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You are here: Home / About Our Public Policy / Legislative Updates / Disability-related Bill Deadline Update

Disability-related Bill Deadline Update

The following disability-related bills have met first or second deadline in the legislative process. If a bill has met first deadline (March 10), it has been heard in committee in either the house or the senate. If a bill has met second deadline (March 24), it has been heard in committees in both the house and the senate. This legislative session has been historic for disability-related bills. Of the approximately 250 bills (and counting) introduced in 2023, 128 of them have met first or second deadline. In other years, we usually only see about one hundred disability-related bills introduced and about half will meet deadlines.

If a bill does not meet first and second deadline, it likely will not pass the 2023 legislative session; however, the deadline may be waived for some high-priority bills.

This list includes most disability bills introduced in the 2023 session, but it is not meant to be comprehensive. The table contains Senate and House File Numbers, deadline status, and a description for each bill. It is organized by Senate File Number (SF ####).

Bill Deadline Updates
Senate Bill House Bill Deadline Met Description
SF 0008 HF 0340 1st deadline met Supplemental aid provision and appropriation for special education
SF 0028 HF 0018 1st deadline met School districts special education services fully funding establishment and appropriation
SF 0034 HF 0019 2nd deadline met Earned sick and safe time provision and appropriation
SF 0037 HF 0173 2nd deadline met Constitutional amendment providing for equality under the law (including disability)
SF 0069 HF 0058 2nd deadline met Dismissal of students in kindergarten through grade 3 prohibited, and money appropriated.
SF 0111 HF 1438 1st deadline met Restricted disabled relative license establishment
SF 0120 HF 0348 2nd deadline met Co-payments limitation for prescription drugs and related medical supplies prescribed to treat a chronic disease
SF 0138 HF 1060 2nd deadline met Spousal benefit modification for the disabled veterans’ homestead market value extension
SF 0149 HF 0196 2nd deadline met Fuel adjustment provision for nonemergency medical transportation and ambulance service reimbursement
SF 0183 HF 0271 2nd deadline met Education; nonexclusionary discipline provided. Students with disabilities are more likely to experience exclusionary discipline.
SF 0255 HF 0121 2nd deadline met Competency attainment modifications and appropriation
SF 0295 HF 0170 2nd deadline met Interpreters requirements modifications
SF 0316 HF 0435 1st deadline met Nonemergency medical transportation payment rates increase
SF 0325 HF 0459 2nd deadline met Centers of independent living grants appropriation
SF 0334 HF 0337 2nd deadline met Certain training requirement for transit operators on assisting passengers with disabilities
SF 0366 HF 0368 2nd deadline met Malicious and sadistic conduct involving race, gender, religion, sexual harassment, DISABILITY (TBA), sexual orientation and sexual exploitation prohibition
SF 0401 HF 0993 2nd deadline met Developmental screening aid increase and appropriation
SF 0404 HF 0816 2nd deadline met Medical assistance enrollees permission to opt out of managed care enrollment
SF 0423 HF 0336 1st deadline met Special education revenue adjustment for Independent School District No. 709, Duluth
SF 0449 HF 0362 2nd deadline met Comprehensive school mental health services lead positions establishment and appropriation
SF 0539 HF 0377 2nd deadline met Council on Disability funding provided, and money appropriated.
SF 0578 HF 0564 1st deadline met Children’s school-linked mental health grants appropriation
SF 0646 HF 0506 2nd deadline met Grant funding appropriation to provide equine therapy to first responders suffering from trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder
SF 0654 HF 0716 2nd deadline met Access to shared services under the home and community -based services waiver expansion
SF 0655 HF 0687 2nd deadline met Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center and inclusive higher education grant establishment and appropriation
SF 0665 HF 0795 1st deadline met Extended time revenue expansion to all students placed at residential treatment facilities providing mental health or juvenile justice services
SF 0673 none 1st deadline met Family supportive housing programs funding and appropriation
SF 0695 HF 0696 1st deadline met Community first services and supports payment rates modification
SF 0705 HF 0988 2nd deadline met Minnesota Rare Disease Advisory Council appropriation
SF 0756 HF 0568 2nd deadline met Intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities payment rates modification
SF 0758 HF 0339 2nd deadline met Community residential settings license requirements modification
SF 0759 HF 0239 1st deadline met Hospice respite and end-of-life care medical assistance benefit for individuals under the age of 22 establishment
SF 0772 HF 0236 2nd deadline met Property tax market value exclusion for disabled veterans increase
SF 0780 HF 0733 2nd deadline met Customized living services payment rates provided under certain disability waivers, home-delivered meals payment rates under the disability waivers modifications
SF 0782 HF 0898 2nd deadline met Medical assistance coverage for adult dental services expansion
SF 0836 HF 0905 2nd deadline met Minors age 16 or older authorized to consent to nonresidential mental health services
SF 0864 HF 1045 2nd deadline met Funding increase for the community education for adults with disabilities program
SF 0902 HF 0584 2nd deadline met Home care services medical assistance reimbursement rates increase
