Minnesota Rep. Michael Howard (D)

MN - Higher Education Finance & Policy (House)

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Member

MN - Housing Finance & Policy (House)

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Vice Chair

MN - Taxes (House)

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Member

MN - Preventing Homelessness Division (House)

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Member

MN - HF4010 Organizations providing vocational and life skills training to young adults with learning differences and autism grant program established, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF443 Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing preserve loans and grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3838 Fire state aid and police state aid program various policy and technical changes made.

MN - HF2860 Eviction prohibited for rent nonpayment when tenant rental assistance application is pending.

MN - HF315 Emergency service grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3979 Mental health grants authorized for federal instructional setting level 4 for special education sites, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4011 Minnesota Independence college and Community funding provided for student scholarships and tuition reduction, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2861 Senior housing unit funded by housing infrastructure bonds portion authorized to serve individual of any age with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

MN - HF40 State rent assistance program established for low-income cost-burdened households, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1972 Office of Higher Education competitive grant to organization providing vocational and life skills training to young adults with learning difficulties funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3982 Local affordable housing aid program established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1970 Bloomington; tax increment financing district authorized.

MN - HF3548 Affordable housing covenant on real property exempted from 30-yea restriction.

MN - HF574 Bloomington; fire station construction material exemption provided.

MN - HF1666 Richfield; tax increment authorized for housing projects.

MN - HF3592 Prescription drugs and related medical supplies prescribed to treat a chronic disease cost-sharing limited.

MN - HF3265 School lead testing and remediation requirements modified, long-term facilities revenue modified, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF42 COVID-19; emergency service, isolation spaces, and housing support funding provided; and money appropriated.

MN - HF4508 Rental property; corporate entities, developers, and contractors prohibited from converting single-family homes into rental property units.

MN - HF4411 Taxation; class 4d class rate modified, municipal approval required, transition aid authorized, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4858 Tenant's right to counsel in eviction proceedings provided.

MN - HF4856 Housing; general fund money transferred to housing trust fund for grants to low-income persons to purchase shares in limited equity cooperative housing units.

MN - HF2920 School board members employed by a school district maximum earnings increased.

MN - HF528 Minnesota Housing Finance Agency local housing trust fund grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF673 ACT scale score substitution for Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment scale scores allowed.

MN - HF2056 Prescription drug and medical supplies co-payment for chronic disease treatment limited.

MN - HF2229 Mortgage interest on a second home itemized deduction disallowed, home ownership assistance program funded, and money appropriated.

MN - HF316 Family, friend, and neighbor child care grant program established; report required; and money appropriated.

MN - HF1157 Class 4d rate property tax modified.

MN - HF2228 Worldwide combined reporting required.

MN - HF664 Richfield; Wood Lake Nature Center facilities predesign and design funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3591 Family, friend, and neighbor caregivers grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1517 Higher education state grant parameters adjusted, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2327 Commissioner of management and budget required to use reverse auction for pharmacy benefit manager procurement to manage and administer the State Employees Group Insurance Program prescription drug benefit.

MN - HF1971 Minnesota housing tax credit contribution fund established; credit provided against individual income tax, corporate franchise tax, and insurance premium contributions; report required; and money appropriated.

MN - HF2859 Assigned student responsibility for state grant program decreased, and existing appropriation increased.

MN - HF4859 Rental discrimination based on tenant's receipt of public housing assistance prohibited.

MN - HF3791 Build Wealth MN grant provided to establish 9,000 Equities Fund for increasing underserved communities of color homeownership opportunities, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4900 Out-of-state law or action application limited regarding the provision or receipt of reproductive health care services, and civil action established.

MN - HF510 Driver's license denial based on a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus prohibited, and driver licensing requirements related to diabetes mellitus repealed.

MN - HF4822 Persons seeking gender-affirming care provided protections from out-of-state laws.

MN - HF801 Prescription drug affordability board and prescription drug affordability advisory council established, description drug cost reviews and remedies provided, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF712 Capital gain net income tax implemented, unrecognized capital gains at death tax imposed, levy-aid education programs modified, and state referendum replacement levy provided.

MN - HF2949 General education basic formula allowance linked to inflation rate, extended time revenue and local optional revenue linked to general education basic formula allowance, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1686 Mental health crisis team referrals required via 911 system.

MN - HF3861 Child care assistance eligibility and co-payment requirements modified.

MN - HF2662 Gender dysphoria care coverage prohibited from having to meet a higher medical necessity definition.

MN - HF259 Reproductive health rights established.

MN - HF12 COVID-19; eviction procedure amended during and after public health emergency amended, eviction action expungement allowed, home foreclosure prevented during public health emergency, emergency housing assistance grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF840 Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness mining restriction modified.

MN - HF766 Additional seed label information required, certain seed uses prohibited, and product stewardship required for corn and soybean seed coated or treated with neonicotinoid pesticide.

MN - HF3414 Client services and supports expanded, substance use disorder workforce provisions modified, services and access preserved, and reports required.

