State of Minnesota
SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Monday, March 22, 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.
Senator Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 2200: A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a work zone safety pilot program; requiring reporting; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senator Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 2201: A bill for an act relating to education finance; expanding eligibility for enhanced debt service equalization aid; authorizing a grant for a joint library facility; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 123B.535.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 2202: A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying local government taxing authority; expanding the limitation on excise taxes and fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 477A.016.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 2203: A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses for event centers located on a farm; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 340A.404, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Senator Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 2204: A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the community energy transition grant program; transferring money; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.55, subdivisions 1, 7, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2020, chapter 118, section 5, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy.
Senator Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 2205: A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a program to test private residential water supply wells for contaminants and make payments for costs to remediate contaminated wells; authorizing rulemaking; classifying certain data; requiring reports; establishing penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 2206: A bill for an act relating to national criminal history record checks; providing for compliance with section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code and IRS Publication 1075 for certain individuals with access to federal tax information; classifying data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 270B.13, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 2207: A bill for an act relating to animals; prohibiting the knowing euthanasia of pet or companion animals with nonanesthetic gas at certain facilities; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 343.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 2208: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a highway overpass at the intersection of marked Interstate Highway 35 and County State-Aid Highway 19 in Chisago County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 2209: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; solar energy generating systems; classification of real property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 272.02, subdivision 24.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 2210: A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for P-TECH schools.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 2211: A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for grants to museums and education centers.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senators Dornink, Pratt, Housley, and Miller introduced--
S.F. No. 2212: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for business relief payments to certain businesses.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senator Dornink introduced--
S.F. No. 2213: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a segment of the Shooting Star state trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Johnson introduced--
S.F. No. 2214: A bill for an act relating to water; appropriating money for a feasibility study for merging soil and water conservation districts and watershed districts.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators Dahms and Weber introduced--
S.F. No. 2215: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Red Rock Rural Water System to provide expanded water service to the region; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Franzen introduced--
S.F. No. 2216: A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing the child care center regulation modernization project; appropriating money; requiring a report.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy.
Senator Johnson introduced--
S.F. No. 2217: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying definition of all-terrain vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.92, subdivision 8.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Murphy introduced--
S.F. No. 2218: A bill for an act relating to insurance; limiting co-payments for prescription drugs and related medical supplies prescribed to treat a chronic disease; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senator Murphy introduced--
S.F. No. 2219: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Great River Passage Learning Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Pappas and Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 2220: A bill for an act relating to transportation; capital investment; appropriating money for Rondo Land Bridge project development.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senators Pappas and Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 2221: A resolution urging increased action to address the COVID-19 pandemic and save lives in Minnesota by entering into medical and scientific collaboration with the nation of Cuba; memorializing Congress and the President of the United States to remove restrictions on collaboration.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senators Abeler, Port, Bigham, and Franzen introduced--
S.F. No. 2222: A bill for an act relating to building codes; modifying carbon monoxide alarm requirements for hotels and lodging houses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 299F.50, by adding subdivisions; 299F.51, subdivisions 1, 2, 5.
Referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Policy.
Senators Benson, Tomassoni, Pratt, Rarick, and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 2223: A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a postsecondary innovation grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.
Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy.
Senators Hawj, Dziedzic, Franzen, and Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 2224: A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for the Housing Justice Project.
Referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Senators Hawj, Pappas, Franzen, and Dziedzic introduced--
S.F. No. 2225: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to the Latino Economic Development Center.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senators Hawj, Dziedzic, Franzen, and Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 2226: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to 30,000 Feet for youth jobs and academic support.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senators Hawj, Pappas, and Franzen introduced--
S.F. No. 2227: A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for the Center for Hmong Arts and Talent.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators Hawj, Dziedzic, and Frentz introduced--
S.F. No. 2228: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing an emerging farmer account; funding an emerging farmer office and outreach coordinator; appropriating money for emerging farmer grants; transferring money; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.055, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy.
Senators Rest, Murphy, Bakk, and Dziedzic introduced--
S.F. No. 2229: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying requirements for legislative approval of local sales taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.99, subdivisions 1, 2.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 2230: A bill for an act relating to courts; appropriating money to increase pay and reimbursement to interpreters.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy.
Senators Murphy, Port, and Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 2231: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; permitting the commissioner of agriculture to accept donations on behalf of the emerging farmer working group; providing an emerging farmer account; transferring money to the emerging farmer account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.055, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy.
