INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Thursday, March 3, 2022


The following House Files were introduced:

Reyer introduced:

H. F. 3874, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the definition of diagnostic imaging facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.565, subdivision 4.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. 3875, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing third-party testing laboratory staff to transport medical cannabis to a testing laboratory; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.29, subdivision 3a; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 152.29, subdivision 1.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. 3876, A bill for an act relating to health; changing certain medical cannabis provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 152.22, subdivision 8; 152.25, subdivision 1; 152.30; 152.32, subdivision 2; 152.36; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 152.27, subdivision 2; 152.29, subdivisions 1, 3.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. 3877, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying staffing for transportation of medical cannabis; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.29, subdivision 3a.

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

Nelson, N.; Raleigh and Nash introduced:

H. F. 3878, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying membership of the Food Safety and Defense Task Force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 28A.21, subdivision 2.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. 3879, A bill for an act relating to health care; requiring certain facilities to ensure access for patients to counselors who are trained in providing counseling to patients who have attempted suicide; prohibiting facilities from discharging patients or transferring patients to correctional facilities or detention centers; prohibiting health plans from imposing cost sharing requirements for counseling or assessments for suicide; requiring the commission to implement certain standards for police officers when responding to an incident involving an individual suspected to be suicidal; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; 144; 245A; 626.

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

Lillie introduced:

H. F. 3880, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring the issuance or modification of groundwater appropriation permits near White Bear Lake; requiring the development of recommendations to ensure safe drinking water for east metropolitan communities in a manner that supports both growth and sustainability; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 103G.211; 103G.285, by adding a subdivision; 103G.287, by adding subdivisions; 116B.03, subdivision 1; 116B.10, by adding a subdivision.

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

Grossell introduced:

H. F. 3881, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing penalties for creating, distributing, and possessing sexually explicit materials involving children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 617.247, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 617.246, subdivisions 2, 4; 617.247, subdivisions 3, 4.

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

Hassan; Gomez; Xiong, J., and Noor introduced:

H. F. 3882, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Somali Museum in Minneapolis.

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

Quam introduced:

H. F. 3883, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 1; allowing agricultural land, nonhomesteaded, noncommercial real property owners, and small business property owners to vote on bonding and property tax questions where the property is located; providing implementing language; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B.

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

Kresha, Erickson, Green, Theis, Robbins, Akland, Koznick, Haley and O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. 3884, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying parental curriculum review provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120B.20.

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

Youakim introduced:

H. F. 3885, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; increasing amount of allowed expenses and income limits for the Minnesota education credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0674, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0674, subdivision 2a.

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

Morrison introduced:

H. F. 3886, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a universal, voluntary home visiting program for families with infants; 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 Early Childhood Finance and Policy.

Morrison introduced:

H. F. 3887, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Minnesota baby steps home visiting 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 Early Childhood Finance and Policy.

Morrison introduced:

H. F. 3888, A bill for an act relating to water; appropriating money for a plan to ensure that Minnesota has an abundant supply of clean water for the next 50 years.

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

Morrison introduced:

H. F. 3889, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for clean water infrastructure in the city of Mound; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Fischer introduced:

H. F. 3890, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing rates and appropriating money for mental health adult day treatment programs.

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

Feist; Davnie; Richardson; Jordan; Youakim; Sandstede; Xiong, T.; Wolgamott; Vang; Frazier; Wazlawik; Christensen; Berg; Hassan and Howard introduced:

H. F. 3891, A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing a legislative working group to examine methods of identifying student eligibility for compensatory revenue calculations; providing appointments; requiring a report.

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

Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 3892, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring affirmative consent standards in campus sexual assault policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 135A.15, subdivision 8, by adding a subdivision.

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

Johnson introduced:

H. F. 3893, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting courts from sentencing a person without regard to the mandatory minimum sentence applicable to certain designated crimes involving firearms or other dangerous weapons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.11, subdivision 10; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.11, subdivision 8.

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

Johnson introduced:

H. F. 3894, A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting courts from sentencing a person without regard to the mandatory minimum sentence applicable to certain designated crimes involving firearms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.11, subdivision 8.

