Rep. Ben Davis

Maddy summaryHF 5 modifies Minnesota's tax structure by repealing the retail delivery fee and establishing an "unlimited Social Security subtraction," allowing taxpayers to subtract all their Social Security benefits from state taxable income. It redirects transportation funding by creating a "transportation advancement account" and requires specific distribution percentages: 36% to metropolitan counties, 28% to county highway funds, 23% to larger cities, 34% to small cities, 15% to town roads, and 1% to food delivery support. The bill also mandates tax analysis and reporting requirements for transportation funding impacts and modifies several tax statutes, including those governing Social Security benefit subtractions. These changes directly affect Minnesota taxpayers, local governments, and transportation agencies, effective July 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the Minnesota commissioner of natural resources to grant a permanent 33-foot-wide easement across specific state-owned land in Crow Wing County. The easement would allow access and utility services for adjacent private property, with precise boundaries defined by legal land survey descriptions. The state land subject to the easement is located in Sections 8 and 9 of Township 46, Range 29, while the benefiting property is Lot 3 and part of Section 9 in the same township. This legislation creates a permanent right-of-way that the state must provide to the neighboring landowner.

Maddy summaryHF 12 restricts participation on female-designated sports teams in Minnesota K-12 schools to students identified as female at birth, based on specific medical criteria. It requires students in disputes about sex to provide a physician's statement confirming their sex using three factors: reproductive anatomy, natural testosterone levels, and chromosome analysis. The bill directly affects public and private schools offering girls' sports teams and students seeking to join them. It amends Minnesota education law to take effect July 1, 2025.

Maddy summaryHF 1434 requires commercial websites sharing material harmful to minors (defined as content with sexual depictions lacking artistic value for minors) to verify users are 18+ if 25% or more of the site’s pages contain such material. It mandates age verification using approved methods like commercial databases, prohibits retaining user identifying information, and creates a private right of action for parents to sue violators. The Minnesota Attorney General can enforce the law through civil actions, and commercial entities face $25,000 penalties per violation. This bill directly affects websites meeting the 25% harmful content threshold and targets operators of commercial platforms accessible to Minnesota residents.

Maddy summaryThis bill reduces the maximum number of election day registration oaths a single person can sign from eight to two, applying to voters who vouch for others' residency at polling places. It directly affects individuals who help register new voters on election day by verifying their residence, limiting how many people one person can vouch for during a single election. The law requires election judges to track these oaths on a standardized form and does not change the existing methods for proving residence through identification documents or vouching by registered voters and facility employees.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires money transfer companies in Minnesota to verify that senders of foreign remittance transfers are lawfully present in the United States before processing the transaction. It directly affects financial licensees who handle international money transfers and individuals sending money abroad. The law mandates that senders provide specific documentation, such as a REAL ID, passport, or other government-issued identity documents, and requires companies to keep detailed records of these verifications for at least three years. Failure to comply with these verification and recordkeeping requirements could result in civil or criminal penalties.

Maddy summaryHF 2817 amends Minnesota law to extend service line of duty death benefits to part-time, paid on-call, and volunteer firefighters. The bill updates the definition of "public safety officer" to include these firefighters when performing specific duties like firefighting, emergency medical services, or hazardous material response. This change ensures that the families of these firefighters who die while on duty receive the same death benefits previously available only to full-time firefighters. The policy applies to firefighters working for local government fire departments or independent nonprofit firefighting organizations.

Maddy summaryThis bill, known as Simon's Law, establishes procedures for providing life-sustaining treatment to unemancipated minors in Minnesota hospitals and health care facilities. It requires health care providers to notify at least one parent or legal guardian before instituting orders not to resuscitate or to withhold life-sustaining treatment, nutrition, or hydration, with a 48-hour waiting period after notification unless the situation is urgent. The law also outlines a transfer process allowing parents to request moving their child to another facility while ensuring continued life-sustaining care for up to 15 days during the decision-making period. These provisions aim to balance medical decision-making with parental involvement in critical care situations for minors.

Maddy summaryThis bill changes how Minnesota handles government appointments by setting a 30-day deadline for legislative confirmation. If the Senate does not confirm a Senate-only appointment within 30 legislative days, or if both chambers do not confirm a joint appointment within 30 legislative days after receiving the appointment letter, the appointment is automatically rejected. The rule applies to most executive appointments but excludes the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. This amendment shortens the previous 60-day confirmation period to ensure faster decisions on appointed officials.

Maddy summaryThis bill repeals the Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program, which provided financial support to low-income families for child care services. The legislation removes numerous statutory sections that defined eligibility, certification requirements, and operational rules for the program, affecting families who previously received assistance and child care providers who operated under its framework. Key provisions include eliminating definitions for applicants, certified centers, and payment classifications, as well as deleting data collection and fraud investigation procedures tied to the program. The changes become effective on July 1, 2027, and require the state revisor to update all related statutes by that date.