INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Tuesday, March 9, 2021


The following House Files were introduced:

Haley introduced:

H. F. 2036, A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring the commissioner of commerce to evaluate geographic rating areas; requiring reports; appropriating money.

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

Sundin, Lislegard, Greenman, Keeler and Anderson introduced:

H. F. 2037, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute for a meat scientist.

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

Nelson, N. and Winkler introduced:

H. F. 2038, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring local approval before removing dam on Grindstone River.

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

Raleigh introduced:

H. F. 2039, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding background check requirements for school employees, volunteers, and contractors; requiring drug and alcohol testing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.43, subdivision 16; 123B.03, subdivisions 1, 1a, by adding a subdivision; 181.951, subdivisions 4, 7.

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

Raleigh introduced:

H. F. 2040, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; requiring certain cities to reserve a portion of local government aid for public safety purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 477A.013, by adding a subdivision.

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

Raleigh introduced:

H. F. 2041, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing local units of government to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.

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. 2042, 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.

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

Demuth introduced:

H. F. 2043, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an appropriation for the Jacob Wetterling Recreation Center in the city of St. Joseph; amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 37.

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

Lippert introduced:

H. F. 2044, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a nonprofit corporation to provide financing and leverage private investment for clean energy and other projects; requiring a report; 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 Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy.

Feist introduced:

H. F. 2045, A bill for an act relating to housing; limiting rent increases in manufactured home parks; providing a civil cause of action for residents of manufactured home parks; appropriating money for a manufactured home park cooperative purchase program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 327C.06, subdivision 3; 327C.15.

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

Feist, Bernardy, Lee, Reyer and Xiong, J. introduced:

H. F. 2046, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring FAFSA for high school graduation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120B.02, by adding a subdivision.

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

Morrison introduced:

H. F. 2047, A bill for an act relating to behavioral health; increasing chemical dependency provider rates; instructing the commissioner of human services to develop a continuum of care-based rate methodology; establishing grants for recovery community organizations; providing funding for treatment courts; establishing addiction medicine fellowship grants; establishing grants for chemical dependency counseling for students; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 254B.12, subdivision 3.

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

Jordan introduced:

H. F. 2048, A bill for an act relating to health; changing a groundwater protection provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103H.201, subdivision 1.

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

Jordan introduced:

H. F. 2049, A bill for an act relating to state government; repealing a section that prohibits certain medical advertisements; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 617.28, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Morrison introduced:

H. F. 2050, A bill for an act relating to public safety; extending the statute of limitations for the crime of interference with privacy against a minor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 628.26.

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

Morrison introduced:

H. F. 2051, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new water treatment plant in the city of Minnetonka Beach; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lippert introduced:

H. F. 2052, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying solar generating system siting prohibitions with respect to prime farmland; requiring a report; requiring rulemaking.

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

Lippert introduced:

H. F. 2053, A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying postsecondary student voter registration provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 135A.17, subdivision 2; 201.061, by adding a subdivision.

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

Christensen introduced:

H. F. 2054, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring resource plans to include information on efforts to minimize impacts to workers due to facility retirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.2422, by adding a subdivision.

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

Boldon introduced:

H. F. 2055, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the international medical graduate primary care residency grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.1911, subdivision 6.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. 2056, A bill for an act relating to insurance; limiting co-payments for prescription drugs and related medical supplies prescribed to treat a chronic disease; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Sandell introduced:

H. F. 2057, A bill for an act relating to waters; appropriating money for groundwater storage and recovery.

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

Urdahl and Keeler introduced:

H. F. 2058, A bill for an act relating to education finance; requiring the development of American Indian history curriculum; appropriating money.

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

Green introduced:

H. F. 2059, A bill for an act relating to public safety; extending restraining orders for minors who are victims of harassment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 518B.01, subdivision 6; 609.748, subdivision 5.

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

Mekeland introduced:

H. F. 2060, A bill for an act relating to construction codes; licensing; modifying the continuing education requirements for building officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.133, subdivision 8.

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

McDonald introduced:

H. F. 2061, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding the exemption for certain meals and drinks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.68, by adding subdivisions.

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

McDonald introduced:

H. F. 2062, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying employee notice requirements; requiring a written warning; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 181.032; 181.101.

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

McDonald introduced:

H. F. 2063, A bill for an act relating to family law; requiring the court to consider developmental disability of the child when evaluating the best interests of the child for purposes of parenting time and custody; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518.17, subdivision 1.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 2064, A bill for an act relating to health care; prohibiting an anatomical gift of an eye or parts of an eye from being directly or indirectly distributed by a for-profit entity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 525A.11.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 2065, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees police and fire retirement plan; providing duty disability benefits in certain cases.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 2066, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing the Launch Minnesota program.

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

Olson, B. introduced:

H. F. 2067, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for street and utility reconstruction in the city of Sherburn; 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, B. introduced:

H. F. 2068, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for entrepreneurial development; requiring a report.

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

Olson, B. introduced:

H. F. 2069, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for trail relocation in the city of Sherburn; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. 2070, A bill for an act relating to health; granting paid or unpaid leave for organ donation or partial organ donation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 181.945.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. 2071, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying medical assistance payment rates for nonemergency medical transportation services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. 2072, A bill for an act relating to human services; extending human services temporary emergency background study provisions.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. 2073, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; requiring the Board of Nursing to issue licenses by endorsement for out-of-state nurses employed to render aid in Minnesota during the COVID-19 peacetime emergency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 148.211, subdivision 2.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 2074, 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.

Nelson, M. introduced:

H. F. 2075, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; amending public subsidy disbursements for certain candidates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 10A.31, subdivision 7.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. 2076, A bill for an act relating to Iron Range resources and rehabilitation; establishing the Giants Ridge account in the state treasury; appropriating money from the account; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 298.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 2077, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing an advisory committee to the commissioner of public safety for the certification of firefighters; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299N.04, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions.

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. 2078, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money for the Community Corrections Act subsidy and county probation officers reimbursement.

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

Olson, L. introduced:

H. F. 2079, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying requirements of the 2019 appropriation to a paper mill in Duluth; amending Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 7, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended.

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

Schultz introduced:

H. F. 2080, A bill for an act relating to national criminal history record checks; providing for compliance with section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code and IRS Publication 1075 for certain individuals with access to federal tax information; classifying data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 270B.13, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.

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