Judiciary Finance and Policy

MN - Representative Debra Hilstrom (D)

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Committee Chair

MN - Representative Carly Melin (D)

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Vice Chair

MN - Representative Steve Drazkowski (R)

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Republican Lead

MN - Representative David Bly (D)

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MN - Representative Tony Cornish (R)

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MN - Representative Melissa Hortman (D)

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MN - Representative Brian Johnson (R)

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MN - Representative Sheldon Johnson (D)

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MN - Representative John Lesch (D)

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MN - Representative Ben Lien (D)

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MN - Representative Jay McNamar (D)

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MN - Representative Marion O'Neill (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 Peggy Scott (R)

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MN - Representative Lyndon Carlson Sr. (D)

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MN - HF3012 Court interpreter back pay and compensation adjustments provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2980 Attorney fees incurred in collecting conciliation court judgments recovery provided.

MN - HF3204 Expert witness standards set.

MN - HF3047 Courts; oaths by attorneys and judges required, communications made outside presence of the parties prohibited, and polygraph evidence provided to be admissible per se in civil proceedings.

MN - HF3137 Vehicle parking violation surcharge removed.

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

MN - HF1557 Simultaneous competency, mental illness or defect, and civil commitment examinations required for defendants; and civil commitment hearings for defendants facilitated.

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

MN - HF90 Vulnerable adult financial exploitation offenses allowed to be aggregated over a six month period, and venue options expanded.

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 - HF136 Public official definition expanded in campaign finance and public disclosure law, and clarifying changes provided.

MN - HF142 Criminal sexual conduct offender penalties enhanced.

MN - HF330 Court of Appeals judges allowed reimbursement of housing and mileage expenses for those living more than 50 miles from their permanent chambers.

MN - HF80 Assigned consumer debt default judgments regulated, limitation period provided to bring an action arising out of consumer debt, and bail amount set for failure to comply with judgment debtor disclosure requirements in consumer debt cases.

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

MN - HF385 Criminal surcharge amount and appeal fees amended.

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

MN - HF264 Court filing fees amended.

MN - HF157 Bullion coin dealers regulated, registration required, conduct prohibited; and enforcement authority, civil, and criminal penalties provided.

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

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

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

MN - HF252 Indian child placement proceedings modified.

MN - HF228 Wildlife arson increased penalties created for damages to multiple buildings or dwellings, acreage, crops, or demonstrable bodily harm; and restitution provisions added.

MN - HF290 False claims provisions modified.

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

MN - HF250 Trial court judgeships increased in the third district, funding provided, and money appropriated.

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

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

MN - HF459 Bisphenol-A in children's food containers sale prohibited.

MN - HF440 State Guardian Ad Litem Board provisions modified.

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

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

MN - HF392 Juvenile court proceeding records governing provisions modified.

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

MN - HF458 Formaldehyde banned in children's products.

MN - HF810 Olmsted County; Third Judicial District Court funding provided for development of a drug court.

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

MN - HF767 Omnibus human services continuing care policy bill.

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

MN - HF718 Witness fee pay increased.

MN - HF807 Predatory offender registration limited for persons under the age of 18 years, and time period and renewals allowed for a continuance without adjudication in a juvenile delinquency case extended.

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

MN - HF863 Campaign finance and public disclosure law; various policy, technical, conforming, and other changes made; additional disclosure provided; regulations, reporting, spending and contribution limits, registration, definitions, and various procedures modified; and public official definition and penalties related to corporate political contributions modified.

MN - HF865 Product stewardship programs provided.

MN - HF704 Family Reunification Act of 2013 created.

MN - HF744 Bond reinstatement fee imposed.

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

MN - HF814 Hazardous substance release report required to local 911 emergency dispatch center.

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 - HF946 Underage possession or consumption of alcohol immunity provided for a person contacting 911 to seek assistance for another.

MN - HF873 Rice County; pilot program authorized to fund a mediation program through a surcharge on district court filing fees, funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF892 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act updated.

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

MN - HF974 Law library fees authorized for enhancements to state court technology.

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 - HF1138 Minnesota Code of Military Justice updated, and clarifying language provided.

MN - HF1083 Judicial retention elections established, judicial performance evaluation commission created, funding provided, money appropriated, and constitutional amendment proposed.

MN - HF1043 Emergency 911 call new crimes created, and criminal penalties provided.

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

MN - HF1139 Minnesota sex offender program provisions modified, public education campaign required, and Civil Commitment Act modified.

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 - HF947 Sexually dangerous persons and persons with sexual psychopathic personalities commitment law distinguished and clarified from other civil commitments.

MN - HF1031 Life insurance policy paid premium refund required, and judicial declaration of the validity of a policy authorized.

MN - HF1126 Criminal sexual conduct offenses expanded for persons in current or recent positions of authority over juveniles.

MN - HF936 Supreme Court funding provided for specialty courts, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1135 Child testimony provided, and support person provided for child and adult witnesses.

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

MN - HF1120 Judicial review of contested case service on all parties required.

MN - HF1160 Omnibus judiciary finance and policy bill.

MN - HF1214 Motor vehicles regulated, scrap metal processing regulation amended, proof of ownership or hold period required for vehicles purchased for scrap, and automated property system and criminal penalties created.

