HF5217 Summary

• Appropriates $174,000 to Department of Health for rulemaking on acceptable blood lead levels for workers, and $9,000,000 to Department of Employment and Economic Development for workforce development center in Minneapolis.

• Increases contractor recovery fund payment limits from $75,000 to $100,000 per licensee and establishes $550,000 total limit per licensee.

• Modifies combative sports regulations including unified rules for mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, and Muay Thai; allows youth and amateur competitions exempt from licensing requirements.

• Strengthens employee misclassification enforcement through expanded investigative authority, stop work orders, increased penalties up to $10,000 per violation, and creates intergovernmental partnership for detection and investigation.

• Establishes protections for minors featured in internet content creation, requiring trust accounts for earnings when minors comprise 30% of content and allowing content removal requests from individuals age 13 and older.