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1	1		1.1 A bill for an act
2		-	1.2 relating to legislative enactments; correcting miscellaneous oversights,
3		-	1.3 inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended results, and technical errors; amending
4		-	1.4 Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.015, as added; Laws 2021, First Special
5		-	1.5 Session chapter 14, article 11, section 42; Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 1; 2023
6		-	1.6 S.F. No. 2995, article 20, sections 2, subdivisions 1, 4; 15, if enacted; repealing
7		-	1.7 Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 1, section 15.
8		-	1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
9		-	1.9 Section 1. [CORR23-14] Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.015, as added by Laws
10		-	1.102023, chapter 33, section 1, is amended to read:
11		-	1.11 116J.015 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW; EXPIRATION OF REPORT MANDATES.
12		-	1.12 The commissioner shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
13		-	1.13legislative committees with jurisdiction over employment and economic development by
14		-	1.14February 15 of each year, beginning February 15, 2023 2024, the following:
15		-	1.15 (1) a list of all reports required from the commissioner of employment and economic
16		-	1.16development to the legislature that are mandated by statute and the enabling legislation does
17		-	1.17not include a date for the submission of a final report;
18		-	1.18 (2) a discussion regarding the usefulness of continuation for each report; and
19		-	1.19 (3) any additional information the commissioner considers appropriate regarding whether
20		-	1.20the reporting requirement should be set to expire by the legislature.
21		-	1.21 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
22		-	1Section 1.
23		-	REVISOR JFK H0447-3HF447 THIRD ENGROSSMENT
	2	+	1.2 relating to civil law; amending certain policy provisions related to forfeiture, name
	3	+	1.3 change, property, survival of cause of action after death, mediation for debtors
	4	+	1.4 owning agricultural property, State Board of Public Defense, construction contracts,
	5	+	1.5 civil rights, gender identity, data, notaries public, and health care incident open
	6	+	1.6 discussion; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.072, subdivision 1;
	7	+	1.7 13.32, subdivisions 3, 5; 13.643, subdivision 6; 15.71, by adding subdivisions;
	8	+	1.8 15.72, by adding a subdivision; 82B.195, subdivision 3; 169A.63, subdivision 8;
	9	+	1.9 245I.12, subdivision 1; 259.11; 259.13, subdivisions 1, 5; 325F.992, subdivision
	10	+	1.10 3; 336.9-601; 337.01, subdivision 3; 337.05, subdivision 1; 357.17; 359.04;
	11	+	1.11 363A.02, subdivision 1; 363A.03, subdivisions 23, 44, by adding a subdivision;
	12	+	1.12 363A.04; 363A.06, subdivision 1; 363A.07, subdivision 2; 363A.08, subdivisions
	13	+	1.13 1, 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 363A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 363A.11,
	14	+	1.14 subdivisions 1, 2; 363A.12, subdivision 1; 363A.13, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4;
	15	+	1.15 363A.15; 363A.16, subdivision 1; 363A.17; 363A.21, subdivision 1; 504B.301;
	16	+	1.16 508.52; 517.04; 517.08, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 518.191, subdivisions 1, 3; 550.365,
	17	+	1.17 subdivision 2; 559.209, subdivision 2; 573.01; 573.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 582.039,
	18	+	1.18 subdivision 2; 583.25; 583.26, subdivision 2; 600.23; 609.5314, subdivision 3;
	19	+	1.19 611.215, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
	20	+	1.20 chapters 13; 145; 259; 359; 363A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections
	21	+	1.21 346.02; 363A.20, subdivision 3; 363A.27; 504B.305; 582.14.
	22	+	1.22BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
	23	+	1.23 ARTICLE 1
	24	+	1.24 CIVIL LAW, PROPERTY, AND BOARD MEMBERSHIP
	25	+	1.25 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169A.63, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
	26	+	1.26 Subd. 8.Administrative forfeiture procedure.(a) A motor vehicle used to commit a
	27	+	1.27designated offense or used in conduct resulting in a designated license revocation is subject
	28	+	1.28to administrative forfeiture under this subdivision.
	29	+	1Article 1 Section 1.
	30	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT
24	31		State of Minnesota
25	32		This Document can be made available
26	33		in alternative formats upon request
27	34		HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28	35		H. F. No. 447
29	36		NINETY-THIRD SESSION
30	37		Authored by Becker-Finn and Curran01/17/2023
31	38		The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
32	39		Adoption of Report: Placed on the General Register as Amended04/03/2023
33	40		Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03, re-referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration
34	41		Adoption of Report: Placed on the General Register04/13/2023
35	42		Read for the Second Time
36	43		Joint Rule 2.03 has been waived for any subsequent committee action on this bill
37	44		Calendar for the Day04/25/2023
38	45		Bill was laid on the Table
39	46		Bill was taken from the Table04/26/2023
40	47		Amended
41	48		Read Third Time as Amended
42		-	Passed by the House as Amended and transmitted to the Senate to include Floor Amendments
43		-	Passed by the Senate as Amended and returned to the House05/22/2023
44		-	Read Third Time as Amended by the Senate
45		-	Repassed the bill as Amended by the Senate 2.1 Sec. 2. [CORR23-15] Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 14, article 11, section 42,
46		-	2.2is amended to read:
47		-	2.3 Sec. 42. APPROPRIATION; MEAT PROCESSING BUSINESSES BUSINESS IN
48		-	2.4REDEVELOPMENT AREA.
49		-	2.5 Subdivision 1.Grant.Of an appropriation in fiscal year 2022 for the targeted community
50		-	2.6capital project grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.9924, the commissioner
51		-	2.7of employment and economic development must grant $6,000,000 for one or more grants
52		-	2.8to any to a business engaged in the meat processing industry and currently conducting
53		-	2.9operations in a building or buildings constructed on or before January 1, 1947, and located
54		-	2.10in a city of the second class that was designated as a redevelopment area by the United
55		-	2.11States Department of Commerce under the Public Works and Economic Development Act
56		-	2.12of 1965, Public Law 89-136, title IV, section 401(a)(4) the city of South St. Paul. This
57		-	2.13appropriation includes: The grant proceeds may be used for one or more of the following:
58		-	2.14site acquisition costs; relocation costs; predesign; design; sewer, water, and stormwater
59		-	2.15infrastructure; site preparation; engineering; and the cost of improvements to real property
60		-	2.16locally zoned to allow a meat processing land use that are incurred by any qualified business
61		-	2.17under this section. A grantee under this section must work in consultation with a local
62		-	2.18government unit with jurisdiction over the area where the property is located on activities
63		-	2.19funded by the grant. This is a onetime appropriation. A grant issued under this section is
64		-	2.20not subject to the grant requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.9924.
65		-	2.21 Subd. 2.Criteria.A business selected by the commissioner of employment and economic
66		-	2.22development under this section shall meet the following criteria:
67		-	2.23 (1) the business applying for the grant must currently operate its meat processing business
68		-	2.24within the "Shoreland Overlay Zoning District" as depicted on the Official Zoning Map for
69		-	2.25the city of South St. Paul;
70		-	2.26 (2) the business applying for the grant must currently operate its meat processing business
71		-	2.27within a property not directly abutting a public street; and
72		-	2.28 (3) the business applying for the grant must currently operate its meat processing business
73		-	2.29in at least two separate, detached permanent structures.
74		-	2.30 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
75		-	2Sec. 2.
76		-	REVISOR JFK H0447-3HF447 THIRD ENGROSSMENT 3.1 Sec. 3. [CORR23-16] Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 1, is amended by adding a section
77		-	3.2to read:
78		-	10,900,000$3,515,000$
79		-	3.3Sec. 13. STATE COMPETENCY
80		-	3.4ATTAINMENT BOARD
81		-	3.5 Sec. 4. [CORR23-17] 2023 S.F. No. 2995, article 20, section 2, subdivision 1, if enacted,
82		-	3.6is amended to read:
83		-	4,247,175,000
84		-	4,246,785,000$
85		-	3.7 4,245,412,000
86		-	4,245,022,000$3.8Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
87		-	3.9 Appropriations by Fund
88		-	20253.10 2024
89		-	2,634,212,000
90		-	2,633,822,000
91		-	3.11 3,045,462,000
92		-	3,045,072,0003.12General
93		-	5,409,0004,901,000
94		-	3.13State Government
95		-	3.14Special Revenue
96		-	1,328,004,000917,933,0003.15Health Care Access
97		-	279,387,000276,953,0003.16Federal TANF
98		-	163,000163,0003.17Lottery Prize
99		-	3.18The amounts that may be spent for each
100		-	3.19purpose are specified in the following
101		-	3.20subdivisions.
102		-	3.21 Sec. 5. [CORR23-18] 2023 S.F. No. 2995, article 20, section 2, subdivision 4, if enacted,
103		-	3.22is amended to read:
104		-	3.23Subd. 4.Central Office; Children and Families
105		-	3.24 Appropriations by Fund
106		-	43,515,000
107		-	43,125,000
108		-	3.25 57,107,000
109		-	56,717,0003.26General
110		-	2,582,0002,582,0003.27Federal TANF
111		-	3.28(a) Quadrennial review of child support
112		-	3.29guidelines. $64,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
113		-	3.30$32,000 in fiscal year 2025 are from the
114		-	3.31general fund for a quadrennial review of child
115		-	3.32support guidelines.
116		-	3.33(b) Transfer. The commissioner must transfer
117		-	3.34$64,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $32,000 in
118		-	3Sec. 5.
119		-	REVISOR JFK H0447-3HF447 THIRD ENGROSSMENT 4.1fiscal year 2025 from the general fund to the
120		-	4.2special revenue fund to be used for the
121		-	4.3quadrennial review of child support guidelines.
122		-	4.4(c) Child care and early education
123		-	4.5professional wage scale and comparable
124		-	4.6competencies analysis. $778,000 in fiscal
125		-	4.7year 2024 and $730,000 in fiscal year 2025
126		-	4.8are from the general fund for child care and
127		-	4.9early education professional wage scale and
128		-	4.10comparable competencies analysis. This is a
129		-	4.11onetime appropriation. The commissioner may
130		-	4.12execute, as necessary to complete this analysis,
131		-	4.13interagency agreements with the
132		-	4.14commissioners of education, employment and
133		-	4.15economic development, and management and
134		-	4.16budget.
135		-	4.17(d) Cost estimation model for early care and
136		-	4.18learning programs. $100,000 in fiscal year
137		-	4.192024 is from the general fund for developing
138		-	4.20a cost estimation model for providing early
139		-	4.21care and learning.
140		-	4.22(e) Integrated services for children and
141		-	4.23families. $8,302,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
142		-	4.24$6,776,000 in fiscal year 2025 are from the
143		-	4.25general fund for integrated services for
144		-	4.26children and families projects.
145		-	4.27Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
146		-	4.2816A.28, subdivision 3, $2,041,000 of the
147		-	4.29appropriation in fiscal year 2024 is available
148		-	4.30until June 30, 2027, and $4,261,000 is
149		-	4.31available until June 30, 2029. Notwithstanding
150		-	4.32Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28,
151		-	4.33subdivision 3, $4,586,000 of the appropriation
152		-	4.34in fiscal year 2025 is available until June 30,
153		-	4.352029. This is a onetime appropriation.
154		-	4Sec. 5.
155		-	REVISOR JFK H0447-3HF447 THIRD ENGROSSMENT 5.1(f) Carryforward authority. Notwithstanding
156		-	5.2Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28,
157		-	5.3subdivision 3, $4,992,000 of the appropriation
158		-	5.4in fiscal year 2024 is available until June 30,
159		-	5.52027, and $2,413,000 is available until June
160		-	5.630, 2028.
161		-	5.7(g) IT systems improvements for children
162		-	5.8and families. $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2024
163		-	5.9is from the general fund for information
164		-	5.10technology improvements for programs for
165		-	5.11children and families. This appropriation must
166		-	5.12be deposited in the state systems account under
167		-	5.13Minnesota Statutes, section 256.014,
168		-	5.14subdivision 2, and must only be expended
169		-	5.15according to the requirements of article 12,
170		-	5.16section 31. The commissioner of human
171		-	5.17services may transfer funds from this
172		-	5.18appropriation to the commissioner of
173		-	5.19education, Minnesota IT Services, or the
174		-	5.20commissioner of children, youth, and families
175		-	5.21to develop and implement the plan under
176		-	5.22article 12, section 31. The commissioner of
177		-	5.23human services must transfer any unexpended
178		-	5.24amounts and any federal funds attributable to
179		-	5.25expenditures under this paragraph to the
180		-	5.26commissioner of children, youth, and families
181		-	5.27according to the requirements of Minnesota
182		-	5.28Statutes, section 15.039, subdivision 6. This
183		-	5.29is a onetime appropriation.
184		-	5.30(h) Base level adjustment. The general fund
185		-	5.31base is $35,889,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
186		-	5.32$35,466,000 in fiscal year 2027.
187		-	5Sec. 5.
188		-	REVISOR JFK H0447-3HF447 THIRD ENGROSSMENT 6.1 Sec. 6. [CORR23-19] 2023 S.F. No. 2995, article 20, section 15, if enacted, is amended
189		-	6.2to read:
190		-	72,000$68,000$
191		-	6.3Sec. 15. COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND
192		-	6.4INDUSTRY.
193		-	6.5This appropriation is contingent upon
194		-	6.6legislative enactment of 2023 Senate File 1384
195		-	6.7by the 93rd Legislature. This appropriation is
196		-	6.8available until June 30, 2025.
197		-	6.9Base level adjustment. The general fund base
198		-	6.10is $1,793,000 in fiscal year 2026 and
199		-	6.11$1,790,000 in fiscal year 2027.
200		-	6.12 Sec. 7. [CORR23-20] REPEALER.
201		-	6.13 Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 1, section 15, is repealed.
202		-	6.14 Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
203		-	6.15 Unless otherwise provided, each section of this act is effective at the time the provision
204		-	6.16being corrected is effective.
205		-	6Sec. 8.
206		-	REVISOR JFK H0447-3HF447 THIRD ENGROSSMENT Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 1, section 15
207		-	Sec. 15. Laws 2022, chapter 99, article 3, section 1, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 14, section
208		-	36, is amended to read:
209		-	Section 1. APPROPRIATION BASE ESTABLISHED; COMPETENCY ATTAINMENT.
210		-	Subdivision 1.Department of Corrections.The general fund appropriation base for the
211		-	commissioner of corrections is $202,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $202,000 in fiscal year 2025 for
212		-	correctional facilities inspectors.
213		-	Subd. 2.District courts.The general fund appropriation base for the district courts is $5,042,000
214		-	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $5,042,000 in fiscal year 2025 for costs associated with additional
215		-	competency examination costs.
216		-	Subd. 3.State Competency Attainment Board.The general fund appropriation base for the
217		-	State Competency Attainment Board is $11,350,000 $3,515,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $10,900,000
218		-	in fiscal year 2025 for staffing and other costs needed to establish and perform the duties of the
219		-	State Competency Attainment Board, including providing educational services necessary to assist
220		-	defendants in attaining competency, or contracting or partnering with other organizations to provide
221		-	those services.
	49	+	Passed by the House as Amended and transmitted to the Senate to include Floor Amendments 2.1 (b) Within 60 days from when a motor vehicle is seized under subdivision 2, or within
	50	+	2.2a reasonable time after seizure, the appropriate agency shall serve the driver or operator of
	51	+	2.3the vehicle with a notice of the seizure and intent to forfeit the vehicle. Additionally, when
	52	+	2.4a motor vehicle is seized under subdivision 2, or within a reasonable time after that, all
	53	+	2.5persons known to have an ownership, possessory, or security interest in the vehicle must
	54	+	2.6be notified of the seizure and the intent to forfeit the vehicle. For those vehicles required to
	55	+	2.7be registered under chapter 168, the notification to a person known to have a security interest
	56	+	2.8in the vehicle is required only if the vehicle is registered under chapter 168 and the interest
	57	+	2.9is listed on the vehicle's title. Upon motion by the appropriate agency or prosecuting
	58	+	2.10authority, a court may extend the time period for sending notice for a period not to exceed
	59	+	2.1190 days for good cause shown. Notice mailed by certified mail to the address shown in
	60	+	2.12Department of Public Safety records is sufficient notice to the registered owner of the
	61	+	2.13vehicle. For motor vehicles not required to be registered under chapter 168, notice mailed
	62	+	2.14by certified mail to the address shown in the applicable filing or registration for the vehicle
	63	+	2.15is sufficient notice to a person known to have an ownership, possessory, or security interest
	64	+	2.16in the vehicle. Otherwise, notice may be given in the manner provided by law for service
	65	+	2.17of a summons in a civil action.
	66	+	2.18 (c) The notice must be in writing and contain:
	67	+	2.19 (1) a description of the vehicle seized;
	68	+	2.20 (2) the date of seizure; and
	69	+	2.21 (3) notice of the right to obtain judicial review of the forfeiture and of the procedure for
	70	+	2.22obtaining that judicial review, printed in English. This requirement does not preclude the
	71	+	2.23appropriate agency from printing the notice in other languages in addition to English.
	72	+	2.24 Substantially the following language must appear conspicuously in the notice:
	73	+	2.25 "WARNING: If you were the person arrested when the property was seized, you will
	74	+	2.26automatically lose the above-described property and the right to be heard in court if you do
	75	+	2.27not file a lawsuit and serve the prosecuting authority within 60 days. You may file your
	76	+	2.28lawsuit in conciliation court if the property is worth $15,000 or less; otherwise, you must
	77	+	2.29file in district court. You do not have to pay a filing fee for your lawsuit.
