State of Minnesota

SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS

Thursday, March 12, 2020

11:00 A.M.

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS

Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills

Senators Tomassoni, Bakk, and Dahms introduced--

S.F. No. 4277: A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; requiring large retailers to provide public access to an automatic external defibrillator; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

Senators Ingebrigtsen and Eichorn introduced--

S.F. No. 4278: A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a 911 telecommunicator working group to establish statewide standards for training and certification; requiring a report.

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

Senator Senjem introduced--

S.F. No. 4279: A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing the SAVI program for state agencies to encourage innovation and cost savings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 16A.28, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.

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

Senator Carlson introduced--

S.F. No. 4280: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for land and water protection on off-road vehicle touring routes; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.

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

Senators Marty and Dibble introduced--

S.F. No. 4281: A bill for an act relating to energy; eliminating the renewable qualifying facility avoided cost pricing requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 216B.164, subdivision 4.

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

Senators Weber, Westrom, Goggin, Frentz, and Simonson introduced--

S.F. No. 4282: A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying the property assessed clean energy program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 216C.435, subdivisions 3a, 8.

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

Senators Pappas, Champion, Hawj, Wiger, and Tomassoni introduced--

S.F. No. 4283: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; requiring recipients of state general obligation bond proceeds to comply with certain human rights provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 363A.36, by adding a subdivision; 363A.44, subdivision 1.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senator Osmek introduced--

S.F. No. 4284: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property and local; authorizing the creation of a fire and ambulance special taxing district.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Osmek introduced--

S.F. No. 4285: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property and local; authorizing the creation of a fire and ambulance special taxing district.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senators Hoffman, Abeler, and Newton introduced--

S.F. No. 4286: A bill for an act relating to parks and trails; appropriating money to acquire land for trail system along Elm Creek Greenway Corridor in Champlin.

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

Senator Simonson introduced--

S.F. No. 4287: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying the match requirement in the 2018 appropriation for renovation of the Historic Glensheen Estate; amending Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 2, subdivision 6.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senator Simonson introduced--

S.F. No. 4288: A bill for an act relating to health; modifying nursing home exceptions for replacement beds by adding an exception for a facility in Duluth; amending Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 144A.071, subdivision 4a.

Referred to the Committee on Family Care and Aging.

Senator Dziedzic introduced--

S.F. No. 4289: A bill for an act relating to housing; adding covenants of affordable housing deeds or instruments to list of exemptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 500.20, subdivision 2a.

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

Senator Dziedzic introduced--

S.F. No. 4290: A bill for an act relating to housing; expanding eligibility for discretionary and mandatory expungements for eviction case court files; limiting public access to pending eviction case court actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 484.014, subdivisions 2, 3; 504B.321, by adding a subdivision.

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

Senator Weber introduced--

S.F. No. 4291: A bill for an act relating to housing; extending the use of rehabilitation loans to manufactured homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 462A.05, subdivisions 14, 14a.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy.

Senator Utke introduced--

S.F. No. 4292: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; increasing the sales limit for the cottage foods license exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 28A.152, subdivisions 3, 5.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy.

Senators Koran, Draheim, Tomassoni, and Dziedzic introduced--

S.F. No. 4293: A bill for an act relating to family law; providing rights for blind parents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 259.53, by adding a subdivision; 260C.201, by adding a subdivision; 518.1751, by adding a subdivision.

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

Senators Koran and Mathews introduced--

S.F. No. 4294: A bill for an act relating to state government; limiting growth of state employment.

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

Senators Pratt and Draheim introduced--

S.F. No. 4295: A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying employee notice requirements; requiring a written warning; amending Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, sections 181.032; 181.101.

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

Senators Wiklund, Isaacson, Torres Ray, and Hawj introduced--

S.F. No. 4296: A bill for an act relating to housing; adding rehabilitation of naturally occurring affordable housing to allowable uses of housing infrastructure bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 462A.37, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 462A.37, subdivision 2.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Finance.

Senators Koran, Benson, Hoffman, and Wiklund introduced--

S.F. No. 4297: A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing the crime of unauthorized access of critical state information technology systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 609.891, subdivision 2.

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

Senators Wiklund, Isaacson, Torres Ray, and Hawj introduced--

S.F. No. 4298: A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for loans or grants to preserve Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Finance.

Senators Koran and Champion introduced--

S.F. No. 4299: A bill for an act relating to liquor; permitting brew pubs to assist in tasting events; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 340A.24, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

Senators Koran and Champion introduced--

S.F. No. 4300: A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying off-sale requirements and provisions relating to malt liquor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 340A.24, subdivision 2; 340A.28; 340A.285.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

Senator Bakk introduced--

S.F. No. 4301: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for campgrounds at Birch Lake Recreation Area.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Senators Osmek, Hall, Tomassoni, Howe, and Simonson introduced--

S.F. No. 4302: A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for fire department equipment grants.

