Minnesota Rep. Ben Lien (D)

MN - Taxes (House)

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Member

MN - Subcommittee on Local Government (House)

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Member

MN - Greater Minnesota Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division (House)

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Vice Chair

MN - Higher Education Finance and Policy Division (House)

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Member

MN - HF2431 Multi-county flood hazard mitigation grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF330 Veterans with a disability provided exemptions from certain registration and motor vehicle sales taxes, and license plate, title, driver's license and identification card fees.

MN - HF1019 Small business development center services funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1862 Financial capability services integrated with taxpayer assistance services grant program created and funding provided, reports required, taxpayer assistance grant program existing appropriation increased, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2110 Long-term facilities revenue maximum amount modified for school districts with adjusted square footage.

MN - HF2251 Red River Basin Commission recognized, commission membership and duties provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF293 Gambling combined net receipts rates adjusted.

MN - HF2958 Minnesota State University, Moorhead funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1828 Moorhead; flood hazard mitigation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF298 Parents of proposed wards background study requirements amended.

MN - HF1122 Federal tax law conforming changes made, and unreimbursed employee expenses itemized deduction allowed.

MN - HF1340 Mental health benefits and other medical benefits parity required, mental health and substance use disorder defined, health plan transparency required, and commissioners of health and commerce accountability required.

MN - HF2154 Gambling Control Board regulatory provisions modified; and clarifying, conforming, and technical changes made.

MN - HF3565 Moorhead; community and aquatics center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3546 Moorhead; local sales and use tax authority modified.

MN - HF356 Electronic paddlewheels regulated, use of symbols provided, and wagering and ticket requirement methods modified.

MN - HF4066 Minnesota education credit income definition modified.

MN - HF4604 Dental clinic grant program to operate and provide emergency dental care established.

MN - HF587 Medical cannabis manufacturer state business tax subtraction allowed.

MN - HF578 K-12 education expense credit modified.

MN - HF840 Medical assistance adult dental coverage expanded to include periodontal disease nonsurgical treatment.

MN - HF2240 Independent School District Nos. 2164, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton and 152, Moorhead; cooperative career academy pilot site authorized, report required, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4478 Student teachers in rural areas grant program created, and money appropriated.

MN - HF177 Clay County; new resource recovery campus funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3564 Motor vehicle dealer recall disclosure required prior to sale.

MN - HF2737 Red River Basin Commission funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF258 Nonprofit nursing facilities in border cities operating payment rate modified.

MN - HF3566 Moorhead; 11th Street rail grade separation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1104 Border city enterprise zone permanent tax reduction authority provided.

MN - HF4335 Affordable Care Act provisions codified.

MN - HF1154 Unrelated business taxable income definition modified.

MN - HF1102 Local government aid city formula modified, and appropriation increased.

MN - HF1162 Special education funding increased.

MN - HF136 Internet service providers servicing Minnesota customers and those under contract to the state or political subdivisions certain activities prohibited.

MN - HF1430 Agricultural riparian buffer credit established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1573 Dental service medical assistance rates increased, and human services commissioner required to develop a uniform credentialing process for dental providers and uniform prior authorization criteria for dental services.

MN - HF1609 Board of Water and Soil Resources soil health statewide action plan funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1624 Soil and water conservation districts funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1843 Veteran's identifier definition of veterans on state-issued identification cards expansion applied.

MN - HF1864 Presentence investigation reports inclusion of brain injury information authorized.

MN - HF1900 Career and technical education needs grant program established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3919 Tribal and county reimbursement costs for federal funds incorrectly claimed funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2121 Local road improvement fund program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF238 Chatfield Center for the Arts funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2491 Independent contractor definition in trucking and messenger/courier industries modified.

MN - HF1134 River Watch program funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2490 Skate park construction throughout the state grant program established, Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission building of skate parks authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1391 School building bond agricultural credit modified.

MN - HF179 Disability waiver rate system modified.

MN - HF1617 Clean water funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF27 MinnesotaCare; human services and commerce commissioners required to seek federal waivers to permit individuals whose income is greater than the income limit to purchase coverage through a MinnesotaCare purchase option, and legislative proposal required.

MN - HF269 HIV prevention grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4213 Red River of the North water quality management plan development required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1135 Red River mediation agreement implementation funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3023 Income and corporate franchise taxation; like-kind exchange gains or losses recognition over a period of years provided, and additions and subtractions modified.

MN - HF232 Farm families and business operators mental health counseling support funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3224 Farm safety grant program established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3228 Prescription Drug Affordability Act established, prescription drug affordability commission and prescription drug affordability requirements created, and report required.

MN - HF3271 Explore Minnesota Tourism funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3323 Independent living center funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3373 Patriots' Day annual observance created.

MN - HF1253 Barriers to employment for people with mental illness report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF354 Beyond Opioids Project public television and community radio funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3525 Medical assistance coverage for adult dental services expanded.

MN - HF353 Public television station equipment grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3656 Red Wing; rail grade separation funding provided, 2017 appropriation and authorization extended, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3633 Disaster contingency account money transferred.

MN - HF254 Mental health benefits and other medical benefits parity required, mental health and substance use disorder defined, health plan transparency required, and commissioners of health and commerce accountability required.

MN - HF367 Loan resolution and financial stability program funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF37 Parents of stillborn children tax credit modified.

MN - HF3748 Public television equipment grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3849 Concurrent enrollment teacher training funding increased, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3882 Full section 179 expensing allowed for like-kind exchange property.

