1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 4757, the second engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 46, line 8, after "(a)" insert "Except as otherwise provided in this section," and
1.3delete everything after "chapter"
1.4Page 46, line 9, delete the new language
1.5Page 46, line 13, delete "as" and insert "to applicants who qualify as" and delete "licenses"
1.6and insert "applicants" and delete "either" and delete "342.18, subdivision" and insert
1.7"342.17"
1.8Page 46, line 14, delete everything before "may"
1.9Page 46, line 17, delete "as" and insert "to" and delete the second "license" and insert
1.10"applicant"
1.11Page 46, delete line 19
1.12Reletter the paragraphs in sequence
1.13Page 47, delete section 54
1.14Page 56, after line 12, insert:
1.15"(g) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the office from requiring or permitting a
1.16preliminary application consisting of any portion of the information required under this
1.17section. The office may grant provisional approval of a preliminary application in a manner
1.18prescribed by the office subject to the requirement that an applicant submit a completed
1.19application. Provisional approval of a preliminary application is not a license and an applicant
1.20may not engage in any actions that require a license issued under this chapter."
1.21Page 56, delete lines 28 to 32 and insert:
1.22    "Subd. 3. License revocation. (a) The office may revoke the provisional approval of a
1.23license or a cannabis business license if the person has not:
2.1(1) received final approval to engage in actions authorized by the cannabis business
2.2license for which the person applied within 18 months of the date that the office granted
2.3provisional approval; or
2.4(2) begun to engage in actions authorized by the cannabis business license for which
2.5the person applied within 18 months of the date that the license was issued or the office
2.6granted final approval to engage in those actions.
2.7(b) The office may give a person a onetime extension if the person has made good faith
2.8efforts to engage in actions authorized by the cannabis business license for which the person
2.9applied or to obtain final approval to engage in those actions."
2.10Page 59, delete section 60
2.11Page 59, delete section 62 and insert:

2.12    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.18, subdivision 3, is amended
2.13to read:
2.14    Subd. 3. Application score; license priority. (a) The office shall award points to each
2.15completed application for a license to operate a cannabis business and each preliminary
2.16application for provisional approval in the following categories:
2.17(1) status as a social equity applicant or as an applicant who is substantially similar to
2.18a social equity applicant as described in paragraph (c);
2.19(2) status as a veteran or retired national guard applicant who does not meet the definition
2.20of social equity applicant;
2.21(3) security and record keeping;
2.22(4) employee training plan;
2.23(5) business plan and financial situation;
2.24(6) labor and employment practices;
2.25(7) knowledge and experience; and
2.26(8) environmental plan.
2.27(b) The office may award additional points to an application if the license holder would
2.28expand service to an underrepresented market, including but not limited to participation in
2.29the medical cannabis program.
3.1(c) The office shall establish application materials permitting individual applicants to
3.2demonstrate the impact that cannabis prohibition has had on that applicant, including but
3.3not limited to the arrest or imprisonment of the applicant or a member of the applicant's
3.4immediate family, and the office may award points to such applicants in the same manner
3.5as points are awarded to social equity applicants.
3.6(d) The office shall establish policies and guidelines, which the office must be made
3.7make available to the public, regarding the number of points available in each category and
3.8the basis for awarding those points. Status as a social equity applicant must account for at
3.9least 20 percent of the total available points. In determining the number of points to award
3.10to a cooperative or business applying as a social equity applicant, the office shall consider
3.11the number or ownership percentage of cooperative members, officers, directors, managers,
3.12and general partners who qualify as social equity applicants.
3.13(e) Consistent with the goals identified in subdivision 1, the office shall issue licenses
3.14in each license category, giving priority to applicants who receive the highest score under
3.15paragraphs (a) and (b). If there are insufficient licenses available for entities that receive
3.16identical scores, the office shall utilize a lottery to randomly select license recipients from
3.17among those entities."
3.18Page 60, delete section 63 and insert:

3.19    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.18, is amended by adding a
3.20subdivision to read:
3.21    Subd. 4. Provisional license approval. (a) By October 1, 2024, the office must establish
3.22a preliminary application process to grant provisional approval to applicants for cannabis
3.23business licenses. The office must establish policies and guidelines for the preliminary
3.24application process and must make those policies and guidelines available to the public.
3.25The policies and guidelines must:
3.26(1) specify what portions of section 342.14, subdivision 1, must be included in a
3.27preliminary application for provisional approval;
3.28(2) require submission of information on the subjects described in subdivision 3, clauses
3.29(1) to (8);
3.30(3) require payment of the applicable application fee; and
3.31(4) identify the minimum qualifications in each category that an applicant must meet to
3.32qualify for provisional approval.
4.1(b) Provisional approval of a preliminary application is not a license and an applicant
4.2may not engage in any actions that require a license issued under this chapter.
4.3(c) By October 15, 2024, the office must begin an initial preliminary application period
4.4for applicants who qualify as social equity applicants under section 342.17. The initial
4.5application period must close 30 days after the date on which it begins. Subject to the
4.6maximum number of provisional approvals authorized by this paragraph, the office must
4.7issue provisional approval to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications specified in
4.8the policies and guidelines. If the number of applicants who meet the minimum qualifications
4.9for provisional approval exceeds the number of provisional approvals authorized under this
4.10section, the office shall utilize a lottery to randomly select license recipients from among
4.11those applicants. The office must grant provisional approval under this paragraph by
4.12December 1, 2024. The maximum number of provisional approvals the office may issue
4.13under this paragraph is:
4.14(1) for cannabis microbusiness licenses, 100;
4.15(2) for cannabis mezzobusiness licenses, 25;
4.16(3) for cannabis cultivator licenses, 13;
4.17(4) for cannabis manufacturer licenses, six;
4.18(5) for cannabis retailer licenses, 50;
4.19(6) for cannabis wholesaler licenses, 20;
4.20(7) for cannabis transporter licenses, 20;
4.21(8) for cannabis testing facility licenses, 50; and
4.22(9) for cannabis delivery service licenses, ten.
4.23(d) Beginning 30 days after the office issues provisional approvals under paragraph (c),
4.24the office may announce additional preliminary application periods to grant provisional
4.25approval to applicants for cannabis business licenses.
4.26(e) Before granting final approval to engage in actions authorized by the cannabis business
4.27license for which the person applied, the office must require that a person who received
4.28provisional approval:
4.29(1) submit a completed application containing all the information required under section
4.30342.14;
4.31(2) pay any applicable license fee; and
5.1(3) provide proof, in a form and manner approved by the office, that the proposed business
5.2complies with local zoning ordinances and, if applicable, whether the proposed business
5.3complies with the state fire code and building code."
5.4Page 64, line 30, delete "or license preapproval" and after "office" insert "or provisional
5.5approval for a license issued pursuant to section 342.18, subdivision 4"
5.6Page 107, line 8, delete "342.18,"
5.7Page 107, line 9, delete "subdivision 1;"
5.8Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
5.9Amend the title accordingly