	78	+	2.30 WARNING: If you have an ownership interest in the above-described property and were
	79	+	2.31not the person arrested when the property was seized, you will automatically lose the
	80	+	2.32above-described property and the right to be heard in court if you do not notify the
	81	+	2.33prosecuting authority of your interest in writing within 60 days."
	82	+	2Article 1 Section 1.
	83	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 3.1 (d) If notice is not sent in accordance with paragraph (b), and no time extension is granted
	84	+	3.2or the extension period has expired, the appropriate agency shall return the vehicle to the
	85	+	3.3owner. An agency's return of property due to lack of proper notice does not restrict the
	86	+	3.4agency's authority to commence a forfeiture proceeding at a later time.
	87	+	3.5 (e) Within 60 days following service of a notice of seizure and forfeiture under this
	88	+	3.6subdivision, a claimant may file a demand for a judicial determination of the forfeiture. The
	89	+	3.7demand must be in the form of a civil complaint and must be filed with the court
	90	+	3.8administrator in the county in which the seizure occurred, together with proof of service of
	91	+	3.9a copy of the complaint on the prosecuting authority having jurisdiction over the forfeiture.
	92	+	3.10The claimant may serve the complaint by certified mail or any means permitted by court
	93	+	3.11rules. If the value of the seized property is $15,000 or less, the claimant may file an action
	94	+	3.12in conciliation court for recovery of the seized vehicle. A copy of the conciliation court
	95	+	3.13statement of claim must may be served personally or by mail as permitted by the Rules of
	96	+	3.14Conciliation Court Procedure on the prosecuting authority having jurisdiction over the
	97	+	3.15forfeiture within 60 days following service of the notice of seizure and forfeiture under this
	98	+	3.16subdivision. The claimant does not have to pay the court filing fee.
	99	+	3.17 No responsive pleading is required of the prosecuting authority and no court fees may
	100	+	3.18be charged for the prosecuting authority's appearance in the matter. The prosecuting authority
	101	+	3.19may appear for the appropriate agency. Pleadings, filings, and methods of service are
	102	+	3.20governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure and, where applicable, by the Rules of Conciliation
	103	+	3.21Court Procedure.
	104	+	3.22 (f) The complaint must be captioned in the name of the claimant as plaintiff and the
	105	+	3.23seized vehicle as defendant, and must state with specificity the grounds on which the claimant
	106	+	3.24alleges the vehicle was improperly seized, the claimant's interest in the vehicle seized, and
	107	+	3.25any affirmative defenses the claimant may have. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
	108	+	3.26an action for the return of a vehicle seized under this section may not be maintained by or
	109	+	3.27on behalf of any person who has been served with a notice of seizure and forfeiture unless
	110	+	3.28the person has complied with this subdivision.
	111	+	3.29 (g) If the claimant makes a timely demand for a judicial determination under this
	112	+	3.30subdivision, the forfeiture proceedings must be conducted as provided under subdivision
	113	+	3.319.
	114	+	3.32 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
	115	+	3Article 1 Section 1.
	116	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 4.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 259.11, is amended to read:
	117	+	4.2 259.11 ORDER; FILING COPIES.
	118	+	4.3 (a) Upon meeting the requirements of section 259.10, the court shall grant the application
	119	+	4.4unless: (1) it finds that there is an intent to defraud or mislead; (2) section 259.13 prohibits
	120	+	4.5granting the name change; or (3) in the case of the change of a minor child's name, the court
	121	+	4.6finds that such name change is not in the best interests of the child. The court shall set forth
	122	+	4.7in the order the name and age of the applicant's spouse and each child of the applicant, if
	123	+	4.8any, and shall state a description of the lands, if any, in which the applicant and the spouse
	124	+	4.9and children, if any, claim to have an interest. The court administrator shall file such order,
	125	+	4.10and record the same in the judgment book. If lands be described therein, a certified copy of
	126	+	4.11the order shall be filed for record, by the applicant, with the county recorder of each county
	127	+	4.12wherein any of the same are situated. Before doing so the court administrator shall present
	128	+	4.13the same to the county auditor who shall enter the change of name in the auditor's official
	129	+	4.14records and note upon the instrument, over an official signature, the words "change of name
	130	+	4.15recorded." Any such order shall not be filed, nor any certified copy thereof be issued, until
	131	+	4.16the applicant shall have paid to the county recorder and court administrator the fee required
	132	+	4.17by law. No application shall be denied on the basis of the marital status of the applicant.
	133	+	4.18 (b) When a person applies for a name change, the court shall determine whether the
	134	+	4.19person has a criminal history in this or any other state. The court may conduct a search of
	135	+	4.20national records through the Federal Bureau of Investigation by submitting a set of
	136	+	4.21fingerprints and the appropriate fee to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. If it is
	137	+	4.22determined that the person has a criminal history in this or any other state, the court shall,
	138	+	4.23within ten days after the name change application is granted, report the name change to the
	139	+	4.24Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The person whose name is changed shall also report the
	140	+	4.25change to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension within ten days. The court granting the
	141	+	4.26name change application must explain this reporting duty in its order. Any person required
	142	+	4.27to report the person's name change to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension who fails to
	143	+	4.28report the name change as required under this paragraph is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
	144	+	4.29 (c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to either:
	145	+	4.30 (1) a request for a name change as part of an application for a marriage license under
	146	+	4.31section 517.08; or
	147	+	4.32 (2) a request for a name change in conjunction with a marriage dissolution under section
	148	+	4.33518.27; or
	149	+	4.34 (3) a request for a name change filed under section 259.14.
	150	+	4Article 1 Sec. 2.
	151	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 5.1 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 259.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	152	+	5.2 Subdivision 1.Procedure for seeking name change.(a) A person with a felony
	153	+	5.3conviction under Minnesota law or the law of another state or federal jurisdiction shall serve
	154	+	5.4a notice of application for a name change on the prosecuting authority that obtained the
	155	+	5.5conviction against the person when seeking a name change through one of the following
	156	+	5.6procedures:
	157	+	5.7 (1) an application for a name change under section 259.10; or
	158	+	5.8 (2) a request for a name change as part of an application for a marriage license under
	159	+	5.9section 517.08; or
	160	+	5.10 (3) (2) a request for a name change in conjunction with a marriage dissolution under
	161	+	5.11section 518.27.
	162	+	5.12If the conviction is from another state or federal jurisdiction, notice of application must also
	163	+	5.13be served on the attorney general.
	164	+	5.14 (b) A person who seeks a name change under section 259.10 or 518.27 shall file proof
	165	+	5.15of service with the court as part of the name change request. A person who seeks a name
	166	+	5.16change under section 517.08 shall file proof of service with the county as part of the
	167	+	5.17application for a marriage license.
	168	+	5.18 (c) The name change request may not be granted during the 30-day period provided for
	169	+	5.19in subdivision 2 or, if an objection is filed under subdivision 2, until satisfaction of the
	170	+	5.20requirements in subdivision 3 or 4. Nothing in this section shall delay the granting of a
	171	+	5.21marriage license under section 517.08, which may be granted without the name change.
	172	+	5.22 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 259.13, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
	173	+	5.23 Subd. 5.Costs.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person seeking a name change
	174	+	5.24under this section may proceed in forma pauperis only when the failure to allow the name
	175	+	5.25change would infringe upon a constitutional right.
	176	+	5.26 (b) A court shall not require a person with a felony conviction to pay filing fees for a
	177	+	5.27name change application provided that the person files the action within 180 days after the
	178	+	5.28marriage and submits to the court a certified copy of the marriage certificate.
	179	+	5.29 Sec. 5. [259.14] POSTDISSOLUTION NAME CHANGE.
	180	+	5.30 (a) A person who has resided in this state for at least six months and obtained the person's
	181	+	5.31most recent final marriage dissolution from a district court in this state may apply to the
	182	+	5Article 1 Sec. 5.
	183	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 6.1district court in the county where the person resides to change the person's name to the legal
	184	+	6.2name on the person's birth certificate. A person applying for a name change must submit a
	185	+	6.3certified copy of the certificate of dissolution issued pursuant to section 518.148 and a
	186	+	6.4certified copy of the person's birth certificate.
	187	+	6.5 (b) A court shall not require a person applying for a name change to pay filing fees for
	188	+	6.6an application submitted pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding section 259.10, a court
	189	+	6.7shall not require the person applying for a name change to provide proof of the person's
	190	+	6.8identity by two witnesses unless the proof of identity is necessary to determine whether the
	191	+	6.9person has an intent to defraud or mislead the court.
	192	+	6.10 (c) Upon meeting the requirements of this section, the court shall grant the application
	193	+	6.11for a name change unless the court finds that: (1) the person has an intent to defraud or
	194	+	6.12mislead the court; or (2) section 259.13 prohibits granting the name change. The court shall
	195	+	6.13notify the person applying for a name change that using a different surname without
	196	+	6.14complying with section 259.13, if applicable, is a gross misdemeanor.
	197	+	6.15 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325F.992, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
	198	+	6.16 Subd. 3.Penalties; remedies.In addition to any other remedies available under the law,
	199	+	6.17the military beneficiary injured by a violation of this section may bring a cause of action to
	200	+	6.18recover damages, reasonable attorney fees and costs, or and equitable relief related to a
	201	+	6.19violation of subdivision 2. The attorney general may enforce this section pursuant to
	202	+	6.20applicable law.
	203	+	6.21 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 336.9-601, is amended to read:
	204	+	6.22 336.9-601 RIGHTS AFTER DEFAULT; JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT;
	205	+	6.23CONSIGNOR OR BUYER OF ACCOUNTS, CHATTEL PAPER, PAYMENT
	206	+	6.24INTANGIBLES, OR PROMISSORY NOTES.
	207	+	6.25 (a) Rights of secured party after default. After default, a secured party has the rights
	208	+	6.26provided in this part and, except as otherwise provided in section 336.9-602, those provided
	209	+	6.27by agreement of the parties. A secured party:
	210	+	6.28 (1) may reduce a claim to judgment, foreclose, or otherwise enforce the claim, security
	211	+	6.29interest, or agricultural lien by any available judicial procedure; and
	212	+	6.30 (2) if the collateral is documents, may proceed either as to the documents or as to the
	213	+	6.31goods they cover.
	214	+	6Article 1 Sec. 7.
	215	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 7.1 (b) Rights and duties of secured party in possession or control. A secured party in
	216	+	7.2possession of collateral or control of collateral under section 336.7-106, 336.9-104,
	217	+	7.3336.9-105, 336.9-106, or 336.9-107 has the rights and duties provided in section 336.9-207.
	218	+	7.4 (c) Rights cumulative; simultaneous exercise. The rights under subsections (a) and
	219	+	7.5(b) are cumulative and may be exercised simultaneously.
	220	+	7.6 (d) Rights of debtor and obligor. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) and
	221	+	7.7section 336.9-605, after default, a debtor and an obligor have the rights provided in this part
	222	+	7.8and by agreement of the parties.
	223	+	7.9 (e) Lien of levy after judgment. If a secured party has reduced its claim to judgment,
	224	+	7.10the lien of any levy that may be made upon the collateral by virtue of an execution based
	225	+	7.11upon the judgment relates back to the earliest of:
	226	+	7.12 (1) the date of perfection of the security interest or agricultural lien in the collateral;
	227	+	7.13 (2) the date of filing a financing statement covering the collateral; or
	228	+	7.14 (3) any date specified in a statute under which the agricultural lien was created.
	229	+	7.15 (f) Execution sale. A sale pursuant to an execution is a foreclosure of the security interest
	230	+	7.16or agricultural lien by judicial procedure within the meaning of this section. A secured party
	231	+	7.17may purchase at the sale and thereafter hold the collateral free of any other requirements
	232	+	7.18of this article.
	233	+	7.19 (g) Consignor or buyer of certain rights to payment. Except as otherwise provided
	234	+	7.20in section 336.9-607 (c), this part imposes no duties upon a secured party that is a consignor
	235	+	7.21or is a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles, or promissory notes.
	236	+	7.22 (h) Security interest in collateral that is agricultural property; enforcement. A
	237	+	7.23person may not begin to enforce a security interest in collateral that is agricultural property
	238	+	7.24subject to sections 583.20 to 583.32 that has secured a debt of more than the amount provided
	239	+	7.25in section 583.24, subdivision 5, unless: a mediation notice under subsection (i) is served
	240	+	7.26on the debtor after a condition of default has occurred in the security agreement and a copy
	241	+	7.27served on the director of the agricultural Minnesota extension service; and the debtor and
	242	+	7.28creditor have completed mediation under sections 583.20 to 583.32; or as otherwise allowed
	243	+	7.29under sections 583.20 to 583.32.
	244	+	7.30 (i) Mediation notice. A mediation notice under subsection (h) must contain the following
	245	+	7.31notice with the blanks properly filled in.
	246	+	7.32 "TO: ...(Name of Debtor)...
	247	+	7Article 1 Sec. 7.
	248	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 8.1 YOU HAVE DEFAULTED ON THE ...(Debt in Default)... SECURED BY
	249	+	8.2AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS ...(Reasonable Description of Agricultural
	250	+	8.3Property Collateral). THE AMOUNT OF THE OUTSTANDING DEBT IS ...(Amount of
	251	+	8.4Debt)...
	252	+	8.5 AS A SECURED PARTY, ...(Name of Secured Party)... INTENDS TO ENFORCE
	253	+	8.6THE SECURITY AGREEMENT AGAINST THE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY
	254	+	8.7DESCRIBED ABOVE BY REPOSSESSING, FORECLOSING ON, OR OBTAINING A
	255	+	8.8COURT JUDGMENT AGAINST THE PROPERTY.
	256	+	8.9 YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE THE DEBT REVIEWED FOR MEDIATION.
	257	+	8.10IF YOU REQUEST MEDIATION, A DEBT THAT IS IN DEFAULT WILL BE
	258	+	8.11MEDIATED ONLY ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT REQUEST MEDIATION, THIS DEBT
	259	+	8.12WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO FUTURE MEDIATION IF THE SECURED PARTY
	260	+	8.13ENFORCES THE DEBT.
	261	+	8.14 IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
	262	+	8.15AGRICULTURAL MINNESOTA EXTENSION SERVICE WILL PROVIDE AN
	263	+	8.16ORIENTATION MEETING AND A FINANCIAL ANALYST TO HELP YOU TO
	264	+	8.17PREPARE FINANCIAL INFORMATION. IF YOU DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE IN
	265	+	8.18MEDIATION, IT WILL BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO ASSEMBLE YOUR FARM
	266	+	8.19FINANCE AND OPERATION RECORDS AND TO CONTACT A COUNTY EXTENSION
	267	+	8.20OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MEDIATION WILL ATTEMPT TO ARRIVE AT
	268	+	8.21AN AGREEMENT FOR HANDLING FUTURE FINANCIAL RELATIONS.
	269	+	8.22 TO HAVE THE DEBT REVIEWED FOR MEDIATION YOU MUST FILE A
	270	+	8.23MEDIATION REQUEST WITH THE DIRECTOR WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER YOU
	271	+	8.24RECEIVE THIS NOTICE. THE MEDIATION REQUEST FORM IS AVAILABLE AT
	272	+	8.25ANY COUNTY RECORDER'S OR COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE FROM THE
	273	+	8.26DIRECTOR OF THE MINNESOTA EXTENSION SERVICE.
	274	+	8.27 FROM: ...(Name and Address of Secured Party)..."
	275	+	8.28 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.301, is amended to read:
	276	+	8.29 504B.301 EVICTION ACTION FOR UNLAWFUL DETENTION.
	277	+	8.30 A person may be evicted if the person has unlawfully or forcibly occupied or taken
	278	+	8.31possession of real property or unlawfully detains or retains possession of real property.
	279	+	8.32 A seizure under section 609.5317, subdivision 1, for which there is not a defense under
	280	+	8.33section 609.5317, subdivision 3, constitutes unlawful detention by the tenant.
	281	+	8Article 1 Sec. 8.
	282	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 9.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
	283	+	9.2 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 508.52, is amended to read:
	284	+	9.3 508.52 CONVEYANCE; CANCELLATION OF OLD AND ISSUANCE OF NEW
	285	+	9.4CERTIFICATE.
	286	+	9.5 An owner of registered land who desires to convey the land, or a portion thereof, in fee,
	287	+	9.6shall execute a deed of conveyance, and record the deed with the registrar. The deed of
	288	+	9.7conveyance shall be recorded and endorsed with the number and place of registration of
	289	+	9.8the certificate of title. Before canceling the outstanding certificate of title the registrar shall
	290	+	9.9show by memorial thereon the registration of the deed on the basis of which it is canceled.
