State Government Finance & Policy

MN - Representative Michael V. Nelson (D)

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Committee Chair

MN - Representative Andrew Carlson (D)

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Vice Chair

MN - Representative Jim Nash (R)

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Republican Lead

MN - Representative Kristin Bahner (D)

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Member

MN - Representative Steve Drazkowski (R)

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Member

MN - Representative Steve Elkins (D)

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Member

MN - Representative Emma Greenman (D)

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Member

MN - Representative Ginny Klevorn (D)

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Member

MN - Representative Jon Koznick (R)

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MN - Representative Sandra Masin (D)

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MN - Representative Anne Neu Brindley (R)

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MN - Representative Gene Pelowski Jr. (D)

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MN - Representative Duane Quam (R)

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Member

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

MN - HF23 Secretary of sate required to amend rules to recognize medical bill as proof of residence, and rulemaking authorized.

MN - HF13 Public Employees Retirement Association service credit purchase authorized for omitted service.

MN - HF9 Elections; voter registration and absentee voting provisions modified, early voting system established, restriction on number of voters an individual may assist eliminated, Help America Vote Act fund governing standards modified, small donor state match program established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF7 Earned sick and safe time provided, rulemaking authorized, civil penalties imposed, reports required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF72 Advanced standard time/daylight saving time provided year-round effective upon federal law authorization.

MN - HF70 State building energy conservation revolving loan fund established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF66 Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity established, and legislative appointments provided.

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

MN - HF47 Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote enacted.

MN - HF98 COVID-19; federal funds received required to be spent pursuant to direct appropriation by law.

MN - HF97 Planning estimates for February 2021 forecast reduced.

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 - HF87 State agency value initiative (SAVI) program established to encourage innovation and cost savings.

MN - HF75 Vehicles and property subject to forfeiture limited, property recovery by innocent owners provided, federal equitable sharing program participation modified, reports required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF170 Voting instructions and sample ballots required to be printed in languages other than English for designated precincts, and multilingual election judges required in designated precincts.

MN - HF169 Immigration terms in statute changed.

MN - HF166

MN - HF158 Voting instructions required in languages other than English for in-person absentee voting.

MN - HF152 Bill and Bonnie Daniels Firefighters Hall and Museum designated as state fire museum.

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

MN - HF192 Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote agreed to by Minnesota, and constitutional amendment proposed.

MN - HF146 Retirement limit contributions by governmental subdivisions increased to supplemental pension funds for laborers, plumbers and pipefitters, and operating engineers covered by collective bargaining agreements; and limited contributions authorized for building trade employees.

MN - HF139 Sensory accessibility accommodation modifications for public spaces funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF136 Interpretation services required for language minority members on political party caucus materials.

MN - HF134 Legislature required to offer language minority individuals translation services.

MN - HF266 All occupational licensing voided, and revisor instructed to prepare legislation.

MN - HF213 Provisional balloting procedure established.

MN - HF211 Voters required to provide picture ID before receiving a ballot; voter ID cards issuance provided at no charge, notice required, and provisional balloting procedure established.

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

MN - HF208 Minnesota Companion Animal Board established, duties and responsibilities provided, companion animal license plate established, duties transferred, report required, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.

MN - HF326 Municipalities authorized to charge street impact fee.

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

MN - HF300 Capitol flag program established for families of military service members and first responders who die in the line of duty, and Capitol flag program study and pilot program provided.

MN - HF293 Photo ID required to register to vote and to vote, voter ID card created, provisional ballots established, reports required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF284 State flag and state seal redesign commission created, and report required.

MN - HF276 Secretary of state website display of business addresses regulated.

MN - HF453 Presidential elector designation and election provided.

MN - HF419 Police and firefighter retirement supplemental state aid allocation revised.

MN - HF407 Minnesota State Retirement System general employee retirement plan annuity benefit increased.

MN - HF396 Hennepin County election financing campaign and political subdivision provisions modified.

MN - HF388 Cultural and ethnic communities leadership council governing provisions modified.

