Maddy summaryThis bill appropriates $24 million from the general fund to school districts in Minnesota for purchasing and installing smart-monitored automated external defibrillator (AED) cabinets on school grounds. School districts receiving funds must install the AEDs in publicly accessible locations (outdoor or always-open indoor spaces), maintain them for five years without additional public funding, and comply with Minnesota's AED regulations. The Minnesota State High School League will distribute grants, and must submit a report by October 2026 detailing grant allocations and AED installations to legislative education committees. The funding covers up to 2,000 cabinets, including connected AEDs with monitoring, maintenance, and accessories through specified vendors.
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Maddy summaryHF 2383 removes specific restrictions on ticket resellers and online ticket marketplaces in Minnesota. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes section 325F.676 by eliminating prohibitions against: selling multiple copies of the same ticket, using others to wait in line for reselling, and advertising tickets before public availability without permission. This change directly affects businesses that resell tickets for events, allowing them greater flexibility in how they market and sell tickets. The bill focuses solely on removing these existing rules, with no new requirements added.
Maddy summaryHF 26, titled the "Never Again Act," shifts emergency declaration authority from the governor to the Minnesota legislature. It repeals the governor's power to declare emergencies and establish a new process requiring legislative approval for emergency declarations and extensions. The bill also prohibits the governor from issuing emergency orders with the "full force and effect of law" and explicitly protects citizens' rights, including free speech, religious freedom, assembly, travel, gun rights, and the ability to operate businesses. These changes amend multiple sections of Minnesota Statutes to clarify that only the legislature may enact emergency measures with legal force during crises.
Maddy summaryHF 23 amends Minnesota Statutes section 181.932 to strengthen whistleblower protections for public employees. It expands the list of protected disclosures to include reporting gross mismanagement or waste of public funds (subsection 7), clarifies protections for health care quality concerns (subsection 4), and adds specific scenarios like reporting truthful scientific studies (subsection 5) or classified service communications about state services (subsection 6). These changes directly affect state and local government employees who report violations of law, safety risks, or financial misconduct. The bill modifies existing anti-retaliation language to explicitly cover these new disclosure types while maintaining that protected disclosures cannot override other legal data protections.
Maddy summaryHF 1534 transfers Minnesota's Healthy Eating, Here at Home program from the Minnesota Humanities Center to the Department of Health. It establishes the Fresh Bucks pilot program, allowing SNAP and Summer EBT recipients to get a dollar-for-dollar match on fresh produce purchases (up to $20 daily/$80 monthly) at participating grocery stores and retailers. Both programs target low-income households using federal nutrition benefits, with the Healthy Eating program providing $10 vouchers for farmers' market purchases and Fresh Bucks focusing on fresh produce. The bill requires annual reports from administering nonprofits and appropriates funding for both initiatives. It amends Minnesota Statutes to clarify program administration, definitions, and reporting requirements.
Maddy summaryHF 25 establishes a state grant program administered by Minnesota's Department of Health to fund nonprofit women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes. The program provides financial support for services like housing, medical care, parenting education, and mental health resources to help pregnant women and new mothers - particularly those facing homelessness or crisis - carry pregnancies to term and care for their children. Eligible organizations must be nonprofits offering free or low-cost services without promoting abortion, providing abortion care, or referring women to abortion providers. Grant funds cannot be used for abortion-related activities, and strict privacy rules require written consent before sharing personal information about clients. The bill appropriates state funds for this program while reducing other health-related appropriations.
Maddy summaryHF 24 amends Minnesota Statutes section 145.423 to require that infants born alive during an abortion be immediately recognized as human persons under the law and receive medical care. The bill mandates that medical personnel take "all reasonable measures consistent with good medical practice" to preserve the life and health of such infants, including compiling appropriate medical records. It directly affects healthcare providers performing abortions in Minnesota by establishing specific medical care obligations for infants born alive. The proposed changes would have taken effect the day after enactment, though the bill was not passed.
Maddy summaryHF 2050 establishes a temporary $12.35 per resident day payment increase for nursing facilities in Minnesota that receive state reimbursement under Chapter 256R of Minnesota Statutes. This rate add-on applies from July 1, 2025 (or after federal approval, whichever is later) through June 30, 2026. The bill directly affects nursing facilities providing long-term care services, increasing their reimbursement rates during this specific period. The change is a temporary funding adjustment with no ongoing policy impact beyond the specified expiration date.
Maddy summaryHF 2229 appropriates $1.5 million for fiscal year 2026 and $1.5 million for fiscal year 2027 from the state general fund to support residency programs at CentraCare's Rice Memorial Hospital and St. Cloud Hospital. The funds cover costs like administration, curriculum development, resident recruitment, training, and stipends for both new and existing medical residency programs. This bill directly affects medical training programs at these two specific hospitals, helping them establish and maintain physician residency tracks. The funding is targeted solely for operational and program development expenses at these facilities.
Maddy summaryHF 2227 appropriates $375,000 annually for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 from the general fund to fund shelter services for racially diverse youth. The money will be distributed as $125,000 grants to 180 Degrees programs in Rochester, St. Cloud, and central Minnesota (west of the Twin Cities) to address racial disparities in shelter usage. These programs must provide community outreach, mobile case management, family reunification, aftercare, and follow-up services, with specific focus on rural areas served by these shelters. The bill directly affects at-risk youth in those regions who use shelter services, aiming to improve support through targeted funding.