	291	+	9.10The encumbrances, claims, or interests adverse to the title of the registered owner shall be
	292	+	9.11stated upon the new certificate, except so far as they may be simultaneously released or
	293	+	9.12discharged. The registrar shall not carry forward as a memorial on the new certificate of
	294	+	9.13title any memorials of a transfer on death deed if the grantors of the transfer on death deed
	295	+	9.14retain no fee interest in the land covered by the new certificate. The certificate of title shall
	296	+	9.15be marked "Canceled" by the registrar, who shall enter in the register a new certificate of
	297	+	9.16title to the grantee and prepare and deliver to the grantee a copy of the new certificate of
	298	+	9.17title. The registrar, upon request, shall deliver to the grantee a copy of the new certificate
	299	+	9.18of title. If a deed in fee is for a portion of the land described in a certificate of title, the
	300	+	9.19memorial of the deed entered by the registrar shall include the legal description contained
	301	+	9.20in the deed and the registrar shall enter a new certificate of title to the grantee for the portion
	302	+	9.21of the land conveyed and, except as otherwise provided in this section, issue a residue
	303	+	9.22certificate of title to the grantor for the portion of the land not conveyed. The registrar shall
	304	+	9.23prepare and, upon request, deliver to each of the parties a copy of their respective certificates
	305	+	9.24of title. In lieu of canceling the grantor's certificate of title and issuing a residue certificate
	306	+	9.25to the grantor for the portion of the land not conveyed, the registrar may if the grantor's
	307	+	9.26deed does not divide a parcel of unplatted land, and in the absence of a request to the contrary
	308	+	9.27by the registered owner, mark by the land description on the certificate of title "Part of land
	309	+	9.28conveyed, see memorials." The fee for a residue certificate of title shall be paid to the
	310	+	9.29registrar only when the grantor's certificate of title is canceled after the conveyance by the
	311	+	9.30grantor of a portion of the land described in the grantor's certificate of title. When two or
	312	+	9.31more successive conveyances of the same property are filed for registration on the same
	313	+	9.32day the registrar may enter a certificate in favor of the grantee or grantees in the last of the
	314	+	9.33successive conveyances, and the memorial of the previous deed or deeds entered on the
	315	+	9.34prior certificate of title shall have the same force and effect as though the prior certificate
	316	+	9.35of title had been entered in favor of the grantee or grantees in the earlier deed or deeds in
	317	+	9Article 1 Sec. 9.
	318	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 10.1the successive conveyances. The fees for the registration of the earlier deed or deeds shall
	319	+	10.2be the same as the fees prescribed for the entry of memorials. The registrar of titles, with
	320	+	10.3the consent of the transferee, may mark "See memorials for new owner(s)" by the names
	321	+	10.4of the registered owners on the certificate of title and also add to the memorial of the
	322	+	10.5transferring conveyance a statement that the memorial shall serve in lieu of a new certificate
	323	+	10.6of title in favor of the grantee or grantees therein noted and may refrain from canceling the
	324	+	10.7certificate of title until the time it is canceled by a subsequent transfer, and the memorial
	325	+	10.8showing such transfer of title shall have the same effect as the entry of a new certificate of
	326	+	10.9title for the land described in the certificate of title; the fee for the registration of a conveyance
	327	+	10.10without cancellation of the certificate of title shall be the same as the fee prescribed for the
	328	+	10.11entry of a memorial.
	329	+	10.12Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 517.08, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
	330	+	10.13 Subd. 1a.Form.Application for a civil marriage license shall be made by both of the
	331	+	10.14parties upon a form provided for the purpose and shall contain the following information:
	332	+	10.15 (1) the full names of the parties and the sex of each party;
	333	+	10.16 (2) their post office addresses and county and state of residence;
	334	+	10.17 (3) their full ages;
	335	+	10.18 (4) if either party has previously been married, the party's married name, and the date,
	336	+	10.19place and court in which the civil marriage was dissolved or annulled or the date and place
	337	+	10.20of death of the former spouse;
	338	+	10.21 (5) whether the parties are related to each other, and, if so, their relationship;
	339	+	10.22 (6) the address of the parties after the civil marriage is entered into to which the local
	340	+	10.23registrar shall send a certified copy of the civil marriage certificate;
	341	+	10.24 (7) the full names the parties will have after the civil marriage is entered into and the
	342	+	10.25parties' Social Security numbers. The Social Security numbers must be collected for the
	343	+	10.26application but must not appear on the civil marriage license. If a party listed on a civil
	344	+	10.27marriage application does not have a Social Security number, the party must certify on the
	345	+	10.28application, or a supplement to the application, that the party does not have a Social Security
	346	+	10.29number;
	347	+	10.30 (8) if one or both of the parties party to the civil marriage license has a felony conviction
	348	+	10.31under Minnesota law or the law of another state or federal jurisdiction, the parties shall
	349	+	10.32provide to the county proof of service upon the prosecuting authority and, if applicable, the
	350	+	10Article 1 Sec. 10.
	351	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 11.1attorney general, as required by party may not change the party's name through the marriage
	352	+	11.2application process and must follow the process in section 259.13 to change the party's
	353	+	11.3name; and
	354	+	11.4 (9) notice that a party who has a felony conviction under Minnesota law or the law of
	355	+	11.5another state or federal jurisdiction may not use a different name after a civil marriage
	356	+	11.6except as authorized by section 259.13, and that doing so is a gross misdemeanor.
	357	+	11.7 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 517.08, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
	358	+	11.8 Subd. 1b.Term of license; fee; premarital education.(a) The local registrar shall
	359	+	11.9examine upon oath the parties applying for a license relative to the legality of the
	360	+	11.10contemplated civil marriage. Both parties must present proof of age to the local registrar.
	361	+	11.11If one party is unable to appear in person, the party appearing may complete the absent
	362	+	11.12applicant's information. The local registrar shall provide a copy of the civil marriage
	363	+	11.13application to the party who is unable to appear, who must verify the accuracy of the
	364	+	11.14appearing party's information in a notarized statement. The verification statement must be
	365	+	11.15accompanied by a copy of proof of age of the party. The civil marriage license must not be
	366	+	11.16released until the verification statement and proof of age has been received by the local
	367	+	11.17registrar. If the local registrar is satisfied that there is no legal impediment to it, including
	368	+	11.18the restriction contained in section 259.13, the local registrar shall issue the license,
	369	+	11.19containing the full names of the parties before and after the civil marriage, and county and
	370	+	11.20state of residence, with the county seal attached, and make a record of the date of issuance.
	371	+	11.21The license shall be valid for a period of six months. Except as provided in paragraph (b),
	372	+	11.22the local registrar shall collect from the applicant a fee of $115 for administering the oath,
	373	+	11.23issuing, recording, and filing all papers required, and preparing and transmitting to the state
	374	+	11.24registrar of vital records the reports of civil marriage required by this section. If the license
	375	+	11.25should not be used within the period of six months due to illness or other extenuating
	376	+	11.26circumstances, it may be surrendered to the local registrar for cancellation, and in that case
	377	+	11.27a new license shall issue upon request of the parties of the original license without fee. A
	378	+	11.28local registrar who knowingly issues or signs a civil marriage license in any manner other
	379	+	11.29than as provided in this section shall pay to the parties aggrieved an amount not to exceed
	380	+	11.30$1,000.
	381	+	11.31 (b) The civil marriage license fee for parties who have completed at least 12 hours of
	382	+	11.32premarital education is $40. In order to qualify for the reduced license fee, the parties must
	383	+	11.33submit at the time of applying for the civil marriage license a statement that is signed, dated,
	384	+	11.34and notarized or marked with a church seal from the person who provided the premarital
	385	+	11Article 1 Sec. 11.
	386	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 12.1education on their letterhead confirming that it was received. The premarital education must
	387	+	12.2be provided by a licensed or ordained minister or the minister's designee, a person authorized
	388	+	12.3to solemnize civil marriages under section 517.18, or a person authorized to practice marriage
	389	+	12.4and family therapy under section 148B.33. The education must include the use of a premarital
	390	+	12.5inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills.
	391	+	12.6 (c) The statement from the person who provided the premarital education under paragraph
	392	+	12.7(b) must be in the following form:
	393	+	12.8 "I, .......................... (name of educator), confirm that .......................... (names of both
	394	+	12.9parties) received at least 12 hours of premarital education that included the use of a premarital
	395	+	12.10inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills. I am a licensed
	396	+	12.11or ordained minister, a person authorized to solemnize civil marriages under Minnesota
	397	+	12.12Statutes, section 517.18, or a person licensed to practice marriage and family therapy under
	398	+	12.13Minnesota Statutes, section 148B.33."
	399	+	12.14 The names of the parties in the educator's statement must be identical to the legal names
	400	+	12.15of the parties as they appear in the civil marriage license application. Notwithstanding
	401	+	12.16section 138.17, the educator's statement must be retained for seven years, after which time
	402	+	12.17it may be destroyed.
	403	+	12.18 (d) If section 259.13 applies to the request for a civil marriage license, the local registrar
	404	+	12.19shall grant the civil marriage license without the requested name change. Alternatively, the
	405	+	12.20local registrar may delay the granting of the civil marriage license until the party with the
	406	+	12.21conviction:
	407	+	12.22 (1) certifies under oath that 30 days have passed since service of the notice for a name
	408	+	12.23change upon the prosecuting authority and, if applicable, the attorney general and no
	409	+	12.24objection has been filed under section 259.13; or
	410	+	12.25 (2) provides a certified copy of the court order granting it. The parties seeking the civil
	411	+	12.26marriage license shall have the right to choose to have the license granted without the name
	412	+	12.27change or to delay its granting pending further action on the name change request.
	413	+	12.28Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518.191, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	414	+	12.29 Subdivision 1.Abbreviated judgment and decree.If real estate is described in a
	415	+	12.30judgment and decree of dissolution, the court may shall direct either of the parties or their
	416	+	12.31legal counsel to prepare and submit to the court a proposed summary real estate disposition
	417	+	12.32judgment. Upon approval by the court and filing of the summary real estate disposition
	418	+	12Article 1 Sec. 12.
	419	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 13.1judgment with the court administrator, the court administrator shall provide to any party
	420	+	13.2upon request certified copies of the summary real estate disposition judgment.
	421	+	13.3 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 518.191, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
	422	+	13.4 Subd. 3.Court order.An order or provision in a judgment and decree that provides
	423	+	13.5that the judgment and decree must be recorded in the office of the county recorder or filed
	424	+	13.6in the office of the registrar of titles means, if a summary real estate disposition judgment
	425	+	13.7has been approved by the court, that the summary real estate disposition judgment, rather
	426	+	13.8than the judgment and decree, must be recorded in the office of the county recorder or filed
	427	+	13.9in the office of the registrar of titles. The recorder or registrar of titles is not responsible for
	428	+	13.10determining if a summary real estate disposition judgment has been approved by the court.
	429	+	13.11Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 550.365, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	430	+	13.12 Subd. 2.Contents.A mediation notice must contain the following notice with the blanks
	431	+	13.13properly filled in.
	432	+	13.14 "TO: ....(Name of Judgment Debtor)....
	433	+	13.15 A JUDGMENT WAS ORDERED AGAINST YOU BY ....(Name of Court).... ON
	434	+	13.16....(Date of Judgment).
	435	+	13.17 AS A JUDGMENT CREDITOR, ....(Name of Judgment Creditor).... INTENDS TO
	436	+	13.18TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED
	437	+	13.19AS....(Description of Agricultural Property).... TO SATISFY THE JUDGMENT IN THE
	438	+	13.20AMOUNT OF ....(Amount of Debt)....
	439	+	13.21 YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE THE DEBT REVIEWED FOR MEDIATION.
	440	+	13.22IF YOU REQUEST MEDIATION, A DEBT THAT IS IN DEFAULT WILL BE
	441	+	13.23MEDIATED ONLY ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT REQUEST MEDIATION, THIS DEBT
	442	+	13.24WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO FUTURE MEDIATION IF THE SECURED PARTY
	443	+	13.25ENFORCES THE DEBT.
	444	+	13.26 IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
	445	+	13.27AGRICULTURAL MINNESOTA EXTENSION SERVICE WILL PROVIDE AN
	446	+	13.28ORIENTATION MEETING AND A FINANCIAL ANALYST TO HELP YOU PREPARE
	447	+	13.29FINANCIAL INFORMATION. IF YOU DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION,
	448	+	13.30IT WILL BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO ASSEMBLE YOUR FARM FINANCE AND
	449	+	13.31OPERATION RECORDS AND TO CONTACT A COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE AS
	450	+	13Article 1 Sec. 14.
	451	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 14.1SOON AS POSSIBLE. MEDIATION WILL ATTEMPT TO ARRIVE AT AN
	452	+	14.2AGREEMENT FOR HANDLING FUTURE FINANCIAL RELATIONS.
	453	+	14.3 TO HAVE THE DEBT REVIEWED FOR MEDIATION YOU MUST FILE A
	454	+	14.4MEDIATION REQUEST WITH THE DIRECTOR WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER YOU
	455	+	14.5RECEIVE THIS NOTICE. THE MEDIATION REQUEST FORM IS AVAILABLE AT
	456	+	14.6ANY COUNTY RECORDER'S OR COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE FROM THE
	457	+	14.7DIRECTOR OF THE MINNESOTA EXTENSION SERVICE.
	458	+	14.8 FROM: ....(Name and Address of Judgment Creditor)...."
	459	+	14.9 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 559.209, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	460	+	14.10 Subd. 2.Contents.A mediation notice must contain the following notice with the blanks
	461	+	14.11properly filled in.
	462	+	14.12 "TO: ....(Name of Contract for Deed Purchaser)....
	463	+	14.13 YOU HAVE DEFAULTED ON THE CONTRACT FOR DEED OF THE
	464	+	14.14AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS ....(Size and Reasonable Location of
	465	+	14.15Property, Not Legal Description). THE AMOUNT OF THE OUTSTANDING DEBT IS
	466	+	14.16....(Amount of Debt)....
	467	+	14.17 AS THE CONTRACT FOR DEED VENDOR, ....(Contract for Deed Vendor)....
	468	+	14.18INTENDS TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT AND TAKE BACK THE PROPERTY.
	469	+	14.19 YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE THE CONTRACT FOR DEED DEBT
	470	+	14.20REVIEWED FOR MEDIATION. IF YOU REQUEST MEDIATION, A DEBT THAT IS
	471	+	14.21IN DEFAULT WILL BE MEDIATED ONLY ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT REQUEST
	472	+	14.22MEDIATION, THIS DEBT WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO FUTURE MEDIATION IF
	473	+	14.23THE CONTRACT FOR DEED VENDOR BEGINS REMEDIES TO ENFORCE THE
	474	+	14.24DEBT.
	475	+	14.25 IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
	476	+	14.26AGRICULTURAL MINNESOTA EXTENSION SERVICE WILL PROVIDE AN
	477	+	14.27ORIENTATION MEETING AND A FINANCIAL ANALYST TO HELP YOU PREPARE
	478	+	14.28FINANCIAL INFORMATION. IF YOU DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION,
	479	+	14.29IT WILL BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO ASSEMBLE YOUR FARM FINANCE AND
	480	+	14.30OPERATION RECORDS AND TO CONTACT A COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE AS
	481	+	14.31SOON AS POSSIBLE. MEDIATION WILL ATTEMPT TO ARRIVE AT AN
	482	+	14.32AGREEMENT FOR HANDLING FUTURE FINANCIAL RELATIONS.
	483	+	14Article 1 Sec. 15.
	484	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 15.1 TO HAVE THE CONTRACT FOR DEED DEBT REVIEWED FOR MEDIATION
	485	+	15.2YOU MUST FILE A MEDIATION REQUEST WITH THE DIRECTOR WITHIN 14
	486	+	15.3DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVE THE NOTICE. THE MEDIATION REQUEST FORM
	487	+	15.4IS AVAILABLE AT ANY COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE FROM THE DIRECTOR
	488	+	15.5OF THE MINNESOTA EXTENSION SERVICE.
	489	+	15.6 FROM: ....(Name and Address of Contract for Deed Vendor)...."
	490	+	15.7 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 573.01, is amended to read:
	491	+	15.8 573.01 SURVIVAL OF CAUSES.
	492	+	15.9 A cause of action arising out of an injury to the person dies with the person of the party
	493	+	15.10in whose favor it exists, except as provided in survives the death of any party in accordance
	494	+	15.11with section 573.02. All other causes of action by one against another, whether arising on
	495	+	15.12contract or not, survive to the personal representatives of the former and against those of
	496	+	15.13the latter.
	497	+	15.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
	498	+	15.15applies to causes of action pending on or commenced on or after that date.
	499	+	15.16Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 573.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	500	+	15.17 Subdivision 1.Death action.When death is caused by the wrongful act or omission of
	501	+	15.18any person or corporation, the trustee appointed as provided in subdivision 3 may maintain
	502	+	15.19an action therefor if the decedent might have maintained an action, had the decedent lived,
	503	+	15.20for an injury caused by the wrongful act or omission. An action to recover damages for a
	504	+	15.21death caused by the alleged professional negligence of a physician, surgeon, dentist, hospital
	505	+	15.22or sanitarium, or an employee of a physician, surgeon, dentist, hospital or sanitarium shall
	506	+	15.23be commenced within three years of the date of death, but in no event shall be commenced
	507	+	15.24beyond the time set forth in section 541.076. An action to recover damages for a death
	508	+	15.25caused by an intentional act constituting murder may be commenced at any time after the
	509	+	15.26death of the decedent. Any other action under this section may be commenced within three
	510	+	15.27years after the date of death provided that the action must be commenced within six years
	511	+	15.28after the act or omission. The recovery in the action is the amount the jury deems fair and
	512	+	15.29just in reference to for all damages suffered by the decedent resulting from the injury prior
	513	+	15.30to the decedent's death and the pecuniary loss resulting from the death, and shall be for the
	514	+	15.31exclusive benefit of the surviving spouse and next of kin, proportionate to the pecuniary
	515	+	15.32loss severally suffered by the death. The court then determines the proportionate pecuniary
	516	+	15.33loss of the persons entitled to the recovery and orders distribution accordingly. Funeral
	517	+	15Article 1 Sec. 17.
	518	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 16.1expenses and any demand for the support of the decedent allowed by the court having
	519	+	16.2jurisdiction of the action, are first deducted and paid. Punitive damages may be awarded as
	520	+	16.3provided in section 549.20.
	521	+	16.4 If an action for the injury was commenced by the decedent and not finally determined
	522	+	16.5while living, it may be continued by the trustee for recovery of all damages for the exclusive
	523	+	16.6benefit of the surviving spouse and next of kin, proportionate to the pecuniary loss severally
	524	+	16.7suffered by the death. The court on motion shall make an order allowing the continuance
	525	+	16.8and directing pleadings to be made and issues framed as in actions begun under this section.
