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Minnesota Senate Bill Author

2025 - 2026
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MINNESOTA SENATE 94th LEGISLATURE

AUTHOR LIST


2025 - 2026

Utke
Chief Author List
Wednesday, March 26, 2025


SF 5 Utke
HF 179 Wiener
Revisor No.: 25-00708
Topic: Taxation
Short Description: Refundable exemption provision for certain construction materials purchased for Browerville Public Schools
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/16/202559Introduction and first reading 
01/16/2025Referred to Taxes


SF 149 Utke
HF 801 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-00395
Topic: Traffic Regulations
Short Description: Crosswalk placement at roundabout limitation
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/16/202583Introduction and first reading 
01/16/2025Referred to Transportation


SF 260 Utke; Hoffman; Abeler; Koran; Gruenhagen
HF 487 Wiener
Revisor No.: 25-01654
Topic: Human Services and Human Services Department
Short Description: Wellness in the Woods grant appropriation
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/16/2025101Introduction and first reading 
01/16/2025Referred to Human Services
01/21/2025144Authors added Abeler; Koran
01/23/2025167Author added Gruenhagen
03/03/2025590Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Finance


SF 261 Utke
HF 804 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-01263
Topic: Elections
Short Description: Election candidacy affidavits modifications
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/16/2025101Introduction and first reading 
01/16/2025Referred to Elections


SF 262 Utke
HF 194 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-00680
Topic: Taxation-Property
Short Description: Veterans with a disability homestead exclusion increase provision
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/16/2025101Introduction and first reading 
01/16/2025Referred to Taxes


SF 284 Utke; Rasmusson; Gruenhagen
HF 894 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-01612
Topic: Government-State
Short Description: MinnesotaCare ineligibility for undocumented noncitizens provision
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/21/2025110Introduction and first reading 
01/21/2025Referred to Health and Human Services
01/23/2025167Author added Gruenhagen


SF 400 Utke; Hoffman; Abeler
HF 1095 Frederick
Revisor No.: 25-00632
Topic: Human Services and Human Services Department
Short Description: Commissioner of human services instruction to authorize indirect billing for individualized home supports
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/21/2025128Introduction and first reading 
01/21/2025Referred to Human Services


SF 401 Utke; Hoffman; Abeler
HF 381 Curran
Revisor No.: 25-00648
Topic: Human Services and Human Services Department
Short Description: Room and board rates increase for certain individual receiving home and community-based services
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/21/2025129Introduction and first reading 
01/21/2025Referred to Human Services


SF 456 Utke; Limmer; Pappas
HF 897 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-01104
Topic: Public Safety and Public Safety Department
Short Description: Protection to children and vulnerable adults from exposure to fentanyl establishment
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/21/2025138Introduction and first reading 
01/21/2025Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
02/06/2025315Authors added Limmer; Pappas


SF 457 Utke
HF 892 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-01418
Topic: Children and families and Children, Youth and Families Department
Short Description: Children's face covering requirement parent opt out alternative authorization
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/21/2025138Introduction and first reading 
01/21/2025Referred to Education Policy


SF 458 Utke
HF 893 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-00772
Topic: Public Safety and Public Safety Department
Short Description: Force of defense of home and person clarification
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/21/2025138Introduction and first reading 
01/21/2025Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety


SF 459 Utke
HF 131 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-00699
Topic: Public Safety and Public Safety Department
Short Description: Persons subject to stays of adjudication in criminal sexual conduct cases to register as predatory offenders requirement
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/21/2025138Introduction and first reading 
01/21/2025Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety


SF 460 Utke
HF 900 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-01102
Topic: Government-Local
Short Description: Constitutional Integrity and Values in Law (CIVIL) Act
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/21/2025138Introduction and first reading 
01/21/2025Referred to State and Local Government


SF 461 Utke; Limmer
HF 24 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-00062
Topic: Health and Health Department
Short Description: Born alive infant provisions modifications
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/21/2025139Introduction and first reading 
01/21/2025Referred to Health and Human Services
02/10/2025345Author added Limmer


