Civil Law

MN - Representative John Lesch (D)

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MN - Representative Susan Allen (D)

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MN - Representative Peggy Scott (R)

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Republican Lead

MN - Representative Mark Anderson (R)

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MN - Representative Debra Hilstrom (D)

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MN - Representative Mary Liz Holberg (R)

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MN - Representative Melissa Hortman (D)

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MN - Representative Jeff Howe (R)

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MN - Representative Brian Johnson (R)

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MN - Representative Tina Liebling (D)

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MN - Representative Jim Newberger (R)

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MN - Representative Michael Paymar (D)

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MN - Representative Cindy Pugh (R)

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MN - Representative Paul Rosenthal (D)

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MN - Representative Steve Simon (D)

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MN - Representative Ryan Winkler (D)

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MN - Representative Barb Yarusso (D)

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MN - HF1829 Agritourism activities civil liability immunity created.

MN - HF1805 Civil union relationships provided, and civil union contracts substituted for marriage for purposes of Minnesota law.

MN - HF1802 Destination medical center corporation data classified.

MN - HF1780 Health and human services data practice provisions modified; community first services and supports and Northstar Care for Children established; vital records, suspected maltreatment reporting, child custody, background studies, program integrity, waiver provider standards, and fraud investigation provisions modified; home care providers and alkaline hydrolysis facilities licensed; and penalties, advisory council, and state-based risk adjustment system assessment established.

MN - HF1756 Safe at Home address confidentiality program data handling regulated.

MN - HF1729 Limitation period reduced for bringing some civil actions.

MN - HF1687 Civil union relationships provided.

MN - HF1642 Forensic laboratories required to be accredited and that related information be posted on the Internet.

MN - HF1563 Legislative and budget proposal data provisions modified.

MN - HF1562 Subcontractor documents maintained by a contractor submission to an agency or municipality required upon request.

MN - HF1560 Data requirements modified on employees of a government contractor or subcontractor.

MN - HF1503 Victims of violence data protection regulated, and protection provided for persons who operate a business out of the person's home.

MN - HF1495 Verdict, award, and judgement interest regulated.

MN - HF1470 Public authority allowed to discontinue child support services.

MN - HF1467 Factor provided for determining the amount of attorney fees awarded in certain actions.

MN - HF1451 I-35W bridge remnant steel disposition provided.

MN - HF1442 Aquatic invasive species decal requirements and fees established, trailer decal requirements eliminated, report required, funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1415 Sex trafficking victims cause of action created.

MN - HF1386 Crime prevention program security data classified.

MN - HF1377 Mortgage lender and servicer loss mitigation required, and mortgage foreclosure dual tracking prohibited.

MN - HF1364 Law enforcement data classified from other jurisdictions.

MN - HF2142 Domestic violence victim provided with notice of release of offender.

MN - HF2138 Databases maintained by a government entity required to track user access.

MN - HF2120 Data Practices and Personal Data Privacy Legislative Commission created.

MN - HF2090 Indemnification agreements in design professional services contracts prohibited.

MN - HF2017 Data collected by a motor vehicle event data recorder use standards established.

MN - HF2005 Health data provisions modified, common entry point establishment requirements changed, automatic external defibrillator (AED) registration established, stroke center criteria modified, prescription monitoring program changed, immunity from civil liability established for use of opiate antagonists, and background study requirements modified.

MN - HF1994 Law enforcement agencies prohibited from using unmanned aerial cameras to gather evidence on individuals without a warrant or imminent threat.

MN - HF1978 Contracts that fail to include data practices terms enforceability clarified, and contractor-maintained documents submission required to an agency or municipality upon request.

MN - HF1971 Automatic external defibrillator (AED) registration provided.

MN - HF1961 Ethics in government; board duties modified, and economic disclosure and conflicts of interest requirements expanded.

MN - HF1941 Mortgage foreclosure mediation established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1940 Booking photograph data practices provisions established.

MN - HF1933 Booking photographs disclosure regulated.

MN - HF1913 Criminal investigative data agencies clarified.

MN - HF1911 Writs of mandamus standing requirements established, and writs of quo warranto related procedures established.

MN - HF2167 Government data practice application clarified.

MN - HF2156 Forensic laboratory accreditation provided.

MN - HF2154 Eminent domain; discharge of a portion of an easement acquired by condemnation provided.

MN - HF2151 Residential lease violation duty to mitigate damages created.

MN - HF2227 ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) response and treatment quality of care report required.