MN - HF365 Suspicious activity in voter registration or absentee ballot application investigation requirements modified, permitted persons to mail or deliver absentee ballots on behalf of voter specified, criminal penalty established, and voter fraud penalty assessment established.

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 - HF343 Salon licensure requirements and continuing education requirements modified.

MN - HF644 Environmental permit violation recovered money disposition provided.

MN - HF636 School use as polling place limited.

MN - HF609 Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services chapter 16E statute technical changes made.

MN - HF608 Elections; solicitation near polling place prohibitions clarified.

MN - HF607 Automatic voter registration system provided.

MN - HF606 Expressly advocating definition modified, electioneering communication disclosure provided, general treasury money contribution or use prorating methods amended, and penalties provided.

MN - HF596 Autism Awareness and Acceptance Day established.

MN - HF575 Notary publics authorized to perform civil marriages.

MN - HF560 Historical commercial district facade preservation grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

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

MN - HF541 Elections; owners of agricultural land, real property, or small business property allowed to vote on levy or bond referendums in property location, and constitutional amendment proposed.

MN - HF527 Municipalities authorized to charge street impact fee.

MN - HF788 Contributions during a session the legislature limitation expanded.

MN - HF784 Ending systemic racism funding provided, provisions that address racial injustice and systemic racism adopted, and money appropriated.

MN - HF774 Contributions during a regular session of the legislature limitation expanded.

MN - HF773 Contributions during a session of the legislature limitation expanded.

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

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

MN - HF687 Security service payments added to list of allowable noncampaign disbursements.

MN - HF685 Elections; requirement that the term incumbent be printed next to candidate's name on the ballot repealed.

MN - HF676 Administrative rulemaking; specific grant of authority required in law for rule adoption, and threshold for conducting public hearing on expedited rules reduced.

MN - HF671 St. Cloud State University eligible employee authorized to elect Teachers Retirement Association coverage and receive retroactive coverage.

MN - HF903 Government-to-government relationship with Minnesota Tribal Nations established.

MN - HF899 Public Employees Retirement Association liability calculation amended for privatizing medical facilities.

MN - HF897 Gambling Control Board membership requirements modified.

MN - HF890 Land acquisition for flood control or water retention prohibited.

MN - HF878 Interagency group meetings required to be open to the public.

MN - HF868 First Amendment; a resolution memorializing Congress to overturn Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC, clarification required from Congress that rights protected under Constitution are rights of natural persons and not artificial entities and spending money to influence elections is not protected under First Amendment, and Congress asked to provide clarification in constitutional amendment.

MN - HF832 Lottery prize winner name made private.

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

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

MN - HF806 Minnesota Citizens Federal Oversight Committee established.

MN - HF798 Agencies required to determine impact of proposed rule on cost of residential construction or remodeling, applicable legislative committees notice required, and legislative committee approval by rule of law requirement permitted.

MN - HF797 Government Accountability Commission created, state agency expiration and review provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF985 State Capitol complex electric vehicle charging station users required to pay for electricity consumed by vehicle.

MN - HF982 Legislator and executive officer term limits placed, and constitutional amendment proposed.

MN - HF962 Business license revocation prohibited due to executive order noncompliance, and criminal penalties imposed.

MN - HF943 Absentee voting compensation methods prohibited, identification of individuals acting as absentee voter agent required, identification of individuals assisting a voter in a polling place required, voter registration and absentee voting activities prohibited, and criminal penalties increased.

MN - HF942 House of representatives, senate, or legislature right to intervene authorized; Legislative Coordinating Commission approval of proposed legal settlement required; and civil action parties required to serve the legislature.

MN - HF939 Persons allowed to be absent from work to vote in person on election day.

MN - HF920 State employee layoff equitable geographic distribution required.

MN - HF915 A joint resolution to call a constitutional convention to propose a constitutional amendment to provide that members of Congress be subject to term limits.

MN - HF1049 Position unfilled for at least 180 days appropriation reduction required, and report required.

MN - HF1048 Secretary of state required to provide election judge list to each major political party after election.

