Rep. Dawn Gillman

Maddy summaryHF 2115 amends multiple Minnesota statutes to update human services programs, primarily affecting adults with disabilities receiving day services and behavioral health care. Key provisions include requiring the commissioner to establish statewide rate-setting methodology for day training and habilitation services (effective January 2026), ensuring transparency and equity across providers, and clarifying commissioner duties for overseeing day services programs (effective July 2025). The bill also creates a new intermediate school district behavioral health grant program and updates licensing requirements for human services providers. These changes directly impact service providers, state agencies administering programs, and individuals receiving aging/disability services and behavioral health support.

Maddy summaryHF 3345 eliminates Minnesota's Clean Car rules and prohibits state agencies from adopting rules that restrict consumer choice of fuel types for specific motorized equipment. The bill directly affects consumers, retailers, and manufacturers by banning requirements for retailers to stock certain fuel types (like electric or gas) and preventing rules that limit which fuel sources consumers can purchase for items such as generators, lawn mowers, snowmobiles, and passenger vehicles. Key provisions include repealing specific Clean Car rulemaking authority (Minnesota Rules parts 7023.0150-7023.0300) and explicitly prohibiting agency rules that mandate fuel-source-based inventory or restrict fuel choices. This bill modifies regulatory authority to prioritize consumer choice over fuel-source mandates for the listed equipment categories.

Maddy summaryHF 2318 updates Minnesota's Teachers Retirement Association (TRA) system. It increases pension adjustment revenue for school districts (e.g., setting St. Paul's rate at 3.25% for 2026+ and other districts at 2.0% for 2026+), raises employer contribution rates (e.g., requiring 9.5% for coordinated members and 13.5% for basic members by 2025), and provides unreduced retirement annuities for teachers who reach age 62 with 30 years of service. These changes directly affect public school districts (as employers) and TRA members (teachers). The bill appropriates funds to support these adjustments and amends specific sections of Minnesota Statutes.

Maddy summaryHF 2341 allows teachers with 30 years of service to retire at age 60 without a reduced pension, modifying early retirement rules. It increases employer contributions to the Teachers Retirement Association from 13.3% to 13.5% for coordinated members and 17.3% to 17.5% for basic members after June 2025. The bill also raises postretirement adjustments and removes delays for these adjustments for early retirees. These changes directly affect Minnesota teachers and school districts, which will pay higher pension contributions starting July 2025.

Maddy summaryHF 943 appropriates $6.5 million from state bonds to fund a hangar and statewide training center for the Civil Air Patrol in Hutchinson, Minnesota. The bill authorizes the state to issue bonds to cover the full cost, requiring no additional local funding from Hutchinson. This funding will support the Civil Air Patrol's operations by providing dedicated facilities for training and aircraft storage. The bill directly affects the Civil Air Patrol's Hutchinson unit and its statewide training capabilities.

Maddy summaryHF 3296 amends Minnesota law to exclude energy sales to qualifying data centers from a utility's "gross annual retail energy sales" calculation. This directly affects data centers and utilities, as it removes these sales from the metric used to determine eligibility for certain energy conservation programs. To qualify for exclusion, a data center must verify its compliance with the bill's definition (a facility primarily processing digital information) and meet a 40% peak demand threshold relative to the utility's system. The change applies to electric sales and aims to adjust how energy consumption data is counted for conservation planning purposes.

Maddy summaryHF 1355 requires permit holders harvesting or destroying aquatic plants in Minnesota public waters to use scuba diving equipment safely and establishes safety standards for commercial diving operations. It mandates that applicants provide documentation of a recent third-party safety survey by a qualified professional (like a DLI consultant or insurance underwriter) and ensures divers have valid certification from accredited programs. The bill also requires employers to provide buoyancy control devices for workers using scuba equipment during these activities. These requirements apply directly to commercial entities and contractors seeking permits under Minnesota Statutes §103G.615 for aquatic plant management. The law aims to improve workplace safety for divers working in Minnesota's waterways.

Maddy summaryHF 185 establishes a resilient pavement program for Minnesota's trunk highway projects, appropriating $150 million from the general fund for fiscal year 2027. The program provides supplemental funding to modify pavement designs on eligible projects to achieve a minimum 50-year lifespan, requiring a cost-effectiveness ratio of at least 2.0 (comparing baseline project costs to modified project costs). It directly affects trunk highway projects already in state transportation plans with a proposed design life of 20 years or less. Projects must meet specific criteria, including pavement cost analysis and approval by the commissioner of transportation, with funds covering up to 110% of the cost difference between baseline and modified designs.

Maddy summaryHF 3112 establishes a state certification system for recovery residences - substance-free living environments supporting individuals in addiction recovery. It directly affects recovery residences (which must now apply for certification), residents living in these residences, and housing support programs that will modify eligibility rules based on certification status. The bill creates a process where a designated certifying organization, under the commissioner of health, reviews applications, and sets standards for these residences to meet. It also modifies housing support regulations, establishes criminal penalties for violations of the new rules, and appropriates state funds to support the certification system.

Maddy summaryHF 1883 establishes requirements for central service technicians working in Minnesota hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. It mandates that these technicians must either hold a nationally accredited credential (like a Certified Registered Central Service Technician) or have been employed before December 31, 2027. Facilities must ensure technicians complete 10 hours of annual continuing education related to their role, and technicians without credentials have 18 months from hire to obtain one. The bill directly affects healthcare facilities and their central service staff, while allowing health care practitioners and supervised students to perform these tasks under specific conditions.