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

Senator Osmek introduced--

S.F. No. 4303: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property and local; authorizing the city of Maple Plain to establish a tax increment financing district.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Osmek introduced--

S.F. No. 4304: A bill for an act relating to taxes; property and local; clarifying provisions relating to mortgage and deed recording or registration fees; repealing the mortgage registry tax and the additional mortgage and deed taxes imposed by certain counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 40A.152, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 287.01; 287.03; 287.035; 287.04; 287.05; 287.10; 287.11; 287.12; 287.13; 383A.80; 383B.80; Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 287.08.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senators Dibble, Hayden, Torres Ray, Champion, and Dziedzic introduced--

S.F. No. 4305: A bill for an act relating to elections; providing that city council terms of office may be either two or four years; modifying when a municipal election may be held; modifying certain local government election districts authority to redistrict; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 204B.135, subdivisions 2, 3; 205.07, subdivisions 1, 1a; 205.84, subdivision 1.

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

Senator Mathews introduced--

S.F. No. 4306: A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for Independent School District No. 333, Ogilvie.

Referred to the Committee on E-12 Finance and Policy.

Senator Ingebrigtsen introduced--

S.F. No. 4307: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring recommendations for watercraft operators safety program; appropriating money.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Senator Rarick introduced--

S.F. No. 4308: A bill for an act relating to unemployment; modifying the definition of reemployment assistance training to allow additional training options; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 268.035, subdivision 21c.

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

Senator Marty introduced--

S.F. No. 4309: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions for reducing risk of sudden unexpected infant death in licensed programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 245A.1435; 245A.146, subdivision 3.

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

Senator Hayden introduced--

S.F. No. 4310: A bill for an act relating to health insurance; codifying certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 62A.04, subdivision 2; 62A.10, by adding a subdivision; 62A.65, by adding a subdivision; 62D.095, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 62Q.01, subdivision 2a; 62Q.46; 62Q.677, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363A.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

Senator Marty introduced--

S.F. No. 4311: A bill for an act relating to energy; amending the biomass technologies that contribute to a utility's renewable energy standard obligation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 216B.1691, subdivision 1.

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

Senator Anderson, B. introduced--

S.F. No. 4312: A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for towns to adopt home rule charters; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 410.015; 410.04; 410.06; 410.11; 410.12, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 7; 410.15; 410.20; 410.24; 410.30; 410.33; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 410.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government.

Senator Senjem introduced--

S.F. No. 4313: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying proof of sales tax payment provisions; excluding watercraft and certain vehicles from the occasional sales exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 84.82, subdivision 10; 84.922, subdivision 11; 86B.401, subdivision 12; 297A.67, subdivision 23; 297A.99, subdivision 4.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Nelson introduced--

S.F. No. 4314: A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, by adding a section; providing a requirement for the legislature to adopt appropriation limits.

Referred to the Committee on Finance.

Senator Nelson introduced--

S.F. No. 4315: A bill for an act relating to insurance; health; requiring individual and small group health plan offerings to include a predeductible, flat co-pay on prescription drug option; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 62Q.81, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

Senator Koran introduced--

S.F. No. 4316: A bill for an act relating to commerce; authorizing recovery of state-imposed examination or investigation costs in certain circumstances; regulating informal disposition of examinations and authority to charge licensees for the cost of examinations; limiting certain assessments; reducing appropriations for unfilled positions at the Department of Commerce; limiting growth in employment for the Department of Commerce; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 15.471, subdivisions 4, 6; 46.131, by adding a subdivision; 60A.033, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

Senator Koran introduced--

S.F. No. 4317: A bill for an act relating to commerce; authorizing recovery of state-imposed examination or investigation costs in certain circumstances; regulating informal disposition of examinations and authority to charge licensees for the cost of examinations; limiting certain assessments; reducing appropriations for unfilled positions at the Department of Commerce; limiting growth in employment for the Department of Commerce; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 15.471, subdivisions 4, 6; 46.131, by adding a subdivision; 60A.033, by adding a subdivision.

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

Senator Ingebrigtsen introduced--

S.F. No. 4318: A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting public safety peer counseling or peer debriefing information as evidence; reporting law enforcement use of force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 181.973; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

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

Senator Kiffmeyer introduced--

S.F. No. 4319: A bill for an act relating to health; changing x-ray provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.121, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 144.121, subdivisions 1a, 5a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.121, subdivisions 3, 5b.

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

Senators Jasinski, Johnson, Ingebrigtsen, Tomassoni, and Rosen introduced--

S.F. No. 4320: A bill for an act relating to transportation; creating a grant program to fund improvements to township roads; appropriating money for a township road grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Senator Latz introduced--

S.F. No. 4321: A bill for an act relating to government data; modifying certain Safe at Home provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 13.045, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4a.

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

Senators Isaacson and Bigham introduced--

S.F. No. 4322: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; placing a moratorium on farmed Cervidae registrations and facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 35.155, subdivision 10.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy.

Senators Isaacson, Wiger, and Dibble introduced--

S.F. No. 4323: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for lead tackle trade-in program.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Senator Isaacson introduced--

S.F. No. 4324: A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a displaced grocery worker program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116L.

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

Senator Weber introduced--

S.F. No. 4325: A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing the city of Luverne to provide funding for certain purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government.

Senators Ruud, Housley, Bigham, Relph, and Little introduced--

S.F. No. 4326: A bill for an act relating to crime; providing guidance to courts on sentencing veterans for criminal offenses related to a service-related disorder; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.

Referred to the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy.