INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Wednesday, March 10, 2021


The following House Files were introduced:

Reyer and Lee introduced:

H. F. 2081, 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 2020, section 16B.325, subdivision 2.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 2082, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Chosen Valley Care Center.

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

Lippert introduced:

H. F. 2083, A bill for an act relating to transportation fuels; establishing a standard to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels; setting fees; creating an account; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 239.

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

Jordan and Lippert introduced:

H. F. 2084, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for recovery community organization grants.

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

Novotny introduced:

H. F. 2085, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring legislative approval for extending a peacetime emergency past 30 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.31, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Fischer introduced:

H. F. 2086, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying trapping and snaring provisions; requiring reporting; requiring license forfeiture for certain violations; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 97A.421, subdivision 1; 97B.903; 97B.931, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 97B.951; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. 2087, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Great River Children's Museum.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. 2088, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a variance for individuals who cannot provide a sufficient breath sample for an ignition interlock device due to a lung disease; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169A.55, subdivision 4.

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

Feist introduced:

H. F. 2089, A bill for an act relating to education finance; making technical changes to average daily membership definition; modifying extended time revenue formula; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 126C.05, subdivision 8; 126C.10, subdivision 2a.

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

Lueck introduced:

H. F. 2090, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a phase-in of a full subtraction for taxable Social Security benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0132, subdivision 26.

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

Sundin, Lislegard, Greenman, Keeler and Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 2091, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; expanding the subtraction for military retirement pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0132, subdivision 21.

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

Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 2092, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a construction materials exemption for certain school district facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.71, subdivision 52.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. 2093, A bill for an act relating to protected persons; creating a crime for administering controlled substances without a prescription; creating a crime for violating the bill of rights for protected persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 524.5-120; 609.2325, subdivision 1.

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

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 2094, A bill for an act relating to state government; repatriating the statue of Columbus on the Capitol grounds.

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

Heintzeman introduced:

H. F. 2095, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing postsecondary enrollment in summer courses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.09, subdivision 9.

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

Sundin introduced:

H. F. 2096, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; authorizing the creation of a fire and ambulance special taxing district.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 2097, A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to the Minnesota Zoological Garden.

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

Grossell introduced:

H. F. 2098, A bill for an act relating to state lands; providing for disposition of proceeds from tax-forfeited land sales in Hubbard County.

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

Kiel introduced:

H. F. 2099, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying qualification requirements for nursing assistants and resident attendants; authorizing basic care aides to perform certain functions in nursing homes and boarding care homes; requiring the commissioner of health to seek federal waivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144A.62, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A.

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

Grossell introduced:

H. F. 2100, A bill for an act relating to public safety; directing the Sentencing Guidelines Commission to increase the rankings for certain child pornography crimes in a specified manner.

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

Franke introduced:

H. F. 2101, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; reducing legislator salaries.

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

Franke introduced:

H. F. 2102, A bill for an act relating to legislator compensation; providing options for legislators to donate salary; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.101.

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

Greenman introduced:

H. F. 2103, A bill for an act relating to elections; authorizing mail balloting in any town or any city with fewer than 400 registered voters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 204B.45, subdivision 1.

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

Greenman, Sundin, Hollins and Keeler introduced:

H. F. 2104, A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with voter registration and voting; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 8.31, subdivision 1; 211B.32, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211B.

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

Nash introduced:

H. F. 2105, A bill for an act relating to state property; requiring sale of certain surplus property in city of St. Paul.

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

Theis introduced:

H. F. 2106, A bill for an act relating to emergency powers; nullifying Executive Order 20-79; prohibiting the governor from issuing modifications to landlord and tenant law; modifying requirements of 504B; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.46.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

Nash introduced:

H. F. 2107, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; requiring local approval of gubernatorial appointees to the Metropolitan Council; providing a method for local governments to remove a member of the Metropolitan Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 473.123, subdivisions 3, 4.

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

Long introduced:

H. F. 2108, A bill for an act relating to wells and borings; adding a definition for closed loop heat exchangers; specifying that a closed loop heat exchanger is an environmental well for purposes of chapter 103I; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103I.005, subdivisions 8a, 11, by adding a subdivision.

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

Long introduced:

H. F. 2109, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money to install solar photovoltaic devices on state-owned buildings.

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

Long introduced:

H. F. 2110, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying a public utility reporting requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2f.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 2111, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a program of random testing to verify abstinence as a condition of release and probation for certain DWI offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 169A.277, subdivision 2; 169A.44, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Pinto introduced:

H. F. 2112, A bill for an act relating to early childhood; adjusting appropriations in fiscal year 2021 for a forecasted child care assistance program at the Department of Human Services.

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

Morrison; Winkler; Xiong, J.; Hassan; Lee; Richardson; Gomez; Agbaje; Hollins; Her; Frazier; Vang; Koegel; Jordan; Stephenson; Noor; Mariani; Davnie; Berg; Becker-Finn; Olson, L.; Freiberg; Keeler; Hornstein; Fischer; Pinto; Thompson; Hansen, R.; Xiong, T.; Wolgamott; Moller; Boldon; Reyer; Edelson and Lippert introduced:

H. F. 2113, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing requirements for distribution of COVID-19 vaccines; providing for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution; requiring reporting and provision of certain data; 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.