a report.

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

Bahr, Miller, Poston, Mortensen, Lucero and Raleigh introduced:

H. F. 824, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article I; providing for the right of the people to acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer, and use arms including firearms, knives, or any other weapons and ammunition, components, and accessories for these arms.

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

Lee introduced:

H. F. 825, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to support programs of college admission and graduation for low-income students; requiring a report.

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

Lee and Novotny introduced:

H. F. 826, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for health and welfare rights of inmates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 241.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Daniels, Koegel and Theis introduced:

H. F. 827, A bill for an act relating to occupational licensing; creating the Board of Sign Language Interpreters and Transliterators; requiring licensure; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 546.44, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 156B.

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

Daniels and Koegel introduced:

H. F. 828, A bill for an act relating to children; modifying the definition of neglect; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 260E.03, subdivision 15.

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

Igo; Lueck; Heintzeman; Nelson, N.; Green and Akland introduced:

H. F. 829, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring one or more 2021 open seasons for taking wolves.

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

Nash introduced:

H. F. 830, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for nontoxic ammunition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.67, by adding a subdivision.

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

Long and Stephenson introduced:

H. F. 831, A bill for an act relating to the State Building Code; modifying how the energy code for new commercial buildings is adopted; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.106, subdivision 1.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

H. F. 832, A bill for an act relating to state government; State Lottery; making name of a lottery prize winner private; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349A.08, subdivision 9.

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

Her, Gomez, Hassan and Hollins introduced:

H. F. 833, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; modifying when a court may hear a petition for postconviction relief; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 590.01, subdivision 4.

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

Her introduced:

H. F. 834, A bill for an act relating to health; providing an exception to the hospital moratorium; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.551, subdivision 1.

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

Her introduced:

H. F. 835, A bill for an act relating to housing; creating specific notice requirements for evictions due to nonpayment of rent; expanding eligibility for discretionary and mandatory expungements for eviction case court files; prohibiting rental discrimination based on a tenant's receipt of public housing assistance; limiting public access to pending eviction case court actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 363A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 484.014, subdivisions 2, 3; 504B.135; 504B.321.

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

Richardson and Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 836, A bill for an act relating to environment; transferring money to metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account.

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

Lee; Vang; Her; Xiong, T.; Xiong, J.; Thompson; Gomez; Agbaje; Hollins; Becker-Finn; Hassan; Frazier and Winkler introduced:

H. F. 837, A bill for an act relating to veterans; modifying eligibility for burial in state veterans cemeteries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 197.236, subdivisions 8, 9.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. 838, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding medical assistance coverage of adult dental services to include nonsurgical treatment for periodontal disease; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, subdivision 9.

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

Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 839, A bill for an act relating to clean water; appropriating money for inflow and infiltration grants in the metropolitan area.

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

Morrison, Davnie and Jordan introduced:

H. F. 840, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness mining restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.523.

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

Jordan introduced:

H. F. 841, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for the Minnesota GreenStep Schools program.

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

Jordan introduced:

H. F. 842, A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing carpet stewardship program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.142; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.

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

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. 843, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing the general education basic formula allowance by two percent per year; linking future increases in the basic formula allowance to the rate of inflation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.10, subdivision 2.

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

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. 844, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; prohibiting price gouging; prescribing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

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

Agbaje and Lee introduced:

H. F. 845, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for performance grants to Twin Cities R!SE.

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

Vang introduced:

H. F. 846, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying provisions related to industrial hemp; providing for sale of certain hemp products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 18K.04, subdivisions 1, 3; 18K.06; 31.01, subdivision 30; 34A.02; 151.72, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 31.

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

Vang introduced:

H. F. 847, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to the Center for Rural Policy and Development.

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

Demuth introduced:

H. F. 848, A bill for an act relating to insurance; modifying provisions governing policies for certain day care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 65A.30, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

Demuth introduced:

H. F. 849, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring coverage for certain injuries and illnesses to dependent children occurring at family child care centers; 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.

Demuth introduced:

H. F. 850, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; establishing penalties for school employees, independent contractors, and persons in positions of authority who have sexual relationships with students; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 609.341, subdivision 10, by adding subdivisions; 609.344, subdivision 1; 609.345, subdivision 1.

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

Demuth introduced:

H. F. 851, A bill for an act relating to data practices; modifying the definition of "public official" in a city or county; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.43, subdivision 2.

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

Koznick, Novotny and Heinrich introduced:

H. F. 852, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring a report on transportation revenue sources and expenditures.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 853, A bill for an act relating to health; adding acupuncture practitioners to the practitioners eligible for the health professional education loan forgiveness program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 144.1501, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 144.608, subdivision 1.