	526	+	16.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
	527	+	16.10applies to causes of action pending on or commenced on or after that date.
	528	+	16.11Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 573.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	529	+	16.12 Subd. 2.Injury action.When injury is caused to a person by the wrongful act or omission
	530	+	16.13of any person or corporation and the person thereafter dies from a cause unrelated to those
	531	+	16.14injuries, the trustee appointed in subdivision 3 may maintain an action for special damages
	532	+	16.15all damages arising out of such injury if the decedent might have maintained an action
	533	+	16.16therefor had the decedent lived. An action under this subdivision may be commenced within
	534	+	16.17three years after the date of death provided that the action must be commenced within six
	535	+	16.18years after the act or omission.
	536	+	16.19 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment and
	537	+	16.20applies to causes of action pending on or commenced on or after that date.
	538	+	16.21Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 582.039, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	539	+	16.22 Subd. 2.Contents.A mediation notice must contain the following notice with the blanks
	540	+	16.23properly filled in.
	541	+	16.24 "TO: ....(Name of Record Owner)....
	542	+	16.25 YOU HAVE DEFAULTED ON THE MORTGAGE OF THE AGRICULTURAL
	543	+	16.26PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS ....(Size and Reasonable Location, Not Legal Description).
	544	+	16.27THE AMOUNT OF THE OUTSTANDING DEBT ON THIS PROPERTY IS ....(Amount
	545	+	16.28of Debt)....
	546	+	16.29 AS HOLDER OF THE MORTGAGE, ....(Name of Holder of Mortgage).... INTENDS
	547	+	16.30TO FORECLOSE ON THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED ABOVE.
	548	+	16Article 1 Sec. 19.
	549	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 17.1 YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE THE MORTGAGE DEBT REVIEWED FOR
	550	+	17.2MEDIATION. IF YOU REQUEST MEDIATION, A DEBT THAT IS IN DEFAULT WILL
	551	+	17.3BE MEDIATED ONLY ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT REQUEST MEDIATION, THIS DEBT
	552	+	17.4WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO FUTURE MEDIATION IF THE SECURED PARTY
	553	+	17.5ENFORCES THE DEBT.
	554	+	17.6 IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
	555	+	17.7AGRICULTURAL MINNESOTA EXTENSION SERVICE WILL PROVIDE AN
	556	+	17.8ORIENTATION MEETING AND A FINANCIAL ANALYST TO HELP YOU PREPARE
	557	+	17.9FINANCIAL INFORMATION. IF YOU DECIDE TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION,
	558	+	17.10IT WILL BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO ASSEMBLE YOUR FARM FINANCE AND
	559	+	17.11OPERATION RECORDS AND TO CONTACT A COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE AS
	560	+	17.12SOON AS POSSIBLE. MEDIATION WILL ATTEMPT TO ARRIVE AT AN
	561	+	17.13AGREEMENT FOR HANDLING FUTURE FINANCIAL RELATIONS.
	562	+	17.14 TO HAVE THE MORTGAGE DEBT REVIEWED FOR MEDIATION YOU MUST
	563	+	17.15FILE A MEDIATION REQUEST WITH THE DIRECTOR WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER
	564	+	17.16YOU RECEIVE THIS NOTICE. THE MEDIATION REQUEST FORM IS AVAILABLE
	565	+	17.17AT ANY COUNTY RECORDER'S OR COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE FROM THE
	566	+	17.18DIRECTOR OF THE MINNESOTA EXTENSION SERVICE.
	567	+	17.19 FROM: ....(Name and Address of Holder of Mortgage)...."
	568	+	17.20Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 583.25, is amended to read:
	569	+	17.21 583.25 VOLUNTARY MEDIATION PROCEEDINGS.
	570	+	17.22 A debtor that owns agricultural property or a creditor of the debtor may request mediation
	571	+	17.23of the indebtedness by a farm mediator by applying to the director. The director shall make
	572	+	17.24provide voluntary mediation application forms available at the county recorder's and county
	573	+	17.25extension office in each county when requested. The director must evaluate each request
	574	+	17.26and may direct a mediator to meet with the debtor and creditor to assist in mediation.
	575	+	17.27Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 583.26, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	576	+	17.28 Subd. 2.Mediation request.(a) A debtor must file a mediation request form with the
	577	+	17.29director by 14 days after receiving a mediation notice. The debtor must state all known
	578	+	17.30creditors with debts secured for agricultural property and must authorize the director to
	579	+	17.31obtain the debtor's credit report from one or more credit reporting agencies. The mediation
	580	+	17.32request form must include an instruction that the debtor must state all known creditors with
	581	+	17Article 1 Sec. 21.
	582	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 18.1debts secured by agricultural property and unsecured creditors that are necessary for the
	583	+	18.2farm operation of the debtor. It is the debtor's discretion as to which unsecured creditors
	584	+	18.3are necessary for the farm operation but the mediation request form must notify the debtor
	585	+	18.4that omission of a significant unsecured creditor could result in a bad-faith determination
	586	+	18.5pursuant to section 583.27, subdivisions 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), and 2. The mediation
	587	+	18.6request must state the date that the notice was served on the debtor. The director shall make
	588	+	18.7provide mediation request forms available in the county recorder's and county extension
	589	+	18.8office of each county when requested.
	590	+	18.9 (b) Except as provided in section 583.24, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (3), a
	591	+	18.10debtor who fails to file a timely mediation request waives the right to mediation for that
	592	+	18.11debt under the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act. The director shall notify the creditor who
	593	+	18.12served the mediation notice stating that the creditor may proceed against the agricultural
	594	+	18.13property because the debtor has failed to file a mediation request.
	595	+	18.14 (c) If a debtor has not received a mediation notice and is subject to a proceeding of a
	596	+	18.15creditor enforcing a debt against agricultural property under chapter 580 or 581 or sections
	597	+	18.16336.9-601 to 336.9-628, terminating a contract for deed to purchase agricultural property
	598	+	18.17under section 559.21, or garnishing, levying on, executing on, seizing, or attaching
	599	+	18.18agricultural property, the debtor may file a mediation request with the director. The mediation
	600	+	18.19request form must indicate that the debtor has not received a mediation notice.
	601	+	18.20Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 600.23, is amended to read:
	602	+	18.21 600.23 RECORDERS AND COURT ADMINISTRATORS.
	603	+	18.22 Subdivision 1.Deposit of papers.Every county recorder, upon being paid the legal fees
	604	+	18.23therefor, shall may receive and deposit in the office any instruments or papers which shall
	605	+	18.24be are offered for that purpose and, if required requested, shall give to the person depositing
	606	+	18.25the same a receipt therefor.
	607	+	18.26 Subd. 2.Endorsed and filed.Any such instruments or papers so received shall be filed
	608	+	18.27by the officer receiving the same, and so endorsed as to indicate their general nature, the
	609	+	18.28names of the parties thereto, and time when received, and shall be deposited and kept by
	610	+	18.29the officer and successors in office in the same manner as the officer's official papers, but
	611	+	18.30in a place separate therefrom.
	612	+	18.31 Subd. 3.Withdrawal.Papers and instruments so deposited shall not be made public or
	613	+	18.32withdrawn from the office except upon the written order of the person depositing the same,
	614	+	18Article 1 Sec. 22.
	615	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 19.1or the person's executors or administrators, or on the order of some court for the purpose
	616	+	19.2of being read in the court, and then to be returned to the office.
	617	+	19.3 Subd. 3a.Retention and disposal.Papers and instruments deposited for safekeeping
	618	+	19.4shall be retained, at a minimum, until the earlier of:
	619	+	19.5 (1) the county recorder learns of the depositor's death, at which time the county recorder
	620	+	19.6may deliver the paper or instrument to the appropriate court, or deliver the paper or instrument
	621	+	19.7to the depositor's executors or administrators; or
	622	+	19.8 (2) 20 years following the deposit of the paper or instrument, at which time the county
	623	+	19.9recorder shall dispose of the paper or instrument pursuant to its county's retention policy.
	624	+	19.10 Subd. 4.Certificate that instrument cannot be found.The certificate of any officer
	625	+	19.11to whom the legal custody of any instrument belongs, stating that the officer has made
	626	+	19.12diligent search for such instrument and that it cannot be found, shall be prima facie evidence
	627	+	19.13of the fact so certified to in all cases, matters, and proceedings.
	628	+	19.14Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.5314, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
	629	+	19.15 Subd. 3.Judicial determination.(a) Within 60 days following service of a notice of
	630	+	19.16seizure and forfeiture under this section, a claimant may file a demand for a judicial
	631	+	19.17determination of the forfeiture. The demand must be in the form of a civil complaint and
	632	+	19.18must be filed with the court administrator in the county in which the seizure occurred,
	633	+	19.19together with proof of service of a copy of the complaint on the prosecuting authority for
	634	+	19.20that county. The claimant may serve the complaint on the prosecuting authority by certified
	635	+	19.21mail or any means permitted by court rules. If the value of the seized property is $15,000
	636	+	19.22or less, the claimant may file an action in conciliation court for recovery of the seized
	637	+	19.23property. A copy of the conciliation court statement of claim may be served personally or
	638	+	19.24as permitted by the Rules of Conciliation Court Procedure on the prosecuting authority
	639	+	19.25having jurisdiction over the forfeiture within 60 days following service of the notice of
	640	+	19.26seizure and forfeiture under this subdivision. The claimant does not have to pay the court
	641	+	19.27filing fee. No responsive pleading is required of the prosecuting authority and no court fees
	642	+	19.28may be charged for the prosecuting authority's appearance in the matter. The district court
	643	+	19.29administrator shall schedule the hearing as soon as practicable after, and in any event no
	644	+	19.30later than 90 days following, the conclusion of the criminal prosecution. The proceedings
	645	+	19.31are governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure and, where applicable, by the Rules of
	646	+	19.32Conciliation Court Procedure.
	647	+	19Article 1 Sec. 23.
	648	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 20.1 (b) The complaint must be captioned in the name of the claimant as plaintiff and the
	649	+	20.2seized property as defendant, and must state with specificity the grounds on which the
	650	+	20.3claimant alleges the property was improperly seized and the plaintiff's interest in the property
	651	+	20.4seized. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an action for the return of property seized
	652	+	20.5under this section may not be maintained by or on behalf of any person who has been served
	653	+	20.6with a notice of seizure and forfeiture unless the person has complied with this subdivision.
	654	+	20.7 (c) If the claimant makes a timely demand for judicial determination under this
	655	+	20.8subdivision, the appropriate agency must conduct the forfeiture under section 609.531,
	656	+	20.9subdivision 6a. The limitations and defenses set forth in section 609.5311, subdivision 3,
	657	+	20.10apply to the judicial determination.
	658	+	20.11 (d) If a demand for judicial determination of an administrative forfeiture is filed under
	659	+	20.12this subdivision and the court orders the return of the seized property, the court may order
	660	+	20.13sanctions under section 549.211. If the court orders payment of these costs, they must be
	661	+	20.14paid from forfeited money or proceeds from the sale of forfeited property from the appropriate
	662	+	20.15law enforcement and prosecuting agencies in the same proportion as they would be distributed
	663	+	20.16under section 609.5315, subdivision 5.
	664	+	20.17 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
	665	+	20.18Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611.215, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	666	+	20.19 Subdivision 1.Structure; membership.(a) The State Board of Public Defense is a part
	667	+	20.20of, but is not subject to the administrative control of, the judicial branch of government.
	668	+	20.21The State Board of Public Defense shall consist of seven nine members including:
	669	+	20.22 (1) four attorneys admitted to the practice of law, well acquainted with the defense of
	670	+	20.23persons accused of crime, but not employed as prosecutors, appointed by the supreme court,
	671	+	20.24of which one must be a retired or former public defender within the past five years; and
	672	+	20.25 (2) three five public members appointed by the governor.
	673	+	20.26 The appointing authorities may not appoint a person who is a judge to be a member of
	674	+	20.27the State Board of Public Defense, other than as a member of the ad hoc Board of Public
	675	+	20.28Defense.
	676	+	20.29 (b) All members shall demonstrate an interest in maintaining a high quality, independent
	677	+	20.30defense system for those who are unable to obtain adequate representation. Appointments
	678	+	20.31to the board shall include qualified women and members of minority groups. At least three
	679	+	20.32members of the board shall be from judicial districts other than the First, Second, Fourth,
	680	+	20.33and Tenth Judicial Districts. The terms, compensation, and removal of members shall be
	681	+	20Article 1 Sec. 24.
	682	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 21.1as provided in section 15.0575. The chair shall be elected by the members from among the
	683	+	21.2membership for a term of two years.
	684	+	21.3 (c) In addition, the State Board of Public Defense shall consist of a nine-member ad hoc
	685	+	21.4board when considering the appointment of district public defenders under section 611.26,
	686	+	21.5subdivision 2. The terms of chief district public defenders currently serving shall terminate
	687	+	21.6in accordance with the staggered term schedule set forth in section 611.26, subdivision 2.
	688	+	21.7 (d) Meetings of the board are subject to chapter 13D.
	689	+	21.8 Sec. 25. REPEALER.
	690	+	21.9 (a) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 346.02; and 582.14, are repealed.
	691	+	21.10 (b) Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.305, is repealed.
	692	+	21.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (b) is effective the day following final enactment.
	693	+	21.12 ARTICLE 2
	694	+	21.13 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
	695	+	21.14Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15.71, is amended by adding a subdivision
	696	+	21.15to read:
	697	+	21.16 Subd. 1a.Indemnification agreement."Indemnification agreement" means an agreement
	698	+	21.17by the promisor to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless the promisee against liability or
	699	+	21.18claims of liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or out of physical
	700	+	21.19damage to tangible or real property.
	701	+	21.20Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15.71, is amended by adding a subdivision to
	702	+	21.21read:
	703	+	21.22 Subd. 1b.Promisee."Promisee" includes that party's independent contractors, agents,
	704	+	21.23employees, or indemnitees.
	705	+	21.24Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 15.72, is amended by adding a subdivision to
	706	+	21.25read:
	707	+	21.26 Subd. 3.Unenforceability of certain agreements.(a) An indemnification agreement
	708	+	21.27contained in, or executed in connection with, a contract for a public improvement is
	709	+	21.28unenforceable except to the extent that:
	710	+	21Article 2 Sec. 3.
	711	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 22.1 (1) the underlying injury or damage is attributable to the negligent or otherwise wrongful
	712	+	22.2act or omission, including breach of a specific contractual duty, of the promisor or the
	713	+	22.3promisor's independent contractors, agents, employees, or delegatees; or
	714	+	22.4 (2) an owner, a responsible party, or a governmental entity agrees to indemnify a
	715	+	22.5contractor directly or through another contractor with respect to strict liability under
	716	+	22.6environmental laws.
	717	+	22.7 (b) A provision in a public building or construction contract that requires a party to
	718	+	22.8provide insurance coverage to one or more other parties, including third parties, for the
	719	+	22.9negligence or intentional acts or omissions of any of those other parties, including third
	720	+	22.10parties, is against public policy and is void and unenforceable.
	721	+	22.11 (c) Paragraph (b) does not affect the validity of a provision that requires a party to provide
	722	+	22.12or obtain workers' compensation insurance, construction performance or payment bonds,
	723	+	22.13builder's risk policies, or owner or contractor-controlled insurance programs or policies.
	724	+	22.14 (d) Paragraph (b) does not affect the validity of a provision that requires the promisor
	725	+	22.15to provide or obtain insurance coverage for the promisee's vicarious liability, or liability
	726	+	22.16imposed by warranty, arising out of the acts or omissions of the promisor.
	727	+	22.17 (e) Paragraph (b) does not apply to building and construction contracts for work within
	728	+	22.1850 feet of public or private railroads or railroads regulated by the Federal Railroad
	729	+	22.19Administration.
	730	+	22.20Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 337.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
	731	+	22.21 Subd. 3.Indemnification agreement."Indemnification agreement" means an agreement
	732	+	22.22by the promisor to indemnify, defend, or hold harmless the promisee against liability or
	733	+	22.23claims of liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or out of physical
	734	+	22.24damage to tangible or real property.
	735	+	22.25Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 337.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	736	+	22.26 Subdivision 1.Agreements valid.(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b),
	737	+	22.27sections 337.01 to 337.05 do not affect the validity of agreements whereby a promisor agrees
	738	+	22.28to provide specific insurance coverage for the benefit of others.
	739	+	22.29 (b) A provision that requires a party to provide insurance coverage to one or more other
	740	+	22.30parties, including third parties, for the negligence or intentional acts or omissions of any of
	741	+	22.31those other parties, including third parties, is against public policy and is void and
	742	+	22.32unenforceable.
	743	+	22Article 2 Sec. 5.
	744	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 23.1 (c) Paragraph (b) does not affect the validity of a provision that requires a party to provide
	745	+	23.2or obtain workers' compensation insurance, construction performance or payment bonds,
	746	+	23.3or project-specific insurance, including, without limitation, builder's risk policies, or owner
	747	+	23.4or contractor-controlled insurance programs or policies.
	748	+	23.5 (d) Paragraph (b) does not affect the validity of a provision that requires the promisor
	749	+	23.6to provide or obtain insurance coverage for the promisee's vicarious liability, or liability
	750	+	23.7imposed by warranty, arising out of the acts or omissions of the promisor.
	751	+	23.8 (e) Paragraph (b) does not apply to building and construction contracts for work within
	752	+	23.950 feet of public or private railroads, or railroads regulated by the Federal Railroad
	753	+	23.10Administration.
