Sen. Grant Hauschild

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies how Minnesota acquires state lands and adjusts certain state park boundaries. It establishes new procedures for purchasing land and easements, including specific payment formulas for stream easements based on agricultural and forest market values, and allows the commissioner to acquire access easements to native prairie at up to 50% of the standard payment rate. The legislation also adds specific parcels to Frontenac and Great River Bluffs State Parks while removing a portion of land from Mille Lacs Kathio State Park. These changes affect the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and landowners whose properties may be acquired or whose land boundaries will change.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the types of housing projects eligible for Minnesota's Greater Minnesota housing infrastructure grant program by adding manufactured home developments that qualify for homestead treatment. It appropriates $15 million from bond proceeds to fund these grants through the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. The legislation also authorizes the state to issue up to $15 million in general obligation bonds to finance this appropriation. These changes directly affect housing developers, communities, and the state housing agency responsible for administering the grant program.

Maddy summaryThis Senate resolution expresses the state's appreciation for the long-standing partnership between Minnesota and the Province of Québec. It highlights specific achievements such as increased trade, shared environmental goals, and mutual economic investments in sectors like aerospace and aluminum. The bill does not create new laws or change existing policies but serves as a formal statement of goodwill to be shared with the public and media.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a property tax exemption for specific property owned by federally recognized Indian tribes in Minnesota. The exemption applies only to property used to store medical clinic equipment and materials, located in cities with populations between 12,400 and 12,800 based on the 2020 census. The law limits the exemption to one parcel per tribe and excludes any property used for housing, parking, agriculture, or forestry. The exemption becomes effective for property taxes payable in 2027.

Maddy summaryThis bill proposes a property tax exemption for specific electric generation facilities in Minnesota. It would apply to natural gas-powered plants with a capacity between 40 and 50 megawatts that are owned by municipal power agencies and located outside the metropolitan area. To qualify, the facility must be built between January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2030, be situated within 1,000 feet of an existing natural gas pipeline, address a resource shortage identified in an integrated resource plan, and receive approval from the city and county where it is located. The exemption would cover attached machinery and personal property at the facility but would not include transmission lines, interconnections, or gas pipelines. The tax exemption would begin with property taxes payable in 2030.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies Minnesota's property tax exemption rules for certain properties owned by federally recognized Indian tribes. It allows property used exclusively as medical clinics to qualify for tax exemption if located in cities with fewer than 100,000 people and owned by a tribe within Minnesota. The exemption is limited to no more than five contiguous parcels totaling 30,000 square feet and excludes properties used for housing, apartments, agriculture, or forestry. The changes take effect starting with the 2027 tax assessment year and extend the exemption period to 2038.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits local elected officials and employees in Minnesota from signing nondisclosure agreements related to potential data center developments within their jurisdictions. The law makes any such agreements void and unenforceable if they restrict public access to information about data center projects, while allowing the rest of a contract to remain valid if the prohibited clause is removed. Local governments must publicly disclose any contracts that violate this restriction, and the measure applies to agreements entered into on or after August 1, 2026.

Maddy summarySF 3594 modifies the duties of Minnesota's school trust lands director by requiring a ten-year strategic plan (updated every five years) focused on increasing asset value, balancing revenue generation with land stewardship, and improving long-term management of school trust lands. It also mandates an annual report by January 15 to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission, detailing management activities, financial performance, revenue opportunities, and funding distributed to public schools. The report must include recommendations for statutory changes to enhance the trust's financial outcomes. These changes, effective July 2026, aim to increase transparency and accountability in managing school trust lands, which fund Minnesota's public schools and charter schools.

Maddy summaryThis bill makes various technical and policy updates to Minnesota's individual income, corporate franchise, and property tax laws. It primarily affects nonresident partners in partnerships, nonresident shareholders in corporations, and beneficiaries of estates or trusts by allowing them to file composite tax returns when they have no other Minnesota source income. The legislation also removes outdated JOBZ provisions and modifies definitions of net income for trusts, estates, and corporations to align with federal tax rules. These changes are designed to simplify tax filing for certain nonresident taxpayers and update obsolete tax code sections.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands Minnesota's assault laws to protect firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and hospital emergency department staff from physical attacks. Under the new provisions, physically assaulting these workers while they are performing their duties would be classified as a gross misdemeanor, while assaults causing demonstrable bodily harm would be elevated to a felony punishable by up to three years in prison or a fine of $6,000. The changes apply to municipal and volunteer firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, and physicians, nurses, or other healthcare workers working in hospital emergency departments. The legislation takes effect on August 1, 2026, and applies only to crimes committed on or after that date.