Each session, lawmakers introduce dozens of bills that will impact the disability community. Some bills aim to improve the lives of Minnesotans with disabilities. Others contain policies that could negatively affect them. The amount of legislation introduced during session makes it a daunting task to follow the ones you might be interested in. We compile a list of disability-related bills to make it easier for you to stay informed.
This list is meant to inform the public on disability-related legislation. It does not imply support or opposition to the bills. To learn more about the legislative priorities we support, please view our 2024 Public Policy Agenda.
Our bill tracking page is updated weekly. To view the most recent bill introductions, visit:
How to Use the Bill Tracker
To view the status of a bill in the legislature, follow the linked bill number to its Revisor page.
Each bill has a status listed after the chief authors.
- ACTIVE: The bill has been heard or is scheduled to be heard in a committee. The bill is being considered for passage during the 2024 legislative session.
- INTRODUCED: The bill has been introduced this session, but no hearings have been scheduled. Bills that are not heard in committee before the committee deadlines are not likely to pass this session.
Bills Introduced in 2023
Some bills introduced but not passed into law in 2023 are being reconsidered for the 2024 Legislative Session. If one of these bills receives a committee hearing this session, we will place it on this list as “ACTIVE.” For a list of disability-related bills introduced last year, visit our 2023 bill tracker.
Bill Topics List
Note: This list is not comprehensive. Additional topics may be added as bills are introduced.
Education, Higher
HF 4565 & SF 4525 – Chief Authors: Representative Hanson & Senator Fateh – INTRODUCED
Establishing the Minnesota Respond, Innovate, Succeed and Empower (RISE) Act
Education, K-12
HF 2340 & SF 2583 – Chief Authors: Representative Klevorn & Senator Rest – ACTIVE
Special education added as an eligible master’s degree program for the credit for teachers attaining a master’s degree
HF 3780 & SF 4212 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Seeberger – ACTIVE
Special Education Developmental Adapted Physical Education and Report Required
HF 3983 & SF 4219 – Chief Authors: Representative Bennett & Senator Dornink – ACTIVE
Special education teacher pipeline modified
HF 3995 & SF 3924 – Chief Authors: Representative Hill & Senator Boldon – ACTIVE
Special education licensing reciprocity working group
HF 3998 & SF 3921 – Chief Authors: Representative Clardy & Senator Maye Quade – ACTIVE
Special education registered apprenticeship programs
HF 3595 & SF 4906 – Chief Authors: Representative Sencer-Mura & Senator Mohamed – INTRODUCED
Modifying special education funding for residential school districts
HF 4007 – Chief Author: Representative Myers – INTRODUCED
Special education funding modified
HF 4159 & SF 5216 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Kunesh – INTRODUCED
Requiring training for teachers on ableism and disability justice
HF 4282 & SF 3933 – Chief Authors: Representative Dotseth & Senator Rarick – INTRODUCED
Bonding funds for two special education cooperatives
HF 4333 & SF 4819 – Chief Authors: Representative Youakim & Senator Seeberger – INTRODUCED
Increases aid for special education excess costs
HF 4524 & SF 4512 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Mitchell – INTRODUCED
New transportation requirements for students with a disability
HF 4668 – Chief Author: Representative Hanson – INTRODUCED
Modifying school district complaint procedures, including regarding disability
HF 4786 & SF 5124 – Chief Authors: Representative Edelson & Senator Mann– INTRODUCED
Requires school districts to adopt policies and processes for language translations in special education and accommodations for disabled parents of students
HF 4992 & SF 4744 – Chief Authors: Representative Finke & Senator McEwen – INTRODUCED
Requiring social studies to include LGBT and disability history in Minnesota and throughout the country
SF 5127 – Chief Author: Senator Seeberger – INTRODUCED
Allowing seclusion in special education if it is in the student’s IEP and beginning in kindergarten
HF 5197 & SF 5127 – Chief Authors: Representative Virnig & Senator Seeberger – INTRODUCED
Allowing holding or seclusion to be used with children
