State of Minnesota
SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Monday, January 30, 2023
10:30 A.M.
EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills
The bills listed on today's introduction calendar are given their first reading and referred as indicated.
Senators Westrom and Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 904: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new interchange on I-94 in the city of Freeport; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Westrom and Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 905: A bill for an act relating to elections; establishing a procedure for the chair of either of the state's two largest major political parties to request a forensic audit of a state primary or state general election; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204C.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Westrom and Eichorn introduced--
S.F. No. 906: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; authorizing a property tax rebate; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Coleman and Limmer introduced--
S.F. No. 907: A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the crime of fleeing in a motor vehicle and failing to obey certain traffic laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.487, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Coleman introduced--
S.F. No. 908: A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for improvements to Carver County State-Aid Highway 18 in the cities of Victoria, Chaska, and Chanhassen.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Westrom introduced--
S.F. No. 909: A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying teacher shortage loan forgiveness eligibility to include nonpublic schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 136A.1791, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
Senators Seeberger, Dibble, Dziedzic, Duckworth, and Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 910: A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for temporary housing for burn victims and their families during treatment.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
Senators Morrison, Dibble, Fateh, and Port introduced--
S.F. No. 911: A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing policy provisions on school-related active transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 123B.90, subdivision 2; 169.14, subdivision 5a, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Morrison, Dibble, Fateh, and Port introduced--
S.F. No. 912: A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing various finance and policy provisions related to active transportation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 123B.90, subdivision 2; 160.262, subdivision 3; 160.266, subdivisions 1b, as amended, 6, by adding a subdivision; 169.14, subdivision 5a, by adding a subdivision; 169.18, subdivision 3; 169.222, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 174.38, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 123B; 174.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Mohamed and Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 913: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the Nicollet Bridge over Minnehaha Creek; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Dibble and Mohamed introduced--
S.F. No. 914: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to bring public right-of-way facilities in compliance with ADA requirements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Gustafson and Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 915: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money to the White Bear Center for the Arts for a paid high school internship program.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senators Gustafson and Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 916: A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the safe storage of firearms and ammunition; requiring a locking device to be included in each firearm transfer; imposing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.666.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Gustafson introduced--
S.F. No. 917: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for multiuse trail segments on Rice Creek North Regional Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Gustafson introduced--
S.F. No. 918: A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; increasing vehicle registration fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 168.33, subdivision 7; 171.061, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Gustafson, Kunesh, and Putnam introduced--
S.F. No. 919: A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a grant program for victims of crime; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Gustafson and Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 920: A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating due process special education aid for school districts; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.50.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senators Gustafson and Klein introduced--
S.F. No. 921: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for displaced homemaker programs.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 922: A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Minnesota Health Policy Commission; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Lucero, Bahr, Gruenhagen, and Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 923: A bill for an act relating to state government; prohibiting enforcement of government vaccine mandates; allowing proof of presence of natural antibodies as an alternative to vaccination; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Lucero and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 924: A bill for an act relating to human services; limiting use of funds for state-sponsored health programs for funding abortions.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senators Boldon and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 925: A bill for an act relating to human services; providing medical assistance reimbursement for parents and spouses providing services under consumer-directed community supports and community first services and supports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 256B.4911, by adding a subdivision; 256B.85, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senators Boldon and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 926: A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing mental health services rate increase bridge; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.761.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Kupec, Dibble, and Jasinski introduced--
S.F. No. 927: A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending requirements for transporting petroleum products; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 221.033, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 221.033, subdivision 2c.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Frentz and Jasinski introduced--
S.F. No. 928: A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for addressing mental health in the law enforcement and first responder communities.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 929: A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying certain provisions for resident tuition and state student aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 135A.043; 136A.101, subdivision 8.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 930: A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for the designation and election of presidential electors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 208.03; 208.05.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 931: A bill for an act relating to labor; restricting public union release time; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 179A.07, subdivision 6.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 932: A bill for an act relating to elections; judicial offices; repealing requirement that the term incumbent be printed next to the incumbent candidate's name on the ballot; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 204B.36, subdivision 5.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 933: A bill for an act relating to public safety; classifying drag performances as adult entertainment; expanding location restrictions of an adult entertainment establishment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 617.242, subdivisions 1, 4.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Lucero, Gruenhagen, Drazkowski, and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 934: A bill for an act relating to education; restricting male student participation in female athletics; restricting male access to female changing facilities; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.04, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121A; 135A.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Lucero and Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 935: A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting any state loan, grant, or assistance for persons convicted of offense related to protest, demonstration, rally, civil unrest, or march; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 936: A bill for an act relating to civil actions; establishing immunity from COVID-19 liability; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Lucero and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 937: A bill for an act relating to employment; prohibiting employers from requiring or incentivizing public display of medical information; imposing civil and criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.
