Each legislative session, dozens of bills are introduced that have an impact on the disability community. Some aim to help the disability community, while others contain policies that could have negative consequences for Minnesotans with disabilities. The Minnesota Council on Disability (MCD) tracks disability-related bills that are introduced during the legislative session.
This list is meant to inform the public on disability-related legislation and does not imply support or opposition to the bills. To learn more about the legislative priorities MCD does support, please view our Public Policy Agenda.
To view the status of a bill in the legislature, follow the linked bill number to its Revisor page.
Our bill tracking page is updated weekly. To view the most recent bill introductions, you can visit the following pages:
Bill Topics:
Note: This list is not meant to be comprehensive and additional topics will be added as bills are introduced.
Council on Disability Priorities
HF 383 – Chief Authors: Representative Liz Reyer
Advisory Task Force on State Employment and Retention of Employees with Disabilities recommendations adopted, and report required. Connect 700 Reform.
HF 0384 – Chief Authors: Representative Liz Reyer
Unrestricted access to services required for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of rare diseases.
HF 0480 – Chief Authors: Representative Steve Elkins
Minnesota Council on Disability funding provided to provide outreach, training, assistance, and auditing related to local government website accessibility; report required; and money appropriated.
SF 0539 & HF 0377 – Chief Authors: Senator Liz Boldon & Representative Kim Hicks
Council on Disability funding provided, and money appropriated.
SF 0655 & HF 0687 – Chief Authors: Senator Omar Fateh & Representative Ginny Klevorn
Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center and inclusive higher education grant established, reports required, and money appropriated.
SF 0705 – Chief Authors: Senator Kelly Morrison
Minnesota Rare Disease Advisory Council appropriation.
Disabled Veterans
SF 0138 – Chief Authors: Senator Jeff Howe
Spousal benefit modification for the disabled veterans’ homestead market value extension.
SF 0197 Chief Authors: Senator Matt Klein
Education benefit for dependents of disabled veterans establishment.
HF 0236 – Chief Authors: Representative Mike Freiberg
Property tax provisions modified, and market value exclusion increased for disabled veterans.
SF 0710 – Chief Authors: Senator Justin Eichorn
Disabled veteran tax exclusion amounts modification.
HF 0858 – Chief Authors: Representative Matt Norris
Spousal eligibility for disabled veterans homestead market value exclusion extended.
HF 0903 – Chief Authors: Representative Walter Hudson
Market value exclusion modified for veterans with a disability.
Education, Higher
SF 0309 & HF 0628 – Chief Authors: Senator John Hoffman & Representative Jerry Newton
Century College advanced digital technology center for orthotics and prosthetics funding provided, and money appropriated.
SF 0864 – Chief Authors: Senator Erin Maye Quade
Funding increase for the community education for adults with disabilities program.
Education, K-12
SF 0008 – Chief Authors: Senator Mary Kunesh
Special Education Funding – A bill that seeks to fully fund special education and other education programs through cross-subsidy aid.
SF 0028 & HF 0018 – Chief Authors: Senator Bonnie Westlin & Representative Dan Wolgamott
School Districts special education services funding – A bill that seeks to fully fund school district’s special education programs.
SF 0069 & HF 0058 – Chief Authors: Senator Alice Mann & Representative Ruth Richardson
Dismissal of students in kindergarten through grade 3 prohibited. Students with disabilities are disproportionately more likely to be dismissed from school than non-disabled students.
SF 0183 & HF 0271 – Chief Authors: Senator Erin Maye Quade & Representative Heather Edelson
Education; nonexclusionary discipline provided. Students with disabilities are more likely to experience exclusionary discipline.
SF 0295 & HF 0170– Chief Authors: Representative Jamie Becker-Finn & Senator Heather Gustafson
Updating/improving ASL interpreter requirements for E-12 classrooms.
SF 0366 & HF 0368 – Chief Authors: Senator Liz Boldon & Representative Jessica Hanson
Malicious and sadistic conduct involving race, gender, religion, sexual harassment, sexual orientation and sexual exploitation prohibition.
SF 0387 & HF 0415 – Chief Authors: Senator Grant Hauschild & Representative Dave Lislegard
Northern Lights Academy Special Education Cooperative service area education learning center and Northland Learning Center Level IV setting regional special education program in northeastern Minnesota funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
SF 0423 & HF 0336 – Chief Authors: Senator Jennifer McEwen & Representative Alicia Kozlowski
Duluth; Independent School District No. 709 special education revenue adjusted, base adjustment created, supplemental special education aid authorized, and money appropriated.
SF 0489 & HF 0543 – Chief Authors: Senator Glenn Gruenhagen & Representative Bobbie Harder
Special education tuition billing limited.
