Labor and Industry Finance and Policy

MN - Representative Michael Nelson (D)

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Committee Chair

MN - Representative Kaela Berg (D)

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Vice Chair

MN - Representative Joe McDonald (R)

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Republican Lead

MN - Representative Brian Daniels (R)

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Member

MN - Representative Emma Greenman (D)

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Member

MN - Representative Josiah Hill (D)

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Member

MN - Representative Samakab Hussein (D)

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Member

MN - Representative Sydney Jordan (D)

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Member

MN - Representative Liish Kozlowski (D)

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Member

MN - Representative Shane Mekeland (R)

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Member

MN - Representative Andrew Myers (R)

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Member

MN - Representative Isaac Schultz (R)

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MN - Representative Dan Wolgamott (D)

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Member

MN - Representative Liz Olson (D)

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Ex-officio

MN - HF2 Paid family and medical leave provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF7 Electric utility renewable energy standard obligations modified, wind projects exempted from certificate of need proceedings, low-voltage transmission lines included in definition of solar energy generating system for siting purposes, Public Utility Commission authority modified to issue permits for electric generation facilities.

MN - HF10 Skilled and trained contractor workforce use provided at petroleum refineries.

MN - HF19 Earned sick and safe time provided, report required, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.

MN - HF23 Safe workplaces for meat and poultry processing workers provided, rulemaking authorized, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF36 Worker safety requirements established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF62 Public Employment Relations Board data modified, and money appropriated.

MN - HF70 Agricultural and food processing worker fair labor standard provisions modified.

MN - HF100 Cannabis; various provisions added or changed relating to Office of Cannabis Management; advisory councils; sales and use reports; legal and limited possession and use; business licensing, inspection, and regulation; flower and product testing; labeling; advertisement; private resident cultivation; medical program; sales taxes; grants and loans; criminal penalties; expungement procedures; labor standards; temporary regulation of edible products; scheduling; data; miscellaneous and clarifying ...

MN - HF219 Definition of public employee amended to include replacement employees who are employed for more than 60 days as a replacement teacher or faculty member.

MN - HF254 Public union release time restricted.

MN - HF260 Requirements for 16- and 17-year-olds working in or about a construction or building project modified, and rulemaking authorized.

MN - HF284 Helmets to Hard Hats Minnesota initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF295 Covenants not to compete are void and unenforceable provided, and protection of substantive provisions of Minnesota law to apply to matters arising in Minnesota provided.

MN - HF332 Authority for exclusive representatives to charge fair share fees repealed.

MN - HF360 Public employee whistleblower protections modified.

MN - HF406 Carbon monoxide alarm requirements modified for hotels and lodging houses, and safety warning for violation required.

MN - HF772 State Building Code; energy code for new commercial building adoption process modified.

MN - HF776 Employment mandates on private employers uniformity provided.

MN - HF826 Prevailing wage agreements required for projects funded in whole or in part with renewable development account funds.

MN - HF865 Building and construction contract requirements modified and clarified.

MN - HF878 Amount of hours per day a minor under the age of 16 is allowed to work extended.

MN - HF908 Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board established, duties of board established, nursing home workers training required, retaliation against nursing home workers prohibited, enforcement provided, rulemaking authorized, and nursing home worker civil action authorized.

MN - HF981 State Building Code; installation of adult-size changing facilities required in restrooms accessible to public.

MN - HF982 Workers' compensation; wage calculations modified for agriculture employees.

MN - HF1056 Sexual harassment or abuse settlements as severance payment prohibited, and state income tax subtraction allowed for damages received.

MN - HF1104 Employer retaliation provisions modified, and pregnancy accommodations modified.

MN - HF1161 Exclusions to the definition of public employee modified.

MN - HF1237 Covenants not to compete are void and unenforceable provided, and protection of substantive provisions of Minnesota law to apply to matters arising in Minnesota provided.

MN - HF1426 Employee notice requirements modified, and written warning required.