Referred to the Committee on Labor.
Senators Lucero, Bahr, and Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 938: A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting local enforcement of federal vaccine passports; creating a civil cause of action; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Lucero, Bahr, and Gruenhagen introduced--
S.F. No. 939: A bill for an act relating to education; creating education savings accounts as a learning option for students; appropriating money; amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 10, subdivision 2; article 2, section 4, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 12, 13; article 3, section 7, subdivision 7; article 7, section 2, subdivision 3; article 8, section 3, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; article 11, section 4, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Lucero, Bahr, Gruenhagen, and Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 940: A bill for an act relating to state government; prohibiting the State Board of Investment from investing in companies that boycott mining, energy production, production agriculture, or commercial lumber production; requiring the State Board of Investment to divest from companies that boycott mining, energy production, production agriculture, or commercial lumber production; prohibiting the state of Minnesota or any state agency from entering into contracts with companies that boycott mining, energy production, production agriculture, or commercial lumber production; prohibiting banks, credit unions, financial institutions, payment processors, savings and loan associations, and trust companies from discriminating against people based on certain subjective criteria; providing for civil penalties; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 16; 46.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 941: A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for the right to carry without a permit; providing for an optional permit to carry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.714, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 15, 20, 23, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 624.714, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 16; 624.7181.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Lucero and Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 942: A bill for an act relating to public safety; allowing permitted and trained school staff to carry firearms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, 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.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 943: A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting geolocation and smartphone monitoring of another in certain circumstances; providing a cause of action to individuals when geolocation information and other smartphone data has been recorded or shared; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 944: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the market value exclusion for veterans with a disability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 273.13, subdivision 34.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Lucero and Dornink introduced--
S.F. No. 945: A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, section 1; allowing owners of agricultural land, real property that is both nonhomesteaded and noncommercial, or small business property to vote on levy or bond referendums where the property is located.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 946: A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for religious protections during emergency declarations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Limmer, Pappas, Kreun, and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 947: A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring law enforcement agencies to report carjacking data to commissioner of public safety; requiring commissioner to publish carjacking data in commissioner's annual uniform crime report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Limmer introduced--
S.F. No. 948: A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for the small cities assistance program.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Limmer and Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 949: A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring county attorneys to record and report the reason for dismissing charges; requiring the Sentencing Guidelines Commission to report information on dismissals to the legislature; requiring county attorneys to post information on dismissals to a publicly accessible website; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 244.09, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 388.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Lucero and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 950: A bill for an act relating to consumer data privacy; requiring a consumer's consent prior to collecting personal information; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325M.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senators Lucero and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 951: A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, section 10; providing that the right of citizens to be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures includes protection against unreasonable searches and seizures of electronic communications and data.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Lucero, Bahr, and Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 952: A bill for an act relating to energy; abolishing prohibition on issuing certificate of need for new nuclear power plant; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.243, subdivision 3b.