	754	+	23.11Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
	755	+	23.12 Sections 1 to 5 are effective the day following final enactment and apply to agreements
	756	+	23.13entered into on or after that date.
	757	+	23.14 ARTICLE 3
	758	+	23.15 CIVIL RIGHTS LAW
	759	+	23.16Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 82B.195, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
	760	+	23.17 Subd. 3.Additional requirements.In addition to the requirements of subdivisions 1
	761	+	23.18and 2, an appraiser must:
	762	+	23.19 (1) not knowingly make any of the following unacceptable appraisal practices:
	763	+	23.20 (i) include inaccurate or misleading factual data about the subject neighborhood, site,
	764	+	23.21improvements, or comparable sales;
	765	+	23.22 (ii) fail to comment on negative factors with respect to the subject neighborhood, subject
	766	+	23.23property, or proximity of the subject property to adverse influences;
	767	+	23.24 (iii) unless otherwise disclosed in the appraisal report, use comparables in the valuation
	768	+	23.25process that the appraiser has not at least personally inspected from the exterior by driving
	769	+	23.26by them;
	770	+	23.27 (iv) select and use inappropriate comparable sales or fail to use comparables that are
	771	+	23.28physically and by location the most similar to the subject property;
	772	+	23.29 (v) use data, particularly comparable sales data, that was provided by parties who have
	773	+	23.30a financial interest in the sale or financing of the subject property without the appraiser's
	774	+	23.31verification of the information from a disinterested source. For example, it would be
	775	+	23Article 3 Section 1.
	776	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 24.1inappropriate for an appraiser to use comparable sales provided by the builder of the subject
	777	+	24.2property or a real estate broker who is handling the sale of the subject property, unless the
	778	+	24.3appraiser verifies the accuracy of the data provided through another source. If a signed HUD
	779	+	24.4Settlement Statement is used for this verification, the appraiser must also verify the sale
	780	+	24.5data with the buyer or county records. The appraiser must also make an independent
	781	+	24.6investigation to determine that the comparable sales provided were the best ones available;
	782	+	24.7 (vi) use adjustments to the comparable sales that do not reflect the market's reaction to
	783	+	24.8the differences between the subject property and the comparables, or fail to make adjustments
	784	+	24.9when they are clearly indicated;
	785	+	24.10 (vii) develop a valuation conclusion that is based either partially or completely on factors
	786	+	24.11identified in chapter 363A, including race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, marital
	787	+	24.12status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual orientation, familial status
	788	+	24.13of the owner or occupants of nearby property, or national origin of either the prospective
	789	+	24.14owners or occupants of the properties in the vicinity of the subject property; or
	790	+	24.15 (viii) develop a valuation conclusion that is not supported by available market data;
	791	+	24.16 (2) provide a resume, current within six months of the date it is provided, to anyone who
	792	+	24.17employs the appraiser, indicating all professional degrees and licenses held by the appraiser;
	793	+	24.18and
	794	+	24.19 (3) reject any request by the person who has employed the appraiser that is in conflict
	795	+	24.20with the requirements of Minnesota law or this chapter and withdraw from the appraisal
	796	+	24.21assignment if the employing party persists in the request.
	797	+	24.22Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245I.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	798	+	24.23 Subdivision 1.Client rights.A license holder must ensure that all clients have the
	799	+	24.24following rights:
	800	+	24.25 (1) the rights listed in the health care bill of rights in section 144.651;
	801	+	24.26 (2) the right to be free from discrimination based on age, race, color, creed, religion,
	802	+	24.27national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, and status
	803	+	24.28with regard to public assistance. The license holder must follow all applicable state and
	804	+	24.29federal laws including the Minnesota Human Rights Act, chapter 363A; and
	805	+	24.30 (3) the right to be informed prior to a photograph or audio or video recording being made
	806	+	24.31of the client. The client has the right to refuse to allow any recording or photograph of the
	807	+	24.32client that is not for the purposes of identification or supervision by the license holder.
	808	+	24Article 3 Sec. 2.
	809	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 25.1 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	810	+	25.2 Subdivision 1.Freedom from discrimination.(a) It is the public policy of this state to
	811	+	25.3secure for persons in this state, freedom from discrimination:
	812	+	25.4 (1) in employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender
	813	+	25.5identity, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation,
	814	+	25.6familial status, and age;
	815	+	25.7 (2) in housing and real property because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin,
	816	+	25.8sex, gender identity, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, sexual
	817	+	25.9orientation, and familial status;
	818	+	25.10 (3) in public accommodations because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin,
	819	+	25.11sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability;
	820	+	25.12 (4) in public services because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender
	821	+	25.13identity, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, and status with regard to public
	822	+	25.14assistance; and
	823	+	25.15 (5) in education because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender
	824	+	25.16identity, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation,
	825	+	25.17and age.
	826	+	25.18 (b) Such discrimination threatens the rights and privileges of the inhabitants of this state
	827	+	25.19and menaces the institutions and foundations of democracy. It is also the public policy of
	828	+	25.20this state to protect all persons from wholly unfounded charges of discrimination. Nothing
	829	+	25.21in this chapter shall be interpreted as restricting the implementation of positive action
	830	+	25.22programs to combat discrimination.
	831	+	25.23Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.03, subdivision 23, is amended to read:
	832	+	25.24 Subd. 23.Local commission."Local commission" means an agency of a city, county,
	833	+	25.25or group of counties created pursuant to law, resolution of a county board, city charter, or
	834	+	25.26municipal ordinance for the purpose of dealing with discrimination on the basis of race,
	835	+	25.27color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status,
	836	+	25.28status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, or familial status.
	837	+	25.29Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.03, subdivision 44, is amended to read:
	838	+	25.30 Subd. 44.Sexual orientation."Sexual orientation" means having or being perceived as
	839	+	25.31having an emotional, physical, or sexual attachment to another person without regard to the
	840	+	25Article 3 Sec. 5.
	841	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 26.1sex of that person or having or being perceived as having an orientation for such attachment,
	842	+	26.2or having or being perceived as having a self-image or identity not traditionally associated
	843	+	26.3with one's biological maleness or femaleness. "Sexual orientation" does not include a physical
	844	+	26.4or sexual attachment to children by an adult.
	845	+	26.5 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
	846	+	26.6read:
	847	+	26.7 Subd. 50.Gender identity."Gender identity" means a person's inherent sense of being
	848	+	26.8a man, woman, both, or neither. A person's gender identity may or may not correspond to
	849	+	26.9their assigned sex at birth or to their primary or secondary sex characteristics. A person's
	850	+	26.10gender identity is not necessarily visible to others.
	851	+	26.11Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.04, is amended to read:
	852	+	26.12 363A.04 CONSTRUCTION AND EXCLUSIVITY.
	853	+	26.13 The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of the
	854	+	26.14purposes thereof. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to repeal any of the
	855	+	26.15provisions of the civil rights law or of any other law of this state relating to discrimination
	856	+	26.16because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status,
	857	+	26.17status with regard to public assistance, national origin, sexual orientation, or familial status;
	858	+	26.18but, as to acts declared unfair by sections 363A.08 to 363A.19, and 363A.28, subdivision
	859	+	26.1910, the procedure herein provided shall, while pending, be exclusive.
	860	+	26.20Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	861	+	26.21 Subdivision 1.Formulation of policies.(a) The commissioner shall formulate policies
	862	+	26.22to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and shall do the following:
	863	+	26.23 (1) exercise leadership under the direction of the governor in the development of human
	864	+	26.24rights policies and programs, and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature
	865	+	26.25for their consideration and implementation;
	866	+	26.26 (2) establish and maintain a principal office in St. Paul, and any other necessary branch
	867	+	26.27offices at any location within the state;
	868	+	26.28 (3) meet and function at any place within the state;
	869	+	26.29 (4) employ attorneys, clerks, and other employees and agents as the commissioner may
	870	+	26.30deem necessary and prescribe their duties;
	871	+	26Article 3 Sec. 8.
	872	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 27.1 (5) to the extent permitted by federal law and regulation, utilize the records of the
	873	+	27.2Department of Employment and Economic Development of the state when necessary to
	874	+	27.3effectuate the purposes of this chapter;
	875	+	27.4 (6) obtain upon request and utilize the services of all state governmental departments
	876	+	27.5and agencies;
	877	+	27.6 (7) adopt suitable rules for effectuating the purposes of this chapter;
	878	+	27.7 (8) issue complaints, receive and investigate charges alleging unfair discriminatory
	879	+	27.8practices, and determine whether or not probable cause exists for hearing;
	880	+	27.9 (9) subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production for
	881	+	27.10examination of any books or papers relative to any matter under investigation or in question
	882	+	27.11as the commissioner deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
	883	+	27.12 (10) attempt, by means of education, conference, conciliation, and persuasion to eliminate
	884	+	27.13unfair discriminatory practices as being contrary to the public policy of the state;
	885	+	27.14 (11) develop and conduct programs of formal and informal education designed to
	886	+	27.15eliminate discrimination and intergroup conflict by use of educational techniques and
	887	+	27.16programs the commissioner deems necessary;
	888	+	27.17 (12) make a written report of the activities of the commissioner to the governor each
	889	+	27.18year;
	890	+	27.19 (13) accept gifts, bequests, grants, or other payments public and private to help finance
	891	+	27.20the activities of the department;
	892	+	27.21 (14) create such local and statewide advisory committees as will in the commissioner's
	893	+	27.22judgment aid in effectuating the purposes of the Department of Human Rights;
	894	+	27.23 (15) develop such programs as will aid in determining the compliance throughout the
	895	+	27.24state with the provisions of this chapter, and in the furtherance of such duties, conduct
	896	+	27.25research and study discriminatory practices based upon race, color, creed, religion, national
	897	+	27.26origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, status with regard to public
	898	+	27.27assistance, familial status, sexual orientation, or other factors and develop accurate data on
	899	+	27.28the nature and extent of discrimination and other matters as they may affect housing,
	900	+	27.29employment, public accommodations, schools, and other areas of public life;
	901	+	27.30 (16) develop and disseminate technical assistance to persons subject to the provisions
	902	+	27.31of this chapter, and to agencies and officers of governmental and private agencies;
	903	+	27Article 3 Sec. 8.
	904	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 28.1 (17) provide staff services to such advisory committees as may be created in aid of the
	905	+	28.2functions of the Department of Human Rights;
	906	+	28.3 (18) make grants in aid to the extent that appropriations are made available for that
	907	+	28.4purpose in aid of carrying out duties and responsibilities; and
	908	+	28.5 (19) cooperate and consult with the commissioner of labor and industry regarding the
	909	+	28.6investigation of violations of, and resolution of complaints regarding section 363A.08,
	910	+	28.7subdivision 7.
	911	+	28.8 In performing these duties, the commissioner shall give priority to those duties in clauses
	912	+	28.9(8), (9), and (10) and to the duties in section 363A.36.
	913	+	28.10 (b) All gifts, bequests, grants, or other payments, public and private, accepted under
	914	+	28.11paragraph (a), clause (13), must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a special
	915	+	28.12account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of human rights to help
	916	+	28.13finance activities of the department.
	917	+	28.14Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	918	+	28.15 Subd. 2.Referral from commissioner.The commissioner, whether or not a charge has
	919	+	28.16been filed under this chapter, may refer a matter involving discrimination because of race,
	920	+	28.17color, religion, sex, gender identity, creed, disability, marital status, status with regard to
	921	+	28.18public assistance, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or familial status to a local
	922	+	28.19commission for study and report.
	923	+	28.20 Upon referral by the commissioner, the local commission shall make a report and make
	924	+	28.21recommendations to the commissioner and take other appropriate action within the scope
	925	+	28.22of its powers.
	926	+	28.23Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	927	+	28.24 Subdivision 1.Labor organization.Except when based on a bona fide occupational
	928	+	28.25qualification, it is an unfair employment practice for a labor organization, because of race,
	929	+	28.26color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard
	930	+	28.27to public assistance, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, or age:
	931	+	28.28 (1) to deny full and equal membership rights to a person seeking membership or to a
	932	+	28.29member;
	933	+	28.30 (2) to expel a member from membership;
	934	+	28Article 3 Sec. 10.
	935	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 29.1 (3) to discriminate against a person seeking membership or a member with respect to
	936	+	29.2hiring, apprenticeship, tenure, compensation, terms, upgrading, conditions, facilities, or
	937	+	29.3privileges of employment; or
	938	+	29.4 (4) to fail to classify properly, or refer for employment or otherwise to discriminate
	939	+	29.5against a person or member.
	940	+	29.6 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.08, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	941	+	29.7 Subd. 2.Employer.Except when based on a bona fide occupational qualification, it is
	942	+	29.8an unfair employment practice for an employer, because of race, color, creed, religion,
	943	+	29.9national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance,
	944	+	29.10familial status, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation,
	945	+	29.11or age to:
	946	+	29.12 (1) refuse to hire or to maintain a system of employment which unreasonably excludes
	947	+	29.13a person seeking employment; or
	948	+	29.14 (2) discharge an employee; or
	949	+	29.15 (3) discriminate against a person with respect to hiring, tenure, compensation, terms,
	950	+	29.16upgrading, conditions, facilities, or privileges of employment.
	951	+	29.17Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
	952	+	29.18 Subd. 3.Employment agency.Except when based on a bona fide occupational
	953	+	29.19qualification, it is an unfair employment practice for an employment agency, because of
	954	+	29.20race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with
	955	+	29.21regard to public assistance, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, or age to:
	956	+	29.22 (1) refuse or fail to accept, register, classify properly, or refer for employment or
	957	+	29.23otherwise to discriminate against a person; or
	958	+	29.24 (2) comply with a request from an employer for referral of applicants for employment
	959	+	29.25if the request indicates directly or indirectly that the employer fails to comply with the
	960	+	29.26provisions of this chapter.
	961	+	29.27Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
	962	+	29.28 Subd. 4.Employer, employment agency, or labor organization.(a) Except when
	963	+	29.29based on a bona fide occupational qualification, it is an unfair employment practice for an
	964	+	29.30employer, employment agency, or labor organization, before a person is employed by an
	965	+	29.31employer or admitted to membership in a labor organization, to:
	966	+	29Article 3 Sec. 13.
	967	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 30.1 (1) require or request the person to furnish information that pertains to race, color, creed,
	968	+	30.2religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public
	969	+	30.3assistance, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, or age; or, subject to section 363A.20,
	970	+	30.4to require or request a person to undergo physical examination; unless for the sole and
	971	+	30.5exclusive purpose of national security, information pertaining to national origin is required
	972	+	30.6by the United States, this state or a political subdivision or agency of the United States or
	973	+	30.7this state, or for the sole and exclusive purpose of compliance with the Public Contracts
	974	+	30.8Act or any rule, regulation, or laws of the United States or of this state requiring the
	975	+	30.9information or examination. A law enforcement agency may, after notifying an applicant
	976	+	30.10for a peace officer or part-time peace officer position that the law enforcement agency is
	977	+	30.11commencing the background investigation on the applicant, request the applicant's date of
	978	+	30.12birth, gender, and race on a separate form for the sole and exclusive purpose of conducting
	979	+	30.13a criminal history check, a driver's license check, and fingerprint criminal history inquiry.
	980	+	30.14The form shall include a statement indicating why the data is being collected and what its
	981	+	30.15limited use will be. No document which has date of birth, gender, or race information will
	982	+	30.16be included in the information given to or available to any person who is involved in selecting
	983	+	30.17the person or persons employed other than the background investigator. No person may act
	984	+	30.18both as background investigator and be involved in the selection of an employee except that
	985	+	30.19the background investigator's report about background may be used in that selection as long
	986	+	30.20as no direct or indirect references are made to the applicant's race, age, or gender; or
	987	+	30.21 (2) seek and obtain for purposes of making a job decision, information from any source
	988	+	30.22that pertains to the person's race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity,
	989	+	30.23marital status, status with regard to public assistance, familial status, disability, sexual
	990	+	30.24orientation, or age, unless for the sole and exclusive purpose of compliance with the Public
	991	+	30.25Contracts Act or any rule, regulation, or laws of the United States or of this state requiring
	992	+	30.26the information; or
	993	+	30.27 (3) cause to be printed or published a notice or advertisement that relates to employment
	994	+	30.28or membership and discloses a preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination based
	995	+	30.29on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status
	996	+	30.30with regard to public assistance, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
	997	+	30.31 (b) Any individual who is required to provide information that is prohibited by this
	998	+	30.32subdivision is an aggrieved party under sections 363A.06, subdivision 4, and 363A.28,
	999	+	30.33subdivisions 1 to 9.
	1000	+	30Article 3 Sec. 13.
	1001	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 31.1 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.08, is amended by adding a subdivision
	1002	+	31.2to read:
	1003	+	31.3 Subd. 8.Inquiries into pay history prohibited.(a) "Pay history" as used in this
	1004	+	31.4subdivision means any prior or current wage, salary, earnings, benefits, or any other
	1005	+	31.5compensation about an applicant for employment.
	1006	+	31.6 (b) An employer, employment agency, or labor organization shall not inquire into,
	1007	+	31.7consider, or require disclosure from any source the pay history of an applicant for
	1008	+	31.8employment for the purpose of determining wages, salary, earnings, benefits, or other
	1009	+	31.9compensation for that applicant. The general prohibition against inquiring into the pay
	1010	+	31.10history of an applicant does not apply if the job applicant's pay history is a matter of public
	1011	+	31.11record under federal or state law, unless the employer, employment agency, or labor
	1012	+	31.12organization sought access to those public records with the intent of obtaining pay history
	1013	+	31.13of the applicant for the purpose of determining wages, salary, earnings, benefits, or other
	1014	+	31.14compensation for that applicant.
