State of Minnesota
SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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 Pha introduced--
S.F. No. 4075: A bill for an act relating to veterans affairs; modifying benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos; directing the commissioner of veterans affairs to establish an eligibility process; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, subdivision 15; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 197.236, subdivision 9; 197.448, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 4076: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to 180 Degrees.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Rest introduced--
S.F. No. 4077: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water main improvements along Douglas Drive in the city of Crystal; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4078: A bill for an act relating to elections; limiting voter preregistration to individuals who are at least 17 years of age; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.061, subdivision 1b; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 201.054, subdivision 1; 201.071, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4079: A bill for an act relating to elections; expanding who may request a public information list; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.091, subdivision 5.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4080: A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring election judges who assist a voter outside of a polling place to handle only one voted ballot at a time; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 204C.15, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4081: A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring voter verification before mail delivery of an absentee ballot; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.04, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 203B.04, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4082: A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying information requirements for public information lists; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.091, subdivisions 4, 9.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4083: A bill for an act relating to elections; permitting a voter to briefly leave a polling place to address an unexpected need, at the discretion of the head election judge; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 204C.13, subdivision 7.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4084: A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring the removal of deceased voters from the statewide voter registration system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.13, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4085: A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting political subdivisions from establishing or enforcing ranked-choice voting; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 200.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4086: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; requiring the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board to conduct a study and administer a pilot project related to use of the campaign finance reporting software by local candidates; requiring a report.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4087: A bill for an act relating to elections; reinstating eligibility requirements for caucus participation.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4088: A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying student voter registration requirements for postsecondary institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 201.1611.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 4089: A bill for an act relating to health; establishing requirements for education and training on vaccine administration to prevent shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 150A.055, subdivision 2; 151.01, subdivision 27; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 4090: A bill for an act relating to military veterans; modifying veterans benefits services disclosure requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.6091, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.6091, subdivisions 2, 5.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4091: A bill for an act relating to health; changing reporting provisions for the suicide prevention plan and 988 Lifeline; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 145.56, subdivision 5; 145.561, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4092: A bill for an act relating to state government; repealing certain transfer of funds and the limitation on certain rates increase; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62U.10, subdivision 4; 256B.69, subdivision 31a.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4093: A bill for an act relating to health; changing, removing, and repealing certain obsolete language; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62J.17, subdivision 6a; 62J.2930, subdivision 1; 144.293, subdivision 7; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 3.732, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13D.08, subdivision 4; 62J.06; 62J.156; 62J.2930, subdivision 4; 62J.57.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4094: A bill for an act relating to health; updating HMO regulations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.7191, subdivision 4; 60D.15, subdivision 3; 60D.21, subdivisions 1, 3; 60D.23; 62D.221, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4095: A bill for an act relating to health; allowing the commissioner of commerce and the commissioner of health access to certain data collected; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62U.04, subdivision 13; 62W.06, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4096: A bill for an act relating to health; making changes to provisions covering health maintenance organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62D.02, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 62D.08, subdivisions 5, 6; 62D.09, subdivisions 1, 5; 62D.124, subdivision 6; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62D.08, subdivision 7; 62D.181.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Miller introduced--
S.F. No. 4097: A bill for an act relating to parks and trails; appropriating money for the Root River State Trail.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Miller introduced--
S.F. No. 4098: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Root River State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Rarick, Utke, Green, Wesenberg, and Putnam introduced--
S.F. No. 4099: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying prior agriculture provisions; appropriating money; amending Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 1, 2.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Maye Quade introduced--
S.F. No. 4100: A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; establishing the Minnesota Digital Choice Act; establishing civil penalties; authorizing administrative rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325M.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senators Lieske, Housley, Abeler, Pratt, and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4101: A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing the city of Farmington to issue a social district license; amending Laws 2022, chapter 86, article 2, section 5, as amended.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senators Boldon and Port introduced--
S.F. No. 4102: A bill for an act relating to housing; prohibiting private equity company ownership of single-family homes; providing attorney general enforcement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 500.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Boldon and Port introduced--
