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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, January 23, 2023


The following House Files were introduced:

Lee, F.; Agbaje; Frazier; Gomez; Keeler; Hollins; Pérez-Vega; Hassan; Noor; Kozlowski; Hussein; Becker-Finn; Xiong; Lee, K.; Sencer-Mura; Hansen, R.; Pursell; Vang; Clardy; Finke; Hornstein; Smith; Berg; Reyer; Lillie; Cha; Fischer; Greenman; Jordan; Edelson and Brand introduced:

H. F. 637, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying requirement to analyze and consider cumulative pollution before issuing air quality permit; providing for identification of environmental justice areas; requiring demographic analysis in certain environmental permitting and review; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 116.06, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 116.07, subdivision 4a, by adding subdivisions; 116D.04, by adding a subdivision; 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.

Freiberg and Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 638, A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money for inflow and infiltration programs.

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

Bahner, Pinto, Liebling and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. 639, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the community solutions for healthy child development grant program; appropriating money; 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.

Altendorf, Hudella, Jacob, Burkel, Wiens and Novotny introduced:

H. F. 640, A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring certain duties related to ballot reconciliation and postelection review to be completed before a canvassing board may certify its report on the results of an election; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204C.31, subdivision 3.

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

Altendorf, Knudsen, Hudella, Mekeland, Perryman, Harder, Bliss, Wiener, Jacob, Burkel, Schultz and Novotny introduced:

H. F. 641, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for the right to carry without a permit; providing for an optional permit to carry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.714, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 15, 20, 23, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 624.714, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 16; 624.7181.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 642, A bill for an act relating to elections; enacting the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 208.05; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 208.

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

Huot, Brand and Backer introduced:

H. F. 643, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an ambulance provider assessment program; providing supplemental medical assistance payments for ambulance services; exempting certain ambulance services from the MinnesotaCare provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 295.52, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

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

Dotseth introduced:

H. F. 644, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Cloquet Area Fire District; 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, F. introduced:

H. F. 645, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for disposition of certain money recovered from litigation or settlement of environmental permit violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.151, subdivision 2.

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

Backer introduced:

H. F. 646, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Toelle Coulee flood hazard mitigation project in Browns Valley; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hassan, Hussein, Agbaje, Pérez-Vega and Kozlowski introduced:

H. F. 647, A bill for an act relating to housing; expanding eligibility for discretionary and mandatory expungements for eviction case court files; limiting public access to pending eviction case court actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 484.014, subdivisions 2, 3; 504B.321, by adding a subdivision.

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

Backer introduced:

H. F. 648, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Redpath impoundment flood hazard mitigation project; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Backer introduced:

H. F. 649, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new county courthouse in Traverse County.

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

Backer introduced:

H. F. 650, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a community center in the city of Breckenridge; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Hassan, Richardson, Pérez-Vega, Jordan, Clardy, Berg, Hussein, Noor and Xiong introduced:

H. F. 651, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a personal finance class for high school graduation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.024, subdivision 1.

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

Hassan, Noor, Pérez-Vega, Clardy, Xiong and Berg introduced:

H. F. 652, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying teacher shortage reporting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 122A.06, subdivision 6; 122A.091, subdivision 5.

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

Perryman introduced:

H. F. 653, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Phase 2 of the Quarry Redevelopment Project in the city of Waite Park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 654, A bill for an act relating to local taxes; authorizing the city of Golden Valley to impose a local sales and use tax.

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

Pfarr, Wiens, Engen, Nash, Novotny, Harder, Hudella and Zeleznikar introduced:

H. F. 655, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing an unlimited Social Security subtraction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0132, subdivision 26.

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

Pfarr, Newton, Wiens, Hudella and Olson, B. introduced:

H. F. 656, A bill for an act relating to veterans; expanding eligibility for the post-9/11 veterans bonus program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 197.79, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Mekeland, O'Neill, Novotny and Daniels introduced:

H. F. 657, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing that a person may not be denied the right to purchase, own, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that the person is enrolled as a patient in the medical cannabis registry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 624.712, by adding subdivisions; 624.713, subdivision 1; 624.714, subdivision 6; 624.7142, subdivision 1; 624.7151; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.

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

Nash, Novotny and Daniels introduced:

H. F. 658, A bill for an act relating to firearms; clarifying law on use of force in defense of home and person; codifying and extending Minnesota's self-defense and defense of home laws; eliminating the common law duty to retreat in cases of self-defense outside the home; expanding the boundaries of dwelling for purposes of self-defense; creating a presumption in the case of a person entering a dwelling or occupied vehicle by stealth or force; extending the rights available to a person in that person's dwelling to a person defending against entry of that person's occupied vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.065.

