State of Minnesota
SENATE BILL INTRODUCTIONS
Monday, March 25, 2024
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 Morrison, Mann, and Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 5176: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying payment rates to Indian health services facilities for certain medications; modifying requirements for hospitals serving as adult day treatment providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 34; 256B.0671, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Pratt and Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 5177: 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 2022, section 116L.20, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senators Fateh and Pha introduced--
S.F. No. 5178: A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing the period from April 25 to May 25 as Underserved Business Month; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Xiong introduced--
S.F. No. 5179: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying countable income under the housing support program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 256I.03, subdivision 7.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Xiong introduced--
S.F. No. 5180: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the general assistance standard of assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256D.01, subdivision 1b.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 5181: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to VoCul workforce development program.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Champion introduced--
S.F. No. 5182: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a pedestrian bridge over the Mississippi River connecting 26th Avenue North to 18th Avenue Northeast in the city of Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 5183: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the family assets for independence program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256E.35, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 256E.35, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Drazkowski introduced--
S.F. No. 5184: A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the secretary of state to place advisory questions on the 2024 state general election ballot related to the state flag and state seal designs adopted by the State Emblems Redesign Commission; repealing laws establishing new state flag and state seal designs; repealing Laws 2023, chapter 62, article 2, sections 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 133, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 5185: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Wiklund introduced--
S.F. No. 5186: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a contingent health insurance premium tax credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.0122, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 62V.13, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Maye Quade introduced--
S.F. No. 5187: A bill for an act relating to education; modifying school board membership requirements; expanding school board membership to include student members; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 123B.09; 128.01; 128D.05; 128D.055, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Hawj, Fateh, Boldon, Xiong, and Nelson introduced--
S.F. No. 5188: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Asian Economic Development Association.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senators Hawj, Fateh, Boldon, and Maye Quade introduced--
S.F. No. 5189: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Theater Mu for a workforce development program.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senators Gruenhagen, Hoffman, and Anderson introduced--
S.F. No. 5190: A bill for an act relating to special assessments; allowing local units of government to collect unpaid service charges for certain sewer projects as special assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 115.55, by adding a subdivision; 429.011, subdivisions 2, 2a; 429.101, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senators Dibble, Seeberger, Hawj, and Abeler introduced--
S.F. No. 5191: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a tax credit for the removal of trees infested by the emerald ash borer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senators Dibble, Boldon, Gustafson, Kunesh, and Mohamed introduced--
S.F. No. 5192: A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the public skate park construction and renovation program; modifying an earlier appropriation; appropriating money; amending Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 14, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 240A.20, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 240A.20, subdivisions 1, 3, 6, 7; Laws 2023, chapter 71, article 1, section 7.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Dahms introduced--
S.F. No. 5193: A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Springfield to issue an on-sale license.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senators Klein and Dibble introduced--
S.F. No. 5194: A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; proposing a refundable credit for conversion of underutilized buildings; allowing grants in lieu of the credit; proposing a sunset for the credit; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
Referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Senator Pha introduced--
S.F. No. 5195: A bill for an act relating to real property; prohibiting homeowners' associations from limiting the right to display any flag; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 500.215, subdivisions 1, 2.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Klein introduced--
S.F. No. 5196: A bill for an act relating to life insurance; requiring life insurance companies and policies to provide certain notices; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 61A.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 5197: A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System; general state employees retirement fund; authorizing foreign citizens employed by public employers on a H-1B, H-1B1, or E3 visa to purchase service credit for a prior period of employment as an excluded employee; amending Laws 2021, chapter 22, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 5198: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for site selection planning and acquisition for a new facility to be known as the Oyate Ota Center.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 5199: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for grants to Milestone Community Development and Minnesota STEM Project.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 5200: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for library construction grants; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Pappas introduced--
S.F. No. 5201: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for early childhood learning and child protection facilities; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 5202: A bill for an act relating to education; integrating American Indian views on the environment and ecology into statewide curriculum; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senator Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 5203: A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a study of rates for community first services and supports; requiring a report.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senator Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 5204: A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a teacher and paraprofessional compensation working group; requiring a report; appropriating money.
Referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Senators Dibble and Maye Quade introduced--
S.F. No. 5205: A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a needs analysis for emergency shelter for LGBTQIA+ youth experiencing homelessness; requiring a report.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Pha introduced--
S.F. No. 5206: A bill for an act relating to commerce; defining appeal to individuals under 21 years of age related to packaging and advertising; amending Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.62, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Senator Fateh introduced--
S.F. No. 5207: A bill for an act relating to health and human services; providing for an open statutory appropriation for the cost of certain background studies; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245C.10, subdivision 18; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 245C.10, subdivisions 3, 10; 256.4764, subdivision 3; Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 9, section 2, subdivision 13.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senators Wesenberg, Eichorn, Lang, and Farnsworth introduced--
S.F. No. 5208: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing the use of purple paint in lieu of signage prohibiting trespassing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.001, subdivision 4.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Wesenberg introduced--
S.F. No. 5209: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring the commissioner of natural resources to provide unimpeded access to state forest roads for certain commercial purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 89.002, subdivision 3.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Wesenberg introduced--
S.F. No. 5210: A bill for an act relating to game and fish; authorizing emergency importation of minnows to ensure adequate bait supply; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97C.515, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Environment, Climate, and Legacy.
Senator Morrison introduced--
S.F. No. 5211: A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing electric-assisted bicycle training, education, and sales requirements; requiring an electric-assisted bicycle operator's permit; requiring an electric-assisted bicycle youth operation study; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 169.011, by adding a subdivision; 169.222, subdivisions 2, 6a, 6b; 171.01, by adding a subdivision; 171.02, by adding a subdivision; 171.061, subdivisions 1, 3; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 123B.935, subdivision 1; 169.011, subdivision 27; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Morrison introduced--
S.F. No. 5212: A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing electronic drivers' licenses; authorizing rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation.
Senator Mathews introduced--
S.F. No. 5213: A bill for an act relating to vital records; requiring that immunization data be included on death records; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Senator Bahr introduced--
S.F. No. 5214: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for clean water infrastructure in the city of Ramsey; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 5215: A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for capital improvements of Twin Cities Health Services' location.
Referred to the Committee on Human Services.
Senator Kunesh introduced--
S.F. No. 5216: A bill for an act relating to education; requiring teacher preparation programs to provide instruction on ableism and disability justice; modifying teacher license renewal requirements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.187, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 122A.092, subdivision 2.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senators Dibble, Rest, Wiklund, Morrison, and Carlson introduced--
S.F. No. 5217: A bill for an act relating to firearms; establishing standards for the safe storage of firearms and criminal penalties for failing to meet those standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.666; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 624.713, subdivision 1.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
Senator Putnam introduced--
S.F. No. 5218: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for the commissioner of employment and economic development to contract with a vendor of child care business management solutions.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Utke introduced--
S.F. No. 5219: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the commissioner of agriculture for a grant to a county soil and conservation district for an irrigation pilot project.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development.
Senator Hoffman introduced--
S.F. No. 5220: A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing special authority to the city of Brooklyn Park to allow for the establishment of a biotech innovation district; authorizing the city of Brooklyn Park to establish a value capture district; requiring reports; appropriating money; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; amending Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 17.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senators Housley and Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 5221: A bill for an act relating to housing; prohibiting state agencies from promulgating rules increasing costs of residential construction by more than $3,000 per unit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.
Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government and Veterans.
Senator Anderson introduced--
S.F. No. 5222: A bill for an act relating to education; modifying requirements to bring awareness of library services for blind and print disabled persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134.31, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 134.31, subdivision 4a.
Referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Senator Anderson introduced--
S.F. No. 5223: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements for historic bridges; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.
Senator Draheim introduced--
S.F. No. 5224: A bill for an act relating to economic development; requiring consultation and reports on grants that exceed a certain dollar threshold; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116L.98, by adding a subdivision.
Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development.
Senator Mohamed introduced--
S.F. No. 5225: A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a grant to consolidate children's residential treatment programs and create a specialized care children's residential treatment campus.
Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.