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 953: A bill for an act relating to government data practices; requiring public postsecondary institutions to keep certain student information private; requiring consent before collecting student location data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.32, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 954: A bill for an act relating to private data; establishing standards for biometric privacy; establishing a right of action; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 955: A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring three-fifths majority approval from both legislative bodies to extend peacetime emergencies beyond 30 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 12.31, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Lucero and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 956: A bill for an act relating to government data practices; creating general data audit trail requirements for not public data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.05, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 957: A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding crime of unauthorized computer access to include accessing a computer without penetrating security system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.891.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Lucero and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 958: A bill for an act relating to public safety; limiting use of facial recognition technology; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626A.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Hauschild, Frentz, Kupec, Jasinski, and Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 959: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; making changes to the water infrastructure funding program; making changes to the point source implementation grant program; appropriating money for clean water; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 446A.072, subdivision 5a; 446A.073, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senators Gustafson, Kunesh, Cwodzinski, Oumou Verbeten, and Duckworth introduced--
S.F. No. 960: A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for the Minnesota Children's Museum.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 961: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for site selection planning and predesign for a new facility for Appetite for Change.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Seeberger, Rarick, and Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 962: A bill for an act relating to education finance; funding transportation for area learning center students; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.92, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senator McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 963: A bill for an act relating to arts and culture; appropriating money for Great Lakes Aquarium.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 964: A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to make repairs and construct new facilities at the Spirit Mountain Recreation Area in Duluth.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 965: A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring financial assurance for certain feedlot permits; requiring inventories and reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.07, by adding subdivisions.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 966: A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating fees for certified birth certificates for newborns; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.226, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Oumou Verbeten, Mohamed, Housley, Hoffman, and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 967: A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing licensure for massage therapy and Asian bodywork therapy; establishing fees; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 146A.01, subdivision 4; 146A.06, subdivision 3; 146A.09, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senators Jasinski, Putnam, Lang, and Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 968: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senators Jasinski, Putnam, Lang, and Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 969: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Rasmusson, Utke, and Johnson introduced--
S.F. No. 970: A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring photo ID to register to vote and to vote; creating a voter identification card; establishing provisional ballots; prohibiting certain methods of compensation related to absentee voting; requiring identification of individuals acting as an agent for an absentee voter; requiring identification of individuals providing assistance to a voter in a polling place; prohibiting certain activities related to voter registration and absentee voting; prohibiting counties, municipalities, and school districts from accepting certain contributions for election expenses; amending requirements for in-person absentee voting polling places; increasing criminal penalties; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 5B.06; 13.6905, by adding a subdivision; 144.226, by adding subdivisions; 171.06, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 171.061, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 171.07, subdivisions 1a, 4, 14, by adding a subdivision; 171.071, subdivisions 1, 2; 171.10, subdivision 1; 171.11; 171.12, subdivision 3c; 171.121; 171.14; 201.022, subdivision 1; 201.061, subdivisions 1, 1a, 3; 201.071, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 201.091, subdivision 9; 201.121, subdivision 1; 201.13, subdivision 3; 201.14; 201.145, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 201.161; 201.221, subdivision 3; 201.225, subdivision 2; 203B.03, by adding a subdivision; 203B.04, subdivisions 1, 4; 203B.065; 203B.07, subdivision 3; 203B.08, subdivision 1; 203B.081, subdivision 1; 203B.121, subdivision 2; 203B.17, subdivision 2; 203B.19; 203B.21, subdivision 3; 203B.24, subdivision 1; 204B.45, subdivision 2; 204B.46; 204C.08, subdivision 1d; 204C.10; 204C.15, subdivision 1; 204C.32; 204C.33, subdivision 1; 204C.37; 205.065, subdivision 5; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.03, subdivision 4; 205A.10, subdivision 3; 211B.07; 211B.13, subdivision 1; 256E.22, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 200; 201; 204C; 357; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 201.061, subdivision 7.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Weber and Dahms introduced--
S.F. No. 971: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Casey Jones State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 972: A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association; modifying disability application procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 353.031, subdivisions 3, 5, 6, 8, 9.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.