HF 0562 – Chief Authors: Representative Heather Edelson
Due process special education aid created for school districts, and money appropriated.
SF 0665 & HF 0795 – Chief Authors: Senator Mary Kunesh & Representative Cheryl Youakim
Extended time revenue expansion to all students placed at residential treatment facilities providing mental health or juvenile justice services.
SF 0681 & HF 0142 – Chief Authors: Senator John Hoffman & Representative Mike Freiberg
Reasonable accommodations required for parents of children with disabilities when interacting with teachers and school administration.
HF 0781 – Chief Authors: Representative Jon Koznick
Average daily membership minimum hours for a disabled kindergarten pupil aligned to those of other kindergarten pupils.
HF 0842 – Chief Authors: Representative Brian Daniels
Deaf and hard-of-hearing students and oral/aural deaf education licensure requirements modified, rulemaking authorized, and report required.
Health
SF 0120 & HF 0348 – Chief Authors: Senator Erin Murphy & Representative Michael Howard
Prescription drugs and related medical supplies prescribed to treat a chronic disease co-payments limited.
SF 0149 & HF 0196 – Chief Authors: Senator Andrew Lang & Representative John Huot
Fuel adjustment provided for nonemergency medical transportation and ambulance service reimbursement.
SF 0316 & HF 0435 – Chief Authors: Senator Jim Abeler & Representative John Huot
Payment rates increased for nonemergency medical transportation.
SF 0317 – Chief Authors: Senator Jim Abeler
Statewide parent-to-parent programs appropriation for families of children and youth with special health care needs.
SF 0382 – Chief Authors: Senator Jim Abeler
Emergency grant program creation for autism spectrum disorder treatment providers.
SF 0404 & HF 0816: Chief Authors: Senator Alice Mann & Representative Kim Hicks
Medical assistance enrollees allowed to opt out of managed care enrollment.
SF 0660 & HF 0691 – Chief Authors: Senator Jim Abeler & Representative Duane Quam
Medical assistance, long-term services and supports, and other public assistance program applications report to the legislature required.
HF 0690 – Chief Authors: Representative Duane Quam
Medical assistance requirements and payment rates modified for nonemergency medical transportation.
SF 0759 & HF 0239 – Chief Authors: Senator John Hoffman & Representative Liz Reyer
Hospice respite and end-of-life care medical assistance benefit for individuals under the age of 22 establishment.
HF 0771 – Chief Authors: Representative Liz Reyer
Medical assistance coverage expanded to include prescription digital therapeutics.
SF 0782 & HF 0898 – Chief Authors: Senator Liz Boldon & Representative Robert Bierman
Medical assistance coverage for adult dental services expansion.
SF 0828 – Chief Authors: Senator John Hoffman
Chiropractic services under medical assistance and MinnesotaCare coverage modification.
SF 0902 & HF 0584 – Chief Authors: Senator Alice Mann & Representative Heather Edelson
Medical assistance reimbursement rates increased for home care services.
SF 0903 & HF 0585 – Chief Authors: Senator John Hoffman & Representative Ginny Klevorn
Care evaluation established as a covered medical assistance home care service, medical assistance homemaker rates modified, and report required.
SF 0759 & HF 0239 – Chief Authors: Senator John Hoffman & Representative Liz Reyer
Hospice respite and end-of-life care medical assistance benefit for individuals under the age of 22 establishment.
Housing and Independent Living
SF 0325 & HF 0459 – Chief Authors: Senator Sandra Pappas & Representative Dan Wolgamott
Centers of independent living grants appropriation.
SF 0543 – Chief Authors: Senator Jim Abeler
Pilot project providing grants establishment for integrated community-based housing.
SF 0673 – Chief Authors: Senator Erin Maye Quade
Family supportive housing programs funding and appropriation.
HF 732 – Chief Authors: Representative Kaohly Vang Her
Income definitions modified for housing support.
SF 1094 & HF 0302 – Chief Authors: Senator Lindsey Port & Representative Michael Howard
Eligible use of housing infrastructure bonds added, and issuance of housing infrastructure bonds prescribed.
Human Rights
SF 0037 & HF 0173– Chief Authors: Senator Mary Kunesh & Representative Kaohly Vang Her
Disability Protection under Law. Constitutional amendment providing for equality under the law which includes disability.
Human Services
SF 0007 & HF 0032 – Chief Authors: Senator John Hoffman & Representative Mohamud Noor
Caregivers Stabilization Act – A bill that seeks to address the homecare workforce crisis.
HF 0240 – Chief Authors: Representative Liz Reyer
Medical assistance reimbursement provided for parents and spouses providing services under consumer-directed community supports and community first services and supports.
HF 0540 – Chief Authors: Representative Kim Hicks
Medical assistance enrollees allowed to opt out of managed care enrollment.
