State of Minnesota

SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

12:00 Noon

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS

Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills

Senator Hawj introduced--

S.F. No. 2323: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Rush Line Corridor Transitway; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senator Pratt introduced--

S.F. No. 2324: A bill for an act relating to horse racing; modifying provisions relating to advance deposit wagering; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 240.01, subdivision 18; 240.06, subdivision 7; 240.11; 240.131, subdivision 7; 240.24, subdivisions 2a, 3; 240.30, subdivision 5.

Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.

Senator Senjem introduced--

S.F. No. 2325: A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money to preserve and enhance Wasioja Historic District.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.

Senator Senjem introduced--

S.F. No. 2326: A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money to stabilize seminary ruins in the Wasioja Historic District.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.

Senator Koran introduced--

S.F. No. 2327: A bill for an act relating to public safety; allowing permitted and trained school staff to carry firearms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 609.66, subdivision 1d; 624.714, subdivision 18, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Senator Koran introduced--

S.F. No. 2328: A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; adding a section to article I; protecting the right of the people to keep and bear arms.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Senator Limmer introduced--

S.F. No. 2329: A bill for an act relating to data practices; making all towns subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 13.02, subdivision 11.

Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

Senator Lang introduced--

S.F. No. 2330: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the redevelopment of the Charley Arne property in the city of Spicer; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senator Lang introduced--

S.F. No. 2331: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Spicer; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senator Lang introduced--

S.F. No. 2332: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Spicer; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senator Tomassoni introduced--

S.F. No. 2333: A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; requiring a written warning upon the first finding of a nonserious violation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 182.666, subdivision 3.

Referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Policy.

Senator Weber introduced--

S.F. No. 2334: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; establishing a property tax credit for licensed in-home child care providers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 273.1392; 273.1393; 275.065, subdivision 3; 276.04, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Utke introduced--

S.F. No. 2335: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for documentary series on Vietnam War.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.

Senator Utke introduced--

S.F. No. 2336: A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing certain aid payments to taxing jurisdictions in Mahnomen County; amending Laws 2006, chapter 259, article 11, section 3, as amended.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senators Jasinski, Johnson, and Dornink introduced--

S.F. No. 2337: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to construct offices and research laboratories at two Agricultural Utilization Research Institute locations.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy.

Senator Cwodzinski introduced--

S.F. No. 2338: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for civic education grants.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.

Senator Pappas introduced--

S.F. No. 2339: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for metropolitan regional parks and trails; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senators Dibble, Dziedzic, Murphy, and Frentz introduced--

S.F. No. 2340: A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; providing a limited subtraction for business expenses paid with forgiven paycheck protection program loans.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Osmek introduced--

S.F. No. 2341: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Phase 2 of the Lake Effect Project in Wayzata; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senators Dibble, McEwen, Cwodzinski, Kunesh, and Dziedzic introduced--

S.F. No. 2342: A bill for an act relating to environmental protection; appropriating money to hire additional regulatory staff.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Senators Dibble, Johnson Stewart, Dziedzic, Kunesh, and McEwen introduced--

S.F. No. 2343: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the issuance of electric transit vehicle infrastructure appropriation bonds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senators McEwen, Dziedzic, Murphy, and Port introduced--

S.F. No. 2344: A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a onetime individual income tax subtraction for certain unemployment compensation payments.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senators Dziedzic, Kunesh, Dibble, and Port introduced--

S.F. No. 2345: A bill for an act relating to housing; requiring landlords to test for radon and provide disclosures; providing penalties and remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.

Referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.

Senator Dziedzic introduced--

S.F. No. 2346: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for property acquisition and renovation for the New American Center for Health Workforce Development.

Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.

Senators Duckworth, Eichorn, Nelson, Port, and Wiger introduced--

S.F. No. 2347: A bill for an act relating to education; modifying student admission provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120A.20, subdivision 1.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.

Senators Abeler and Murphy introduced--

S.F. No. 2348: A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying definition of small amount of marijuana; modifying possession of small amounts of marijuana law; prohibiting weight of fluids used in water pipes from being used to determine weight of marijuana mixtures; authorizing expungement of records in certain instances; ending driver's license revocations for persons who commit low-level marijuana offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 152.01, subdivisions 9a, 16, 18, by adding subdivisions; 152.021, subdivision 2; 152.022, subdivision 2; 152.023, subdivision 2; 152.025, subdivision 4; 152.027, subdivision 4; 152.0271; 152.096, subdivision 1; 152.18, subdivision 3; 260B.198, subdivision 1; 609.165, subdivisions 1a, 1b.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Senator Putnam introduced--

S.F. No. 2349: A bill for an act relating to local government aid; establishing local homeless prevention aid; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Eichorn, by request, introduced--

S.F. No. 2350: A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Grand Rapids to impose a local sales and use tax.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Franzen introduced--

S.F. No. 2351: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for robotics team grants.

Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.

Senators Johnson and Utke introduced--

S.F. No. 2352: A bill for an act relating to judgments; enacting the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act adopted and recommended for passage by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 548.

Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

Senator Nelson introduced--

S.F. No. 2353: A bill for an act relating to early childhood; appropriating money for early learning scholarships.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.

Senator Coleman introduced--

S.F. No. 2354: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding the exemption for certain meals and drinks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.68, by adding subdivisions.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Coleman introduced--

S.F. No. 2355: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding the sales tax exemption for certain meals and drinks; expanding the sales tax exemption for certain capital equipment purchases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.68, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Koran introduced--

S.F. No. 2356: A bill for an act relating to emergency management; repealing governor's power to declare emergency; establishing a legislative emergency declaration and extension process; repealing governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules that have the effect of law during an emergency; protecting citizen rights; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 12.03, subdivision 1e; 12.21, subdivisions 1, 3; 12.25, subdivision 3; 12.36; 12.45; 12.61, subdivision 2; 13D.02, subdivision 1; 14.03, subdivision 1; 34A.11, subdivision 6; 35.0661, subdivision 1; 41B.047, subdivision 1; 144.4197; 144E.266; 151.441, subdivisions 12, 13; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivision 2b; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 4.035, subdivision 2; 12.31; 12.32.

Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.

Senator Pratt introduced--

S.F. No. 2357: A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating the lawful possession, purchase, and transfer of firearms and ammunition; establishing mandatory minimum sentences; creating new criminal offenses; providing procedures for restoring firearms rights; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 609.165, subdivision 1b; 609.505, by adding a subdivision; 624.712, subdivision 5; 624.713, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 624.7141, subdivisions 2, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 624.713, subdivision 4.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy.

Senators Ingebrigtsen, Weber, and Westrom introduced--

S.F. No. 2358: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring hydrologic evaluation when water appropriation permit denied because of effects on calcareous fens; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.223.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.

Senator Tomassoni introduced--

S.F. No. 2359: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an appropriation for U.S. Highway 53 in Virginia for utilities relocation; amending Laws 2014, chapter 294, article 1, section 21, subdivision 23, as amended.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senator Benson introduced--

S.F. No. 2360: A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions governing health care, human services, and licensing and background studies; establishing a budget for health and human services; making technical and conforming changes; transferring money; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 62J.495, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 62J.498; 62J.4981; 62J.4982; 62V.05, by adding a subdivision; 122A.18, subdivision 8; 144.1205, subdivisions 2, 4, 8, 9, by adding a subdivision; 144.125, subdivision 1; 145.901; 174.30, subdivision 3; 245A.10, subdivision 4; 245C.02, by adding subdivisions; 245C.03; 245C.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 4; 245C.08, by adding subdivisions; 245C.10, subdivision 15, by adding subdivisions; 245C.13, subdivision 2; 245C.14, by adding a subdivision; 245C.16, subdivisions 1, 2; 245C.17, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 245C.18; 256.9695, subdivision 1; 256.983; 256B.04, subdivisions 12, 14; 256B.057, subdivision 3; 256B.0622, subdivision 7a; 256B.0625, subdivisions 3b, 9, 13, 13e, 17, 17b, 18, 18b, 58; 256B.0947, subdivision 6; 256B.0949, subdivision 13, by adding a subdivision; 256B.69, subdivision 6d; 256B.75; 256B.76, subdivisions 2, 4; 256B.766; 256B.767; 256B.79, subdivisions 1, 3; 256L.01, subdivision 5; 256L.04, subdivision 7b; 256L.05, subdivision 3a; 256L.11, subdivision 7; 326.71, subdivision 4; 326.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; Laws 2017, chapter 13, article 1, section 15, as amended; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 9, article 14, section 3, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 145; 245C; 256B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 245C.10, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9a, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16; 256B.0625, subdivisions 18c, 18d, 18e, 18h; 256L.11, subdivision 6a.

Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.

Senator Eaton introduced--

S.F. No. 2361: A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a pilot program to address trauma resulting from gun violence; requiring a report; appropriating money.

Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.

Senators Marty, Kent, Frentz, Franzen, and Hawj introduced--

S.F. No. 2362: A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the state forecast include the rate of inflation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16A.103, subdivisions 1a, 1b.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Hawj introduced--

S.F. No. 2363: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to the Latino Economic Development Center.

Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.

Senator Hawj introduced--

S.F. No. 2364: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to the Latino Economic Development Center.

Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.

Senator Pappas introduced--

S.F. No. 2365: A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a passenger rail feasibility study in southern Minnesota.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Senator Rest introduced--

S.F. No. 2366: A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for an expedited refund for certain overpayments of estimated tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 289A.50, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Champion introduced--

S.F. No. 2367: 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.

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy.

Senator Champion introduced--

S.F. No. 2368: A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for grants to preserve and honor culturally diverse heritage and empower communities to build identity and culture.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.

Senators Port, McEwen, and Murphy introduced--

S.F. No. 2369: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; disallowing the itemized deduction for mortgage interest on a second home; appropriating money for the home ownership assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0122, subdivision 5.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator McEwen introduced--

S.F. No. 2370: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.