State of Minnesota
SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Thursday, January 23, 2025
11:00 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.
Senator Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 486: A bill for an act relating to energy; appropriating money for supplemental energy assistance; requiring an annual report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
Senators Lieske, Putnam, Kupec, Koran, and Westrom introduced--
S.F. No. 487: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; creating a microenterprise home kitchen operation license; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 28A.03, by adding a subdivision; 28A.04, subdivision 1; 28A.05; 28A.08, subdivision 3; 31.04; 34A.01, subdivision 1; 34A.04, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 31C.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senators Green and Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 488: A bill for an act relating to military veterans; appropriating money for veteran retreats.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senators Green, Howe, and Gruenhagen introduced--
S.F. No. 489: A bill for an act relating to veterans; removing state veterans cemetery burial fee for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 190.19, subdivision 2a; 197.236, subdivision 9.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Green introduced--
S.F. No. 490: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; permitting registered small farm producers to sell fluid raw milk and fluid raw milk products to consumers under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 32D.20, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 28A.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senators Housley, Kreun, Draheim, Lieske, and Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 491: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; repealing the metropolitan region sales and use tax; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.9925.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Putnam, McEwen, Howe, Hawj, and Carlson introduced--
S.F. No. 492: A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing certified salt applicator program; limiting liability; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Rasmusson, Jasinski, Lieske, Wesenberg, and Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 493: A bill for an act relating to environment; prohibiting the Pollution Control Agency from banning the purchase or use of motor vehicles powered by internal combustion engines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.07, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Rasmusson introduced--
S.F. No. 494: A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying definition of employee for purposes of earned sick and safe time; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.9445, subdivision 5.
Referred to the Committee on Labor.
Senators Bahr, Drazkowski, Koran, Putnam, and Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 495: A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a process to select delegates to a constitutional convention; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senator Kupec introduced--
S.F. No. 496: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for local road improvements in the city of Lake Park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Dornink introduced--
S.F. No. 497: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater treatment facility improvements in the city of Albert Lea; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Dornink introduced--
S.F. No. 498: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for certain conservation clubs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.70, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Koran, Drazkowski, and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 499: A bill for an act relating to data practices; reducing filing fee for data practices complaints; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.085, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Weber introduced--
S.F. No. 500: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to predesign, design, construct, furnish, and equip an assisted living and memory care facility in the city of Slayton.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Dornink, Kupec, Rest, Weber, and Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 501: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; expanding eligible expenses for the Minnesota education credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0674, subdivision 1a.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Mohamed introduced--
S.F. No. 502: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the Nicollet Avenue Bridge over Minnehaha Creek; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Mohamed introduced--
S.F. No. 503: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia (United Renters for Justice).
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Mohamed and Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 504: A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing grants to improve students' digital technology skills and support digital learning; requiring reports; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senator Mohamed introduced--
S.F. No. 505: A bill for an act relating to contracts for deed; modifying definition of investor seller; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 272.12; 559.21, subdivision 4; 559A.01, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 559A.03, subdivision 3; 559A.04, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 506: A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money from the environment and natural resources trust fund; modifying prior appropriations; amending Laws 2024, chapter 83, section 2, subdivisions 3, 8.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Mann, Hoffman, Kunesh, and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 507: A bill for an act relating to education; special education; requiring districts to adopt policies and processes to assist parents who require language assistance; requiring reasonable accommodations for parents of children with disabilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125A.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Mann and Rasmusson introduced--
S.F. No. 508: A bill for an act relating to education policy; restricting cell phone use in schools; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.73.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Mann, Klein, Lieske, and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 509: A bill for an act relating to health; amending licensing requirements for graduates of foreign medical schools; authorizing the commissioner of health to remedy certain violations by employers of limited license holders; requiring employers of limited license holders to carry medical malpractice insurance; requiring limited license holders to provide periodic certification to the medical board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.99, subdivision 1; 147.037, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Mann, Kunesh, and Gustafson introduced--
S.F. No. 510: A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing an academic acceleration pilot program; requiring a report; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senators Mann and Gustafson introduced--