SF 462 Utke
HF 896 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-01109
Topic: Law Enforcement
Short Description: Certain retired law enforcement officers permission to carry firearms in school
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/21/2025139Introduction and first reading 
01/21/2025Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety


SF 463 Utke; Limmer; Pha; Draheim
HF 127 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-00698
Topic: Public Safety and Public Safety Department
Short Description: Penalties increase for creating, distributing, and possessing sexually explicit materials involving children
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/21/2025139Introduction and first reading 
01/21/2025Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
01/23/2025167Author added Limmer
02/03/2025268Author added Pha
03/24/20251022Author added Draheim


SF 464 Utke; Westrom
HF 899 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-01103
Topic: Education and Education Department
Short Description: Prohibition modification on American Indian mascots
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/21/2025139Introduction and first reading 
01/21/2025Referred to Education Finance
01/27/2025199Author added Westrom


SF 590 Utke; Draheim; Westrom; Gruenhagen; Lieske
HF 416 Franson
Revisor No.: 25-00732
Topic: Public Safety and Public Safety Department
Short Description: Permit to carry pistol age of eligibility to apply at 18 years old establishment
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/27/2025172Introduction and first reading 
01/27/2025Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety


SF 610 Utke; Green; Bahr
HF 895 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-01106
Topic: Government-State
Short Description: Legislative approval for adoption of rules requirement provision
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/27/2025176Introduction and first reading 
01/27/2025Referred to State and Local Government
02/06/2025315Author added Bahr


SF 682 Utke; Gruenhagen
HF 898 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-01105
Topic: Elections
Short Description: Presidential electors designation and election provision and Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote withdrawal provision
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/27/2025188Introduction and first reading 
01/27/2025Referred to Elections
01/30/2025235Author added Gruenhagen


SF 683 Utke; Hoffman; Hauschild; Abeler
HF 2415 Schultz
Revisor No.: 25-02036
Topic: Human Services and Human Services Department
Short Description: Intellectual and developmental disabilities legislative commission establishment and appropriation
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/27/2025189Introduction and first reading 
01/27/2025Referred to Human Services
02/06/2025315Authors added Hauschild; Abeler
03/03/2025590aComm report: No recommendation, re-referred to State and Local Government


SF 825 Utke; Howe; Wesenberg; Westrom; Putnam
HF 646 Gander
Revisor No.: 25-00135
Topic: Agriculture and Agriculture Department
Short Description: Dairy development and profitability enhancement continuation and dairy business planning grant programs appropriation
DATED-PG ACTIONS
01/30/2025228Introduction and first reading 
01/30/2025Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
02/06/2025315Author added Putnam


SF 998 Utke
HF 811 Wiener
Revisor No.: 25-02837
Topic: Public Facilities Authority
Short Description: West Union sewer infrastructure improvements and street reconstruction bond issue and appropriation
DATED-PG ACTIONS
02/06/2025293Introduction and first reading 
02/06/2025Referred to Capital Investment


SF 1060 Utke; Green; Housley; Jasinski; Pappas
HF 577 Duran
Revisor No.: 25-02984
Topic: Public Safety and Public Safety Department
Short Description: Lake of the Woods County new law enforcement and government facilities bond issue and appropriation
DATED-PG ACTIONS
02/06/2025303Introduction and first reading 
02/06/2025Referred to Capital Investment


SF 1267 Utke; Lieske; Koran; Gruenhagen; Abeler
HF 27 Backer
Revisor No.: 25-01868
Topic: Health and Health Department
Short Description: State agency authority repeal to submit a public option waiver application to the federal government
DATED-PG ACTIONS
02/13/2025366Introduction and first reading 
02/13/2025Referred to Health and Human Services


SF 1345 Utke
HF 803 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-03214
Topic: Education-Pre-Kindergarten-12
Short Description: Voluntary prekindergarten program eligibility criteria modification provision
DATED-PG ACTIONS
02/13/2025378Introduction and first reading 
02/13/2025Referred to Health and Human Services