MN - HF2750 Menstrual product access required from school districts, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2724 Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (POST); Office of Public Safety Innovation established within Office of Justice Programs; POST adoption of rules directed for unauthorized use of force by peace officers; POST directed to amend portable recording systems policy to require showing and releasing video; civilian oversight councils permitted by local governments to impose discipline on peace officers; citizen oversight councils required to provide information to POST; POST authorized to take licensure action against licensees committing criminal acts; alternative courses to peace officer licensure task force established and funding provided; independent evaluations required; funding provided for Office of Public Safety Innovation, POST investigators, community safety grants innovation, local community policing grants, crime investigation grants, law enforcement agency portable recording systems, and opiate epidemic response grants; reports required; money transferred and appropriated.

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

MN - HF3796 Weekly hours worked requirement for overtime compensation modified, and minimum time between employee shifts required.

MN - HF1654 Law enforcement and family members enabled to petition a court to prohibit people from possessing firearms if they pose a significant danger to themselves or others by possessing a firearm, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4539 University of Minnesota green training program created, special revenue fund new account established, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3287 Stable housing mediation grant program requirement established, funding provided for the stable housing mediation grant program, and money appropriated.

MN - HF310 Mandatory reporters of known or suspected child maltreatment expanded.

MN - HF30 Environment and natural resources trust fund money appropriated, and previous appropriations modified.

MN - HF4051 Lost or stolen firearms prompt reporting to law enforcement required.

MN - HF1275 Massage therapy and Asian bodywork therapy licensure established, fees established, and criminal penalties provided.

MN - HF2502 Criminal sexual conduct provisions modified and clarified, and new sexual extortion crime created.

MN - HF3377 Homeless youth nonprofit grants authorized, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3916 State land easement and leasing conveying requirements modified.

MN - HF2695 Housing; percentages of projects funded with housing infrastructure bonds required to result in physically and sensory accessible units.

MN - HF1747 Child care assistance rates modified, and commissioner of management and budget directed to forecast basic sliding fee child care assistance program.

MN - HF604 COVID-19; face coverings requirements modified, implementation requirements modified, penalties and injunctive relief provided, and face covering requirement expiration provided.

MN - HF2701 Supplemental funding established for youth intervention program grant receipts, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3891 Legislative working group established to examine method of identifying student eligibility for compensatory revenue calculations, appointments provided, and report required.

MN - HF4404 Public building solar energy generating system installation program established to award grants, report required, and money appropriated.

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 - HF4825 Richfield; veterans affordable housing development and construction funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4648 Gender-neutral, single-user restroom and locker room facilities in schools provided; and money appropriated.

MN - HF41 COVID-19; emergency paid sick leave provided to health care employees excluded from Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

MN - HF3215 Community mental health program workforce relief emergency grant provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3930 Social Security benefit maximum subtraction increased, and pension benefit subtraction allowed.

MN - HF3398 No-knock search warrant process requirements modified.

MN - HF1691 Crimes motivated by bias reporting expanded; crimes of assault, property damage, and harassment motivated by bias amended; Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training required to update training in recognizing, responding to, and reporting bias crimes; and money appropriated.

MN - HF358 Commissioner of education required to develop sexual health education model program, and report required.

MN - HF1860 Housing support for persons with mental illness funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3273 Farmed white-tailed deer new registration prohibited.

MN - HF1729 Healthy and hunger-free school program created.

MN - HF278 Electric utility renewable energy standard obligations modified, and Public Utility Commission authority to issue electric generation facility site permits modified.

MN - HF3599 Trauma-informed service priority added, sexual exploitation and trafficking study created and funding provided, sexually exploited youth funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF4034 Public and private health plan purchase tax exemption provided.

MN - HF58 Manufacturers required to report and maintain prescription drug prices, health plan prescription drug formularies filing required, health carriers prohibited from denying or limiting coverage due to lack of prior authorization, prescription benefit tool requirements established, and prescription drug benefit transparency and disclosure required.

MN - HF656 Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio-Latino Communities United in Sevice (CLUES) funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF450 Right to counsel provided in public housing eviction actions.

MN - HF3242 Hospital core staffing plans required, hospital staffing studies required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2746 Hometown Heroes Act assistance program eligibility clarified, and fund transfer provided.

MN - HF1774 Health care guaranteed to be available and affordable for every Minnesotan; Minnesota Health Plan, Minnesota Health Board, Minnesota Health Fund, Office of Health Quality and Planning, ombudsman for patient advocacy, and auditor general for the Minnesota Health Plan established; a 1332 waiver requested; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.

MN - HF4634 Tenant provided right to repair violations in residential rental unit.

MN - HF3950 Ramsey County; families experiencing homelessness funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2663 Change of sex on original birth certificate authorized.

MN - HF4181 Indemnity application clarified when insurance coverage exists.

MN - HF4689 COVID-19; income tax subtractions for business assistance provided, local government grants provided, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3240 Physical therapy practice provisions modified.

MN - HF835 Eviction due to nonpayment of rent notice requirements created, eviction case court file discretionary and mandatory eligibility expanded, rental discrimination prohibited based on tenant's public housing assistance receipt, and pending eviction case court action public access limited.

