State of Minnesota

SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

12:00 Noon

EIGHTH ORDER OF BUSINESS

Introduction and First Reading of Senate Bills

Senators Duckworth, Senjem, Housley, Bakk, and Pappas introduced--

S.F. No. 1908: A bill for an act relating to housing; capital investment; authorizing the sale and issuance of housing infrastructure bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 462A.37, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senator Pappas introduced--

S.F. No. 1909: A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying certain taxation provisions; modifying off-sale limit for microdistilleries; authorizing self-distribution for certain producers; modifying certain malt liquor packaging and off-sale requirements; modifying brand registration requirements; authorizing limited off-sale for bars and restaurants; making clarifying, conforming, and technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 297G.01, subdivision 3a; 297G.03, subdivisions 1, 6; 340A.101, by adding a subdivision; 340A.22, subdivision 4; 340A.24, subdivisions 3, 4; 340A.28, subdivisions 1, 2; 340A.285; 340A.301, subdivision 10, by adding a subdivision; 340A.311; 340A.315, subdivisions 7, 8; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 297G.03, subdivision 4; 340A.315, subdivision 4.

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

Senators Tomassoni and Bakk introduced--

S.F. No. 1910: A bill for an act relating to Iron Range resources and rehabilitation; establishing the Giants Ridge account in the state treasury; appropriating money from the account; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 298.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Anderson introduced--

S.F. No. 1911: A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying the minimum wage for certain employees receiving gratuities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 177.24, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 177.24, subdivision 2.

Referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Policy.

Senator Koran introduced--

S.F. No. 1912: A bill for an act relating to health insurance; prohibiting health plans from limiting testing for opioids; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Senator Ingebrigtsen introduced--

S.F. No. 1913: A bill for an act relating to state government; repatriating the statue of Columbus on the Capitol grounds.

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

Senator Koran introduced--

S.F. No. 1914: A bill for an act relating to state government; developing training requirements for state managerial employees; appropriating money for and authorizing the procurement of business consulting services for pilot projects.

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

Senator Klein introduced--

S.F. No. 1915: A bill for an act relating to behavioral health; increasing chemical dependency provider rates; instructing the commissioner of human services to develop a continuum of care-based rate methodology; establishing grants for recovery community organizations; providing funding for treatment courts; establishing addiction medicine fellowship grants; establishing grants for chemical dependency counseling for students; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 254B.12, subdivision 3.

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

Senator Klein introduced--

S.F. No. 1916: A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; conforming to federal rules allowing a charitable contribution deduction for taxpayers who do not elect to itemize deductions.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Klein introduced--

S.F. No. 1917: A bill for an act relating to health care occupations; requiring certain licensed health care providers to obtain continuing education credits in racial health disparities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 214.12, by adding a subdivision.

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

Senator Dibble introduced--

S.F. No. 1918: A bill for an act relating to electric buses; requiring the purchase of electric buses by the Metropolitan Council; appropriating money.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Senators Draheim, Koran, Duckworth, and Lang introduced--

S.F. No. 1919: A bill for an act relating to wells and borings; adding a definition for closed loop heat exchangers; specifying that a closed loop heat exchanger is an environmental well for purposes of chapter 103I; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103I.005, subdivisions 8a, 11, by adding a subdivision.

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

Senators Draheim and Koran introduced--

S.F. No. 1920: A bill for an act relating to health; clarifying requirements for the licensure of facilities that handle medical gases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.01, subdivision 29, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 151; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 151.19, subdivision 3.

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

Senator Osmek introduced--

S.F. No. 1921: A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; providing special rules for the city of Wayzata.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Osmek introduced--

S.F. No. 1922: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for materials used in the construction of a boardwalk and related structures in Wayzata; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.71, subdivision 52.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Osmek introduced--

S.F. No. 1923: A bill for an act relating to transportation; allowing Wayzata to receive municipal state-aid streets funding.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Senators Abeler and Hoffman introduced--

S.F. No. 1924: A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring referrals to mental health crisis teams via the 911 system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 403.03, subdivision 1.