S.F. No. 511: A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring that persons purchasing a firearm be trained in firearm safety; requiring the retention of records relating to firearm sales; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Mann and Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 512: A bill for an act relating to behavioral health; increasing residential substance use disorder treatment provider rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 254B.12, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senators Mann and Gustafson introduced--
S.F. No. 513: A bill for an act relating to health; establishing an office of gun violence prevention in the Department of Health; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Hoffman, Anderson, Rarick, Gruenhagen, and Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 514: A bill for an act relating to environment; defining animal feedlots; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.06, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Hauschild and McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 515: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for construction materials used in Duluth International Airport and Sky Harbor Airport projects.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators McEwen and Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 516: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an Academic Health Center facility for the University of Minnesota-Duluth; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Hauschild, McEwen, and Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 517: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater infrastructure improvements in the unorganized area of Ash River in St. Louis County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators McEwen and Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 518: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Duluth International Airport; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Hauschild, McEwen, and Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 519: A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; proposing a credit for graduates of aerospace and aviation-related educational programs and employers of program graduates; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 520: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District infrastructure; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Rarick and Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 521: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Cloquet Area Fire District; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Farnsworth and Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 522: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a Sportsman's and Sportswoman's Outdoor Development Learning Center in the city of Hibbing.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Farnsworth and Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 523: A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for historic school building preservation grants.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senators Farnsworth and Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 524: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new drinking water system to serve the East Range Water System and its member communities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Farnsworth and Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 525: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for expansion and renovation of the Minnesota Discovery Center in the city of Chisholm; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 526: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a public works maintenance facility in the city of Chisholm; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 527: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to water and sewer infrastructure in the city of Floodwood; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 528: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a public safety facility in Biwabik; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Dibble, Boldon, and Westlin introduced--
S.F. No. 529: A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, by adding a section; providing for free, fair, and equal elections.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Lang introduced--
S.F. No. 530: A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for weather forecasting gap-filling radar data.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Anderson, Howe, and Gruenhagen introduced--
S.F. No. 531: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to water and sewer infrastructure and street reconstruction in the city of South Haven; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Anderson, Duckworth, Howe, Gruenhagen, and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 532: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the market value exclusion to veterans with a disability by increasing exclusion amount for veterans that are totally and permanently disabled; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 273.13, subdivision 34.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Limmer introduced--
S.F. No. 533: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to Greenfield Road in the city of Greenfield; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Coleman introduced--
S.F. No. 534: A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Chaska to issue a social district license; amending Laws 2022, chapter 86, article 2, section 5, as amended.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senators Koran, Drazkowski, Bahr, Lieske, and Lucero introduced--
S.F. No. 535: A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting counties, municipalities, and school districts from accepting certain contributions for election expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204B.32, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Lucero, Draheim, Bahr, and Lieske introduced--
S.F. No. 536: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for construction materials used for residential housing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Wesenberg, Lieske, Dornink, and Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 537: A bill for an act relating to public employment; requiring notification to student employees regarding membership in a collective bargaining unit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.03, subdivision 14.
Referred to the Committee on Labor.
Senators Anderson, Koran, Drazkowski, Gruenhagen, and Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 538: A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the position of director of grants management and oversight within the Department of Administration; requiring standards related to grantmaking and grants management practices; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 16B.97, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 16B.98, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senators Anderson and Gruenhagen introduced--
S.F. No. 539: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a veterans memorial in Howard Lake; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Wesenberg introduced--
S.F. No. 540: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring a study and report of the impact of eagles on loons.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Wesenberg introduced--
