State of Minnesota
SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Thursday, March 4, 2021
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 Wiger, Bakk, Tomassoni, Hoffman, and Johnson Stewart introduced--
S.F. No. 1660: A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for summer education programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.10, subdivision 2d; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 2, as amended.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Wiger introduced--
S.F. No. 1661: A bill for an act relating to education; modifying postsecondary enrollment provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.09, subdivisions 9, 11, 12.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Wiger introduced--
S.F. No. 1662: A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying reporting requirement; removing obsolete language; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120B.35, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Ruud introduced--
S.F. No. 1663: 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 and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Ruud introduced--
S.F. No. 1664: A bill for an act relating to health; assessing penalties for use of certain tobacco products or electronic delivery device in a public school; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.4165.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senator Ruud introduced--
S.F. No. 1665: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying rulemaking authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.027, subdivision 13a.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Rarick introduced--
S.F. No. 1666: A bill for an act relating to solar energy; modifying siting provisions governing community solar gardens; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1641.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy.
Senator Rarick introduced--
S.F. No. 1667: A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing the Minnesota efficient technology accelerator to benefit Minnesota utility consumers by accelerating deployment and reducing the cost of emerging and innovative efficient technologies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.241, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy.
Senators Rarick and Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 1668: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; expanding the subtraction for military retirement pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0132, subdivision 21.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Duckworth, Draheim, Pratt, Jasinski, and Port introduced--
S.F. No. 1669: A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a study along a portion of marked Interstate 35 between Lakeville and Burnsville and preliminary engineering for an interchange project in Lakeville.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senators Eichorn, Draheim, Johnson, Koran, and Lang introduced--
S.F. No. 1670: A bill for an act relating to human rights; prohibiting discrimination based on political affiliation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 363A.03, by adding a subdivision; 363A.08, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 363A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 363A.11, subdivision 1; 363A.12, subdivision 1; 363A.13; 363A.16, subdivision 1; 363A.17.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Senator Ingebrigtsen introduced--
S.F. No. 1671: A bill for an act relating to human services; permitting the commissioner to collect data about children's mental health screenings; clarifying requirements for public guardianship for a person with a developmental disability; modifying requirements for a petition for an appointment of public guardianship for a person with a developmental disability; changing terminology and making related changes; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 245.4874, subdivision 1; 252A.01, subdivision 1; 252A.02, subdivisions 2, 9, 11, 12, by adding subdivisions; 252A.03, subdivisions 3, 4; 252A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 252A.05; 252A.06, subdivisions 1, 2; 252A.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 252A.081, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 252A.09, subdivisions 1, 2; 252A.101, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8; 252A.111, subdivisions 2, 4, 6; 252A.12; 252A.16; 252A.17; 252A.19, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 7, 8; 252A.20; 252A.21, subdivisions 2, 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 252A.02, subdivisions 8, 10; 252A.21, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Senator Putnam introduced--
S.F. No. 1672: A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; authorizing the city of St. Cloud to impose a local sales and use tax.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 1673: A bill for an act relating to families; amending the best interest factors for custody determinations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518.17, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Senators Housley and Frentz introduced--
S.F. No. 1674: A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring all investor-owned utilities to submit a photovoltaic demand credit rider with the Public Utilities Commission.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy.
Senator Torres Ray introduced--
S.F. No. 1675: A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating the civil unrest immediate relief program; requiring reports; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senators Kunesh, Wiger, Cwodzinski, and Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 1676: A bill for an act relating to education; creating an ethnic studies requirement; creating an Ethnic Studies Task Force; authorizing rulemaking; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 120B.024, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Kiffmeyer introduced--
S.F. No. 1677: A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money to the health professional education loan forgiveness program for loan forgiveness for physicians and midlevel practitioners.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senator Newton introduced--
S.F. No. 1678: A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for reuse and redevelopment of qualified facilities; appropriating money to retire bonds to facilitate solar project at closed landfill; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 115B.40, subdivision 1; 115B.412, subdivision 9.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy.