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

Johnson introduced:

H. F. 3895, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing firearm permits to carry without expiration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.714, subdivisions 2a, 3, 7, 14.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 3896, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the Task Force on Disability Services Accessibility and pilot projects; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Hollins introduced:

H. F. 3897, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a grant program to upgrade electric panels in residential buildings; 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.

Jordan; Lee; Freiberg; Hansen, R.; Fischer and Pinto introduced:

H. F. 3898, A bill for an act relating to health; lowering the elevated blood lead concentration level from ten micrograms of lead to 3.5 micrograms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.9501, subdivision 9.

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

Bierman and Koznick introduced:

H. F. 3899, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying exemptions of property owned by certain limited liability companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 272.02, subdivision 35.

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

Scott, Poston, Neu Brindley, Daniels, Kiel, Robbins, Erickson and Johnson introduced:

H. F. 3900, A bill for an act relating to public health; defining certain terms; providing for certain penalties and remedies; permitting certain persons to maintain an action; providing for injunctive relief; authorizing the provision of attorney fees in certain circumstances; prohibiting certain persons to be the subject of specified actions; providing for anonymity of specified party; providing for severability; 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.

Petersburg introduced:

H. F. 3901, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Owatonna Learn to Earn Coalition to help the Owatonna and Steele County region grow and retain a talented workforce.

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

Demuth and O'Driscoll introduced:

H. F. 3902, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a subtraction for certain public pension income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 290.0132, by adding a subdivision; 290.091, subdivision 2.

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

Burkel, Anderson, Heintzeman, Lueck and Nelson, N. introduced:

H. F. 3903, A bill for an act relating to animal health; appropriating money to compensate certain white-tailed deer farmers.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 3904, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a subtraction for certain public pension income; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 290.0132, by adding a subdivision; 290.091, subdivision 2.

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

Bierman introduced:

H. F. 3905, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money to install preweatherization measures in eligible low-income households.

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

Keeler and Youakim introduced:

H. F. 3906, A bill for an act relating to taxes; reducing school property taxes; increasing the equalizing factor for local optional revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2e.

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

Pinto introduced:

H. F. 3907, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a contingency fund to pay certain costs associated with installation of a solar photovoltaic array; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116C.779, by adding a subdivision.

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

Pinto, Her, Noor and Hassan introduced:

H. F. 3908, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an Ethiopian Community Center.

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

Erickson introduced:

H. F. 3909, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a scholarship program as a learning option for students with a disability; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125A.

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

Richardson introduced:

H. F. 3910, A bill for an act relating to state government; recognizing Juneteenth, June 19, as a state holiday; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 645.44, subdivision 5.

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

Pfarr introduced:

H. F. 3911, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for public infrastructure renovation in downtown Belle Plaine; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. 3912, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for mental health facility within a new Anoka County detention center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. 3913, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying provisions pertaining to incentives for advanced biofuel, renewable chemical, and biomass thermal production; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 41A.16, subdivisions 1, 2; 41A.17, subdivisions 1, 2; 41A.18, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Stephenson introduced:

H. F. 3914, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the crime of organized retail theft; providing for the release of certain financial account information to law enforcement; amending certain burglary crimes following trespass notice; establishing a time period for a search warrant on financial institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13A.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 609.52, subdivision 3; 609.527, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 609.582, subdivisions 3, 4; 626.15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

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

Keeler and Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. 3915, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing funding for various Minnesota State Colleges and Universities appropriations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 136F.20, subdivision 4; 136F.202, subdivision 1; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3.

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

Sandell; Drazkowski; Ecklund; Hansen, R.; Fischer; Lillie; Becker-Finn; Sundin and Howard introduced:

H. F. 3916, A bill for an act relating to state lands; modifying requirements for conveying easements and leasing state lands; adding to and deleting from state parks and state forests; authorizing sale of certain surplus state land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.632; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 84.63; 84.631; 92.502.

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

Keeler introduced:

H. F. 3917, A bill for an act relating to higher education; strengthening the Increase Teachers of Color Act; providing supplemental financing for grants to underrepresented student teachers and the aspiring teachers of color scholarship pilot program; appropriating money.