MN - HF1047 Electioneering prohibited in or near a polling place.

MN - HF1046 In-person absentee voting polling place requirements amended.

MN - HF1032 Legislature, governor's office, state auditor, attorney general, secretary of state, agencies, boards, retirement funds, and councils funding provided; state use of federal fund auditing provided; virtual payments authorized; local government aid appropriating provisions changed; public defender provisions changed; and money appropriated.

MN - HF1019 Proposed tax expenditures required to expire, legislative Tax Expenditure Review Commission established, appointments provided, and Department of Revenue tax expenditure report requirements modified.

MN - HF1017 Patriot's Day annual observance created.

MN - HF994 Office of the Legislative Auditor activity governing provisions modified.

MN - HF1160 Elections administration technical and policy changes made relating to voting, voter registration, polling places, ballots, recounts, contests, candidates, absentee voting, mail balloting, canvassing, the presidential nomination primary, and various other election-related provisions; and availability of appropriations extended.

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

MN - HF1132 Term limits placed on legislators and executive officers, and constitutional amendment proposed.

MN - HF1130 Fiscal note requirements added.

MN - HF1122 Metropolitan Council member election provided.

MN - HF1119 Voter registration and voting intimidation, interference, and deceptive practice regulated; and criminal penalties provided.

MN - HF1107 Public Employees Retirement Association fire state aid authorized allocation revised.

MN - HF1091 Burnsville; freeway landfill and dump cleanup funded, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1088 Minnesota Public Radio equipment grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1348 Legislator prohibited from being employed by or receiving compensation from certain types of businesses.

MN - HF1344 Absentee ballot delivery authorized.

MN - HF1338 Farmarmerica grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1302 Elections; various election reforms provided, civil right to vote restored upon release from incarceration or upon sentencing if no incarceration is imposed, notice required, in-person voting time periods modified, individual required to present identification before voting, free voter identification cards provided, technical changes made, electronic rosters prohibited from having wireless connection, electronic voting systems prohibited from having wireless or Internet connectivity capabilit...

MN - HF1291 Minnesota State Retirement System judges retirement plan postretirement adjustment reduced and triggers that would increase the postretirement adjustment eliminated upon attainment of specified funding thresholds.

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

MN - HF1258 Minnesota Secure Choice retirement program established.

MN - HF1253 Legislature per diem payments precluded.

MN - HF1246 Contracting restrictions on the legislature and executive branch based on vendor practices toward Israel eliminated.

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

MN - HF1220 Government prohibited from inducing survey response.

MN - HF1217 Board of Cosmetologist Examines legislative appointees added.

MN - HF1207 Elections; candidate permitted to request their residential address to be classified as private data when candidate has reasonable fear to safety candidate or their family.

MN - HF1200 Paid family, pregnancy, bonding, and applicant's serious medical condition benefits provided; employment leaves regulated and required; data classified; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.

MN - HF1183 Drug manufacturer or wholesale distributor prohibited from charging unconscionable prices for prescription drugs; Board of Pharmacy, commissioner of human services, and health plan companies required to notify attorney general of prescription drug price increases; attorney general authorized to take action against drug manufacturers and wholesalers; civil penalties imposed; and money appropriated.

MN - HF1167 Individuals at least 16 years of age permitted to preregister to vote.

MN - HF1497 Foreign citizens employed by public employers eligibility amended on H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 visas; and retroactive employee and employer contribution payment authorized.

MN - HF1488 Legislative Commission on Data Practices and Personal Data Privacy reestablished.

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

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

MN - HF1459 St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association employee contribution rate modified and administrative changes made.

MN - HF1441 Interagency agreement and intra-agency transfer section repealed.

MN - HF1440 Employee gainsharing system repealed.

MN - HF1439 Health insurance benefit plan contracting provisions modified.

MN - HF1395 Elections provided as free, fair, and equal; and constitutional amendment proposed.

MN - HF1388 Stadium general reserve account calculation adjusted, commissioner of management and budget required to notify legislature before stadium general reserve account changes, stadium payoff fund established, money transferred, and stadium payoff fund balance required to be used to redeem or defease stadium appropriation bonds.

