INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Tuesday, April 28, 2020


The following House Files were introduced:

Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 4577, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for Bois Forte Tribal Employment Rights Office.

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

Freiberg introduced:

H. F. 4578, A bill for an act relating to corrections; repealing the requirement that the commissioner of corrections house inmates in multiple occupancy cells to the greatest extent possible; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 243.53.

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

Liebling introduced:

H. F. 4579, A bill for an act relating to public health; establishing a grant program to advance the development of a serological test for COVID-19; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services Finance Division.

Lee introduced:

H. F. 4580, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the Juxtaposition Arts Center.

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

Gruenhagen introduced:

H. F. 4581, A bill for an act relating to health care; requiring a health care provider to disclose to a consumer whether services are covered by a consumer's health plan and provider's network participation status; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 62J.81, by adding a subdivision.

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

Halverson introduced:

H. F. 4582, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a onetime MFIP supplemental payment.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services Finance Division.

Franson introduced:

H. F. 4583, A bill for an act relating to early childhood; governing certain programs and funding for early childhood education; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.128, subdivisions 2, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. 4584, A bill for an act relating to civil procedure; exempting property tax refunds from attachment, garnishment, or sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 550.37, by adding a subdivision.

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

Franson introduced:

H. F. 4585, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; exempting certain federal pandemic relief payments from creditor processes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 550.37, subdivision 20, by adding a subdivision.

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

Elkins and Bernardy introduced:

H. F. 4586, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying classification and regulation of electric-assisted bicycles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 84.787, subdivision 7; 84.797, subdivision 7; 84.92, subdivision 8; 168.002, subdivision 18; 169.011, subdivisions 27, 42, by adding subdivisions; 169.222, subdivisions 4, 6a, by adding a subdivision.

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

Robbins, Koznick, Daudt, Nash and Demuth introduced:

H. F. 4587, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for grants to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

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

Swedzinski introduced:

H. F. 4588, A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a net zero emissions project; requiring a report; modifying the solar energy incentive program; providing for a utility ratepayer relief bill credit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 116C.7792.

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

Quam introduced:

H. F. 4589, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to construct an interchange at marked Trunk Highway 14 and County Road 104; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Quam introduced:

H. F. 4590, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for regional wastewater system infrastructure; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

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

Her introduced:

H. F. 4591, A bill for an act relating to human rights; appropriating money for consultant to develop multilingual helpline to report discrimination.

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

Hertaus introduced:

H. F. 4592, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring legislative approval to extend the duration of a peacetime emergency declared by the governor; limiting duration of peacetime emergency extensions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 12.31, subdivision 2.

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

Hertaus introduced:

H. F. 4593, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; extending due date of first-half property taxes for certain businesses.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Property and Local Tax Division.

Hassan introduced:

H. F. 4594, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying cumulative impact analysis requirements; requiring permits for certain demolitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.07, subdivision 4a, by adding a subdivision.

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

Elkins and Howard introduced:

H. F. 4595, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; tax increment financing; increasing pooling for certain housing projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 469.1763, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Property and Local Tax Division.

Davids introduced:

H. F. 4596, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; excluding forgiven loans from gross income.

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

Tabke and Albright introduced:

H. F. 4597, A bill for an act relating to horse racing; modifying provisions relating to wagering and simulcasting; providing for certain waivers and expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 240.01, subdivisions 1b, 20; 240.25, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, sections 240.10; 240.13, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 7880.0010.

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

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 4598, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying requirements for small wireless facilities; requiring a study; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 237.163, subdivisions 3a, 3b, 3c, 6.

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

Lippert and Poppe introduced:

H. F. 4599, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying the time period for the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act in 2020; amending Laws 2020, chapter 74, article 1, section 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division.

Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 4600, A bill for an act relating to military veterans; appropriating money to assist veterans with homelessness and mental health services.

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

Koegel introduced:

H. F. 4601, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to award grants from the opiate epidemic response account.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services Finance Division.

Olson introduced:

H. F. 4602, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying conditions for forgiveness of a loan from the Minnesota investment fund; amending Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 7, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, as amended.

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

Ecklund introduced:

H. F. 4603, A bill for an act relating to economic development; transferring money to the 21st century fund.

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

Lien introduced:

H. F. 4604, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a grant program for dental clinics to operate and provide emergency dental care.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Health and Human Services Finance Division.