MN - HF2213 Small servicer definition amended relating to mortgages, and Foreclosure Curative Act clarified.

MN - HF2192 Termination of lease upon infirmity or death provided.

MN - HF2190 Business organization prefiling document review provided, and limited liability companies and business corporations regulated.

MN - HF2188 Spousal real estate ownership and mortgage redemption period clarifying and conforming changes made, and transfer on death deeds modified.

MN - HF2180 School district employee health coverage provisions amended.

MN - HF2373 Equal pay certificate required as a condition for public contracts, data classified, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2371 Pregnancy and parenting leave provided, and pregnancy accomodations required.

MN - HF2307 Drug overdose prevention and medical assistance provided, and liability limited.

MN - HF2300 Employment discrimination based on status as a family caregiver prohibited.

MN - HF2295 Judicial districts required to establish minimum standards as a condition to using GPS to monitor domestic abuse offenders, and victim and defendant location data protected.

MN - HF2288 Law enforcement required to secure a court order in order to receive cell phone tracking data.

MN - HF2281 Legislators' privilege from arrest clarified, and driving while impaired specified as a breach of the peace for purposes of the Minnesota Constitution.

MN - HF2279 Crime of nonsupport of spouse or child; definition for support added.

MN - HF2276 Safe at Home program participant data and real property records regulated.

MN - HF2274 Wage disclosure protected, and retaliation prohibited.

MN - HF2265 Secretary of state authorized to obtain data from the Public Safety Department, and to share data.

MN - HF2259 Nursing mothers; unfair employment practices clarified.

MN - HF2251 Eviction proceedings expungement and disclosure modified.

MN - HF2244 Data practices requirements developed for entities participating in the integrated health care delivery network pilot program.

MN - HF2546 Revisor's bill; erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted text and obsolete references corrected; redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions removed; and miscellaneous corrections made to laws, statutes, and rules.

MN - HF2545 Health definitions modified and added; Pharmacy Board powers, duties, and business regulation licensing, and immunization participation requirements changed; compounding requirements clarified; legend drug purchase allowed by educational institutions; drug handling in preparation for emergency use allowed; drug manufacturers payment reporting clarified; and substances added to the controlled substances schedules.

MN - HF2543 Environmental data classified, reporting requirements modified, permitting efficiencies modified and created, Pollution Control Agency duties modified, administrative penalty order and field citation provisions modified, civil penalties provided, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2542 Lead and mercury products prohibited and regulated, and formaldehyde in children's products ban modified.

MN - HF2531 Campaign finance board duties modified, rulemaking required, online electronic records systems authorized, board authorized to request reconciliation information, penalties authorized, definitions and fee amounts modified, reporting and filing requirements modified, various technical and clarifying changes made, data classifications provided, and statements of economic interest modified.

MN - HF2527 Minnesota prescription monitoring program changes made, and report required.

MN - HF2526 Newborn screening program modified.

MN - HF2523 Local public health system changes made.

MN - HF2522 Mayors authorized to perform civil marriages.

MN - HF2521 Notaries authorized to perform civil marriages.

MN - HF2467 Human services background studies requirements modified.

MN - HF2461 Employee earned sick and safe time provided.

MN - HF2438 Building code; persons with building code fee disputes appeal process provided.

MN - HF2413 Sales representative agreement practices prohibited.

MN - HF2405 Checking account numbers classified as nonpublic data.

MN - HF2385 Expert review certification time limits adjusted because of recent amendments to the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure.

MN - HF2376 Skier and ski area responsibilities regulated, and safety and liability standards established.

MN - HF2694 Real estate broker and salesperson regulation modified.

MN - HF2687 District judge disposition monthly review authorized for compliance with 90-day disposition requirement.

MN - HF2668 Courts and elections; errors and omissions petitioners shall also serve the petition on all candidates for the office in which the error or omission is alleged, raised court seal and notarial act requirements eliminated, and application of fine payment to restitution before application to court fines permitted.

MN - HF2656 All-payer claim data use modified, and work group convened to make recommendations on expanded uses of the all-payer claims database.

MN - HF2618 Home and community-based service standards liability exceptions modified.

MN - HF2616 Water appropriation provisions modified, and administrative penalties provided for violations.

MN - HF2612 Statutory housing warranties; attorney fee recovery by a prevailing vendor or owner for breaches allowed.

MN - HF2602 Court-ordered child support failure to pay crime clarified.

MN - HF2598 Personal property in self-storage laws regulating liens updated.

MN - HF2582 Minnesota Public Benefit Corporation Act; public benefit corporations organization and operation provided.