Senator Newton introduced--
S.F. No. 1679: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for local road intersections and associated improvements on 99th Avenue Northeast at marked Trunk Highway 65 in the city of Blaine; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Newton introduced--
S.F. No. 1680: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; requiring the commissioner to publish applicable rates by nine-digit zip code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.99, subdivision 10.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Hoffman, Isaacson, and Newton introduced--
S.F. No. 1681: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for an advanced digital technology center for orthotics and prosthetics.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senator Torres Ray introduced--
S.F. No. 1682: A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying enforcement authority; providing tribal access to rural recycling grants; establishing Landfill Responsibility Act; modifying use of closed landfill investment fund; providing for environmental justice considerations in determining certain state permitting; modifying certain requirements for labeling items as biodegradable or compostable; providing for climate resiliency program; eliminating duplicate reporting; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 115.03, subdivision 1; 115.071, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 115A.03, by adding subdivisions; 115A.565, subdivision 1; 115B.421; 116.06, by adding subdivisions; 116.07, subdivisions 6, 9, by adding subdivisions; 116.11; 325E.046; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 115A; 116; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.44, subdivision 9.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Senjem introduced--
S.F. No. 1683: A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying and clarifying criminal sexual conduct provisions; creating a new crime of sexual extortion; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 609.341, subdivisions 7, 14, 15, by adding subdivisions; 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.3451; 609.3455; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Senator Senjem introduced--
S.F. No. 1684: A bill for an act relating to electric vehicles; establishing preference for purchase of electric vehicles for state fleet; requiring certification of training of motor vehicle dealer employees; providing rebates for electric vehicle purchases; requiring certain utilities to file plans with the Public Utilities Commission to promote electric vehicles; awarding grants to automobile dealers to defray cost of manufacturer certification allowing electric vehicle sales; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 16B.24, by adding a subdivision; 16C.135, subdivision 3; 16C.137, subdivision 1; 168.27, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 216B; 216C.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 1685: A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a grant to Black Men Teach Twin Cities to increase the number of black male teachers; requiring a report; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Johnson introduced--
S.F. No. 1686: A bill for an act relating to transportation; creating a special permit for hauling soybean meal; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senator Johnson introduced--
S.F. No. 1687: A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money to construct a bridge over the Red River in East Grand Forks; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Johnson introduced--
S.F. No. 1688: A bill for an act relating to state government; authorizing the house of representatives, senate, or legislature to intervene in certain matters involving the state; requiring approval of proposed legal settlements by the Legislative Coordinating Commission; requiring parties to a civil action to serve the legislature in certain matters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 3.305, by adding a subdivision; 8.01; 8.06; 555.11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 8; 540.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senators Rosen and Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 1689: A bill for an act relating to economic development; child care; appropriating money for a grant to Little Lakers Day Care Center.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senators Kent and Rest introduced--
S.F. No. 1690: A bill for an act relating to taxation; local lodging; allowing the city of Woodbury to impose a local lodging tax for certain purposes.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Rest introduced--
S.F. No. 1691: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; clarifying treatment of section 179 expensing conformity.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 1692: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to publicly owned infrastructure in the city of Braham; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Goggin, Lang, and Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 1693: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for water safety grants.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators Eichorn and Chamberlain introduced--
S.F. No. 1694: A bill for an act relating to education; making policy and technical changes for charter school provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 124E.01, subdivision 1; 124E.02; 124E.05, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6; 124E.06, subdivision 1; 124E.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 124E.09; 124E.10, subdivisions 1, 4; 124E.11; 124E.12, subdivision 2; 124E.13, subdivision 3; 124E.14; 124E.16; 124E.17, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 1695: A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying provisions governing licensure and registration of collection agencies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 332.33, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Senator Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 1696: A bill for an act relating to local government aid; establishing electric generation transition aid; modifying the local government aid formula; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 477A.013, subdivision 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 1697: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for food relief infrastructure needs.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senator Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 1698: A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner to make information on human herpesvirus cytomegalovirus available to certain individuals; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senator Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 1699: A bill for an act relating to state government; regulating the display of certain business addresses on the website of the secretary of state; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 5.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senator Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 1700: A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing funding and modifying provisions for gifted and talented programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 120B.11, subdivision 2; 120B.15; 126C.10, subdivision 2b.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Miller introduced--
S.F. No. 1701: A bill for an act relating to labor; ratifying SEIU healthcare agreement.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senator Clausen introduced--
S.F. No. 1702: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for railway and highway safety improvements for pedestrian and bicycle trails in Dakota County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Clausen introduced--
