State of Minnesota

SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS

Monday, January 11, 2021

11:00 A.M.

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS

Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills

Senator Limmer introduced--

S.F. No. 26: A bill for an act relating to family law; extending the waiver of the in-person requirement for marriage applications; amending Laws 2020, chapter 74, article 1, section 18.

Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

Senators Howe, Lang, Duckworth, Draheim, and Hoffman introduced--

S.F. No. 27: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying certain homestead-related deadlines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 273.124, subdivisions 9, 13; 273.13, subdivision 34.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senators Howe, Draheim, Jasinski, Dahms, and Weber introduced--

S.F. No. 28: A bill for an act relating to real property; landlord and tenant; permitting the court to award attorney fees to the prevailing party in an eviction action; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 504B.345, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

Senator Pappas introduced--

S.F. No. 29: A bill for an act relating to employment; providing for earned sick and safe time; appropriating money; authorizing rulemaking; imposing civil penalties; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 177.27, subdivisions 2, 4, 7; 181.942, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 177; 181; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 181.9413.

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

Senators Wiger, Wiklund, McEwen, Putnam, and Kunesh introduced--

S.F. No. 30: A bill for an act relating to elections; enacting the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 208.

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

Senator Ruud introduced--

S.F. No. 31: A resolution clarifying that the 1973 ratification by the 68th Minnesota Legislature of the proposed 1972 Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution was only valid through March 22, 1979.

Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.

Senator Cwodzinski introduced--

S.F. No. 32: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring feasibility study and report on state park fees.

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

Senator Cwodzinski introduced--

S.F. No. 33: A bill for an act relating to local government; repealing the political subdivision compensation limit; making a conforming change; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 473.606, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 43A.17, subdivision 9.

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

Senators Draheim, Chamberlain, and Utke introduced--

S.F. No. 34: A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; increasing the civil penalties for unlawful robocalls; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 325E.31.

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

Senators Draheim, Chamberlain, and Koran introduced--

S.F. No. 35: A bill for an act relating to human services; reducing an appropriation to the commissioner of human services if duplicate personal identification numbers have not been addressed.

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

Senators Draheim and Jasinski introduced--

S.F. No. 36: A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner of transportation to consider purchasing tires made from biomass-based or renewable materials; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Senators Draheim and Jasinski introduced--

S.F. No. 37: A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a school bus safety education campaign.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Senators Draheim and Jasinski introduced--

S.F. No. 38: A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; requiring school buses to be equipped with stop-signal arm extensions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.442, subdivision 1.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Senators Draheim and Howe introduced--

S.F. No. 39: A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring voter approval for capital improvements over $1,000,000; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 373.40, subdivision 4; 475.521, subdivision 4.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government Policy.

Senators Draheim, Tomassoni, Jasinski, and Pratt introduced--

S.F. No. 40: A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying institution requirements for the state grant program; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.103.

Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

Senators Draheim, Jasinski, and Tomassoni introduced--

S.F. No. 41: A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to provide affordable textbooks for a percentage of courses; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136F.58, subdivision 2a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.

Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

Senators Draheim, Jasinski, Chamberlain, Howe, and Tomassoni introduced--

S.F. No. 42: A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a loan forgiveness program for mental health professionals; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

Senator Klein introduced--

S.F. No. 43: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying a prior appropriation for a grant to the city of Mendota; amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 21.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senator Klein introduced--

S.F. No. 44: A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating a bridge on marked U.S. Highway 52 in West Saint Paul as Private Joseph Marthaler Memorial Bridge; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

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

Senator Wiger introduced--

S.F. No. 45: A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a Minnesota Reads task force to review literacy programs for children and adults; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.

Senator Rest introduced--

S.F. No. 46: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying a prior appropriation for a grant to the city of Golden Valley; amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 16, subdivision 7.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senator Wiger introduced--

S.F. No. 47: A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for financial literacy instruction grants.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.

Senators Rest, Wiger, Cwodzinski, McEwen, and Putnam introduced--

S.F. No. 48: A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing school districts to renew expiring referendums by action of school board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.17, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.

Senators Osmek and Newman introduced--

S.F. No. 49: A bill for an act relating to local government aid; making modifications related to public safety; withholding local government aid from a city that reduces the number of peace officers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Osmek introduced--

S.F. No. 50: A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying packaging requirements for certain small brewers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

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

Senators Rest, Marty, and Dibble introduced--

S.F. No. 51: A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for a revenue-neutral assessment on environmental emissions; providing for refundable FICA and property tax credits; providing for credits against income taxes to be paid as dividends; authorizing loans for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects; providing rulemaking authority; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 273.1392; 273.1393; 275.065, subdivision 3; 276.04, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 273; 290; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216I.

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

Senators Tomassoni and Hoffman introduced--

S.F. No. 52: A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; allowing the transfer of license plates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 168.021, subdivision 2a; 168.10, subdivision 1i; 168.12, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2g; 168.124, subdivision 4; 168.125, subdivision 1c; 168.128, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 168.121, subdivision 3; 168.123, subdivision 4; 168.1235, subdivision 4; 168.1253, subdivision 5; 168.1255, subdivision 3; 168.1256, subdivision 3; 168.1282, subdivision 3; 168.129, subdivision 4; 168.1294, subdivision 3; 168.1295, subdivision 4; 168.1296, subdivision 4; 168.1298, subdivision 4; 168.1299, subdivision 3.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Senator Koran introduced--

S.F. No. 53: A bill for an act relating to health care; requiring prescribers of opioids to offer a prescription for naloxone hydrochloride under certain circumstances and provide education on overdose prevention and the use of naloxone hydrochloride; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.11, by adding a subdivision.

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

Senators Bakk and Tomassoni introduced--

S.F. No. 54: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for all-terrain vehicle trails; extending availability of certain appropriations for all-terrain vehicle trail construction.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Senator Rarick introduced--

S.F. No. 55: A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying hours for sales of liquor on Sundays; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 340A.504, subdivision 4.

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

Senators Goggin, Koran, Mathews, and Draheim introduced--

S.F. No. 56: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing an unlimited Social Security subtraction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0132, subdivision 26.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senators Marty and Kunesh introduced--

S.F. No. 57: A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article V, section 5; changing the process for filling a vacancy in the office of lieutenant governor.

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