State Representative Ethan Cha

Photos from the 93rd Legislative floor.

Rep. Gene Pelowski (38 years in the House of Representatives) and Rep. Leon Lillie (20 years House of Representatives.

HF4182 Equal access to Broadband Act established.

An update from St. Paul!

Rep. Ethan Cha - Legislative Update: March 11, 2024 The House had another busy week debating legislation, hearing from constituents, and discussing how we can solve thew biggest issues facing our state. In addition to these legislative updates, please make sure to follow me on Facebook to see all the news from St. Paul!

MDA presentation and response to nitrate reduction in southeast Minnesota.

Follow this for more information: https://www.house.mn.gov/committees/home/93001

Dr. Carl Rosen, College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota Extension.

Presentation on soil and nitrogen.

HF3917 Clarifying tenants right to contact emergency services.

Rep. Hassan

HF2704 Tenant’s right to organize and penalties for retaliation for tenant organization provided.

Rep. Perez-Vega

HF3810 Landlord prohibited from initiating an eviction action against a tenant who terminated a lease based on status as a crime victim.

Rep. Moller

HF3845 Landlord and tenant provisions clarified, and service of summons and complaint modified.

HF2257 Age Appropriate Design Code Act. To establish a high level of privacy default and requires developers to be mindful of consumer protections.

HF3868 Uniform Commercial Code adopted to accommodate emerging technologies.

Commerce Comimittee

HF2309 Regulate business use of personal data on individuals It also gives Minnesotans various rights regarding their personal data.

The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) is a voluntary opportunity for farmers and agricultural landowners to take the lead in implementing conservation practices that protect our water. Those who implement and maintain approved farm management practices will be certified and in turn obtain regulatory certainty for a period of ten years.

Rep. Jacob Certified Member

Learn more: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/environment-sustainability/minnesota-agricultural-water-quality-certification-program

Legacy Finance Committee

John Barten, Clean Water Council
Paul Gardner, Clean Water Council

Housing Finance and Policy Committee

HF4009 Minimum allowable densities established on residential lots in cities, authorization of middle housing types to be built on residential lots required, subdivision of residential lots authorized, parking requirements established by cities limited, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency required to create model ordinance and city aesthetic mandates limited.

HF3490 - Prohibiting the sale of human remains.

HF3336 - Eagan local on-sale liquor license authorized.

HF2409 - Minneapolis liquor license modified

HF2021 Net Nuetrality

Activities prohibited by Internet service providers serving Minnesota customers and those under contract to state or political subdivisions, and monetary fines authorized.

Revisor #24-06830 was proposed by the Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS) as an administrative bill.

The bill:
• modifies the definition of “salary” to clarify the timing and content of information needed by MSRS to consider pay received as part of a grievance proceeding or legal settlement as salary;
• replaces an obsolete cross reference related to executive director compensation with a reference to the managerial plan;
• conforms the vesting requirements for total and permanent disability benefits and survivor benefits to match changes made to vesting for retirement annuities in the 2023 Pension Omnibus Budget bill;
• replaces an outdated term, “reversionary annuity,” with the term “bounce-back annuity;”
• clarifies that a dependent child is eligible for a survivor benefit only if the dependent child did not
elect to receive a refund; and
• gives the executve director discretion to not require an independent medical exam for all MSRS Correctional Plan disability applicants.

Legislative Comission on Pensions and Retirement

HF #24-06717: IRAP to TRA Group Bill. The bill establishes a new process that authorizes an eligible person to transfer from IRAP to TRA.

Josh M. Lease, Minnesota State University of Administrative and Sevice Faculty
Devin Bruce, Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
Holly Dayton, Teachers Retirement Association
Richard Kaspari, Minnesota State Senior System Director for Labor Relations

Agriculture Committee hearing on MDA, AURI, and AGREETT.

Commerce Committee hearing on HF 3526 updating Minnesota’s new law prohibiting price gouging during declared emergency.

Authored by Rep. Tabke

Commerce Finance and Policy Committee hearing on climate change impact on property and casualty market .

Outdoor Heritage Fund Presentations.

Mark Johnson, Director, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.

David Stein, Conservation Partners Grant Program.

Tim Terrill, Executive Director of Mississippi Headwaters Board.

David Ruff, Conservation Program Director, The Nature Conservancy.

Day 1 of Legacy Finance Committee.

The 2024 Legislative session began today! Here is an update from St. Paul.

Rep. Ethan Cha - Legislative Update: Session is Underway! I hope you and your loved ones are enjoying a happy and healthy start to 2024. In addition to getting new bills ready for our legislative session, I’ve been busy meeting with advocates, leaders, and residents in our community to identify how we can build on our historic accomplishments from last y...

Moms Demand Action @ the Capital

ERA Now! Today at the Capitol.

Legislative Commission on Pension and Retirement met this morning to start the 2024 legislative session.

Commission Actuary, St. Paul Teachers, MSRS, PERA, TRA

HF1930 - End of Life option established for terminally ill adults hearing today, with over 70 testifiers.