HF 5463 & SF 5524 – Chief Authors: Representative Clardy & Senator Carlson – INTRODUCED
Grant funding for accessible school playgrounds
Employment
HF 4131 & SF 4021 – Chief Authors: Representative Sencer-Mura & Senator Mohamed – INTRODUCED
Employment support services to persons with mental illness
HF 4146 & SF 4172 – Chief Authors: Representative Wolgamott & Senator Frentz – INTRODUCED
Updating independent living and Vocational Rehabilitation programs with clarifying language
Health
HF 2738 & SF 2656 – Chief Authors: Representative Carroll & Senator Boldon – ACTIVE
Audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact creation
HF 4046 & SF 4346 – Chief Authors: Representative Pursell & Senator Murphy – ACTIVE
Establishing the Minnesota Commission for Equitable Health Care Services
HF 3479 & SF 3510 – Chief Authors: Representative Stephenson & Senator Mann – INTRODUCED
Removing Copays for Children’s Mental Health
SF 5160 – Chief Author: Senator Carlson – INTRODUCED
Modifying the Rare Disease Advisory Council and appropriating funding
Homecare & PCAs
HF 4675 & SF 4043 – Chief Authors: Representative Noor & Senator Hoffman – ACTIVE
Modifying overtime, overnight, and consecutive shift for PCA and CFSS
HF 4218 & SF 4045 – Chief Authors: Representative Noor & Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Modifying payment rates and wage differentials for CFSS and PCA
HF 4606 & SF 4042 – Chief Authors: Representative Noor & Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Direct support professionals able to join MinnesotaCare
HF 4667 & SF 4041 – Chief Authors: Representative Hanson & Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Home care worker grants and loan forgiveness
Housing & Independent Living
HF 4153 & SF 3587 – Chief Authors: Representative Curran & Senator Mohamed – ACTIVE
Landlords must clarify that service animals do not have a pet fee
HF 4220 & SF 4044 – Chief Authors: Representative Lee & Senator Hoffman – ACTIVE
Expanding assisted living licensure settings
HF 3906 & SF 3735 – Chief Authors: Representative Virnig & Senator Seeberger – INTRODUCED
Modifying disability waiver rates
SF 4022 – Chief Author: Senator Mohamed – INTRODUCED
Constitutional amendment to fund housing projects and supports
SF 4174 – Chief Author: Senator Fateh – INTRODUCED
Culturally specific outreach grants for customized living providers
HF 4259 – Chief Author: Representative Norris – INTRODUCED
Modifying market value exclusions in property taxes for disabled veterans
HF 4756 & SF 4748 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Funding accessible housing units by Accessible Space Inc in Rochester
HF 4909 & SF 4831 – Chief Authors: Representative Frazier & Senator Seeberger – INTRODUCED
Adding housing accommodation requirements for service dogs in training
Human Rights
HF 1930 & SF 1813 – Chief Authors: Representative Freiberg & Senator Morrison – ACTIVE
End-of-Life Option Act – End-of-life option established for terminally ill adults with a prognosis of six months or less
HF 4021 & SF 4292 – Chief Authors: Representative Frederick & Senator Westlin – INTRODUCED
Changes to Minnesota Human Rights Act and adding civil penalties
HF 4895 & SF 4781 – Chief Author: Senator Maye Quade – INTRODUCED
Modifying the public accommodation protections for people with disabilities in the Human Rights Act
HF 4925 – Chief Author: Representative Wiens – INTRODUCED
Modifies requirements and policies around reasonable accommodations for disabled employees
Human Services
HF 3419 & SF 3648 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Boldon – ACTIVE
MAEPD Premiums Changed
HF 3445 & SF 3894 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Boldon – ACTIVE
Continuous Improvement Study for Disability Services
HF 3643 & SF 4024 – Chief Authors: Representative Noor & Senator Mann – ACTIVE
Modifying emergency services under medical assistance
HF 3726 & SF 3575 – Chief Authors: Representative Edelson & Senator Maye Quade – ACTIVE
Caregiver respite care services grants funding provided
HF 3835 & SF 3732 – Chief Authors: Representative Frederick & Senator Utke – ACTIVE
Indirect billing for individualized home supports
HF 3907 & SF 3840 – Chief Authors: Representative Virnig & Senator Abeler – ACTIVE
Grants to move out of congregate care into independent living
HF 3939 & SF 3733 – Chief Authors: Representative Curran & Senator Utke – ACTIVE
Increasing Bed Capacity in Community Residential Settings
HF 3940 & SF 3736 – Chief Authors: Representative Curran & Senator Rasmusson – ACTIVE
Informed choice in technology for disability waivers
HF 3941 & SF 3734 – Chief Authors: Representative Curran & Senator Utke – ACTIVE
Modifying home and community based services assessment timelines
HF 4426 & SF 4198 – Chief Authors: Representative Pryor & Senator Abeler – ACTIVE
Direct care services project appropriation change
HF 4075 & SF 4030 – Chief Authors: Representative Virnig & Senator Maye Quade – ACTIVE
Lifeworks disability inclusion outreach
HF 4106 & SF 3989 – Chief Authors: Representative Noor & Senator Hoffman – ACTIVE
Modifying timelines for MnCHOICES assessments and emergency guardianship
HF 4158 & SF 4197 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Maye Quade – ACTIVE
Technical changes to the Medical Assistance for Employed People with Disabilities program
HF 4073 & SF 3991 – Chief Authors: Representative Hanson & Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Allowing some remote services under Community First Services and Supports
SF 4173 – Chief Author: Senator Fateh – INTRODUCED
Positive support providers qualifications modifications
SF 4179 – Chief Author: Senator Fateh – INTRODUCED
Repealing the customized living rate phase-in for CADI, BI, and HCBS waivers
SF 4180 – Chief Author: Senator Fateh – INTRODUCED
Report required from Health and Human Services for licensed residential settings to improve services
HF 4203 & SF 4268 – Chief Authors: Representative Pryor & Senator Kupec – ACTIVE
Demonstration of technology for informed choices requirements and authorizing expedited services for HCBS
SF 4220 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Grant funding for Minnesota Ethnic Providers Network to develop and implement DirectCourse training
HF 4248 & SF 4765 – Chief Authors: Representative Moller and Senator Pappas – ACTIVE
Allowing HCBS employees to participate in Minnesota Secure Choice retirement
SF 4296 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Modifying required training for licensed assisted living facility staff
HF 4391 & SF 4448 – Chief Authors: Representative Hemmingsen-Jaeger & Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Department of Human Services policy updates for disability services and substance use disorder services
HF 4392 & SF 4399 – Chief Authors: Representative Fischer & Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Subminimum wages protections, PCA and CFSS changes, waiver changes, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Act updated
HF 4437 & SF 4452 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Modifying income eligibility for medical assistance for aged, blind or disabled
HF 4441 & SF 4228 – Chief Authors: Representative Reyer & Senator Abeler – INTRODUCED
Prospective worker platforms allowed to initiate background studies
SF 4452 – Chief Author: Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Modifying income eligibility for medical assistance for aged, blind or disabled
HF 4568 & SF 4420 – Chief Authors: Representative Virnig & Senator Mann – INTRODUCED
Modifying state disability determination processes and CDCS modifications
SF 4733 – Chief Author: Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Requires DHS to modify waiver reimagine phase II to fund services based on levels of service needs not the setting
HF 4940 & SF 4931 – Chief Authors: Representative Virnig & Senator Maye Quade – INTRODUCED
Appropriating funds to Dakota County for workforce shortage in disability services
HF 5228 & SF 5317 – Chief Authors: Representative Virnig & Senator Maye Quade – INTRODUCED
Removing parental fees from the TEFRA program
Mental Health
HF 3743 & SF 3701 – Chief Authors: Representative Edelson & Senator Morrison – ACTIVE
Community support services program standards modified, various behavioral health provisions modified, protected transport start-up grants and engagement services pilot grants established
HF 4210 & SF 4064 – Chief Authors: Representative Reyer & Senator Boldon – ACTIVE
Establishing behavioral health crisis intervention teams
HF 3494 & SF 4124 – Chief Authors: Representative Bahner & Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Modifying physician assistant abilities to coordinate with psychiatric treatment
HF 4118 – Chief Author: Representative Hansen – INTRODUCED
