Chief Authored Bills 2026
Chief Authored Bills 2026
HF 4748
School security systems rulemaking required in State Fire Code.
HF 5016
Prior Lake; marked Trunk Highway 13 trail improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 4420
Correction order requirements modified.
HF 4569
Definition of “seasonal employee” under the Minnesota Paid Leave Law modified.
HF 4418
Grant program to fund safety improvements at schools established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 4419
Abusive head trauma training requirements for child care providers modified.
HF 4115
Requirements for educating parents and caregivers about dangers of shaking infants and young children modified, and money appropriated.
HF 4116
Length of time to elapse before a new education mandate takes effect required.
HF 4046
Stockpiling of essential medications for emergencies authorized, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 4114
Contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations repealed.
HF 4028
State Building Code; commissioner of labor and industry required to amend rules related to school storm shelters.
HF 4040
Advance payments of the K-12 education credit provided, and report required.
HF 4026
Wallin Education Partners grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 4027
Disciplinary dismissal in kindergarten through grade 3 allowed.
HF 3572
Jordan; wastewater treatment improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 3753
School safety threat assessment pilot project established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 3527
Speech condition identifier on drivers’ licenses and Minnesota identification cards provided.
HF 3571
Watershed districts allowed to self-insure for certain employee health benefits, and technical changes made.
HF 3514
Anti-Bullying, Anti-Harassment, and Defamation Awareness Day designated.
HF 3515
Prior Lake; trail improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Co-Authored Bills 2026
Co-Authored Bills 2026
HF 5045
Photo ID required to register vote and to vote, SAVE Minnesota Act established, proof of citizenship to vote required, voter identification card created, provisional ballots established, driver’s license requirements modified, and money appropriated.
HF 5015
School safety plans enhanced, student discipline provisions modified, anonymous reporting systems enabled, safe schools revenue increased, school building and cybersecurity grant program modified, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF 5031
Career rule for teachers aged 60 with 30 years of service created.
HF 4907
Motor vehicle registration tax modified, and money transferred.
HF 4905
Tax on certain individuals and organizations convicted of and benefiting from fraud established.
HF 4795
Motor vehicle registration tax modified.
HF 4802
Increase in property value for homesteads owned by persons age 65 or older prohibited.
HF 4474
Online sweepstakes games prohibited.
HF 4476
Marked Trunk Highway 13 and associated local road improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 4423
Social media behavioral threat assessment reporting requirement created.
HF 4425
Statute of limitations for crimes involving medical assistance fraud or other theft of money belonging to the government increased.
HF 4407
Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act modified.
HF 4410
Online sweepstakes games prohibited.
HF 4316
Licensing actions modified to indicate whether a violation was self-reported, and child care programs required to give parents materials on how to recognize abuse.
HF 4330
Individuals who may supervise electrical work modified.
HF 4277
Child care centers video security cameras use requirements modified.
HF 4299
Additional school safety specialists funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 4143
Assessment of the hospital surcharge temporarily stopped.
HF 4145
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities authorized to allow consumption and display of alcoholic beverages.
HF 4095
Crime of disruption of worship services established.
HF 4096
Office of General Counsel required to provide guidance on law enforcement actions for the Department of Education.
HF 3833
Term limits placed on the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF 3993
Amount excluded from the Minnesota taxable estate increased, and conforming changes made.
HF 3833
Term limits placed on the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF 3993
Amount excluded from the Minnesota taxable estate increased, and conforming changes made.
HF 3816
Individual income and corporate franchise taxes; federal changes to expensing research expenditures conformed.
HF 3822
Penalty for misconduct of public officer or employee enhanced.
HF 3764
Anonymous reporting systems required, and report required.
HF 3814
Individual income and corporate franchise taxes; federal changes to section 179 expensing conformed.
HF 3727
Market value exclusion modified for veterans with a disability by increasing exclusion amount for totally and permanently disabled veterans.
HF 3762
Chiefs of police and sheriffs authorized to open certain expunged records to determine eligibility to purchase, receive, or carry a firearm.
HF 3642
Virtual currency kiosks prohibited, and customer payouts provided.
HF 3650
Student career pathways framework established, and report required.
HF 3585
Interagency Council on Student Attendance established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 3602
Schools required to develop school safety plans, School Safety Advisory Council established, Minnesota School Safety Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 3542
Disclosure of certain investigations and withholding of payments required within 30 days of a request.
HF 3550
School districts allowed to implement local health education standards.
HF 3524
Federal individual income tax deduction for qualified overtime compensation adopted.
HF 3529
Safe schools revenue increased; safe schools revenue made available to charter schools, cooperative units, nonpublic schools, and Tribal contract schools; and money appropriated.
HF 3495
School safety grant eligibility expanded to nonpublic and Tribal contract schools, and money appropriated.
HF 3511
Funding for school safety increased, local optional aid for schools increased, state-paid free school lunches limited to families with incomes at or below 500 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, and money appropriated.
HF 3493
Safe schools revenue increased; safe schools revenue available to charter schools, cooperative units, nonpublic schools, and Tribal contract schools made; and money appropriated.
HF 3494
Safe schools aid for school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units created; student support personnel aid repealed; and money appropriated.
HF 3490
Scholarship-granting organizations authorized.
HF 3492
Commissioner of education authorized to award school safety facility grants to schools to enhance safety for students and staff, Northern Lights Express funds cancelled, and money appropriated.
HF 3462
Shakopee; rail crossing improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 3489
Licensing boards reporting required, criminal offense of grooming established, criminal penalties provided, and money appropriated.
HF 3421
Early literacy field experience required for teacher candidates providing early literacy instruction, and rulemaking required.
HF 3436
Vehicles approaching school buses required to stop for flashing red lights.
HF 3396
Property tax task force established, and report required.
HF 3397
Motor vehicle registration tax modified.
HF 3372
Disciplinary dismissals for students in early learning programs modified.
HF 3395
Fraud Isn’t Free Act established; corrective action plans, enrollment freezes, agency budget reductions, and employee dismissal required when fraud is committed against a program administered by the state; and other fraud prevention provisions established.
Chief Authored Bills 2025
Chief Authored Bills 2025
HF 1439-Carts to Careers Funding
A statewide initiative to promote careers, conduct outreach, provide job skills training, and award scholarships for students pursuing careers in the food industry.
HF 1847-STEM Ecosystem Grant
Grant to support STEM learning opportunities and workforce development within the science and technology areas.
HF 1435-Education Innovation
Allows districts to implement innovation zone plans without commissioner approval, allows districts to adopt P-TECH plans without commissioner approval, codifies a new chapter of law, and makes other changes
HF 202-169/282 Technical Correction
Funding directed to Minnesota Department of Transportation instead of Scott County and allows the City of Shakopee to light a sign on Pedestrian overpass.
Co-Authored Bills 2025
Co-Authored Bills 2025
HF62-Student Attendance Provisions
This bill creates a reference for student attendance provisions coded elsewhere in state law.
HF 2067- Student Attendance Provisions
Updates what is considered an absence from school and the procedures reporting student attendance.
HF 2786-Grant Requirements for Minnesota Department of Education
Establishes a new standard for MDE when awarding and administering grants with the goal of eliminating fraud.
HF 2489- Epinephrine in Schools
This bill expands the allowable delivery systems for epinephrine in schools from only auto-injectors to include other delivery systems such as inhalers.
HF 1538- Statewide Registered Teacher Apprenticeship
Creates a statewide registered apprenticeship program for addressing the teacher shortage.
HF 1355-Commerical Diving Safety
This bill sets safety and permit requirements for commercial diving operations, particularly those managing aquatic plants.
HF 630-Substitute Teachers
Makes the short-call substitute teacher pilot program a permanent program
HF 51- Long-Term Facilities Maintenance Revenue; Roofs
Allows all school districts to include roof repair and replacement projects in their LTFM plans and authorizes the districts to issue bonds to pay for these projects.
Chief Authored Bills 2023-2024
Chief Authored Bills 2023-2024
House File 3221
Chief author of GOP K-12 education bill
House File 2652
Tax subtraction for volunteer firefighter
House File 237
U.S. Highway 169 safety improvement funding
House File 2653
Boat ramp funding for Prior Lake and Spring Lake
House File 3148
Student attendance and truancy study
House File 3149
Local control in educational innovation
House File 3269
Prior Lake outlet channel
House File 3553
2% formula increase for schools
House File 4216
School safety and mental health support for schools
House File 4238
Local control in student Discipline
Co-Authored Bills 2023-2024
Co-Authored Bills 2023-2024
House File 3811
Science of reading required Bill
House File 3926
Religious Liberty Protected
House File 5320
House File 4353
Boots on the Ground Bill Education
House File 4776
Child Care
House File 4253
First-Time Homebuyer
House File 3111
Transportation-related taxes and tax allocation modified
House File 2745
Taxes; temporary moratorium established on imposition of motor fuels tax, transfers made, and money appropriated.
House File 2745
Deposit of waste prohibited outside a shelter, motor vehicle, or any other conveyance on ice of state waters; and report on options for funding additional enforcement of laws on ice of state waters required.