INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, March 15, 2021


The following House Files were introduced:

Lee introduced:

H. F. 2174, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the issuance of electric transit vehicle infrastructure appropriation bonds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

Lee introduced:

H. F. 2175, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Justice Built Communities initiative.

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

Sandell introduced:

H. F. 2176, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for school-based health clinics.

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

Theis introduced:

H. F. 2177, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the central Minnesota opportunity grant program.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. 2178, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying resident assessments and classifications provisions; requiring certain related party disclosures; establishing interim and settle-up payment rates for new owners and operators; appropriating money for improved financial integrity of nursing facility payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 144.0724, subdivisions 4, 5, 8; 256R.08, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256R.

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

Bennett introduced:

H. F. 2179, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for statewide mental health counseling support.

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

Novotny, Daniels, Gruenhagen and Kiel introduced:

H. F. 2180, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring licensure of abortion facilities; requiring a licensing fee; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Anderson and Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 2181, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; solar energy generating systems; classification of real property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 272.02, subdivision 24.

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

Bierman and Huot introduced:

H. F. 2182, A bill for an act relating to economic development; extending certain job creation goals for Minnesota investment fund grants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Schomacker by request introduced:

H. F. 2183, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; authorizing the creation of a fire and ambulance special taxing district.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 2184, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; creating a Nurse Licensure Compact; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

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

Olson, B. introduced:

H. F. 2185, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for county fairs.

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

Olson, B. introduced:

H. F. 2186, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for international trade assistance and promotion.

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

Olson, B. introduced:

H. F. 2187, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute.

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

Mortensen introduced:

H. F. 2188, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System; transferring a state employee's service credit from the general employees retirement plan to the correctional employees retirement plan.

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

Olson, L. introduced:

H. F. 2189, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for construction materials for school buildings in Duluth; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.71, subdivision 52.

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

Schultz introduced:

H. F. 2190, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying required frequency of resident reimbursement classification assessments; funding cost reporting audit activities related to nursing facility reimbursement; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.0724, subdivision 4.

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

Elkins and Edelson introduced:

H. F. 2191, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for robotics team grants.

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

Heinrich introduced:

H. F. 2192, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Ramsey Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Association; full vesting and distribution of accounts to firefighters assigned to the Nowthen fire station; repealing Laws 2020, chapter 108, article 14, section 1.

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

Olson, L. introduced:

H. F. 2193, 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.

Rasmusson introduced:

H. F. 2194, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; transferring money for the broadband grant program.

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

Gruenhagen, Urdahl, Daniels, Dettmer and Erickson introduced:

H. F. 2195, A bill for an act relating to insurance; allowing health carriers to offer reference-based pricing health plans; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62K.

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

Hollins and Raleigh introduced:

H. F. 2196, A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing drivers' licenses and Minnesota identification cards; providing for certain remote issuance and expiration extensions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 171.06, by adding a subdivision; 171.13, subdivision 1; 171.27.

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

Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 2197, A bill for an act relating to environment; defining advanced recycling; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 115A.03, subdivisions 25, 25d, 27, 28, 34, 35, 36, by adding subdivisions; 116.06, subdivision 22.

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

Heinrich introduced:

H. F. 2198, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner of transportation to install a traffic-control signal at the intersection of marked Trunk Highway 47 and McKinley Street in Anoka.

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

Vang introduced:

H. F. 2199, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for students in alternative programs.

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

Vang introduced:

H. F. 2200, A bill for an act relating to climate change; establishing grant program to provide financial assistance to cities to address climate change; appropriating money.

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

Agbaje introduced:

H. F. 2201, A bill for an act relating to public safety; repealing crime of falsely reporting police misconduct; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.505, subdivision 2.

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

McDonald, Koznick, Robbins, Daniels, Johnson and Quam introduced:

H. F. 2202, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring three-fifths majority approval from both legislative bodies to extend peacetime emergencies beyond 30 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.31, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Davnie introduced:

H. F. 2203, A bill for an act relating to early childhood programs; modifying the early learning scholarships program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.165, subdivision 3.

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

Mortensen and Munson introduced:

H. F. 2204, A bill for an act relating to emergency management; repealing governor's power to declare emergency; establishing a legislative emergency declaration and extension process; repealing governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules that have the effect of law during an emergency; protecting citizen rights; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 12.03, subdivision 1e; 12.21, subdivisions 1, 3; 12.25, subdivision 3; 12.36; 12.45; 12.61, subdivision 2; 13D.02, subdivision 1; 14.03, subdivision 1; 34A.11, subdivision 6; 35.0661, subdivision 1; 41B.047, subdivision 1; 144.4197; 144E.266; 151.441, subdivisions 12, 13; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivision 2b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 4.035, subdivision 2; 12.31; 12.32.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Davnie and Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 2205, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a direct admissions pilot project; appropriating money.

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

Torkelson introduced:

H. F. 2206, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a veterans cemetery in Redwood Falls; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Dettmer, Novotny, Urdahl and Erickson introduced:

H. F. 2207, A bill for an act relating to taxation; lawful gambling; modifying the combined net receipts tax; modifying the calculation for the stadium reserve; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 297E.02, subdivision 6; 297E.021, subdivision 2; 349.15, subdivision 1; 349.151, subdivision 4.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. 2208, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a solid waste landfill in St. Louis 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.

