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Contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations repealed.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.

HF 2962

Paid leave program modified.

HF 3127

Expiration of the pass-through entity tax modified.

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

Boots on the Ground Bill for Law Enforcement

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.