MN - HF1522 Occupational Safety and Health Act citation data classified.

MN - HF1551 State Building Code; inspection exemptions for load control allowed for electrical utilities clarified.

MN - HF1571 Prevailing wage documentation required for projects utilizing state financial assistance.

MN - HF1625 Employers prohibited from inquiring about past pay.

MN - HF1690 Public labor relations modified, and teacher probationary period requirements modified.

MN - HF1700 Hospital nurse staffing committee and hospital nurse workload committee requirements established, hospital core staffing plan requirements modified, commissioner of health required to grade and publicly disclose hospital compliance with core staffing plans, requirements related to hospital preparedness and incident response action plans to acts of violence modified, eligibility for nursing facility employee scholarships modified, hospital nursing education loan forgiveness program established...

MN - HF1753 Roof replacement code provisions modified.

MN - HF1831 Restrictive franchise agreements prohibited.

MN - HF1859 New enforcement provisions created for construction workers wage protection.

MN - HF1872 Micro-unit dwellings authorized on religious properties.

MN - HF1996 Career pathways program supported and strengthened, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2020 List of essential employees expanded.

MN - HF2104 State Building Code; new buildings with pitched roofs exempted from requiring dedicated anchorages for window cleaning.

MN - HF2164 Contractor recovery fund modified to include claims against solar installers.

MN - HF2165 Designated refrigerants limitation of use prohibited.

MN - HF2213 Technical and housekeeping changes made to construction codes and licensing provisions.

MN - HF2283 Threshold increased for municipal reporting of construction-related and development-related fee collections, and commissioner of labor and industry required to establish cost per square foot valuation of properties for purpose of setting municipal building permit fees.

MN - HF2336 Minnesota Innovative Finance Authority established to provided financing and leverage private investment for clean energy and other projects, and report required.

MN - HF2359 Labor; overtime requirements modified.

MN - HF2364 Petroleum products transporting requirements amended.

MN - HF2369 Transportation network company driver protections established.

MN - HF2441 Payment of prevailing wage required for construction of electric transmission lines, and incumbent electric transmission owner rights eliminated.

MN - HF2442 Employer prohibited from forcing employees to attend political or religious meetings or otherwise listen to speech about politics and religion.

MN - HF2513 Subminimum wages prohibited for persons with disabilities, lead agency board and case manager responsibilities and training modified, statewide disability employment technical assistance center and lead agency employment first capacity building grants established, requirements for informed choice in employment policy modified, eligibility for Minnesota supplemental aid program clarified, use of data from Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law modified, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2582 Payment of wages required for employees of staffing services for canceled assignments.

MN - HF2633 Commissioner of labor and employment required to develop a workplace poster identifying veterans' benefits and services.

MN - HF2687 Elevator contractor licensing requirements for work on equipment modified.

MN - HF2720 Employers prohibited from requiring or incentivizing public display of medical information, and civil and criminal penalties imposed.

MN - HF2755 Omnibus labor and industry finance bill.

MN - HF2988 2023 Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee recommendations adopted, workers' compensation self-insurance modified, system efficiencies improved, permanent partial disability schedule modified, post-traumatic stress disorder study and report required, housekeeping changes made, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3144 Minor age 16 or 17 allowed to operate patient lifts in long-term care settings.

MN - HF3267 Requirements modified for 16- and 17-year-olds working in or about a construction or building project, and rulemaking required.

MN - HF3275 A resolution memorializing Congress that the Legislature of the State of Minnesota reaffirms its ratification of the Child Labor Amendment to the United States Constitution.

MN - HF3333 Employee collective bargaining rights provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.

MN - HF3351 State Building Code; expedited rulemaking authorized to modify State Building Code to allow single exit stairway to serve multifamily residential structures.

MN - HF3415 Technical and policy changes made to public employee labor relations provisions, and rulemaking required.

MN - HF3428 Technical changes made to Bureau of Mediation Services provisions.

