State of Minnesota
SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Wednesday, April 29, 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 Rest introduced--
S.F. No. 5239: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new public works facility in the city of Robbinsdale; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Lang introduced--
S.F. No. 5240: A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; authorizing Kandiyohi County to impose a local sales tax.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 5241: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for street and water infrastructure in the city of McKinley; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Johnson Stewart and Port introduced--
S.F. No. 5242: A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing a statewide public infrastructure grant program to support housing densification and economic development; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Howe introduced--
S.F. No. 5243: A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring reimbursement of certain utility facility relocations caused by transportation projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 161.45, subdivisions 2, 6; 161.46, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 161.46, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Koran, Bahr, and Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 5244: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for infrastructure improvements along marked Trunk Highway 95 in the city of Cambridge; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Koran introduced--
S.F. No. 5245: A bill for an act relating to elections; requiring that the voter registration form include any requirements of federal law; requiring the secretary of state to ensure compliance with federal requirements related to elections; directing the secretary of state to allocate money to counties to assist them in complying with federal requirements; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.071, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Elections.
Senators Koran and Housley introduced--
S.F. No. 5246: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for reconstruction of marked U.S. Highway 8; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senators Lucero, Holmstrom, Gruenhagen, Lieske, and Wesenberg introduced--
S.F. No. 5247: A bill for an act relating to public safety; protecting children and parental rights; prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors; establishing school transparency and parental consent requirements; prohibiting the sexualization of minors in educational settings; protecting therapeutic choice while prohibiting coercive, fraudulent, or aversive practices; creating the felony offense of grooming of a minor for sexual exploitation; requiring predatory offender registration for grooming; restoring home-state jurisdiction and removing certain sanctuary provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 62Q.585, by adding a subdivision; 243.166, subdivision 1b; 518D.201; 518D.204; 518D.207; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120A; 145; 214; 260C; 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 214.078; 260.925; 543.23.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.