SF 0654 & HF 0716 – Chief Authors: Senator Omar Fateh & Representative Leigh Finke
Access to shared services under the home and community -based services waiver expansion.
SF 0657 – Chief Authors: Senator Omar Fateh
Private agencies prohibition from providing case management services to persons receiving certain waiver services.
HF 0693 – Chief Authors: Representative Peter Fischer
Commissioner of human services required to contract for administration of medical assistance and MinnesotaCare programs, report required, and money appropriated.
SF 0695 & HF 0696 – Chief Authors: Senator Omar Fateh & Representative Luke Frederick
Community first services and supports payment rates modification.
HF 0737 – Chief Authors: Representative Mohamud Noor
Loan forgiveness and grants for home care worker education established, reports required, money transferred, and money appropriated.
HF 0738 – Chief Authors: Representative Mohamud Noor
Home care workers allowed to access MinnesotaCare, and money appropriated.
SF 0743 & HF 0777 – Chief Authors: Senator John Jasinski & Representative John Petersburg
Rate increase provision for an intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities.
SF 0756 & HF 0568 – Chief Authors: Senator Jim Abeler & Representative Mike Freiberg
Payment rates modified for intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities.
SF 0758 & HF 0339 – Chief Authors: Senator John Hoffman & Representative Brion Curran
Community residential settings license requirements modification.
SF 0780 & HF 0733 – Chief Authors: Senator John Hoffman & Representative Heather Edelson
Payment rates for customized living services provided under disability waivers modified, payment rates for home-delivered meals under disability waivers modified.
HF 0786 – Chief Authors: Representative Mohamud Noor
Payment rates increased for customized living services provided under brain injury waiver and community access for disability inclusion waiver.
SF 0792 – Chief Authors: Senator Paul Utke
Continuity of care requirements for seniors receiving personal assistance under medical assistance managed care establishment.
SF 0810 & HF 0895 – Chief Authors: Senator Torrey Westrom & Representative Paul Anderson
Big Stone County; intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities rate increase provided.
HF 0813 – Chief Authors: Representative Kim Hicks
Home and community-based workforce incentive fund grants established, awareness-building campaign for recruitment of direct care professionals established.
Mental Health
SF 0173 & HF 0527 – Chief Authors: Senator Matt Klein & Representative Mary Frances Clardy
Commissioner of health required to develop education and awareness initiatives addressing health care professional burnout and mental health issues, and money appropriated.
HF 0227 Chief Authors: Senator Rich Draheim
Loan forgiveness program establishment for mental health professionals.
HF 0346 – Chief Authors: Representative Liz Reyer
Mental health service rate increase bridge established.
SF 0449 & HF 0362 – Chief Authors: Senator Heather Gustafson & Representative Kelly Moller
Comprehensive school mental health services lead positions establishment and appropriation.
SF 0578 & HF 0564 – Chief Authors: Senator Erin Maye Quade & Representative Robert Bierman
Children’s school-linked mental health grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 0610 – Chief Authors: Representative Dan Wolgamott
Addressing mental health in law enforcement and first responder communities funding provided.
SF 0646 & HF 0506 – Chief Authors: Senator Eric Pratt & Representative Jon Koznick
Equine therapy to first responders suffering from trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 0728 – Chief Authors: Representative Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn
Interstate compact established for professional counselors.
SF 0770 – Chief Authors: Senator Omar Fateh
Medical assistance reimbursement rate for critical access mental health services provided by certain providers increase.
SF 0836 & HF 0905 – Chief Authors: Senator Kelly Morrison & Representative Cheryl Youakim
Minors age 16 or older authorized to consent to nonresidential mental health services.
Public Safety
HF 0380 – Chief Authors: Representative Paul Novotny
Silver Alert system created to aid in locating missing persons who are senior citizens with cognitive impairments, and penalties provided.
State and Local Government
HF 0778 – Chief Authors: Representative Steve Elkins
Postretirement adjustment (COLA) increased to three percent for members receiving disability benefit, and individual income tax subtraction established for duty disability benefits.
Transportation
SF 0111 – Chief Authors: Senator Torrey Westrom
Creates a new restricted disabled relative driver’s license that allows anyone 15 and older to drive their relative with a disability. The restricted disabled relative license must be issued solely for the purpose of authorizing the person to whom the restricted license is issued to assist the person’s relative with transportation necessary for daily living, including but not limited to driving to and from work, appointments, shopping, or errands.
SF 0334 – Chief Authors: Senator Zaynab Mohamed
Certain training requirement for transit operators on assisting passengers.
HF 0405 – Chief Authors: Representative Duane Quam
Microtransit rideshare pilot program established, microtransit rideshare account established, report required, and money appropriated.