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

Senators Abeler, Howe, and Hoffman introduced--

S.F. No. 1925: A bill for an act relating to retirement; Ramsey Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Association; full vesting and distribution of accounts to firefighters assigned to the Nowthen fire station; repealing Laws 2020, chapter 108, article 14, section 1.

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

Senator Jasinski introduced--

S.F. No. 1926: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for certain ticket purchasing rights; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.67, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Anderson introduced--

S.F. No. 1927: A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting annexation of a designated area by means other than those identified in an orderly annexation agreement; prohibiting annexation of the designated area by nonparties; modifying detachment proceedings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 414.0325, subdivisions 1, 1b, 6; 414.033, subdivision 2; 414.036; 414.038; 414.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 7; 572A.03, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 414.033, subdivision 3.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government Policy.

Senator Housley introduced--

S.F. No. 1928: A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the homeownership education, counseling, and training program.

Referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.

Senator Newton introduced--

S.F. No. 1929: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for 20th anniversary of September 11 terror attacks.

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

Senator Howe introduced--

S.F. No. 1930: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an appropriation for the Jacob Wetterling Recreation Center in the city of St. Joseph; amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 21, subdivision 37.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senator Howe introduced--

S.F. No. 1931: A bill for an act relating to state government; changing state construction and sustainability provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 16A.15, subdivision 3; 16B.32, subdivisions 1, 1a; 16B.33, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a, by adding a subdivision; 16B.87, subdivision 2; 16C.10, subdivision 2; 16C.32, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 16B.323; 16B.326.

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

Senator Howe introduced--

S.F. No. 1932: A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing an advisory committee to the commissioner of public safety for the certification of firefighters; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 299N.04, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions.

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

Senator Clausen introduced--

S.F. No. 1933: A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying various election-related timelines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 201.091, subdivision 2; 203B.081, subdivision 3; 203B.121, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 204B.09, subdivision 3; 204B.45, subdivision 2; 204B.46; 207A.13, subdivision 2.

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

Senator Clausen introduced--

S.F. No. 1934: A bill for an act relating to zoos; appropriating money for the Minnesota Zoological Garden.

Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

Senator Housley introduced--

S.F. No. 1935: A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing save our stages grants; providing tax relief for entertainment venues; appropriating money.

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

Senators Lang, Eichorn, Duckworth, Howe, and Jasinski introduced--

S.F. No. 1936: A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for public radio grants.

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

Senators Ruud, Housley, Abeler, Lang, and Koran introduced--

S.F. No. 1937: A bill for an act relating to family law; modifying custody and parenting time presumptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 518.17, subdivision 1; 518.175, subdivision 1.

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

Senators Hawj, Hoffman, Abeler, and Fateh introduced--

S.F. No. 1938: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to The TAP.

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

Senators Abeler, Utke, Fateh, and Hoffman introduced--

S.F. No. 1939: A bill for an act relating to human rights; requiring an interactive process when interacting with individuals with disabilities under chapter 363A; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 363A.08, subdivision 6.

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

Senators Abeler, Utke, Fateh, and Hoffman introduced--

S.F. No. 1940: A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an enhanced asthma care services benefit for medical assistance; providing for medical assistance coverage of certain products to reduce asthma triggers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 256B.04, subdivision 14; 256B.0625, subdivision 31, by adding a subdivision.

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

Senator Mathews introduced--

S.F. No. 1941: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing the Minnesota Food Freedom Act; exempting homemade food sellers from certain statutes; preempting application of certain local ordinances to homemade food sellers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 28A.152; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 28A.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy.

Senator Duckworth introduced--

S.F. No. 1942: A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying transportation funding for nonpublic school students; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 123B.86; 123B.92, subdivision 9; Laws 2020, chapter 116, article 3, section 6, subdivision 4.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.