Prohibiting the term excited delirium for mental health
HF 4122 & SF 4110 – Chief Authors: Representative Acomb & Senator Morrison – INTRODUCED
Expanding kinds of therapists who can recertify a mental health disability
HF 4207 – Chief Author: Representative Hanson – INTRODUCED
Modifying mental health services through 911
HF 4215 & SF 4342 – Chief Authors: Representative Mueller & Senator Housley – INTRODUCED
Grant funding for therapy dogs for law enforcement officers with PTSD
HF 4289 – Chief Author: Representative Hanson – INTRODUCED
Modifying social worker supervisory requirements in crisis responses
HF 4360 & SF 4176 – Chief Authors: Representative Noor & Senator Fateh – INTRODUCED
Adult mental health case management requirements
HF 4366 & SF 4460 – Chief Authors: Representative Edelson & Senator Mann – INTRODUCED
Mental health medication and reimbursements in correctional facilities
HF 4563 – Chief Author: Representative Vang – INTRODUCED
Creating the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Education Center and modifies mental health rules
HF 4616 & SF 4463 – Chief Authors: Representative Noor & Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Adding requirements for substance use disorder treatment services to incarcerated individuals
SF 4649 – Chief Author: Senator Maye Quade – INTRODUCED
Funding mental health crisis services in Dakota County
HF 4693 & SF 4673 – Chief Authors: Representative Noor & Senator Mann – INTRODUCED
Department of Human Services to apply for a federal wavier to provide mental health services in institutions
State & Local Government
HF 3838 & SF 4023 – Chief Authors: Representative Norris & Senator Hoffman – ACTIVE
Anoka County Human Services building ADA remodeling
SF 4204 – Chief Author: Senator Mitchell – INTRODUCED
Giving ombudspersons access to social service information
HF 4227 & SF 4033 – Chief Authors: Representative Igo & Senator Farnsworth – INTRODUCED
Bonding funds for Aitkin County Health and Human Services building and accessibility upgrades
HF 4359 & SF 4252 – Chief Authors: Representative Hill & Senator Housley – INTRODUCED
Funding for an inclusive playground in Stillwater
HF 4371 – Chief Author: Representative Xiong – INTRODUCED
Bonding funds for ADA upgrades in the tunnel between the State Office Building and the State Capitol
HF 4528 & SF 4478 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Commission for the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing membership and terms modified
HF 4548 & SF 4473 – Chief Authors: Representative Frederick & Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Modifications to scope and name for Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Transportation
HF 3420 & SF 3893 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Boldon – INTRODUCED
Disability Parking for Developmental Disabilities
HF 4580 & SF 4921 – Chief Authors: Representative Elkins & Senator Bahr – INTRODUCED
Requiring wheelchair accessibility for transport network companies (such as Uber and Lyft)
HF 5052 & SF 4634 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Mohamed – INTRODUCED
Requiring a standardized disability parking sign and named Minnesota Council on Disability as a lead partner
Veterans with Disabilities
HF 3505 & SF 3742 – Chief Authors: Representative Knudsen and Senator Utke – ACTIVE
Homestead Exclusion for Disabled Veterans
Miscellaneous
HF 3321 & SF 3347 – Chief Authors: Representative Pursell & Senator Hauschild – ACTIVE
Creating and funding the Outdoor School for All program
HF 3483 & SF 3438 – Chief Authors: Representative Feist & Senator Dibble – ACTIVE
Guardianship task force creation and immunity limitations for guardians
HF 4100 & SF 4065 – Chief Authors: Representative Reyer & Senator Boldon – ACTIVE
Modifying debt collection and bankruptcy protections; including disability provisions
SF 5222 – Chief Author: Senator Anderson – ACTIVE
Minnesota Department of Education required to promote awareness of the library for the blind and print disabled
HF 5049 & SF 5097 – Chief Authors: Representative Hicks & Senator Hoffman – INTRODUCED
Parental rights for parents with disabilities
HF 5203 – Chief Author: Representative Reyer – INTRODUCED
Creating an accessibility account to make access improvements using bonding funds
HF 5225 & SF 5244 – Chief Authors: Representative Feist & Senator Dibble – INTRODUCED
Creating a Legislative Task Force on Guardianship