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Local Government Policy

2023-2024 Regular Session

Report Date: August 22, 2023 2:50:24 PM

Bill # Senate Author Description Date Received Hearing Date Action Taken Senate Last Action
SF39 Draheim Local government capital improvements over $1,000,000 voter approval requirement 01/11/2021
SF180 Benson Public bodies open meetings public comments requirement including electronic meetings 01/19/2021
SF277 Pratt Municipal street impact fee imposition authorization 01/25/2021
SF298 Torres Ray Prohibition on local ordinances governing plastic bags and similar items repeal 01/25/2021
SF324 Carlson Motor vehicles utilized at airports operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission be all-electric vehicles by 2030 requirement 01/25/2021
SF507 Bigham Annual review of the coroner and medical examiner by the county board requirement 02/01/2021
SF650 Marty New billboards statewide prohibition; existing billboards definition as nonconforming 02/04/2021
SF653 Pratt City and school district officials recall elections authorization; school board member removal authority elimination 02/04/2021
SF832 Clausen University of Minnesota president candidates interviews closed meetings authorization 02/11/2021
SF844 Champion Local governments entry into certain contracts with the federal government relating to immigration prohibition 02/11/2021
SF852 Jasinski Open Meeting Law allowance of a member of a public body to attend a meeting from a private location more than three times in calendar year 2021 02/11/2021
SF912 Draheim Local government rent control prohibition exception repeal 02/22/2021
SF912 Draheim Local government rent control prohibition exception repeal
SF914 Draheim Local government planning and zoning fees modification 02/11/2021
SF915 Draheim Local government municipal planning and zoning controls limit 02/11/2021
SF915 Draheim Local government municipal planning and zoning controls limit 03/10/2021
SF915 Draheim Local government municipal planning and zoning controls limit
SF923 Marty Municipalities additional hotel licensing authorization 02/11/2021
SF938 Dibble Metropolitan Council members election 02/11/2021
SF947 Johnson Cities of the first class police chief election 02/11/2021
SF1032 Anderson Annexation of a designated area by means other than those identified in an orderly annexation agreement prohibition; annexation of the designated area by nonparties prohibition 02/15/2021
SF1053 Weber Luverne nonprofit child care center donation authorization 02/17/2021
SF1060 Cwodzinski Political subdivision compensation limit repeal 02/17/2021
SF1091 Goggin Lake City establishment of a port authority commission authorization 02/17/2021
SF1114 Eken State building code frost footing depth changes adoption by border cities authorization 03/11/2021
SF1114 Eken State building code frost footing depth changes adoption by border cities authorization
SF1165 Tomassoni County conveyance of certain nonconforming real property authorization 02/18/2021
SF1458 Duckworth Goodhue County land transfers conditions modification 02/25/2021 See First Special Session 2021, SF20, Art. 2, Sec. 120
SF1544 Jasinski Open meetings conducted through the use of telephone or interactive technology terminology and requirements modification 03/01/2021
SF1544 Jasinski Open meetings conducted through the use of telephone or interactive technology terminology and requirements modification
SF1576 Bakk Historic preservation corps contracting provisions creation 03/01/2021 See First Special Session 2021, HF13
SF1576 Bakk Historic preservation corps contracting provisions creation See First Special Session 2021, HF13
SF1658 Anderson Towns adoption of home rule charters authorization 03/01/2021
SF1781 Nelson Cities of the first class authority to impose ordinances on the dedication of land or dedication of fees on certain permit applications establishment 03/04/2021
SF1782 Osmek Towns and certain political subdivisions establishment of inflow and infiltration prevention programs and loans and grants to property owners authorization 03/04/2021
SF1782 Osmek Towns and certain political subdivisions establishment of inflow and infiltration prevention programs and loans and grants to property owners authorization
SF1859 Clausen Open meeting law exception to interview University of Minnesota president candidates 03/08/2021
SF1889 Carlson Street impact fee charge by municipalities authorization 03/08/2021
SF1927 Anderson Annexation of a designated area by means other than those identified in an orderly annexation prohibition; annexation of a designated area by nonparties prohibition; detachment proceedings modification 03/10/2021
