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Track 8,011 bills from the Minnesota 2015 legislative session. 210 bills have passed. View Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate legislation, sponsors, and voting records.
Bills (2000)
Omnibus tax bill.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Revisor's bill correcting miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Omnibus supplemental budget bill.
Sponsor: Jim Knoblach
Life insurance reserve provisions modified.
Sponsor: Joe Hoppe
Interference with a body or scene of death crime modified and sentence increased.
Sponsor: Paul H. Anderson
Agricultural-related provisions policy and technical changes; solar site volunteer management practices establishment; elk management plan modification; farmer-lender mediation task force and farm safety initiative establishment; report requirement
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Special transportation service provider regulations and penalties amended, and nonemergency medical transportation provider requirements related to background studies set.
Sponsor: Kim Norton
Outdoor heritage fund and clean water fund appropriations and prior appropriations modifications; Lessard-Sams outdoor heritage council provisions modifications; White Bear Lake augmentation authorization; legacy fund provisions modifications; prior arts and cultural heritage appropriations modifications
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriation, certain fund money use requirements establishment and University of Minnesota (U of M) reimbursement procedures creation; Legislature-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources provisions modifications
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Advance deposit wagering authorized, horse racing revenue provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Hoppe
Public utilities commission (PUC) railroads and utilities assessment imposition authority; railroad right-of-way crossing permission requirement and procedure establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Sulfate effluent permit compliance for wild rice water quality standard
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Legislative task force on access to affordable child care establishment
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Controlled substance schedules modified.
Sponsor: Bob Barrett
Health carrier required to update website; provisions amended relating to all-payer claims data, statewide trauma system, home care, assisted living, body art, hearing instrument dispensers, and food, beverage, and lodging establishments; Zika virus response activities directed; medical faculty license requirements adopted; medical cannabis program provisions changed; work group established; an appropriation canceled; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Omnibus retirement bill
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Portable recording system (body camera) data classification, destruction and regulation; legislative auditor review requirement
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Voluntary solar site management practices established.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Substance use disorder system continuum of treatment reform
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Labor agreements and compensation plans ratification; retirement agency directors salary increase ratification; statewide pension plan directors salaries establishment by appointed boards authorization
Sponsor: James Metzen
Prescription monitoring program modifications
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Electronic waste management provisions modified, and metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account management provided.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
Temporary use of certain rights-of-way permit requirements modification
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
School bus flagger motor vehicle driver stop requirement; bus passenger seat belt violations application to bus driver prohibition
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Respondent filing fee requirements for an order for protection eliminated.
Sponsor: Marion Rarick
Family law case alternative dispute resolution information required to be provided by the court.
Sponsor: Cindy Pugh
Motor vehicle weight limits governed, weight limit increased for vehicles powered by natural gas increased, and technical changes made.
Sponsor: Tim Kelly
A Senate resolution relating to notifying the House of Representatives the Senate is about to adjourn sine die
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
A Senate resolution relating to conduct of Senate business during the interim between Sessions
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
Real estate appraiser fees, costs, and management companies regulation
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Richfield; response time residency requirement for firefighters extended.
Sponsor: Linda Slocum
Energy transmission and telecommunications equipment crime damage expansion
Sponsor: James Carlson
Presidential primary establishment
Sponsor: Ann Rest
Animal care trusts provided, probate provisions modified, Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act enacted and related statute references updated, receivership and assignment provisions clarified, short form of assignment provided for recording with a deed to transfer real property, fees clarified, and other business organization clarifying changes made.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
Constitutional amendment requiring the phaseout of taxes on real and personal property and the implementation of a progressive tax based on individual income
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Pharmaceutical industry commission creation
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Legislative task force on child protection extension and modifications
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Medical facilities televisions closed captioning requirement
Sponsor: Alice Johnson
Earned compliance credit program for persons under correctional supervision establishment study required, and report required.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
Long-term care ombudsman office, chemical and mental health treatment services, and miscellaneous policy provisions modifications; psychologists duty to warn extension to postdegree supervised students, alcohol and drug counseling practicum students and postdegree professional practice and to students and interns practicing marriage and family therapy under supervision; durable medical equipment medical assistance (MA) payment rate modification; Minnesota eligibility system executive steering committee establishment
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Ignition interlock for repeat offenders requirement prior to driving privileges reinstatement; DWI-related provisions modification; motor vehicle forfeiture multiple owner provisions modification
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Omnibus lands bill
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Gambling manager provisions modified, raffles provided, prize limits increased, and local regulation prescribed.
Sponsor: Chris Swedzinski
Individual health plans conversion non-renewal by health plan carriers authorization
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Family and medical leave savings accounts , tax deductions, voluntary paid family and medical leave assistance grant program and appropriation
Sponsor: David Hann
Human services direct service staff minimum hourly pay increase directive authorized.
Sponsor: Diane Loeffler
Public land, buildings, and other capital improvement spending authorized; previous appropriations modified; new programs established and existing programs modified; bonds issued; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul Torkelson
Controlled substance crimes thresholds modifications; marijuana plants and controlled substance trace amounts possession new offenses creation; lower level controlled substance crimes mandatory minimum sentences elimination; community justice reinvestment account establishment; appropriation
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Corrections department access to employment data for research of effectiveness of employment programming for offenders in the community authorization
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Game gross overlimits penalty modifications
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Consumer-directed community support budget methodology existing exception sunset extension
Sponsor: James Carlson
Chisago County; Almelund Creamery Company building restoration funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
Nursing facility requirements modified.
Sponsor: Tim Kelly
Revisor's bill
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
Mandatory hearing requirement for subsequent orders and extensions eliminated.
Sponsor: Marion Rarick
Local government donation of surplus property to nonprofit organizations authority and tort liability exception
Sponsor: Barbara Goodwin
Marriage license five-day waiting period eliminated.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
Mining promotion responsibilities modification
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Blood samples; ex parte hearings authorized to determine when an emergency medical service person has a significant exposure to a source individual's bodily fluids, and peace officers authorized to take a noncompliant individual into temporary custody to collect a blood sample.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Disability discrimination claim requirements established related to architectural barriers, and notices required in building inspection reports.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
Registered predatory offender written statement for change of information required, and access to registration data by child protection workers for determination of child residence with predatory offender authorized.
Sponsor: Tim Miller
Revisor's bill
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Tennessen warning acknowledgement required on driver's license application.
Sponsor: Cindy Pugh
Omnibus elections bill
Sponsor: Katie Sieben
Human services disability waiver rate system modification
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Hennepin county select construction projects job order contracting use authorization and county energy forward pricing provisions modifications
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Family and medical leave savings accounts authorized, tax deductions and credits provided, small business development centers grants authorized, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
Eligible energy reimbursement costs clarification; Hibbing public utility commission membership increase authorization and city ward system modification
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Military retirement pay income tax subtraction authorization
Sponsor: Rod Skoe
Imprisonment and Exoneration Remedies Act award payments provided; legislative consideration clarified; claims against Corrections Department payment provided; funding provided; claims for loss, damage, or destruction of property of patients or inmates provided; claim limit of $7,000 established for settlement; claims filing fee increased; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Duane Quam
Renewables First Initiative established relating to energy and clean energy resources.
Sponsor: Melissa Hortman
Raffle boards provided.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Disparity impact analysis of proposed legislation provided, state agency biannual report on actions taken to address disparities required, and each change item in the governor's budget proposal inclusion of a disparity analysis required.
Sponsor: Paul Thissen
Tuition relief funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Melissa Hortman
Opioid pain medication continuing education training required.
Sponsor: Bob Barrett
Labor agreements ratified, and compensation plan approved.
Sponsor: Jim Knoblach
Vector-borne disease preparedness and response activity funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jennifer Schultz
State and local jail and prison inmates required to be housed in publicly owned and operated jails and prisons, and state and county contracting with private prisons prohibited.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Underrepresented population local grants to pursue a teaching career or attain a license in a teacher shortage area provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Homeless Youth Act funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Laurie Halverson
Summer academic enrichment program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jim Davnie
County attorney as attorney for any town in which violation occurs
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Private and nonpublic data use restricted to only purposes authorized by law, and motor vehicle registration data uses modified.
Sponsor: Peggy Scott
Direct service staff minimum hourly pay increase plan development required, and report required.
Sponsor: Diane Loeffler
Sewer availability charges imposed on eating and drinking establishments that add or expand outdoor seating regulated.
Sponsor: Jean Wagenius
Resolution expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned, forced organ harvesting from nonconsenting prisoners of conscience, primarily from Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their spiritual beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups in the Peoples Republic of China
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Private and nonpublic data use restriction
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
Student-user privacy in education rights established, online educational services required to comply with security and privacy standards, and student information use for targeted marketing or creation of student profiles prohibited.
Sponsor: Frank Hornstein
Student loan refinancing program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Melissa Hortman
Firearm safety certificate valid for hunting for persons 11 years old permitted.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Atomic Veterans Day establishment
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
A Senate resolution honoring Melanie Ebert
Sponsor: David Hann
State grant amount and availability increased.
Sponsor: Melissa Hortman
A Senate resolution recognizing Mayra Monjaraz-Olmos of Goodhue, Minnesota, for being named a 2016 Goodhue County Dairy Princess
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Renewable First Initiative
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Local bicycle infrastructure pilot program established, legislative report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rick Hansen
July 16 designated as Atomic Veterans Day.
Sponsor: Bob Dettmer
Continuing education requirements for health professionals modified, and coverage for acupuncture services provided.
Sponsor: Mike Freiberg
Driveway permit denial or revocation appeal process
Sponsor: David Dibble
Omnibus employment, economic development, and energy bill.
Sponsor: Pat Garofalo
A Senate resolution honoring the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce on its 150th anniversary
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Legend drugs as pharmaceutical waste collection and disposal provisions modifications; pharmacy practice definition modification; opiate antagonist protocol establishment
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Senate resolution congratulating Devin McGee of Wabasha County, Minnesota, for receiving the Eagle Award
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
On-sale wine and malt liquor licenses for operators of business not related to the service of alcohol under certain conditions
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Veterans' plate design for multinational peacekeeper military service established.
Sponsor: Rick Hansen
Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images and nonconsensual sexual solicitation civil cause of action creation
Sponsor: Barbara Goodwin
Lead poisoning prevention act blood lead level lowering requirement
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
A Senate resolution honoring Layla Sjolander on being accepted into the All-State Lutheran Choir
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Court reporter outdated statutes update; probate or civil commitment court proceedings referee orders and decrees court of appeals direct appeals authorization; perjury penalty statutes clarification
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
A Senate resolution honoring champion wrestler Bailee O'Reilly
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
AWAIR (a workplace accident and injury reduction) program provisions modification
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
A Senate resolution honoring Ellie Stodden of Cannon Falls High School on setting school
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
McLeod county trunk highway #7 designation as Patrol Officer Michael Alan Hogan Memorial Highway
Sponsor: Scott Newman
A Senate resolution honoring Warrant Officer Candidate Alan Fred Lee
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
A Senate resolution recognizing Makaila Klejeski for being named a 2016 Dodge County
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Statewide criminal and juvenile justice information policy and funding issues advisory group provided.
Sponsor: Brian Johnson
Clinical drug trial participation prohibited by persons subject to emergency admission or apprehend and hold orders, and notice requirement for early termination of an emergency admission specified.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
A Senate resolution recognizing Haley Hinrichs for being named a 2016 Goodhue County
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Railroad crossing rights-of-way by utilities requirements established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Debra Kiel
On-sale license new category created.
Sponsor: Abigail Whelan
Labor agreements and compensation plan ratified.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
A Senate resolution honoring Sydney Warner of Kenyon-Wanamingo on being named to the All-State Band
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Competitive market regulation provided for local exchange carriers, informal review and resolution of disputes provided, call routing practices prohibited, and registration of wholesale transport providers provided.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
Bullion product dealers regulation authorization
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
A Senate resolution honoring wrestler Kelby O'Reilly
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
I-694 and I-35E intersection transparent noise barrier panel construction required.
Sponsor: Jason Isaacson
A Senate resolution honoring the Apple Valley High School Iron Maidens on receiving the
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
A Senate resolution congratulating the Goodhue High School girls basketball team on winning the 2016 State High School Class A girls basketball championship
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Workforce development areas modifications
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Dry cleaner response and reimbursement account provisions and prior appropriation modification
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota grant provided to address hepatitis B health disparities, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
A Senate resolution honoring champion wrestler Will Van Epps
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Resolution urging Congress to take action on the Interest of Others Act of 2016
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
A Senate resolution honoring Emily Haugen of Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School for being accepted into the FFA State Choir
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Spousal maintenance based on the cohabitation of the obligee modification allowed.
Sponsor: Peggy Scott
A Senate resolution honoring Don Stewart of Lake City on his retirement
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Identity theft crimes statute of limitations extended.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Commerce fraud bureau search warrants authority clarification
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Eyelash extension services regulation
Sponsor: William Ingebrigtsen
Solar site volunteer management practices establishment
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Staff Sergeant Kevin Witte memorial highway designation
Sponsor: Torrey Westrom
Autocycle regulations established.
Sponsor: Dan Fabian
Osteopathic physician licensure requirement modified, and technical changes made to the composition of the Board of Medical Practice.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Omnibus capital investment bill.
Sponsor: Paul Torkelson
Legislative coordinating commission (LCC) provisions modifications; professional or technical services contract requirements modifications
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Omnibus state retirement bill.
Sponsor: Tim O'Driscoll
90-day supply of prescription drug dispensed by pharmacist authorization
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Driving instructor license applicant criminal history background checks required.
Sponsor: Chad Anderson
Physician assistant, midwife, and nurse provisions modified; and license suspension and contested case hearing provisions modified.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
Building and construction contracts progress payments and retainages modifications
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
A Senate resolution honoring Wabasha Police Officer Dan Metcalf on saving the life of Aliese
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
A Senate resolution recognizing Abigail Holst for being named a 2016 Wabasha County Dairy Princess
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Labor agreements and compensation plans ratified, affirmative approval required before interim implementation of state employee collective bargaining agreements, exclusive representatives prohibited from requiring political contributions, and open meetings required.
Sponsor: Steve Drazkowski
Safe harbor services eligibility expanded to youth age 24 and younger, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Miller
Hunting and fishing licenses online applications for anatomical gifts donation
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Licensure of graduates of foreign medical or osteopathic schools allowed.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Resolution expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned, forced organ harvesting from nonconsenting prisoners of conscience, primarily from Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their spiritual beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups in the People's Republic of China
Sponsor: Mark Anderson
Resolution expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned, forced organ harvesting from nonconsenting prisoners of conscience, primarily from Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their spiritual beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups in the People's Republic of China
Sponsor: Alice Johnson
School bus stops in right-turn lanes provisions modification
Sponsor: James Carlson
A Senate resolution honoring Carla Klepperich on the occasion of her retirement
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
A Senate resolution honoring wrestler Kaleb O'Reilly
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Privatized state-based marketplace model request for information for individual market and small bushiness health options (SHOP) program
Sponsor: Michelle Benson
A Senate resolution congratulating the Cannon Falls High School Speech Team on winning the conference championship
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
A Senate resolution recognizing Elizabeth Prigge of Winona, Minnesota, for being named a
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Minnesota prescription monitoring program changes made.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
A Senate resolution recognizing Morgan O'Brien for being named a 2016 Dodge County Dairy
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
A Senate resolution congratulating Hunter Connelly of Red Wing High School on winning
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Disaster relief bond issue and appropriations
Sponsor: LeRoy Stumpf
A Senate resolution recognizing Juliann Keller of Bellechester, Minnesota, for being named a
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Lead shot hunting restrictions prohibited.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Electronic incapacitation cuffs use prohibition for persons in custody for criminal offenses
Sponsor: Barbara Goodwin
Blaze orange hunting requirements modified to allow blaze pink.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Land assembly for job creation grant account creation; land assembly for job creation grants authorization and appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
A Senate resolution honoring champion wrestler Ryan Epps
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Sulfide ore bodies permit to mine restrictions imposition
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Court reporter related outdated statutes updated, direct appeals of referee orders and decrees in probate or civil commitment court proceedings to the Court of Appeals authorized, and statutes related to penalty of perjury for documents provided to the court clarified.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Predatory offender registration data access modification authorization; predatory offender registration change of information procedure modification
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
A Senate resolution recognizing Haley Reber for being named a 2016 Dodge County Dairy
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
A Senate resolution recognizing Natalie Holst for being named a 2016 Wabasha County Dairy
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Sentencing Guidelines commission recommendations on controlled substance offenses rejected.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
A Senate resolution congratulating the Kenyon-Wanamingo High School boys wrestling
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
REAL ID Act requirements authorization, implementation, limitation, and appropriation; resident lifetime game and fish license information driver's license or state ID care placement authorization; New Brighton driver's license agent
Sponsor: David Dibble
Uniform statewide minimum wage required, and uniformity for employment mandates on private employers provided.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
A Senate resolution honoring Miles Klotz of Zumbrota on being named to the All-State Band
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Parental leave tax credits for employers and employees
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Public house preservation and issuance of additional housing infrastructure bonds funding provided, senior housing added to allowable uses of housing infrastructure bonds, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Alice Hausman
Nonwoven personal care disposable products labeling requirement
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
A Senate resolution congratulating Alexander James Veselinovich Turner of Minnetrista,
Sponsor: David Osmek
A Senate resolution honoring Warrant Officer Candidate Alan Fred Lee
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
A Senate resolution honoring champion wrestler Ryan Block
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Sulfate effluent permit compliance provided.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
A Senate resolution congratulating the Plainview-Elgin-Millville High School girls basketball
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Controlled substances schedules modifications
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Public land, buildings, and other capital improvement spending authorized; previous appropriations modified; new programs established and existing programs modified; bonds issued; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul Torkelson
PRINCE Act; survival of commercial appropriation claims
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
Small business certification programs data classification
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Resolution memorializing Congress to pass the National Guard 12304b Benefits Parity Act
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
A Senate resolution honoring barber Ken Kirkpatrick on the occasion of his (semi) retirement
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
A Senate resolution honoring the 3M African American Network on its 40th anniversary
Sponsor: Susan Kent
County attorney considered as attorney for any town in which a violation occurs for purposes of court fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
Sponsor: Jim Nash
Barber examiners board provisions modifications
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Earned paid time off payout at separation from employment required.
Sponsor: Jerry Newton
A Senate resolution recognizing the 40th anniversary of Glen's Food Center in Luverne, Minnesota
Sponsor: Bill Weber
Higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR) bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: LeRoy Stumpf
Capitol grounds memorial commemorating Minnesotans awarded the Medal of Honor provided.
Sponsor: Bob Dettmer
Electronic waste management provisions modified.
Sponsor: Dan Fabian
Omnibus bonding bill
Sponsor: LeRoy Stumpf
A Senate resolution congratulating Charter Jacobson of Woodbury, Minnesota, for receiving the Eagle Award
Sponsor: Susan Kent
Workers' compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Presidential primary established, provisions related to precinct caucuses modified, and technical and conforming changes made.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Appraiser fees, investigation costs, and appraisal management companies regulated.
Sponsor: Tim O'Driscoll
Statewide trauma system, home care, hearing instrument dispensers and food beverage and lodging establishments provisions modifications
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Co-occurring mental health and chemical dependency disorders screening modification
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Trust for care of an animal authorization
Sponsor: David Dibble
A Senate resolution honoring Kathryn LeBrasseur for receiving the Service to Mankind award from the Alexandria Sertoma chapter
Sponsor: William Ingebrigtsen
Mass transit and road capital expense appropriation subsidy match provided.
Sponsor: Bob Barrett
Inmate mental health treatment co-payment exclusion
Sponsor: Barbara Goodwin
Meatpacking workers labor relations provisions clarification; disclosure notification in languages other than English and Spanish requirement
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Northern pike management provided, and rulemaking and report required.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Nursing facility payment language recodification
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Fence viewing process cities exemption of certain land authorization
Sponsor: Bev Scalze
Health insurers and fraternals minimum solvency requirements for accreditation standards conformance modification
Sponsor: James Carlson
Medical assistance (MA) median total care-related per diem cost technical corrections
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Iron Range resources and rehabilitation commissioner duties modified, Legislative-Citizen Commission created, legislative oversight provided, appropriations and distribution modified, conforming changes made, study required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Clean Water Legacy Act implementation goals modified.
Sponsor: John Persell
Marriage license waiting period elimination
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Nutrient treatment technology incentive voluntary municipal investment
Sponsor: John Marty
A Senate resolution commemorating the lives and work of deceased Senators
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
Service signs at two intersections or interchanges permitted.
Sponsor: Jim Nash
Child foster care providers foster care, mental health and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder training requirement
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Motor vehicle distribution unfair practices regulated.
Sponsor: Jenifer Loon
Higher education asset preservation and repair provided.
Sponsor: Paul Torkelson
Elk River; public utilities commission membership increase permitted.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Human services positive supports provisions modifications
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Omnibus game and fish bill.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Ramsey County; human resource statutes technical changes made.
Sponsor: Carolyn Laine
Northern pike management authorization
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Blood lead level that constitutes an elevated blood lead level in the Lead Poisoning Prevention Act lowered.
Sponsor: Jean Wagenius
Debt settlement services tax debt inclusion authorization
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Nursing facilities requirements modifications
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Natural gas powered and idle and emissions-reduction technology vehicles weight limits increase authorization
Sponsor: Roger Reinert
Patient designated caregiver opportunity and patient aftercare needs requirements
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Laura's law; crime of interfering with a body or scene of death crime modification and penalty increase
Sponsor: William Ingebrigtsen
Como Avenue railroad bridge project loan forgiveness
Sponsor: Roger Chamberlain
Tobacco, tobacco-related devices, and electronic cigarettes use in sports stadiums prohibition
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Ramsey county human resources statutes technical changes authorization
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Conversion therapy with children or vulnerable adults prohibited, and medical assistance coverage for conversion therapy prohibited.
Sponsor: Peter Fischer
Counties authorized to continue participation in the community corrections subsidy program.
Sponsor: Dale Lueck
State Patrol trooper funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Steve Green
Green roofs advisory task force establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Criminal vehicular homicide enhanced penalty created for offenses occurring within ten years of qualified offense.
Sponsor: Chris Swedzinski
Human services positive support strategies and restrictive intervention rules approved.