	1015	+	31.15 (c) Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent an applicant for employment from voluntarily
	1016	+	31.16and without asking, encouraging, or prompting disclosing pay history for the purposes of
	1017	+	31.17negotiating wages, salary, benefits, or other compensation. If an applicant for employment
	1018	+	31.18voluntarily and without asking, encouraging, or prompting discloses pay history to a
	1019	+	31.19prospective employer, employment agency, or labor organization, nothing in this subdivision
	1020	+	31.20shall prohibit that employer, employment agency, or labor organization from considering
	1021	+	31.21or acting on that voluntarily disclosed salary history information to support a wage or salary
	1022	+	31.22higher than initially offered by the employer, employment agency, or labor organization.
	1023	+	31.23 (d) Nothing in this subdivision limits, prohibits, or prevents a person from bringing a
	1024	+	31.24charge, grievance, or any other cause of action alleging wage discrimination because of
	1025	+	31.25race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with
	1026	+	31.26regard to public assistance, familial status, membership or activity in a local commission,
	1027	+	31.27disability, sexual orientation, or age, as otherwise provided in this chapter.
	1028	+	31.28 (e) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent an employer from:
	1029	+	31.29 (1) providing information about the wages, benefits, compensation, or salary offered in
	1030	+	31.30relation to a position; or
	1031	+	31.31 (2) inquiring about or otherwise engaging in discussions with an applicant about the
	1032	+	31.32applicant's expectations or requests with respect to wages, salary, benefits, or other
	1033	+	31.33compensation.
	1034	+	31Article 3 Sec. 14.
	1035	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 32.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2024. For employment covered
	1036	+	32.2by collective bargaining agreements, this section is not effective until the date of
	1037	+	32.3implementation of the applicable collective bargaining agreement that is after January 1,
	1038	+	32.42024.
	1039	+	32.5 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	1040	+	32.6 Subdivision 1.Real property interest; action by owner, lessee, and others.It is an
	1041	+	32.7unfair discriminatory practice for an owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee, or managing agent
	1042	+	32.8of, or other person having the right to sell, rent or lease any real property, or any agent of
	1043	+	32.9any of these:
	1044	+	32.10 (1) to refuse to sell, rent, or lease or otherwise deny to or withhold from any person or
	1045	+	32.11group of persons any real property because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin,
	1046	+	32.12sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual
	1047	+	32.13orientation, or familial status; or
	1048	+	32.14 (2) to discriminate against any person or group of persons because of race, color, creed,
	1049	+	32.15religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public
	1050	+	32.16assistance, disability, sexual orientation, or familial status in the terms, conditions or
	1051	+	32.17privileges of the sale, rental or lease of any real property or in the furnishing of facilities or
	1052	+	32.18services in connection therewith, except that nothing in this clause shall be construed to
	1053	+	32.19prohibit the adoption of reasonable rules intended to protect the safety of minors in their
	1054	+	32.20use of the real property or any facilities or services furnished in connection therewith; or
	1055	+	32.21 (3) in any transaction involving real property, to print, circulate or post or cause to be
	1056	+	32.22printed, circulated, or posted any advertisement or sign, or use any form of application for
	1057	+	32.23the purchase, rental or lease of real property, or make any record or inquiry in connection
	1058	+	32.24with the prospective purchase, rental, or lease of real property which expresses, directly or
	1059	+	32.25indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, color, creed, religion,
	1060	+	32.26national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance,
	1061	+	32.27disability, sexual orientation, or familial status, or any intent to make any such limitation,
	1062	+	32.28specification, or discrimination except that nothing in this clause shall be construed to
	1063	+	32.29prohibit the advertisement of a dwelling unit as available to adults-only if the person placing
	1064	+	32.30the advertisement reasonably believes that the provisions of this section prohibiting
	1065	+	32.31discrimination because of familial status do not apply to the dwelling unit.
	1066	+	32Article 3 Sec. 15.
	1067	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 33.1 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	1068	+	33.2 Subd. 2.Real property interest; action by brokers, agents, and others.It is an unfair
	1069	+	33.3discriminatory practice for a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, or employee, or agent
	1070	+	33.4thereof:
	1071	+	33.5 (1) to refuse to sell, rent, or lease or to offer for sale, rental, or lease any real property
	1072	+	33.6to any person or group of persons or to negotiate for the sale, rental, or lease of any real
	1073	+	33.7property to any person or group of persons because of race, color, creed, religion, national
	1074	+	33.8origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability,
	1075	+	33.9sexual orientation, or familial status or represent that real property is not available for
	1076	+	33.10inspection, sale, rental, or lease when in fact it is so available, or otherwise deny or withhold
	1077	+	33.11any real property or any facilities of real property to or from any person or group of persons
	1078	+	33.12because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status,
	1079	+	33.13status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual orientation, or familial status; or
	1080	+	33.14 (2) to discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, national
	1081	+	33.15origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability,
	1082	+	33.16sexual orientation, or familial status in the terms, conditions or privileges of the sale, rental
	1083	+	33.17or lease of real property or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith;
	1084	+	33.18or
	1085	+	33.19 (3) to print, circulate, or post or cause to be printed, circulated, or posted any
	1086	+	33.20advertisement or sign, or use any form of application for the purchase, rental, or lease of
	1087	+	33.21any real property or make any record or inquiry in connection with the prospective purchase,
	1088	+	33.22rental or lease of any real property, which expresses directly or indirectly, any limitation,
	1089	+	33.23specification or discrimination as to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender
	1090	+	33.24identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual orientation,
	1091	+	33.25or familial status or any intent to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination
	1092	+	33.26except that nothing in this clause shall be construed to prohibit the advertisement of a
	1093	+	33.27dwelling unit as available to adults-only if the person placing the advertisement reasonably
	1094	+	33.28believes that the provisions of this section prohibiting discrimination because of familial
	1095	+	33.29status do not apply to the dwelling unit.
	1096	+	33.30Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
	1097	+	33.31 Subd. 3.Real property interest; action by financial institution.It is an unfair
	1098	+	33.32discriminatory practice for a person, bank, banking organization, mortgage company,
	1099	+	33.33insurance company, or other financial institution or lender to whom application is made for
	1100	+	33Article 3 Sec. 17.
	1101	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 34.1financial assistance for the purchase, lease, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair
	1102	+	34.2or maintenance of any real property or any agent or employee thereof:
	1103	+	34.3 (1) to discriminate against any person or group of persons because of race, color, creed,
	1104	+	34.4religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public
	1105	+	34.5assistance, disability, sexual orientation, or familial status of the person or group of persons
	1106	+	34.6or of the prospective occupants or tenants of the real property in the granting, withholding,
	1107	+	34.7extending, modifying or renewing, or in the rates, terms, conditions, or privileges of the
	1108	+	34.8financial assistance or in the extension of services in connection therewith; or
	1109	+	34.9 (2) to use any form of application for the financial assistance or make any record or
	1110	+	34.10inquiry in connection with applications for the financial assistance which expresses, directly
	1111	+	34.11or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, color, creed, religion,
	1112	+	34.12national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance,
	1113	+	34.13disability, sexual orientation, or familial status or any intent to make any such limitation,
	1114	+	34.14specification, or discrimination; or
	1115	+	34.15 (3) to discriminate against any person or group of persons who desire to purchase, lease,
	1116	+	34.16acquire, construct, rehabilitate, repair, or maintain real property in a specific urban or rural
	1117	+	34.17area or any part thereof solely because of the social, economic, or environmental conditions
	1118	+	34.18of the area in the granting, withholding, extending, modifying, or renewing, or in the rates,
	1119	+	34.19terms, conditions, or privileges of the financial assistance or in the extension of services in
	1120	+	34.20connection therewith.
	1121	+	34.21Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
	1122	+	34.22 Subd. 4.Real property transaction.It is an unfair discriminatory practice for any real
	1123	+	34.23estate broker or real estate salesperson, for the purpose of inducing a real property transaction
	1124	+	34.24from which the person, the person's firm, or any of its members may benefit financially, to
	1125	+	34.25represent that a change has occurred or will or may occur in the composition with respect
	1126	+	34.26to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, marital status, status with regard
	1127	+	34.27to public assistance, sexual orientation, or disability of the owners or occupants in the block,
	1128	+	34.28neighborhood, or area in which the real property is located, and to represent, directly or
	1129	+	34.29indirectly, that this change will or may result in undesirable consequences in the block,
	1130	+	34.30neighborhood, or area in which the real property is located, including but not limited to the
	1131	+	34.31lowering of property values, an increase in criminal or antisocial behavior, or a decline in
	1132	+	34.32the quality of schools or other public facilities.
	1133	+	34Article 3 Sec. 18.
	1134	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 35.1 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	1135	+	35.2 Subdivision 1.Full and equal enjoyment of public accommodations.(a) It is an unfair
	1136	+	35.3discriminatory practice:
	1137	+	35.4 (1) to deny any person the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities,
	1138	+	35.5privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation because
	1139	+	35.6of race, color, creed, religion, disability, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation,
	1140	+	35.7or sex, or gender identity, or for a taxicab company to discriminate in the access to, full
	1141	+	35.8utilization of, or benefit from service because of a person's disability; or
	1142	+	35.9 (2) for a place of public accommodation not to make reasonable accommodation to the
	1143	+	35.10known physical, sensory, or mental disability of a disabled person. In determining whether
	1144	+	35.11an accommodation is reasonable, the factors to be considered may include:
	1145	+	35.12 (i) the frequency and predictability with which members of the public will be served by
	1146	+	35.13the accommodation at that location;
	1147	+	35.14 (ii) the size of the business or organization at that location with respect to physical size,
	1148	+	35.15annual gross revenues, and the number of employees;
	1149	+	35.16 (iii) the extent to which disabled persons will be further served from the accommodation;
	1150	+	35.17 (iv) the type of operation;
	1151	+	35.18 (v) the nature and amount of both direct costs and legitimate indirect costs of making
	1152	+	35.19the accommodation and the reasonableness for that location to finance the accommodation;
	1153	+	35.20and
	1154	+	35.21 (vi) the extent to which any persons may be adversely affected by the accommodation.
	1155	+	35.22 (b) State or local building codes control where applicable. Violations of state or local
	1156	+	35.23building codes are not violations of this chapter and must be enforced under normal building
	1157	+	35.24code procedures.
	1158	+	35.25Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	1159	+	35.26 Subd. 2.General prohibitions.This subdivision lists general prohibitions against
	1160	+	35.27discrimination on the basis of disability. For purposes of this subdivision, "individual" or
	1161	+	35.28"class of individuals" refers to the clients or customers of the covered public accommodation
	1162	+	35.29that enter into the contractual, licensing, or other arrangement.
	1163	+	35.30 (1) It is discriminatory to:
	1164	+	35Article 3 Sec. 20.
	1165	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 36.1 (i) subject an individual or class of individuals on the basis of a disability of that
	1166	+	36.2individual or class, directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements, to a
	1167	+	36.3denial of the opportunity of the individual or class to participate in or benefit from the goods,
	1168	+	36.4services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of an entity;
	1169	+	36.5 (ii) afford an individual or class of individuals on the basis of the disability of that
	1170	+	36.6individual or class, directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements, with
	1171	+	36.7the opportunity to participate in or benefit from the goods, services, facilities, privileges,
	1172	+	36.8advantages, or accommodations that are not equal to those afforded to other individuals;
	1173	+	36.9and
	1174	+	36.10 (iii) provide an individual or class of individuals, on the basis of a disability of that
	1175	+	36.11individual or class, directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements, with
	1176	+	36.12goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations that are different or
	1177	+	36.13separate from those provided to other individuals, unless the action is necessary to provide
	1178	+	36.14the individual or class of individuals with goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages,
	1179	+	36.15or accommodations, or other opportunities that are as effective as those provided to others.;
	1180	+	36.16and
	1181	+	36.17 (iv) not provide a deaf or hard-of-hearing individual or class of deaf or hard-of-hearing
	1182	+	36.18individuals with closed-captioned television when television services are provided to other
	1183	+	36.19individuals.
	1184	+	36.20 (2) Goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations must be
	1185	+	36.21afforded to an individual with a disability in the most integrated setting appropriate to the
	1186	+	36.22needs of the individual.
	1187	+	36.23 (3) Notwithstanding the existence of separate or different programs or activities provided
	1188	+	36.24in accordance with sections 363A.08 to 363A.19, and 363A.28, subdivision 10, the individual
	1189	+	36.25with a disability may not be denied the opportunity to participate in the programs or activities
	1190	+	36.26that are not separate or different.
	1191	+	36.27 (4) An individual or entity may not, directly or through contractual or other arrangements,
	1192	+	36.28use standards or criteria and methods of administration:
	1193	+	36.29 (i) that have the effect of discriminating on the basis of disability; or
	1194	+	36.30 (ii) that perpetuate the discrimination of others who are subject to common administrative
	1195	+	36.31control.
	1196	+	36.32 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2024, for all places of public
	1197	+	36.33accommodation.
	1198	+	36Article 3 Sec. 20.
	1199	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 37.1 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	1200	+	37.2 Subdivision 1.Access to public service.It is an unfair discriminatory practice to
	1201	+	37.3discriminate against any person in the access to, admission to, full utilization of or benefit
	1202	+	37.4from any public service because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability,
	1203	+	37.5sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or status with regard to public assistance or to fail
	1204	+	37.6to ensure physical and program access for disabled persons unless the public service can
	1205	+	37.7demonstrate that providing the access would impose an undue hardship on its operation. In
	1206	+	37.8determining whether providing physical and program access would impose an undue
	1207	+	37.9hardship, factors to be considered include:
	1208	+	37.10 (1) the type and purpose of the public service's operation;
	1209	+	37.11 (2) the nature and cost of the needed accommodation;
	1210	+	37.12 (3) documented good faith efforts to explore less restrictive or less expensive alternatives;
	1211	+	37.13and
	1212	+	37.14 (4) the extent of consultation with knowledgeable disabled persons and organizations.
	1213	+	37.15 Physical and program access must be accomplished within six months of June 7, 1983,
	1214	+	37.16except for needed architectural modifications, which must be made within two years of June
	1215	+	37.177, 1983.
	1216	+	37.18Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	1217	+	37.19 Subdivision 1.Utilization; benefit or services.It is an unfair discriminatory practice
	1218	+	37.20to discriminate in any manner in the full utilization of or benefit from any educational
	1219	+	37.21institution, or the services rendered thereby to any person because of race, color, creed,
	1220	+	37.22religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, marital status, status with regard to public
	1221	+	37.23assistance, sexual orientation, or disability, or to fail to ensure physical and program access
	1222	+	37.24for disabled persons. For purposes of this subdivision, program access includes but is not
	1223	+	37.25limited to providing taped texts, interpreters or other methods of making orally delivered
	1224	+	37.26materials available, readers in libraries, adapted classroom equipment, and similar auxiliary
	1225	+	37.27aids or services. Program access does not include providing attendants, individually
	1226	+	37.28prescribed devices, readers for personal use or study, or other devices or services of a
	1227	+	37.29personal nature.
	1228	+	37.30Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	1229	+	37.31 Subd. 2.Exclude, expel, or selection.It is an unfair discriminatory practice to exclude,
	1230	+	37.32expel, or otherwise discriminate against a person seeking admission as a student, or a person
	1231	+	37Article 3 Sec. 23.
	1232	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 38.1enrolled as a student because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender
	1233	+	38.2identity, age, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, or
	1234	+	38.3disability.
	1235	+	38.4 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
	1236	+	38.5 Subd. 3.Admission form or inquiry.It is an unfair discriminatory practice to make or
	1237	+	38.6use a written or oral inquiry, or form of application for admission that elicits or attempts to
	1238	+	38.7elicit information, or to make or keep a record, concerning the creed, religion, gender identity,
	1239	+	38.8sexual orientation, or disability of a person seeking admission, except as permitted by rules
	1240	+	38.9of the department.
	1241	+	38.10Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
	1242	+	38.11 Subd. 4.Purpose for information and record.It is an unfair discriminatory practice
	1243	+	38.12to make or use a written or oral inquiry or form of application that elicits or attempts to
	1244	+	38.13elicit information, or to keep a record concerning the race, color, national origin, sex, gender
	1245	+	38.14identity, sexual orientation, age, or marital status of a person seeking admission, unless the
	1246	+	38.15information is collected for purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of recruitment,
	1247	+	38.16admissions, and other educational policies, and is maintained separately from the application.
	1248	+	38.17Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.15, is amended to read:
	1249	+	38.18 363A.15 REPRISALS.
	1250	+	38.19 It is an unfair discriminatory practice for any individual who participated in the alleged
	1251	+	38.20discrimination as a perpetrator, employer, labor organization, employment agency, public
	1252	+	38.21accommodation, public service, educational institution, or owner, lessor, lessee, sublessee,
	1253	+	38.22assignee or managing agent of any real property, or any real estate broker, real estate
	1254	+	38.23salesperson, or employee or agent thereof to intentionally engage in any reprisal against
	1255	+	38.24any person because that person:
	1256	+	38.25 (1) opposed a practice forbidden under this chapter or has filed a charge, testified,
	1257	+	38.26assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under
	1258	+	38.27this chapter; or
	1259	+	38.28 (2) associated with a person or group of persons who are disabled or who are of different
	1260	+	38.29race, color, creed, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or national origin.
	1261	+	38.30 A reprisal includes, but is not limited to, any form of intimidation, retaliation, or
	1262	+	38.31harassment. It is a reprisal for an employer to do any of the following with respect to an
	1263	+	38Article 3 Sec. 26.