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

Stephenson; Gomez; Xiong, J.; Koegel and Hollins introduced:

H. F. 854, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; repealing the exemption on the sale of precious metal bullion; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.67, subdivision 34.

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

Hollins; Keeler; Feist; Frazier; Reyer; Agbaje; Hassan; Her; Xiong, J.; Lee; Richardson; Noor and Gomez introduced:

H. F. 855, A bill for an act relating to health care; authorizing pharmacists to dispense HIV preexposure prophylaxis and HIV postexposure prophylaxis without a prescription; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 151.01, subdivision 27; 151.06, subdivision 6; 151.37, by adding subdivisions; 214.122; 256B.0625, subdivision 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Hollins, Reyer, Keeler, Berg and Frederick introduced:

H. F. 856, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing presentence investigation reports to include information related to brain injury; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.115, by adding a subdivision.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 857, A bill for an act relating to education; classifying teachers as essential employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 179A.03, subdivision 7; 179A.18, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 179A.18, subdivision 2.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

H. F. 858, A bill for an act relating to pet animals; prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats by retail pet shops; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 325F.79; 325F.792, subdivision 2; 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.

Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

H. F. 859, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring schools to make disposable menstrual products freely available in school restrooms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 121A.21.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

H. F. 860, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership.

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

Hollins introduced:

H. F. 861, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a grant program for victims of crime; appropriating money.

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

Hollins, Howard and Winkler introduced:

H. F. 862, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing a moratorium on private correctional facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.

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

Hollins introduced:

H. F. 863, A bill for an act relating to human rights; making certain changes to the Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 363A.02, subdivision 1; 363A.28, subdivisions 1, 6; 363A.31, subdivision 2; 363A.33, subdivision 3; 363A.36, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding a subdivision; 363A.44, subdivision 9.

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

Hollins and Franke introduced:

H. F. 864, A bill for an act relating to data practices; classifying law enforcement mental health unit data as private data on individuals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.82, by adding a subdivision.

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

Wazlawik introduced:

H. F. 865, A bill for an act relating to child care; establishing exemption from personal liability for municipality officers or employees; removing exception for counties to be liable for claims at family day care where county had actual knowledge of risk that led to claims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 466.03, subdivision 6d.

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

Wazlawik introduced:

H. F. 866, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying administrative law procedures for certain child care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 245A.08, subdivisions 4, 5.

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

Wazlawik introduced:

H. F. 867, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Minnesota Public Radio.

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

Hollins, Greenman, Feist, Berg and Frazier introduced:

H. F. 868, A resolution memorializing Congress to overturn the United States Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC; requesting that Congress clarify that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment; asking that Congress propose a constitutional amendment to provide such clarification.

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

Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 869, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a road extension and bridge over the BNSF Northtown Yards in Fridley; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 870, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing the metropolitan area active transportation program; transferring money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.38, subdivision 2; 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.

Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 871, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; continuing the school readiness plus program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 124D.151, subdivision 6; 126C.05, subdivision 1.

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

O'Neill, Poston, Koznick, Baker and Nelson, N. introduced:

H. F. 872, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing penalties for gang members who possess firearms in public without a permit to carry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.714, subdivision 1a.

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

Hassan; Xiong, J., and Gomez introduced:

H. F. 873, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for performance grants to Avivo.

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

Hassan; Kresha; Mariani; Erickson; Vang; Koznick; Xiong, J.; Theis; Thompson; Haley; Xiong, T., and Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 874, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, section 1; providing for a fundamental right to quality public education for all children.

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

Xiong, J.; Thompson; Hassan; Gomez and Vang introduced:

H. F. 875, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for a grant to African Economic Development Solutions.

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

Frazier, Greenman, Agbaje, Hassan, Gomez, Keeler and Xiong, J. introduced:

H. F. 876, A bill for an act relating to elections; restoring the right to vote to individuals convicted of a felony upon completion of any term of incarceration imposed and executed by a court for the offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 201.014, by adding a subdivision; 201.071, subdivision 1; 204C.10; 609.165, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 201; 243.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 877, A bill for an act relating to environment; eliminating rulemaking authority of Pollution Control Agency and Department of Natural Resources; providing for sunset or enactment of existing rules.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 878, A bill for an act relating to data practices; requiring interagency group meetings to be open to the public; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13D.01, subdivisions 1, 4; 13D.015, subdivision 1.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 879, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; allowing counties to file policies of no net gain; requiring land sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.056, by adding a subdivision.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 880, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; allowing owners of farmed Cervidae infected with chronic wasting disease to participate in research projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 35.155, subdivision 11.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 881, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; environment; clarifying criteria for establishing groundwater quality regulations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103H.275, subdivision 2.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 882, A bill for an act relating to waters; requiring state to cover costs of certain wells; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.