Sponsor: Nels Pierson
Life insurance reserves modifications
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Health insurers and fraternals minimum solvency requirements modified to conform to the accreditation standards of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Sponsor: Jenifer Loon
Temporary family health care dwellings zoning regulation; temporary dwelling permits establishment
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Minneapolis; Cedar Cultural Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Phyllis Kahn
Child victims of crime speedy trials authorization
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Corrections Department authorized to access employment data for research of effectiveness of employment programming for offenders in the community.
Sponsor: Peggy Scott
Damage to energy transmission or telecommunications equipment crime expanded.
Sponsor: Paul H. Anderson
A Senate resolution congratulating Jackson Graham Hultgren of St. Cloud, Minnesota, for receiving the Eagle Award
Sponsor: John Pederson
A Senate resolution expressing the sense of the Senate recognizing May 14th as "Minnesota Hmong Memorial Day" for all who have served, died, and suffered in the Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War in the years 1961-1975
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Democratic Republic of the Congo conflict-free minerals procurement provisions
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Trophy animal gross overlimit penalties modified, and enforcement provided.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Metropolitan area transportation sales tax allocation requirements amended.
Sponsor: Jason Isaacson
Orders for protection subsequent orders and extension mandatory hearing requirement elimination
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Urban agriculture development pilot program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
St. Cloud, St. Paul, Janesville, and Minneapolis; various intoxicating liquor licenses allowed.
Sponsor: Joe Hoppe
Propane education research council assessable amount modified.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
Balanced federal budget; a joint resolution making a formal application to Congress to call an amendment convention for the purpose of an amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced federal budget.
Sponsor: Jerry Hertaus
Green roof advisory task force established, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Phyllis Kahn
Investigational drug, biological product, or device coverage provided under the early periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment program.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Child care legislative task force created, and report to legislature and governor required.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Clean water fund prior appropriations modifications and state agency appropriations
Sponsor: Richard Cohen
Vehicle forfeiture provisions modified to include more than one owner of a vehicle.
Sponsor: Peggy Scott
Earned compliance credit program for persons under correctional supervision study requirement
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Richfield firefighters response time residency requirement extension
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
MNsure operations funding modification; qualifying life events processing time requirement; small business health options program improvements requirement; commissioner of commerce health plan premiums stabilization study requirement
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Voluntary school social worker aid program and appropriation
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
A Senate resolution recognizing Jacob Baldus of Ramsey, Minnesota, for being a 2016 Leader and Achiever Scholarship recipient
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Spousal maintenance modification based on obligee cohabitation authorization
Sponsor: Michelle Benson
Miscellaneous housekeeping changes for labor and industry department; employment agents, construction codes and licensing, and combative sports modifications; sprinkler rule requirement prohibition
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Commercial parking facilities heating restrictions exception authorization
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Workforce development board creation; workforce development and economic development provisions modifications
Sponsor: Ann Rest
Chemotherapy drug safety working group created, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Erin Murphy
Military member clarified, and veterans added to offense of impersonation.
Sponsor: Jeff Howe
Orders for protection respondent filing fee requirements elimination
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Health care unauthorized provider services coverage and billing requirements modification
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Portable recording system provisions added, and audio and video data captured by a law enforcement officer classified.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
National Guard; a resolution memorializing Congress to pass the National Guard 12304b Benefits Parity Act.
Sponsor: John Lesch
Automatic voter registration of applicants for a driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card provided.
Sponsor: Jennifer Schultz
Body piercing technicians licensing requirements modifications
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Tobacco, tobacco-related devices, and electronic cigarette use in sports stadiums prohibited.
Sponsor: Mike Freiberg
Counting all students proposed; and aggregated and disaggregated student growth, learning, and outcome data collected and reported.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
St. Paul; Como Avenue railroad bridge work loan forgiveness provided.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Closed captioning requirement on televisions in medical facilities added.
Sponsor: Brian Daniels
Emergency responder training funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: JoAnn Ward
Body art establishment and body piercing technician licensing requirements modified.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Minimum wage increase phase-in provided, low income workers enabled to meet basic needs, working family tax credit increased, increased child care assistance provided to all low income workers, Minnesota emergency employment development program reestablished, welfare costs to taxpayers reduced, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Alice Hausman
Special revenue fund account created, commissioner of employment and economic development authorized to award grants to local governments to assemble land for economic development, money transferred, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Mahoney
Family and medical leave benefit insurance program established, wage tax imposed, rulemaking authorized, account created, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Mahoney
REAL ID Act implementation authorized and governed, driver's license and Minnesota identification card requirements amended, fees amended, legislative reporting required, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
State primary election changed from August to June, and primary elections conducted by a political subdivision date changed.
Sponsor: Kelly Fenton
Driver's license agent appointment governed.
Sponsor: Connie Bernardy
Consumer-directed community supports budget methodology existing exception sunset extended.
Sponsor: Tara Mack
Property right recognized in a person's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness; unauthorized use prohibited; and remedies provided.
Sponsor: Joe Hoppe
Online hunting and fishing license application required to provide for organ donation, and report required.
Sponsor: Sarah Anderson
Bullion product dealers regulated.
Sponsor: Joe Hoppe
Hunter satisfaction survey requirements modified.
Sponsor: Joe Schomacker
Visual arts instruction classes city on-sale wine or on-sale malt liquor license issuance authority
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Certified birth record fee waived.
Sponsor: Bob Barrett
Eyelash extension services regulated, and continuing education requirements modified.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Apprentice farmer assistance program established, income tax credits for participating farmers authorized, and rulemaking required.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
Temporary use of rights-of-way permit requirements modified.
Sponsor: Steve Drazkowski
Health carriers permitted to not renew conversion individual health plans, and notice to affected policyholders required.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Unlocking opportunities grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Raymond Dehn
University of Minnesota funding provided to modify tuition structure, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Bob Barrett
Memorial honoring Minnesotans awarded the medal of honor capitol grounds placement
Sponsor: Mark Anderson
Food served at fundraisers or community events by certain faith-based organizations health regulation exemption establishment
Sponsor: Dave Brown
Temporary family health care dwelling zoning regulated, and temporary family health care dwellings added to the definition of a housing with services establishment.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
David Dill memorial trail established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Night vision possession restrictions modified.
Sponsor: Mark Anderson
Criminal vehicular homicide enhanced penalty authorization
Sponsor: Gary Dahms
Public hearing required after ten-day notice before imposing an interim ordinance relating to housing.
Sponsor: Jim Nash
Wastewater treatment technology incentive provided.
Sponsor: Dan Fabian
Metropolitan area transit finance and policy governed, transportation planning required, funding recommendations to the legislature required, local option transportation sales tax requirements amended, account established, and technical and conforming changes made.
Sponsor: Linda Runbeck
Agriculture provisions policy and technical changes made, Farmer Lender Mediation Task force and a Farm Safety Initiative established, and reports required.
Sponsor: Paul H. Anderson
Hennepin County; energy forward pricing holding period and expiration date modified.
Sponsor: Cindy Pugh
Minneapolis; credit for hiring targeted individuals provided, sales tax exemption for purchase of building materials provided, and expanded tax increment financing authority provided.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Electric vehicle promotion program establishment
Sponsor: John Marty
Recording or broadcasting criminal proceedings limitations
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Driveway permit denial or revocation appeal process provided.
Sponsor: John Petersburg
Debt limit established.
Sponsor: Bob Vogel
Regional arts center funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
Consumer report security freezes regulated, and payment of fees provided.
Sponsor: Mike Freiberg
Disability discrimination claims related to architectural barriers requirements establishment; building inspection reports notices requirement
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
A Senate resolution congratulating Josephine Zehnle Terwey of Long Prairie, Minnesota, on her 100th birthday
Sponsor: Mary Kiffmeyer
Advanced care planning on end-of-life care choices appropriation
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council recommendations adopted.
Sponsor: Marion Rarick
Propane education research council assessment amount modification
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Unemployment insurance advisory council recommendations adoption for unemployment insurance
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Omnibus agriculture, environment and natural resources, employment and economic development, and energy policy and finance bill.
Sponsor: Pat Garofalo
Workforce and affordable homeownership development program established, reports required, and portion of proceeds of the mortgage registry tax and the deed tax appropriated to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for creation of workforce and affordable ownership housing.
Sponsor: Dan Fabian
Metropolitan council staggered terms requirement; nomination committee membership expansion; council member qualifications clarification; equity advisory committee establishment; sewer availability charges stakeholder group establishment
Sponsor: David Dibble
Imprisonment and exoneration remedies act awards payment appropriation; corrections department claims settlement appropriation; claims limit for settlement the commissioners of human services, veterans affairs and corrections establishment
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Building and construction contracts regulated, subcontractor payments regulated, and progress payments and retainages provided.
Sponsor: Jason Rarick
Small vehicle passenger service ordinances regulating pedicabs requirements modification
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Hepatitis B-related health disparities nonprofit organization grant appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Fourth degree assault against a peace officer clarification
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Chemotherapy drug safety working group establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Host community economic development grants modified.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
Dakota County Community Development Agency membership amended, Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Agency laws amended, Washington County Community Development Agency created, and obsolete language deleted.
Sponsor: Jon Koznick
Sanitary district creation, annexation, detachment, and dissolution procedures modified; and filing and hearing requirements modified.
Sponsor: Mike Sundin
Special election cycle early termination process establishment
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Radon testing and mitigation data specified, rulemaking required on indoor radon licensure and work standards, exemptions to radon testing provided, fees changed for radon license applications, and local governments allowed to require inspections or permits.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Telecommunications competitive market regulation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Closed landfill cleanup bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Probate provisions modifications; limited liability companies under the revised uniform limited liability company act provisions; receiverships and assignments for the benefit of creditors provisions clarification; short form of assignment for recording with a deed to transfer real property provisions
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Flame retardant chemical prohibitions expansion
Sponsor: John Marty
Road deicing sugar beets utilization study requirement
Sponsor: Roger Chamberlain
White Earth Band of Ojibwe child welfare service funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Child protection legislative task force extended.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
Ignition interlock required for repeat offenders in order to reinstate driving privileges, and ignition interlock program limited to alcohol-related offenses.
Sponsor: Tim Kelly
Organ harvesting; a resolution expressing concern over reports of forced organ harvesting from prisoners for their spiritual beliefs and other minority groups in the People's Republic of China.
Sponsor: Phyllis Kahn
Minimum wage phased in increase; child care assistance enhancement and all-low income workers coverage establishment; working family tax credit increase; Minnesota emergency employment development program reestablishment
Sponsor: John Marty
MNsure operation funding modified.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Continuum of treatment for individuals with substance use disorders reform required.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
County approval of land acquisitions required.
Sponsor: Steve Green
Cooperative private divorce program established, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: John Lesch
Statewide criminal and juvenile justice information and policy advisory group establishment
Sponsor: Barbara Goodwin
Metropolitan Airports Commission required to regulate transportation network companies the same as taxicabs.
Sponsor: Phyllis Kahn
Student support service personnel grant program established, postsecondary institution grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Alice Hausman
Dry cleaner response and reimbursement account provisions modified, prior appropriation modified, and rulemaking required.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Workforce development areas modified.
Sponsor: Bob Gunther
Autism spectrum disorder treatment added to essential benefits definition.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
State occupational regulation oversight provided, and reports required.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Cell phone cases resembling a firearm possession, manufacture, or sale prohibited.
Sponsor: Joe Atkins
Driver education program access expanded for low income students, driver education work group established, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jennifer Schultz
Human Rights Act provisions governing gender specific accommodations clarified.
Sponsor: Glenn Gruenhagen
Hibbing's Public Utility Commission membership increase authorized.
Sponsor: Carly Melin
Unfair practices in motor vehicle distribution regulation
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
Solid waste collection authority of local units of government moratorium established.
Sponsor: Chad Anderson
Felony assaults motivated by bias maximum penalty increase
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Closed landfill cleanup funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Peggy Scott
School bus stops in right-turn lanes prohibited; and use of prewarning amber signals, flashing red signals, and stop-signal arms required when stopping in right-turn lanes.
Sponsor: Laurie Halverson
Cellular telephone cases with firearm resemblance possession prohibition
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Fantasy sports authorized.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Big Lake water level control permit requirement
Sponsor: Torrey Westrom
Solar energy investment tax credit authorization and appropriation
Sponsor: Karin Housley
A Senate resolution honoring Union Bank & Trust of Minneapolis on their 40th anniversary
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Fiscal disparities contribution percentage for cities in the metropolitan area reduced, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Atkins
Campaign finance and disclosure law enactment required, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Sponsor: Laurie Halverson
Somali community grant funds provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Phyllis Kahn
Equity and opportunity tax credit provided.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
Secondary students studying Latin language proficiency requirements clarification
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Fantasy sports game requirements and authorization
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Legend drug collection and disposal as pharmaceutical waste changes made.
Sponsor: Bob Barrett
Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images and nonconsensual sexual solicitation civil cause of action created, coercion crime amended to include threat of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, stalking crime amended to include nonconsensual sexual solicitation, qualified domestic violence-related offense and harassment definitions expanded, criminal penalties established for nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images and nonconsensual sexual solicitation, and criminal defamation law clarified.
Sponsor: John Lesch
Hepatitis B health disparity grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Library construction grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jeff Howe
Fund-raiser or community events by faith-based organizations food exempted from health regulation.
Sponsor: Sondra Erickson
Traffic citation filing requirements governed.
Sponsor: Paul Thissen
Medical treatment for mental health excluded from inmate co-payment.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
Omnibus health and human services, state government finance, and public safety policy and finance bill.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Medically necessary gender dysphoria and prescribed drugs for treatment of gender dysphoria medical assistance coverage required.
Sponsor: Barb Yarusso
Somali community support grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Phyllis Kahn
Hospital required to provide a patient the opportunity to designate a caregiver upon entry, and hospital required to provide discharge plan and aftercare instructions to designated caregiver prior to discharge.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Pari-mutuel horse racing advance deposit wagering authorization and appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Outdoor heritage funding provided, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council provisions modified, legacy fund provisions modified, prior appropriations modified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dean Urdahl
Bus drivers exempted from seat belt fines arising out of violations by passengers.
Sponsor: Chris Swedzinski
Road deicing study required.
Sponsor: Linda Runbeck
Language proficiency requirements for students studying Latin clarified.
Sponsor: David Bly
Utilization review procedures standards modification
Sponsor: Michelle Benson
Median total care-related per diem technical corrections made.
Sponsor: Joe Schomacker
Asset medical assistance eligibility limit and the excess income standard for the blind, disabled, and elderly increased.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Environment and natural resources trust fund money appropriated, Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources provisions modified, and trust fund money use requirements added.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Pharmacist dispensation of a 90-day supply of a prescription drug allowed.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Frank Hornstein
Congressional Medal of Honor focus in character development education encouraged.
Sponsor: Bob Dettmer
K-12 education expense subtraction and credit modified; credit extended to tuition; subtraction and credit amounts increased; income phaseout for the credit increased; and credit, subtraction amount, and credit phaseout threshold adjusted for inflation.
Sponsor: Jim Knoblach
Farmer-lender mediation program extension requirement
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Manufactured home relocation trust fund provisions modifications
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
St. Louis Park; Perspectives Family Center facility expansion and renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Cheryl Youakim
A Senate resolution honoring Kelsey Frizell of Maple Grove on receiving a Comcast Leaders
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
Qualified active duty military members and veterans and spouses granted waiver for licensing experience requirement for broker's examination.
Sponsor: Jim Newberger
Civil commitment of a person who is mentally ill need for treatment included in criteria.
Sponsor: Bob Barrett
Alternative dispute resolution information to parties in family law cases requirement
Sponsor: Dan Hall
Building construction and contract requirements clarified.
Sponsor: Bob Loonan
Medical assistance (MA) estate recovery requirements modification
Sponsor: LeRoy Stumpf
Legislative Coordinating Commission provisions changed, and ethnic council provisions modified.
Sponsor: Joe Hoppe
Omnibus education policy bill
Sponsor: Charles Wiger
A Senate resolution celebrating the life and legacy of freedom fighter Harriet Tubman
Sponsor: Paul Gazelka
Controlled substance crime thresholds modified, new offenses specific to possession of marijuana plants and possessing trace amounts of controlled substances created, mandatory minimum sentences for lower level controlled substance crimes eliminated, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
Anoka and Ramsey; Anoka County State-Aid Highway 56 underpass construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jerry Newton
Federal government operations; a resolution memorializing Congress to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to impose fiscal constraints on the federal government, limit power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and members of Congress.
Sponsor: Duane Quam
Order for protection and harassment restraining orders provisions modifications
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Small cities assistance account annual appropriation provided.
Sponsor: Chris Swedzinski
Civil commitment emergency admission early termination notice requirements specification
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Child foster care provider training required.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
Burnsville; tax increment financing authority modified.
Sponsor: Sandra Masin
Hospitals designated as ST segment elevation myocardial infarction receiving centers, ST segment elevation myocardial infarction transport protocols required, and technical changes made to the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board audit and education provisions.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
A house resolution recognizing the first Thursday in May as a day of prayer, fasting, and repentance.
Sponsor: Kathy Lohmer
Electronic communication held by a service provider or other third party access by a government entity prohibited, and limits on data retention provided.
Sponsor: John Lesch
Retention limits modified.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Charter school provisions technical and grammatical corrections made, and erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted text corrected.
Sponsor: Sondra Erickson
Bad faith assertions of patent infringements prohibited, and enforcement provided.
Sponsor: Joe Hoppe
Identity theft crimes statute of limitations extension
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
Osteopathic physicians licensure requirement modification; board of medical practice composition technical changes establishment
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Building and construction contract requirements modifications and clarification
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Businesses eligible for small business investment credit requirements modification
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Nonwoven disposable product labeling provided.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
Ombudsman office for long-term care, mental health treatment services, and miscellaneous policy provisions modified.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Omnibus capital investment bill
Sponsor: LeRoy Stumpf
State agency fee or fine increase proposal limited.
Sponsor: Sarah Anderson
Invasive special control provided, wild rice license requirements modified, streamlined review of plans and regulations provided, civil penalties provided and modified, Wildfire Act modified, Sand Dunes State Forest logging prohibited, and report required.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
Spousal anti-impoverishment provisions modified.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Trunk Highway 28 segment designated as Staff Sergeant Kevin Witte Memorial Highway.
Sponsor: Jeff Backer
A Senate resolution honoring Columbia Heights High School on being named Advanced Placement Small District of the Year
Sponsor: Barbara Goodwin
Foreign steel; a resolution urging the President and Congress to take action to halt the illegal dumping of foreign steel into the United States.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Invasive species control authorization; wild rice license requirements modification; natural resources regulations and penalties streamlined review and report requirement; muskellunge expansion by department of natural resources (DNR) prohibition
Sponsor: John Marty
Regional park and open-space land acquisition and improvements by the Metropolitan Council funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Mark Uglem
Prince commemoration; memorializing the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress and the Architect of the Capitol to commemorate Prince with a statue representing Minnesota at the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
Sponsor: Joe Atkins
Transportation network companies metropolitan airports commission (MAC) regulation requirement
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jeff Howe
Workplace Accident and Injury Recovery program modified.
Sponsor: Jason Rarick
Minors prohibited from possessing or disseminating indecent images, retroactive applications for relief allowed, and penalties created.
Sponsor: David Hancock
Cities authorized to exempt land less than 20 acres from the fence-viewing process, and cities authorized to adopt fence policies.
Sponsor: Cindy Pugh
Elections; a resolution memorializing Congress to clarify that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment.
Sponsor: Raymond Dehn
McLeod County; Trunk Highway 7 segment designated as Patrol Officer Michael Alan Hogan Memorial Highway.
Sponsor: Dean Urdahl
A resolution memorializing the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress and the Architect of the Capitol to commemorate Prince with a statue representing Minnesota at the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Public housing preservation and additional housing infrastructure bond issue and appropriation; housing infrastructure bonds senior housing use authorization
Sponsor: John Pederson
Disability waiver rate system modified.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
White Bear Lake water sustainability study and augmentation design project appropriation; Vadnais Heights projects protections establishment
Sponsor: Charles Wiger
Olmstead Outreach Project Legacy grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nels Pierson
A joint resolution making a formal application to the Congress of the United States of America to call an amendment convention for the sole purpose of proposing for ratification an amendment to the Constitution that requires a balanced federal budget
Sponsor: Mary Kiffmeyer
Children's advocacy center membership on multidisciplinary child protection teams
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Attempting to hire a minor for prostitution penalties increased.
Sponsor: Dave Pinto
Sanitary districts creation, annexation, detachment, and dissolution procedures; filing and hearing requirements modifications
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Minors attempt to hire for prostitution penalties increase
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Purple as official state color designation
Sponsor: Karin Housley
Volunteer firefighters service credit, pension eligibility and joint powers fire department provisions modifications
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Health coverages modifications
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Election and election administration provisions modified, timeline modified for when a special election is required to fill a vacancy on a school board, appointment of specified county offices authorized, and technical changes made.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Vadnais Heights; water supply sustainability study and augmentation design funding provided, project protections provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Peter Fischer
Education gifted and talented provisions modifications
Sponsor: Charles Wiger
Meatpacking worker terms clarified, and notification in languages other than English and Spanish provided.
Sponsor: Rick Hansen
Elk River public utilities commission membership increase authorization
Sponsor: Mary Kiffmeyer
Revisor's bill; erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted text and obsolete references corrected.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
Credit reports regarding minors security freeze requirement
Sponsor: Paul Gazelka
Human Rights Act provisions governing gender specific accommodations clarified.
Sponsor: Glenn Gruenhagen
Intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities and home and community based service provider reimbursement rates modified.
Sponsor: Joe McDonald
Children's advocacy center membership on multidisciplinary child protection teams provided.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Trunk highway intersections service signs authorization
Sponsor: Julianne Ortman
Small vehicle passenger service ordinances that regulate pedicabs requirements amended.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
City fluoridation opt out option authorization
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Ex parte hearing authorization for determination of emergency medical service person exposure to individuals bodily fluids establishment; peace officer taking of noncompliant individual into temporary custody to collect blood sample authorization
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Debt service equalization aid for school districts increased.
Sponsor: Duane Quam
Small cities assistance account annual appropriation for state-aid road systems
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Minnesota State High School League gender identity policy codified.