MN - HF844 Price gouging prohibited, and penalties prescribed.

MN - HF1808 School counselor provisions modified and mental illness training required, and report required.

MN - HF1151 Child welfare provisions modified, Minnesota African American family Preservation Act established, criminal penalties provided, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3260 Education; malicious and sadistic conduct prohibited involving race, religion, sexual harassment, sexual orientation, and sexual exploitation.

MN - HF112 Manufactured home park residents provided purchase opportunity.

MN - HF3100 Disability waiver service reimbursement rate modified.

MN - HF439 Subminimum wage eliminated; task force created, statute and rule allowing payment of subminimum wage to employees with disabilities repealed, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF800 Meat and poultry processing workplace safety provided, rulemaking authorized, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF900 Shelter resident rights and shelter provider practice task force created, report required, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2657 School district special education services fully funded, and money appropriated.

MN - HF646 Bus deployment governed in the seven-county metropolitan area based on vehicle emissions.

MN - HF1732 Purpose statements for past tax expenditures provided.

MN - HF377 Firefighters with cancer or heart disease payment program established for counseling and training, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1411 Telehealth expanded, and telemedicine changed to telehealth in statutes.

MN - HF1870 Open Access Connection voice mail service funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2774 Warehouse distribution worker safety requirements established.

MN - HF522 Health care providers authorized to provide patients with health information and services that are medically accurate, evidence-based, and appropriated for the patient, and informed consent requirements repealed before abortions may be performed.

MN - HF979 Minnesota Housing Finance Agency challenge grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF31 Telework activity funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF593 Peace Officer Standards and Training Board required to revise peace officer conduct standards.

MN - HF3378 Student bullying policy provisions modified.

MN - HF905 Law enforcement civilian review board authority to discipline peace officers restrictions repealed.

MN - HF3821 Metropolitan regional park and trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3661 Human services grant fund authorized use added, pregnant and parenting homeless youth study created and funding provided, homeless youth act grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF999 Covenants not to compete provided as void and unenforceable, and protection of substantive provisions of law to apply to matters provided.

MN - HF3190 Campaign finance; communication express advocacy definition modified, independent expenditure disclaimer additional information required, and Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board directed to adopt rules on small electronic communication disclaimer requirements.

MN - HF103 Driver licensing requirements related to diabetes mellitus repealed.

MN - HF2660 Head Start appropriation distribution modified, and money appropriated.

MN - HF1711 Standardized testing for 2020-2021 school year suspended.

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 - HF11 MinnesotaCare eligibility expanded and public option established, enrollee premiums modified, affordability definition modified for families, and alternative delivery and payment system implementation plan and recommendations required.

MN - HF333 Reverse mortgage loan notices required.

MN - HF2656 COVID-19; presumption extended for a workers' compensation claim.

MN - HF2908 Certified salt applicator program established, liability limited, and report required.

MN - HF3966 Homeownership investment grant program established, first-time home buyers down payment assistance fund established, manufactured home revolving fund established, reports required, and money appropriated.

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

MN - HF694 Firearm transfer criminal background checks required, and transferee permit disqualification grounds modified.

MN - HF3418 Mental health additional professionals made eligible for loan forgiveness under the health professional education loan forgiveness program, mental health provider supervision grant program and mental health professional scholarship grant program established, qualifications modified for case managers, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3072 Maximum student loan tax credit increased, student loan income credit threshold increased, and student loan credit made refundable.

MN - HF1791 Local homeless prevention aid established, and money appropriated.

MN - HF486 Suicide prevention training for teachers funding provided, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2856 Indigenous Peoples' Day school observance required, Indigenous Peoples' Day state holiday established and Christopher Columbus Day state holiday eliminated.

MN - HF3015 Unemployment insurance data sharing with attorney general authorized.

MN - HF862 Private correctional facility moratorium established.

MN - HF3283 Dependent care credit expanded, and great start child care credit established.

MN - HF600 Cannabis Management Board and advisory councils established; use and sale reports required; adult use and possession limited and legalized; business licensing, inspection, and regulation provided; testing and labeling of products required; advertisement limited; adult-use sale taxed; grant and loan programs established; data classified; and money appropriated.

MN - HF3244 Housing infrastructure bond eligible use added, housing infrastructure bond issuance regulated, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF876 Right to vote restored to individual convicted of a felony upon completion of any term of incarceration imposed and executed by a court for the offense.

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

MN - HF4585 Richfield; veteran affordable housing construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF2889 Bloomington Ice Garden improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

MN - HF3667 COVID-19; temporary emergency rental assistance program established, and money appropriated.

MN - SF1470 Executive Order 20-79 nullification; landlord and tenant law gubernatorial modifications prohibition; phaseout of the eviction moratorium authorization

MN - SF3107 School board members employed by a school district maximum earnings increase

MN - SF3850 Indemnity application clarification when insurance coverage exists

MN - HR1 A resolution condemning violence and violent rhetoric directed at our United States Capitol and state capitols, and affirming support for democracy, rule of law, and the certified results of Minnesota's election.