HF 500 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board modified.

HF 500 repeals Minnesota's Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board and related statutes (sections 181.211-181.217) that previously established requirements for nursing home staffing and worker protections. This bill directly affects nursing home employers in Minnesota by removing these specific regulatory standards. The key mechanism is the complete repeal of the board and its associated provisions, eliminating the legal framework that required nursing homes to comply with workforce standards and penalties for noncompliance.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Apr 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

1st Engrossment → 2nd Engrossment · 3 edits · Mar 10, 2025

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from the 1st to the 2nd Engrossment with an updated posting date, indicating it has progressed in the legislative process. Substantively, the bill expanded the scope of the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board by adding employer organizations as a required voting bloc alongside worker representatives and commissioners. The bill also broadened the definition of certified organizations to include both worker and employer groups, allowing employers to provide training on worker rights.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include employer organizations as a formal stakeholder group with voting power and certification eligibility, whereas the previous version focused primarily on worker organizations.

REQUIREMENT

Voting requirements now mandate that at least two of the five affirmative votes come from employer representatives, in addition to commissioner and worker representatives.

The bill text was updated to reflect that the board must establish standards for wages and benefits, with specific language added regarding the review of existing standards against budget constraints.

ELIGIBILITY

The board is now required to certify both worker organizations and employer organizations to provide training on nursing home worker rights.

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Committee

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy

lower

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors