Minnesota House Bills

Homeowner's insurance policies specified exclusions prohibited when damage is done by a peace officer.

Grants from Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to local law enforcement clarified as reimbursements, law related to recording of crimes updated, process for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing established, and court required to provide order for protection for access by law enforcement.

Trusted contact program established to mitigate financial exploitation and fraud, and liability limited.

Notice requirements for water discharges modified.

Eligibility of certain applicants for licenses to serve as private detectives or protective agents modified.

Credit unions authorized to obtain insurance from a credit union share insurance provider, credit union share guaranty corporations regulated, and conforming changes made.

Uniform procedure established for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal convictions and judicial orders.

First aid kit requirements on school buses modified, USDOT numbers required for all school buses, and school buses authorized on public roads for training purposes.

Various provisions governing telephone company regulation, facilities and property, pricing plans, service classification, and reporting requirements.

Chemical irritant used in buildings disclosure required, and commissioner of public safety required to develop a standard form.

Multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the commissioner of corrections clarified in law, and access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons expanded.

Educational assistance for veterans' children and spouses modified, and money appropriated.

Virtual-currency custody services allowed to be offered and performed.

Safe at Home program; protections, remedies, and various provisions provided and modified; and criminal penalties established.

Program payment withholding provided for credible allegation of fraud, grant management provisions changed, and program integrity reports required.

Zumbrota; portion of marked Trunk Highway 58 designated as "Officer/Firefighter Gary L. Schroeder, Jr. Memorial Highway."

Certain veterans or former members of the armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits made ineligible for state-funded benefits, services, or programs; and environmental hazards information and assistance program for veterans discontinued.

Exception to the hospital construction moratorium provided.

Commissioner of veterans affairs allowed to direct agency resources to veterans' initiatives, and reports required.

Kratom; legal age to possess kratom established as 21 years of age or older.

Application of certain residential mortgage loan fees and penalties modified.

Criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer increased, crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm established, enhanced penalties established, persons presenting as peace officers required to fulfill duty to identify, and criminal penalties established.

Reimbursement program established for underground petroleum storage tank systems with pressurized single-walled steel piping.

Gift card fraud included in organized retail theft.

Enhanced criminal penalty provided for violations of coercion crime.

Nudification technology access prohibited.

Correctional and peace officer disciplinary procedures modified.

Claims against the state settlement provided, and money appropriated.

Social media platforms requirements established relating to accounts for minors, and enforcement mechanisms established for regulations on child social media accounts.

Remedy to extinguish a joint interest in a contract for deed of a perpetrator of domestic abuse or sexual assault established.

Judiciary policy bill.

Veterinary medicine and veterinary technology practice provisions modified.

Higher education finance and policy bill.

Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

State government policy and finance bill.

Read Act modified, early literacy field experiences required for teacher candidates, high school diploma established for veterans, and rulemaking required.

Commerce policy bill.

Health occupations; licensing and scope of practice modified for acupuncture and herbal medicine practice, athletic training, mortuary science, social work, dentistry practice, marriage and family therapy, pharmacy practice, physical therapists, and advanced practice registered nurses; registration established for massage therapists and Asian bodywork therapists; licensure established for music therapists; unlicensed practice provisions modified; advisory councils established; civil penalties; reports required; fees imposed; and money appropriated.

Licensing boards reporting required, criminal offense of grooming established, criminal penalties provided, and money appropriated.

Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established and existing programs modified, report required, prior appropriations modified and canceled, and money appropriated.

Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided.

Education finance bill.

Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and constitutional amendment proposed.

Paraprofessional qualifications clarified.

Retirement policy bill.

Environment and natural resources trust fund finance bill.

Elections; various changes made related to election administration, absentee voting provisions modified, timelines modified, elected officials and candidates prohibited from betting on elections, technical and clarifying changes made, and money appropriated.

Noncampaign disbursements provided; data classification provided; complaints provided; and requirements for reports, written communications, and disclaimers modified.

Housing finance and policy bill.

Nonferrous mining prohibited if sulfate levels increase in waters within the Rainy River headwaters, and penalties established.

Price for prescription drugs subject to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program established.

Office of Business Regulation and Land Ownership within the Department of Agriculture established, reports required, and money appropriated.

Request to change or add sex indicators on birth and death records permitted, modifications to marriage records permitted, and data classified.

Public cemeteries required to allow individuals to be buried in accordance with their recognized religion, and public cemeteries required to allow green burials.

Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established, concealing identity crime modified, scope of use of force investigations expanded, access to certain information limited.

Data centers sales and use tax exemption repealed, and contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations repealed.

Minerals taxes; production tax distribution modified.

State Patrol compensation study requirements modified, and volunteer chaplains allowed within the state patrol.

Gambling; prize and ticket limits modified.

Ignition interlock program license revocation requirements modified, driver's license indicators classified as private data, and technical corrections made.