Rep. Lucy Rehm

Co-sponsor HF 3276

Failed · Minnesota House · Co-sponsor

Ranked choice voting provided; jurisdictions authorized to adopt ranked choice voting for local offices; procedures established for adoption, implementation, and use of ranked choice voting for local jurisdictions; local jurisdictions allowed to use electronic voting systems with a reallocation feature; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows local jurisdictions in Minnesota to choose ranked choice voting for their local elections, where voters rank candidates in order of preference rather than selecting just one. It establishes specific rules for how these elections would be conducted, including procedures for counting votes and handling ballots where a candidate is eliminated based on the rankings. The legislation also permits local areas to use electronic voting machines that can automatically reallocate votes to remaining candidates after an initial winner is determined. However, the bill did not pass during the 2024 legislative session and therefore will not become law.

Failed May 19, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SF 37

Passed · Minnesota Senate · Co-sponsor

Constitutional amendment providing for equality under the law

Maddy summaryThis bill proposes adding a new section to the Minnesota Constitution to guarantee equal rights and prohibit discrimination for all people. It specifically protects individuals from discrimination based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, and sex, with the definition of sex explicitly including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation. If voters approve the amendment at the 2026 general election, the change will become effective on January 1, 2027. The text also establishes that any state action denying these rights must be the least restrictive way to achieve a very important government goal.

Passed May 19, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HF 173

In committee · Minnesota House · Co-sponsor

Equality under law provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Maddy summaryThis bill proposes adding a new section to the Minnesota Constitution to guarantee equality under the law. The amendment would prohibit the state, its cities, counties, and other political subdivisions from denying or abridging rights based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry, or national origin. If approved by voters at the 2024 general election, the change would take effect on January 1, 2025. The measure is titled the "Equal Rights Amendment" and requires a simple yes or no vote from the public.

In committee May 18, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HF 2609

Passed · Minnesota House · Co-sponsor

Gun trafficking investigations and firearm seizures report required by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Violent Crime Enforcement Teams, trigger activator definition amended, and transferring firearms to persons who are ineligible to possess firearms penalties increased.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Violent Crime Enforcement Teams to submit an annual report detailing their gun trafficking investigations, the number of firearms seized, and how funding for violent crime reduction was utilized. It also updates the legal definition of a "trigger activator" to include devices that allow a firearm to fire multiple shots with a single trigger pull or without requiring a subsequent pull. Additionally, the legislation increases penalties for transferring firearms to individuals who are legally ineligible to possess them, raising the maximum prison sentence from two years to five years if the weapon is used in a violent felony within a year of the transfer.

Passed May 17, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HF 4630

In committee · Minnesota House · Co-sponsor

Manure management plan requirements for feedlots modified, minimum setbacks and inspection frequencies established, penalties for manure management plan violations specified, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.

In committee May 9, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HF 4300

Passed · Minnesota House · Co-sponsor

Firearm safe storage standards established and criminal penalties provided for failing to meet those standards, and money appropriated.

Passed May 6, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HF 601

Passed · Minnesota House · Co-sponsor

Lost and stolen firearms required to be reported promptly to law enforcement, and money appropriated.

Passed Apr 30, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HF 4569

In committee · Minnesota House · Co-sponsor

Wage theft prevented and use of responsible contractors required when Minnesota Housing Finance Agency provides financial assistance for development of multiunit residential housing.

In committee Apr 26, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HF 851

In committee · Minnesota House · Co-sponsor

Carver County; Camp Katherine Parsons capital improvement and historical preservation effort funding provided, and money appropriated.

In committee Apr 24, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HF 588

In committee · Minnesota House · Co-sponsor

Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery funding provided, and money appropriated.

In committee Apr 24, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track