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

Hassan introduced:

H. F. 3918, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Urban Indigenous Legacy Initiative.

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

Moller introduced:

H. F. 3919, A bill for an act relating to human services; directing the commissioner to develop a medical assistance waiver service for life sharing; appropriating money.

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

Becker-Finn introduced:

H. F. 3920, A bill for an act relating to public safety; eliminating the fee for uncertified copies of instruments from civil or criminal proceedings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 357.021, subdivision 2.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 3921, A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for a grant to repair the Granite Falls hydroelectric generating facility.

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

Torkelson introduced:

H. F. 3922, A bill for an act relating to transit; establishing requirements governing transit guideway funding; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

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

Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 3923, A bill for an act relating to public safety; excluding ownership, possession, and operation of short-barreled shotguns from criminal violation; modifying ownership and possession of machine guns or short-barreled shotguns by dealers and manufacturers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.67, subdivisions 2, 3.

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

Lippert introduced:

H. F. 3924, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the Board of Pharmacy to provide the central repository under contract to administer the medication repository program with any legislative funding provided for the purpose; making conforming changes related to donations of over-the-counter medications; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.555, as amended.

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

Grossell introduced:

H. F. 3925, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring persons subject to stays of adjudication in criminal sexual conduct cases to register as predatory offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 243.166, subdivision 1b.

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

Keeler introduced:

H. F. 3926, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying provisions for teacher preparation time; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 122A.50.

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

Gomez and Hassan introduced:

H. F. 3927, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to Pillsbury United Communities for capital improvements related to the Pillsbury House Theatre.

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

Gomez, Hassan and Xiong, J. introduced:

H. F. 3928, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Parents in Community Action in Minneapolis.

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

Frederick introduced:

H. F. 3929, A bill for an act relating to railroads; requiring a minimum crew size for certain rail carriers; imposing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

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

Frederick, Youakim, Carlson, Howard, Sundin, Her and Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 3930, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; increasing the maximum subtraction for Social Security benefits, allowing a subtraction for certain pension 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.

Huot introduced:

H. F. 3931, A bill for an act relating to transportation; allocating state general sales tax revenue related to motor vehicle repair and replacement parts exclusively to fund roads; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.94.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 3932, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a public safety and public works facility in the city of Rosemount; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Wolgamott introduced:

H. F. 3933, A bill for an act relating to higher education; making nonprofit private postsecondary institutions eligible for hunger-free campus grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 135A.137, subdivision 3; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 35.

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

Davnie, Jordan, Noor, Agbaje, Hassan, Gomez, Lee, Long, Hornstein, Greenman, Hollins and Xiong, J. introduced:

H. F. 3934, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring separate bargaining units for supervisory peace officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 179A.09, subdivision 3.

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

Kresha and Erickson introduced:

H. F. 3935, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a student to use general education funds at a nonpublic school in the event of teachers filing a notice to strike; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 127A.47, by adding a subdivision.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. 3936, A bill for an act relating to judiciary; appropriating money for grants to provide legal representation for children in need of protection or services and children in out-of-home placement.

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

Bennett introduced:

H. F. 3937, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a school board and nonpublic school to enter into an agreement for nonpublic school student transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 123B.86, subdivision 3.

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

Jordan, Noor and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 3938, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to assist individuals with disabilities with career skills programming.

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

Greenman and Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 3939, A bill for an act relating to veterans; modifying admission requirements for Minnesota veterans homes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 198.

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

Greenman introduced:

H. F. 3940, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Latino Economic Development Center.

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

Sandstede introduced:

H. F. 3941, A bill for an act relating to health; changing provisions for adequate care requirement; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144A.04, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256R.

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

Sandstede introduced:

H. F. 3942, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Teachers Retirement Association and St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association; reinstating the rule of 90; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 354.44, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 354A.31, subdivision 7.

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

Sandstede introduced:

H. F. 3943, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant for the Boys & Girls Club of the Northland in the city of Hibbing.