	1264	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 39.1individual because that individual has engaged in the activities listed in clause (1) or (2):
	1265	+	39.2refuse to hire the individual; depart from any customary employment practice; transfer or
	1266	+	39.3assign the individual to a lesser position in terms of wages, hours, job classification, job
	1267	+	39.4security, or other employment status; or inform another employer that the individual has
	1268	+	39.5engaged in the activities listed in clause (1) or (2).
	1269	+	39.6 Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	1270	+	39.7 Subdivision 1.Personal or commercial credit.It is an unfair discriminatory practice
	1271	+	39.8to discriminate in the extension of personal or commercial credit to a person, or in the
	1272	+	39.9requirements for obtaining credit, because of race, color, creed, religion, disability, national
	1273	+	39.10origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital status, or due to the receipt of
	1274	+	39.11federal, state, or local public assistance including medical assistance.
	1275	+	39.12Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.17, is amended to read:
	1276	+	39.13 363A.17 BUSINESS DISCRIMINATION.
	1277	+	39.14 It is an unfair discriminatory practice for a person engaged in a trade or business or in
	1278	+	39.15the provision of a service:
	1279	+	39.16 (1) to refuse to do business with or provide a service to a woman based on her use of
	1280	+	39.17her current or former surname; or
	1281	+	39.18 (2) to impose, as a condition of doing business with or providing a service to a woman,
	1282	+	39.19that a woman use her current surname rather than a former surname; or
	1283	+	39.20 (3) to intentionally refuse to do business with, to refuse to contract with, or to discriminate
	1284	+	39.21in the basic terms, conditions, or performance of the contract because of a person's race,
	1285	+	39.22national origin, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability, unless the alleged
	1286	+	39.23refusal or discrimination is because of a legitimate business purpose.
	1287	+	39.24 Nothing in this section shall prohibit positive action plans.
	1288	+	39.25Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	1289	+	39.26 Subdivision 1.Housing.The provisions of section 363A.09 shall not apply to:
	1290	+	39.27 (1) rooms in a temporary or permanent residence home run by a nonprofit organization,
	1291	+	39.28if the discrimination is by sex; or
	1292	+	39.29 (2) the rental by a resident owner or occupier of a one-family accommodation of a room
	1293	+	39.30or rooms in the accommodation to another person or persons if the discrimination is by sex,
	1294	+	39Article 3 Sec. 29.
	1295	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 40.1gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation,
	1296	+	40.2or disability. Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter or other state or federal law, no
	1297	+	40.3person or group of persons selling, renting, or leasing property is required to modify the
	1298	+	40.4property in any way, or exercise a higher degree of care for a person having a disability
	1299	+	40.5than for a person who does not have a disability; nor shall this chapter be construed to relieve
	1300	+	40.6any person or persons of any obligations generally imposed on all persons regardless of any
	1301	+	40.7disability in a written lease, rental agreement, or contract of purchase or sale, or to forbid
	1302	+	40.8distinctions based on the inability to fulfill the terms and conditions, including financial
	1303	+	40.9obligations of the lease, agreement, or contract; or.
	1304	+	40.10 (3) the rental by a resident owner of a unit in a dwelling containing not more than two
	1305	+	40.11units, if the discrimination is on the basis of sexual orientation.
	1306	+	40.12Sec. 30. [363A.265] GENERAL EXCLUSIONS.
	1307	+	40.13 The physical or sexual attachment to children by an adult is not a protected class under
	1308	+	40.14this chapter.
	1309	+	40.15Sec. 31. REPEALER.
	1310	+	40.16 Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 363A.20, subdivision 3; and 363A.27, are repealed.
	1311	+	40.17 ARTICLE 4
	1312	+	40.18 DATA
	1313	+	40.19Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.072, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
	1314	+	40.20 Subdivision 1.Opinion; when required.(a) Upon request of a government entity, the
	1315	+	40.21commissioner may give a written opinion on any question relating to public access to
	1316	+	40.22government data, rights of subjects of data, or classification of data under this chapter or
	1317	+	40.23other Minnesota statutes governing government data practices. Upon request of any person
	1318	+	40.24who disagrees with a determination regarding data practices made by a government entity,
	1319	+	40.25the commissioner may give a written opinion regarding the person's rights as a subject of
	1320	+	40.26government data or right to have access to government data.
	1321	+	40.27 (b) Upon request of a body subject to chapter 13D, the commissioner may give a written
	1322	+	40.28opinion on any question relating to the body's duties under chapter 13D. Upon request of a
	1323	+	40.29person who disagrees with the manner in which members of a governing body perform their
	1324	+	40.30duties under chapter 13D, the commissioner may give a written opinion on compliance with
	1325	+	40.31chapter 13D. A governing body or person requesting an opinion under this paragraph must
	1326	+	40Article 4 Section 1.
	1327	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 41.1pay the commissioner a fee of $200. Money received by the commissioner under this
	1328	+	41.2paragraph is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this section.
	1329	+	41.3 (c) If the commissioner determines that no opinion will be issued, the commissioner
	1330	+	41.4shall give the government entity or body subject to chapter 13D or person requesting the
	1331	+	41.5opinion notice of the decision not to issue the opinion within five business days of receipt
	1332	+	41.6of the request. Notice must be in writing. For notice by mail, the decision not to issue an
	1333	+	41.7opinion is effective when placed with the United States Postal Service or with the central
	1334	+	41.8mail system of the state of Minnesota. If this notice is not given, the commissioner shall
	1335	+	41.9issue an opinion within 20 50 days of receipt of the request.
	1336	+	41.10 (d) For good cause and upon written notice to the person requesting the opinion, the
	1337	+	41.11commissioner may extend this deadline for one additional 30-day period. The notice must
	1338	+	41.12state the reason for extending the deadline. The government entity or the members of a body
	1339	+	41.13subject to chapter 13D must be provided a reasonable opportunity to explain the reasons
	1340	+	41.14for its decision regarding the data or how they perform their duties under chapter 13D. The
	1341	+	41.15commissioner or the government entity or body subject to chapter 13D may choose to give
	1342	+	41.16notice to the subject of the data concerning the dispute regarding the data or compliance
	1343	+	41.17with chapter 13D.
	1344	+	41.18 (e) This section does not apply to a determination made by the commissioner of health
	1345	+	41.19under section 13.3805, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), or 144.6581.
	1346	+	41.20 (f) A written, numbered, and published opinion issued by the attorney general shall take
	1347	+	41.21precedence over an opinion issued by the commissioner under this section.
	1348	+	41.22Sec. 2. [13.204] POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS LICENSING DATA.
	1349	+	41.23 (a) The following data submitted to a political subdivision by a person seeking to obtain
	1350	+	41.24a license are classified as private data on individuals or nonpublic data:
	1351	+	41.25 (1) a tax return, as defined by section 270B.01, subdivision 2; and
	1352	+	41.26 (2) a bank account statement.
	1353	+	41.27 (b) Notwithstanding section 138.17, data collected by a political subdivision as part of
	1354	+	41.28a license application and classified under paragraph (a) must be destroyed no later than 90
	1355	+	41.29days after a final decision on the license application.
	1356	+	41.30 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment. Data
	1357	+	41.31which a political subdivision collected or created before the effective date of this act, and
	1358	+	41Article 4 Sec. 2.
	1359	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 42.1which would otherwise be subject to the destruction requirement, must be destroyed no
	1360	+	42.2later than 90 days following final enactment.
	1361	+	42.3 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.32, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
	1362	+	42.4 Subd. 3.Private data; when disclosure is permitted.Except as provided in subdivision
	1363	+	42.55, educational data is private data on individuals and shall not be disclosed except as follows:
	1364	+	42.6 (a) pursuant to section 13.05;
	1365	+	42.7 (b) pursuant to a valid court order;
	1366	+	42.8 (c) pursuant to a statute specifically authorizing access to the private data;
	1367	+	42.9 (d) to disclose information in health, including mental health, and safety emergencies
	1368	+	42.10pursuant to the provisions of United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(1)(I), and Code
	1369	+	42.11of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.36;
	1370	+	42.12 (e) pursuant to the provisions of United States Code, title 20, sections 1232g(b)(1),
	1371	+	42.13(b)(4)(A), (b)(4)(B), (b)(1)(B), (b)(3), (b)(6), (b)(7), and (i), and Code of Federal Regulations,
	1372	+	42.14title 34, sections 99.31, 99.32, 99.33, 99.34, 99.35, and 99.39;
	1373	+	42.15 (f) to appropriate health authorities to the extent necessary to administer immunization
	1374	+	42.16programs and for bona fide epidemiologic investigations which the commissioner of health
	1375	+	42.17determines are necessary to prevent disease or disability to individuals in the public
	1376	+	42.18educational agency or institution in which the investigation is being conducted;
	1377	+	42.19 (g) when disclosure is required for institutions that participate in a program under title
	1378	+	42.20IV of the Higher Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1092;
	1379	+	42.21 (h) to the appropriate school district officials to the extent necessary under subdivision
	1380	+	42.226, annually to indicate the extent and content of remedial instruction, including the results
	1381	+	42.23of assessment testing and academic performance at a postsecondary institution during the
	1382	+	42.24previous academic year by a student who graduated from a Minnesota school district within
	1383	+	42.25two years before receiving the remedial instruction;
	1384	+	42.26 (i) to appropriate authorities as provided in United States Code, title 20, section
	1385	+	42.271232g(b)(1)(E)(ii), if the data concern the juvenile justice system and the ability of the
	1386	+	42.28system to effectively serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose records are released;
	1387	+	42.29provided that the authorities to whom the data are released submit a written request for the
	1388	+	42.30data that certifies that the data will not be disclosed to any other person except as authorized
	1389	+	42.31by law without the written consent of the parent of the student and the request and a record
	1390	+	42.32of the release are maintained in the student's file;
	1391	+	42Article 4 Sec. 3.
	1392	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 43.1 (j) to volunteers who are determined to have a legitimate educational interest in the data
	1393	+	43.2and who are conducting activities and events sponsored by or endorsed by the educational
	1394	+	43.3agency or institution for students or former students;
	1395	+	43.4 (k) to provide student recruiting information, from educational data held by colleges
	1396	+	43.5and universities, as required by and subject to Code of Federal Regulations, title 32, section
	1397	+	43.6216;
	1398	+	43.7 (l) to the juvenile justice system if information about the behavior of a student who poses
	1399	+	43.8a risk of harm is reasonably necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other
	1400	+	43.9individuals;
	1401	+	43.10 (m) with respect to Social Security numbers of students in the adult basic education
	1402	+	43.11system, to Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the Department of Employment
	1403	+	43.12and Economic Development for the purpose and in the manner described in section 124D.52,
	1404	+	43.13subdivision 7;
	1405	+	43.14 (n) to the commissioner of education for purposes of an assessment or investigation of
	1406	+	43.15a report of alleged maltreatment of a student as mandated by chapter 260E. Upon request
	1407	+	43.16by the commissioner of education, data that are relevant to a report of maltreatment and are
	1408	+	43.17from charter school and school district investigations of alleged maltreatment of a student
	1409	+	43.18must be disclosed to the commissioner, including, but not limited to, the following:
	1410	+	43.19 (1) information regarding the student alleged to have been maltreated;
	1411	+	43.20 (2) information regarding student and employee witnesses;
	1412	+	43.21 (3) information regarding the alleged perpetrator; and
	1413	+	43.22 (4) what corrective or protective action was taken, if any, by the school facility in response
	1414	+	43.23to a report of maltreatment by an employee or agent of the school or school district;
	1415	+	43.24 (o) when the disclosure is of the final results of a disciplinary proceeding on a charge
	1416	+	43.25of a crime of violence or nonforcible sex offense to the extent authorized under United
	1417	+	43.26States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(6)(A) and (B), and Code of Federal Regulations,
	1418	+	43.27title 34, sections 99.31(a)(13) and (14);
	1419	+	43.28 (p) when the disclosure is information provided to the institution under United States
	1420	+	43.29Code, title 42, section 14071, concerning registered sex offenders to the extent authorized
	1421	+	43.30under United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(7); or
	1422	+	43.31 (q) when the disclosure is to a parent of a student at an institution of postsecondary
	1423	+	43.32education regarding the student's violation of any federal, state, or local law or of any rule
	1424	+	43Article 4 Sec. 3.
	1425	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 44.1or policy of the institution, governing the use or possession of alcohol or of a controlled
	1426	+	44.2substance, to the extent authorized under United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(i), and
	1427	+	44.3Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.31(a)(15), and provided the institution has
	1428	+	44.4an information release form signed by the student authorizing disclosure to a parent. The
	1429	+	44.5institution must notify parents and students about the purpose and availability of the
	1430	+	44.6information release forms. At a minimum, the institution must distribute the information
	1431	+	44.7release forms at parent and student orientation meetings.;
	1432	+	44.8 (r) a student's name, home address, telephone number, email address, or other personal
	1433	+	44.9contact information may be disclosed to a public library for purposes of issuing a library
	1434	+	44.10card to the student; or
	1435	+	44.11 (s) with Tribal Nations about Tribally enrolled or descendant students to the extent
	1436	+	44.12necessary for the Tribal Nation and school district or charter school to support the educational
	1437	+	44.13attainment of the student.
	1438	+	44.14Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.32, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
	1439	+	44.15 Subd. 5.Directory information.Information (a) Educational data designated as directory
	1440	+	44.16information is public data on individuals to the extent required under federal law. Directory
	1441	+	44.17information must be designated pursuant to the provisions of:
	1442	+	44.18 (1) this subdivision; and
	1443	+	44.19 (2) United States Code, title 20, section 1232g, and Code of Federal Regulations, title
	1444	+	44.2034, section 99.37, which are were in effect on January 3, 2012, is public data on individuals,
	1445	+	44.21to the extent required under federal law.
	1446	+	44.22 (b) When conducting the directory information designation and notice process required
	1447	+	44.23by federal law, an educational agency or institution shall give parents and students notice
	1448	+	44.24of the right to refuse to let the agency or institution designate any or all specified data about
	1449	+	44.25the student as directory information. This notice may be given by any means reasonably
	1450	+	44.26likely to inform the parents and students of the right.
	1451	+	44.27 (c) An educational agency or institution may not designate a student's home address,
	1452	+	44.28telephone number, email address, or other personal contact information as directory
	1453	+	44.29information under this subdivision. This paragraph does not apply to a postsecondary
	1454	+	44.30institution.
	1455	+	44.31 (d) When requested, educational agencies or institutions must share personal student
	1456	+	44.32contact information and directory information, whether public or private, with the Minnesota
	1457	+	44.33Department of Education, as required for federal reporting purposes.
	1458	+	44Article 4 Sec. 4.
	1459	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 45.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
	1460	+	45.2Beginning upon the effective date of this section, a student's personal contact information
	1461	+	45.3subject to this section must be treated by an educational agency or institution as private
	1462	+	45.4educational data under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.32, regardless of whether that contact
	1463	+	45.5information was previously designated as directory information under Minnesota Statutes,
	1464	+	45.6section 13.32, subdivision 5.
	1465	+	45.7 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.643, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
	1466	+	45.8 Subd. 6.Animal premises data.(a) Except for farmed Cervidae premises location data
	1467	+	45.9collected and maintained under section 35.155, the following data collected and maintained
	1468	+	45.10by the Board of Animal Health related to registration and identification of premises and
	1469	+	45.11animals under chapter 35, are classified as private or nonpublic:
	1470	+	45.12 (1) the names and addresses;
	1471	+	45.13 (2) the location of the premises where animals are kept; and
	1472	+	45.14 (3) the identification number of the premises or the animal.
	1473	+	45.15 (b) Except as provided in section 347.58, subdivision 5, data collected and maintained
	1474	+	45.16by the Board of Animal Health under sections 347.57 to 347.64 are classified as private or
	1475	+	45.17nonpublic.
	1476	+	45.18 (c) The Board of Animal Health may disclose data collected under paragraph (a) or (b)
	1477	+	45.19to any person, agency, or to the public if the board determines that the access will aid in the
	1478	+	45.20law enforcement process or the protection of public or animal health or safety.
	1479	+	45.21 ARTICLE 5
	1480	+	45.22 NOTARIES PUBLIC
	1481	+	45.23Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 357.17, is amended to read:
	1482	+	45.24 357.17 NOTARIES PUBLIC.
	1483	+	45.25 (a) The maximum fees to be charged and collected by a notary public shall be as follows:
	1484	+	45.26 (1) for protest of nonpayment of note or bill of exchange or of nonacceptance of such
	1485	+	45.27bill; where protest is legally necessary, and copy thereof, $5;
	1486	+	45.28 (2) for every other protest and copy, $5;
	1487	+	45.29 (3) for making and serving every notice of nonpayment of note or nonacceptance of bill
	1488	+	45.30and copy thereof, $5;
	1489	+	45Article 5 Section 1.
	1490	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 46.1 (4) for any affidavit or paper for which provision is not made herein, $5 per folio, and
	1491	+	46.2$1 per folio for copies;
	1492	+	46.3 (5) for each oath administered, $5;
	1493	+	46.4 (6) for acknowledgments of deeds and for other services authorized by law, the legal
	1494	+	46.5fees allowed other officers for like services;
	1495	+	46.6 (7) for recording each instrument required by law to be recorded by the notary, $5 per
	1496	+	46.7folio.
	1497	+	46.8 (b) A notary public may charge a fee for performing a marriage in excess of the fees in
	1498	+	46.9paragraph (a) if the notary is a member, director, or partner of an entity organized under
	1499	+	46.10the laws of this state.
