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Bill to require landlords to notify renters about nearby open water advanced with amendment after parent testimony (HF1566)
Summary
House File 15 66 would require landlords to notify tenants about nearby open bodies of water and provide contact information for water‑safety resources; on March 18 the committee adopted a DE1 amendment and laid the bill over after multiple parents and advocates testified.
The House Finance and Policy Committee on March 18 adopted an amendment to House File 15 66 requiring landlords to provide written notice to tenants about nearby open bodies of water and to include contact information for local water safety and swim lesson resources. The author, Representative Hussain, said the measure responds to recent drownings of young children, including members of Minnesota’s East African community, and to parents of autistic children who are at higher risk of elopement and drowning.
Jillian Nelson, policy director for the Autism Society of Minnesota, described near‑death experience her family had when a neighbor left a gate unlatched: "The number…
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