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

Swedzinski and Daniels introduced:

H. F. 659, A bill for an act relating to public safety; recognizing the Constitutional right to carry a firearm; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.714, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 15, 20, 23, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 624.714, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 16; 624.7181.

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

Franson, Mekeland, Swedzinski, Daniels, Bennett and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 660, A bill for an act relating to firearms; establishing the age of eligibility to apply for a permit to carry a pistol at 18 years of age; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.714, subdivision 2.

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

Bennett, Franson, Mekeland, Bliss, Scott, Swedzinski and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 661, A bill for an act relating to firearms; clarifying law on use of force in defense of home and person; codifying and extending Minnesota's self-defense and defense of home laws; eliminating the common law duty to retreat in cases of self-defense outside the home; expanding the boundaries of dwelling for purposes of self-defense; creating a presumption in the case of a person entering a dwelling or occupied vehicle by stealth or force; extending the rights available to a person in that person's dwelling to a person defending against entry of that person's occupied vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.065.

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

Bliss, Bennett, Mekeland, Heintzeman and Franson introduced:

H. F. 662, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for the right to carry without a permit; providing for an optional permit to carry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.714, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 15, 20, 23, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 624.714, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 16; 624.7181.

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

Mekeland, Bliss and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 663, A bill for an act relating to public safety; allowing permitted and trained school staff to carry firearms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 609.66, subdivision 1d; 624.714, subdivision 18, 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 Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Bliss, O'Neill, Niska, Scott, Bennett, Franson, Harder, Mekeland, Swedzinski and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 664, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; adding a section to article I; protecting the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

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

Bliss and Newton introduced:

H. F. 665, A bill for an act relating to veterans; amending the available remedies for violating the prohibition on assigning military pay or benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325F.992, subdivision 3.

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

Davis introduced:

H. F. 666, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a right for a patient or resident to choose to have a support person present while receiving care or services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Davis and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 667, A resolution memorializing Congress to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to impose fiscal constraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress.

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

Davis and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 668, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing annual tax holiday period for sales and purchases of school supplies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.68, by adding a subdivision.

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

Lee, F. introduced:

H. F. 669, 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 Capital Investment.

Lee, F. introduced:

H. F. 670, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the library construction grant program; 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, F. and Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 671, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring that administrative penalties for repeat or serious environmental violations be unforgiveable; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.072, subdivision 5.

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

Lee, F. and Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 672, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring public meeting every five years for certain nonexpiring air emission permits; requiring denial of request for permit review to be in writing and to state reason for denial; requiring creation of full-time equivalent position; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.07, by adding subdivisions.

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

Lee, F. and Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 673, A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring reporting for air toxics emissions; requiring rulemaking to regulate air toxics emissions; 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.

Lee, F. and Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 674, A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing pilot grant program for community air-monitoring systems; requiring reports; appropriating money.

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

Agbaje and Scott introduced:

H. F. 675, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying requirements for service of a petition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 278.01, subdivision 1.

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

Lillie and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 676, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund; modifying requirements for reporting revenue generated by recipients of fund appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.056, subdivision 22.

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

Elkins, Hornstein, Tabke, Kraft, Lillie and Koegel introduced:

H. F. 677, A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing various finance and policy provisions related to active transportation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 123B.90, subdivision 2; 160.262, subdivision 3; 160.266, subdivisions 1b, as amended, 6, by adding a subdivision; 169.14, subdivision 5a, by adding a subdivision; 169.18, subdivision 3; 169.222, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 174.38, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 123B; 174.

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

Elkins, Hornstein, Tabke, Kraft, Lillie and Koegel introduced:

H. F. 678, A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing policy provisions on school-related active transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 123B.90, subdivision 2; 169.14, subdivision 5a, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.

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

Robbins, O'Neill and McDonald introduced:

H. F. 679, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a project on Trunk Highway 55; 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.

Harder and Gillman introduced:

H. F. 680, 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.

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 681, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a water tower in Rock County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Kresha and Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 682, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article I; establishing rights of a parent in the education of their child.

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

Edelson, Norris, Pryor and Pérez-Vega introduced:

H. F. 683, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for the community education revenue program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.20, subdivisions 3, 5.

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

Agbaje introduced:

H. F. 684, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money to Summit Academy OIC.

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

Agbaje, Howard, Norris, Reyer, Hassan, Berg, Greenman and Hollins introduced:

H. F. 685, A bill for an act relating to real property; prohibiting corporate entities, developers, and contractors from converting single-family homes into a rental property unit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 500.