Sponsor: Phyllis Kahn
Public housing preservation and additional housing infrastructure bonds issuance and senior housing addition bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
University of Minnesota Duluth campus higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR) bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Roger Reinert
I-35W and I-494 interchange improvements appropriation
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Refugee resettlement costs spending legislative auditor financial audits requirement
Sponsor: Paul Gazelka
Sophia's Law; marine carbon monoxide detection devices on motorboats requirement; carbon monoxide poisoning safety information from motorboats requirement; report requirement and appropriation
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Home ownership assistance fund, economic development and housing challenge program, and capacity building grant funding provided; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Mahoney
Affirmative consent standards in campus sexual assault policies required, sexual violence grant program established, consent curriculum development funding provided, sexual violence prevention grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Erin Murphy
Higher education-related provisions technical and policy changes
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
Driving instructor license applicants criminal history background checks requirement
Sponsor: Susan Kent
Firearm transfer criminal background check required, and transfers excepted.
Sponsor: Dan Schoen
Corrections commissioner offender housing in non publicly owned facilities authorization
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Omnibus supplemental appropriations bill
Sponsor: Richard Cohen
Critical access dental provider designation requirements modified.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Nursing facility payment language recodified, conforming changes made, and obsolete provisions repealed.
Sponsor: Joe Schomacker
Co-occurring mental health and chemical dependency disorders screening requirements modified.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Local governments permitted to donate surplus equipment to nonprofit organizations, and exception to tort liability created.
Sponsor: Carolyn Laine
Community corrections subsidy program universal county participation
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Workers compensation advisory council recommendations adoption
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Military personnel on active duty outside Minnesota retaking of failed road test before termination of practice period allowed.
Sponsor: Jerry Newton
Tax debt included as debt that is covered under debt settlement services regulation.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
Special agricultural homestead application filing extension authorization
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Military personnel on active duty retake of failed road test authorization
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Hospitals required to provide staffing at levels consistent with nationally accepted standards, reporting of staffing levels required, and civil penalties imposed.
Sponsor: Joe Atkins
Buffer requirements on public waters and drainage ditches clarification and modification
Sponsor: Rod Skoe
Lifesaver grants appropriation authorization
Sponsor: David Senjem
Higher education workforce development dual training grant program clarification
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
A Senate concurrent resolution relating to Joint Rules; providing a fourth deadline for conference committees to act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills; amending Joint Rule 2.03
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Fourth degree assault against a peace officer offense clarified.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
A Senate concurrent resolution adopting a deadline for conference committee reports
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Host community economic development grants modification
Sponsor: James Metzen
University of Minnesota research on challenges facing low income urban communities of color funding provided, legislative report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities required to develop a plan to expand and enhance recruitment and retention of students of color at community and technical colleges, report to the legislature required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Commerce Fraud Bureau authority to apply for or execute search warrants clarified.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Madelia public infrastructure repair and replacement grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Solid waste facility bonding proposal certification by the Pollution Control Agency required, and additional analysis in applications for state assistance for solid waste management projects required.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
Raffle boards authorization
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Freight railroad preservation and improvement grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Mistakenly billed tax refunds modified.
Sponsor: Steve Drazkowski
Competitive grant programs to increase the financial literacy of girls and women of color appropriation
Sponsor: Patricia Torres Ray
Home health care providers and community based service providers added to essential community providers.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Veterans brokers examination licensing experience waiver requirement
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Legislative auditor directed to conduct financial audits of spending related to refugee resettlement costs, and money transferred.
Sponsor: Steve Drazkowski
Stearns county supplemental program aid payment
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Tax forfeiture; redemption period amended, county auditors granted additional authority, online tax-forfeited land sale allowed, eviction action when an individual holds over real property after a real estate tax judgment sale allowed, landlord disposal of an evicted tenant's property allowed, and technical and conforming changes made.
Sponsor: Paul H. Anderson
Higher education income share agreement pilot program development required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Phyllis Kahn
University of Minnesota, Duluth asset preservation and replacement work funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Mike Sundin
St. Paul teachers retirement fund association early retirement or severance program incentive implementation cost study and report
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Fort Snelling Officers' Club; a resolution memorializing Congress and the President to provide funding to the Officers' Club building located at Fort Snelling and to provide additional funding to support the services the 934th Airlift Wing provides to officers, families, and civilians.
Sponsor: Cindy Pugh
Masgutova neuro-sensory-motor and reflex integration study and report required.
Sponsor: Phyllis Kahn
Athletic fields and playgrounds containing crumb rubber sign posting requirement and construction moratorium establishment
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Call center or customer service relocation notice required, and recapture of public subsidies provided.
Sponsor: Joe Atkins
Lawful gambling managers, raffles, prize limits increase, and local regulation modifications
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Rent subsidies for veterans funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jerry Newton
Military retirees and survivors allowed a subtraction from taxable income.
Sponsor: Bob Dettmer
Occupational disease provisions modified
Sponsor: Dan Schoen
Surrogacy Task Force established, study of legal issues implicated by gestational and traditional surrogacy provided, and report required.
Sponsor: John Lesch
Workers compensation reinsurance retention limits modification
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Freight railroad preservation and improvement funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Solar energy generating system site permits prohibited if the application proposes to cut down over 75 percent of trees standing in an area of over three acres.
Sponsor: Marion Rarick
Taxation; property, estate, sales, income and corporate franchise taxes and other miscellaneous taxes and tax provisions policy, technical, and clarifying changes made.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Inver Grove Heights; Heritage Village Park 2014 bond proceed appropriation modified.
Sponsor: Joe Atkins
Legislative auditor reports accessibility authorization
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
Duluth Central high school private development sales and use tax exemption authorization
Sponsor: Roger Reinert
Pilot program to provide, repair, and maintain motor vehicles for commuting to work created, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jennifer Schultz
Certified paraprofessionals home care services authorization, commissioner of human services federal approval for reimbursement application requirement, and reimbursement procedure codes establishment
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Mahnomen, Clearwater, and Becker Counties; public safety center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Steve Green
Minneapolis sculpture garden renovation expenses appropriation
Sponsor: David Dibble
Congo; agency procurement of supplies or services from persons that fail to disclose information relating to conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or its neighboring countries prohibited, and notices required.
Sponsor: Phyllis Kahn
Autocycles regulations establishment
Sponsor: LeRoy Stumpf
Parental leave tax credit allowed.
Sponsor: Sarah Anderson
Legislative surrogacy commission establishment
Sponsor: Alice Johnson
State-funded landscaping capital improvement projects pollinator friendly requirement
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Clearbrook; wastewater sewer improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: David Hancock
State capitol preservation commission capitol grand reopening fund-raising authorization
Sponsor: David Senjem
Citizenship income tax credit allowance and appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Student loan counseling program unworkable requirement eliminated.
Sponsor: Marion Rarick
Cooperative electric associations to file for public utilities commission (PUC) review adjustments for property taxes
Sponsor: James Carlson
Clearbrook wastewater infrastructure improvements grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Rod Skoe
Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority laws amended, and Washington County Community Development Agency created.
Sponsor: Kelly Fenton
Diverse and minority Minnesota high school student pilot program to assist in preparing for careers in education funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Kelly Fenton
Large retailer additional tax imposed.
Sponsor: David Bly
Education finance and policy; early childhood and family, prekindergarten through grade 12, adult education, general education, education excellence, charter schools, special education, early childhood education, self-sufficiency, and lifelong learning funding
Sponsor: Charles Wiger
Tax forfeited lands eviction, sale, and property disposal provisions modifications
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Bad faith assertions of patent infringement prohibition
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Metro orange bus rapid transit (BRT) I-35W line bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Local bridge replacement and rehabilitation program grant amount cap set.
Sponsor: Paul Torkelson
Meeker county tax-forfeited land, rights of state as unit owner in common interest community
Sponsor: Scott Newman
Emergency responder vehicle lights and sirens use during emergency responses
Sponsor: Sean Nienow
Ramsey highway-rail grade separation project construction bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Alice Johnson
Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) approval authority transfer to Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation (IRRRB) chair
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
Home and community-based service providers and intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities (ICF/DD) reimbursement rate modification
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Employee and temporary worker rights for new Minnesotans; workers compensation reform; wage theft
Sponsor: Patricia Torres Ray
Mahnomen, Clearwater, and Becker counties public safety center bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Rod Skoe
Military pension income individual income tax subtraction allowance; select income annual surtax imposition
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Resolution urging the Congress and the President of the United States to pass H.R. 1384 to define as veterans former members of the National Guard who served in the National Guard for 20 or more years and are entitled to retired pay for nonregular service
Sponsor: Roger Reinert
Stearns County; supplemental county program aid payment provided.
Sponsor: Paul H. Anderson
State general business tax refund authorization
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Iron Range and Resources Rehabilitation Board approval authority transferred to the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation commissioner, and commissioner required to seek a recommendation from the board.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
YWCA career pathways and workforce development program appropriation
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Income tax social security subtraction authorization; tax for net investment income establishment and partial income tax subtraction authorization
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
State grant amounts recalculated.
Sponsor: Bud Nornes
Rural broadband service expansion appropriation
Sponsor: Gary Dahms
State Capitol restoration documentary appropriation
Sponsor: David Senjem
Surface or subsurface drainage installation on agricultural land requirements established.
Sponsor: Rick Hansen
Somali youth and community resilience organizations grant appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Law enforcement citizen oversight councils establishment and appropriation; law enforcement policies, guidelines, training and reporting on procedural justice and community interactions requirement
Sponsor: David Dibble
Nameless job application review process implementation income and corporate franchise tax credit imposition
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Student loan ombudsperson established, student loan servicer licensure required, and student loan practices prohibited.
Sponsor: Erin Murphy
Nameless job application review process tax credit provided.
Sponsor: Diane Loeffler
Parents of stillborn children refundable credit established.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
Electronic waste management modified.
Sponsor: Jerry Hertaus
Dentists who provide charity care to veterans allowed a subtraction, and veterans affairs commissioner duties imposed.
Sponsor: Cindy Pugh
Rail transportation governed; rail inspection requirements amended; railroads transporting oil, ethanol, and other hazardous substances requirements established, and technical changes made.
Sponsor: Frank Hornstein
Super Bowl admission ticket sales tax exemption repealed.
Sponsor: Frank Hornstein
Office of the Ombudsperson for American Indian Families created, American Indian community specific board provisions modified, and money transferred.
Sponsor: Susan Allen
Literacy and dyslexia specialists required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Linda Runbeck
Probate provisions modified.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
Teacher Shortage Act created, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Sondra Erickson
Minneapolis to Duluth high-speed passenger rail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Mary Murphy
Early learning scholarships, home visiting programs, and parent aware activities funding increased; early learning scholarship cap eliminated; and eligible age range for early learning scholarships and targeted home visiting program expanded.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
Youth intervention grant additional funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Research credit modified.
Sponsor: Sarah Anderson
MinnesotaCare income limit increased, MinnesotaCare premiums and cost-sharing modified, and human services commissioner required to seek federal waivers.
Sponsor: Jennifer Schultz
Family planning service fund grant distribution requirements modified, entities eligible for family planning grants specified, grant recipient reporting and publication required, and health commissioner required to apply for and distribute federal Title X funds for family planning services.
Sponsor: Kathy Lohmer
Fields and playgrounds containing crumb rubber signage required, moratorium on construction of fields and playgrounds using crumb rubber established, and report required.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
Medical assistance and MinnesotaCare continuous eligibility created.
Sponsor: Diane Loeffler
Pathways to prosperity career pathways grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Mahoney
Real estate appraiser finger printing requirement eliminated.
Sponsor: Paul H. Anderson
Martin Luther King nonviolent institutional child development program appropriation
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
Asian youth summer camp program grants provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
I-94 between Huron Boulevard and Cretin Avenue wire rope safety barrier appropriation
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
Cities and counties additional long-term equity investment authority establishment
Sponsor: Patricia Torres Ray
Waldorf street and sewer improvements bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Sulfide ore mining permit restrictions imposed.
Sponsor: Alice Hausman
Traffic violations around school buses fine increased, penalties enhanced and minimum fines established for repeat violations of driving without a license, alcohol use by sensory testing service allowed, avian influenza emergency response funding extended, correctional industries revolving fund transfer provided to the general fund, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
State government supplemental appropriations and reductions bill.
Sponsor: Sarah Anderson
Real estate appraisers fingerprinting requirement elimination
Sponsor: Torrey Westrom
Safety incidents involving students and teachers reporting by school districts required.
Sponsor: Linda Slocum
A Senate resolution honoring Apple Valley soccer coach Chuck Scanlon on the occasion of his retirement
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Prenatal care leave provided.
Sponsor: Dave Pinto
Medical assistance payment rates for ambulance services increased, and money appropriated to the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board.
Sponsor: Jeff Backer
Mille Lacs Lake area economic relief grant program and appropriation
Sponsor: Caroline Ruud
Hospice service definitions modified to include care to individuals 21 years of age or younger diagnosed with a life-threatening condition, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Greater Minnesota family medicine residency program established, grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Minneapolis; crisis nursery service funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Susan Allen
Personal information collection related to credit card transactions prohibited.
Sponsor: Jon Applebaum
St. Cloud armory bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: John Pederson
Financial exploitation protections for older adults and vulnerable adults provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Leon Lillie
Early childhood and family, prekindergarten through grade 12, and adult education funding and policy provided including general education, education excellence, charter schools, special education, early childhood education, self-sufficiency, lifelong learning, and state agencies; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jenifer Loon
Surrogacy task force establishment
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
State employee out-of-state travel restrictions establishment
Sponsor: David Osmek
Massage and bodywork therapy registration and fees established, and exchange of information provided.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Local government roads wetland replacement program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dan Fabian
Advanced practice registered nurses in primary care practice low retention rate study grant award required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
Tax time savings grant program creation and appropriation
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Early voting provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Connie Bernardy
Family and medical leave benefit insurance program establishment; wage tax imposition; rulemaking; account creation; appropriation
Sponsor: Katie Sieben
Diverse and minority high school students careers in education pilot program grant appropriation
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Teacher financial assistance and loan programs created and modified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Abusive work environment practices prohibited, and remedies established.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Hospice care and services regulation provisions modifications; respite care definition
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Child mental health grants appropriation
Sponsor: Patricia Torres Ray
Affirmative consent standards on campus sexual assault policies requirement; sexual violence grant program establishment and consent curriculum and sexual violence prevention grants appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Give Kids a Smile program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Mike Freiberg
State park pass issuance conditions for military personnel and disabled veterans without a fee modified.
Sponsor: John Persell
Metropolitan area transit and paratransit capital expenditures additional financing authorization and issuance of certain obligations
Sponsor: James Carlson
Targeted group business utilization and data reporting software upgrade appropriation
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
Neonicotinoid pesticide presence in wild deer study funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rick Hansen
Southeast Asian community business development grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
St. Louis and Lake Counties; Mesabi Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
Asian Economic Development Association grants provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Dakota County; fiber optic cable construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Atkins
Nonprofit economic development corporations construction materials purchase sales and use tax exemption
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
College Possible required to hire demographically representative coaches and provide additional training.
Sponsor: Kim Norton
Anchor arts, culture, and business incubator funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Mahoney
Minneapolis; YWCA grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Marion Rarick
Buffer requirements on public waters and drainage ditches clarified and modified, and authority to issue administrative penalty order modified.
Sponsor: Paul Torkelson
Peace officer initiated use of force cases required to be prosecuted by a special prosecutor, Special Prosecution Board and special prosecutorial office established, grand jury use in peace officer initiated use of force cases prohibited, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jim Davnie
Higher education grant stipends modification
Sponsor: Patricia Torres Ray
Washington County; Red Rock Corridor transitway funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
I-94 between Huron Boulevard and Cretin Avenue wire rope safety barrier installation requirement
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
State grants to nonprofits reporting required, and reporting of information on nonprofits receiving state grants required.
Sponsor: Linda Runbeck
Roseau county supplemental county program aid payment increase authorization
Sponsor: LeRoy Stumpf
Abortion data reporting and recording requirements repealed.
Sponsor: Erin Murphy
Tuition relief funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Gene Pelowski
Northside Workforce Center southeast Asian liaison staff provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Public Utilities Commission member election at the state general election provided.
Sponsor: Dan Fabian
Individual income tax suspended political contribution credit reinstatement
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Public postsecondary institutions directed to give full credit to students for completed Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) courses, and report required.
Sponsor: Dean Urdahl
Murray county public sale of tax-forfeited land bordering public water
Sponsor: Bill Weber
Hastings; riverfront renaissance project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
Minnesota Investment Fund loan provided.
Sponsor: Dan Schoen
Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State colleges and Universities, and the University of Minnesota policy and finance provided including programs for student loans, college readiness and remediation, students with disabilities, fetal tissue research, psychiatric drug trials, and collegiate recovery; appropriations modified; and reports required.
Sponsor: Bud Nornes
Adult education programming in conjunction with the Hmong American Mutual Assistance Association and the Lao Assistance Center required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Environment and natural resources funding provided; prior appropriations modified; wild rice harvesting provisions modified; marine carbon monoxide detection device requirements established; committee, fund, and account terms modified; prescribed burns provided for; land sale and exchange provisions modified; Aggregate Resources Task Force created; appointments provided; water level control permit provided; and reports required.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
Agriculture related funding provided; agriculture provisions modified; clarifying, technical, and policy changes made; tractor rollover pilot grant program provided; agricultural emergency account established; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Organ harvesting; a resolution expressing concern over reports of forced organ harvesting from prisoners for their spiritual beliefs and other minority groups in the People's Republic of China.
Sponsor: Phyllis Kahn
Cook-Orr Hospital District levy authority modified.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
MNsure operations funding modified, qualifying life events required to be processed within certain time periods, improvements to small business health options program required, and commerce commissioner directed to study ways to stabilize health plan premiums offered through MNsure.
Sponsor: Laurie Halverson
Township officer local appeal and equalization course training waived.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Hmong and Southeast Asian children and family engagement program in accessing early childhood care and education, early childhood health and developmental screening, and reading assessments provided; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Mahoney
Children's mental health grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Pine City; water infrastructure project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jason Rarick
Duluth Central High School redevelopment construction materials exempted from sales and use tax.
Sponsor: Erik Simonson
Human services supplemental appropriations made, direct care and treatment governing provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
Medical assistance payment rates for dental services increased.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Certified paraprofessionals authorized to provide home care services, human services commissioner directed to seek federal approval for reimbursement of certified paraprofessionals who provide home care services and establish procedure codes for reimbursement of certified paraprofessionals.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Grant stipends modified.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
African-American children community violence prevention programs authorized, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Raymond Dehn
Waldorf; street and sewer improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
Greater Minnesota workforce and community development pilot grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Debra Kiel
State Capitol grounds plaque or marker placement authorized to honor workers who constructed the Capitol building.
Sponsor: John Petersburg
Trunk highway #610 interchange project modifications bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
Nonprofit economic development corporation exemption provided for construction materials and supplies.
Sponsor: Bob Gunther
Initiative foundations business finance activities promotion and appropriation
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Strategies to prevent over-enrolling minority students and English learners in special education and dismissing more minority students with disabilities pursued, cultural competency emphasized, and working group to examine the over-representation established.
Sponsor: Paul Thissen
School-linked mental health services appropriation
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Employer-subsidized insurance family affordability definition modification for MinnesotaCare eligibility
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Water conditioning installation requirements modified.
Sponsor: Tim O'Driscoll
Ramsey county economic development authority creation
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Buffer requirements on public waters and drainage ditches modification and clarification
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Education Savings Accounts for Students in Low-Performing Schools Act and appropriation
Sponsor: Eric Pratt
Baxter; Cypress Drive improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joshua Heintzeman
Sex trafficking investigation grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dave Pinto
Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc. appropriation
Sponsor: Richard Cohen
Nursing facility moratorium exception funding provided.
Sponsor: Joe Schomacker
Child support task force establishment
Sponsor: Scott Newman
Mental health and development disabilities ombudsman funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nels Pierson
Murray County; tax-forfeited land sale authorized.
Sponsor: Joe Schomacker
Pollution control agency (PCA) supplemental appropriations
Sponsor: John Marty
Voting equipment grant account establishment; county and municipal grants for equipment acquisition; appropriation
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Itasca County; tax-forfeited land sale authorized.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud, Rochester, and Duluth; reentry service funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Independent School District No. 834, Stillwater, required to proceed with schoolhouse closings only after conducting a referendum on the closings; and board-approved operating referenda authority conditioned on citizen involvement in schoolhouse closings.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Nursing facilities and boarding care homes required to reimburse adult training programs for costs of nursing assistant training programs provided at no cost to program participants, and nursing facility payment rates modified.
Sponsor: Joe Schomacker
Medical assistance (MA) payment rates for dental services increase
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Income and corporate franchise tax research credit modification
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Residential biomass heating system temporary refundable credit provided, and report required.
Sponsor: Debra Kiel
Manufactured home relocation trust fund changes made.
Sponsor: Anna Wills
Veterinary diagnostic laboratory information technology University of Minnesota board of regents grant appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Autonomous vehicles task force establishment for people with disabilities; appropriation
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Lewis and Clark regional water system bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Bill Weber
Qualified cultural competency plan credit and grant established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jim Davnie
Qualified cultural competency plan income tax credit and grant establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Employer tax credit for employing low income members of communities of color provided.
Sponsor: Sheldon Johnson
Minneapolis emergency operations center and fire training facility grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Austin fire state aid alternative allocation for firefighters authorization
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Northstar Care for Children basic monthly rate modified.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
Cook-Orr hospital district levy authority modification
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport sewer and water extension funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joshua Heintzeman
MNsure qualifying life events and changes in circumstances processing time limit requirement
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Minnesota State Capitol grand reopening fund-raising authorized.
Sponsor: Dean Urdahl
Voice response suicide prevention and mental health crisis response program expansion funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Linda Slocum
Advanced in-home activity-monitoring system assessment funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tama Theis
Public retirement; contribution rates increased, postretirement adjustment increase rates reduced; postretirement adjustment provisions revised; and amortization target date for Teachers Retirement Association extended.
Sponsor: Tim O'Driscoll
Cannon Falls; sanitary sewer bridge replacement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Kelly
Military personnel stationed outside the state permitted to obtain extensions of their permit to carry a handgun.