MN - HF2576 Criminal record expungement governing provisions modified, business screening services required to delete expunged records, and eviction record expungement allowed in some cases.

MN - HF2568 Special education; paperwork burdens reduced by creating a unified online system for collecting and reporting required special education due process data and thereby increasing opportunities for special education educators to focus on teaching students.

MN - HF2553 Government required to secure a search warrant for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, and law enforcement required to secure a search warrant in order to receive electronic device location information.

MN - HF2552 Unmanned aerial vehicle use by law enforcement regulated.

MN - HF2853 Licensees regulated, education requirements modified, technical changes made, enforcement provisions and other actions modified, homeowner policy surcharges prohibited, and insurance holding company systems regulated by enacting changes proposed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

MN - HF2839 Child support obligors in arrears withholding requirements modified.

MN - HF2795 Driver's license and motor vehicle registration data bulk transfer standards modified, and collection and deposit of fees provided for requests for data in bulk form.

MN - HF2793 MNsure data-sharing agreements modified.

MN - HF2781 Towns required to comply with data classifications.

MN - HF2765 Easement portion acquired by condemnation for trunk highway purposes discharge provided.

MN - HF2722 Custody and parenting time provisions changes made.

MN - HF2950 Children and family services, health care, chemical and mental health services, continuing care, and operations obsolete provisions removed; and elderly waiver, alternative care program, and mental health services for children governing provisions modified.

MN - HF2925 Imprisonment and Exoneration Remedies Act; exonerated persons compensated, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2918 Solar energy system residential use restrictions prohibited.

MN - HF2912 Personal property liens regulated, and sale of motor vehicle held by a licensed dealer provided.

MN - HF2878 Cancer surveillance system modified.

MN - HF3017 Public Safety Department; outdated and redundant statutes amended and repealed, and report required on collection of data on victims of domestic abuse.

MN - HF2997 Real property owners duty owed specified to trespassers.

MN - HF2989 Secretary of state filings, recordings, and registrations regulated.

MN - HF2979 Minneapolis and St. Paul; entertainment facility study-related data classified.

MN - HF2966 Marriage solemnization by atheist and humanist celebrants authorized.

MN - HF2958 Human rights; jury trials required for unfair discriminatory practice civil actions.

MN - HF3073 Insurance regulations modified to reduce fraud, no-fault auto benefits regulated, economic benefits modified under chapter 65B, and motor vehicle insurance coverage verification task force established.

MN - HF3051 Agencies maintaining criminal investigative data clarified.

MN - HF3048 Government entity personnel data disclosure requirements clarified.

MN - HF3138 Penalty lowered for acts prohibited by statutes for which no penalty is specified, and this change applied only prospectively to newly enacted or amended statutes.

MN - HF3105 Punitive damages right provided for an individual reporting or seeking assistance from law enforcement, and government definition clarified for civil action purposes.

MN - HF3215 Health Department, Northstar Care for Children program, continuing care, community first services and supports, health care, and chemical dependency changes made; hospital payment system modified; background study and home and community-based service standards modified; fees set; and rate increases provided.

MN - HF3253 Eminent domain appraisal and attorney fee requirements modified.

MN - HF3282 Indian child welfare provisions modified, and conforming changes made.

MN - HF3391 Copyright interests in government data assertion limited.

MN - SF17 Resolution requesting Congress to propose a constitutional amendment and, if Congress does not propose an amendment, applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment clarifying 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

MN - HF1338 Parent notification required for incidents that may involve child maltreatment in a school facility.

MN - HF1321 Public waters administrative penalty orders provided, civil penalties provided, implementation plan required, and rulemaking exemption provided.

MN - HF1302 Motor vehicle title transfer-on-death provided.

MN - HF1283 Intentional interference with the expectation of inheritance cause of action established.

MN - HF1240 Licensing data, human services licensing, child care programs, financial fraud and abuse investigations, vendors of chemical dependency treatment services, background studies, and fair hearing provisions modified; and NETStudy use required for background studies.

MN - HF1181 Public accommodations for blind and disabled persons ensured.

MN - HF1175 Minnesota agricultural water quality program established, and rulemaking authorized.

MN - HF1140 Civil liability modified for labor and sex trafficking crimes, and prosecutor allowed to seek injunctive relief.

MN - HF1117 Chemical and mental health and human service licensing provisions modified, methadone treatment program standards established, drug treatment provisions modified, and Schedule I controlled substances added to list.