SF 0903 HF 0585 2nd deadline met Care evaluation as a covered medical assistance home care service establishment; medical assistance homecare rates modification
SF 0925 HF 0240 1st deadline met Medical assistance reimbursement for parents and spouses providing services under consumer-directed community supports and community first services and supports establishment
SF 0928 HF 0610 2nd deadline met Heroes Helping Heroes appropriation
SF 0992 HF 0732 1st deadline met Income definitions modification for housing support
SF 0993 HF 0813 1st deadline met Home and community-based workforce incentive fund grants establishmen
SF 0999 HF 0981 2nd deadline met Installation requirement of adult-size changing facilities in restrooms accessible to public
SF 1009 HF 1416 2nd deadline met Integrated community supports modification
SF 1015 HF 0999 2nd deadline met Disability waiver rate system modification
SF 1020 HF 1298 2nd deadline met Essential community supports modification
SF 1022 HF 0979 2nd deadline met Legislative task force establishment to review and prioritize resources to support an aging demographic in the state
SF 1028 HF 1175 2nd deadline met Medical assistance coverage modification for special education school social work services
SF 1029 HF 0384 2nd deadline met Unrestricted access requirement to services for diagnosis. monitoring, and treatment of rare diseases
SF 1044 HF 0786 1st deadline met Payment rates increase for customized living services provided under the brain injury waiver and the community access for disability inclusion waiver
SF 1046 HF 0480 2nd deadline met Minnesota Council on Disability appropriation to provide outreach, training, assistance and auditing related to local government website accessibility
SF 1094 HF 0302 1st deadline met Eligible use for housing infrastructure bonds modification; housing infrastructure bonds issuance prescription; housing bond issue and appropriation
SF 1201 HF 1434 2nd deadline met Parental contribution fees for services for children with disabilities elimination
SF 1261 HF 0383 2nd deadline met Recommendations adoption of the Advisory Task force on State Employment and Retention of Employees with Disabilities
SF 1264 HF 1030 1st deadline met MinnesotaCare and medical assistance enrollee cost-sharing elimination; individual, small group and State Employee Group Insurance Program cost-sharing prohibition
SF 1272 HF 1384 2nd deadline met Notice of the medical assistance program for employed person with disabilities requirement; medical assistance eligibility requirements for employed persons with disabilities modification
SF 1281 HF 1444 1st deadline met Definition of physically disabled person amendment for the purposes of parking permits
SF 1376 HF 1306 2nd deadline met Fee exemptions provision for motor vehicles bearing Purple Heart medal special plates
SF 1384 HF 1522 2nd deadline met Occupational Safety and Health Act citation data classification
SF 1391 HF 1466 1st deadline met Grant appropriation to maintain and promote self-advocacy services and supports for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
SF 1450 HF 1462 2nd deadline met Mental health unit pilot program for individuals with mental illness and incarcerated in jails establishment
SF 1486 HF 1790 1st deadline met Medicare supplement insurance policies preexisting condition limitations prohibition
SF 1489 HF 1494 2nd deadline met Human services provider workplace safety grants and appropriation
SF 1490 HF 1771 2nd deadline met Medical assistance and insurance coverage of psychiatric collaborative care model authorization
SF 1509 HF 1353 2nd deadline met Veterans’ spouses and current military service members’ spouses permission to receive eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy through the veterans resilience project
SF 1564 HF 1589 1st deadline met Special education teacher pipeline program established, report required, and money appropriated.
SF 1567 HF 1512 2nd deadline met Remote supervision of personal care assistance services authorization
SF 1590 HF 1633 2nd deadline met African American Child Wellness Institute grant appropriation
SF 1597 HF 1067 2nd deadline met Allows PCAs to drive their clients
SF 1613 HF 1098 2nd deadline met Minnesota Diversified Industries and career skills programming focusing on providing inclusive employment for people with disabilities appropriation
SF 1615 HF 1683 2nd deadline met Mental health services eligibility and rates modification
SF 1639 HF 1661 1st deadline met Informal kinship caregiver support grant program establishment
SF 1640 HF 1596 2nd deadline met PACE program funding mechanism establishment
SF 1655 HF 0781 2nd deadline met Average daily membership minimum hours for a disabled kindergartner pupil alignment to those other kindergarten pupils
SF 1679 HF 1436 1st deadline met Programs expansion and establishment to address the health and human services workforce shortage
SF 1692 HF 1627 2nd deadline met Policies governing access to substance use disorder treatment services modification
SF 1747 HF 586 2nd deadline met Minnesota State University, Mankato Community Behavioral Health Center appropriation
SF 1765 HF 1604 1st deadline met Emergency grant program for autism spectrum disorder treatment providers establishment and appropriation
SF 1771 HF 1843 1st deadline met Universal health care system benefits and costs analysis to assist the legislature in comparing it to the current public and private health care financing system authorization and appropriation
SF 1779 HF 1697 2nd deadline met Grants appropriation to programs to provide employment support services to persons with mental illness
SF 1799 HF 1811 1st deadline met Grants appropriation to the Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement
SF 1807 HF 1924 1st deadline met CentraCare Health System University of Minnesota Medical School Campus appropriation
