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    2024 MCLA Bill Tracker

    2024 end of leg session

     

    MCLA'S ROLE: Lead

    Latino Museum of Minnesota 

    HF 3603/SF 3483

    Authors: Pérez-Vega; Kozlowski; Gomez; Clardy; Kotyza-Witthuhn | Senate: Pappas; Mann; Putnam

     
    Minnesota Latino Museum funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
    Outcome: Secured $6.425 million in the proposed 2024 infrastructure package, but the bill failed to pass.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: Lead

    Teacher's of Color: 2024 ITCA

    HF 4500 /SF 4107

    Authors: Clardy; Kozlowski; Hassan; Noor; Hussein; Norris; Hill; Edelson; Pursell; Kraft | Senate: Kunesh; Champion; Pha

     
    Strengthening the Increase Teachers of Color Act; making permanent a pilot scholarship program for aspiring teachers of color; establishing a special revenue fund account; appropriating money.
    Outcome: This bill was passed in the House and the Senate. Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill on May 18th, 2024.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: SUPPORTed

    Certified Community Behavioral Health Pilot Project

    HF 4963 / SF 4986

    Authors: Reyer; Noor; Fischer; Elkins; Hemmingsen-Jaeger | Senate: Hoffman

     
    Certified community behavioral health pilot project establishment and appropriation.

    Outcome: Bill passed with funds allocated to CLUES.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: Supported

    Commercial Applicator License Examination Language Requirement

    HF 4110 /SF 4070

    Authors: Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Fischer; Pursell; Brand; Anderson, P.H.; Hansen, R.; Hornstein; Nelson, N.; Burkel | Senate: McEwen; Putnam; Carlson; Morrison; Dornink

     
    Commercial applicator license core examination materials required to be provided in Spanish.
    Outcome: Bill passed and authorized in the agriculture omnibus bill.

     

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: SUPPORTed

    Constitutional Amendment; Independent Citizens' Redistricting Commission

    HF 4593 / SF 4894

    Authors: Klevorn; Bierman; Acomb; Hortman; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Stephenson; Huot; Virnig; Cha; Wolgamott; Edelson; Finke; Pryor; Jordan; Tabke; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Curran; Pérez-Vega; Bahner; Elkins; Hill; Coulter | Senate: Hawj

     
    Advisory citizens' redistricting commission established, redistricting principles and redistricting requirements established, constitutional amendment to establish an independent citizen's redistricting commission proposed, and money appropriated.

    Outcome: Bill heard in committee but did not pass during the session.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: SUPPORTed

    Contract for deed

    HF 3692/SF 3489

    Authors: Hassan; Noor; Hussein; Gomez; Xiong; Sencer-Mura | Senate: Mohamed; Abeler

     
    Contract requirements for deeds between investor sellers and purchasers of residential real property modified, recording provisions modified, disclosures required, right to cancel provided, and civil remedies authorized.

    Outcome: Bill passed and authorized in omnibus bill.


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    MCLA'S ROLE: Supported

    Deputy Registrars and Driver's License Agents Eligibilty 

    HF 3227 /SF 3257

    Authors: Sencer-Mura | Senate: Hawj; Fateh; Kunesh

     
    Deputy registrars and driver's license agents eligible to provide bilingual services and materials addition by Department of Public Safety requirement.
    Outcome: Bill passed and authorized in omnibus bill.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: SUpported

    LEAPS Act

    HF 3611 / SF 3661

    Authors: Feist; Hanson, J. | Senate: Boldon

     
    LEAPS Act modified, school districts required to create English learner parent committees, and translation and communications opportunities expanded for the families of English learners.

    Outcome: Bill introduced and adopted in education omnibus bill.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: Supported

    The North Star Act

    HF 3459 / SF 3516

    Authors: Feist; Gomez; Pérez-Vega; Becker-Finn; Greenman; Howard; Elkins; Frazier; Finke; Kozlowski; Vang; Hornstein; Keeler; Noor; Hollins; Freiberg; Olson, L.; Lee, F.; Agbaje; Curran; Kraft; Lee, K.; Sencer-Mura; Smith; Hassan; Berg; Rehm; Reyer; Xiong; Hansen, R.; Jordan; Pursell; Hicks; Nelson, M. | Senate: Fateh; Pha; Mann; Maye Quade

     
    Appropriate use of state and local resources ensured by limiting state and local government participation in federal civil immigration enforcement efforts.
    Outcome: Bill introduced but it was not heard nor passed during the session.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: SUPPORTed