	1500	+	46.11Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 359.04, is amended to read:
	1501	+	46.12 359.04 POWERS.
	1502	+	46.13 Every notary public so appointed, commissioned, and qualified shall have power
	1503	+	46.14throughout this state to administer all oaths required or authorized to be administered in
	1504	+	46.15this state; to take and certify all depositions to be used in any of the courts of this state; to
	1505	+	46.16take and certify all acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of attorney, and
	1506	+	46.17other instruments in writing or electronic records; to receive, make out, and record notarial
	1507	+	46.18protests; to perform civil marriages consistent with this chapter and chapter 517; and to
	1508	+	46.19perform online remote notarial acts in compliance with the requirements of sections 358.645
	1509	+	46.20and 358.646.
	1510	+	46.21Sec. 3. [359.115] CIVIL MARRIAGE OFFICIANT.
	1511	+	46.22 (a) A notary public shall have the power to solemnize civil marriages throughout the
	1512	+	46.23state if the notary public has filed a copy of the notary public's notary credentials with the
	1513	+	46.24local registrar of a county in this state. When a local registrar records notary credentials for
	1514	+	46.25a notary public, the local registrar shall provide a certificate of filing to the notary whose
	1515	+	46.26credentials are recorded. A notary public shall endorse and record the county where the
	1516	+	46.27notary public's credentials are recorded upon each certificate of civil marriage granted by
	1517	+	46.28the notary.
	1518	+	46.29 (b) A past or current Minnesota elected official, who was elected to a local government
	1519	+	46.30office or to a state or federal government office, shall have the power to solemnize a civil
	1520	+	46.31marriage throughout the state if the elected official has filed a copy of the elected official's
	1521	+	46.32certificate of election with the local registrar of a county in this state. When a local registrar
	1522	+	46Article 5 Sec. 3.
	1523	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 47.1records an elected official's credentials, the local registrar shall provide a certificate of filing
	1524	+	47.2that the elected official's credentials are recorded, and the elected official shall endorse and
	1525	+	47.3record the county where the elected official's credentials are recorded upon each certificate
	1526	+	47.4of civil marriage granted by the elected official.
	1527	+	47.5 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 517.04, is amended to read:
	1528	+	47.6 517.04 PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM CIVIL MARRIAGES.
	1529	+	47.7 Civil marriages may be solemnized throughout the state by an individual who has attained
	1530	+	47.8the age of 21 years and is a judge of a court of record, a retired judge of a court of record,
	1531	+	47.9a court administrator, a retired court administrator with the approval of the chief judge of
	1532	+	47.10the judicial district, a former court commissioner who is employed by the court system or
	1533	+	47.11is acting pursuant to an order of the chief judge of the commissioner's judicial district, a
	1534	+	47.12notary authorized by the Office of the Secretary of State, a past or current Minnesota elected
	1535	+	47.13official authorized by section 359.115, the residential school superintendent of the Minnesota
	1536	+	47.14State Academy for the Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, a licensed or
	1537	+	47.15ordained minister of any religious denomination, or by any mode recognized in section
	1538	+	47.16517.18. For purposes of this section, a court of record includes the Office of Administrative
	1539	+	47.17Hearings under section 14.48.
	1540	+	47.18 ARTICLE 6
	1541	+	47.19 HEALTH CARE MEDIATION
	1542	+	47.20Section 1. [145.685] COMMUNICA TION AND RESOLUTION AFTER A HEALTH
	1543	+	47.21CARE ADVERSE INCIDENT.
	1544	+	47.22 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
	1545	+	47.23the meanings given.
	1546	+	47.24 (b) "Health care adverse incident" means an objective and definable outcome arising
	1547	+	47.25from or related to patient care that results in the death or physical injury of a patient.
	1548	+	47.26 (c) "Health care provider" means a person who is licensed, certified, or registered, or
	1549	+	47.27otherwise permitted by state law, to administer health care in the ordinary course of business
	1550	+	47.28or in the practice of a profession and practices at a health facility.
	1551	+	47.29 (d) "Health facility" means a hospital or outpatient surgical center licensed under sections
	1552	+	47.30144.50 to 144.56; a medical, dental, or health care clinic; a diagnostic laboratory; or a
	1553	+	47.31birthing center licensed under section 144.615. The definition of health facility includes
	1554	+	47Article 6 Section 1.
	1555	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 48.1any corporation, professional corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited
	1556	+	48.2liability partnership, or other entity comprised of health facilities or health care providers.
	1557	+	48.3 (e) "Open discussion" means all communications that are made during an open discussion
	1558	+	48.4process under this section and includes memoranda, work product, documents, and other
	1559	+	48.5materials that are prepared for or submitted in the course of or in connection with
	1560	+	48.6communications made under this section. Open discussion does not include any
	1561	+	48.7communication, memoranda, work product, or other materials that would otherwise be
	1562	+	48.8subject to discovery and were not prepared specifically for use in an open discussion pursuant
	1563	+	48.9to this section.
	1564	+	48.10 (f) "Patient" means a person who receives health care from a health care provider. If the
	1565	+	48.11patient is under 18 years of age and is not an emancipated minor, the definition of patient
	1566	+	48.12includes the patient's legal guardian or parent. If the patient is deceased or incapacitated,
	1567	+	48.13the definition of patient includes the patient's legal representative.
	1568	+	48.14 Subd. 2.Engaging in an open discussion.(a) If a health care adverse incident occurs,
	1569	+	48.15a health care provider involved in the health care adverse incident, the health facility involved
	1570	+	48.16in the health care adverse incident, or both jointly may provide the patient with written
	1571	+	48.17notice of their desire to enter into an open discussion with the patient to discuss potential
	1572	+	48.18outcomes following a health care adverse incident in accordance with this section. A health
	1573	+	48.19facility may designate a person or class of persons who has the authority to provide the
	1574	+	48.20notice on behalf of the health facility. The patient involved in the health care adverse incident
	1575	+	48.21may provide oral notice to the health care provider, the health facility involved in the health
	1576	+	48.22care adverse incident, or both, of the patient's desire to enter into an open discussion with
	1577	+	48.23either the health care provider, or the health care provider and health facility jointly, to
	1578	+	48.24discuss potential outcomes following a health care adverse incident in accordance with this
	1579	+	48.25section.
	1580	+	48.26 (b) If a health care provider or health facility decides to enter into an open discussion
	1581	+	48.27as specified in this section, the written notice must be sent to the patient within 365 days
	1582	+	48.28from the date the health care provider or the health facility knew, or through the use of
	1583	+	48.29diligence should have known, of the health care adverse incident. The notice must include:
	1584	+	48.30 (1) the health care provider, health facility, or both jointly desire to pursue an open
	1585	+	48.31discussion in accordance with this section;
	1586	+	48.32 (2) the patient's right to receive a copy of the medical records related to the health care
	1587	+	48.33adverse incident and the patient's right to authorize the release of the patient's medical
	1588	+	48.34records related to the health care adverse incident to a third party;
	1589	+	48Article 6 Section 1.
	1590	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 49.1 (3) the patient's right to seek legal counsel and to have legal counsel present throughout
	1591	+	49.2the open discussion process;
	1592	+	49.3 (4) a copy of section 541.076 with notice that the time for a patient to bring a lawsuit is
	1593	+	49.4limited under section 541.076 and will not be extended by engaging in an open discussion
	1594	+	49.5under this section unless all parties agree in writing to an extension;
	1595	+	49.6 (5) that if the patient chooses to engage in an open discussion with the health care
	1596	+	49.7provider, health facility, or jointly with both, all communications made during the course
	1597	+	49.8of the open discussion process, including communications regarding the initiation of an
	1598	+	49.9open discussion are:
	1599	+	49.10 (i) privileged and confidential;
	1600	+	49.11 (ii) not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release;
	1601	+	49.12and
	1602	+	49.13 (iii) not admissible as evidence in a proceeding arising directly out of the health care
	1603	+	49.14adverse incident, including a judicial, administrative, or arbitration proceeding; and
	1604	+	49.15 (6) that any communications, memoranda, work product, documents, or other material
	1605	+	49.16that are otherwise subject to discovery and not prepared specifically for use in an open
	1606	+	49.17discussion under this section are not confidential.
	1607	+	49.18 (c) If the patient agrees to engage in an open discussion with a health care provider,
	1608	+	49.19health facility, or jointly with both, the agreement must be in writing and must state that
	1609	+	49.20the patient has received the notice described in paragraph (b).
	1610	+	49.21 (d) Upon agreement to engage in an open discussion, the patient, health care provider,
	1611	+	49.22or health facility may include other persons in the open discussion process. All other persons
	1612	+	49.23included in the open discussion must be advised of the parameters of communications made
	1613	+	49.24during the open discussion process specified under paragraph (b), clauses (5) and (6).
	1614	+	49.25 (e) If a health care provider or health facility decides to engage in an open discussion,
	1615	+	49.26the health care provider or health facility may:
	1616	+	49.27 (1) investigate how the health care adverse incident occurred, including gathering
	1617	+	49.28information regarding the medical care or treatment and disclose the results of the
	1618	+	49.29investigation to the patient;
	1619	+	49.30 (2) openly communicate to the patient the steps the health care provider or health facility
	1620	+	49.31will take to prevent future occurrences of the health care adverse incident; and
	1621	+	49Article 6 Section 1.
	1622	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 50.1 (3) determine that no offer of compensation for the health care adverse incident is
	1623	+	50.2warranted or that an offer of compensation for the health care adverse incident is warranted.
	1624	+	50.3 (f) If a health care provider or health facility determines that no offer of compensation
	1625	+	50.4is warranted, the health care provider or health facility shall orally communicate that decision
	1626	+	50.5to the patient.
	1627	+	50.6 (g) If a health care provider or a health facility determines that an offer of compensation
	1628	+	50.7is warranted, the health care provider or health facility shall provide the patient with a written
	1629	+	50.8offer of compensation. If an offer of compensation is made under this paragraph, and the
	1630	+	50.9patient is not represented by legal counsel, the health care provider or health facility shall:
	1631	+	50.10 (1) advise the patient of the patient's right to seek legal counsel regarding the offer of
	1632	+	50.11compensation and encourage the patient to seek legal counsel; and
	1633	+	50.12 (2) provide notice to the patient that the patient may be legally required to repay medical
	1634	+	50.13and other expenses that were paid by a third party on the patient's behalf, including private
	1635	+	50.14health insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare, along with an itemized statement from the health
	1636	+	50.15provider showing all charges and third-party payments.
	1637	+	50.16 (h) Except for an offer of compensation made under paragraph (g), open discussions
	1638	+	50.17between the health care provider or health facility and the patient about compensation shall
	1639	+	50.18not be in writing.
	1640	+	50.19 Subd. 3.Confidentiality of open discussions and offers of compensation.(a) Open
	1641	+	50.20discussion communications made under this section, including offers of compensation made
	1642	+	50.21under subdivision 2:
	1643	+	50.22 (1) do not constitute an admission of liability;
	1644	+	50.23 (2) are privileged and confidential and shall not be disclosed;
	1645	+	50.24 (3) are not admissible as evidence in any subsequent judicial, administrative, or arbitration
	1646	+	50.25proceeding arising directly out of the health care adverse incident, except as provided in
	1647	+	50.26paragraph (b);
	1648	+	50.27 (4) are not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release;
	1649	+	50.28and
	1650	+	50.29 (5) shall not be disclosed by any party in any subsequent judicial, administrative, or
	1651	+	50.30arbitration proceeding arising directly out of the health care adverse incident.
	1652	+	50.31 (b) A party may move the court or other decision maker in a subsequent proceeding to
	1653	+	50.32adjudicate the matter to admit as evidence a communication made during an open discussion
	1654	+	50Article 6 Section 1.
	1655	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 51.1that contradicts a statement made during the proceeding. The court or other decision maker
	1656	+	51.2shall allow a communication made during an open discussion that contradicts a statement
	1657	+	51.3made at a subsequent proceeding to adjudicate the matter into evidence only if the
	1658	+	51.4communication made during an open discussion is material to the claims presented in the
	1659	+	51.5subsequent proceeding.
	1660	+	51.6 (c) Communications, memoranda, work product, documents, and other materials that
	1661	+	51.7are otherwise subject to discovery and that were not prepared specifically for use in an open
	1662	+	51.8discussion under this section are not confidential.
	1663	+	51.9 (d) The limitation on disclosure imposed by this subdivision includes disclosure during
	1664	+	51.10any discovery conducted as part of a subsequent adjudicatory proceeding, and a court or
	1665	+	51.11other adjudicatory body shall not compel any person who engages in an open discussion
	1666	+	51.12under this section to disclose confidential communications or agreements made under this
	1667	+	51.13section.
	1668	+	51.14 (e) This subdivision does not affect any other law, rule, or requirement with respect to
	1669	+	51.15confidentiality.
	1670	+	51.16 Subd. 4.Payment and resolution.(a) If a patient accepts an offer of compensation
	1671	+	51.17made pursuant to this section, and payment of compensation is made to a patient as a result,
	1672	+	51.18the payment to the patient is not payment resulting from:
	1673	+	51.19 (1) a written claim or demand for payment;
	1674	+	51.20 (2) a final judgment, settlement, or arbitration award against a health care institution for
	1675	+	51.21medical malpractice purposes; or
	1676	+	51.22 (3) a malpractice claim settled or in which judgment is rendered against a health care
	1677	+	51.23professional for purposes of reporting by malpractice insurance companies under sections
	1678	+	51.24146A.03, 147.111, 147A.14, 148.102, 148.263, 148B.381, 148F.205, 150A.13, and 153.24.
	1679	+	51.25 (b) A health care provider or health facility may require, as a condition of an offer of
	1680	+	51.26compensation made pursuant to this section, a patient to execute all documents and obtain
	1681	+	51.27any necessary court approval to resolve a health care adverse incident. The parties shall
	1682	+	51.28negotiate the form of the documents to be executed and obtain court approval as necessary.
	1683	+	51.29 Subd. 5.Sunset.This section sunsets on June 30, 2031.
	1684	+	51.30 Subd. 6.Applicability.This section applies only to health care adverse incidents that
	1685	+	51.31occur on or after August 1, 2023.
	1686	+	51Article 6 Section 1.
	1687	+	REVISOR KLL H0447-2HF447 SECOND ENGROSSMENT 346.02 FINDER TO GIVE NOTICE; PENALTY.
	1688	+	A person who finds an estray and knows who owns it shall notify the owner within seven days
	1689	+	after finding the estray and request the owner to pay all reasonable charges and take such estray
	1690	+	away. A finder who does not know who owns the estray shall within ten days file a notice with the
	1691	+	town clerk. The clerk shall transmit a copy thereof to the county recorder, who shall record the
	1692	+	same in a book designated "estray book." The finder shall give posted notice of the finding of the
	1693	+	estray in said town. The notice shall briefly describe the estray, giving its marks, natural and artificial,
	1694	+	as nearly as practicable, naming the residence of the finder, and specifying the town, section, and
	1695	+	time when taken up. For failure to give such notice, the finder shall be liable to the owner of the
	1696	+	estray in double the amount of damages sustained by the owner thereby.
	1697	+	363A.20 EXEMPTION BASED ON EMPLOYMENT .
	1698	+	Subd. 3.Nonpublic service organization.The provisions of section 363A.08 shall not apply
	1699	+	to a nonpublic service organization whose primary function is providing occasional services to
	1700	+	minors, such as youth sports organizations, scouting organizations, boys' or girls' clubs, programs
	1701	+	providing friends, counselors, or role models for minors, youth theater, dance, music or artistic
	1702	+	organizations, agricultural organizations for minors, including 4-H clubs, and other youth
	1703	+	organizations, with respect to qualifications of employees or volunteers based on sexual orientation.
	1704	+	363A.27 CONSTRUCTION OF LAW.
	1705	+	Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:
	1706	+	(1) mean the state of Minnesota condones homosexuality or bisexuality or any equivalent
	1707	+	lifestyle;
	1708	+	(2) authorize or permit the promotion of homosexuality or bisexuality in education institutions
	1709	+	or require the teaching in education institutions of homosexuality or bisexuality as an acceptable
	1710	+	lifestyle;
	1711	+	(3) authorize or permit the use of numerical goals or quotas, or other types of affirmative action
	1712	+	programs, with respect to homosexuality or bisexuality in the administration or enforcement of the
	1713	+	provisions of this chapter; or
	1714	+	(4) authorize the recognition of or the right of marriage between persons of the same sex.
	1715	+	504B.305 NOTICE OF SEIZURE PROVISION.
	1716	+	Landlords shall give written notice to tenants of the provision relating to seizures in section
	1717	+	504B.301. Failure to give such notice does not subject the landlord to criminal or civil liability and
	1718	+	is not a defense under section 609.5317, subdivision 3.
	1719	+	582.14 LIMITATION ON OLD FORECLOSURE ACTIONS.
	1720	+	No action or proceeding to foreclose a real estate mortgage executed prior to November 1, 1909,
	1721	+	shall be maintained after January 1, 1946, unless prior to said date the owner of said mortgage shall
	1722	+	have filed in the office of the county recorder of the county in which is located the real estate covered
	1723	+	thereby, a notice setting forth the name of the claimant, a description of said real estate and of said
	1724	+	mortgage including the volume and page at which it is of record and a statement of the amount
	1725	+	claimed to be due thereon. Such notices may be discharged in the same manner as notices of lis
	1726	+	pendens, and, so discharged, shall, together with all information included therein, cease to constitute
	1727	+	either actual or constructive notice.
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223	1729		APPENDIX
224		-	Repealed Minnesota ~~Session Laws~~: H0447-3
	1730	+	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H0447-2