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Harry Niska R

State Representative
Minnesota House of Representatives District 31A
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026
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Photo URL: https://www.house.mn.gov/hinfo/memberimgls94/31A.gif?v=112221

On Record (13)

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Rep. Harry Niska - Niska returns to Capitol for new session  MN House of Representatives (.gov)
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Rogers; local road and related infrastructure improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act enacted.
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Certain legal fees and expenses relating to Minnesota Chamber of Commerce v. Choi funding provided, and money appropriated.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Ramsey; sales and use tax exemption for construction materials modified.
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Ramsey; clean water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
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Attorney general annual report on activities of the office required.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Uniform Special Deposits Act adopted.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Additional circumstances under which a covenant not to compete is valid and enforceable provided.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Number of leadership positions increased in each body.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Minnesota Business Corporation Act modified.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Data classification of certain data maintained by the attorney general clarified.
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Fraud Isn't Free Act established; corrective action plans, enrollment freezes, agency budget reductions, and employee dismissal required when fraud is committed against a program administered by the state; and other fraud prevention provisions established.
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to request a federal waiver to prohibit the purchase of certain items with SNAP benefits.
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Licensing boards required to take action against a license or application when a licensee or applicant is convicted of certain theft or fraud offenses.
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Motor vehicle registration tax modified.
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Safe schools revenue increased; safe schools revenue available to charter schools, cooperative units, nonpublic schools, and Tribal contract schools made; and money appropriated.
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Scholarship-granting organizations authorized.
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Consumer choice of fuel provided, rulemaking authority modified, and Clean Car rules eliminated.
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Female sports team participation restricted to the female sex.
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Burnsville; Elmstrand Finseth Ruge Heroes Memorial Bridge designated.
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Local units of government prohibited from banning flavored tobacco product sales.
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Assessment of fees or other charges when state employees park at facilities owned or operated by the state prohibited.
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Traditional and gestational surrogacy arrangements regulated, and crime of operating a for-profit surrogacy agency created.
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Small employers exempted from requirement to provide paid leave.
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Andover; funding provided to mitigate contaminants in the city, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
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Recognition of federal standard time year-round beginning in 2025 and expiring upon enactment of a federal law authorizing states to recognize advanced standard time year-round provided.
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School district authorized to offer career and technical education postsecondary scholarships and postsecondary grants.
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Student discipline provisions modified.
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Age verification required for websites with material harmful to minors, enforcement by the attorney general provided, and private right of action created.
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Women's athletics exemption created in the Human Rights Act.
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St. Francis; water and sewer improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
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Ramsey; special rules authorized.
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Moist snuff and tobacco product definitions modified.
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Online booking availability of driver's license road skills examinations modified, and fees for cancellation modified.
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Electricity generated outside the state exempted from the requirement that a proportion of retail electricity be carbon-free by certain dates.
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Department of Human Rights prohibited from maintaining a collection or database on incidents of protected speech.
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Electronic gambling devices and games restrictions removed.
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Public employee retirement association board of trustees member addition provided.
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Kindergarten through grade 3 student dismissal limitations modified.
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Joint Committee on Library of Congress of United States Congress requested to approve replacement of statue of Henry Mower Rice now on display in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol, and memorial resolution proposed.
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Commissioner of corrections required to house only biological female inmates at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee.
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SAVI program established for state agencies to encourage innovation and cost savings.
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Classification rate removed and property tax exemption established for certain property owned and operated by congressionally chartered veterans service organizations.
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Penalties for engaging in prostitution with minors increased.
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Taxes imposed on all lawful gambling receipts repealed, and technical changes made.
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Data center energy generation redundancy provided.
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Women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes grant program established, appropriations reduced, and money appropriated.
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Born alive infant provisions modified.
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Whistleblower definitions provided, and whistleblower protections for public employees modified.
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Supermajority approval by each house of the legislature required to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days.
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Education savings accounts established, and rules required.
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Sales and use tax exemption for certain baby products expanded.
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Duty to retreat before using reasonable force in defense of self or others eliminated.
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Minnesota Paid Leave Law implementation delayed by one year.
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State-funded payments to undocumented noncitizens prohibited, and undocumented noncitizens provided to be ineligible for MinnesotaCare and North Star Promise scholarship program.
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Fraud reporting required when a state employee has reason to suspect fraud, and grants management requirements strengthened.
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Crime of disruption of worship services established.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Persons convicted of a crime of violence made ineligible for MFIP, medical assistance and food support, and MinnesotaCare.
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Commission on Governmental Efficiency and Ethics established to investigate allegations of fraud in state programs and undisclosed legislative conflicts of interest, report required, and money appropriated.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Metropolitan Council abolished, duties transferred to commissioners of administration and natural resources, transportation and transit-related functions transferred to Department of Transportation, metropolitan area sanitary sewer district created, and money appropriated.
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Driver's license road skills examination appointment requirements and website information amended, third-party testing programs and third-party testers authorized to conduct behind-the-wheel road tests for class D drivers' licenses, requirements and criteria specified, audits required, and appeals of decisions made by …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Governor's power to declare emergency repealed, legislative emergency declaration and extension process established, governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules during an emergency repealed, citizen rights protected, and technical corrections made.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Immigration law enforcement noncooperation ordinances and policies prohibited, use of immigration-related data provided, and county attorneys required to notify federal immigration authorities when an undocumented person is arrested for a crime of violence.
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Student and staff safety measures required to be included in each school district's long-term facilities maintenance school facility plan, school security systems grants created, report required, and money appropriated.
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Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified; electric utility requirements relating to energy, solar, or carbon-free standards delayed under certain conditions; and sales tax exemption for residential heating fuels and electricity expanded.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Public safety; various provisions modified relating to data held by law enforcement agencies; agency bail or bond notice; sex trafficking minimum sentences; reason for dismissing charges; liability and vicarious liability; assaulting a police officer penalty; penalties increased for obstructing trunk …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Read Act modified, appropriations cancelled; education innovation provisions modified; P-TECH approval process modified; Office of Achievement and Innovation established in the Department of Education; equity, diversity, and inclusion appropriation modified; school performance reporting system established; fund transfers for fiscal years …
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share
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Imposition and allocation of certain taxes modified, tax analysis required, transportation funding impacts analysis required, retail delivery fee repealed, unlimited Social Security subtraction provided, previous appropriation and transfer modified, reports required, money transferred, and money appropriated.
Mar 16, 2026 · details / share