SF 1497 Utke; Hoffman; Boldon; Abeler
HF 1935 Backer
Revisor No.: 25-01523
Topic: Human Services and Human Services Department
Short Description: Reimbursement rates increase for long-term ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring services provided by diagnostic testing facilities
DATED-PG ACTIONS
02/17/2025411Introduction and first reading 
02/17/2025Referred to Health and Human Services
02/27/2025579Author added Hoffman
03/03/2025627Author added Boldon
03/24/20251026Author added Abeler


SF 1655 Utke
HF 1121 Duran
Revisor No.: 25-03771
Topic: Liquor
Short Description: Lake of the Woods County certain temporary licenses authorization notwithstanding a restriction in law
DATED-PG ACTIONS
02/20/2025447Introduction and first reading 
02/20/2025Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection


SF 1767 Utke
HF 1525 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-02804
Topic: Small Business
Short Description: Home-based businesses in residential dwellings permission
DATED-PG ACTIONS
02/24/2025475Introduction and first reading 
02/24/2025Referred to State and Local Government


SF 1768 Utke
HF 1403 Wiener
Revisor No.: 25-03984
Topic: Education and Education Department
Short Description: Browerville High School new gymnasium bond issue and appropriation
DATED-PG ACTIONS
02/24/2025476Introduction and first reading 
02/24/2025Referred to Capital Investment


SF 2154 Utke
HF 84 Huot
Revisor No.: 25-00865
Topic: Health and Health Department
Short Description: Mortuary science practice reciprocal licensure requirements modifications
DATED-PG ACTIONS
03/06/2025650Introduction and first reading 
03/06/2025Referred to Health and Human Services


SF 2155 Utke
HF 85 Huot
Revisor No.: 25-00866
Topic: Health and Health Department
Short Description: Mortuary science internships requirements modifications
DATED-PG ACTIONS
03/06/2025650Introduction and first reading 
03/06/2025Referred to Health and Human Services


SF 2180 Utke
HF 1528 Duran
Revisor No.: 25-04067
Topic: Public Facilities Authority
Short Description: Beltrami County sanitary sewer collection and treatment system bond issue and appropriation
DATED-PG ACTIONS
03/06/2025654Introduction and first reading 
03/06/2025Referred to Capital Investment


SF 2210 Utke
HF 129 Repinski
Revisor No.: 25-00771
Topic: Public Safety and Public Safety Department
Short Description: Director of child sex trafficking prevention requirement to submit a program evaluation each odd-numbered year to the legislature
DATED-PG ACTIONS
03/06/2025659Introduction and first reading 
03/06/2025Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
HF substituted in committee HF129


SF 2303 Utke
HF 1967 Knudsen
Revisor No.: 25-04489
Topic: Education and Education Department
Short Description: Independent School District #186, Pequot Lakes PSEO adjustment authorization and appropriation
DATED-PG ACTIONS
03/10/2025702Introduction and first reading 
03/10/2025Referred to Education Finance


SF 2541 Utke
HF 2311 Baker
Revisor No.: 25-04091
Topic: Human Services and Human Services Department
Short Description: Commissioner of human services limitation of currently available day services or special minimum wage rules or policies prohibition
DATED-PG ACTIONS
03/13/2025769Introduction and first reading 
03/13/2025Referred to Human Services


SF 2682 Utke; Koran
HF 1975 Backer
Revisor No.: 25-04102
Topic: Health and Health Department
Short Description: Hospital payment rates modification
DATED-PG ACTIONS
03/17/2025871Introduction and first reading 
03/17/2025Referred to Health and Human Services


SF 2683 Utke; Farnsworth; Koran
HF 2192 Schultz
Revisor No.: 25-03081
Topic: Education and Education Department
Short Description: North Star Promise scholarship program elimination
DATED-PG ACTIONS
03/17/2025871Introduction and first reading 
03/17/2025Referred to Higher Education


SF 2743 Utke
HF 2172 Backer
Revisor No.: 25-04461
Topic: Insurance-Health
Short Description: Audio-only telehealth medical assistance extension provision
DATED-PG ACTIONS
03/20/2025919Introduction and first reading 
03/20/2025Referred to Health and Human Services