***ADDENDUM***
State of Minnesota
SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Monday, March 16, 2020
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.
Senators Abeler and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4410: A bill for an act relating to environment; prohibiting resource recovery facilities from operating near schools and requiring site remediation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 4411: A bill for an act relating to public labor regulations; delaying implementation of the Public Employee Relations Board; amending Laws 2014, chapter 211, section 13, as amended.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 4412: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a community food site.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senators Hall, Ingebrigtsen, Koran, and Kiffmeyer introduced--
S.F. No. 4413: A bill for an act relating to education; removing exemptions from obscenity laws for public schools; creating a civil cause of action; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 617.291, subdivision 2; 617.295; 617.296, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on E-12 Finance and Policy.
Senator Clausen introduced--
S.F. No. 4414: A bill for an act relating to elections; specifying that counties and municipalities must not designate school buildings as polling places unless no other building is available; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 204B.16, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senator Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 4415: A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to establish an associate degree in applied science transfer pathway; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 135A.08, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Cohen introduced--
S.F. No. 4416: A bill for an act relating to state government; repealing a fiscal year 2022 reduction to the budget reserve account; repealing Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 6, article 11, section 17.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Wiger introduced--
S.F. No. 4417: A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; amending driver's license examination procedures for individuals with seizure disorders; allowing a person without a driver's license to operate off-road vehicles on roads; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 169.223, subdivision 2; 171.13, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 171.02, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senators Koran and Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 4418: A bill for an act relating to emergency management; protecting information and telecommunications technology systems and services during emergencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 12.03, by adding subdivisions; 12.21, subdivision 2; 12.31, subdivision 2; 12.35, subdivision 4; 12.36; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 12.03, subdivision 5d.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senators Anderson, P.; Rarick; Relph; and Goggin introduced--
S.F. No. 4419: A bill for an act relating to higher education; clarifying and expanding workforce development scholarships; amending Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 136F.38, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.
Senators Rarick, Relph, and Johnson introduced--
S.F. No. 4420: A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying reverse credit transfers.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.
Senators Simonson, Dibble, and Marty introduced--
S.F. No. 4421: A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring the Department of Commerce to assist any tribal advocacy council on energy established by the 11 federally recognized Indian tribes in Minnesota.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy.
Senators Simonson, Dibble, and Marty introduced--
S.F. No. 4422: A bill for an act relating to energy; extending the period covered by the cold weather rule; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 216B.096, subdivision 2; 216B.097, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy.
Senator Simonson introduced--
S.F. No. 4423: A bill for an act relating to transportation; governing road examinations for a driver's license; establishing a fee; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 171.13, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senators Benson and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 4424: A bill for an act relating to retirement; volunteer firefighter relief associations and the cities of Ramsey and Nowthen; providing for the division of the Ramsey Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Association and the transfer of accounts to a relief association affiliated with the city of Nowthen.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senator Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 4425: A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying workers' compensation and line of duty benefits for the safety of firefighters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 176.011, subdivision 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senators Lang, Goggin, Hall, and Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 4426: 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.
Senators Wiger, Weber, and Eken introduced--
S.F. No. 4427: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring report on ways to ensure sustainability of groundwater and surface water.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators Wiger, Weber, and Eken introduced--
S.F. No. 4428: A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for labeling of certain nonwoven disposable products; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Senators Wiger, Weber, and Eken introduced--
S.F. No. 4429: A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for plan to monitor water quality at beaches.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senators Wiger, Weber, and Eken introduced--
S.F. No. 4430: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; reestablishing Advisory Council on Water Supply Systems and Wastewater Treatment Facilities; appropriating money to improve drinking water infrastructure; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115.71, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators Wiger, Weber, and Eken introduced--
S.F. No. 4431: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to develop statewide plan to reduce chloride contamination in waters of the state, for training to reduce chloride contamination, and for feasibility analysis of chloride alternatives and water softening changes.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators Wiger, Weber, and Eken introduced--
S.F. No. 4432: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to ensure safe and sustainable drinking water for the future.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Senators Wiger, Weber, and Eken introduced--
S.F. No. 4433: A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for safety education program for private well owners.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senator Ingebrigtsen introduced--
S.F. No. 4434: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for predesign of a poultry processing plant and associated industrial park in Northfield; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Hoffman and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 4435: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an interchange project on marked Trunk Highway 252 in Brooklyn Park; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Abeler and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4436: A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing food and beverage service establishments to fill consumer-owned take-home containers; permitting the use of multiuse utensils by certain food stands; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 157.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senator Rosen introduced--
S.F. No. 4437: A bill for an act relating to health care; authorizing construction of or modification to a hospital in a medically underserved county outside the seven-county metropolitan area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.553, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, sections 144.551, subdivision 1; 144.552.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senator Rosen introduced--
S.F. No. 4438: A bill for an act relating to retirement; volunteer firefighter relief associations; authorizing relief associations to convert from a defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 424B.01, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 424B.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senator Rosen introduced--
S.F. No. 4439: A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; providing for a planning group to decriminalize mental illness; requiring reports.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Senator Rosen introduced--
S.F. No. 4440: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for wastewater, clean water, and storm water infrastructure in Vernon Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Rosen introduced--
S.F. No. 4441: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for infrastructure improvements in Waldorf; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Rosen introduced--
S.F. No. 4442: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water and lighting infrastructure in Madison Lake; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 4443: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; providing grant funding for African American arts and cultural programs; amending Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 8.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators Hoffman and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 4444: A bill for an act relating to early childhood; governing certain programs and funding for early childhood education; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 136A.128, subdivisions 2, 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.
Referred to the Committee on E-12 Finance and Policy.