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

Sandstede introduced:

H. F. 3944, A bill for an act relating to energy; responding to the polar vortex in February 2021; allowing a refundable tax credit for excess energy costs due to extreme cold weather in February 2021; requiring utilities to disclose certain information; appropriating money.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. 3945, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a regional public safety training center in Lakeville; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Koznick introduced:

H. F. 3946, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the filling of a vacancy in the position of sheriff or county attorney by special election; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 375.08; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 375.

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

Hansen, R.; Becker-Finn; Jordan; Lee; Hollins; Klevorn; Boldon; Fischer and Xiong, J. introduced:

H. F. 3947, A bill for an act relating to pollution control; requiring financial assurance for certain feedlot permits; requiring inventories and reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, 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.

Davnie introduced:

H. F. 3948, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant for Wilderness Inquiry for credit recovery programs; appropriating money; requiring a report.

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

Mariani introduced:

H. F. 3949, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing the removal of the ombudsperson only for just cause; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 241.90.

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

Moran, Hausman, Lillie and Pinto introduced:

H. F. 3950, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for families experiencing homelessness in Ramsey County.

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

Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 3951, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to fund the costs of the construction of certain homes funded by the community homeownership impact fund program.

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

Urdahl introduced:

H. F. 3952, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater infrastructure improvements in the city of Watkins; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Berg, Ecklund, Frederick, Greenman and Sundin introduced:

H. F. 3953, A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for apprenticeship preparation programming.

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

Marquart introduced:

H. F. 3954, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an earlier appropriation for the Heartland State Trail; amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 7, subdivision 12.

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

Mariani introduced:

H. F. 3955, A bill for an act relating to private detectives; modifying license requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326.3361, subdivision 2.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 3956, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying provisions related to 911 emergency communication services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 403.02, as amended; 403.025; 403.03, subdivisions 2, 4; 403.05; 403.06; 403.07, as amended; 403.08; 403.09, subdivision 2; 403.10; 403.11, as amended; 403.113; 403.15; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 403.09, subdivision 3.

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

Mariani introduced:

H. F. 3957, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing the commissioner of public safety to mobilize specialized emergency response teams; clarifying victim request of notification of civil commitment; clarifying Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety as the designated agency responsible for domestic abuse funding; authorizing the commissioner of public safety to accept donations, nonfederal grants, bequests, and other gifts of money; providing for the expiration of certain reports to the legislature by the Department of Public Safety; defining hazardous materials response teams; modifying the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's questioned identity process; modifying language regarding smoke alarms; modifying crime of computer theft to include copies of data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 12.351; 256I.04, subdivision 2g; 299A.49, subdivision 2; 299A.50, subdivision 1; 299A.51; 299F.362; 609.87, by adding a subdivision; 609.89, subdivision 1; 629.341, subdivisions 3, 4; 629.72, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 253B.18, subdivision 5a; 253D.14, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299A; 299C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299A.49, subdivision 7.

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

Morrison and Albright introduced:

H. F. 3958, A bill for an act relating to health care; requiring medical assistance to cover seizure detection devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 31.

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

Bliss introduced:

H. F. 3959, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the disabled veteran tax exclusion amounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 34.

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

Franke introduced:

H. F. 3960, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requesting the University of Minnesota conduct a review of research related to exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Franke introduced:

H. F. 3961, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for intersection improvements in the city of Newport.

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

Franke introduced:

H. F. 3962, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; providing funding for ongoing operation of the Gambling Control Board; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. 3963, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing additional state aid for certain high-cost special education activities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 125A.79, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 5, section 3, subdivision 6.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. 3964, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to apply for a federal Schedule I exemption for the medical use of cannabis; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.32, subdivision 1.

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

Hassan introduced:

H. F. 3965, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying teacher shortage reporting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, 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.

Hassan; Noor; Mariani; Lee; Gomez; Becker-Finn; Frazier; Her; Xiong, J.; Xiong, T.; Vang; Agbaje; Moran and Hollins introduced:

H. F. 3966, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a homeownership investment grants program; establishing a first-time home buyers down payment assistance fund; establishing a manufactured home revolving fund; requiring reports; appropriating money.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. 3967, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; modifying certain requirements for the pass-through entity tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 289A.08, subdivision 7a; 289A.382, subdivision 2.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 3968, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for corrections supervision services, Community Corrections Act, and county probation officer reimbursement.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 3969, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; extending the authority for the city of Marshall local sales and use tax; amending Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 7, article 4, section 14.

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

Becker-Finn introduced:

H. F. 3970, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; prohibiting registration of new white-tailed deer farms; prohibiting movement of farmed white-tailed deer except for purposes of slaughter; prohibiting importation of white-tailed deer from Cervidae farms; appropriating money for a voluntary herd buyout program for participating white-tailed deer farmers; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 35.155, subdivisions 10, 12; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 35.155, subdivision 11.

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

Becker-Finn and Kotyza-Witthuhn introduced:

H. F. 3971, A bill for an act relating to child maltreatment; modifying child maltreatment family assessment and investigation requirements; providing immunity for minors who make a child maltreatment report or assist in a child maltreatment assessment or investigation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 260E.22, subdivision 2; 260E.24, subdivision 2; 260E.34; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 260E.20, subdivision 2.

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

Richardson; Xiong, J.; Noor; Hassan; Becker-Finn; Frazier; Hollins; Lee; Gomez and Agbaje introduced:

H. F. 3972, A bill for an act relating to human rights; requiring nondiscrimination and equity in access to organ? transplants; prescribing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363A.

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

Xiong, J.; Hollins; Thompson; Mariani; Moran; Lee; Vang; Gomez and Hassan introduced:

H. F. 3973, 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 Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy.

Igo, Johnson and Grossell introduced:

H. F. 3974, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a certification process for public safety telecommunicators; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 403.02, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 403.11, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 403; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 403.02, subdivision 17c.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 3975, A bill for an act relating to health; amending case mix classification for long-term care facility resident assessment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 144.0724, subdivision 4.

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

Miller introduced:

H. F. 3976, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; modifying provisions regarding access to driver and vehicle services information system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.12, subdivision 1a.

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

Christensen introduced:

H. F. 3977, A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing electric generation transition aid to local governments; 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.

Christensen introduced:

H. F. 3978, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Washington County Heritage Center.

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

Howard, Frazier, Thompson, Youakim, Klevorn, Feist, Edelson, Jordan and Carlson introduced:

H. F. 3979, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing mental health grants for federal instructional setting level 4 for special education sites; appropriating money.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 3980, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying reporting, access, and other requirements related to the prescription monitoring program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.126, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 9.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 3981, A bill for an act relating to early childhood; making early childhood special education students eligible for prekindergarten school breakfast reimbursement and English learner services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 124D.1158, subdivisions 3, 4; 124D.59, subdivision 2.

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

Howard; Gomez; Her; Olson, L.; Jordan; Youakim; Boldon and Frederick introduced:

H. F. 3982, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid; establishing the local affordable housing aid program; 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.

Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 3983, A bill for an act relating to transportation; regulating highway right-of-way mowing practices; providing for pollinator habitat management; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 160.23; 160.232.

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

Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 3984, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; extending the application deadline for the disabled veterans' homestead market value exclusion for certain qualifying spouses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 34.

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

Christensen introduced:

H. F. 3985, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the community energy transition grant program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.55, subdivisions 1, 5.

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

Nelson, M. introduced:

H. F. 3986, A bill for an act relating to barbers; modifying provisions relating to the Board of Barber Examiners; modifying and establishing provisions relating to mobile barber shops; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 154.001, subdivision 2; 154.003; 154.01; 154.02, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; 154.05; 154.07, subdivision 1; 154.08; 154.09; 154.11, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 154; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 2100.2500; 2100.2600; 2100.2900; 2100.3000; 2100.3200.

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

Bennett introduced:

H. F. 3987, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; establishing a vote threshold for certain bills heard in a standing committee of the legislature; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Scott and Davids introduced:

H. F. 3988, A bill for an act relating to emergency management; modifying procedures and requirements for orders and rules promulgated during a peacetime emergency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.32.