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

Moller; Novotny; Stephenson; Wolgamott; Witte; Hanson, J.; Rehm; Coulter; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Clardy; Norris; Tabke; Becker-Finn; Huot; Engen; O'Neill; Curran and Frazier introduced:

H. F. 686, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing the expanded use of tracking devices during stolen vehicle investigations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 626A.35, by adding a subdivision.

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

Klevorn, Bahner and Youakim introduced:

H. F. 687, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing the Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center and inclusive higher education grant; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

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

Quam introduced:

H. F. 688, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a revolving loan fund to facilitate the dredging of lakes to improve water flow for hydroelectric 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 Climate and Energy Finance and Policy.

Quam introduced:

H. F. 689, A bill for an act relating to data practices; classifying election judge party affiliation as public data on individuals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.607, by adding a subdivision; 204B.21, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.21, subdivision 3.

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

Quam introduced:

H. F. 690, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying medical assistance requirements and payment rates for nonemergency medical transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17.

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

Quam introduced:

H. F. 691, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring a report to the legislature on medical assistance, long-term services and supports, and other public assistance program applications.

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

Quam, Kiel, Neu Brindley and Anderson, P. E. introduced:

H. F. 692, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; allowing nurses licensed under the Nurse Licensure Compact to practice nursing under specific circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 148.211, by adding subdivisions.

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

Fischer, Liebling and Hicks introduced:

H. F. 693, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to contract for the administration of the medical assistance and MinnesotaCare programs; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.04, by adding a subdivision.

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

Acomb, Youakim, Pryor, Bennett, Rehm and West introduced:

H. F. 694, A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding for the Minnesota math corps; appropriating money.

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

Frederick, Pursell and Brand introduced:

H. F. 695, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring reports; appropriating money for agriculture-related business assistance.

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

Frederick; Brand; Fischer; Hanson, J.; Frazier; Curran; Pursell; Berg; Reyer; Hicks and Greenman introduced:

H. F. 696, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying community first services and supports payment rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.851, subdivisions 3, 4, 5.

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

West; Koznick; Anderson, P. E., and Witte introduced:

H. F. 697, A bill for an act relating to transit; requiring the Metropolitan Council to publish monthly ridership numbers and quarterly crime statistics.

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

Klevorn and Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 698, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the public water system in the city of Medicine Lake; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Scott and O'Neill introduced:

H. F. 699, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for enforcement of judicially ordered firearms restrictions for abusing parties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 260C.201, subdivision 3; 518B.01, subdivision 6; 609.2242, subdivision 3; 609.749, subdivision 8.

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

Youakim, Norris, Stephenson, Tabke, Rehm, Kraft, Klevorn, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Coulter, Pryor, Howard, Hill, Reyer, Brand and Lislegard introduced:

H. F. 700, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying additional property tax refund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290A.04, subdivision 2h.

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

McDonald, Novotny, Swedzinski, Davids and Petersburg introduced:

H. F. 701, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing an unlimited Social Security subtraction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0132, subdivision 26.

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

Scott, Nash and Robbins introduced:

H. F. 702, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring meetings of the Minnesota Historical Society to be open to the public and the Minnesota Historical Society's data to be public data as to state-owned properties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 138.

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

Scott, Baker and Igo introduced:

H. F. 703, A bill for an act relating to solid waste; requiring product stewardship program for wind and solar infrastructure; providing for fee on retail sales of wind and solar infrastructure; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.7411, subdivision 4; 115A.142; 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.

Scott introduced:

H. F. 704, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing limits for contact tracing, digital contract tracing, immunizations, communicable disease testing, and the required disclosure of certain information; requiring the destruction of certain data; prohibiting mandatory digital contact tracing by employers; providing for civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 145; 181.

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

Youakim and Brand introduced:

H. F. 705, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; requiring a report on free filing for individual income taxpayers; appropriating money.

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

McDonald, Davids and Novotny introduced:

H. F. 706, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding the sales tax exemption for certain meals and drinks; expanding the sales tax exemption for certain capital equipment purchases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 297A.68, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions.

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

Koznick, Davids, Gillman, Franson, Harder and McDonald introduced:

H. F. 707, A bill for an act relating to state government; prohibiting the State Board of Investment from investing in certain assets that exclude Minnesota-based energy or natural resources companies or Minnesota-based agricultural or livestock companies; requiring divestment of these assets; prohibiting certain types of discrimination in financial services; providing civil penalties; requiring annual reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 46.

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

Lee, F. introduced:

H. F. 708, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying penalties; requiring higher financial penalties for repeated violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 115.071, subdivision 3; 116.072, subdivisions 2, 5.