Sponsor: Bob Dettmer
Minnesota Family Investment Program cash assistance payment increased, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Township board officer local appeal and equalization course training waiver authorization
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Sewer availability charges imposed on eating or drinking establishments that add or expand outdoor seating regulated.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Agriculture-related provisions modifications and technical changes
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Public utilities commission (PUC) supplemental appropriations and utility assessment account establishment
Sponsor: John Marty
Mill Towns and Sakatah Singing Hills state trails connection bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
University of Minnesota regent candidate advisory council repeal
Sponsor: David Osmek
Lifetime game and fish license information authorized to be placed on a driver's license or Minnesota identification card.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Olmsted Outreach for Project Legacy grant appropriation
Sponsor: David Senjem
Nonessential state employee travel prohibited, and report and audit required.
Sponsor: Eric Lucero
Microdistillery additional production license created.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Minneapolis; Family Partnership facility construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jim Davnie
Social Security benefit subtraction to reflect the effect of inflation allowed.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Capitol complex child care facility construction and operation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Peggy Flanagan
Motorcycle insurance information requirements modified, and technical changes made.
Sponsor: Joshua Heintzeman
Barber Examiners Board provisions modified, and rulemaking authorized.
Sponsor: Linda Runbeck
Governor's supplemental transportation budget and appropriations; gross receipts motor fuels tax establishment; metropolitan area transit sales tax modification; transportation finance modifications; trunk highway funds bonds issuance
Sponsor: David Dibble
Ely; Mesabi Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Year-round mentoring and tutoring services targeting low-performing and chronically absent students with a focus on low income students and students of color grant provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tama Theis
Public safety officer death benefits modified, and definitions of the hometown heroes act adopted.
Sponsor: Jeff Howe
Controlled substance level of persons stopped or arrested for driving while impaired study provided.
Sponsor: Duane Quam
Maynard sanitary sewer system improvement grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Municipal utilities and cooperative electric association reduction of their annual energy-savings goal allowed, and waste heat recovery converted to electricity counting towards a municipal utility's or cooperative electric association's annual energy-savings goal disallowed.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
State Board of Investment required to develop climate change risk management strategies.
Sponsor: Phyllis Kahn
Game and fish resident licenses for nonresident National Guard members provided.
Sponsor: Debra Kiel
Maynard; sanitary sewer improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Miller
Housing tax credit against income and insurance taxes provided, and report required.
Sponsor: Joe Hoppe
Local government sales and use tax exemption effective date accelerated.
Sponsor: Mike Freiberg
General education unfunded mandates task force creation
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Voice response suicide prevention and mental health crisis response team program expansion appropriation
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Veterinary diagnostic laboratory equipment purchase University of Minnesota board of regents grant, department of agriculture appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Tribal peace officer professional licensing status clarified.
Sponsor: Susan Allen
Domestic corporation definition expanded to include foreign corporations incorporated in tax havens.
Sponsor: Frank Hornstein
Trunk Highway 610 interchange project modification funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
Rochester and Minneapolis-St. Paul high-speed rail project advisory working group establishment
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
St. Cloud Armory funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jim Knoblach
Loan forgiveness program awareness promoted.
Sponsor: Erin Murphy
Vehicle lights and sirens during emergency response governed.
Sponsor: Bob Barrett
Governor's supplemental transportation budget.
Sponsor: Tim Kelly
Legislative approval of a state plan to comply with federal regulations regarding emissions from existing power plants required.
Sponsor: Jim Newberger
Affordable Care Act (ACA) section 1332 waiver request preparation requirement; health care system costs and benefits analysis requirement and appropriation
Sponsor: John Marty
State Capitol restoration documentary funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dean Urdahl
Controlled substance crimes and sentencing provisions modifications and appropriation
Sponsor: Dan Hall
Summary student disciplinary data involving assaults on district employees publication required, teachers' interest in receiving prior notice about students placed in their classroom who have a history of violent behavior and authority to manage student behavior affirmed, state fund for district and school employees harmed by student violence established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jenifer Loon
Minnesota investment fund manufacturing facility loan authorization
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
General education revenue technical corrections provided and obsolete language eliminated.
Sponsor: Jenifer Loon
Duluth North Shore sanitary district grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
St. Paul district councils public transit development and use outreach and education grants appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Austin; fire and state aid alternative allocation permitted.
Sponsor: Jeanne Poppe
Plymouth Ice Center renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Lyndon Carlson
Nonprofit snowmobile club building material purchase exemption provided.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Cogeneration facilities environmental review requirements modified, and energy facility definitions clarified.
Sponsor: Bob Loonan
After-school community learning grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
Funeral establishments with other locations allowed to use one or more preparation and embalming rooms for all establishment locations.
Sponsor: Jim Knoblach
Deferment, forbearance, income contingent repayment, and loan forgiveness programs established; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul Thissen
Cities authorized to create land-value taxation districts.
Sponsor: Jim Davnie
Suicide prevention training for teachers renewing their teaching license required.
Sponsor: Yvonne Selcer
Firework manufacture, sale, and use regulated.
Sponsor: Jason Rarick
State employee out-of-state travel restricted.
Sponsor: Steve Drazkowski
MNsure; compensation provided to individuals who did not receive form 1095-A by February 1, 2016; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
African arts and culture incubator pilot program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Watershed district state bond-financed property revenue use authority modification and appropriation
Sponsor: LeRoy Stumpf
Minnesota emerald ash borer suppression program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Youth-at-work grant program appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Local bridge replacement and rehabilitation program grant amount cap set.
Sponsor: Paul Torkelson
Faribault Northern Links trail bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Student Discipline Working Group created to review the substance, application, and effect of Minnesota's Pupil Fair Dismissal Act and make recommendations to the legislature.
Sponsor: Drew Christensen
Living organ donor paid leave benefits provided.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
Immigration integration task force establishment
Sponsor: Patricia Torres Ray
Small business certification program data classified.
Sponsor: Dave Pinto
U.S. highway #53 and Cuyuna Drive Virginia access to intersection closure prohibition
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Low income Asian community grants to reduce economic disparities provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Mahoney
Faribault; Northern Links Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Brian Daniels
Virginia; local sales tax imposition allowed to fund renovation and expansion of the Miners Memorial Building.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
Caregiver support program and service governing provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jeanne Poppe
Tax court employee acting as counsel, attorney or agent prohibition modification
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Trap requirements modified, permission for traps and snares required, reporting required, license forfeiture for violations required, and criminal penalties provided.
Sponsor: Peter Fischer
Capitol complex child care facility bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Minnesota housing tax credit against income and insurance taxes authorization
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Virginia Miners Memorial building renovation and expansion local sales tax imposition authorization
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
City and town expenditures for city and town historical societies permitted.
Sponsor: Linda Slocum
Electronic waste management manufacturer responsibilities modification
Sponsor: David Osmek
Adult basic education revenue for innovative programs funding increased, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jerry Hertaus
Workers compensation occupational disease provisions modifications
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Credit reports regarding minors security freezes required.
Sponsor: John Petersburg
Minneapolis women of African descent maternal health and preventive care culturally specific health care services clinic appropriation
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Dakota county parks and trails fund appropriations allocation modification
Sponsor: James Metzen
Business state general tax refund authorized, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Connie Bernardy
Keewatin; wastewater treatment improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
State-assessed property tax overpayment refund modification
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Veterans' plate designs for expeditionary medals established.
Sponsor: Jim Davnie
Madelia; public infrastructure repair and replacement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
Low-income Asian communities small organizations working to reduce economic disparities competitive grants appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Windom regional emergency services facility construction bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Bill Weber
Red Lake Nation College appropriation
Sponsor: Rod Skoe
Eating and drinking establishments additional outdoor seating sewer availability charges imposition regulation
Sponsor: Patricia Torres Ray
A Senate resolution congratulating Harrison Chiglo for receiving the Eagle Award
Sponsor: Jeremy Miller
A Senate resolution congratulating Carter Chiglo for receiving the Eagle Award
Sponsor: Jeremy Miller
Peace officer-initiated use of forces cases special prosecutor prosecution requirement and grand jury use prohibition; board of special prosecution and special prosecutorial office establishment; appropriation
Sponsor: David Dibble
School technology and facilities aid provided to school districts and charter schools, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jerry Newton
Environment funding provided, account provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
Public employees insurance program (PEIP) bid requirements modifications
Sponsor: LeRoy Stumpf
Transportation commissioner required to develop a performance, stewardship, and sustainability plan for the trunk highway system; and performance reports, assessment of the department's organizational structure, and achievement of performance targets required.
Sponsor: Connie Bernardy
Community action grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Debra Kiel
State Services for the Blind funding provided for services to seniors who are becoming blind, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jim Knoblach
Cannon Falls sanitary sewer bridge replacement grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Pupil unit count for charter school lease aid calculation modification and appropriation
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program terminology corrected.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Peace officer involved shooting critical incident review process established.
Sponsor: Peter Fischer
Expedited environmental review billing option provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dan Fabian
Combined heat and power system credit provided.
Sponsor: Paul H. Anderson
Clinical lactation services licensing establishment
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Minnesota initiative foundations appropriation
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics regulated; licensure required; and fees established.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
A Senate resolution honoring Nina Cooperman of Edina, Minnesota for her National Gold Key recognition
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Trapping and baiting wolves and use of snares to take wild animals prohibited, and criminal penalties provided.
Sponsor: Peter Fischer
Minnesota Film and Television Board film production jobs program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Career coursework completion program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Medical assistance asset test for adults without children established, and human services commissioner required to seek federal approval.
Sponsor: Glenn Gruenhagen
Claims provided for loss, damage, or destruction of property of patients or inmates of state institution; claim limit of $7,000 established for settlement by the commissioners of human services, veterans affairs, or corrections for property claims made by patients or inmates and medical claims made by conditionally released offenders; and claim filing fee increased.
Sponsor: Mary Murphy
Gross overlimit penalties modified.
Sponsor: Rick Hansen
Drainage system repair procedures modification
Sponsor: Torrey Westrom
Medical cannabis program, children and family services, direct care and treating, and continuing care provisions modifications; department of human services (DHS) office of special investigations law enforcement division establishment
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Prepartum and postpartum mood and anxiety disorder screening and treatment grant program established, and pilot project established to provide treatment for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Minnesota Security Hospital at St. Peter renovation and expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Clark Johnson
Smoking in vehicles for work ban clarification
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Keewatin wastewater treatment facility demolition grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Prison employment program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jerry Hertaus
Lake Mille Lacs area economic relief program established, special property tax abatement aid authorized, state general levy refund authorized, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Sondra Erickson
Tractor rollover protection pilot grant program establishment
Sponsor: David Senjem
Golden Valley; Douglas Drive and Highway 55 intersection improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Peggy Flanagan
Individual consumer coverage through the state employees group insurance plan federal waiver sought.
Sponsor: Jennifer Schultz
Good food access program established to provide financial and technical assistance to increase access to affordable foods, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Veterans benefits services disclosure requirements and veterans affairs commissioner disclosure statement development requirement
Sponsor: Mark Anderson
Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act enacted.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
School tickets and admissions sales tax exemption made permanent.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
Communities of color low-income members employer income and corporate tax credit establishment
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Human Right to Water Act established.
Sponsor: Peter Fischer
Spoken language health care interpreter tiered registry system established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Motor vehicles registration refund and grace period provisions
Sponsor: Mary Kiffmeyer
Abortion funding from state-sponsored health programs limited.
Sponsor: Cindy Pugh
Early childhood through grade 12 teacher shortage career opportunities appropriation
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Abortion performing facility licensure required, licensing fee required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Peggy Scott
Transportation Department administered and governing provisions modified, and legislative route removed.
Sponsor: Tim Kelly
Nonprofit snowmobile clubs building materials sales tax exemption authorization
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Hennepin County; job order contracting for construction projects authorized.
Sponsor: Cindy Pugh
Watercraft and motor vehicles transfer-on-death of title provisions; motor vehicle sales tax exemption
Sponsor: Eric Pratt
Drainage authorities property acquisition authorization; riparian improvements property acquisition revolving loan fund creation bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Health care quality of care and complaint investigation process provisions modified, and report required.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Minneapolis; labor education advancement program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
St. Paul John Alleman memorial bridge designation
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
St. Paul; I-94 bridge designated as John Alleman Memorial Bridge.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Regent Candidate Advisory Council repealed.
Sponsor: Gene Pelowski
Siding production facility materials sales tax exemption
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
MNsure response to legislative oversight committee requests time frame establishment
Sponsor: Sean Nienow
A Senate resolution honoring the 2016 Delano Citizen of the Year Carol Plocher
Sponsor: Mark Anderson
Community medical response emergency medical technician services medical assistance (MA) coverage
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
A Senate resolution congratulating Blake Northrup for receiving the Eagle Award
Sponsor: David Hann
Dakota County; parks and trails fund appropriations allocation modified.
Sponsor: Rick Hansen
Education partnership pilot grant funding increased, Northside Achievement Zone and St. Paul Promise Neighborhood base level funding increased, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Kelly
Interactive video for targeted case management and mental health case management allowed.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Natural resources appropriations and prior appropriations modifications; wild rice license requirement modification
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Deaf or hard-of-hearing children special education services eligibility charter school enrollment authorization
Sponsor: Charles Wiger
Early childhood and family, prekindergarten through grade 12, adult education, general education, education excellence, charter schools, special education, self-sufficiency, and lifelong learning education appropriations
Sponsor: Charles Wiger
Pollution control agency (PCA) environmental appropriations
Sponsor: John Marty
Landscaping related to state-funded capital projects required to be pollinator friendly.
Sponsor: Diane Loeffler
Small business development center services modification and appropriation
Sponsor: Ann Rest
Employment and Economic Development, Labor and Industry, and Commerce Departments, and Housing Finance Agency, Public Utilities Commission, and Explore Minnesota Tourism funding provided; utility assessments modified; emerging entrepreneur fund program created; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Pat Garofalo
Early childhood and family education home visiting levy modified, and home visiting revenue program established.
Sponsor: Jerry Newton
South St. Paul municipal airport improvements grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: James Metzen
Independent School District No. 2886, Glenville-Emmons; operating referendum date corrected, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Peggy Bennett
State financial aid program access for students without lawful immigration status expanded.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
Swing bed approval modification
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
STEMI (ST- segment elevation myocardial infarction) receiving center hospital designation authorization and transport protocols requirement; emergency medical services regulatory board audit changes
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act enacted, and civil and criminal penalties imposed.
Sponsor: Tara Mack
Career and technical program funding increased, incentives for students in programs leading to certificates expanded, education commissioner authorized to determine qualifying certificates, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul Marquart
Natural resources funding provided, wild rice license requirements modified, prior appropriations modified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
Small business bureau duties modification; employment and economic development department (DEED) appropriations
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Health professional training site grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
State value-added growth model modified.
Sponsor: Sondra Erickson
Minnesota Massage and Bodywork Therapy Act
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Rochester and metropolitan area; passenger rail project development advisory working group established.
Sponsor: Joe Atkins
Day care services homeowners insurance coverage requirements modification
Sponsor: Mary Kiffmeyer
Stillwater armory sale provisions
Sponsor: Karin Housley
Bloomington ski jumping facility grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Center for applied research and education improvement (CAREI) appropriation
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Workforce housing tax credit established, and reports required.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Bloomington; ski jumping facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul Rosenthal
Higher education scholarship contribution tax credit allowed, reports required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Ben Lien
Human services commissioner required to develop a process to allow federally qualified health centers to determine presumptive eligibility.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
MNsure 2016 open enrollment operations and performance evaluation requested.
Sponsor: Erin Murphy
2014 reading tax credit modified and made permanent.
Sponsor: Linda Runbeck
Agriculture-related provisions modifications
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Wireless communications service provider added to the statute allowing use of public roads by other utilities, task force established to study and make recommendations on deployment of small wireless telecommunications facilities, and report required.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Women of color, American Indian women, and low income women disparities in accessing prenatal care study and report by the health commissioner required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dave Pinto
Open season for taking wolves prohibited.
Sponsor: Paul Rosenthal
Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act
Sponsor: Caroline Ruud
I-94 wire rope safety barrier installation funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Raymond Dehn
Disabled veterans Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) tuition relief authorization and appropriation
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Children's mental health collaboratives funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
Itasca, St. Louis, and Lake Counties; freight rail line funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Grand Rapids freight rail line grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
State contractor incentive to subcontract with targeted group businesses program proposal required.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Urban Initiative Board and related programs changes made, state access to the program provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Bob Vogel
Home and community based services incentive pool codified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Dakota county community development agency membership modification
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Environment funding provided, account provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
Test refusal provisions for driving while impaired amended.
Sponsor: John Lesch
La Salle fire hall improvements bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
School building bond credit for agricultural and noncommercial seasonal recreational property created.
Sponsor: Jerry Newton
Cromwell Wright area fire district special taxing district authorization
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Rainer trunk highway #11 overpass to Canadian National rail line expansion bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
Mankato; nonprofit community clinic grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jack Considine
I-94 wire rope safety barrier installation required.
Sponsor: Raymond Dehn
Interest for Others Act of 2016; urging Congress to take action on the Interest for Others Act of 2016.
Sponsor: Jon Applebaum
Lewis and Clark Regional Water System provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Safe harbor for sexually exploited youth services eligibility expansion and appropriation
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Heartland State Trail acquisition and development funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: John Persell
A Senate resolution congratulating Andrew Walker of Chanhassen for receiving the Eagle
Sponsor: Julianne Ortman
Autonomous vehicles task force and demonstration project to serve mobility needs of people with disabilities established, support for task force provided, terms defined, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
K-12 teacher licensure and professional development tax credit allowed.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Industrial hemp pilot program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Build Wealth MN family stabilization plan program expansion grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
University of Minnesota Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement funding provided for research, evaluation, and assessment services on behalf of policy makers and state and local education entities and stakeholders; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: David Bly
Renters' property tax refund changed into a refundable credit on the individual income tax form, and conforming changes made.
Sponsor: Jon Applebaum
Diversity and Inclusion Council created.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Struggling student pilot project to help those in grades 3 to 5 read at grade level established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Yvonne Selcer
Abandoned mine safety measures modified.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
Women and high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional jobs grant program modification and appropriation
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Staff development funding for intermediate school districts and other school cooperatives serving children with disabilities authorized, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jenifer Loon
Job training grants provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Principals leadership institute provisions modification and appropriations
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Energy sector jobs initiative appropriation
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
Veterans' Voice radio programming funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: John Lesch
Independent living center funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tama Theis
Unclaimed property requirements modifications and appropriation
Sponsor: James Metzen
National Guard; a resolution urging Congress and the President to define as veterans former members of the National Guard who served in the National Guard for 20 or more years and are entitled to retired pay for nonregular service.
Sponsor: Bob Dettmer
Pollinator investment grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: David Bly
Compassionate care for terminally ill patients adopted.
Sponsor: Mike Freiberg
Federal funds received by the state annual report required.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Sophia's Law created; marine carbon monoxide detection systems required on motorboats, and safety information on carbon monoxide poisoning from motorboats required.
Sponsor: Jerry Hertaus
Employer tax liability modified.
Sponsor: Pat Garofalo
Teacher tax credit and provisions addressing teacher shortages provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jim Davnie
Student preparation guidelines offered.
Sponsor: Peggy Bennett
Senior and disabled homestead credit claimants half of refund payment in April provided.
Sponsor: Lyndon Carlson
Driving without a valid license repeat violation penalties enhanced and minimum fines established.
Sponsor: Joshua Heintzeman
St. Paul; YWCA grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Business development initiatives for economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
State fund to pay for unreimbursed special education costs created, tuition bill-backs to the resident school district eliminated, special education excess cost aid increased, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jim Davnie
Vending machine food products tax parity establishment
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
American Indian student educational disparity addressment funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: John Persell
Agriculture related provisions modified, and clarifying and technical changes made.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Early preventive dental intervention and care for infants and toddlers pilot program developed, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nels Pierson
Continuum of care for individuals with substance use disorders support grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Laurie Halverson
Edina; time to file approval of a 2014 special law extended.
Sponsor: Ron Erhardt
Girls in Action grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Law enforcement and family members enabled to petition a court to prohibit people from possessing firearms if they pose a significant danger to themselves or others, human services commissioner required to create and maintain a centralized register of individuals who voluntarily wish to be ineligible to purchase firearms, and rulemaking provided.
Sponsor: Dan Schoen
Pharmacists authorized to prescribe naloxone under certain conditions.
Sponsor: Bob Barrett
Wage theft provisions modified.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
Clean Water Legacy Act goals implementation modification
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Genetic counselor licensing requirement and appropriation
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Teacher loan forgiveness program appropriation
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Career coursework completion provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Ben Lien
Immigration integration task force created.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
Long-term care simulation model development requirement and appropriation
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Ranier; Trunk Highway 11 expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Child care business start-up manual, grants to promote child care business start-up and expansion provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
Sensory testing service alcohol use allowed.
Sponsor: Kathy Lohmer
Recently released inmate jobs skills training funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jim Davnie
Capitol Complex security upgrades funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jim Nash
Head Start waiting lists fully funded, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: John Persell
Fixed guideway transit project development and requirements for streetcars and bus rapid transit projects establishment; municipal consent and permitted allocation of certain transportation tax revenues modification
Sponsor: David Osmek
Asian Economic Development Association funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Black Women's Business Alliance grant provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Gasoline tax rate disclosure signage required.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Labor and Industry and Commerce departments and Housing Finance Agency, Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and Explore Minnesota Tourism supplemental appropriations
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Genetic counselors licensed.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Rail service colocation safety zone requirements establishment
Sponsor: David Osmek
Small business outreach and education grants appropriation for removal of architectural barriers limiting public access
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Noncommercial seasonal residential recreation property tax classification elimination; state general tax provisions modifications
Sponsor: Rod Skoe
Farmer Lender Mediation Act extended for two years, advisory task force established, report required, and law repealed that would have extended the Farmer Lender Mediation Act until June 30, 2017 if the legislature did not meet in regular session during calendar year 2016.
Sponsor: Paul H. Anderson
Advanced practice registered nurses primary care practice workforce retention study requirement and appropriation
Sponsor: David Dibble
Unmanned aerial vehicle use prohibited near public safety helicopters.