Senator Weber introduced--
S.F. No. 2232: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the state general tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 275.025, subdivisions 1, 2.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Weber introduced--
S.F. No. 2233: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the first tier valuation limit for agricultural homestead property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 273.11, subdivision 23.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Duckworth introduced--
S.F. No. 2234: A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing a COVID-19 emergency mortgage assistance program; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.
Senator Goggin introduced--
S.F. No. 2235: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money for the development of a state aquaculture plan.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance and Policy.
Senator Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 2236: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property and local; requiring the commissioner of revenue to conduct a study on class 4d properties.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 2237: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a refundable construction exemption for public infrastructure at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Fateh and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 2238: A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for Somali TV of Minnesota.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators Fateh and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 2239: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Tusaalo Mentoring.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senator Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 2240: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for community radio at the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Ingebrigtsen introduced--
S.F. No. 2241: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to reconstruct the aquatic center in Pelican Rapids; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 2242: A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for Minnesota Historical Society.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Johnson Stewart introduced--
S.F. No. 2243: A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying certain requirements for labeling items as biodegradable or compostable; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 325E.046.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.
Senator Benson introduced--
S.F. No. 2244: A bill for an act relating to transportation; terminating operations of the Northstar Commuter Rail service; requiring termination of all agreements and selling of all remaining assets related to Northstar Commuter Rail.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senator Benson introduced--
S.F. No. 2245: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing a distribution of the state general levy to certain municipalities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 275.025, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Benson and Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 2246: A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money to the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy.
Senators Benson and Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 2247: A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the operation of the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senator Rarick introduced--
S.F. No. 2248: A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting the city of Mora to increase the membership of its Public Utilities Commission.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government Policy.
Senators Jasinski, Johnson, and Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 2249: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant program.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 2250: A bill for an act relating to data practices; authorizing dissemination of certain data on driver's license and Minnesota identification card holders for replacement Social Security card applications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.12, subdivision 7b.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.
Senator Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 2251: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing a construction exemption for certain public safety facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 2252: A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association statewide volunteer firefighter plan; revising the authorized allocation of fire state aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 477B.04, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477B.
Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections.
Senator Johnson Stewart introduced--
S.F. No. 2253: A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for an intersection on Trunk Highway 41 in Chanhassen; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Johnson Stewart introduced--
S.F. No. 2254: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; amending an appropriation for public utility improvements in the city of Spring Park; amending Laws 2020, Fifth Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 22, subdivision 30.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Johnson Stewart introduced--
S.F. No. 2255: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a safe crossing route for connection with the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail in Shorewood; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Hawj introduced--
S.F. No. 2256: A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money for grant to 30,000 Feet, a nonprofit organization.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators McEwen, Rarick, and Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 2257: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Lake Superior Zoological Society.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senators McEwen, Rarick, and Tomassoni introduced--
S.F. No. 2258: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for construction materials for school buildings in Duluth; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 297A.71, subdivision 52.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 2259: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for rehabilitation of the Grassy Point railroad bridge; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator McEwen introduced--
S.F. No. 2260: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Duluth Children's Museum.
Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 2261: A bill for an act relating to health; changing certain health department provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 62J.497, subdivisions 1, 3; 62J.63, subdivisions 1, 2; 144.0724, subdivisions 1, 2, 3a, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12; 145.893, subdivision 1; 145.894; 145.897; 256.98, subdivision 1; Laws 2020, Seventh Special Session chapter 1, article 6, section 12, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 144.0721, subdivision 1; 144.0722; 144.693.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 2262: A bill for an act relating to human services; directing commissioner of human services to establish a prescription drug purchasing program; specifying program authority and eligibility requirements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 2263: A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing health care providers to provide patients with health information and services that are medically accurate, evidence-based, and appropriate for the patient; repealing informed consent requirements before abortions may be performed; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 145.4241; 145.4242; 145.4243; 145.4244; 145.4245; 145.4246; 145.4247; 145.4248; 145.4249.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 2264: A bill for an act relating to education finance; making changes to early learning programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 119A.52; 119B.13, subdivision 1; 124D.1158; 124D.13, subdivision 2; 124D.151, subdivision 6; 124D.165, subdivision 3; 124D.59, subdivision 2; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance and Policy.
Senators Rest, Nelson, Dziedzic, Klein, and Murphy introduced--
S.F. No. 2265: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; extending the deadline to file and pay individual income taxes.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Nelson, Rest, Bakk, Miller, and Gazelka introduced--
S.F. No. 2266: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; extending the deadline to file and pay individual income taxes.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.