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

Xiong; Lee, F.; Vang; Hassan and Gomez introduced:

H. F. 709, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Hmong Cultural Center Museum.

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

Xiong introduced:

H. F. 710, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to PROCEED for a community center in St. Paul.

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

Sencer-Mura, Xiong, Becker-Finn, Hassan, Koegel, Gomez, Jordan, Agbaje, Cha, Youakim, Pérez-Vega and Kozlowski introduced:

H. F. 711, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money to Big Brothers Big Sisters for youth programming.

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

Reyer; Hornstein; Bierman; Olson, L., and Berg introduced:

H. F. 712, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for family planning grants.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. 713, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a bikeway from downtown Savage to the Mississippi River Swing Bridge.

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

Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 714, A bill for an act relating to clean water; appropriating money for the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.

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

Finke, Freiberg, Smith and Kraft introduced:

H. F. 715, A bill for an act relating to children; preventing the use of subpoenas to gather information for out-of-state laws interfering in the use of gender-affirming health care; amending child custody and child welfare provisions related to out-of-state laws interfering in the use of gender-affirming health care; amending provisions related to warrants, arrests, and extraditions related to out-of-state laws on gender-affirming health care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 518D.201; 518D.204; 518D.207; 629.02; 629.05; 629.06; 629.13; 629.14; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 260; 543.

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

Finke, Reyer, Noor, Fischer, Bahner and Clardy introduced:

H. F. 716, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding access to shared services under the home and community-based services waivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 256B.4912, by adding a subdivision; 256B.4914, subdivisions 8, 9; 256S.16.

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

Rehm, Hollins, Hassan, Freiberg, Hudella, Noor, Gomez, Nash and Bahner introduced:

H. F. 717, A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a segment of marked Trunk Highway 5 in Chanhassen as Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. 718, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing performance requirements and conditional termination of the Northstar Commuter Rail line.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. 719, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; prohibiting unlicensed complementary and alternative health care practitioners from using hypnosis or hypnotherapy; requiring background studies for registered naturopathic doctors; establishing fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 146A.01, subdivision 4; 147E.40, subdivision 1; 214.075, subdivision 1.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. 720, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; amending eligibility for a veteran designation on drivers' licenses or Minnesota identification cards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.07, subdivision 15.

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

Stephenson and Gomez introduced:

H. F. 721, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; expanding the working family credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0671, subdivisions 1, 7.

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

Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 722, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to provide state incentives for conservation reserve program.

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

Davis and Skraba introduced:

H. F. 723, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; reducing individual income tax rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.06, subdivisions 2c, as amended, 2d.

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

Davis and Skraba introduced:

H. F. 724, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a parent to opt their child out of a face covering requirement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.

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

Davis, Skraba and Igo introduced:

H. F. 725, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for shooting sports facility grants; modifying a previous appropriation; amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6.

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

Davis introduced:

H. F. 726, A resolution urging the President of the United States to consider the current geopolitical tensions and support policies and take measures to ensure America's long-term energy affordability, security, leadership and progress, including actions that result in the continued operation of existing oil and natural gas pipelines, the construction of new pipelines, and an end to restrictions on developing our nation's onshore and offshore oil and natural gas resources.

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

Hansen, R. and Lislegard introduced:

H. F. 727, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for local road wetland replacement program.

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

Kotyza-Witthuhn and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. 728, A bill for an act relating to health care; establishing an interstate compact for professional counselors; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148B.

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

Reyer, Schomacker, Bierman, Kiel, Elkins, Backer, Acomb, Quam, Carroll, Neu Brindley, Her, Nadeau, Bahner, Perryman, Hemmingsen-Jaeger, Murphy and Smith introduced:

H. F. 729, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; creating a physical therapy interstate licensure compact; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.

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

Bennett introduced:

H. F. 730, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing an unlimited Social Security subtraction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0132, subdivision 26.

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

Bennett introduced:

H. F. 731, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing fee exemptions for motor vehicles bearing Purple Heart medal special plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.12, subdivision 2a; 168.123, subdivision 2; 168.1293, subdivision 5; 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.

Her, Howard, Gomez, Noor, Xiong, Sencer-Mura, Becker-Finn, Jordan, Norris, Coulter and Cha introduced:

H. F. 732, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying income definitions for housing support; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256I.03, subdivision 7.