S.F. No. 541: A bill for an act relating to game and fish; authorizing taking feral swine causing damage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 97A.56, subdivision 2; 97B.655, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Hauschild and Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 542: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable exemption for construction materials used in certain housing development projects in St. Louis County.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Westlin, Pappas, and Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 543: A bill for an act relating to judiciary; reallocating fee revenue; increasing funding for the Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 357.021, subdivision 1a; 517.08, subdivision 1c.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Oumou Verbeten, McEwen, and Miller introduced--
S.F. No. 544: A bill for an act relating to human services; removing the sunset of certain nursing facility property rate increases; removing a nursing facility property rate increase; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.434, subdivision 4k.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senator Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 545: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an entrepreneur innovation center in the city of Minneapolis.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 546: A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for affordable housing in the city of Minneapolis.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
Senator Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 547: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for renovations at the American Swedish Institute.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 548: A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the medical assistance income limit for persons with disabilities and persons age 65 and over; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.056, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senator Seeberger introduced--
S.F. No. 549: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water treatment plants in the city of Hastings.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Seeberger introduced--
S.F. No. 550: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water treatment plants in the city of Hastings; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Putnam, Duckworth, Cwodzinski, Housley, and Frentz introduced--
S.F. No. 551: A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing funding for the Building Assets, Reducing Risks Center; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senators Farnsworth and Wesenberg introduced--
S.F. No. 552: A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in Aitkin County.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Wesenberg, Westrom, Anderson, and Eichorn introduced--
S.F. No. 553: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying fencing requirements for farmed Cervidae; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 35.155, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senators Abeler, Utke, Hoffman, and Mann introduced--
S.F. No. 554: A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a community care hub grant; requiring reports; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Limmer introduced--
S.F. No. 555: A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing city attorneys to file delinquency petitions for certain offenses committed by a juvenile when a county attorney declines to file a petition; authorizing city attorneys to prosecute certain felony and gross misdemeanor offenses when a county attorney declines to prosecute; authorizing city attorneys to issue administrative subpoenas in certain cases; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 260B.007, subdivision 16; 260B.141, subdivision 2; 260B.163, subdivision 5; 260B.171, subdivision 4; 260B.335, subdivisions 2, 4; 260B.425, subdivision 2; 388.051, subdivision 2; 388.23, subdivision 1; 390.251; 484.87, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Limmer introduced--
S.F. No. 556: A bill for an act relating to cannabis; requiring the Office of Cannabis Management to establish limits on the total THC in cannabis flower and cannabis products; prohibiting the addition of ingredients to impart a taste or smell to cannabis products intended to be consumed through the inhalation of smoke, vapor, or aerosol; requiring warnings about cannabis consumption to include a warning regarding cancer; prohibiting advertisements that promote the co-consumption of alcohol and cannabis; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 342.06, subdivision 1; 342.63, subdivision 6; 342.64, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Limmer introduced--
S.F. No. 557: A bill for an act relating to education; requiring parental notification of adverse incidents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.031, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Lucero, Drazkowski, and Kreun introduced--
S.F. No. 558: A bill for an act relating to real property; providing a remedy to owners to remove unauthorized persons from occupying residential real property; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 500.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
Senators Lucero, Housley, Coleman, Port, and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 559: A bill for an act relating to real property; prohibiting the charging of fees for homeowners to remove certain restrictive covenants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 507.18, subdivision 5.
Referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
Senators Lucero, Draheim, and Dornink introduced--
S.F. No. 560: A bill for an act relating to building codes; requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to establish a cost-per-square-foot valuation of residential buildings for purposes of setting building permit fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.153, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Labor.
Senator Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 561: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying contents of proposed property tax notice and tax statements to remove fiscal disparities adjustment amounts; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 275.065, subdivision 3c; 276.04, subdivision 2a.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 562: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing sale or lease of boathouse sites at Soudan Underground Mine State Park; amending Laws 2000, chapter 486, section 4, as amended.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 563: A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying composition of North Koochiching sanitary sewer board; amending Laws 1981, chapter 291, sections 1, subdivision 14; 2, as amended; 4, subdivision 1, as amended; 23; repealing Laws 1981, chapter 291, section 1, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senator Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 564: A bill for an act relating to local government; raising the revenue threshold requiring cities to perform annual audits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 412.591, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senator Frentz introduced--
S.F. No. 565: A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring the commissioner of commerce to defray costs to health plan companies for additional benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62J.26, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senators Bahr, Koran, Drazkowski, Mathews, and Dornink introduced--