Greenman, Ecklund and Hanson, J. introduced:

H. F. 2209, A bill for an act relating to military veterans; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota Military Museum.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. 2210, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a 24-hour customized living service rate floor for certain facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 256B.4914, subdivision 6; 256S.203; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256S.

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

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 2211, A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing a grant program for pilot projects to encourage and increase composting in multifamily buildings; appropriating money; 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.

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 2212, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; authorizing a temporary deferral of commercial-industrial property taxes; 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.

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 2213, A bill for an act relating to transportation; permitting the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to reduce speed limits on parkways under its jurisdiction; requiring local approval.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. 2214, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for summer education programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.10, subdivision 2d; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 2, as amended.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. 2215, A bill for an act relating to public safety; directing that unspent funds in the 911 emergency telecommunications service account be used for grants to counties to design, develop, implement, operate, and maintain the geographic information system; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 403.11, 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.

Long introduced:

H. F. 2216, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a loan program for municipal utilities paying unusually high prices for natural gas in February 2021; establishing a program to defray high natural gas bills from the February 2021 price spike for low-income households; appropriating money.

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

Lucero introduced:

H. F. 2217, A bill for an act relating to human services; transferring child care assistance program fraud investigation unit from Department of Human Services to Department of Public Safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 245E.01, subdivisions 4, 7; 245E.02, subdivision 4; 245E.03, subdivisions 3, 4; 245E.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 245E.07.

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

Lucero introduced:

H. F. 2218, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for the right to carry without a permit; providing for an optional permit to carry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.714, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 15, 20, 23, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 624.714, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 16; 624.7181.

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

Neu Brindley introduced:

H. F. 2219, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying the definition of cosmetology school manager; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 155A.23, subdivision 16.

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

Noor, Hollins, Wolgamott and Lippert introduced:

H. F. 2220, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a state rent assistance program for low-income, cost-burdened households; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 462A.05, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 2221, A bill for an act relating to human services; long-term care; establishing a hero payment for long-term care workers.

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

Bierman and Huot introduced:

H. F. 2222, A bill for an act relating to economic development; extending certain job creation goals for Minnesota investment fund grants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 2223, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting counties to establish subordinate service districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 375B.02; 375B.03; 375B.04.

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

Hausman introduced:

H. F. 2224, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a COVID-19 emergency mortgage assistance program; appropriating money.

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

Hausman introduced:

H. F. 2225, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to Gibbs Farm Museum: Pathways to Dakota and Pioneer Life; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hausman introduced:

H. F. 2226, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for the workforce and affordable homeownership development program.

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

Hausman introduced:

H. F. 2227, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for the economic development and housing challenge program.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. 2228, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; requiring worldwide combined reporting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.17, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. 2229, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; disallowing the itemized deduction for mortgage interest on a second home; appropriating money for the home ownership assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0122, subdivision 5.

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

Pinto introduced:

H. F. 2230, A bill for an act relating to education finance; making changes to early learning programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 119A.52; 119B.13, subdivision 1; 124D.1158; 124D.13, subdivision 2; 124D.151, subdivision 6; 124D.165, subdivision 3; 124D.59, subdivision 2; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Pinto introduced:

H. F. 2231, A bill for an act relating to early childhood family education; removing obsolete language; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.135, subdivision 1.

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

Morrison introduced:

H. F. 2232, A bill for an act relating to single-use plastics; banning the sale, offering for sale, or provision of single-use plastics by hotels; providing civil 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.

Frazier introduced:

H. F. 2233, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying teacher licensure provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 122A.181, subdivision 5; 122A.183, subdivision 2.

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

Boe introduced:

H. F. 2234, A bill for an act relating to electric vehicles; requiring installation of electric vehicle charging stations at county government centers; appropriating money.

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

Boe introduced:

H. F. 2235, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a new bus garage for Eastern Carver County Schools.

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

Boe introduced:

H. F. 2236, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a segment of marked Trunk Highway 5 in Chanhassen as Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Boe introduced:

H. F. 2237, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying requirements for water diversions and consumptive use; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.265, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Boe introduced:

H. F. 2238, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing enhanced penalties for making emergency calls to harass, hinder, intrude upon, or interfere with another person; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.78.

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

Boe introduced:

H. F. 2239, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for safety improvements to the intersection of Trunk Highway 212 and Carver County Road 51; 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.

Munson introduced:

H. F. 2240, A bill for an act relating to clean water; extending a prior appropriation for a multipurpose water management project.

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

Nelson, M. introduced:

H. F. 2241, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; allowing collection of private contact information for candidates, treasurers, and chairs for specified purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Gomez, Agbaje, Davnie, Hassan and Noor introduced:

H. F. 2242, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing refundable exemptions for certain items purchased for properties damaged during unrest; appropriating money.

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

Gomez introduced:

H. F. 2243, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for Joyce Preschool.

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

Boe introduced:

H. F. 2244, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a fine amount for operating a motor vehicle without meeting lighted headlamps and tail lamps requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.48, by adding a subdivision.

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

Hollins introduced:

H. F. 2245, A bill for an act relating to real property; extending sunset of temporary exception for certain filings of mortgages and deeds of trust; amending Laws 2020, chapter 118, section 4.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 2246, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota State High School League; modifying the governing board membership; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 128C.01, subdivision 4.

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

Youakim introduced:

H. F. 2247, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying the exemption for clothing to include protective equipment; creating a new exemption for disinfecting wipes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.67, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision.

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