Minnesota House passes a slate of technical and local bills; several measures pass unanimously

A batch of bills on the Minnesota House calendar on March 13, 2025, passed with little floor debate and largely bipartisan support before the chamber took up the longer debate on House File 4. Key outcomes:

House File 747 — Business corporation governance (passed 134-0) Representative Nyska presented a nonpartisan revision to the Minnesota Business Corporation Act intended to update corporate governance norms (recordkeeping, inspections, emergency governance rules). The bill passed unanimously, 134 yeas, 0 nays.

House File 944 — "Purple paint" trespass law expansion (passed 131-1) Representative Gilman, the bill's sponsor, said the measure would allow landowners an alternative to signs by marking boundaries with purple paint to indicate restricted access. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources supported the change. The House passed the bill, 131 yeas and 1 nay.

House File 1346 — Mandatory reporter training changes (passed 134-0) Representative Nash, sponsor, described changes to the required training for mandatory reporters and said the bill will involve additional experts in curriculum development. The bill passed unanimously, 134-0.

House File 1034 — Retroactive effective date for school CTE grant (passed 134-0) Representative Joaquin explained a technical correction to affirm that a $450,000 2023 grant to Little Falls School District for a CTE program would be reimbursable; the bill passed unanimously, 134-0.

House File 438 — Local government board size correction for Crane Lake (passed 134-0) Representative Scribe said Crane Lake's population supports a three-member board rather than five; the bill passed 134-0.

House File 1058 — Local sanitary district board changes (passed 134-0) Representative Scrava explained reorganizing representation after eliminations of other districts; the bill passed unanimously, 134-0.

House File 1401 — Missing and endangered persons definition expansion (passed 134-0) Representative Witte said the bill adds people with dementia, Alzheimer's disease or traumatic brain injury to the statute's list of circumstances that make a missing person "endangered," producing a heightened law enforcement response (not a public alert). The House passed the bill, 134-0.

House File 1410 — Add local correctional officers to discipline procedures act (passed 118-16) Representative Witte and backers said the bill extends rights and due-process protections under the Minnesota Peace Officer Discipline Procedures Act to local correctional officers. The bill passed by roll call, 118 ayes and 16 nays.

House File 1443 — National Guard credit limit increase (passed 134-0) Representative Olsen described amending the credit limit for the State Armory Building Commission to $45,000,000 (an increase from an earlier $15,000,000 authorization). The House passed the bill unanimously, 134-0.

Votes summary

- HF747 (Business Corporation Act updates): passed, 134-0 - HF944 (Purple paint trespass option): passed, 131-1 - HF1346 (Mandatory reporter training): passed, 134-0 - HF1034 (Retroactive CTE grant effective date): passed, 134-0 - HF438 (Crane Lake board size adjustment): passed, 134-0 - HF1058 (Sanitary district representation changes): passed, 134-0 - HF1401 (Missing and endangered persons: dementia/TBI): passed, 134-0 - HF1410 (Correctional officers discipline protections): passed, 118-16 - HF1443 (Increase armory commission credit limit to $45,000,000): passed, 134-0

Ending

Most of these measures were described on the floor as technical corrections, local government fixes, or noncontroversial policy updates. House File 4 (the surplus-to-taxpayer constitutional amendment) consumed the bulk of debate later in the day and ultimately failed on a tie vote, 67-67.