S.F. No. 1703: A bill for an act relating to education; modifying teacher licensure provisions; modifying Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board composition; authorizing rulemaking; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 122A.06, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, by adding a subdivision; 122A.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 4a; 122A.09, subdivisions 4, 6, 9, 10; 122A.091, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.15, subdivision 1; 122A.16; 122A.18, subdivisions 7a, 8, 10; 122A.181, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, by adding a subdivision; 122A.182, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 7; 122A.183, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 122A.184, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.185, subdivisions 1, 4; 122A.187; 122A.19, subdivision 4; 122A.21; 122A.635, subdivisions 3, 4; 122A.70, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 122A.091, subdivisions 3, 6; 122A.092; 122A.18, subdivision 7c; 122A.184, subdivision 3; 122A.23, subdivision 3; 122A.2451.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Ingebrigtsen introduced--
S.F. No. 1704: A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying Minnesota Child Protection Background Check Act to conform with federal law and inclusion of elderly and individuals with a disability; extending criminal history check to certain licensees and county or city employees and volunteers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 299C.60; 299C.61, subdivisions 2, 4, by adding subdivisions; 299C.62, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; 299C.63; 299C.72.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Senator Coleman introduced--
S.F. No. 1705: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to the Public Facilities Authority for point source implementation grants.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senator Coleman introduced--
S.F. No. 1706: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a wastewater treatment facility in the city of Watertown; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Coleman introduced--
S.F. No. 1707: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for levee restoration in Carver; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Coleman introduced--
S.F. No. 1708: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; repealing the addition for qualified tuition plan distributions used for K-12 tuition; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0131, subdivision 15.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Coleman and Duckworth introduced--
S.F. No. 1709: A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for suicide prevention training for teachers.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Senjem introduced--
S.F. No. 1710: A bill for an act relating to judiciary; providing for input by children regarding certain court-ordered parenting time and custody change; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 518.175, subdivision 6.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 1711: A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; authorizing tax increment financing districts in the city of Bloomington.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Rosen and Jasinski introduced--
S.F. No. 1712: A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association; making administrative changes to the retirement plans administered by the association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 353.01, subdivisions 16, 28; 353.014, subdivision 4; 353.0162; 353.27, subdivision 12; 353.30, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c; 353.335; 353.34, subdivision 2; 353D.071, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senators Isaacson, Marty, Wiklund, Eaton, and Newton introduced--
S.F. No. 1713: A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying electric utility renewable energy standard obligations; modifying Public Utility Commission authority to issue site permits for electric generation facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 216B.1691, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, by adding a subdivision; 216E.03, subdivision 10; 216F.04; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy.
Senator Kiffmeyer introduced--
S.F. No. 1714: A bill for an act relating to ethics in government; making technical changes to provisions administered by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, including provisions related to certain public officials, statements of economic interest, contributions, and disclosures; providing exceptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 10A.09; 10A.20, subdivision 13; 10A.27, subdivision 13; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.323; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 116O.03, subdivision 9; 116O.04, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senators Kiffmeyer and Johnson introduced--
S.F. No. 1715: A bill for an act relating to redistricting; establishing redistricting principles for legislative and congressional districts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 2.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senator Westrom introduced--
S.F. No. 1716: A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; requiring a search warrant to inspect certain farm truck records; exempting certain trucks from record-keeping requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.872, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senator Westrom introduced--
S.F. No. 1717: A bill for an act relating to transportation; amending provisions relating to weighing vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.85, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senator Ingebrigtsen introduced--
S.F. No. 1718: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying requirements for watercraft operator's permit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 86B.125, by adding a subdivision; 86B.305; 86B.313, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 86B.313, subdivisions 2, 3.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 1719: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the issuance of shelter facility appropriation bonds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
Referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Senators Fateh and McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 1720: A bill for an act relating to environment; limiting amount of bond required by plaintiffs upon certain court findings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 116B.07; 116D.04, subdivision 10.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators Marty and Murphy introduced--
S.F. No. 1721: A bill for an act relating to health care; prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from contractually restricting pharmacies from discussing reimbursement amounts to enrollees or health carriers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 62W.11.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senators Marty, Murphy, Pappas, and Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 1722: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for asset preservation at the Como Zoo; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Gazelka introduced--
S.F. No. 1723: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for an access road in Wadena; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Fateh, Hoffman, and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 1724: A bill for an act relating to public safety; amending the definition of drug paraphernalia; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 152.01, subdivision 18.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Senator Eken introduced--
S.F. No. 1725: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program; acquiring working grasslands easements; authorizing sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Eken introduced--
S.F. No. 1726: A bill for an act relating to children; modifying adoption provisions; adding safe place for newborns provisions; modifying child welfare program provisions; modifying Northstar kinship assistance provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 144.216, by adding subdivisions; 144.218, by adding a subdivision; 144.226, subdivision 1; 145.902.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy.
