This bill allocates $2 million from the state's general fund to Turning Point Inc., a nonprofit organization, to build and equip a 32-bed residential facility in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The funding covers design, construction, and renovation work including mechanical systems, ADA compliance upgrades, and spaces for bedrooms, a kitchen, recreation, and community areas. The money is designated as a one-time appropriation available until the project finishes or is abandoned, with the facility to be named "Ms. Bea's."
This bill authorizes a supplemental payment rate for housing support providers in Washington County, Minnesota, to help cover costs for facilities serving adults with mental illness, substance use disorders, or housing instability. The amendment requires county agencies to negotiate an additional monthly rate of up to $1,028 for up to 29 beds at eligible facilities that provide room, board, and 24-hour supervision and support services. The supplemental rate applies retroactively starting April 1, 2026, and includes provisions for legislatively authorized inflation adjustments. This change directly affects housing support providers operating in Washington County and the county agencies responsible for funding their services.
This bill prohibits local elected officials and employees in Minnesota from signing nondisclosure agreements related to potential data center developments within their jurisdictions. The law makes any such agreements void and unenforceable if they restrict public access to information about data center projects, while allowing the rest of a contract to remain valid if the prohibited clause is removed. Local governments must publicly disclose any contracts that violate this restriction, and the measure applies to agreements entered into on or after August 1, 2026.
This bill creates a tax subtraction for Minnesota residents who receive medals or prize money from the United States Olympic Committee for competing in the Olympic or Paralympic Games. The provision allows athletes to exclude the value of these awards from their state taxable income, starting for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025. By amending Minnesota Statutes 290.0132, the legislation adds a specific category of income that can be subtracted when calculating state income tax liability. The bill does not affect other types of income or tax calculations beyond this specific Olympic-related provision.
This bill establishes how health insurance plans in Minnesota must calculate an enrollee's contribution toward cost-sharing and out-of-pocket maximums. It requires health plans and pharmacy benefit managers to include all amounts paid by or on behalf of enrollees when determining these totals, including for prescription drugs covered under medical benefits. The law also specifies that these calculation rules apply only after enrollees meet their plan deductibles to avoid affecting eligibility for certain federal tax benefits. The provisions will take effect on January 1, 2027, for health plans offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date.
This bill allows state agencies to pay additional compensation to employees when payroll payments are delayed, specifically to resolve formal employee grievances or distribute financial penalties required by collective bargaining agreements. It amends existing Minnesota statutes to create new exceptions for payroll payment procedures, enabling agencies to use penalty funds to address late payment issues. The changes directly affect state employees and their unions by providing a mechanism to compensate workers when agencies fail to make scheduled payroll payments on time. The legislation establishes clear procedures for how these compensations and penalties should be handled when payroll delays occur.
This bill allows Minnesota residents to deduct qualified overtime compensation from their state income tax, mirroring a federal tax provision. It directly affects workers who earn overtime pay and file Minnesota state income tax returns. The law adds a new subtraction category to state tax calculations, permitting this deduction for taxable years starting after December 31, 2024, with the provision remaining in effect through 2028.
This bill amends Minnesota's sustainable aviation fuel credit program by clarifying who qualifies for the tax incentive. It defines eligible taxpayers as those producing or blending sustainable aviation fuel, which must be derived from biomass, exclude palm fatty acid distillates, and achieve at least a 50 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional petroleum-based fuels. The legislation also excludes from the credit any taxpayer that contracts to provide air transportation services for federal immigration enforcement agencies or sells sustainable aviation fuel to such businesses. These provisions will take effect for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
This bill prohibits businesses in Minnesota from using automated systems to set different prices or wages for individuals based on surveillance data about their personal characteristics, behaviors, or biometrics. The law defines surveillance data to include information gathered from web browsing history, purchase records, locations, and biological identifiers like fingerprints or facial scans. Companies may still charge different prices if they can prove the differences are due to actual costs of providing goods or services, offer public discounts to specific groups like veterans or students, or if insurers use only risk-relevant data for insurance pricing. The legislation directly affects businesses, insurers, and employers who use data-driven pricing or compensation systems.
This bill modifies criminal sentencing rules in Minnesota to address cases where adults deceive minors about their age to commit crimes. It adds age deception as a specific aggravating factor that courts can consider when determining sentences for felony convictions. The law applies to offenses committed on or after August 1, 2026, and allows judges to impose sentences beyond standard guidelines when this deception occurs. The provision specifically targets situations where an adult offender intentionally convinces a minor victim that the offender is also a minor to facilitate the crime.
This bill grants immunity from nuisance lawsuits to racing facilities in Minnesota against property owners who acquired their land after the racing facility was already operating. It protects these facilities from legal claims by surrounding residents regarding noise, traffic, or other disturbances, provided the racing facility was established before the neighbor purchased or built their property. The law also prevents local governments from passing ordinances that would restrict racing facilities in ways that conflict with this immunity. However, the bill does not exempt racing facilities from complying with state and federal environmental or health and safety regulations.
This bill modifies Minnesota's window tinting laws to explicitly include police vehicles regularly used for law enforcement activities as an exception to standard tinting restrictions. The change adds police vehicles to a list of vehicle types that may have tinted windows without meeting the usual light transmittance requirements, alongside existing exceptions for pickup trucks, vans, funeral hearses, and limousines. The legislation amends a specific section of the state vehicle code to clarify that these law enforcement vehicles fall under the same tinting exemptions as other specialized vehicles. This update ensures police vehicles are formally recognized in the statute alongside other vehicle categories that are permitted to have darker window tinting.