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

Bahner introduced:

H. F. 3989, A bill for an act relating to health; adding physician assistants to certain statutes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.83, subdivision 2; 62A.15, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 62A.3091, subdivision 2; 62D.09, subdivision 1; 62E.06, subdivision 1; 62J.17, subdivision 4a; 62J.48; 62J.823, subdivision 3; 62Q.184, subdivision 1; 62Q.57, subdivision 1; 62Q.73, subdivision 7; 62Q.733, subdivision 3; 62Q.74, subdivision 1; 62S.02, subdivision 5; 62S.08, subdivision 3; 62S.20, subdivision 5b; 62S.21, subdivision 2; 62S.268, subdivision 1; 97B.055, subdivision 3; 97B.106, subdivision 1; 97B.1115; 125A.02, subdivision 1; 144.3345, subdivision 1; 144.3352; 144.34; 144.441, subdivisions 4, 5; 144.442, subdivision 1; 144.4803, subdivisions 1, 4, 10, by adding a subdivision; 144.4806; 144.4807, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 7; 144.50, subdivision 2; 144.55, subdivisions 2, 6; 144.6501, subdivision 7; 144.651, subdivisions 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 31, 33; 144.652, subdivision 2; 144.69; 144.7402, subdivision 2; 144.7406, subdivision 2; 144.7407, subdivision 2; 144.7414, subdivision 2; 144.7415, subdivision 2; 144.9502, subdivision 4; 144.966, subdivisions 3, 6; 144A.135; 144A.161, subdivisions 5, 5a, 5e, 5g; 144A.471, subdivision 7; 144A.4791, subdivision 13; 144A.75, subdivisions 3, 6; 144A.752, subdivision 1; 144G.08, by adding a subdivision; 144G.70, subdivision 7; 145.853, subdivision 5; 145.892, subdivision 3; 145.94, subdivision 2; 145B.13; 145C.02; 145C.05, subdivision 2; 145C.06; 145C.07, subdivision 1; 145C.16; 147A.27, subdivision 1; 148.6438, subdivision 1; 151.01, subdivision 27; 151.19, subdivision 4; 151.21, subdivision 4a; 151.37, subdivision 12; 152.22, subdivision 4; 152.32, subdivision 3; 176.011, subdivision 12a; 245.50, subdivision 5; 245A.143, subdivisions 2, 7, 8; 245A.1435; 245C.02, subdivision 18; 245C.04, subdivision 1; 245D.02, subdivision 11; 245D.22, subdivision 7; 245D.25, subdivision 2; 245F.02, subdivision 13; 245F.09, subdivision 2; 245G.08, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 245G.21, subdivisions 2, 3; 245H.11; 246.711, subdivision 2; 246.715, subdivision 2; 246.716, subdivision 2; 246.721; 246.722; 251.043, subdivision 1; 253B.02, subdivision 9; 253B.03, subdivisions 4, 6d; 253B.06, subdivision 2; 253B.23, subdivision 4; 254A.08, subdivision 2; 256.9685, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c; 256.975, subdivisions 7a, 7b, 11; 256B.055, subdivision 12; 256B.0575, subdivision 1; 256B.0595, subdivision 3; 256B.0622, subdivision 2b; 256B.0625, subdivisions 2, 12, 26, 60a; 256B.0659, subdivisions 2, 4, 8, 27; 256B.0913, subdivision 8; 256B.0949, subdivision 5; 256B.73, subdivision 5; 256R.44; 256R.54, subdivisions 1, 2; 257.63, subdivision 3; 257B.01, subdivisions 3, 9, 10; 257B.06, subdivision 7; 259.24, subdivision 2; 260C.007, subdivision 6; 383A.13, subdivisions 3, 6; 609.341, subdivision 17; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, sections 62J.23, subdivision 2; 144G.08, subdivision 9; 147.091, subdivision 1; 151.37, subdivision 2; 252A.02, subdivision 12; 252A.04, subdivision 2; 252A.20, subdivision 1; 256B.0625, subdivisions 17, 28a, 49; 256B.0659, subdivision 11; 256B.0947, subdivision 3a; 256B.0949, subdivisions 4, 5a; 256P.01, subdivision 6a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 147A.01, subdivision 23; 151.37, subdivision 2a.