MN - HF3439 State Building Code amended to require electric vehicle charging infrastructure in all new residential buildings that provide on-site parking facilities.

MN - HF3442 Commissioner directed to develop a poster regarding employees' rights.

MN - HF3456 Restrictive employment covenants prohibited in service contracts.

MN - HF3488 Compensation for minors appearing in Internet content creation provided.

MN - HF3516 Oral fluid testing procedures authorized as a preemployment alternative for drug, alcohol, and cannabis testing by employers.

MN - HF3522 Private sector employee personnel records review and access expanded.

MN - HF3528 Retail Worker and Consumer Safety Violence Prevention Act established, report required, and penalties imposed.

MN - HF3576 Employee definition modified.

MN - HF3587 Employers required to disclose salary ranges in job postings.

MN - HF3633 Sales of solvent-based paint materials to licensees restricted, paint contractor board established, paint contractors and journeyworker painters licensing required, and rulemaking authorized.

MN - HF3765 Backflow rebuilder designations modified.

MN - HF3882 Earned sick and safe time modified, and rulemaking authorized.

MN - HF3947 Construction codes and licensing provisions policy and technical changes made.

MN - HF3957 Occupational health and safety provisions modified.

MN - HF3980 Apprenticeship program policy and technical changes made.

MN - HF4011 Surgical smoke evacuation system policies required.

MN - HF4050 Minimum wage provisions modified.

MN - HF4200 Continued publication of annual adverse health event report required, retaliation against patient care staff prohibited, and enforcement provided.

MN - HF4241 Municipality exceptions removed from State Building Code.

MN - HF4242 State Building Code; residential energy code adoption standards and timelines modified, residential energy rating rebate program created, reports required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4286 Labor standards policy and technical changes made.

MN - HF4390 Water service line design and installation by licensed well contractors allowed.

MN - HF4444 Misclassification of employees prohibited.

MN - HF4447 Delivery network companies required to create portable benefits accounts for app-based drivers, companies required to purchase occupational accident insurance, income tax treatment of contributions to and distributions from portable benefits accounts provided, and rulemaking authorized.

MN - HF4462 Earned sick and safe time modified.

MN - HF4478 Overtime required for a seventh consecutive day of work, and minimum time between employee work shifts specified.

MN - HF4508 Public employee definition amended, and University of Minnesota employee bargaining units modified.

MN - HF4544 Definition of employee modified for purposes of earned sick and safe time.

MN - HF4569 Wage theft prevented and use of responsible contractors required when Minnesota Housing Finance Agency provides financial assistance for development of multiunit residential housing.

MN - HF4626 Federal pipeline inspection rules modified for individuals performing construction or maintenance work, prevailing wage exemption for broadband workers repealed, and technical corrections made.

MN - HF4659 Safety standards for broadband industry installers required; and Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program implemented.

MN - HF4661 Technical and policy changes made to workers' compensation hearing provisions, and Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals related provisions modified.

MN - HF4713 Commissioner of labor and industry required to adopt rules related to acceptable blood lead levels for workers.

MN - HF4746 Transportation network companies regulated, civil cause of action provided, and criminal penalties imposed.

MN - HF4761 Cannabis; workplace testing provided.

MN - HF4787 Wage deductions for credit card charges modified.

MN - HF4818 Metropolitan Airports Commission; health and welfare benefits required, and penalties imposed.

MN - HF4994 Financial assistance definition modified to include tax increment financing or allocations of low-income housing credits, and project definition expanded.

MN - HF5226 Inclusion of any raise in payment of wages clarified.

MN - HF5224 Combative sports regulations modified, and payment threshold from contractor recovery fund increased.

MN - HF5217 Labor supplemental budget bill.

MN - HF5300 Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board funding provided for certified worker organization grants, and money appropriated.

MN - HF5276 Definition of employee modified for purposes of earned sick and safe time.

MN - HF5321 Online continuing education regulated.

MN - HF5338 Contractor recovery fund modified to include private residential pools.