MN - HF1226 Prosecuting attorney or judge assault or death; enhanced penalties provided.

MN - HF1206 Body art regulations modified, and criminal penalties provided.

MN - HF1217 Corrections; sentence of life with release established when juveniles commit a heinous crime.

MN - HF1237 Public defenders authorized the same access to information about witnesses that they have for a defendant.

MN - HF1187 Safe harbor provisions expanded to include 16 and 17-year-olds involved in prostitution.

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 - SF685 Defendant simultaneous competency and civil commitment examinations requirement

MN - HF1335 Collision requirements clarified, and terminology change made.

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

MN - HF3283 Indian child welfare provisions modified, and conforming changes made.

MN - HF1752 Repeat sex offender 36-month presumptive executed sentence provided.

MN - HF1650 Vehicle parking violation surcharge removed.

MN - HF1848 Civil commitment annual review by the committing court required, and state court administrator required to report information on committed persons to the commissioner of human services.

MN - HF2172 Guardian Ad Litem Board funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2479 Housing courts and housing calendars allowed to use referees almost exclusively for landlord and tenant cases.

MN - HF1556 Corrections; time period a person may be held in jail or state correctional facility limited.

MN - HF1447 Human services licensing data, 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 - HF1549 Driver's license suspension and revocation provisions modified for persons who commit criminal vehicular operation offenses, ignition interlock device program expanded to include these offenders, and participants in original interlock device program allowed to drive employer-owned vehicles not equipped with ignition interlock devices.

MN - HF1513 Criminal and traffic surcharge application clarified for offenders who enter diversion programs.

MN - HF1366 Human rights actions regulated, and jury trials required.

MN - HF1397 Criminal and traffic surcharge applied to non-court-ordered diversion programs, and city or county treasurer directed to collect and transmit surcharge.

MN - HF1398 Court technology fee imposed on civil court filings, special revenue account created, funding provided, and money appropriated to the Supreme Court.

MN - HF1396 School bus stop-signal arm violations provided to be placed on the uniform fine schedule.

MN - HF1399 Graduated filing fee created to be based on the amount in controversy for conciliation court.

MN - HF1928 Nonconviction records required to be automatically expunged or destroyed.

MN - HF2455 Court reporter provisions modified.

MN - HF3363 Subpoena direct service and direct communication about the scheduling of a victim's testimony between a victim represented by counsel and a prosecuting attorney permitted without obtaining consent of the victim's attorney.

MN - HF2294 Juvenile incarceration, release, and risk assessment tools effectiveness study authorized.

MN - HF2660 Forma pauperis party proceeding partial payment or reimbursement of costs amended.

MN - HF1929 Crime sentencing; studies required on sentencing disparity and racial data, efficacy and access for minority offenders of reentry services, expungement, and treatment programs.

MN - HF2152 Traffic safety pretrial diversion program use by local units of government authorized.

MN - HF2141 Probable cause arrests clarified for violations of protection, restraining, and no contact orders; and time limit modified for probable cause arrests for domestic abuse.

MN - HF1585 Felony of fraudulent or other improper financing statements extended to include retaliation against a police officer or chief of police or correctional officer or employee for performing official duties.

MN - HF2482 Lawful gambling fraud provided.

MN - HF2481 Pupil transportation; seat belt cutters required in type III vehicles, school bus drivers required to conduct post-trip inspections, bus endorsement reporting and cancellation requirements modified, and penalties provided.

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

MN - HF2446 Pharmacy Board cease and desist authority granted to prevent the sale of synthetic drugs, misbranded or adulterated drug laws modified, definition expanded, emergency drug scheduling authority sunset and legislative reporting requirement repealed, mandatory restitution provided, public education plan established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3238 Domestic violence restraining order provisions modified to prohibit persons subject to the restraining orders from possessing weapons, and persons convicted of domestic violence offenses required to surrender their firearms while they are prohibited from possessing firearms.

MN - HF2386 Conviction relief petition filing and notice to offender for restitution modified.

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

MN - HF2518 Minimum fine amount for payable offenses provided to not override the level of offense established in law.

MN - HF2269 Judges; mandatory retirement age increased.

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 - HF2722 Custody and parenting time provisions changes made.

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 - HF2825 Water appropriation provisions modified, and administrative penalties provided for water appropriation violations.

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

MN - HF3015 Public Employment Relations Board created, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3003 Judicial training required on needs of child witnesses.

MN - HF3002 Child testimony manner provided.

MN - HF1851 Repeat criminal sexual conduct offenders penalties enhanced.

MN - HF2882 Neuroleptic medication administration to persons subject to civil commitment provisions modified, and pilot program established.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 - HF2574 Predatory offender registration requirements modified and clarified, criminal sexual conduct in the third degree crime sentence clarified.

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

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 - HF3027 Children and family services provisions modified; Northstar Care for Children program, background studies, adoption, and licensing requirements changed; and technical changes made.

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 - HF2928 Criminal vehicular homicide or operation statute technical amendments provided, and driving while impaired law clarified to work with amendments to criminal vehicular homicide and operation statute.

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 - HF3058 Local units of government authorized to establish educational diversion programs for traffic offenses, uniform minimum standard development required, and data classified.

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