MN - HF1112 Secretary of state duties and responsibilities modified, and standard of conduct provided for directors of cooperatives.

MN - HF1102 Forensic Laboratory Advisory Board provisions modified, funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1087 Cat attack liability established.

MN - HF1082 Judicial forfeiture of property associated with controlled substance offenses and vehicles used in drive-by shootings conviction required.

MN - HF1081 Vehicle forfeiture; burden of proof shifted to the prosecutor in an innocent owner case involving off-highway vehicles, DWI, designated offenses, controlled substance offenses, fleeing offenses, and prostitution offenses; homestead exemption codified and expanded; and innocent owners allowed to reclaim vehicle if equipped with ignition interlock device.

MN - HF1073 Mutual agreement required for damages arising from state mineral leases.

MN - HF1058 Early learning scholarship program established, access to quality early learning and care expanded, funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1054 Civil marriage between two persons, exemptions, and protections based on religious association provided.

MN - HF1051 Crime victim rights and programs statutory provisions clarified, and a restitution working group provided.

MN - HF1002 Criminal background check process established for individuals licensed by the health-related licensing boards and commissioner of health, funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF975 Human services fair hearing and internal audit provisions modified, Cultural and Ethnic Leadership Communities Council created, obsolete language removed, and technical changes made.

MN - HF972 Revisor's bill; erroneous, ambiguous, and omitted text and obsolete references corrected; redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions removed; and miscellaneous corrections made to laws, statutes, and rules.

MN - HF950 Family child care providers and home and community-based long-term care services collective bargaining authorized, funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF909 Marriage dissolution and legal separation proceeding education requirements provided.

MN - HF892 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act updated.

MN - HF865 Product stewardship programs provided.

MN - HF859 Landlords and tenants; victims of violence remedies established, and Housing Opportunity Made Equitable (HOME) pilot project established.

MN - HF844 Quality Self-Directed Services Workforce Council created, and individual providers of direct support services regulated.

MN - HF838 Court services, detention, and corrections data access provided for domestic fatality review teams.

MN - HF837 Data obtained in the course of providing home ownership education, counseling, and training services classified.

MN - HF829 Landlord violation civil penalty imposed; tenant hold over provisions amended; time appeal and notice of hearing modified; and technical, clarifying, and conforming changes made.

MN - HF828 Secure communications network access authorized and modified, minimum standards provided, and network use clarified.

MN - HF827 Property tax administration data practice provisions technical and clarifying changes made.

MN - HF826 Safe and supportive schools provided by prohibiting bullying.

MN - HF824 Minnesota Health Records Act provisions modified.

MN - HF809 Data practice violations administrative remedy eliminated.

MN - HF804 Corrections Department allowed to access data to track employment of offenders sentenced to probation for the purpose of case planning.

MN - HF798 Minnesota road use test participation data classified, and construction manager and general contractor data classified.

MN - HF792 Negligent conduct liability waivers prohibited.

MN - HF782 Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee expiration extended, and early hearing detection and intervention program data classified.

MN - HF748 Prompt wage payment requirements and penalties modified.

MN - HF739 Children and family service provisions modified; data practice provisions changed; and contractual agreement provisions changed with tribes, child care programs, community action agencies, the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), general assistance, group residential housing, and maltreatment reporting.

MN - HF737 Clean water fund expenditures authorized, reporting requirements modified, Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act modified, wastewater laboratories certification and sanitary districts provided, obsolete rules repealed, funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF723 Data collected by a motor vehicle event data recorder use standards established.

MN - HF715 Debt; notice and other actions required before a civil action or arbitration proceeding to collect a purchased debt may be commenced.

MN - HF704 Family Reunification Act of 2013 created.

MN - HF695 Omnibus data practices bill.

MN - HF681 Limitation period for civil actions involving sexual abuse changed.

MN - HF662 Omnibus health policy bill, and Minnesota Radon Awareness Act.

MN - HF647 Division of insurance fraud renamed; subpoenas, coverages, and real estate appraiser licenses regulated; continuing education and risk-based capital requirements, workers' compensation self-insurance plan funding, services requests, and petroleum product specifications modified; actuarial opinions required and regulated; exclusions prohibited; no-fault benefits and coverages, arbitration, and health claims appeals modified; and unnecessary laws repealed.

MN - HF644 Building and construction contracts regulated, and third party insurance agreements prohibited.

MN - HF642 Consumer fraud regulated.

MN - HF621 Administration Department data on individuals with disabilities specified as private data.