Sponsor: Jim Newberger
Metro Orange Bus Rapid Transit line funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jon Koznick
Educational service award for volunteers establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Susan Kent
Tax time savings grant program created and funding provided, existing appropriation for the taxpayer assistance grants program increased, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Chris Swedzinski
Cannon Falls; metropolitan area definition modified.
Sponsor: Tim Kelly
Financial exploitation of senior and vulnerable adults education and outreach program and appropriation
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Transfers for divided lands rules restrictions modification
Sponsor: John Pederson
Riparian buffer land property tax reduction provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul H. Anderson
School-linked mental health services funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jim Davnie
Siding production facility material sales tax exemption provided.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
Swimming and water safety specialist in education department establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Patricia Torres Ray
Cromwell Wright Area Fire District authorized as a special taxing district.
Sponsor: Mike Sundin
Health care provider information blocking prohibited.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Sexual assault victim medical examination financial responsibility clarified.
Sponsor: Marion Rarick
Child support parenting expense adjustment and guidelines for computing child support modification
Sponsor: Barbara Goodwin
Nonresident National Guard members game and fish resident license eligibility authorization
Sponsor: Mark Anderson
Obsolete language related to the repealed veterans affairs commissioner guardianship program removed.
Sponsor: Dale Lueck
Somali youth programming to develop leadership, workforce skills, and youth entrepreneurship funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
Agricultural development pilot program and appropriation
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Northstar commuter rail passenger service extension and modification negotiations initiation required.
Sponsor: Jim Knoblach
White Earth Nation integrated business development system grant appropriation
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Capacity-building grants to connect education and jobs required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jason Isaacson
College Possible program funding increased, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dean Urdahl
Energy efficient design federal tax deductions allocation by state agencies, public postsecondary education institutions and political subdivisions to designer requirement
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Asian American leaders coalition anchor arts, culture and business incubator grant appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Maternal depression screening and treatment grant program establishment; pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorder treatment pilot projects establishment
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
GI Bill benefits additional uses authorization
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Education equity region definition modification
Sponsor: Mary Kiffmeyer
Medical assistance coverage for chiropractic services modified.
Sponsor: Glenn Gruenhagen
Regional American Indian contextualized adult basic education and career development program grant appropriation
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Chemical dependency treatment payment and reimbursement requirements modifications; treatment facility placement consideration clarification
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Small business procurement program provisions changed.
Sponsor: Bob Dettmer
MinnesotaCare and medical assistance periodic data matching timeline and procedure modified.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Early childhood and family, prekindergarten through grade 12, and adult education funding and policy provided; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jenifer Loon
Prevailing wage provisions modified, and rulemaking authorized.
Sponsor: Glenn Gruenhagen
Equity region definition modified.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Schoolhouse closings process citizen involvement
Sponsor: Roger Chamberlain
A Senate resolution congratulating Tyler Stage for receiving the Eagle Award
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Animal euthanasia by nonanesthetic gas prohibited, and criminal penalties provided.
Sponsor: Raymond Dehn
Parent-child home program funding increased,
Sponsor: Jenifer Loon
Klondike comprehensive water management project establishment and land conveyances authorization
Sponsor: LeRoy Stumpf
Ramsey, Anoka, and Washington Counties; north metro mass transit study provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jason Isaacson
Federal penalty disclosure relating to purchase or sale of state bonds required.
Sponsor: Bob Loonan
Reentry service funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Independent school district #834, Stillwater; referendum on schoolhouse closings requirement
Sponsor: Roger Chamberlain
Stewartville wastewater treatment facility bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Heartland state trail acquisition and development bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Event ticket format and transferability regulated.
Sponsor: Joe Atkins
Greater Minnesota brain gain regional workforce and community development pilot program grant and appropriation
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Service animal misrepresentation to gain benefits prohibited.
Sponsor: Paul Marquart
Legislative auditor review of University of Minnesota research activities that involve the use of fetal tissue requested, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Autism early intensive intervention benefit provisions modifications
Sponsor: James Carlson
White Earth Nation Integrated Business Development System funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: John Persell
East African youth and family antiviolence outreach program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
Drug refills without prescription authorization
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Tax treatment parity for food sold through vending machines provided.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
Targeted group business program for certain larger businesses
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Boiler laws exception modification
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
Education Department swimming and water safety specialist employment required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
Minnesota radon licensing act repeal
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Autism spectrum disorder treatment essential health benefit definition addition
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Criminal sexual conduct indictment or complaint time limitation removal
Sponsor: Julianne Ortman
Mistakenly billed property tax refunds modifications
Sponsor: Rod Skoe
Safe sleep baby boxes and baby care supplies local health boards grants appropriation
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Latino Communities United in Service funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
Event tickets transferability and format regulation
Sponsor: James Carlson
School house closing process citizen involvement encouraged.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Criminal background checks for firearm transfers requirement
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Water and soil resources board (BWSR) Minnesota River basin goals and strategies coordination directive and appropriation
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Indoor urban farm planning and development funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
Construction career pathway initiative provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jason Rarick
Farm safety program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Income, franchise, and property tax refund provisions conformed to changes in federal law, administrative mechanism for conforming to future changes made, account created, and money transferred.
Sponsor: Paul Rosenthal
Multiemployer sector-based career connection creation funding provided, vocational training and services within Sentencing to Service programs expansion funding provided, opportunity center for workforce and educational services to East Africans establishment funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Raymond Dehn
Iron range resources and rehabilitation board (IRRRB) employee early separation incentive program authorization
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
Stewartville; wastewater treatment facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nels Pierson
Homestead classification application use of federal taxpayer identification numbers in lieu of Social Security numbers allowed.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
Minority business development funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Raymond Dehn
State forest land reforestation and forest roads and bridges funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Regional American Indian contextualized adult basic education and career development program provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
Aquatic plant management permit requirements modified.
Sponsor: David Bly
Health and human services supplemental funding provided; health care, child and family services, continuing care, mental health services, operations, direct care and treatment, Health Department programs, and health related licensing boards provisions modified; Human Services Department Office of Special Investigations Law Enforcement Divisions created; electronic health information technology changes made; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Diane Loeffler
Minneapolis; general education development fast track and adult diploma programs funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Raymond Dehn
Southeast Minnesota economic growth study funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Transportation commissioner required to consult, develop, adopt, and publicize best practices to improve objectivity and transparency in project selection processes; and report required.
Sponsor: Clark Johnson
State-generated special education paperwork reduced.
Sponsor: Linda Slocum
Renters' property tax refund conversion to refundable individual income tax credit
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Civil marriages performed by legislators authorization
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Working lands watershed restoration program established to incentivize growth of perennial crops, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Clark Johnson
College attendance grant program intervention broadened, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul Thissen
Abusive work environment prohibition and remedy establishment
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Income and child development in first three years of life demonstration project income and asset exclusion provisions
Sponsor: John Marty
Hope Community, Inc. grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Spoken language health care interpreters registry establishment
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Family child care licensors oversight and training required, and training curriculum development required.
Sponsor: Peggy Flanagan
Nefertiti Institute for Sisterhood grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program waiver request required.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Unlocking opportunities grant program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Student support services program support funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul Thissen
Diversity recruitment pilot project funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rick Hansen
Targeted group businesses purchasing preference governing provisions modified.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Income and child development in the first three years of life demonstration project allowed.
Sponsor: Jenifer Loon
Community behavioral health clinic requirements modified.
Sponsor: Debra Kiel
School district group health insurance coverage regulated.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
Veterans support including support for domestic abuse prevention, mental health services, chemical abuse treatment, veterans homelessness prevention, compensation to honor guards, and veterans courts funding provided; veterans nursing home tax credit provided; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Head Start programs waiting lists funding increased, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: John Persell
Economic development policy changes made, agency programs modified, commissioner's promotional authority modified, commissioner and employees protected from subpoena, workforce development outcomes modified, and Workforce development Board created.
Sponsor: Pat Garofalo
School board authority to reallocate school district revenue establishment
Sponsor: Karin Housley
St. Paul; YWCA grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Living organ donors paid leave benefits requirement
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Community economic development association (CEDA) grant for southeast Minnesota economic development study and appropriation
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Family Values for Life grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Project Diva grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Medical examination for sexual assault victims financial responsibility clarification
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Hallie Q. Brown Community Center, Inc. grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Minnesota emerald ash borer suppression program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rick Hansen
Plant and nursery stock labeling requirements modified.
Sponsor: Jennifer Schultz
Medical cannabis registry program provisions modifications
Sponsor: David Dibble
Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
Sponsor: David Osmek
Amateur Sports Commission snow angel fund established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Hoppe
University of Minnesota appropriations in fiscal year 2017 modified, University of Minnesota fiscal year 2018 funding provided, and legislative findings made related to the disposal of fetal tissue use in academic research.
Sponsor: Abigail Whelan
Political contribution credit reinstated.
Sponsor: Mike Nelson
Statewide quality and reporting system using measures that correlate with health disparities changes made.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Innovative adult basic education program grants provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Peggy Flanagan
Home and community-based waiver services spousal ant-impoverishment provisions modifications
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Collaborative urban educator program modified to increase the number of teachers of color in Minnesota schools, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Kelly Fenton
Architectural barriers that limit public access removal outreach and education funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
Durable medical equipment medical assistance (MA) payment rate modification
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Nondomiciled commercial driver's licenses and permits provided.
Sponsor: Debra Kiel
Financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult in a probate effect changed, and emergency order to protect the assets of the decedent when the decedent has been a victim of financial exploitation allowed.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Brainerd chemical addiction recovery enterprise (C.A.R.E.) program grant appropriation
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Nonpublic student enrollment in postsecondary enrollment options in 10th grade authorized, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dean Urdahl
Certain DWI offenders excluded from ignition interlock program and permitted to receive limited drivers' licenses.
Sponsor: Brian Johnson
Unreimbursed special education expenses fully funded.
Sponsor: Kim Norton
Energy storage systems income tax credit authorization
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Off-road vehicle registration requirements modification; resident trail pass authorization
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Dakota County; Lebanon Hills Regional Park funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Atkins
Targeted home visiting program and early childhood literacy grant program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
Sunday motor vehicle sales governed.
Sponsor: Jim Nash
MN.IT, Administration Department, Management and Budget, Revenue, Gambling Control Board, Minnesota State Retirement System, and Military Affairs supplemental funding provided; information and telecommunications account provisions changed; horse racing laws and rules violation fines deposited in a racehorse rescue and retraining account; report required; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Sarah Anderson
Public safety, corrections, courts, guardian ad litem board, and human rights funding provided; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Disabled veterans nonprofit interim housing commissioner of veterans affairs feasibility study and appropriation
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
County officers appointment authorization
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
County program aid modified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
St. Paul; Major League Soccer stadium provided, and tax exemptions provided.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Transportation project selection process best practices for projects adoption and report requirement
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Repeat driving without a valid driver's license enhanced penalties and minimum fines imposition
Sponsor: Caroline Ruud
Law enforcement memorial special license plates established.
Sponsor: Kim Norton
Minnesota Hmong chamber of commerce and progressive center for education and economic development, Inc. grants appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Special transportation service providers regulations and penalties modifications; background studies on nonemergency medical transportation providers requirements establishment
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Bikeways establishment and use provisions modifications
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
African Economic Development Solutions funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Floodwood conveyance of rest area property modification
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Release of inmates program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Human rights commissioner added to the urban initiative board.
Sponsor: Jim Knoblach
Northeast Minnesota school technology and safety levy establishment
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Taking and feeding wild animals provisions modifications
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Safe sleep baby boxes and baby care supply grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dave Pinto
Mineral Coordinating Committee extended, task force created to study aggregate resources, and appointments provided.
Sponsor: Dale Lueck
School bus flagger motor vehicle driver stop requirement
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
City and town historical societies city and town expenditures authorization
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Girls of color academic success pilot grant program creation and appropriation
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Dual training grant program clarified.
Sponsor: Marion Rarick
School district home visiting revenue increased.
Sponsor: JoAnn Ward
Public safety department data sharing with judicial branch for debt collection authorization
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
Early childhood family education (ECFE) home visiting revenue program establishment and home visiting levy modification
Sponsor: Alice Johnson
Parental rights termination provisions modified.
Sponsor: John Persell
School-based sealant grant program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Revisor of statutes instruction for food support and food stamps change to supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP)
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Recreational camping area definition modification
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
County-based purchasing plan contract negotiations modification
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Child care grant eligibility modified.
Sponsor: Bud Nornes
Oil and other hazardous substances railroads transportation requirements for preparedness, response and information modification and appropriation
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Business development competitive grant program for economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Food shelf program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Youth sport concussion protocol evaluation and implementation and recommendations on best practices for reducing and preventing concussions by the health commissioner required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Claims against the state provisions modifications; claims limit for settlement the commissioners of human services, veterans affairs and corrections establishment
Sponsor: Barbara Goodwin
Human services, health, health licensing boards, and mental health and developmental disabilities ombudsman supplemental appropriations; forecast adjustments; health care, children and family services, continuing care, and mental health provisions modifications
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Energy assurance and emergency conservation plan establishment; petroleum end user program authorization; energy auditor standards and siting requirement eligibility provisions modifications
Sponsor: John Marty
Safe schools levy increased.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
Students with limited or interrupted formal education funding increase and appropriation
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
GI Bill benefit additional uses authorized, and GI Bill changes made.
Sponsor: Paul Rosenthal
The Affordable Self-Protection Act established, reimbursement for expenses related to securing a permit to carry for low income citizens provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jeff Howe
Resident lifetime game and fish license information driver's license or state ID care placement authorization
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
MinneK voluntary prekindergarten program created, age range for early learning scholarships expanded, Head Start waiting list eliminated, education grants and loan forgiveness for prospective early education teachers created, early childhood learning and child protection facilities funding provided, report required, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Erin Murphy
Perpich Center for Arts Education board structure amended and additional oversight provided.
Sponsor: JoAnn Ward
Higher education appropriations; equity in postsecondary attainment grant; cybersecurity, health restoration, and healthy Minnesota initiatives funding; operating support increase
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
State park, recreation area, and trail acquisition and development bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Land reclamation appeal provisions modified.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Mille Lacs taxing jurisdictions lost property tax revenue reimbursement authorization
Sponsor: Dave Brown
Mille Lacs Lake area economic relief program establishment, appropriation, and property tax abatement; fund transfer authorization; Isle Malone island bridge replacement appropriation
Sponsor: Dave Brown
Motor vehicles bearing drive-away in-transit plates for road exams use authorization
Sponsor: Bill Weber
Iron-rich food and targeted nutrition education research program to high risk children and pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Land reclamation appeal provisions modifications
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Resolution expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned, forced organ harvesting from nonconsenting prisoners of conscience, primarily from Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their spiritual beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups in the Peoples Republic of China
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
Early childhood and prekindergarten through grade 12 education, including general education, education excellence, charter schools, special education, facilities and technology, and sufficiency and lifelong learning provided.
Sponsor: Sondra Erickson
Effective and diverse teachers access for all students
Sponsor: Patricia Torres Ray
Minerals management account quarterly distributions made, and reclamation appeal provisions modified.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
Public safety, corrections, courts, guardian ad litem board, and human rights appropriations
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Rail service colocation safety zone requirements established.
Sponsor: Linda Runbeck
Forever Green Agriculture Initiative at the University of Minnesota funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: David Bly
Abortion funding from state-sponsored health programs limited.
Sponsor: Tama Theis
Tax increment financing (TIF) permitted use clarification
Sponsor: Ann Rest
Voluntary prekindergarten MinneK program creation; early learning scholarships age range expansion; Head Start waiting list elimination; home visiting opportunities additions; early education teacher education grants and loan forgiveness; appropriations; bond issuance
Sponsor: Katie Sieben
Minnesota public pension plan additional funding sources authorized.
Sponsor: Tim O'Driscoll
Miscellaneous income and business tax provisions; sales tax replacement with fair tax
Sponsor: Dave Thompson
Disability parking for individuals with dementia authorization
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Floodwood; property conveyance modified.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
Health care program for low income uninsured adults and children who are ineligible for medical assistance or MinnesotaCare established.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Border-to-border broadband grant program provisions modification, statewide broadband goals modification and appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Virginia; U.S. Highway 53 and Cuyuna Drive intersection closure prohibited.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
Civil insurance fraud investigator funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Municipality use of public utility license, permit rights, or franchise fees to raise revenue notice, hearing, and reverse referendum provided.
Sponsor: Bob Vogel
Sexual assault examination kits testing requirement; patient opt out; peace officer recurring sexual assault investigation participation requirement
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Disabled hunters laser sight use authorization
Sponsor: William Ingebrigtsen
Safe sleep baby boxes and baby care supply grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Dual training program support grans authorized, information system to connect employers and students funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jason Isaacson
Office of MN.IT services, departments of administration, Minnesota management and budget (MMB), revenue, gambling control board, Minnesota state retirement system (MSRS), and military affairs supplemental appropriations; information and telecommunications account changes; horse racing law and rules fines deposit change
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Sexual abuse of a minor time period for commencement of actions extension
Sponsor: William Ingebrigtsen
Civil insurance fraud investigators appropriation
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Health and wellness services for East African seniors pilot program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: James Carlson
Medical assistance payment rates for durable medical equipment, orthotics, and supplies modified.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Municipal government interim ordinance imposition provisions modifications
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Remote sellers without a physical presence in the state required to collect and remit sales and use tax.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Roseau County; supplemental county program aid payment provided.
Sponsor: Dan Fabian
Literacy/dyslexia specialists requirement and appropriation
Sponsor: Roger Chamberlain
State park passes issued without a fee to military members and disabled veterans conditions modified.
Sponsor: Mark Uglem
Landowner preference when conducting deer-hunting lotteries provided.
Sponsor: Jim Newberger
Human services general assistance (GA) eligibility expansion
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Mill Towns State Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Brian Daniels
Legislative study group established to review the legislative auditor's 2016 report on kindergarten through grade 12 teacher licensure and consider how to implement the recommendations, and Board of Teaching report required.
Sponsor: Sondra Erickson
Nonprofit nursing facilities in border cities operating payment rate modified.
Sponsor: Jeff Backer
Referendum equalization revenue, aid, and levy calculation modified.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
Money transmitters private right of action for fraud-induced transfers; duty to warn of potential fraud and investigate fraud establishment
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Metropolitan area transit and paratransit capital expenditure additional financing provided, and issuance of certain obligations authorized.
Sponsor: Tim Kelly
Chiropractic examiners board membership criteria modification
Sponsor: John Marty
Medical assistance coverage for services provided by a community medical response emergency medical technician provided.
Sponsor: Tara Mack
Rural career counseling coordinator funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Bob Gunther
Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force extended, agriculture commissioner required to consult the Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force and provide recommendations to the legislature, and report required.
Sponsor: David Bly
East African youth and family antiviolence outreach program and appropriation
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Separate MinnesotaCare purchase option allowance and commissioner of human services (DHS) federal waivers requirement
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Minnesota Eligibility System Executive Steering Committee established to govern the Minnesota eligibility system, and MNsure board composition modified.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Drones operation regulation
Sponsor: Ann Rest
Local government entity sales tax exemption reinstated.
Sponsor: Jerry Hertaus
St. Joseph county road #75 pedestrian bridge grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Michelle Fischbach
Income, franchise, and property tax refund provisions federal law conformance and administrative mechanism for future federal changes; account creation; money transfer
Sponsor: Ann Rest
Boathouse lease terms modified.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Individual health insurance market designated rating areas reduction request to federal government
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Marketplace premiums stabilization commerce department studies requirement
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Pollution control agency (PCA) expedited environmental review billing option
Sponsor: Bev Scalze
Medical assistance (MA) eligibility determination by federally qualified health centers requirement
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Nursing facilities and boarding care homes certain nursing assistant training programs costs reimbursement requirement
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Long-term care simulation model development by the human services commissioner required, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Chad Anderson
U.S. Highway 12 realignment and improvement project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jerry Hertaus
Season for taking crows modified.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Real ID program eventual implementation and current Real ID requirements enforcement extension requirements
Sponsor: David Dibble
Grow Your Own teacher residency pilot program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Kelly Fenton
Mesabi range community and technical college faculty members teachers retirement association (TRA) coverage authorization
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Comprehensive health care workforce council and workforce plan establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Homestead tax payment over eight monthly installments per year provided.
Sponsor: Lyndon Carlson
Occasional sales of lodging exempted from the sales and use tax and lodging tax.
Sponsor: Steve Drazkowski
Medical assistance reimbursement rate for critical access mental health services increased.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Traffic violation around school buses increased fine provided.
Sponsor: Dean Urdahl
Organic agriculture financing program and appropriation
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Stillwater; Stillwater Armory sale to the city for less than market value permitted.
Sponsor: Bob Dettmer
Midwest Art Conservation Center grant appropriation
Sponsor: Dan Hall
Cannon Falls Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program inclusion
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Northfield; five-year rule of a tax increment financing district extended.
Sponsor: David Bly
Merged market health plan requirements established, and related changes made.
Sponsor: Bob Loonan
Student-user privacy rights establishment; online educational services security and privacy standards compliance requirement; student information use for student profiles or targeted marketing prohibition
Sponsor: Susan Kent
Student-user privacy in education rights establishment
Sponsor: Susan Kent
Working family income tax credit modification
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Metropolitan Council membership and terms modified, Blue Ribbon Commission on the Metropolitan Council created, appointments provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Energy sector jobs initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Raymond Dehn
Patient's affirmative consent or nonconsent required for each item when requested to release health records.
Sponsor: Glenn Gruenhagen
Voting equipment grant account established, county and municipality grant for acquisition of authorized voting equipment provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Trunk highway #101 reconstruction between Pioneer trail and Flying Cloud drive bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Julianne Ortman
Fillmore, Houston, and Winona Counties; Blufflands Trail System Recreational Trails funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
American Indian students educational disparities reduction appropriation
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Motor vehicle registration access by trade associations authorization
Sponsor: Scott Newman
Management and budget commissioner required to send bills to employees and former employees for insurance through multiple channels.
Sponsor: Jack Considine
Landlords required to provide tenants with copy of written notice of public hearings regarding proposed official controls for zoning changes affecting the leased property.