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

Edelson, Brand and Elkins introduced:

H. F. 733, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying nursing facility payment rates; modifying elderly waiver rates; modifying payment rates for customized living services provided under certain disability waivers; modifying payment rates for home-delivered meals under the disability waivers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 256B.4912, by adding a subdivision; 256R.02, subdivisions 16, 24, 26, 29, 34, by adding subdivisions; 256R.23, subdivisions 2, 3; 256R.24, subdivision 1; 256R.25; 256S.201, subdivision 3; 256S.21; 256S.211, by adding a subdivision; 256S.213, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256S.2101.

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

Hansen, R.; Klevorn; Pursell; Nelson, M.; Fischer; Carroll; Bierman; Becker-Finn; Vang; Lee, F.; Jordan and Hemmingsen-Jaeger introduced:

H. F. 734, A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring cities to allow native landscapes on private land; prohibiting certain vegetation overgrowth within cities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 412.

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

Reyer; Torkelson; Clardy; Her; Davids; Fischer; Gomez; Youakim; Lislegard; Anderson, P. H.; Wolgamott; Lillie and Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 735, A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing an aid program for soil and water conservation districts; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.

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

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. 736, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; designating certain expenses as noncampaign disbursements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 10A.01, subdivision 26.

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

Noor introduced:

H. F. 737, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing loan forgiveness and grants for home care worker education; requiring reports; transferring money; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

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

Noor introduced:

H. F. 738, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing home care workers to access MinnesotaCare; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 256L.04, by adding a subdivision; 256L.15, subdivision 2.

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

Feist introduced:

H. F. 739, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a wellness and community center in the city of St. Anthony; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Feist introduced:

H. F. 740, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for construction and renovations at a new facility for CornerHouse.

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

Feist, Edelson and Clardy introduced:

H. F. 741, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring literacy data reporting; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

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

Norris; Becker-Finn; Jordan; Hansen, R.; Hill; Brand; Moller and Pursell introduced:

H. F. 742, A bill for an act relating to environment; prohibiting the use of certain firefighting foam; allowing certain exemptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325F.072, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Norris and Howard introduced:

H. F. 743, A bill for an act relating to housing; creating various grant programs to fund municipal housing projects and initiatives; creating an excise tax imposed on the sale of residential property when the buyer is a corporate entity; increasing the maximum amount a housing and redevelopment authority may levy; authorizing housing infrastructure bonds to finance affordable housing to low-income households; authorizing the issuance of additional housing infrastructure bonds; adding workforce housing as an eligible project for housing and redevelopment authorities; creating standards and procedures for municipal relocation assistance programs; modifying regulations on revenue derived from tax increments in tax increment financing districts; authorizing the sale and issuance of bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 462A.37, subdivisions 2, 5, by adding a subdivision; 469.002, subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 469.033, subdivision 6; 469.1763, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 462A; 471; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 287A.

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

Norris, Koegel, West, Newton and Engen introduced:

H. F. 744, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for improvements to Trunk Highway 65 and intersection improvements from 99th Avenue Northeast to 117th Avenue Northeast in Anoka County; 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.

Tabke introduced:

H. F. 745, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing the removal of the ombudsperson only for just cause; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 241.90.

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

O'Neill introduced:

H. F. 746, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a water treatment plant and accompanying water utility infrastructure in the city of Monticello; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Reyer, Elkins and Lee, F. introduced:

H. F. 747, A bill for an act relating to solar energy; establishing a program to award grants for the installation of solar energy generating systems on public buildings; 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 Climate and Energy Finance and Policy.

Keeler, Becker-Finn, Kozlowski, Urdahl, Pryor, Berg, Richardson, Frazier and Gomez introduced:

H. F. 748, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing American Indian regalia or objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

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

Reyer, Acomb, Elkins and Lee, F. introduced:

H. F. 749, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring energy guidelines for state buildings to incorporate provisions that address resiliency with respect to climate change; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16B.325, subdivision 2.

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

Keeler, Becker-Finn, Kozlowski, Frazier and Gomez introduced:

H. F. 750, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring a report; appropriating money for grants to Minnesota's Tribal colleges.

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

Reyer; Huot; Acomb; Finke; Pursell; Vang; Youakim; Carroll; Lee, F.; Brand; Jordan; Edelson and Tabke introduced:

H. F. 751, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for acquisition of land and easements for habitat and natural area management purposes; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Finke, Pérez-Vega, Hollins and Berg introduced:

H. F. 752, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a filmmaking and film education facility.

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

Frazier introduced:

H. F. 753, A bill for an act relating to human services; prohibiting disqualification of individuals subject to human services background studies with expunged criminal records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245C.08, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Her introduced:

H. F. 754, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a subtraction for certain student loan discharges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0132, subdivision 24.

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