S.F. No. 566: A resolution memorializing Congress to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to impose fiscal constraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Marty, McEwen, and Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 567: A bill for an act relating to lobbying; prohibiting certain public officials from lobbying for seven years after leaving office; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senator Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 568: A bill for an act relating to veterans; expanding the definition of the term veteran; establishing an advisory task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.447.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senators Marty, McEwen, Johnson Stewart, Dibble, and Kupec introduced--
S.F. No. 569: A resolution memorializing Congress to overturn the United States Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC; requesting that Congress clarify that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment; asking that Congress propose a constitutional amendment to provide such clarification.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Hauschild, Eichorn, Farnsworth, Frentz, and Kupec introduced--
S.F. No. 570: A bill for an act relating to environment; improving efficiency of Wetland Conservation Act determinations; modifying permitting efficiency reporting requirements; improving the efficiency of the environmental and resource management permit application process; requiring the Pollution Control Agency to issue separate permits for the construction and operation of certain facilities; modifying the expedited permitting process of the Pollution Control Agency; requiring petitioners for environmental assessment worksheets to reside in the affected or adjoining counties; eliminating scoping environmental assessment worksheet requirements for projects requiring an environmental impact statement; requiring modification of the state implementation plan; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 15.99, subdivision 3; 116.03, subdivision 2b; 116.07, subdivisions 4a, 4d; 116D.04, subdivision 2a; 116J.035, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Westlin introduced--
S.F. No. 571: A bill for an act relating to trusts; modifying various provisions of the Uniform Trust Code, Powers of Appointment, and the Uniform Probate Code; making technical, clarifying, and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 501A.01; 501C.0301; 501C.0302; 501C.0407; 501C.0411; 501C.0414; 501C.0602; 501C.0605; 501C.0701; 501C.0808, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, by adding a subdivision; 501C.1013, subdivision 4; 501C.1014, by adding a subdivision; 501C.1105, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 502.851, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 15, 16; 524.2-114; 524.2-804, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 572: A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard; delaying the requirement for electric utilities to meet the renewable energy, solar, or carbon-free standard under certain conditions; prohibiting the demolition of fossil-fuel-powered electric generating plants under certain conditions; declaring as state policy support for the deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technologies as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; abolishing prohibition on issuing certificate of need for new nuclear power plant; expanding the sales tax exemption for residential heating fuels and electricity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 216B.1691, subdivisions 1, 2b; 216B.243, subdivision 3b; 297A.67, subdivision 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216B; 216H.
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
Senator Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 573: A bill for an act relating to energy; allowing hydroelectric generated energy of any capacity to be considered an eligible energy technology; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate.
Senator Eichorn introduced--
S.F. No. 574: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for safety improvements on the Pokegama Bridge trail system.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Eichorn introduced--
S.F. No. 575: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to renovate the historic Old Central School in the city of Grand Rapids.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Eichorn and Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 576: A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing firearm permits to carry without expiration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714, subdivisions 2a, 3, 7, 14.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Eichorn, Hauschild, Farnsworth, and Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 577: A bill for an act relating to environment; improving efficiency of Wetland Conservation Act determinations; modifying permitting efficiency reporting requirements; improving the efficiency of the environmental and resource management permit application process; requiring the Pollution Control Agency to issue separate permits for the construction and operation of certain facilities; modifying the expedited permitting process of the Pollution Control Agency; requiring petitioners for environmental assessment worksheets to reside in the affected or adjoining counties; eliminating scoping environmental assessment worksheet requirements for projects requiring an environmental impact statement; requiring modification of the state implementation plan; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 15.99, subdivision 3; 116.03, subdivision 2b; 116.07, subdivisions 4a, 4d; 116D.04, subdivision 2a; 116J.035, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Lang introduced--
S.F. No. 578: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new curling facility in the city of Willmar.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Lang introduced--
S.F. No. 579: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for public 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. 580: A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a segment of marked Trunk Highway 23 in Kandiyohi County as Joshua Schmidt Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Lang introduced--
S.F. No. 581: A bill for an act relating to weights and measures; allowing more than one nonoxygenated gasoline storage tank; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 239.791, subdivision 12.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senators Jasinski, Hauschild, and Putnam introduced--
S.F. No. 582: 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 and Rarick introduced--
S.F. No. 583: A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing public transit operators to perform third-party testing for school buses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 171.01, by adding subdivisions; 171.3213.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Jasinski, Hauschild, and Putnam introduced--
S.F. No. 584: 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 Kupec and Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 585: A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; extending the five- and six-year rules for certain districts; removing income restrictions for certain housing districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 469.1761, subdivision 1; 469.1763, subdivisions 3, 4.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.