S.F. No. 4103: A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; prohibiting restrictions on a tenant's ability to participate in a class action; providing civil remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Boldon and Port introduced--
S.F. No. 4104: A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; increasing duration for landlord's duty to furnish heat; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 504B.161, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Boldon and Port introduced--
S.F. No. 4105: A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; providing tenants with a right to repair violations in a residential rental unit; requiring a notice; permitting a tenant to make deductions from rent; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Nelson and Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 4106: A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying and providing procedures for the commissioner of revenue to issue revenue rulings; providing for requests for revenue rulings and required fees charged to requesters; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 14.03, subdivision 3, as amended; 270C.07; 270C.08; 270C.085; 270C.15.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Boldon and Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4107: A bill for an act relating to health; exempting certain contract terms for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145.882, by adding subdivisions.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Boldon and Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4108: A bill for an act relating to health; clarifying and modifying vital records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.213, subdivision 2; 144.225, subdivisions 4, 7; 197.63, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Boldon and Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4109: A bill for an act relating to health; updating vital records of live births and fetal deaths; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144.217, subdivision 1; 144.222, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Kupec and Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 4110: A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for licensing of public health occupations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148.517, subdivisions 1, 2; 148.5191, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 4111: A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for software modernization and outreach.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senators Mann, Abeler, and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4112: A bill for an act relating to public health; establishing an essential public health functions contingency account; requiring a report; transferring money to the essential public health functions contingency account; appropriating money in the account to the commissioner of health in certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Mann introduced--
S.F. No. 4113: A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the Minnesota Parkinson's Research Trust Fund; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Maye Quade, Lucero, Champion, and Limmer introduced--
S.F. No. 4114: A bill for an act relating to free speech; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, section 3; excluding artificial intelligence from the right to free speech.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Limmer, Kreun, and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4115: A resolution condemning Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu bigotry and reaffirming Minnesota's commitment to religious freedom, inclusion, and mutual respect.
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Senators Hauschild, McEwen, and Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4116: A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing private sales of certain land in St. Louis County.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senator Lieske introduced--
S.F. No. 4117: A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for highway safety improvements in Dakota County; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Jasinski, Dornink, Heintzeman, Dahms, and Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 4118: A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money to the health professional education loan forgiveness program for physicians licensed to practice medicine in the area of obstetrics and gynecology.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 4119: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Appetite For Change for youth workforce training.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senators Abeler, Dibble, and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4120: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying waiver reimagine individualized budget requirements; amending Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article 13, section 73, as amended.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senators Abeler, Dibble, and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4121: A bill for an act relating to health; modifying policies and procedures required at assisted living facilities; modifying training requirements for unlicensed personnel at assisted living facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 144G.31, subdivision 7; 144G.41, subdivisions 1, 2; 144G.61, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senators McEwen, Heintzeman, Housley, Champion, and Jasinski introduced--
S.F. No. 4122: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for lead service line replacement grants.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Port, Rasmusson, Fateh, and Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4123: A bill for an act relating to local government; limiting the zoning authority of local governments over certain housing types; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 4124: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying grant caps for port development assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 457A.03, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Pratt, Coleman, Duckworth, and Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 4125: A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a grant program to fund safety improvements at schools; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Johnson Stewart, Hawj, and Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4126: A bill for an act relating to environment; creating greenhouse gas pollution cost-recovery program; establishing account; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senators Koran, Westrom, Mathews, Holmstrom, and Pratt introduced--
S.F. No. 4127: A bill for an act relating to employment; exempting firefighters from the Minnesota Paid Leave Law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.01, subdivisions 15, 17.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 4128: A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring certain voters who register on election day to cast provisional ballots; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 204C.32, as amended; 204C.33, subdivision 3; 204C.37; 205.065, subdivision 5; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.03, subdivision 4; 205A.10, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 201.061, subdivision 3; 204C.33, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204C.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Pratt, Rarick, Coleman, and Seeberger introduced--
S.F. No. 4129: A bill for an act relating to labor; allowing union members who are teachers to allocate union dues to the local, state, or national organization of their choice; requiring that public employees who are teachers be notified of their rights under state and federal law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.12, subdivision 5; 179A.06, subdivision 6; 181.06, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Labor.
