INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, March 22, 2021


The following House Files were introduced:

Bierman introduced:

H. F. 2326, A bill for an act relating to human services; adding two members to the opioid prescribing working group; changing requirements of annual prescribing reports related to the opioid prescribing improvement program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0638, subdivisions 3, 7.

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

Howard and Elkins introduced:

H. F. 2327, A bill for an act relating to health care; requiring the commissioner of management and budget to use a reverse auction for the procurement of a pharmacy benefit manager to manage and administer the prescription drug benefit for the State Employees Group Insurance Program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.

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

Pryor introduced:

H. F. 2328, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for subsidies to federally qualified health centers.

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

Johnson introduced:

H. F. 2329, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for improvements to marked Trunk Highway 95 and a railroad switch project in the city of Cambridge; 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.

Baker introduced:

H. F. 2330, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; creating definitions for chemical dispensing system and dishwashing machine; modifying requirements for installation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 326B.42, by adding subdivisions; 326B.46, 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.

Morrison introduced:

H. F. 2331, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for lawns to legumes grant program.

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

Akland introduced:

H. F. 2332, A bill for an act relating to higher education; expanding the Z-Degree program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136F.305, subdivisions 2, 3, 4.

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

Heinrich introduced:

H. F. 2333, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing requirements to set salaries for Minnesota State Patrol troopers; modifying prior appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 43A.17, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 5, subdivision 7.

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

Agbaje and Lee introduced:

H. F. 2334, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for environmental justice considerations in determining certain state permitting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 116.06, by adding subdivisions; 116.07, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

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. 2335, A bill for an act relating to elections; amending process for challenged voters; providing notice of challenge and process to contest challenge; requiring use of challenged ballots in certain circumstances; providing a penalty; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 201.061, subdivision 4; 201.091, subdivision 4; 201.145, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 204C.10; 204C.12, subdivisions 2, 3; 204C.14, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 201; 204C.

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

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 2336, A bill for an act relating to environmental protection; appropriating money to hire additional regulatory staff.

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. 2337, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a special license plate for honorary consuls; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

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

O'Neill, Mueller and Robbins introduced:

H. F. 2338, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing the placement of pregnant and postpartum female inmates in community-based programs; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 244.065.

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

Mueller introduced:

H. F. 2339, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a segment of the Shooting Star state trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Olson, L. introduced:

H. F. 2340, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for rehabilitation of the Grassy Point railroad bridge; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Sundin, Frederick and Feist introduced:

H. F. 2341, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to construct offices and research laboratories at two Agricultural Utilization Research Institute locations.

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

Carlson introduced:

H. F. 2342, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating debt settlement services providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 332B.02, subdivision 13.

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

Olson, L. introduced:

H. F. 2343, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Duluth Children's Museum.

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

Igo and Theis introduced:

H. F. 2344, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting purchases of certain building materials and supplies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.

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

Igo introduced:

H. F. 2345, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Judy Garland Museum.

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

Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 2346, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to reconstruct the aquatic center in Pelican Rapids; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 2347, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a vaccine recipient bill of rights; 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.

Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 2348, A resolution for the State of Minnesota to protect its citizens against unconstitutional and medically irresponsible COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

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

Becker-Finn introduced:

H. F. 2349, A bill for an act relating to corrections; establishing the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act; providing for earned incentive release and supervision abatement status; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 244.03; 244.05, subdivision 1b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

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

Jordan introduced:

H. F. 2350, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office.

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

Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 2351, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying definition of all-terrain vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.92, subdivision 8.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn, Wazlawik and Jordan introduced:

H. F. 2352, A bill for an act relating to child care; appropriating funds to the Department of Employment and Economic Development for grants to communities, the Minnesota Initiatives Foundations, and WomenVenture to increase the number of quality child care providers.

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

Feist and Sundin introduced:

H. F. 2353, A bill for an act relating to data practices; classifying education support service 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.

Feist and Sundin introduced:

H. F. 2354, A bill for an act relating to judgments; enacting the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act adopted and recommended for passage by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 548.

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

Boe introduced:

H. F. 2355, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a new bus garage for Eastern Carver County Schools; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Boe, Raleigh and Jurgens introduced:

H. F. 2356, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; incorporating the factor of a county's proximity to a waste processing facility in various waste management provisions; defining waste to energy facility; requiring commissioner of Pollution Control Agency to reassess county recycling goals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 115A.02; 115A.03, subdivision 28, by adding a subdivision; 115A.46, subdivision 1; 115A.54, subdivision 1; 115A.551, subdivision 2a.

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

Youakim introduced:

H. F. 2357, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying special education formulas; authorizing a levy for certain special access costs at cooperative units; authorizing a levy for special education facility costs; limiting special education tuition billing; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 124E.21, subdivision 1; 125A.21, subdivisions 1, 2; 125A.76, subdivision 2e; 125A.79, by adding a subdivision; 126C.40, by adding a subdivision; 127A.47, subdivision 7.

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

Mekeland introduced:

H. F. 2358, A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for a school bus garage for Independent School District No. 726, Becker.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. 2359, A bill for an act relating to parks and trails; extending the availability of an appropriation for the Proctor-Hermantown Munger Trail Spur.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. 2360, A bill for an act relating to claims against the state; providing for the settlement of certain claims; appropriating money.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. 2361, A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing mattress recycling program; 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.

Bierman introduced:

H. F. 2362, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Apple Valley Red Line transit station improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. 2363, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a task force to analyze options for increasing the provision of weatherization services to low-income households; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

H. F. 2364, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; requiring residential Internet service contracts to be prorated; 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.

Agbaje introduced:

H. F. 2365, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing requirements governing project development for certain transit and highway projects; appropriating money.

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

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. 2366, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; clarifying definitions relating to electronic games; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 349.11; 349.12, subdivisions 12a, 12b, 12c.

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

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 2367, A bill for an act relating to taxation; solid waste management; amending allocation of revenues from solid waste management tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297H.13, subdivision 2.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. 2368, A bill for an act relating to water; reestablishing Legislative Water Commission; requiring statewide drinking water plan; establishing soil and water conservation district grant program; reestablishing Advisory Council on Water Supply Systems and Wastewater Treatment Facilities; providing for appointments; requiring report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103B.151, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 103C; 115.

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