Local Government Division

MN - Representative Sandra Masin (D)

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Committee Chair

MN - Representative Steve Elkins (D)

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Vice Chair

MN - Representative Duane Quam (R)

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Republican Lead

MN - Representative Kaela Berg (D)

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Member

MN - Representative Liz Boldon (D)

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Member

MN - Representative John Huot (D)

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Member

MN - Representative Shane Mekeland (R)

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Member

MN - Representative Bjorn Olson (R)

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Member

MN - Representative Cheryl Youakim (D)

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Member

MN - HF52 Public comments required at all public bodies open meetings, including those conducted by electronic means.

MN - HF575 Notary publics authorized to perform civil marriages.

MN - HF1220 Government prohibited from inducing survey response.

MN - HF1221 Town adoption of home rule charter provided, and report required.

MN - HF1277 Political subdivisions prohibited from spending public money for lobbying.

MN - HF1538 Counties permitted to convey nonconforming real property.

MN - HF1671 County competitive bidding modified.

MN - HF1565 Municipality authorized to establish street improvement district.

MN - HF1481 Duluth; Seaway Port Authority modified to allow for creation of a nonprofit.

MN - HF1746 Multiunit residential property allowed to pay service charges.

MN - HF89 Ranked-choice voting; use in federal and state office provided; jurisdictions authorized to adopt and use for local offices; adoption, implementation, and use procedures established; municipalities allowed use of electronic voting systems with reallocation feature; and rulemaking authorized.

MN - HF2223 Counties permitted to establish subordinate service districts.

MN - HF2282 Orderly annexation and detachment provisions modified.

MN - HF2313 County collection of costs for noncitizen public assistance allowed.

MN - HF2308 Local government exception allowing rent control repealed if approved by voters.

MN - HF2264 Political subdivision ban prohibited on new natural gas or propane service in any building.

MN - HF2894 Subordinate service district establishment by counties permitted.

MN - HF2618 Cities required to allow native landscapes on private land, and vegetation overgrowth within cities prohibited.

MN - HF2454 Mora; Public Utilities Commission membership increase permitted.

MN - HF2580 Peace officer residency requirement authorized by cities and counties.

MN - HF2576 Local units of government required to establish targeted residential picketing permitting process, and civil penalty established.

MN - HF2505 Political subdivisions prohibited from establishing or enforcing ranked-choice voting.

MN - HF3383 Elections; annexation of designated area prohibited by means not identified in orderly annexation agreement, annexation of designated areas by nonparties prohibited, and detachment proceedings modified.

MN - HF3382 Elections; orderly annexation and detachment provisions modified.

MN - HF3001 Military discharge certificates recorded with county recorder without fees.

MN - HF4211 Building permit requirements established for new development located near pipelines.

MN - HF4141 Conforming industrialized or modular residential buildings added to structures that may not be prohibited by regulation.

MN - HF4221 Hennepin Board of County Commissioners permission to set reasonable allowances for expenses or a per diem allowance for members of boards or agencies

MN - HF4661 Memorial Day observance annual city spending amount amended.

MN - HF554 Local government authorized to issue licenses for barbering and cosmetology, and barbers and cosmetologists state licensing repealed.

MN - HF326 Municipalities authorized to charge street impact fee.

MN - HF344 Metropolitan Council; staggered terms provided, nomination committee membership expanded, additional information required to be made publicly available during selection process, and council member qualifications clarified.

MN - HF702 Cities and towns allowed to require additional licensing for hotels.

MN - HF738 Lake City; port authority commission establishment permitted.

MN - HF1122 Metropolitan Council member election provided.

MN - HF1359 Towns and political subdivision authorized to established inflow and infiltration prevention programs and make loans or grants to property owners.

MN - HF1350 Cities of the first class authority provided to impose ordinances on land or fee dedication on permit applications.

MN - HF1469 Minneapolis City Council annual salary of members prohibited from exceeding the state median household income.

MN - HF1839 Planning and zoning fees modified.

MN - HF1947 Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center enacting language modified.

MN - HF1840 Municipal planning and zoning controls limited.

MN - HF3588 Affordable housing market value exclusion established.

MN - HF3652 Retention elections required for persons appointed to county office.

MN - HF3654 Metropolitan Council authorized to compensate advisory committee.

MN - HF3682 Qualified newspaper requirements expanded.

MN - HF4271 Construction-related and development-related fee collections threshold increased for municipal reporting, and commissioner of labor and industry required to establish a cost per square foot valuation of properties for the purpose of setting municipal building permit fees.

MN - HF4345 Self-insurance pool additional investment authority provided.

MN - HF4414 Judicial boundary determinations created after the altering of a boundary line by a county; and every county required to assess, preserve, and restore United States public land survey monuments by December 31, 2025.

MN - HF4317 Homeownership opportunities created, African American and African Immigrant homeownership incentive account established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3946 Sheriff or county attorney vacancy filling by special election authorized.

MN - HF4442 Metropolitan Council and metropolitan agencies authorized to expand small business preferential application process.

MN - HF4458 Open meeting law modified.

MN - HF4443 Metropolitan significance rule review and assessment time period modified.

MN - HF4444 Metropolitan Council and metropolitan agencies authorized to expand small business preferential application process and directly negotiate contracts.

MN - HF4441 Open meeting participation conditions from nonpublic location amended.

MN - HF35 Website Accessibility Grant Advisory Council established, and money appropriated for grants to cities and counties to improve website accessibility.

MN - HF1140 Open Meeting Law; terminology and requirements modified related to meetings conducted through the use of telephone or interactive technology.

MN - HF527 Municipalities authorized to charge street impact fee.

MN - HF200 City and school district official recall elections authorized, and school board authority to remove members eliminated.

MN - HF210 Counties, cities, and townships authorized to accept documents and signatures electronically, by mail, or by facsimile.

MN - HF325 Political subdivision compensation limit repealed, and conforming change made.

MN - HF810 Coroner and medical examiner annual review by county board required, and report required.

MN - HF820 Open Meeting Law; public body member allowed to attend meetings from a private location more than three times in 2021.

MN - HF2107 Metropolitan Council gubernatorial appointee local approval required, and Council member removal method by local government provided.

MN - HF3026 Rochester; public park dedication fee authorized on new property developments.

MN - HF3176 Long-term equity investment eligibility expanded, and technical amendments to language made.

MN - HF3175 Township planning and zoning authority clarified.

MN - HF3256 Legalizing Affordable Housing Act; local land use and building permit provision modified.

MN - HF2162 County boards allowed to spend tax-forfeited land sale net proceeds.

MN - HF3285 County land sales online process authorized, and notice procedures modified for land sales.

MN - HF3834 Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority statutory authority clarified.

MN - HF3922 Transit guideway funding governing requirements established.

MN - HF3992 Metropolitan-area regional park basis for determining operation and maintenance expenditures modified.

MN - HF4109 Designated area annexation by means other than those identified in an orderly annexation agreement prohibited.

MN - HF4108 Orderly annexation and detachment provisions modified.

MN - HF3779 Metropolitan Council authorized to levy a property tax for regional recreation open space capital costs.

MN - HF4507 St. Paul; skate park project design-build process use authorized.