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

Gomez and Xiong, J. introduced:

H. F. 883, A bill for an act relating to crime; modifying the definition of drug paraphernalia; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.01, subdivision 18.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 884, A bill for an act relating to waters; modifying method of appointing watershed district managers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 103D.205, subdivision 2; 103D.225, subdivision 4; 103D.301, subdivision 1; 103D.311, subdivision 2; 103D.315, subdivisions 3, 6, 9; 103D.325, subdivision 2; 103D.335, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 103D.301, subdivision 2; 103D.311, subdivisions 1, 3; 103D.315, subdivision 2.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 885, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing alternative wetland mitigation options in greater than 80 percent areas; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.222, by adding a subdivision.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 886, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring monitoring for nitrogen on certain state lands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103H.175, by adding a subdivision.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 887, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing compensation for damage caused by wild turkeys; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 888, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring live-animal chronic wasting disease surveillance; requiring the Board of Animal Health to consider farmed Cervidae tests results from other states; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 35.155, subdivision 11.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 889, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying certain tax-forfeited land sale requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 85.012, subdivision 1; 282.01, subdivision 3; 282.011, subdivision 1; 282.018, subdivision 1; 282.02; 459.06, subdivision 3.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 890, A bill for an act relating to state lands; prohibiting acquisition of land for flood control or water retention under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 891, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying environmental review provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 116.07, subdivision 4a; 116D.04, subdivision 2a.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 892, A bill for an act relating to legacy; prohibiting payment of certain indirect costs from legacy funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 16A.127, subdivision 8; 85.53, by adding a subdivision; 97A.056, by adding a subdivision; 114D.50, by adding a subdivision; 129D.17, by adding a subdivision.

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

Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 893, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing new regulations related to animal-drawn vehicles and overdimensional load vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 169.035, subdivision 3; 169.18, subdivision 10; 169.522, subdivision 1; 169.58, by adding a subdivision; 169.812, subdivision 2.

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

Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 894, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing medical assistance coverage for drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients used for weight loss; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13d.

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

Youakim introduced:

H. F. 895, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring underinsured and uninsured motorist coverage for motorcycles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 65B.48, subdivision 5.

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

Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 896, A bill for an act relating to housing; permitting manufactured homes affixed to certain property to be deemed an improvement to real property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 273.125, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168A.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 897, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; modifying membership requirements of the Gambling Control Board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.151, subdivision 2.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 898, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; modifying expenditure restrictions for organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 349.15, subdivision 1.

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

Nelson, M. introduced:

H. F. 899, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association; privatized medical facilities; amending the calculation of liability for privatizing medical facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 353F.02, subdivision 4a; 353F.025, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision.

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

Keeler; Gomez; Xiong, J.; Frazier; Hollins and Berg introduced:

H. F. 900, A bill for an act relating to homelessness; establishing a task force on shelter resident rights and shelter provider practices; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Moller introduced:

H. F. 901, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing prosecutor-initiated sentence adjustments; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Becker-Finn introduced:

H. F. 902, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying certain license restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 340A.22, subdivision 2.

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

Becker-Finn introduced:

H. F. 903, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing government-to-government relationship with Minnesota Tribal Nations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.

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

Frazier, Reyer, Boldon, Berg and Hassan introduced:

H. F. 904, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting the sale or offer for sale of flavored products; authorizing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 461.12, subdivision 2; 461.19; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 461.

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

Gomez, Vang and Xiong, J. introduced:

H. F. 905, A bill for an act relating to public safety; repealing restrictions placed on the authority of law enforcement civilian review boards to discipline peace officers; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 626.89, subdivision 17.

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

Gomez introduced:

H. F. 906, A bill for an act relating to data practices; classifying municipal identification card data as private data; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

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

Gomez and Xiong, J. introduced:

H. F. 907, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying requirements for the medical cannabis program; authorizing civil remedies; establishing an affirmative defense; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 152.27, subdivision 6; 152.32, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152.

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

Gomez introduced:

H. F. 908, A bill for an act relating to family law; providing rights for blind parents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 259.53, by adding a subdivision; 260C.201, by adding a subdivision; 518.1751, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hassan; Xiong, J., and Gomez introduced:

H. F. 909, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying student absence from school for religious holidays; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 120A.35; 120A.40.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn and Jurgens introduced:

H. F. 910, A bill for an act relating to children; requiring a report on participation in early childhood programs by children in foster care; appropriating money.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn and Jurgens introduced:

H. F. 911, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the Head Start appropriation distribution; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 119A.52.

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