Senators Pratt, Draheim, Duckworth, Jasinski, and Coleman introduced--
S.F. No. 4130: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; allowing employers to request a refund of special assessments for employee training; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.20, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senators Farnsworth, Hauschild, Heintzeman, Wesenberg, and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4131: A bill for an act relating to state government; designating iron ore as the state mineral; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 4132: A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying prior appropriation for Progress Parkway construction project in the city of Eveleth; amending Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 17, subdivision 17.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Farnsworth and Hauschild introduced--
S.F. No. 4133: A bill for an act relating to environment; requiring the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to maintain a web-based permit application tracker; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.07, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senators Farnsworth, Hauschild, and Heintzeman introduced--
S.F. No. 4134: A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; adopting additional benefits for certain iron ore mining employees.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Cwodzinski introduced--
S.F. No. 4135: A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring the secretary of state to prepare and distribute a voter information guide prior to each statewide general election; authorizing rulemaking; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 213.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Johnson Stewart introduced--
S.F. No. 4136: A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; adding Tribal governments as eligible recipients of certain Metropolitan Council grant programs; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 473.252, subdivision 1a; 473.253; 473.254, subdivision 6; 473.255, subdivision 1; 473.355, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senator Johnson Stewart introduced--
S.F. No. 4137: A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; clarifying water supply planning and reporting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 473.1565.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 4138: A bill for an act relating to health; providing a definition for covered insulin for the insulin safety net program and manufacturer registration fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.381, subdivision 20; 151.74, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14; 151.741, subdivisions 1, 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 151.741, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.74, subdivision 15.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Frentz, Miller, Pratt, and Coleman introduced--
S.F. No. 4139: A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing sports betting and regulating to ensure it is conducted responsibly; establishing licenses; prohibiting local restrictions; providing for taxation of sports betting; providing civil and criminal penalties; providing for amateur sports grants; providing for charitable gambling and modifying certain rates of tax on lawful gambling; providing for pari-mutuel horse racing; making clarifying, conforming, and technical changes; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 240.01, subdivision 1b; 245.98, subdivision 2; 260B.007, subdivision 16; 270B.07, by adding a subdivision; 297E.02, by adding a subdivision; 349.12, subdivision 25; 609.75, subdivisions 3, 4, 7, by adding a subdivision; 609.755; 609.76, subdivision 2; 609.761, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116U; 240; 240A; 245; 299L; 609; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297J.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.
Senator Seeberger introduced--
S.F. No. 4140: A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a task force on standardized identification for emergency responders; requiring a report; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Westlin introduced--
S.F. No. 4141: A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring lost and stolen firearms to be reported promptly to law enforcement; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senators Xiong and Frentz introduced--
S.F. No. 4142: A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing additional financing mechanisms to support Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216C.441, subdivisions 3, 4.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Westlin introduced--
S.F. No. 4143: A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting nongovernment entities from mailing prefilled absentee ballot applications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 211B.066, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Westlin and Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 4144: A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring disclosure of chemical irritants used in certain buildings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Clark introduced--
S.F. No. 4145: A bill for an act relating to housing; prohibiting landlords from listing the name of a minor child of a tenant in a lease or eviction complaint; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Clark introduced--
S.F. No. 4146: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to the University of Minnesota for capital improvements to the School of Dentistry; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4147: A bill for an act relating to corporations; revoking and granting corporate powers; prohibiting corporate powers related to election activity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 302A.011, by adding a subdivision; 302A.165; 317A.011, by adding a subdivision; 317A.111, subdivision 3; 317A.165, subdivision 1; 322C.0102, by adding a subdivision; 322C.0110, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 302A.111, subdivision 2; 302A.166, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 302A; 317A; 322C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 302A.161, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24; 317A.161; 322C.0105; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 302A.161, subdivision 23a.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senator Boldon introduced--
S.F. No. 4148: A bill for an act relating to health insurance; modifying guaranteed issue requirements for Medicare supplement policies; requiring reinstatement of Medicare supplement policies for terminations due to cognitive impairment or functional incapacity; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62A.31, subdivision 1n, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 62A.31, subdivisions 1b, 1f, 1h, 1r, 1u.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.