State of Minnesota
SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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 Coleman introduced--
S.F. No. 5232: A bill for an act relating to education; establishing the Minnesota Imagination Library program; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senator Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 5233: A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing a reduction to local government aid to a county or city that uses the incorrect state flag; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 5234: A bill for an act relating to health occupations; modifying ratios of pharmacy technicians to pharmacists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.102, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.102, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Abeler and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 5235: A bill for an act relating to health; temporarily suspending the surcharge on hospitals; establishing a new base year for hospital rates in the medical assistance program; authorizing waivers from rules promulgated by the Minnesota Department of Health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.07; 144.11; 144.12, by adding a subdivision; 256.9657, subdivision 2; 256.969, subdivision 2b.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Hauschild and Duckworth introduced--
S.F. No. 5236: A bill for an act relating to state government; creating an Advisory Council on Community Collaboration, Stability, and Preparedness and a Minnesota Common Ground Task Force; increasing capacity for dispute resolution; requiring reports; establishing a civil health dashboard; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 5237: A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing the city of Hibbing to issue a social district license.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 5238: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a recreational trail along a segment of marked U.S. Highway 2 in the city of Warba; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.