Senators Hawj, Franzen, and Hoffman introduced--

S.F. No. 1943: A bill for an act relating to education; suspending standardized testing for 2020-2021 school year.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.

Senator Hawj introduced--

S.F. No. 1944: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money to the Lower Phalen Creek Project for a cultural interpretive center.

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

Senators Dziedzic and Murphy introduced--

S.F. No. 1945: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; limiting maximum amount of itemized deductions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290.0122, subdivisions 1, 2.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Limmer introduced--

S.F. No. 1946: A bill for an act relating to public safety; directing Sentencing Guidelines Commission to modify the sex offender grid.

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

Senator Kiffmeyer introduced--

S.F. No. 1947: A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring legislative approval for extending a peacetime emergency past 30 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12.31, subdivision 2.

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

Senator Kiffmeyer introduced--

S.F. No. 1948: A bill for an act relating to state government; changing a provision of the Legislative Coordinating Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 3.303, subdivision 1.

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

Senator Kiffmeyer introduced--

S.F. No. 1949: A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring town approval before a county road reverts to the town; amending the speed limit for rural residential districts; amending requirements for utilities to restore roads after excavation or other use; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 163.11, subdivision 5a; 169.14, subdivision 2; 237.163, subdivision 3.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Senator Clausen introduced--

S.F. No. 1950: A bill for an act relating to economic development; extending certain job creation goals for Minnesota investment fund grants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Senator Clausen introduced--

S.F. No. 1951: A bill for an act relating to economic development; extending certain job creation goals for Minnesota investment fund grants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Senator Bigham introduced--

S.F. No. 1952: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying industrial hemp provisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 18K.04, subdivision 1.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy.

Senators Champion and Port introduced--

S.F. No. 1953: A bill for an act relating to housing; authorizing termination of lease upon loss of income of tenant; modifying landlord obligations and liabilities; modifying covenants; authorizing recovery of costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 504B.161, subdivision 5; 504B.171, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 504B.172; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 471.9996.

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

Senators Port, Fateh, and Dziedzic introduced--

S.F. No. 1954: 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 2020, section 462A.37, subdivisions 1, 2.

Referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.

Senator Mathews introduced--

S.F. No. 1955: A bill for an act relating to energy; prohibiting a local ban on new natural gas hookups in residential construction; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B.

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

Senator Wiklund introduced--

S.F. No. 1956: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the child care assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 119B.13, subdivision 1.

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

Senator Wiklund introduced--

S.F. No. 1957: A bill for an act relating to health; modifying required frequency of resident reimbursement classification assessments; funding cost reporting audit activities related to nursing facility reimbursement; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 144.0724, subdivision 4.

Referred to the Committee on Aging and Long Term Care Policy.

Senator Wiklund introduced--

S.F. No. 1958: A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of human services to report annually on managed care and county-based purchasing plan provider reimbursement rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256B.69, by adding a subdivision.

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

Senator Wiklund introduced--

S.F. No. 1959: A bill for an act relating to health; modifying a provision for the amount taxed for public health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145A.131, subdivision 2.

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

Senators Frentz, Port, Fateh, and Murphy introduced--

S.F. No. 1960: A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with voter registration and voting; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 8.31, subdivision 1; 211B.32, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211B.

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

Senators Hoffman and Miller introduced--

S.F. No. 1961: A bill for an act relating to education; requiring reasonable accommodations for parents of children with disabilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 125A.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.

Senators Miller and Goggin introduced--

S.F. No. 1962: A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for passenger rail infrastructure; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

Senator Torres Ray introduced--

S.F. No. 1963: A bill for an act relating to transit; requiring certain training for transit operators on assisting passengers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 473.375, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Senator Kunesh introduced--

S.F. No. 1964: A bill for an act relating to education; requiring indexing of increased basic education revenue to English learner revenue; providing for an English learner parent and community advisory council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.65, subdivision 5.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.