Sponsor: Cheryl Youakim
Health care quality of care and complain investigation process provisions modification; medically necessary care definition development and recommendations regarding disclosure of peer review final determinations by commissioner of health requirement
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities two-year college program administration provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Bud Nornes
Child care programs governance provisions modifications; electronic application provisions; notification to providers of potential licensing violations requirement; county licensing staff training on family child care and group family child care requirements; child care provider liaison and advocate resignation; legislative task forces on child care; child care business development and appropriation
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Transfers directed to forest management investment account, private forest management assistance funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Additional aid to cities provided.
Sponsor: Jason Isaacson
Rushford Blufflands trail system recreational trails system bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Jeremy Miller
Municipality authority notice, hearing and reverse referendum on public utility license, permit rights or franchise fees revenue raising provisions modifications
Sponsor: Paul Gazelka
Hunters with a disability allowed to hunt with laser sights, and criminal penalties provided.
Sponsor: Bud Nornes
Class I or II demolition debris landfill compliance with demolition landfill guidance requirement
Sponsor: Gary Dahms
Environment and natural resources trust fund University of Minnesota (U of M) reimbursement procedures creation
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Metro Transit fare revenue schedule establishment
Sponsor: Sean Nienow
Peace Corps volunteers driver's license expiration and renewal exception
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Notice, public hearing, and response to questions and comments required before purchasing real property with public money.
Sponsor: Steve Green
Mankato nonprofit community clinic equipment grant appropriation authorization
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Resolution expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned, forced organ harvesting from nonconsenting prisoners of conscience, primarily from Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their spiritual beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups in the People's Republic of China
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Judicial restoration of ability to possess firearms and ammunition petition clarified.
Sponsor: JoAnn Ward
Income tax; 7.05 percent rate reduced to 6.45 percent.
Sponsor: Jason Isaacson
Snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle account transfer funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
Child care programs governance provisions modifications; notification to providers of potential licensing violations requirement; county licensing staff training on family child care and group family child care requirements
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
State water infrastructure needs and funding sources assessment appropriation
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Cities and counties granted additional investment authority.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
East African senior health and wellness information, services, and referral pilot program established; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
Workforce and affordable homeownership development program establishment; mortgage registry and deed taxes housing finance agency (HFA) partial proceeds dedication
Sponsor: Richard Cohen
Juvenile justice risk assessments, alternatives to arrest, use of restraints and sentencing provisions modification
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Tax increment financing; permitted use of increments clarified.
Sponsor: Steve Drazkowski
Girls in action education program grant appropriation
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
Ramsey county north metro area workforce-based mass transit needs study grant and appropriation
Sponsor: Bev Scalze
Corrections funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Marion Rarick
Health care treatment outcomes and costs of providing iron-rich foods to children and pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia research program established.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Twin Cities RISE! pay for performance grants appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Brainerd; Chemical Addiction Recovery Enterprise program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: John Persell
Off-road vehicle registration requirements modified, and resident trail pass provided.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Mental health and developmental disabilities ombudsman required to monitor drug trials.
Sponsor: Cindy Pugh
Forest resources use in the production of siding establishment and appropriation; siding production facility materials sales tax exemption authorization
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Assault on teacher student expulsion requirement
Sponsor: Dave Brown
University of Minnesota reimbursement procedures for money from the environment and natural resources trust fund created.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
State park, recreation area, and trail acquisition and development funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Alice Hausman
Amateur sports commission snow angel program development and fund creation and appropriation
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
State parks, recreation areas, and trail rehabilitation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Alice Hausman
Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act
Sponsor: James Carlson
Summer solstice Alzheimer's disease awareness day designation
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Students with limited or interrupted formal education additional funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
Qualified small business investor certification requirements modified.
Sponsor: Jenifer Loon
Preston and Carimona Township; Root River State Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Parent's responsibility to educate child clarified.
Sponsor: Sondra Erickson
Release of notice of potential claim requirements modified.
Sponsor: Jason Rarick
Angling and hunting license issuance without a fee to disabled veterans authorized.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Minnesota State colleges and Universities personnel plan ratified.
Sponsor: Jim Knoblach
Blaine; National Sports Center expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jerry Newton
Canadian pharmacies prescription drug reimportation program establishment
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
ATV trail connection funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dale Lueck
No-fault auto benefits regulated, and deduction of basic economic loss benefits previously provided required.
Sponsor: Bob Loonan
Dakota County; Big Rivers Regional Trail Trailhead funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rick Hansen
Lake Wobegon Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tama Theis
Sexual assault examination kit testing required, patient opt-out of testing kits allowed, and peace officer participation in recurring sexual assault investigation training required.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
Public health care program or qualified health plan notice and consent requirements established for persons applying for coverage.
Sponsor: Jason Rarick
Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program modified.
Sponsor: Tim Kelly
Bloomington; Minnesota Valley Trail and local trail connection funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jean Wagenius
Medical assistance for employed persons with disabilities asset limits provisions modified, and federal waiver authority sought.
Sponsor: Connie Bernardy
Outdoor Place-Based Education Act
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Enhanced asthma care services benefit for medical assistance provided, and medical assistance coverage of products to reduce asthma triggers provided.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Abortion data required to be reported by physicians or facilities modified.
Sponsor: Abigail Whelan
Student loan income tax credit allowed.
Sponsor: Jon Applebaum
Peace Corps volunteer driver's license expiration and renewal exception provided.
Sponsor: David Bly
Middle class families tax reductions; loophole closings; tax fairness provisions; federal update; railroad recodification; tobacco taxes; corporate tax reform; appropriation
Sponsor: Rod Skoe
Election emergency plan development required.
Sponsor: Kelly Fenton
Estate recovery provisions modified.
Sponsor: Jason Rarick
Organic agriculture financing program created, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: John Persell
Duty to war extended to alcohol and drug counseling practicum students and postdegree professional practice.
Sponsor: John Persell
Grand Marais; water access facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Comprehensive health care workforce council and workforce plan created, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jennifer Schultz
Early childhood mental health consultation grants appropriation
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Home care licensure exclusions modified.
Sponsor: Tina Liebling
Boiler law exception modified.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Heartland State Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul Marquart
Dry cleaner response and reimbursement account provisions and prior appropriation modification
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Veterans emergency dental care grants from state soldiers assistance fund; veterans charity care dentist income tax subtraction
Sponsor: Mark Anderson
Struggling students in grades 3 to 5 help to read at grade level pilot project establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Alice Johnson
Good food access program and advisory committee establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Division of healthy aging creation advisory task force created, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nels Pierson
Dakota County; Minnesota River Regional Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Sandra Masin
Veteran mental health services funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Dakota County; Mississippi River Regional Trail railroad crossing safety improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Anna Wills
Resolution urging the President and Congress to take action to halt the illegal dumping of foreign steel into the United States market
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Student discipline working group creation to review pupil fair dismissal act and related student discipline
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Management and budget commissioner (MMB) disparity impact notes for proposed legislation; state agencies biennial reports to address disparities; gubernatorial budget proposal disparity analysis inclusion
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
MNsure 2016 enrollment operations and performance evaluation request authorization
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Disabled veteran's exclusion modified.
Sponsor: Sheldon Johnson
Mill Towns state trail bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
MNsure shared eligibility system establishment; MNsure operation funding procedure modification
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Home and community-based services incentive pool codification; appropriation
Sponsor: James Carlson
Prekindergarten educational program credit for donations provided, districts required to accept scholarships funded by donations, and report required.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
A Senate resolution honoring Carmela Simione for receiving a National Silver Key Award
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Minnesota health records act provisions modifications
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Rocori Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jeff Howe
A Senate resolution congratulating the Minnesota Gopher women's hockey team on winning the 2016 NCAA women's hockey championship
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Gitchi-Gami State Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Urban educator grant recipients directed to offer teacher preparation candidates African American history, culture, and heritage instruction.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Solid waste collection local governmental units authority moratorium
Sponsor: Dave Thompson
Continuing education program establishment authorized, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Bud Nornes
Lester Prairie; Dakota Rail Regional Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Glenn Gruenhagen
Local recreation grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Bud Nornes
Glacial Lakes Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
Faribault and Northfield; Mill Towns State Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: David Bly
Rochester; Chester Woods Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nels Pierson
Automatic renewal of consumer contracts regulation
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park development funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Deer license revenue transfer for wolf management removal
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Blufflands Trail system funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Alternative residential placement options and modified payment methods and rates for complex patients for cost reduction purposes
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Community storm shelter grant program establishment
Sponsor: William Ingebrigtsen
Blaine national sports center expansion bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Alice Johnson
Ionizing radiation-producing equipment screening security systems addition and appropriation
Sponsor: William Ingebrigtsen
Elko New Market municipally owned water treatment facility sales tax exemption authorization
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
At-home infant child care program appropriation and basic sliding fee child care assistance grants reduction
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Fantasy sports regulation
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Forest management investment account transfers requirement; private forest management assistance appropriation
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Human services commissioner required to establish a web application to compare prescription drug prices, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Taconite production tax distribution modification
Sponsor: David Hann
Federal and state technology (FAST) partnership program appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Telecommunication informal dispute resolution process establishment and consumer billing practices standardization; interstate call completion requirement; wholesale transport providers registration requirement
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Clinical lactation service licensing created, fees established, and report required.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
Child care program governing provisions modified, legislative task force on child care created, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
School districts and charter schools technology and facilities aid (generation connect aid) appropriation
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Vehicles bearing drive-away in-transit plates use for road exams permitted, and technical changes made.
Sponsor: Joe Schomacker
Dry cleaner response and reimbursement account provisions modified, prior appropriation modified, and rulemaking required.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Mankato; Southview Heights area connection to the city sewer system funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jack Considine
Student loan refinancing expanded, and refinancing in emergency circumstances permitted.
Sponsor: Kim Norton
Farm to food shelf program grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
Department of Direct Care Services created.
Sponsor: Paul Thissen
Health insurance contract out-of-pocket maximum cost imposition restriction; provider contract offering requirement
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Hunting with night vision equipment restrictions modifications
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Restrictive intervention use in licensed facilities serving persons with developmental disabilities modifications
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Broadband border-to-border grant program modified, statewide broadband goals modified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Erik Simonson
Abandoned mines safety measures modifications
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Presidential primary establishment
Sponsor: Roger Reinert
All Kids Count Act
Sponsor: Susan Kent
Minnesota management and budget (MMB) employee insurance billing through multiple channels requirement
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Corrections and human services (DHS) employees continued employer insurance contributions following assault on the job and permanent disability authorization
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Bond-financed property valuation provided, state waysides and forests designated, state forests and parks added to and deleted from, state land sales and exchanges authorized, state land sale and exchange provisions modified, expedited sale of school trust lands and university lands allowed, state reversionary interest release provided, and state rights provided for common interest community.
Sponsor: Debra Kiel
Interagency agreements and fund transfers legislative approval required.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Northwest regional partnership higher learning opportunities for teachers program and appropriation
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Historic barn rehabilitation grant program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
University of Minnesota, Rochester campus collegiate recovery program establishment funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Kim Norton
Licensed taxicab special transportation service provisions exclusion
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Lead shot use rules restriction prohibition
Sponsor: William Ingebrigtsen
Veterans benefit service disclosure requirements provided, and veterans affairs commissioner required to develop a disclosure statement.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
Turkey stamp and related revenues elimination
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Riparian buffer requirements repealed, and appropriations canceled.
Sponsor: Steve Drazkowski
Activities of daily living reimbursement system established.
Sponsor: Connie Bernardy
Nursing facility residents permitted to electronically monitor their rooms.
Sponsor: Jerry Newton
State agencies, public postsecondary education institutions, and political subdivisions required to timely allocate federal tax deductions for energy efficient design to the designer.
Sponsor: Pat Garofalo
Child care program governing provisions modified.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
Homeowner's insurance coverage regulated, and day care services coverage requirements modified.
Sponsor: Marion Rarick
Duluth; intoxicating liquor license prohibition within the Lakeside and Lester Park neighborhoods repealed.
Sponsor: Jennifer Schultz
Electronic monitoring by residents of rooms in nursing facilities authorization
Sponsor: Alice Johnson
Mankato city sewer connection to the Southview heights area bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Veterans Preference Act removal hearing procedures modified.
Sponsor: Jeff Howe
Legislative practices reform; joint budget targets; legislative commission on data practices and personal data privacy study requirements; former public official lobbying activity restrictions establishment
Sponsor: Patricia Torres Ray
Senior care career opportunity educational material development funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Brian Daniels
County board allowed to appropriate money for a veterans memorial anywhere in the county.
Sponsor: Chris Swedzinski
Grain buyer bond amounts increased, grain buyer requirements modified, and report required.
Sponsor: Jeanne Poppe
Farm-to-food shelf program Second Harvest Heartland grant appropriation
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Statewide education and outreach program implementation to protect vulnerable adults, seniors, and caregivers from financial exploitation required; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul Rosenthal
Fixed guideway transit project development governed, streetcar and bus rapid transit project requirements established, municipal consent amended, and transportation sales tax revenue permitted allocation amended.
Sponsor: Linda Runbeck
Home care licensure provisions modifications
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Drainage authorities authorized to acquire property, revolving loan fund to acquire property for riparian improvements created, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul Torkelson
Hennepin county select construction projects job order contracting use authorization
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Expedited environmental review billing options provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dan Fabian
Former corrections and human services employees permitted to receive continued employer insurance contributions following assault on the job and permanent disability.
Sponsor: Jack Considine
Connection center facility funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rod Hamilton
County probation officer supervision of adult felons authorized.
Sponsor: Brian Johnson
Permits to mine regulated, and appeal provisions modified.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Mental health peer specialist training and outreach provided; clubhouse program service medical assistance coverage established; report required; funding provided for intensive community rehabilitation services, suicide prevention, intensive treatment for adolescents and young adults, and housing for individuals with mental illness; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jeff Backer
Hmong American partnership job training grants appropriation
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Health information technology grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tama Theis
Minnesota 21st century fund renaming and appropriation
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Child care programs eligibility provisions modifications
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. grant appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Historic barn rehabilitation grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: David Bly
State water infrastructure needs and funding source assessment funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: David Hancock
County liability for cost of care modified.
Sponsor: Diane Loeffler
Human services background study provisions modified.
Sponsor: Connie Bernardy
Greater Minnesota internship program modified, grant program established, tax credit repealed, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Kim Norton
Mental health crisis response peace officer training
Sponsor: John Marty
Electronic waste management provisions modifications
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Ka Joog job skills and workforce development pilot program grant funding provided, Takeoff 4-H STEAM funding provided for Somali youth, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tama Theis
Explore Minnesota Tourism event destination pilot project funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
Permanent child support task force created, and report required.
Sponsor: Kim Norton
Grain credit contract indemnity program established, bond amounts for licensed grain buyers increased, portion of sales tax revenue derived from the sale of grain bins dedicated, sales tax on grain bins eliminated, gross receipts tax for grain bins established to fund the indemnity payments if program funding falls below a threshold amount, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Chris Swedzinski
Qualifying prescription drugs cost disclosure requirement
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Teacher licensure legislative task force establishment
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Maximum permissible employer contribution to a laborers pension fund increased.
Sponsor: Paul Thissen
General assistance eligibility expanded.
Sponsor: Susan Allen
Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Bob Gunther
Dakota County; plat authority repealed.
Sponsor: Jon Koznick
Board of Water and Soil resources directed to coordinate goals and strategies for the Minnesota River basin, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Sandra Masin
Appleton; roadway upgrade to facilitate commerce and improve safety funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Miller
Domestic corporations definition expansion to include certain foreign corporations
Sponsor: John Marty
Prescription drugs free product vouchers and discount use prohibition
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Firearm transfer criminal background check required, and transfers excepted.
Sponsor: Kim Norton
Critical access dental provider designation requirements modification
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Child care provider requirements review by human services commissioner required, and report required.
Sponsor: Peggy Flanagan
Deer hunter satisfaction survey requirements modifications
Sponsor: Bill Weber
Currie water and sewer infrastructure improvements bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Bill Weber
Oral health assessments medical assistance (MA) coverage requirements determination; medical assistance (MA) payment rates for certain dental services increase
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Student retention in grade 3 if student is not reading at grade level allowed.
Sponsor: Drew Christensen
Activities of daily living (ADL) reimbursement system pilot program to address personal care assistant (PCA) shortage
Sponsor: John Marty
Family planning services grants distribution modifications; health commissioner federal Title X funds application and distribution for family planning services requirement
Sponsor: Roger Chamberlain
School board members election recall authorization
Sponsor: Barbara Goodwin
Debt limit establishment
Sponsor: Eric Pratt
Retirement, health savings, and medical savings accounts modifications; asset protection provision
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
Ionizing radiation-producing equipment security screening added, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Level III sex offender residency regulation by local governmental units allowed.
Sponsor: Jim Newberger
Minnesota athletic trainers act modifications
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Northstar commuter rail extension and modification negotiations initiation requirement
Sponsor: John Pederson
Public health care program or qualified health care plan applications notice and consent requirements establishment
Sponsor: Michelle Benson
Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board employee early separation incentives proposed.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Residential care service providers required to meet the home and community based service standards.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Fossil fuel divestment report mandated.
Sponsor: Melissa Hortman
Gas tax signage on petroleum dispenser requirement
Sponsor: Gary Dahms
Students without lawful immigration status higher education state financial aid programs expansion
Sponsor: Patricia Torres Ray
Homestead classification applicants use of federal taxpayer identification number in lieu of social security number authorization
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Day designated.
Sponsor: Jeanne Poppe
Academic prescription drug education program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
College attendance grant program intervention broadening and appropriation
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
Controlled substance evidence collected from crime scenes timely chemical testing requirement and appropriation
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Alcohol use sensory testing research
Sponsor: Karin Housley
Long-term facility maintenance revenue allowed uses modified.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
School district training to protect student data required.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
Parent responsibility to education child clarification
Sponsor: Charles Wiger
Resolution expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned, forced organ harvesting from nonconsenting prisoners of conscience, primarily from Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their spiritual beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups in the People's Republic of China
Sponsor: Michelle Benson
Victims of crimes visa certification documents timely processing requirements
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Olmsted County; Dyslexia Institute of Minnesota funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nels Pierson
Watercraft and motor vehicle transfer-on-death title provided, and transfer exempted from motor vehicle sales tax.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College faculty member not offered a coverage election upon reaching tenure Teachers Retirement Association coverage provided.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
Elko New Market; water treatment facility sales tax exemption provided, refund provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Bob Vogel
Towing of vehicle involved in a collision where operator is cited for driving without a license or insurance allowed, and gross misdemeanor for multiple violations of driving without a valid license allowed.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Original birth records and adoption related information access provisions modifications and appropriation
Sponsor: Michelle Benson
Welfare agencies and county jails serving the same individual mental health records sharing requirement
Sponsor: Julianne Ortman
Cass Lake-Bena School District youth center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: John Persell
Human services background studies provisions modifications
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Public hearing after 30-day notice required before imposing an interim ordinance related to housing.
Sponsor: Paul Thissen
Prepared food donation tax credit provided.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Disabled veteran tuition relief to attend Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institutions provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Organic agriculture transition grants appropriation
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Freight railroad preservation and improvement grants bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Roger Chamberlain
Minnesota-produced grains usage in distilling alcohol study requirement
Sponsor: James Metzen
School contractor employee benefit eligibility provided.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Lake County; Prospectors ATV Trail System construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Firearms training prior to taking permanent possession of a firearm mandated, waiting period to receive a permit to purchase a firearm extended, transfer of pistols and semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and eligibility to possess a firearm provisions modified; safe storage of firearms and ammunition required; transfer of firearms requirements placed, and criminal penalties imposed.
Sponsor: Kim Norton
Education Savings Accounts for Students in Low-Performing Schools Act created, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
Demolition debris landfill permitting and rules provided.
Sponsor: Dan Fabian
Pine City water infrastructure projects grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Anthony Lourey
Workforce housing income tax credit establishment
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Independent school district #115, Cass Lake-Bena; youth center grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Missing persons notification and response systems and development training enhancement funding provided, membership fee for Crime Alert Network repealed, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Cheryl Youakim
School district equalized debt service levy calculation modified.
Sponsor: Bob Dettmer
Stillborn children parent subtraction established.
Sponsor: Chad Anderson
Retirement, health savings, and medical savings accounts regulated; and asset protection provided.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Electronic incapacitation cuff use in persons who are in custody or for a criminal offense prohibited, and penalties provided.
Sponsor: John Lesch
Sales tax exemption for certain local government entities reinstatement authorization and appropriation
Sponsor: David Osmek
Minnesota State Retirement System; augmentation interest rates for terminated privatized employees revised.
Sponsor: Tim O'Driscoll
State construction contract goal of 20 percent employment of females encourage, and ten percent goal required.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Herbicide purchases by lakeshore property owners for invasive aquatic plant management use sales tax exemption
Sponsor: Mark Anderson
Intensive pediatric care category established for home care nursing services, payment rate increased for home care nursing services, and additional revenue required to be spent on patient-specific training.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Child care grant eligibility modification
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Citizenship credit allowed, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
Full service community schools funding increased.
Sponsor: Mary Murphy
Dyslexia Institute of Minnesota Olmsted county grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Chemical dependency treatment payment and reimbursement requirements modified, and treatment facility placement considerations clarified.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
Girls of color pilot grant program to encourage and support exploring and pursuing STEM careers created, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Girls of color academic success pilot grant program created, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Informal dispute resolution process provided, consumer billing practices standardized, intrastate call completion required, registration of wholesale transport providers provided, and definitions added.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
Small business owned by women of color start-up and expansion assistance provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Hennepin county center for the arts improvements grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
Housing offenders in nonpublicly owned facilities authorized.