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

Schomacker introduced:

H. F. 3990, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for the reconstruction of marked Trunk Highway 23 between the cities of Pipestone and Russell.

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

Jurgens, Poston, Albright, Heinrich, Bliss, Baker, Johnson and Haley introduced:

H. F. 3991, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; requiring the commissioner of management and budget to defease certain outstanding bonds; using the general fund to replace financing for previously authorized bond-financed capital projects; appropriating money; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 16A.965; 16A.97; 16A.98; 16A.99.

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

Hansen, R. introduced:

H. F. 3992, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; modifying the basis for determining operation and maintenance expenditures for metropolitan-area regional parks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 473.351, subdivision 3.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. 3993, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water treatment facility and infrastructure improvements in the city of Willmar; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. 3994, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the definition of agricultural land; amending Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 23.

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

Baker introduced:

H. F. 3995, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing an emergency hospitality safety assistance program; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Quam introduced:

H. F. 3996, A bill for an act relating to public safety; aiding victims of economic crimes; providing public outreach initiatives; authorizing an identity theft passport; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299A.681, subdivisions 3, 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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

Elkins introduced:

H. F. 3997, A bill for an act relating to driver and vehicle services; increasing filing fees for new driver's license applications; establishing full-service providers; amending fee distributions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 168.002, by adding a subdivision; 168.33, subdivision 7; 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.06, subdivision 2; 171.061, subdivision 4; 299A.705, by adding a subdivision.

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

Bennett introduced:

H. F. 3998, A bill for an act relating to health records; modifying circumstances in which a parent, guardian, or other person may access health records of a minor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.292, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2021 Supplement, section 144.291, subdivision 2.

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

Lippert introduced:

H. F. 3999, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a report on regional and local food systems; requiring a report.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 4000, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying a radiation hazard definition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.1201, subdivision 2.

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

Huot introduced:

H. F. 4001, A bill for an act relating to health; amending temporary licensure provision for guest body art applicants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 146B.04, subdivision 1.

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

Xiong, T. introduced:

H. F. 4002, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing certain exemptions from taxes and fees for eligible veterans with a disability, including certain registration taxes, license plates fees, title fees, driver's license and identification card fees, and motor vehicle sales taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 163.051, subdivision 1; 168.012, by adding a subdivision; 168A.29, by adding a subdivision; 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.06, by adding a subdivision; 297B.03.

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

Xiong, T. introduced:

H. F. 4003, A bill for an act relating to real property; providing for the removal of racial covenants in recorded documents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 507.18, by adding a subdivision.

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

Xiong, T. introduced:

H. F. 4004, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the growth factor for adult basic education aid; increasing the maximum contact hour rate; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 4.

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

Edelson introduced:

H. F. 4005, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the safe schools revenue program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.44.

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

O'Neill introduced:

H. F. 4006, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying personal watercraft operation requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 86B.313, subdivision 1.

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

Bahner introduced:

H. F. 4007, A bill for an act relating to taxation; lawful gambling; modifying the combined net receipts tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297E.02, subdivision 6.

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

Bahner introduced:

H. F. 4008, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring equal coverage of services provided by a pharmacist; establishing network adequacy requirements for pharmacists; setting medical assistance and MinnesotaCare requirements for coverage and payment of pharmacy services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 62A.15, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 62D.124, subdivision 1; 62K.10, subdivision 2; 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; 256L.03, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62D.

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

Bahner introduced:

H. F. 4009, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; expanding licensed pharmacist authority to initiate, order, and administer vaccines and certain medical and laboratory tests; requiring coverage under medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 151.01, subdivision 27; 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision.

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

Howard introduced:

H. F. 4010, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a grant program for organizations providing vocational and life skills training to young adults with learning differences and autism; requiring a report; 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.

Howard, Albright and Keeler introduced:

H. F. 4011, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for a grant to Minnesota Independence College and Community for student scholarships and tuition reduction.

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

Masin introduced:

H. F. 4012, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Teachers Retirement Association; St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association; suspension of earnings limitation for retired teachers who return to teaching.

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