SF1969 Kiffmeyer Orderly annexation and detachment provisions modifications 03/10/2021
SF1974 Jasinski County competitive bidding relating to small business enterprises or veteran-owned small businesses modification 03/10/2021
SF1974 Jasinski County competitive bidding relating to small business enterprises or veteran-owned small businesses modification
SF1998 Johnson Stewart Municipality authorization to establish streets improvement districts establishment 03/11/2021
SF2029 McEwen Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center enacting language modification 03/11/2021
SF2062 Bigham Counties development of subordinate service districts authorization 03/15/2021
SF2063 Bigham Metropolitan Council staggered terms establishment and nomination committee expansion; additional publicly available information relating to the Metropolitan Council selection process requirement; council member qualifications establishment 03/15/2021
SF2185 Kiffmeyer Political subdivision bans on new natural gas or propane service to buildings prohibition 03/16/2022
SF2248 Rarick Mora Public Utilities Commission membership increase authorization 03/22/2021
SF2385 Kiffmeyer Local approval of gubernatorial appointees to the Metropolitan Council requirement; local government method to remove a member of the Metropolitan Council establishment 04/07/2021
SF2514 Dibble Allowing native landscapes on private property, prohibiting certain vegetative overgrowth within cities 05/10/2021
SF2616 Duckworth Subordinate service districts establishment by counties authorization 01/31/2022
SF2647 Coleman Local road improvement program advisory committee membership amendment 01/31/2022
SF2752 Utke New development located near pipelines building permit requirements establishment 02/03/2022
SF2819 Mathews Maintenance of closed and abandoned roads provision elimination 02/03/2022
SF2925 Anderson Certificate of discharge from the armed forces of the United States of America permission to be recorded with the county recorder without a fee 02/07/2022
SF2959 Rest Long-term equity investment eligibility expansion 02/07/2022
SF2987 Bigham Probationary period extension for municipal peace officer to two years 02/10/2022
SF3016 Howe Township planning and zoning authorization clarification 02/10/2022
SF3032 Tomassoni County land sales online process authorization; land sales notice procedures modification 02/10/2022
SF3259 Draheim Legalizing Affordable Housing Act provisions modification 03/21/2022
SF3262 Dibble Metropolitan Council requirement to follow recommendations from certain third-party vendors authorization 02/17/2022
SF3294 Eichorn Government entities permission to enter into contacts and agreements for fixed-rate annuities 02/21/2022
SF3322 Coleman Open meeting law modification 02/21/2022
SF3414 Draheim Exception allowing local governments to control rents if approved by the voters repeal 03/14/2022
SF3457 Jasinski Certain requirements expansion regarding qualified newspaper 02/24/2022
SF3482 Osmek Metropolitan Council abolishment 02/28/2022
SF3564 Wiklund Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority statutory authority clarification 02/28/2022
SF3974 Utke Cause of action for judicial boundary determination after the altering of a boundary line by a county establishment; county requirement to assess, preserve, and restore United States public land survey monuments by December 31, 2025 03/14/2022
SF4050 Limmer Hennepin Board of County Commissioners permission to set reasonable allowances for expenses or a per diem allowance for members of boards or agencies 03/16/2022
SF4200 Cwodzinski Basis modification for determining operation and maintenance expenditures for metropolitan-area regional parks 03/23/2022
SF4212 Jasinski Conditions amendment for participation in an open meeting from a non public location 03/23/2022
SF4214 Utke Additional investment authority provision for certain self-insurance pools and qualifying governments 03/23/2022
SF4284 Nelson Local government debt financing modification 03/24/2022
SF4372 Hawj St. Paul authorization to use a design-build process for a skate park project 03/30/2022
SF4408 Eichorn Amount of money that a city may spend on a Memorial Day observance modification 03/31/2022
SF4457 Anderson Contested annexation account for reimbursement of township attorney fees incurred in a contested annexation establishment and appropriation 04/04/2022
SF4530 Newton Anoka County authorization to build a jail and criminal justice center in a location outside the county seat 04/24/2022
SF4568 Dornink Acceptance of a municipal ID prohibition for state or federal services 05/03/2022
HF1947 McEwen Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center enacting language modification See First Special Session 2021, HF9