MN - HF3854 Residential construction or remodeling; agencies required to determine the impact of a proposed rule on cost, notice to the applicable legislative committees required, and legislative committee permitted to require approval of a rule by law.

MN - HF1620 Working family tax credit calculation modified.

MN - HF111 Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women created, violence against indigenous women and girls annual report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3995 Backflow rebuilder designations modified.

MN - HF1501 Consumer short-term and small loans interest rates regulated.

MN - HF4045 Local government road wetland replacement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4151 Esko; groundwater contamination site cleanup funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4152 Brookston; closed landfill remediation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF420 Cannabis; cultivation, consumption, use, and possession of products and accessories allowed; regulation for commercial purposes provided; Clean Indoor Air Act and controlled substance laws modified; rulemaking authorized; certain sales taxed; crime expungement provided; and money appropriated.

MN - HF4149 Volunteer firefighter relief associations; full-time firefighter credit vested.

MN - HF4197 Energy; cold weather rule covered period extended.

MN - HF458 Shareholders of manufactured home park cooperatives to include ground lease payments when filing for homestead credit state refund.

MN - HF4514 United States Postal Service; a resolution urging Congress to ensure that the USPS remains an independent establishment of the government and is not subject to privatization.

MN - HF514 Safe schools levy increased.

MN - HF472 Minnesota secure choice retirement program established.

MN - HF411 Clean water funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF601 Workforce and affordable homeownership development program qualified entity participation expanded, workforce and affordable homeownership account created in the housing development fund, and money appropriated.

MN - HF546 Music therapist licensure created, and fees and civil penalties imposed.

MN - HF731 Motor vehicles and watercraft tax and fee exemption for disabled veterans provided.

MN - HF726 State Building Code; commissioner of labor and industry required to convene a stakeholder group to review and make recommendations on the building code to the legislature.

MN - HF665 Youth intervention programs funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF729 State Patrol troopers salary setting requirements established, and state auditor required to conduct an annual compensation survey.

MN - HF1101 Local government aid city formula modified, and appropriation increased.

MN - HF766 Medical cannabis requirements modified, and money appropriated.

MN - HF896 Manufactured home parks eligibility as housing improvement areas clarified, and housing infrastructure bonds use for manufactured home parks allowed.

MN - HF1201 Aviation degree loan forgiveness provisions modified, and money appropriated.

MN - HF131 Motor vehicle registration overpayment reimbursement provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1013 Full-service community schools grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2285 Cannabis; individuals 21 years of age or older possession and consumption allowed, regulation for commercial purpose provided, rulemaking and fees authorized, penalties provided, sales taxed, crime expungement provided, and Clean Indoor Air Act modified.

MN - HF2574 Department of Natural Resources grant to Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center at University of Minnesota funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF422 Child care in rural Minnesota funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF550 Student loan debt counseling grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF971 College mental health services funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF993 Workforce development scholarships modified, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3372 Heartland State Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF424 State required to pay costs of property tax judgement against state-assessed property, and money appropriated.

MN - HF543 Somali arts and cultural heritage program funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3783 Ring dike construction funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4118 MinnesotaCare eligibility expanded, integrated health partnerships expanded and service delivery modified, provider payment rates increased, enrollee premiums modified, implementation plan required, benefit coverage requirements for joint self-insurance plans modified, and MinnesotaCare Advisory Council established.

MN - HF752 Broadband grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3983 Mileage reimbursement subtraction allowed for volunteer drivers.

MN - HF1142 Debt service equalization aid state aid increased.

MN - HF1972 Tenant notice of grounds for eviction required before action brought.

MN - HF709 County agricultural society sales at county fairs exemption provided.

MN - HF69 Combined net receipts tax calculation modified.

MN - HF3485 Medical cannabis program modified; vaporization of flower, dried leaves, or plant form allowed; qualifying medical condition definition modified; and manufacturers authorized to operate mobile distribution units and to deliver medical cannabis and medical cannabis products.

MN - HF328 Dyslexia instruction in teacher preparation programs required.

MN - HF3427 Veterans resilience project grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3714 Marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols rescheduled.

MN - HF1178 School district funding for library and telecommunications purposes increased, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2366 Hunger Free Campus Act established and designation requirements established, campus food shelves at Minnesota State community and technical colleges required, grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3422 Factors designating species as endangered, threatened, or of special concern modified.

MN - HF180 Centers for independent living funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2486 Medical assistance reimbursement rate for crisis stabilization services in residential settings increased.

MN - HF286 Rail carriers minimum crew size required, and criminal penalties imposed.

MN - HF329 Dyslexia specialist duties modified.

MN - HF1163 Aid appropriations to cities and counties increased.

MN - HF4632 Cannabis; various provisions modified, use regulated, reports required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2041 Conversion therapy with children or vulnerable adults prohibited, medical assistance coverage prohibited, and conversion therapy services or products misrepresentation prohibited.

MN - HF2567 Workforce training and entrepreneurship investment to close Minnesotans of color opportunity gaps funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF423 Greater Minnesota child care facility grand program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3497 Greater Minnesota child care facility capital grant program established and funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2663 Higher education state grant program parameters adjusted.

MN - SF3564 Disaster contingency account transfer

MN - SF512 Electronic paddlewheel regulation; symbol use authorization and wagering and ticket requirement modification

MN - SF1229 Parity between mental health benefits and other medical benefits requirement; mental health and substance use disorder definition; health plan transparency requirement; health and commerce commissioners accountability requirement