Senator Eken introduced--
S.F. No. 1727: A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; authorizing the city of Moorhead to impose a local sales and use tax.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Eken introduced--
S.F. No. 1728: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to prepare and develop the Norman County West High School building site; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Hoffman, Abeler, and Eken introduced--
S.F. No. 1729: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying child welfare and maltreatment provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 260.761, subdivision 2; 260C.007, subdivision 14; 260E.01; 260E.02, subdivision 1; 260E.03, subdivision 22, by adding subdivisions; 260E.14, subdivisions 2, 5; 260E.17, subdivision 1; 260E.18; 260E.20, subdivision 2; 260E.24, subdivisions 2, 7; 260E.33, subdivision 1; 260E.35, subdivision 6.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Senators Hoffman and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 1730: A bill for an act relating to human services; child welfare; adding sex trafficking to the definitions of egregious harm and substantial child endangerment; adding agencies specializing in providing services to youth who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing sex trafficking and exploitation to the multidisciplinary child protection team; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 260C.007, subdivision 14; 260E.02, subdivision 1; 260E.03, subdivision 22.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 1731: A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a onetime MFIP supplemental payment.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy.
Senator Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 1732: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for grants for job training and workforce development for underserved communities in Ramsey County.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senator Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 1733: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for grants to educate about Hmong Minnesotan culture and history.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 1734: A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the calculation of adult basic education aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.531, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senators Housley and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 1735: A bill for an act relating to child care; authorizing grants to expand access to child care for children with disabilities; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy.
Senator Jasinski introduced--
S.F. No. 1736: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; standardizing review of certain capital projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.335, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Eichorn introduced--
S.F. No. 1737: A bill for an act relating to forestry; modifying application requirements for sustainable forest incentive program; extending provisions for sustainable forest resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 89A.11; 290C.04.
Referred to the Committee on Mining and Forestry Policy.
Senator Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 1738: A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for an interchange in Becker; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Kent introduced--
S.F. No. 1739: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable construction exemption for building materials for the Central Park project in the city of Woodbury; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 1740: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a regional public safety center in the city of Hibbing; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 1741: A bill for an act relating to transportation; taxes; modifying the allocation of motor vehicle rental fee revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.64, subdivision 5.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senator Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 1742: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for construction materials for school buildings in Hibbing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.71, subdivision 52.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 1743: A bill for an act relating to transportation; directing inclusion of a project on U.S. Highway 169 in Department of Transportation's ten-year capital highway investment plan; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senators Torres Ray and Franzen introduced--
S.F. No. 1744: A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for grants supporting healthy development of babies during pregnancy and postpartum for families with members who are black, indigenous, or people of color.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senators Torres Ray and Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 1745: A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing Environmental Justice Board in Pollution Control Agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, subdivision 4a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators Torres Ray and Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 1746: A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money for climate resiliency program.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Senators Torres Ray and Marty introduced--
S.F. No. 1747: A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring certain grantees to submit an annual diversity report; requiring utilities to submit an annual diversity report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 116C.779, subdivision 1; 216B.1641; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy.
Senator Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 1748: A bill for an act relating to education; requiring schools to maintain a supply of opiate antagonists; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 1749: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to the Minnesota Humanities Center.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 1750: A bill for an act relating to arts and culture; appropriating money for Somali-based arts programs.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators Kunesh and Frentz introduced--
S.F. No. 1751: 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 Abeler and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 1752: A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; extending the five-year rule for the city of Ramsey.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Abeler, Hoffman, Eken, and Bigham introduced--
S.F. No. 1753: A bill for an act relating to human services; directing the commissioners of health and human services to make a recommendation to the legislature on the appropriate agency to manage compulsive gambling programming and funding; requiring a report.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy.
Senators Torres Ray, Abeler, Eken, Bigham, and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 1754: A bill for an act relating to crime; authorizing the inclusion of a disability impact statement in a presentence investigation report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.115, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 1755: A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a COVID-19 food relief grant program; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy.
Senator Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 1756: A bill for an act relating to construction codes; licensing; modifying the continuing education requirements for building officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.133, subdivision 8.
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Policy.
Senator Senjem introduced--
S.F. No. 1757: A bill for an act relating to women; appropriating money for the Office on the Economic Status of Women.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senators Hawj, Torres Ray, Franzen, and Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 1758: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for CLUES.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Bigham introduced--
S.F. No. 1759: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an appropriation to improve the water quality of Seidl's Lake in the city of South St. Paul; amending Laws 2019, chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Goggin, Lang, and Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 1760: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a farm-to-school program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy.