SF 1814 HF 1852 1st deadline met Alzheimer’s public information program establishment
SF 1826 HF 1706 1st deadline met Telehealth requirements modification; medical assistance reimbursements for transport services authorization
SF 1854 HF 2215 1st deadline met Exception modification to the community residential setting licensing moratorium
SF 1899 none 2nd deadline met Minneapolis Public Housing Authority grant to rehabilitate deeply affordable family housing units appropriation
SF 1900 HF 2234 2nd deadline met Home and community-based services systemic critical incident review team establishment
SF 1933 HF 1482 2nd deadline met Metro Mobility partnership pilot program establishment
SF 1959 HF 1234 2nd deadline met Peace officer duty disability provisions modifications and appropriations
SF 1967 HF 2077 1st deadline met Medical assistance requirement to cover seizure detection devices
SF 2034 HF 569 1st deadline met Cass Lake Leech Lake Area Health and Wellness Center appropriation
SF 2044 HF 0909 2nd deadline met Closed-captioned television requirement in certain circumstances
SF 2067 HF 1752 1st deadline met Commissioner of human services direction to establish a prescription drug purchasing program
SF 2090 HF 2160 1st deadline met Commissioner of health appropriation for the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders prevention grants
SF 2105 HF 1480 1st deadline met Coverage specification for hearing aids
SF 2213 HF 2275 2nd deadline met Cultural and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure Grant Program establishment; Mental Health Certified Peer Specialist Grant program establishment; Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program establishment; Housing with Support for Adults with Serious Mental Illness program establishment
SF 2229 HF 2471 2nd deadline met Child care assistance eligibility and co-payment requirements
SF 2236 HF 2280 1st deadline met Gender-Affirming Rights Act
SF 2244 HF 2523 2nd deadline met Senior nutrition program appropriation
SF 2248 HF 2106 1st deadline met Employment qualifications modification for child care centers and amending child care center staffing rules
SF 2265 HF 2286 2nd deadline met Commissioner of human services public health emergency transition procedures establishment; continuous medical assistance eligibility for children establishment; state-funded cost-sharing reduction program establishment
SF 2272 HF 2418 1st deadline met 24-hour grace period to clear disability parking spaces of obstructions elimination
SF 2282 HF 2284 2nd deadline met Provisions modification regarding Minnesota residents admitted to adjacent-state mental health facilities
SF 2291 HF 2402 1st deadline met Dakota County regional behavioral health crisis facility bond issue and appropriation
SF 2296 HF 2265 1st deadline met Duluth regional behavioral health crisis facility appropriation; prior appropriation cancellation
SF 2353 HF 2327 1st deadline met Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Training Program establishment
SF 2356 HF 2330 2nd deadline met Child care safety and correction orders, human services licensing qualifications, infant safety, and foster care and child care training provisions modifications
SF 2401 HF 2320 1st deadline met Department of Children, Youth, and Families establishment; children’s cabinet modification
SF 2411 HF 2232 2nd deadline met Nursing home moratorium process modification
SF 2413 HF 2052 2nd deadline met Home care survey and assisted living licensure survey alignment
SF 2449 HF 2553 1st deadline met Mental health provider staffing, documentation and diagnostic assessment requirements modification
SF 2485 HF 2371 1st deadline met Commercial health plan coverage requirement of certain treatment at psychiatric residential treatment facilities
SF 2486 HF 1634 1st deadline met Project ECHO program appropriation
SF 2488 HF 2544 2nd deadline met Payment rates establishment for substance use disorder treatment services with medications for opioid use disorder
SF 2489 HF 2551 2nd deadline met Treatment review and staffing requirements modification for opioid treatment programs
SF 2499 HF 2628 2nd deadline met Fees provision and dismissal for certified birth records, identification cards and driver’s licenses for persons treated for substance use disorder who are eligible for medical assistance
SF 2501 none 1st deadline met Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities appropriation
SF 2514 HF 2516 1st deadline met Personal care assistance services and community first services and supports component values and payment rates modification
SF 2588 HF 1566 2nd deadline met Suicide and crisis lifeline establishment and appropriation
SF 2664 HF 0693 1st deadline met Commissioner of human services requirement to contract for the administration of the medical assistance and MinnesotaCare programs
SF 2673 HF 2599 1st deadline met Requirements establishment for hospitals to screen patients for eligibility for health coverage or assistance
SF 2693 none 1st deadline met Hospital payment rates modification
SF 2746 HF 1821 2nd deadline met Information collected in long-term care surveys modification
none HF 0612 1st deadline met Children; definition of neglect modified, failure to teach a deaf child sign language, thus depriving the child of the ability to communicate with others
none HF 0986 1st deadline met Tax and fee exemptions provided for eligible veterans with a disability
none HF 1043 1st deadline met Task Force on Disability Services Accessibility and pilot project established
none HF 1628 1st deadline met Pupil transportation services for homeless students fully funded, special education aid modified
Page last updated: March 17, 2023

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