Sponsor: Tim Miller
Reentry and halfway houses grants to counties appropriation
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
College entrance examination reimbursement clarification
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
Indian gaming casinos counties refund and sharing agreement payments by revenue department increase
Sponsor: Rod Skoe
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center improvement funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Women and high-wage, high-demand, nontraditional jobs grant program modified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Health savings accounts attachment by creditors exemption
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Compensatory revenue use modifications and school boards additional flexibility to allocate authorization
Sponsor: Eric Pratt
Isuroon ethnic food shelf appropriation
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Minerals management account quarterly distributions establishment; school trust and university land expedited sales and appropriation
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
School building bond credit for agricultural and noncommercial seasonal recreational property creation
Sponsor: John Hoffman
University of Minnesota mineral research funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dale Lueck
Girls and women of color financial literacy competitive grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Pollinator investment grant appropriation
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Minnesota teacher licensure exam evaluation appropriation
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Oversight of state occupational regulations; office of supervision of occupational boards' disciplinary actions creation
Sponsor: Scott Newman
Electric and telephone cooperatives members change of address notice requirements
Sponsor: Alice Johnson
Northfield tax increment financing (TIF) district five-year rule extension
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
St. Paul east side freedom library bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Body cameras by peace officers regulation
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Latino communities united in service (CLUES) grant appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Health-related licensing boards prior appropriations modifications
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Ottertail county regional community safe room facility grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: William Ingebrigtsen
Emergency ambulance services medical assistance (MA) payment rates increase
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Volunteer fire assistance grants account creation
Sponsor: Torrey Westrom
Veterans rent subsidies appropriation
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Student loan payments income tax subtraction
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Veterans support for domestic abuse prevention, mental health services, chemical abuse treatment. homelessness prevention honor guards compensation and veterans courts; veterans nursing home tax credit
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Diversity recruitment pilot project appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Motorcycles underinsured and uninsured coverage requirement
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Medical assistance (MA) for employed persons with disabilities asset limits modification
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) board of trustees supplemental and developmental education requirements establishment
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Compound drugs preauthorization requirement under no-fault automobile insurance act elimination
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
High-risk revocation reduction programs appropriation
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Minnesota Hmong chamber of commerce grant appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Public adjusters definition modification and regulation
Sponsor: Gary Dahms
Certified salt applicator program establishment
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Blazing Star trail bridge construction bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Health care providers information blocking prohibition
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Minneapolis arts incubator grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
Equalization board reclassification of property to or from an agricultural classification prohibition
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
Edina 2014 special law approval filing time extension authorization
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Soudan underground mine state park boathouse lease terms modification
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
Intermediate care facilities for persons with development disabilities (ICF/DD) and home and community-based services providers reimbursement rates modification
Sponsor: Dave Brown
A Senate resolution congratulating the Minentonka High School girls basketball team on winning the 2016 State High School class 4A girls basketball championship
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
Community solar gardens regulation provisions
Sponsor: Michelle Benson
School board special election timeline modification; recall elections for school board members authorization
Sponsor: Barbara Goodwin
Tenant notice of public hearing on official controls or zoning changes requirement
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Elected county auditors, treasurers, and auditor-treasurers required to be certified public accountants; and office becoming an appointed position filled by a certified public accountant if the person elected is not a CPA provided.
Sponsor: Brian Johnson
Metropolitan economic development association (MEDA) minority business development grants appropriation
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
At-home infant child care program appropriation
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
A Senate resolution honoring Frank Zawislak on his 50 years of service with the Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services Division
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Blaze pink hunting clothing option authorization
Sponsor: William Ingebrigtsen
Veterans benefits service disclose requirements and disclosure statement development requirement
Sponsor: James Carlson
Normandale community college renovation bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Health savings accounts exempted from attachment by creditors.
Sponsor: Peggy Bennett
Trunk Highway 101 reconstruction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Hoppe
Applicants and licensees regulated.
Sponsor: Jon Applebaum
Minneapolis; arts incubator and manufacturing center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Northstar commuter rail line Big lake to St. Cloud bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Alice Johnson
Small wireless facilities development provisions
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Minneapolis; reallocation of prior appropriations to leverage federal funds allowed.
Sponsor: Diane Loeffler
Latino communities united in service (CLUES) grant appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
MNsure late issuance of form 1095-A compensation provisions and appropriation
Sponsor: Michelle Benson
Unemployment insurance employer tax liability modification
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Chemical dependency/mental health beds and chemical dependency release planners at MCF-Shakopee and MCF-Stillwater appropriations
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Hennepin Center for the Arts funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Municipal boundary adjustments and city dissolution provisions modification
Sponsor: Bev Scalze
Mental health and developmental disabilities ombudsman Jensen settlement and Olmsted plans positions appropriation
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Minneapolis; Phillips Community Center project earlier appropriation availability extended.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
MNsure board of directors, MNsure chief executive officer, and human services commissioner time frames to respond to requests from members of the Legislative Oversight Committee established.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Trap requirements modified, permission for traps and snares set required, reporting required, license forfeiture for certain violations required, and criminal penalties provided.
Sponsor: Peter Fischer
Postsecondary education planning information provisions modifications
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Low revenue school districts minimum revenue guarantee establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Mary Kiffmeyer
Inmate release program established, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
MNsure qualifying life events and changes in circumstances required to be processed within 30 days of being report for persons enrolled in health coverage through MNsure.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
Intermediate care facilities for persons with development disabilities (ICF/DD) and home and community-based services providers reimbursement rates modification
Sponsor: Charles Wiger
Medical assistance (MA) estate recovery requirements
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Higher education federal loan forgiveness programs promotion
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Water policy manager governor appointment requirement
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Adult basic education aid innovative programs appropriation
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
Handheld portable x-ray system use authorized.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Order for protection and harassment restraining order provisions modified.
Sponsor: Linda Slocum
Donated goods exempted from charitable organization requirements.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
Isuroon Ethnic Food Shelf funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jon Applebaum
Metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account management to maximize long-term gain requirement
Sponsor: James Carlson
Disability waivers rate system budget neutrality adjustments modified.
Sponsor: Joe Schomacker
Cannon Falls metropolitan area inclusion
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Production incentive program for use of forest resources in the production of siding established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
Emergency responders training appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Human services commissioner requirements to consider granting a variance modified.
Sponsor: Raymond Dehn
Family Values for Life appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Women of color small business development program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Family and medical leave benefit insurance program establishment; wage tax imposition; appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Driving while impaired (DWI) license revocation for test refusal provision modification
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Visa certification document processing in a timely manner by certifying entities required.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
Innovation in education opportunities expansion
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Prescription drugs with generic equivalent free product vouchers or discounts prohibited.
Sponsor: Tina Liebling
Minnesota teacher licensure exam evaluation funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dean Urdahl
Right-of-way mowing restrictions modified, and penalties provided.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
Bemidji Carnegie library rehabilitation and restoration grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Construction career pathway initiative program grant appropriation
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Perpich center for arts education board structure modification and additional l oversight
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Emissions-reduction rider qualifying projects that may be approved modified.
Sponsor: Jim Newberger
Dental care provider tax credit establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Rod Skoe
Greater Minnesota family medicine residency grant program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Rochester regional dental facility grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Prison employment program (EMPLOY) expansion appropriation
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Vision care services and ophthalmic good and services provisions modifications
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Nonprofit organizations donated goods certain charitable organization requirements exemption
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
County program aid modifications
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
St. Paul; Minnesota Museum of American Art improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Alice Hausman
All students, including low income and minority students, provided with improved and equitable access to effective and more diverse teachers.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
A Senate resolution congratulating Sean A. Meyer of Hawley for receiving the Eagle Award
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Perpich Center for Arts Education asset preservation and predesign work funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Peggy Flanagan
State purchase of printer cartridges standard created.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Child care programs positive support strategies and restrictive intervention rules temporary exemption
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Peace officer body camera use regulated.
Sponsor: Tony Cornish
Employees of school contractors unemployment benefit eligibility authorization
Sponsor: Alice Johnson
Passenger rail requirements on project development process, state fund use, eminent domain, and land use and acquisition established; and technical changes made.
Sponsor: Steve Drazkowski
Petrofund time limit effective date modified.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
State retirement systems member service credit and retirement eligibility data to political subdivisions upon request requirement
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
Minnesota minerals 21st century fund regulated and renamed, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
No-net-gain policy for state acquisition of real property established.
Sponsor: Steve Green
Drainage system repair procedures modified.
Sponsor: Jeff Backer
Education Innovation Partners cooperative matching grant for professional development authorized, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jason Metsa
Smoking ban in vehicles for work clarified.
Sponsor: David Bly
Minneapolis Emergency Operations Center and Fire Training Facility expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Raymond Dehn
State acquisition of real property in fee approval required.
Sponsor: Steve Green
Disability waiver reimbursement rate adjustments, ICF/DD rate increases, and home and community-based service provider rate and grant increases
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Children's mental health collaboratives appropriation
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Disability parking for individuals with dementia authorized.
Sponsor: Frank Hornstein
Youth sports concussion study requirement
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Tax Court prohibition on representation modified.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Water policy manager appointment by the governor required, and water policy manager qualifications and duties established.
Sponsor: Jerry Newton
Klondike comprehensive water management project provided, and state land conveyances authorized.
Sponsor: Dan Fabian
Public safety officer death benefits modifications; capitol security officers public safety officer and survivor benefits eligibility; hometown heroes act definitions adoption
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Minnesota Council on Economic Education grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Ron Kresha
Decola Ponds and Medicine Lake Road watershed; flood damage reduction measures funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Lyndon Carlson
Unemployment insurance; providing for extended benefits
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Children's product chemicals of high concern regulated.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Investment board fossil fuel divestment report requirement
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Criminal sexual conduct offenses for persons with authority over juveniles expansion
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Noise complaint addressing process created, Pollution Control Agency rulemaking with respect to noise from wind projects required, and Public Utilities Commission docket on wind project siting required.
Sponsor: Jim Newberger
Southeast Asian community business development grant program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Minnesota film and television board film production jobs appropriation
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
Brooklyn Park trunk highway #169 and 101st Avenue interchange bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Albert Lea Blazing Star Landing project bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
St. Paul major league soccer stadium building materials sales tax and property tax exemptions
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Disabled veterans tax, motor vehicle, and watercraft fees exemptions
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Newly incorporated city base year formula aid provided.
Sponsor: Mary Murphy
Albert Lea; Blazing Star Landing project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Peggy Bennett
Responsible contractor requirement changes made.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
State board of equalization prohibited from issuing an order requiring a reclassification of property to or from an agricultural classification.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Citation or fine issuance to drivers that park at broken, malfunctioning, or inoperable parking meters prohibited.
Sponsor: Jason Isaacson
Waite Park amphitheater bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: John Pederson
Small business collection refund for employing a certified service provider or system to collect and remit sales taxes and appropriation
Sponsor: John Hoffman
School resource officers task force establishment
Sponsor: David Dibble
Mental health provisions modifications; legislative auditor recommendations enacted; community behavioral health hospitals appropriation; individuals found incompetent to participant in criminal proceedings treatment and restoration of competency provisions; neuroleptic medications administration in jails authorization
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Child care business start-up manual and grants for child care business development expansion appropriations
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Innovative adult basic education (ABE) programs grants establishment for college readiness academies, contextualized GED or adult programs and ABE navigating and advising support services
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
State park and trail operation funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
High school teachers dual enrollment instruction board of teaching standards adoption
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Responsible contractor requirements modification
Sponsor: William Ingebrigtsen
Ottertail city; storm shelter funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Jackson Memorial Park phase I redevelopment grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Blue Earth Green Giant museum grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Appleton correctional facility lease by commissioner of corrections authorization
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Minnesota organic advisory task force extension and commissioner of agriculture consultation requirement
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Legislative task force to review the legislative auditor's 2016 report on kindergarten through grade 12 teacher licensure and consider how to implement the recommendations established.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
Special transportation service providers regulations and penalties modifications; background studies on nonemergency medical transportation providers requirements establishment
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Primary care services medical assistance (MA) payment rates increase
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Minority business development and outreach, education, and certification of minority owned business contracting funding provided; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Mahoney
Federal funds request process modified, process for reviewing technology fund transfers established, and report required.
Sponsor: Jim Knoblach
Employment agents, construction codes and licensing, and combative sports modified; and housekeeping changes made.
Sponsor: Marion Rarick
Pipestone county calcareous fens conditional water use permit, data collection and appropriation
Sponsor: Bill Weber
Jackson wastewater treatment plant connections grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Winnebago drinking water distribution system and sanitary and storm sewer collection systems grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Voter electronic signature for purposes of electronic rosters authorization
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
Voter electronic signatures for purposes of electronic rosters allowed.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Renewable development account transfers capped.
Sponsor: Pat Garofalo
Children's cabinet system redesign; basic sliding fee child care program modification; early learning scholarship eligibility modification and appropriation
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Moorhead; Lakes and Prairies Community Action Partnership facility and early learning center funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Ben Lien
St. Paul; Metropolitan Council grants to district councils for outreach and education concerning public transit development and use required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Alice Hausman
Minneapolis; summer youth employment program grants awarded, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Education state value-added growth model modification
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
Minnesota museum of American art and integrated education facility bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Richard Cohen
Clean power plan for existing power plants legislative approval requirements for state plan to comply with federal regulations regarding emissions
Sponsor: Michelle Benson
Asian economic development association appropriation
Sponsor: Foung Hawj
Marriage solemnization by legislators allowed.
Sponsor: Joe Hoppe
Farm safety program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Clark Johnson
Nonexclusionary policies and practices made a central focus of pupil discipline, and money appropriation.
Sponsor: Carlos Mariani
Small distiller bond rates raised.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Rate-regulated cooperative associations permitted to file for an alternative regulatory review of general rate increase requests.
Sponsor: Pat Garofalo
Calcareous fen water use permit and data collection provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Schomacker
Disabled veteran property tax abatement provided.
Sponsor: Mike Freiberg
Working lands watershed restoration program establishment for perennial crop growth incentive and appropriation
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Freeborn County; regional trail connection funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Peggy Bennett
Working family income tax credit modified.
Sponsor: Gregory Davids
Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Bob Gunther
Cosmetic fragrance ingredients disclosure requirement
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Petrofund time limit effective date modification
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Employment waiver services modified, and disability waiver rate system budget neutrality adjustment for unit-based services with programming adjusted.
Sponsor: Laurie Halverson
Guardian ad litem duties and responsibilities in custody and dissolution proceedings amended.
Sponsor: Nels Pierson
Household family size definition clarification for pregnant women under medical assistance (MA)
Sponsor: Dan Hall
Commercial parking facility heating restriction exception provided.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Lubricating oil renewable standard established.
Sponsor: Paul H. Anderson
Fire permit requirements modified.
Sponsor: Dennis McNamara
Lake Zumbro project earlier appropriation availability extended.
Sponsor: Duane Quam
Tractor rollover protection pilot grant program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Family home visiting programs funded through grants administered by the health commissioner criteria modified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Hermantown; local options sales tax revenue uses modified.
Sponsor: Mary Murphy
Natural gas vehicle and fueling station rebates provided, Commerce Department rebate program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jeff Howe
School resource officer standards, training, and relationship between the schools and officers review task force establish; and report required.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Higher education state grant amounts calculation regulation
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Charter schools increased access to extended time program funding authorization and appropriation
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Moorhead lakes and prairies community action partnership and early learning center appropriation
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Muskellunge introduction or stocking prohibited.
Sponsor: Mark Anderson
Community based workforce development provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Small business technological competitiveness grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Duane Quam
Silver Bay; Black Beach campground funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rob Ecklund
Civil commitment petition examiner report modification; provisionally discharged patients aftercare plan provisions modification
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Commencement of actions alleging sexual abuse of a minor time period extended.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Flame-retardant chemical use in products prohibited.
Sponsor: Jeff Howe
Albert Lea; public infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Peggy Bennett
Education open enrollment lottery process priority authorization to children of school district staff establishment
Sponsor: Charles Wiger
White Bear Lake and Hugo; Hugo Short Line Railway improvement funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Linda Runbeck
Income and business taxes eliminated, and sales tax replaced with a fair tax.
Sponsor: Steve Drazkowski
Girls of color to explore and pursue STEM careers pilot grant program appropriation
Sponsor: Melisa Franzen
Skilled manufacturing industry customized training provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Veterans preference act removal hearing procedures modification
Sponsor: Mark Anderson
Turkey stamp and related revenues eliminated.
Sponsor: Tom Hackbarth
Water tank service contract bidding exception narrowed.
Sponsor: Bob Vogel
Clay County; Lakes and Prairies Community Action Partnership facility and early learning center in Moorhead funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Ben Lien
Rochester; regional dental facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Nels Pierson
Basic sliding fee child care program modified, system redesign provided, early learning scholarship eligibility modified, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Payments to counties modified.
Sponsor: John Persell
Landlord risk mitigation grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Roz Peterson
Minor children filing under the human rights act statute of limitations extension
Sponsor: Barbara Goodwin
Explore Minnesota tourism event destination pilot project appropriation
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Charter school cash flow adjustment modified.
Sponsor: Lyndon Carlson
Animal euthanasia by nonanesthetic gas prohibition
Sponsor: David Dibble
Home care licensure classes and repealed home care licensure rules obsolete references removed.
Sponsor: Paul Thissen
Child protective service 24/7 on-call requirement small county exemption provided.
Sponsor: Chris Swedzinski
State community storm shelter grant program created.
Sponsor: Mary Franson
Transit authorities authorized to use contracting preference to procure "Made in Minnesota" buses.
Sponsor: Tama Theis
Portion of revenues dedicated to public safety, and new account in the state treasury provided.
Sponsor: Jason Rarick
Mental health and developmental disabilities ombudsman required to monitor drug trials.
Sponsor: Connie Bernardy
Open season for taking wolves prohibition
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
St. Paul; liquor license issuance for Indiafest held on the Capitol grounds authorized.
Sponsor: Yvonne Selcer
Teacher shortage provisions; district employee career advancement grant program; special education professionals caseload maximums; American Indian teachers; teacher tax and student loan credits; appropriations
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Minneapolis public schools general education development fast track and adult diploma programs appropriation
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
Primary care and mental health professions clinical training expansion grant program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
White Bear Lake and Hugo; Hugo Short Line Railway improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Linda Runbeck
Teacher Shortage Act
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Individual health plans alternative open enrollment period federal approval
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Charter school closures trustee oversight requirement
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Grow Your Own teacher residency pilot program and appropriation
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Medical assistance coverage of oral health assessments requirements set, and medical assistance payment rates for dental services increased.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Addiction medicine graduate medical education fellowship program grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
Family homeless prevention and assistance program requirements modification
Sponsor: Chris Eaton
Corrections Department employee transfer of prior general plan service and retirement annuity adjustment allowed.
Sponsor: Ron Erhardt
Swing bed approval modified.
Sponsor: Matthew Dean
Independent school district #625, St. Paul; underrepresented populations teacher recruitment grants establishment
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
Brooklyn Park; Trunk Highway 169 and 101st Avenue interchange project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Mark Uglem
Money transmitters applicants and licensees and mortgage originator and servicer licensing provisions modifications
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Family homeless prevention and assistance program requirements modified.
Sponsor: Karen Clark
Duluth; Deep Winter Greenhouse funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Erik Simonson
Statewide outdoor place-based education plan advisory group established, outdoor place-based education program established, report required, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Drew Christensen
Child neglect or abuse failure to report statute of limitation amended.
Sponsor: Debra Hilstrom
Food stamp employment and training program reimbursement requirements changed, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program appropriation requirements modified.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Notice of proposed ordinances affecting business licenses required.
Sponsor: Chris Swedzinski
K-12 teacher licensure and professional development income tax credit
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Mowing ditches restrictions modification
Sponsor: David Dibble
Electronic paddlewheels establishment
Sponsor: James Metzen
Teacher expenses income tax credit
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Costs of property tax judgments against state-assessed property required to be paid by the state, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dale Lueck
Ramsey County; Battle Creek winter recreation area funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Leon Lillie
Human services commissioner required to seek a federal waiver to allow MinnesotaCare enrollees access to advanced premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Collaborative urban educator program teachers of color in Minnesota schools increase authorization
Sponsor: Terri Bonoff
Property tax exemption, aid adjustments, and sales tax exemption provided.
Sponsor: Bob Gunther
St. Paul; career pathways and workforce development program support provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Rena Moran
Dental service medical assistance payment rates governing provisions modified.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Dental service medical assistance payment rates modified.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Public Facilities Authority debt relief for the Duluth North Shore Sanitary District funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Mary Murphy
Tractor rollover protection pilot grant program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul H. Anderson
Land constituting a riparian buffer property tax reduction provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul H. Anderson
Manufactured home space requirements modification
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Eligible energy reimbursement costs clarification
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Ramsey County; Battle Creek winter recreation area funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Sheldon Johnson
Prescribed controlled substance question in driver's license revocation hearing inclusion
Sponsor: Ronald Latz
Garrison, Kathio, West Mille Lacs Lake Sanitary District imposition of local sales and use tax authorized.
Sponsor: Dale Lueck
Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Mille Lacs Counties; special property tax abatement aid authorized.
Sponsor: Sondra Erickson
Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act amended to provide for construction defect claims.
Sponsor: Dennis Smith
St. Paul; Wakan Tipi Center in Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Sheldon Johnson
Elk management plan requirements modified, and annual reports required.
Sponsor: Dan Fabian
Veteran interim housing facility provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Sheldon Johnson
Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote
Sponsor: David Dibble
Sherburn city drinking treatment plant and storage tower grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Julie Rosen
Driving while impaired provisions modified relating to probation; ignition interlock program, devices, and cameras; revocation and cancellation periods; licensing reinstatement; fees; and penalties; and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Kim Norton
Military service income tax credit income-based reduction modification
Sponsor: Mark Anderson
Minnesota initiative foundations for sustainable child care in rural Minnesota appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Takeoff 4-H Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) for Somali youth appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Minnesota common interest ownership act modification for construction defect claims
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Public schools desegregation and integration rules commissioner of education rule adoption authority clarification
Sponsor: David Osmek
Moorhead lakes and prairies community action partnership and early learning center bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Anoka; five-year rule for a tax increment financing district extended.
Sponsor: Abigail Whelan
Mille Lacs Lake 2016 open-water walleye fishing limits
Sponsor: Dave Brown
Capitol complex security upgrades bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: David Dibble
Employment waiver services and disability waiver rate system budget neutrality adjustment for unit-based services with programming modifications
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Medical assistance (MA) and MinnesotaCare periodic data matching procedure and timeline modification
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Summer academic enrichment program appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Northern lights express high-speed passenger rail project bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Roger Reinert
Minneapolis public housing authority Glendale townhomes renovation grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Kari Dziedzic
Statewide quality and reporting system using measures that correlate with health disparities changes made.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Health information technology grant program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Pupil unit count for purposes of calculating charter school lease aid modified to include a pupil's time spent in Post-Secondary Enrollment Options courses, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tina Liebling
Coleraine and Bovey; volunteer firefighters relief association consolidation provided.
