Sen. Rich Draheim

Maddy summarySF 2205 establishes a 13-member task force to study insurance affordability for homeowners, renters, and small businesses in Minnesota. The task force, including members from insurance groups, housing organizations, and climate experts, will examine factors like risk mitigation, liability laws, coverage notice rules, reinsurance markets, and climate-related claim costs. It must submit recommendations to state agencies and legislators by February 15, 2026, after reviewing these issues. The bill appropriates $200,000 for the task force’s operations but does not enact new insurance rules. This is a study-focused bill, not a direct policy change.

Maddy summarySF 3267 prohibits current Minnesota legislators and executive branch appointees from accepting any compensation from nonprofit organizations that receive state grant funding. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes to add this restriction to existing ethics rules for legislators (section 3.084) and executive appointees (sections 15.0597 and 15.06). It directly affects government officials who might otherwise earn income from nonprofits receiving state grants. This policy change aims to prevent potential conflicts of interest by banning such financial ties during official service.

Maddy summaryThis bill appropriates $300,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $300,000 for fiscal year 2027 from the workforce development fund to the Rural Cancer Institute. The funding supports a one-time pilot program aimed at expanding the oncology clinical workforce in rural Minnesota districts by addressing a shortage of cancer care clinicians. The program will train health care students using a community-based model to develop skills for providing cancer care in rural settings. It directly affects rural communities and health care providers by targeting workforce development specific to oncology care access.

Maddy summarySF 3252 establishes Minnesota's process for selecting delegates to attend an Article V constitutional amendment convention. It requires delegates to be current or former Minnesota legislators who meet specific residency, citizenship, and background qualifications (e.g., no recent federal lobbying or employment). The bill mandates that the Senate majority leader, Senate minority leader, House Speaker, and House minority leader each appoint one delegate, with the fourth appointing authority needing unanimous agreement for a fifth delegate. Crucially, the commissioning resolution bindingly limits delegates from supporting changes to the one-state-one-vote rule or amendments altering core constitutional protections like the Bill of Rights and specific amendments (Thirteenth through Twenty-Sixth). This bill directly affects Minnesota's legislature and potential delegates by defining their selection, qualifications, and strict operational boundaries for the convention.

Maddy summarySF 3071 modifies Minnesota's rules for when family members can provide home care nursing services without being paid as professional staff. It adds a new hardship criterion allowing family caregivers (parents, spouses, legal guardians) to qualify if labor conditions, language needs, or intermittent care requirements make them necessary to meet a recipient's medical needs. This change expands the existing criteria, which previously only covered job changes (resigning, reducing hours, or unpaid leave). The bill does not alter the existing limits on hours caregivers can provide (max 40-60 hours weekly) or other requirements like background checks. It directly affects family caregivers and home care recipients in Minnesota's state plan home care or waiver programs.

Maddy summaryMinnesota Senate File 1851 prohibits individuals or groups from falsely claiming to represent a real, potential, or nonexistent candidate, political party, or organization with the intent to defraud - such as when soliciting money. It creates criminal penalties (a gross misdemeanor) and allows civil lawsuits for damages, including up to $1,000 per violation, for those harmed by such misrepresentations. The law applies to campaign-related activities and takes effect August 1, 2025, targeting deceptive practices that undermine election integrity. It directly affects campaign committees, solicitors, and anyone falsely claiming campaign authority.

Maddy summarySF 1492 establishes a Civil Commitment Coordinating Division within the Minnesota Attorney General's Office, led by a coordinator appointed by the attorney general. This division creates a Civil Commitment Advisory Committee (with 11-20 members representing courts, counties, treatment providers, civilly committed individuals, and family members) to develop best practices and guidance for engagement services, outpatient civil commitment, and provisional discharge. The bill also authorizes grant programs to support these services and requires data collection, analysis, and public awareness campaigns to improve outcomes for people under civil commitment. It directly affects courts, counties, treatment facilities, community programs, and individuals subject to civil commitment under Minnesota law.

Maddy summarySF 2932 requires Minnesota's commissioner of higher education to create a standard financial aid offer form for colleges and universities receiving state grant aid. Starting in the 2027-2028 academic year, these institutions must use this uniform form to present all financial aid offers to students, including clear breakdowns of total costs (tuition, fees, housing, books, etc.), non-repayable grants/scholarships by source, and net price. The form must be consumer-friendly, list costs first, separate grants from loans, and include specific disclosures about aid conditions. This affects all Minnesota higher education institutions receiving state funding and aims to improve transparency for students navigating financial aid offers.

Maddy summarySF 3166 amends Minnesota law to require the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to send manufactured home park owners a standardized annual notice letter. This letter must include specific details about the $15 annual assessment per licensed lot, an invoice, instructions for distributing notices to residents, and mandatory language stating the fee is required ("THIS IS NOT AN OPTIONAL FEE"). Park owners must distribute this notice to residents by September 15, with payment due October 31. The bill directly affects manufactured home park owners (who pay the assessment) and residents (who must pay the $15 fee if they live in the park).

Maddy summarySF 3140 requires the state agency administering Minnesota's First-Generation Homebuyers Down Payment Assistance Fund to submit an annual report by January 15 to legislative housing committees. The report must detail, by county, the total number of down payment assistance awards, the total amount awarded, and the types of housing purchased (e.g., single-family homes, condos, manufactured housing). This bill does not change the assistance program itself but mandates transparency by requiring specific data collection and reporting. The requirement applies to the state agency managing the fund and affects how housing finance data is tracked and shared with lawmakers.