Senator Kunesh introduced--

S.F. No. 1965: A bill for an act relating to education; establishing student support personnel aid; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.

Senator Kunesh introduced--

S.F. No. 1966: A bill for an act relating to education; modifying provisions for school counselors and requiring training on mental illness; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 121A.39; 122A.14, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.

Senator Putnam introduced--

S.F. No. 1967: 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.

Senators Pratt, Draheim, and Mathews introduced--

S.F. No. 1968: A bill for an act relating to state government; providing an exemption for private businesses from a requirement provided by executive order that workers who can work from home must do so.

Referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Policy.

Senator Kiffmeyer introduced--

S.F. No. 1969: A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying orderly annexation and detachment provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 414.031, by adding a subdivision; 414.0325, subdivisions 1, 1b, 6; 414.033, by adding a subdivision; 414.036; 414.038; 414.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government Policy.

Senator Utke introduced--

S.F. No. 1970: A bill for an act relating to public safety; extending restraining orders for minors who are victims of harassment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 518B.01, subdivision 6; 609.748, subdivision 5.

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

Senator Utke introduced--

S.F. No. 1971: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring monitoring for nitrogen on certain state lands; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103H.175, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy.

Senator Rarick introduced--

S.F. No. 1972: A bill for an act relating to construction codes; modifying the scope of the Plumbing Code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 326B.435, subdivision 2.

Referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Policy.

Senator Kiffmeyer introduced--

S.F. No. 1973: A bill for an act relating to elections; transferring money from the Help America Vote Act account to the Voting Equipment Grant account.

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

Senators Jasinski, Wiger, and Lang introduced--

S.F. No. 1974: A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying county competitive bidding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 471.345, subdivision 20.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government Policy.

Senator Tomassoni introduced--

S.F. No. 1975: A bill for an act relating to higher education; adjusting certain state grant parameters; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

Senator Rarick introduced--

S.F. No. 1976: A bill for an act relating to data; classifying higher education financial records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 136A.675.

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

Senator Eichorn introduced--

S.F. No. 1977: A bill for an act relating to higher education; authorizing emergency assistance grants for postsecondary students; appropriating money.

Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

Senator Rarick introduced--

S.F. No. 1978: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring local approval before removing dam on Grindstone River.

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

Senators Dornink and Johnson introduced--

S.F. No. 1979: A bill for an act relating to driver's licenses; establishing a minimum number of driver's license testing locations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.13, by adding a subdivision.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

Senator Nelson introduced--

S.F. No. 1980: A bill for an act relating to children and families; modifying child care assistance funding priorities for eligible families; adjusting allocation of funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 119B.03, subdivisions 4, 6.

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

Senator Nelson introduced--

S.F. No. 1981: A bill for an act relating to local government aid; providing grants to counties for relief to local businesses; appropriating money.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senators Nelson and Chamberlain introduced--

S.F. No. 1982: A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing a private letter ruling program; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 270C.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Dornink introduced--

S.F. No. 1983: A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a grant program to support activities to close the literacy gap in Minnesota's public schools; requiring a report; appropriating money.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.

Senators Duckworth and Tomassoni introduced--

S.F. No. 1984: A bill for an act relating to higher education; modifying the teacher candidate grant program and the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 136A.1275; 136A.1791.

Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.

Senator Lang introduced--

S.F. No. 1985: A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing use of night vision enhanced with an infrared illuminator when hunting coyote or fox; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.086.

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

Senator Tomassoni introduced--

S.F. No. 1986: A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying individual income and corporate franchise provisions; proposing a film production credit; allowing the credit to be transferable to offset insurance premiums taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 290.06, by adding a subdivision; 297I.20, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116U.

Referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Senator Tomassoni introduced--

S.F. No. 1987: A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to prioritize postsecondary instructors for the COVID-19 vaccine.

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

Senator Lang introduced--

S.F. No. 1988: A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for grants for emergency medical services courses.

Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.