Sponsor: Tom Anzelc
Petroleum tank release cleanup act modification
Sponsor: Lyle Koenen
Blue Earth; Green Giant Museum funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Bob Gunther
Greater Minnesota higher education student loan forgiveness program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Montevideo and Bemidji; veterans homes funding provided, nonstate contributions allowed, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: David Hancock
St. Louis Park; noise barrier 2011 appropriation modified.
Sponsor: Cheryl Youakim
Intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities and home and community based service provider reimbursement rates modified.
Sponsor: Sheldon Johnson
Motor vehicle forfeiture multiple owner inclusion
Sponsor: Scott Newman
Full employment grant program and appropriations; state work force needs survey
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Temporary or seasonal agricultural workers with an H-2A visa exempted from overtime requirements.
Sponsor: Joe McDonald
St. Louis Park; noise barrier 2011 appropriation modified.
Sponsor: Cheryl Youakim
Building and construction contracts retainage regulation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Maximum effort capital loans additional early repayments authorization
Sponsor: Jeremy Miller
Audiological rehabilitation counseling coverage mandated.
Sponsor: Tama Theis
St. Paul; East Side Freedom Library funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tim Mahoney
Medical assistance (MA) and MinnesotaCare dental services payment rates increase
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Special election timeline to fill a vacancy on a school board modified.
Sponsor: Jeff Howe
Rural finance authority agricultural loan programs bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Daniel Sparks
Community health care workers advanced care directive training grant and appropriation
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
School district debt service equalization aid increase
Sponsor: Susan Kent
Education innovation partners cooperative center matching grant appropriation
Sponsor: David Tomassoni
Federal funds request process modification; technology fund transfers review process establishment
Sponsor: Richard Cohen
University of Minnesota Pillsbury Hall renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dean Urdahl
Resolution memorializing Congress to clarify rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment, etc.
Sponsor: John Marty
Farmer-lender mediation act expiration extension
Sponsor: Kevin Dahle
Small business procurement program modifications
Sponsor: Bobby Champion
Minnesota Statute references updated to include limited liability companies under the Minnesota Revised Uniform Liability company Act, fees clarified, and other clarifying changes made.
Sponsor: Melissa Hortman
Ditch buffer provisions modified.
Sponsor: Steve Green
Solid waste reduction and recycling grant to counties usage modified, and solid waste management tax revenue allocation amended.
Sponsor: Mark Uglem
Working family income tax credit modified.
Sponsor: Yvonne Selcer
Oronoco; wastewater collection and treatment facilities funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Duane Quam
All-payer claims data continued use by the commissioner of health authorization
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Local government trophies and awards purchase spending cap elimination
Sponsor: Katie Sieben
Capitol security officers public safety officer and survivor benefits eligibility
Sponsor: John Marty
A Senate concurrent resoution relating to adjournment for more than three days
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
Human Services Department Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Services new facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Dave Baker
No-fault auto insurance claims commerce department data collection authorization; task force on no-fault auto insurance reinstatement
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Northstar care for children basic monthly rate modification; child death in foster care investigation requirement; child care allowable service for purposes of child protection authorization; child care pilot program for families in the child welfare system
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Disabled veterans exempted from motor vehicle registration tax.
Sponsor: Sheldon Johnson
Minnesota Radon Licensing Act repealed.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
Parenting consultants family court cases use regulation
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Basic sliding fee child care assistance program and provider reimbursement rates modifications
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
TRIO student support services appropriation
Sponsor: Kathleen Sheran
Waste management services transportation costs between a transfer site and landfill definition exclusion
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
Washington county community development agency establishment
Sponsor: Katie Sieben
Border-to-border broadband grant eligibility regulation and appropriation
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
Silver Creek township wastewater collection and treatment facility bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Thomas Bakk
A Senate resolution honoring the life of Ellsworth Erickson
Sponsor: Charles Wiger
West bank athletic club Somali youth program grant appropriation
Sponsor: Jeff Hayden
Parenting expense adjustment for purposes of child support modified, and guidelines for computing of child support modified.
Sponsor: Kim Norton
Broadband state goals update
Sponsor: Matt Schmit
All-payer claims data use by health commissioner permitted.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Disabled veteran homestead market value exclusion filing deadline extension
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
Medical assistance (MA) enhanced asthma care services benefit establishment
Sponsor: John Hoffman
Kindergarten through grade 12 students school-related online computer services personally identifiable information privacy protection
Sponsor: Warren Limmer
Career and technical educator licensing advisory task force establishment
Sponsor: Greg Clausen
Suicide prevention training for firefighters, law enforcement, and emergency service personnel establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Revenue commissioner assessment authority limited, private letter ruling program established, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Paul Rosenthal
Muskellunge expansion by department of natural resources (DNR) prohibition
Sponsor: William Ingebrigtsen
Eagle's Healing Nest grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Mark Anderson
Alcohol and drug counselors made eligible for education loan forgiveness under the health professional education loan forgiveness program.
Sponsor: Clark Johnson
St. Paul; Major League Soccer stadium provided, and liquor license issuance authorized.
Sponsor: Tim Sanders
University of Minnesota health sciences education facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Tony Albright
Mall of American Hiawatha light rail transit (LRT) station improvement grant bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Melissa Wiklund
Prenatal care leave requirement
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Minnesota State University, Mankato, clinical sciences renovation project phase II funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: Jack Considine
Past military service credit modified.
Sponsor: Sheldon Johnson
Small business assistance services modification; office of legislative auditor citizen advocate office creation; department of employment and economic development (DEED) general fund base appropriation reduction
Sponsor: Michelle Fischbach
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) open textbook pilot program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Susan Kent
Natural gas vehicles and fueling station rebate program establishment with the department of commerce and appropriation
Sponsor: John Hoffman
State and political subdivisions exempted from daylight saving time.
Sponsor: Jerry Newton
Legislative Health and Climate Resiliency Commission created to develop a strategic plan for the state, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: David Bly
Anoka tax increment financing (TIF) district five-year rule extension
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Sanneh foundation grant for year-round mentoring and tutoring services for low-performing and chronically absent students appropriation
Sponsor: Sandra Pappas
MNsure operations funding modification
Sponsor: Michelle Benson
Rochester International Airport capital improvements bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Carla Nelson
Military members and disabled veterans state park pass issuance without a fee conditions modifications
Sponsor: Jim Abeler
Tribal education liaison funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsor: John Persell
Lanesboro stone mill dam restoration bond issue and appropriation
Sponsor: Jeremy Miller
Family planning service fund grant distribution requirements modified, entities eligible for family planning grants specified, and health commissioner required to apply for and distribute federal Title X funds for family planning services.
Sponsor: Kathy Lohmer
Office of inspector general within human services department (DHS) establishment
Sponsor: Vicki Jensen
Law enforcement memorial special license plates establishment
Sponsor: David Senjem
Metropolitan cities inflow and infiltration grants appropriation
Sponsor: James Metzen
Child care grant program expanded.
Sponsor: Joe Mullery
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) online early childhood teacher preparation program establishment and appropriation
Sponsor: Bernhard Eken
Human Services Department possible monetary claim notification requirements modified.
Sponsor: Nick Zerwas
Grain credit contract indemnity program establishment and appropriation; licensed grain buyers bond amounts increase; grain bin sales tax elimination; gross receipts tax on grain bins establishment
Sponsor: Gary Dahms
Coleraine and Bovey volunteer firefighters relief associations consolidation
Sponsor: Tom Saxhaug
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Passed (210)
Revisor's bill correcting miscellaneous oversights, inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors.
Life insurance reserve provisions modified.
Omnibus supplemental budget bill.
Prescription monitoring program modifications
Labor agreements and compensation plans ratification; retirement agency directors salary increase ratification; statewide pension plan directors salaries establishment by appointed boards authorization
Sulfate effluent permit compliance for wild rice water quality standard
Outdoor heritage fund and clean water fund appropriations and prior appropriations modifications; Lessard-Sams outdoor heritage council provisions modifications; White Bear Lake augmentation authorization; legacy fund provisions modifications; prior arts and cultural heritage appropriations modifications
Electronic waste management provisions modified, and metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account management provided.
Legislative task force on access to affordable child care establishment
Special transportation service provider regulations and penalties amended, and nonemergency medical transportation provider requirements related to background studies set.
Interference with a body or scene of death crime modified and sentence increased.
Portable recording system (body camera) data classification, destruction and regulation; legislative auditor review requirement
Agricultural-related provisions policy and technical changes; solar site volunteer management practices establishment; elk management plan modification; farmer-lender mediation task force and farm safety initiative establishment; report requirement
Family law case alternative dispute resolution information required to be provided by the court.
Controlled substance schedules modified.
Voluntary solar site management practices established.
Public utilities commission (PUC) railroads and utilities assessment imposition authority; railroad right-of-way crossing permission requirement and procedure establishment and appropriation
Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriation, certain fund money use requirements establishment and University of Minnesota (U of M) reimbursement procedures creation; Legislature-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources provisions modifications
Advance deposit wagering authorized, horse racing revenue provided, and money appropriated.
Health carrier required to update website; provisions amended relating to all-payer claims data, statewide trauma system, home care, assisted living, body art, hearing instrument dispensers, and food, beverage, and lodging establishments; Zika virus response activities directed; medical faculty license requirements adopted; medical cannabis program provisions changed; work group established; an appropriation canceled; and money appropriated.
Temporary use of certain rights-of-way permit requirements modification
Respondent filing fee requirements for an order for protection eliminated.
School bus flagger motor vehicle driver stop requirement; bus passenger seat belt violations application to bus driver prohibition
Substance use disorder system continuum of treatment reform
A Senate resolution relating to conduct of Senate business during the interim between Sessions
A Senate resolution relating to notifying the House of Representatives the Senate is about to adjourn sine die
Motor vehicle weight limits governed, weight limit increased for vehicles powered by natural gas increased, and technical changes made.
Raffle boards provided.
Hennepin county select construction projects job order contracting use authorization and county energy forward pricing provisions modifications
Human services disability waiver rate system modification
Consumer-directed community support budget methodology existing exception sunset extension
Energy transmission and telecommunications equipment crime damage expansion
Blood samples; ex parte hearings authorized to determine when an emergency medical service person has a significant exposure to a source individual's bodily fluids, and peace officers authorized to take a noncompliant individual into temporary custody to collect a blood sample.
Richfield; response time residency requirement for firefighters extended.
Imprisonment and Exoneration Remedies Act award payments provided; legislative consideration clarified; claims against Corrections Department payment provided; funding provided; claims for loss, damage, or destruction of property of patients or inmates provided; claim limit of $7,000 established for settlement; claims filing fee increased; and money appropriated.
Marriage license five-day waiting period eliminated.
Disability discrimination claim requirements established related to architectural barriers, and notices required in building inspection reports.
Legislative task force on child protection extension and modifications
Gambling manager provisions modified, raffles provided, prize limits increased, and local regulation prescribed.
Nursing facility requirements modified.
Eligible energy reimbursement costs clarification; Hibbing public utility commission membership increase authorization and city ward system modification
Revisor's bill
Mandatory hearing requirement for subsequent orders and extensions eliminated.
Earned compliance credit program for persons under correctional supervision establishment study required, and report required.
Real estate appraiser fees, costs, and management companies regulation
Individual health plans conversion non-renewal by health plan carriers authorization
Medical facilities televisions closed captioning requirement
Animal care trusts provided, probate provisions modified, Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act enacted and related statute references updated, receivership and assignment provisions clarified, short form of assignment provided for recording with a deed to transfer real property, fees clarified, and other business organization clarifying changes made.
Registered predatory offender written statement for change of information required, and access to registration data by child protection workers for determination of child residence with predatory offender authorized.
Corrections department access to employment data for research of effectiveness of employment programming for offenders in the community authorization
Omnibus lands bill
Legislative coordinating commission (LCC) provisions modifications; professional or technical services contract requirements modifications
Legend drugs as pharmaceutical waste collection and disposal provisions modifications; pharmacy practice definition modification; opiate antagonist protocol establishment
Staff Sergeant Kevin Witte memorial highway designation
Spousal maintenance based on the cohabitation of the obligee modification allowed.
Identity theft crimes statute of limitations extended.
Bullion product dealers regulation authorization
Statewide criminal and juvenile justice information policy and funding issues advisory group provided.
Eyelash extension services regulation
Driving instructor license applicant criminal history background checks required.
Autocycle regulations established.
Workforce development areas modifications
AWAIR (a workplace accident and injury reduction) program provisions modification
Nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images and nonconsensual sexual solicitation civil cause of action creation
Clinical drug trial participation prohibited by persons subject to emergency admission or apprehend and hold orders, and notice requirement for early termination of an emergency admission specified.
90-day supply of prescription drug dispensed by pharmacist authorization
McLeod county trunk highway #7 designation as Patrol Officer Michael Alan Hogan Memorial Highway
Osteopathic physician licensure requirement modified, and technical changes made to the composition of the Board of Medical Practice.
Building and construction contracts progress payments and retainages modifications
Dry cleaner response and reimbursement account provisions and prior appropriation modification
Physician assistant, midwife, and nurse provisions modified; and license suspension and contested case hearing provisions modified.
Competitive market regulation provided for local exchange carriers, informal review and resolution of disputes provided, call routing practices prohibited, and registration of wholesale transport providers provided.
Hunting and fishing licenses online applications for anatomical gifts donation
Child foster care providers foster care, mental health and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder training requirement
Patient designated caregiver opportunity and patient aftercare needs requirements
Criminal vehicular homicide enhanced penalty created for offenses occurring within ten years of qualified offense.
Counties authorized to continue participation in the community corrections subsidy program.
Nursing facility payment language recodification
Motor vehicle distribution unfair practices regulated.
Service signs at two intersections or interchanges permitted.
Elk River; public utilities commission membership increase permitted.
Medical assistance (MA) median total care-related per diem cost technical corrections
Inmate mental health treatment co-payment exclusion
Temporary family health care dwellings zoning regulation; temporary dwelling permits establishment
Fence viewing process cities exemption of certain land authorization
Workers' compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted.
Nutrient treatment technology incentive voluntary municipal investment
Co-occurring mental health and chemical dependency disorders screening modification
A Senate resolution commemorating the lives and work of deceased Senators
Debt settlement services tax debt inclusion authorization
Dakota County Community Development Agency membership amended, Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Agency laws amended, Washington County Community Development Agency created, and obsolete language deleted.
Fourth degree assault against a peace officer clarification
Host community economic development grants modified.
Small vehicle passenger service ordinances regulating pedicabs requirements modification
Sanitary district creation, annexation, detachment, and dissolution procedures modified; and filing and hearing requirements modified.
Bad faith assertions of patent infringements prohibited, and enforcement provided.
Retention limits modified.
Hospitals designated as ST segment elevation myocardial infarction receiving centers, ST segment elevation myocardial infarction transport protocols required, and technical changes made to the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board audit and education provisions.
Qualified active duty military members and veterans and spouses granted waiver for licensing experience requirement for broker's examination.
Higher education workforce development dual training grant program clarification
Local governments permitted to donate surplus equipment to nonprofit organizations, and exception to tort liability created.
Buffer requirements on public waters and drainage ditches clarification and modification
State capitol preservation commission capitol grand reopening fund-raising authorization
Unemployment insurance; providing for extended benefits
Unemployment insurance employer tax liability modification
A Senate concurrent resoution relating to adjournment for more than three days
A Senate concurrent resolution adopting deadlines for the 2016 session
A Senate resolution relating to the schedule of standing committee meetings
A Senate resolution relating to postage
A Senate resolution relating to the attendance of members of standing committees at meetings and seminars; providing for the payment of expenses
A Senate resolution relating to mileage; setting the miles traveled by members of the Senate in going to and returning from the Capitol
Automated license plate reader data classification, use of log and destruction of data requirements
Omnibus state government finance bill
Omnibus transportation, metropolitan council and public safety appropriations
Responsible contractor law provisions changed.
Legislative-citizen commission on Minnesota resources (LCCMR) provisions modifications; environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations
Omnibus retirement bill
Omnibus health and human services policy bill.
Omnibus elections bill
Campaign finance and public disclosure board policy provisions modifications
Omnibus health and human services appropriations bill
Omnibus higher education bill
Electronic filing for hearings in contested cases at the Office of Administrative Hearings permitted, and electronic transfer of rulemaking documents permitted.
Omnibus public safety finance and policy bill
Nursing home or certified boarding care home governing receivership provisions changed, and medical cannabis provisions changed.
Government entity permitted to release military release forms to another government entity for purpose of locating records.
Labor agreements and compensation plans ratification
Workers' compensation advisory council recommendations regarding inpatient hospital payments adopted, electronic transactions regulated, injury reporting requirements modified, rulemaking authorized, and report required.
Corrections department claims settlement appropriation
Sergeant Joseph Bergeron memorial highway designation on trunk highway #36 in Maplewood
Transportation network companies financial responsibility
Religious objections to autopsies authorization
Omnibus agriculture policy bill.
Agricultural property owners equity-stripping law protection extension
Labor and industry construction codes and licensing housekeeping modifications
Mendota Heights Officer Scott Patrick Memorial highway designation
Dissolution certificates required, and requirements added to the certificate of dissolution form.
Individuals to contract with insurance producers to advocate for the individual with respect to health coverage with an insurance company
Flame-retardant chemicals in children's products and upholstered residential furniture prohibition
Strategic litigation against public participation(SLAPP) government protections modification
Disability income coverage regulation; long-term care insurance partnership policy minimum permitted inflation protection reduction; long-term care policy rate recommendations by commissioner of commerce authorization
Lawful gambling games, licensing, reporting and other regulatory provisions modifications; lawful gambling clarifying, technical, and conforming provisions modifications
Stroke transport protocols development requirement
Proof of insurance in electronic format provided.
Interstate medical licensure compact
Lawful gambling modifications; casino style games prohibition; play at the pump, ATM, and internet lottery ticket sales prohibition and suspension
A Senate concurrent resolution relating to adjournment of the Senate and House of Representatives until 2016
A Senate concurrent resolution relating to conference committee meetings
Retired workers compensation judges requirements modifications
E-health advisory committee, trauma advisory council, and the maternal and child health advisory task force sunset date extension; stillbirth review
School-age child care programs excluded from human services licensure.
Omnibus lands bill
District 1 Hospital Board meeting requirement changed.
Self-service storage insurance regulated.
Plat approval by government modified, new certificate by examiner's directive authorized after cancellation of contract for deed, new certificate of possessory interest by directive authorized after cancellation of contract for deed, and apportionment of estate taxes provided.
Interstate compact on juveniles repeal
Omnibus family law bill; Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act
Hire a Veteran Month changed from May to July.
Military Spouses and Families Day established.
Houston County Economic Development Authority member three-year terms authorized.
Savings promotion raffles provided.
Prenatal Trisomy Diagnosis Awareness Act
Conciliation court provided jurisdiction to determine claims by a county against a nonresident.
A Senate resolution relating to conduct of Senate business during the interim between Sessions
Business conversion provisions modified.
Crow Wing County; process for making county offices appointive provided.
Silver alert system for missing senior citizens working group establishment
Uniform Municipal Contracting Law; energy conservation measure definition added.
Camp Ripley nearby lands designated as sentinel landscape, coordinating committee created, and report required.
Crime of fourth-degree assault protections expansion for secure treatment facility employees working directly with mentally ill and dangerous patients
Revisor's bill
Patients to enjoin collection actions taken by nonprofit hospitals upon failure to provide a plain language summary of its financial assistance policy
Professional licensed engineers licensing requirements clarification
Cedar Lake area water and sanitary sewer district filing deadline extension
Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
Right to Try Act
Veterans affairs commissioner guardianship program repeal
Mortgage foreclosure advertisement publication requirements
Mortgage foreclosure sales modifications
Hennepin County; filing of approved law modifying duties and procedures provided.
Conservators provided an exception to post bond for the assets of a protected person.
Avian influenza emergency response activity funding provided, and money appropriated.
Omnibus liquor bill
Indian tribes background checks by bureau of criminal apprehension (BCA) at tribe request requirement
Land surveying statutory sections streamlined and simplified, and technical and conforming changes made.
A Senate resolution adopting Permanent Rules of the Senate
A Senate resolution relating to appointment of a committee to escort the Governor to the House Chamber for a Joint Convention
Ambulance service staff requirement variance eliminated, alternative ambulance staffing allowed, and licensed ambulance service allowed in limited areas to accept full mutual aid support on a part-time basis.
Minnesota Trust Code; Minnesota Prudent Investor Act; Uniform Principal and Income Act
Child protection provisions updated.
A Senate concurrent resolution relating to adjournment for more than three days
State agency heads salaries legislative approval requirement and increase freeze; deficiency funding for departments of human services (DHS), natural resources (DNR), and health and the zoological board
A Senate concurrent resolution adopting deadlines for the 2015 session
A Senate resolution relating to mileage; setting the miles traveled by members of the Senate in going to and returning from the Capitol
Federal income tax conformity provided, and computation of state aid payments to the Destination Medical Center in Rochester clarified.
A Senate resolution relating to the scheduling of standing committee meetings
Disaster assistance deficiency funding appropriations
A Senate concurrent resolution relating to parking space in the capitol area for members of the Legislature and staff
A Senate resolution relating to mileage; setting the miles traveled by members of the Senate in going to and returning from the Capitol
A Senate concurrent resolution relating to adjournment of the House for more than three days
A Senate concurrent resolution relating to the adoption of temporary joint rules
A Senate resolution relating to the attendance of members of standing committees at meetings and seminars held within this state; providing for the payment of expenses
A Senate resolution relating to the schedule of standing committee meetings
A Senate resolution relating to appointment of a committee to notify the Governor the Senate is organized
A Senate resolution naming a Majority Leader and a Minority Leader
A Senate resolution relating to postage
A Senate resolution to notify the House of Representatives that the Senate is organized
A Senate resolution naming a president pro tem
A Senate resolution relating to standing committees
A Senate resolution relating to rules; adopting temporary rules for the 89th session of the Legislature