INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Tuesday, June 16, 2020


The following House Files were introduced:

Marquart introduced:

H. F. 128, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; providing aid and reimbursements to counties, cities, and towns to fund expenses related to COVID-19; appropriating money from the coronavirus relief federal fund.

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

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 129, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; requiring affidavit requirements; preserving causes of action during peacetime emergency declaration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 145.682, subdivision 4; 573.01.

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

Moller introduced:

H. F. 130, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; waiving overpayments for applicants acting in good faith.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division.

Sandstede introduced:

H. F. 131, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; authorizing an extension of unemployment insurance benefits for certain mining employees.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division.

Noor; Winkler; Gomez; Davnie; Hassan; Dehn; Moran; Lee; Her; Xiong, J., and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 132, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a special master panel to make awards to compensate for damages suffered by certain persons resulting from the civil unrest during May and June of 2020; appropriating money.

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

Davnie introduced:

H. F. 133, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing Minneapolis and St. Paul to extend certain zoning, licensing, or approvals for certain damaged liquor stores.

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

Hansen introduced:

H. F. 134, A bill for an act relating to environment; prioritizing expenditures from dry cleaner environmental response and reimbursement account; banning perchloroethylene; modifying prior appropriation; appropriating money for cost-share program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115B.49, subdivision 3; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

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

Garofalo introduced:

H. F. 135, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; providing aid and reimbursements to counties, cities, and towns to fund expenses related to COVID-19; appropriating money from the coronavirus relief federal fund.

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

Murphy introduced:

H. F. 136, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the safe routes to school grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kresha introduced:

H. F. 137, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing flexibility for school district revenue uses for fiscal year 2021; amending Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 3, section 8.

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

Kresha introduced:

H. F. 138, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a school district to begin distance learning for high school students prior to Labor Day.

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

Haley introduced:

H. F. 139, A bill for an act relating to state government; permitting the legislature to terminate any order or rule promulgated by the governor directing a response to a peacetime emergency if the emergency is continued for more than 30 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 12.31, subdivision 2; 12.32.

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

Novotny introduced:

H. F. 140, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring peace officers to receive training on interceding when another officer is using unreasonable force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 626.8452.

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

Novotny introduced:

H. F. 141, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing training for peace officers in de-escalation techniques; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 626.8452, subdivision 2.

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

Novotny introduced:

H. F. 142, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants to law enforcement agencies to acquire portable recording systems.

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