Rep. Jeff Backer

Maddy summaryHF 696 establishes a $3 million one-time payment program to reimburse rural ambulance services for uncompensated emergency medical responses. It directly affects licensed ambulance providers operating primarily outside Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan counties who provided emergency care without receiving payment. The program calculates payments using a point system (10 points for first 25 responses, decreasing to 1 point for 101-200 responses) based on eligible EMS responses meeting specific criteria (e.g., initiated via public safety answering point, no transport to hospital, no prior payment). Payments, totaling $3 million, will be distributed to qualifying providers by May 30, 2026, based on the total points awarded across all applicants.

Maddy summaryHF 123 establishes a $250 million grant program using federal recovery funds to help local governments, federally recognized Tribal entities, and state agencies purchase or upgrade portable and mobile radios compatible with Minnesota's statewide ARMER emergency response radio system. The program requires a 5% nonstate funding match and limits each local government to one grant. Grants must be used by June 30, 2027, for equipment interoperable with the ARMER system established under Minnesota Statutes § 403.36. The Department of Public Safety will administer the program, prioritizing equipment that improves emergency communication coordination.

Maddy summaryHF 91 requires a parent or legal guardian to be present when a health care provider administers a vaccine to a minor (under 18) in Minnesota. This applies to most vaccines, with an exception for specific vaccines where minors can consent under existing law (sections 144.341, 144.342, or 144.3441). The bill directly affects minors seeking routine vaccinations, their parents/guardians, and health care providers who administer vaccines. It creates a new requirement for parental presence during vaccine administration, effective upon final enactment.

Maddy summaryHF 183 repeals a tax on retail delivery services and changes how transportation tax revenue is distributed. It creates a "Transportation Advancement Account" to allocate funds from sales taxes, directing 36% to metropolitan counties, 28% to county highway funds, and smaller shares to city and town road programs. The bill modifies several tax statutes (including sections 297A.94 and 270C.15) to implement these changes, effective July 1, 2025. This directly affects how Minnesota distributes transportation funding from sales tax revenues.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies Minnesota's corporate and individual income tax laws to provide temporary exemptions for businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program loans. Under the new rules, corporations and individual taxpayers who took out these loans will not have to pay state income tax starting in the year after their total tax payments match the total amount of their PPP loans. The exemption applies to all other businesses and individuals for tax years beginning after December 31, 2023, regardless of whether they received PPP funding. The legislation also defines how to calculate taxable business income and gives the state revenue commissioner authority to request necessary documentation to enforce these changes.