Senator Dziedzic introduced--
S.F. No. 1761: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to Emerge Community Development.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senator Kiffmeyer introduced--
S.F. No. 1762: A bill for an act relating to human services; implementing certain recommendations from the Family Child Care Task Force; directing the commissioner of human services to include representatives of family child care providers in groups developing plans that implement recommendations from the Family Child Care Task Force; requiring counties to forward communications from the department regarding family child care matters to family child care providers; establishing the family child care regulation modernization project; establishing exemption from personal liability for municipality officers or employees; removing exception for counties to be liable for claims at family day care where county had actual knowledge of risk that led to claims; directing the commissioner of human services to develop a one-stop assistance network for family child care providers; appropriating funds for child care provider grants; appropriating funds for a child care business training program grant; appropriating funds for a grant to Minnesota Initiative Foundations to develop action plan for economic development of child care in rural communities; clarifying the meaning of special family day care home; establishing licensing provisions for alternative day care programs; permitting certain providers to operate up to four licensed programs in the same building; requiring a validation study of the Parent Aware program; adding a supervised adult to the definition of helper for family child care programs; permitting family child care training instructors to count two instruction hours for annual training hour requirements; establishing the Family Child Care Training Advisory Committee; creating the Office of Ombudsperson for Child Care Providers; directing the commissioner of human services to modify the ask DHS website function for family child care providers; providing appointments; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 245A.14, subdivision 4; 245A.16, subdivision 1; 245A.50, subdivisions 1a, 7; 466.03, subdivision 6d; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119B; 245A.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services Licensing Policy.
Senators Howe, Eichorn, and Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 1763: A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring rulemaking to modify arrow requirements for taking big game.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Dahms introduced--
S.F. No. 1764: A bill for an act relating to commerce; making changes to licensee education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 45.33, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Senator Dahms introduced--
S.F. No. 1765: A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying allowance of reinsurance credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 60A.092, subdivision 10a, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Senator Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 1766: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for mileage reimbursement for volunteer drivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0132, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 1767: A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing mattress recycling program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 1768: A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing school-linked substance abuse grants; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 254B.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy.
Senators Eichorn, Ingebrigtsen, Johnson, and Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 1769: A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring an open season for wolves; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.645, subdivision 9.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Johnson introduced--
S.F. No. 1770: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; increasing civil penalties for violations of snowmobile and off-highway vehicle provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.775, subdivisions 1, 4.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 1771: A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for summer education programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.10, subdivision 2d; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 25, subdivision 2, as amended.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Jasinski introduced--
S.F. No. 1772: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a local food promotion and education event.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy.
Senators Jasinski and Gazelka introduced--
S.F. No. 1773: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the C.A. Weyerhaeuser Museum in Morrison County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Dziedzic introduced--
S.F. No. 1774: A bill for an act relating to taxation; cigarette and tobacco tax; amending the definition of tobacco products to include electronic delivery devices; increasing the cigarette and tobacco products excise tax; establishing a tobacco prevention and cessation account in the special revenue fund; appropriating money; conforming to federal law changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 297F.01, subdivisions 19, 23, by adding a subdivision; 297F.031; 297F.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a, 4, 4a; 297F.10, subdivision 1; 297F.24, subdivision 1; 297F.25, subdivision 1; 325F.781, subdivision 1; 609.685, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297F.01, subdivision 22b.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Dziedzic introduced--
S.F. No. 1775: A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; excluding discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness from gross income.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Bakk, by request, introduced--
S.F. No. 1776: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a construction materials exemption for certain school district facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.71, subdivision 52.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 1777: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; increasing the amount of the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.067, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 1778: A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; excluding loans forgiven under the paycheck protection program from gross income; allowing expense deductions.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 1779: A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise; allowing pass-through entities to file as C-option corporations; clarifying treatment of section 179 expensing conformity; excluding loans forgiven under the paycheck protection program from gross income; allowing expense deductions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 289A.08, by adding a subdivision; 289A.38, by adding a subdivision; 290.01, by adding a subdivision; 290.0132, by adding a subdivision; 290.06, subdivisions 2c, 22; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290.0921, subdivision 2; 290.92, subdivisions 4b, 4c; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 1780: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income and corporate franchise; allowing tax credits for parental leave costs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 1781: A bill for an act relating to municipal planning; providing authority for cities of the first class to impose ordinances on the dedication of land or dedication fees on certain permit applications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 462.358, subdivision 2b, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2006, chapter 269, section 2, as amended; Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 5, section 44.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government Policy.