MN - HF605 Toxic Free Kids Act; children protected from harmful chemical exposure in products, disclosure required, priority chemical identification criteria amended, Pollution Control Agency authorized to prohibit sales of children's products that contain harmful chemicals, waiver process provided, fees established, and criminal penalty provided.

MN - HF604 Personnel data disclosure provisions modified.

MN - HF589 Genetic information provisions changed.

MN - HF584 Data collected from or provided by applicants, users, and customers of transit services in the metropolitan area classified.

MN - HF580 Victims of violence data protection regulated.

MN - HF573 Public employees insurance program regulated, and school employer participation required.

MN - HF565 Lease terminated upon death of unmarried tenant living alone.

MN - HF536 Residential property contracts for deed notice established, and remedies provided.

MN - HF501 Medical examiners and coroners permitted to use license and identification card photographs.

MN - HF490 Income and franchise taxes, property taxes, sales and use taxes, and other taxes and tax provision policy changes made.

MN - HF489 Income and franchise taxes, property taxes, sales and use taxes, and other taxes and tax provisions technical and clarifying changes made.

MN - HF488 Automated license plate reader data destruction required.

MN - HF483 Newborn screening required for critical heart disease.

MN - HF482 Survival or continuation of an action provided after the death or disability of a party.

MN - HF474 Automated license plate reader data classified, log of use required, and data required to be destroyed.

MN - HF450 Actions for damages based on services or construction to improve real property limitations modified.

MN - HF446 Building and construction contracts and indemnification agreements regulated.

MN - HF410 Crime victim's estate authorized to request or enforce an order for restitution.

MN - HF369 Uniform Community Property Rights at Death Act adopted.

MN - HF338 Eminent domain provisions modified with respect to electric power utilities.

MN - HF335 Jury service exclusion prohibited on the basis of marital status or sexual orientation.

MN - HF300 Notice to quit or pay prior to filing an eviction action created.

MN - HF291 Paternity and maternity determination; assisted reproduction provisions modified.

MN - HF290 False claims provisions modified.

MN - HF283 Collaborative law process evidence availability limited.

MN - HF278 Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act enacted as approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

MN - HF276 Constitutional amendments; a resolution requesting Congress to propose a constitutional amendment and if not, applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment clarifying that the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not artificial entities, and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment.

MN - HF252 Indian child placement proceedings modified.

MN - HF232 Statutory short form power of attorney modified, and judicial relief authorized.

MN - HF217 Defamation action requests for corrections or clarifications provided.

MN - HF212 Timely filing for appeals from orders provisions modified.

MN - HF183 Data practices; penalties and procedures related to unauthorized access to data by a public employee enhanced, and data submission by law enforcement agencies to Comprehensive Incident Based Reporting System (CIBRS) provided to be public.

MN - HF163 Child support; medical support contributions suspension or reinstatement allowed.

MN - HF161 Homicide victim specified personal property protection inventory and emergency order authorized to preserve rights of decedent's heirs and beneficiaries; and notice of rights and procedures added to crime victims' chapter.

MN - HF131 Estate sale conductors required to post a bond to protect owners of property to be sold.

MN - HF129 Mortgage foreclosures regulated, and foreclosure consultant definition clarified.

MN - HF101 Child support obligation imposed on individuals whose parental rights have been terminated.

MN - HF100 Child support federal tax offset distribution modified.

MN - HF89 Beyond Yellow Ribbon program civil immunity from damages provided in certain situations, and business discrimination provision modified.

MN - HF87 Mortgage lien affidavit of survivorship and release or partial release provided, registered land interest claimed, and technical and conforming changes made.

MN - HF84 Dog and cat breeder licensing and inspection provided, funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF83 Mortgage foreclosure; tenant remedies, single point of contact, and various notices provided; mortgage foreclosure dual tracking prohibited; and mandatory mediation required prior to commencing a mortgage foreclosure.

MN - HF54 Consumer fraud regulated.

MN - HF48 Writs of mandamus regulated.

MN - HF40 Guardian and conservator appointment provisions modified, background study fee increased, and annual report content modified.

MN - HF20 Personal contact information classified except where disclosure is specifically authorized by law.

MN - HF19 Agency designations allowed in certain civil law situations, form language provided, clarifying changes made, and Tax Court appeals filing requirements clarified.

MN - HF5 Minnesota Insurance Marketplace established, powers and duties prescribed, person's physician of choice right recognized, right to not participate established, open meeting requirements and data practice procedures specified, funding provided, and money appropriated.