MN - HF1387 Public Employees Retirement Association police and fire plan disability provisions amended for members 55 years and older.

MN - HF1375 Elections; ranked-choice voting adoption by jurisdictions authorized; adoption, implementation, and use of ranked-choice voting procedures established; electronic voting systems with reallocation feature use by municipalities allowed; and rulemaking authorized.

MN - HF1363 Lieutenant governor vacancy filling process changed, and constitutional amendment proposed.

MN - HF1361 Permit applications for events on public property required to include written sensory-friendly accommodation plans.

MN - HF1360 Volunteerism Innovation Board established, grants required, and money appropriated.

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 - HF1349 State property construction project damage financial assistance required, and strict liability standard for state property damage established.

MN - HF1671 County competitive bidding modified.

MN - HF1665 State auditor provided funding for a school finance accountability team, and work from billing exempted until July 1, 2024.

MN - HF1655 Security service payments added to the list of allowable noncampaign disbursements.

MN - HF1632 Hoffman Apiaries honey house and wax shed restoration funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1629 Early retirement incentive memorandum of understanding ratified.

MN - HF1615 Office on the Economic Status of Women funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1603 Early voting provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1601 Electronic voting system provisions modified, and alternative printed ballot styles permitted.

MN - HF1585 School boards allowed to give school credit for trainee election judge service, appointed authorities required to recruit bilingual high school students as trainee election judges, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1565 Municipality authorized to establish street improvement district.

MN - HF1540 Executive officer, judge, or legislator election by majority votes cast at general election provided; and constitutional amendment proposed.

MN - HF1538 Counties permitted to convey nonconforming real property.

MN - HF1518 Absentee voting compensation methods prohibited, identification of individuals acting as absentee voter agent required, identification of individuals assisting a voter in a polling place required, voter registration and absentee voting activities prohibited, and criminal penalties increased.

MN - HF1807 Age-Friendly Minnesota Council established, and report required.

MN - HF1803 Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board technical changes made, including provisions related to public officials, statements of economic interest, contributions, and disclosures; and exceptions provided.

MN - HF1792 Task Force on the Collection of Prosecutorial Data established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1778 Campaign finance funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1777 Administrative hearing funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1776 Office of MN.IT Services funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1775 Major political party designation thresholds amended, nominating petition requirements amended, and political parties allowed to authorize which candidates may affiliate with the party on the ballot.

MN - HF1770 Radio station grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1767 Bois Forte Band of Chippewa; funding provided to repurpose two correctional facilities, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1758 Public Employees Retirement Association; retirement plan administrative changes made.

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

MN - HF1726 State procurement provisions changed.

MN - HF1693 Department of Administration provisions updated, retired canine in state service ownership designated, Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution maintained, Office of Enterprise Sustainability established, historic preservation provisions modified, campaign practices provision changed, and reports required.

MN - HF1685 Service Employees International Union (SEIU) healthcare agreement ratified.

MN - HF1952 Legislative Reference Library provision changed.

MN - HF1948 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Authority grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

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

MN - HF1923 Ban the box law expanded to include boards, commissions, and other similar entities.

MN - HF1902 Voter registration related provisions modified; absentee voting provisions modified; system of early voting established; restriction on the number of voters an individual may assist on election day eliminated; voting instructions, sample ballots, and election judges required to be multilingual; standards governing access to Help America Vote Act funds modified; intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with voter registration and voting regulated; campaign finance provisions modifie...

MN - HF1892 State procurement provisions modified.

MN - HF1891 Public officials prohibited from lobbying for seven years after leaving office.

MN - HF1869 Secretary of state governing provisions modified.

MN - HF1863 Major political party permitted to file petition to prevent improper designation by candidates name on official ballot.

MN - HF1840 Municipal planning and zoning controls limited.

MN - HF1839 Planning and zoning fees modified.

MN - HF1819 Political subdivision compensation limit repealed, and conforming change made.

MN - HF1815 Election-related timelines modified.