INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Tuesday, April 6, 2021


The following House Files were introduced:

Davids introduced:

H. F. 2436, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying income taxes, sales taxes, and property taxes; adopting federal rules for Paycheck Protection Program loans; increasing property tax refunds; creating a sales tax exemption for food service equipment purchases by certain food service establishments; providing a sales tax exemption for certain COVID-19-related expenses; establishing the school homestead credit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 273.1392; 273.1393; 275.065, subdivision 3; 276.04, subdivision 2; 297A.68, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Davids introduced:

H. F. 2437, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; conforming to CARES Act special rules for certain retirement funds.

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

Lee introduced:

H. F. 2438, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for operating support grants through the State Arts Board.

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

Poston introduced:

H. F. 2439, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a mobile livestock processing facility for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

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

Poston introduced:

H. F. 2440, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Region 5 Children's Museum.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. 2441, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring an audit of COVID-19 deaths; requiring a report.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. 2442, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the legislative auditor to examine patient discharges from hospitals to nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Quam introduced:

H. F. 2443, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money to stabilize seminary ruins in the Wasioja Historic District.

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

Quam introduced:

H. F. 2444, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money to preserve and enhance Wasioja Historic District.

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

Sundin introduced:

H. F. 2445, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying time limit for bringing health care provider actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 541.076.

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

Sundin introduced:

H. F. 2446, A bill for an act relating to health care; permitting a patient who reaches the age of majority to request that their records be deleted if at least seven years has passed since the last entry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145.32, subdivision 1.

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

Mekeland introduced:

H. F. 2447, A bill for an act relating to creditor remedies; updating types of property exempt from attachment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 550.37, subdivision 4, by adding subdivisions.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. 2448, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a temporary subcommittee of the Minnesota Recovers Task Force; appropriating money for the subcommittee and grants to improve local disaster mitigation, response, and recovery; requiring reports.

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

Nash introduced:

H. F. 2449, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a grant for a student mentoring program through Students Together Respecting the Importance and Purpose of Education in Schools (STRIPES); requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Nash introduced:

H. F. 2450, A bill for an act relating to state government; limiting growth of state employment.

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

Nash introduced:

H. F. 2451, A bill for an act relating to state government; constraining the amount that state employers can contract to pay employees based on the biennial appropriation to the agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 179A.20, by adding a subdivision.

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

Richardson introduced:

H. F. 2452, A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for the Rondo Land Bridge project; 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.

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. 2453, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; expanding recovery of costs and attorney fees by prevailing parties in civil actions and contested case proceedings involving the state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 15.471, subdivision 6.

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

Nelson, N. introduced:

H. F. 2454, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting the city of Mora to increase the membership of its Public Utilities Commission.

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

Lislegard introduced:

H. F. 2455, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; requiring a written warning upon the first finding of a nonserious violation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 182.666, subdivision 3.

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. 2456, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring an access and safety study of marked U.S. Highway 10 in St. Cloud; appropriating money.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 2457, A House resolution urging Congress to pass federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.

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

Gomez and Keeler introduced:

H. F. 2458, 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.

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 2459, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a temporary alternative calculation for the working family credit.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. 2460, A bill for an act relating to highways; amending requirements and appropriating money for the local bridge replacement program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 174.50, subdivision 7.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. 2461, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing the commissioner of human services to enter into value-based purchasing arrangements with drug manufacturers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.

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

Agbaje introduced:

H. F. 2462, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a youth mental health and wellness community center in Minneapolis.

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

Reyer, Frazier, Agbaje and Feist introduced:

H. F. 2463, A bill for an act relating to housing; requiring landlords to test for radon and provide disclosures; providing penalties and remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 2464, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements at state historic sites; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Lee introduced:

H. F. 2465, A bill for an act relating to arts; modifying membership of Minnesota State Arts Board; appropriating money for American descendants of slavery; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 129D.02, subdivision 1.

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

Mariani introduced:

H. F. 2466, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying an appropriation for the Southeast Asian Language Job Training Facility; amending Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 21, subdivision 28, as amended.

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

Mariani introduced:

H. F. 2467, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a public realm land bridge over Shepard Road in St. Paul; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 2468, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for climate resiliency; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103F.

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

Hausman introduced:

H. F. 2469, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an appropriation for a grant to Hennepin County for Phase 1 of the Avivo regional career and employment center project in Minneapolis; amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 23.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. 2470, A bill for an act relating to public finance; requiring contingent termination of Nothstar Commuter Rail and reallocation of certain funds; providing for certain redevelopment; appropriating money.

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