Senator Osmek introduced--
S.F. No. 1782: A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing towns and certain political subdivisions to establish inflow and infiltration prevention programs and make loans or grants to property owners; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 471.342, subdivisions 1, 4.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government Policy.
Senators Abeler, Hoffman, and Pratt introduced--
S.F. No. 1783: A resolution calling for an end to the cold genocide and forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Senators Johnson, Westrom, and Lang introduced--
S.F. No. 1784: A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; amending provisions relating to stopping and weighing vehicles; amending record-keeping requirements for weighing trucks; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 169.85, subdivision 1; 169.872, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senator Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 1785: A bill for an act relating to data practices; clarifying the accessibility requirements for public data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act; expanding the application of electronic information accessibility standards to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and school districts; providing a process for responding to accessibility complaints; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.03, subdivision 1; 16E.03, subdivision 9, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Data Practices Policy.
Senator Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 1786: A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15.
Referred to the Committee on Aging and Long Term Care Policy.
Senator Westrom introduced--
S.F. No. 1787: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting certain sales of electricity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 297A.67, subdivision 15, by adding a subdivision; 297A.68, subdivisions 2, 3, 10, 30.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Westrom introduced--
S.F. No. 1788: A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying teacher shortage loan forgiveness eligibility to include nonpublic schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.1791, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Westrom introduced--
S.F. No. 1789: A bill for an act relating to water; allowing appeals of determinations of ordinary high-water levels; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.401; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
Senator Westrom introduced--
S.F. No. 1790: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an appropriation for flood hazard mitigation for the Toelle Coulee in Traverse County; amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 7, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Johnson and Ingebrigtsen introduced--
S.F. No. 1791: A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money to the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board for grants to regional emergency medical services programs.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senator Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 1792: A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for the economic development and housing challenge program.
Referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Senator Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 1793: A bill for an act relating to housing; expanding eligibility for down payment assistance programs administered by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to purchasers of manufactured or modular homes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.
Referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Senator Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 1794: A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for the workforce and affordable homeownership development program.
Referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Senator Westrom introduced--
S.F. No. 1795: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; making various changes to agriculture-related provisions; modifying programs; classifying data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 13.643, by adding a subdivision; 17.1017, subdivisions 5, 6; 41A.16, subdivision 5; 41A.17, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy.
Senators Weber and Dahms introduced--
S.F. No. 1796: A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing a grant program to clean up contaminated tax-forfeited property; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senator Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 1797: A bill for an act relating to environment; clarifying that Pollution Control Agency has authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 116.06, by adding a subdivision; 116.07, subdivisions 2, 4, 4a.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 1798: A bill for an act relating to parks and trails; appropriating money for regional parks and trails.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Senjem introduced--
S.F. No. 1799: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; allowing for energy improvement project special assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 429.011, by adding a subdivision; 429.021, subdivision 1; 429.031, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Draheim and Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 1800: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; creating an excess premium credit for health insurance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 1801: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying community supports provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 245.4874, subdivision 1; 245.697, subdivision 1; 252.43; 252A.01, subdivision 1; 252A.02, subdivisions 2, 9, 11, 12, by adding subdivisions; 252A.03, subdivisions 3, 4; 252A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 252A.05; 252A.06, subdivisions 1, 2; 252A.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 252A.081, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 252A.09, subdivisions 1, 2; 252A.101, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8; 252A.111, subdivisions 2, 4, 6; 252A.12; 252A.16; 252A.17; 252A.19, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 7, 8; 252A.20; 252A.21, subdivisions 2, 4; 254A.03, subdivision 3; 254A.171; 254A.19, subdivision 4; 254A.20; 254B.01, subdivisions 6, 8; 254B.02, subdivision 1; 254B.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 254B.04, subdivision 1; 254B.05, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 4, 5; 254B.051; 254B.06, subdivisions 1, 3; 254B.12; 254B.13, subdivisions 1, 2a, 5, 6; 254B.14, subdivisions 1, 5; 256.042, subdivisions 2, 4; 256B.051, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0947, subdivision 6; 256B.4912, subdivision 13; 256B.69, subdivision 5a; 256B.85, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11b, 12, 12b, 13, 13a, 15, 17a, 18a, 20b, 23, 23a, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 252.28, subdivisions 1, 5; 252A.02, subdivisions 8, 10; 252A.21, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy.
Senator Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 1802: A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; establishing "Choose Life" special license plates; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.