    Ranked Choice Voting

    HF 3276/SF 3868

    Authors: Frazier; Coulter; Bahner; Xiong; Norris; Edelson; Stephenson; Kraft; Rehm; Feist; Virnig; Pinto; Her; Elkins; Berg; Hanson, J.; Reyer; Wolgamott; Hornstein; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Bierman; Hollins; Agbaje; Sencer-Mura; Curran; Tabke; Freiberg; Hassan; Fischer; Pérez-Vega | Senate: Morrison; Port; Hauschild; Mitchell; Mohamed

     
    Ranked choice voting provided; jurisdictions authorized to adopt ranked choice voting for local offices; adoption, implementation, and use procedures established; and use of electronic voting systems with reallocation feature allowed.
    Outcome: Bill was heard but did not pass during the session.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: Supported

    Task Force on Preventing Violence Against Latina Women

    HF 4417/SF 4258

    Authors: Kozlowski; Pérez-Vega; Nelson, M.; Hassan; Bahner; Olson, L.; Freiberg; Her; Frazier; Moller; Hollins; Gomez | Senate: Mann; Kunesh; Oumou Verbeten; Dziedzic

     
    Task Force on Preventing Violence Against Latina Women establishment and appropriation.

    Outcome: Bill passed during the session but instead of the task force, a report was authorized.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: MONITORed

    Appropriation; Los Alegres Bailadores

    HF 5221 

    Author: Pérez-Vega 

     
    Los Alegres Bailadores funding provided, and money appropriated.
    Outcome: Unfortunately, this initiative did not pass this legislative session.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: MONITORed

    Appropriation; West St. Paul Latine Heritage Festival

    HF 5219 

    Authors: Pérez-Vega; Clardy

     
    West St. Paul Latine Heritage Festival funding provided, and money appropriated.
    Outcome: Unfortunately, this initiative did not pass this legislative session.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: MONItored

    Dementia Services Program Established

    HF 4318 /SF 4306

    Authors: Bierman; Schomacker; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Carroll; Nadeau; Reyer; Elkins; Klevorn | Senate: Mann; Kupec; Utke; Boldon

     
    Dementia services program established, and money appropriated.
    Outcome: Unfortunately, this initiative did not pass this legislative session.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: MONITORed

    End of Life Option Act

    HF 1930 / SF 1813

    Authors: Freiberg; Edelson; Hornstein; Bierman; Hollins; Hemmingsen-Jaeger; Bahner; Elkins; Kraft; Olson, L.; Frazier; Smith; Reyer; Acomb; Kozlowski; Lee, F.; Brand; Youakim; Hassan; Newton; Becker-Finn; Sencer-Mura; Pursell; Tabke; Her; Virnig; Curran; Long; Gomez | Senate: Morrison; Mann; Boldon; Murphy; Carlson

     
    End-of-life option established for terminally ill adults.
    Outcome: Unfortunately, this initiative did not pass this legislative session.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: MONITORed

    ITIN Campaign for Renters

    HF 3843/SF 3769

    Authors: Agbaje; Howard; Feist; Sencer-Mura; Pursell; Acomb | Senate: Putnam; Port; Boldon; Klein; Oumou Verbeten

     
    Landlords required to accept tenant's individual taxpayer identification number in lieu of Social Security number.
    Outcome: Bill passed and adopted in the omnibus bill.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: MONITORed

    MinnesotaCare Public Option 

    HF 4745 /SF 4778

    Authors: Long; Hortman; Reyer; Stephenson; Finke; Agbaje; Frederick; Hassan; Frazier; Xiong; Tabke; Hornstein; Smith; Clardy; Brand; Coulter; Greenman; Freiberg; Pursell; Hollins; Hanson, J.; Pérez-Vega; Jordan; Olson, L.; Howard; Acomb; Hussein; Cha; Nelson, M.; Kotyza-Witthuhn; Lillie; Gomez; Koegel; Norris; Sencer-Mura | Senate: Wiklund; Mann; Boldon

     
    MinnesotaCare public option established, eligibility expanded, premium scale established for public option enrollees, state-funded cost-sharing reductions provided, contingent health insurance premium tax credit established, commerce commissioner required to seek section 1332 waiver, and money appropriated.
    Outcome: Unfortunately, this initiative did not pass this legislative session.

     


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    MCLA'S ROLE: MONITORed

    Underrepresented groups cultural studies materials; appropriation

    HF 4902 / SF 5003

    Authors: Sencer-Mura | Senate: Hawj; Pha; Kunesh

     
    Funding provided to develop cultural studies materials for underrepresented groups, and money appropriated.

    Outcome: Bill passed and adopted in the heritage and legacy omnibus bill.

     


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