Jim Abeler

Jim Abeler R

State Senator
Minnesota Senate District 35
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026
4 Neutral 5 Total

Biography

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On Record (84)

Bill Agriculture and Agriculture DepartmentCommerce and Commerce DepartmentConsumer ProtectionFood and Nutrition
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Bill Health and Health DepartmentHuman Services and Human Services Department
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Bill Firearms and WeaponsLAW ENFORCEMENTPublic Safety and Public Safety Department
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Manufactured home park residents eviction proceedings modifications
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Limit access to child care center facilities
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Medical assistance eligibility redetermination timelines modification for employed persons with disabilities
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Behavioral health fund payments provision for uncollectible withdrawal management debt
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Thrive Family Recovery Resources appropriation
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Requirements establishment for voluntarily retired licenses, procedures for reinstatement of voluntarily retired and terminates licenses, an administrative hold status and interim procedures for registration reinstatement
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Due process procedures for home and community-based residential services modification
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Levy limits establishment for cities and counties
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Parents and caregivers education about the dangers of shaking infants and young children requirements modifications and appropriation
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Assisted living facilities policies and procedure requirements modifications and unlicensed personnel at assisted living facilities training requirements modifications
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Minnesota Department of Health review of hospital campus closures or changes in operation establishment
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Epilepsy-related prescription drugs and medical supplies cost sharing limitation provision
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Employee Identification numbers classified as not public data provision
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Prohibit using student fees to compensate student athletes
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Repeal the sunset of the disproportionate share facility rate floor
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Slow the Spread program appropriation to manage spongy moth populations
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Slow the Spread program appropriation to manage spongy moth populations
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State agency continuing operations appropriation if a bill to fund that agency has not been enacted by July 1, 2025
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University of Minnesota Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence appropriation
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Special event food stands exemption from the requirement to pay the statewide hospitality fee
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Health awareness hub pilot project appropriation
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Senior portal platform feasibility study authorization
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Certain health care facilities electronic monitoring authorization provision
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Framework for MTSS and COMPASS codification from session law to statutes
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Hospital surcharge redirection to the health care access fund
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State employee group insurance program utilization review pilot program establishment
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Direct support professionals pretraining program grant fund establishment and appropriation
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Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center campus psychiatric facility bond issuance and appropriation
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Isuroon grant appropriation for rental assistance and eviction prevention services
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Substance use disorder comprehensive assessment requirements and treatment provider qualifications modifications
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People receiving disability waiver services abbreviated annual reassessments authorization provision
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Background check requirements for certain housing support providers modification
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Fourth-degree assault crime expansion related to nurses, physicians, and other persons providing health care services
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Family residential services and life sharing services new rates implementation delaying provision and Family Residential Services Advisory Task Force establishment provision and appropriation
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Coon Rapids Dam capital improvements bond issue and appropriation
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Rum River Dam pedestrian bridge provision, active transportation account transfer, and appropriation
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Student discipline provisions modification
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Timelines modification for filing medical claims after recoupment
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Allowed uses of student support personnel aid clarification
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Court ordered payment for comprehensive assessments covered by medical assistance or the behavioral health fund prohibition provision
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Payment rates establishment for certain substance use disorder treatment services
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Anoka Rum River Dam improvements bond issue and appropriation
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Certain low-income rental projects receiving low-income housing tax credits rent increase limitation provision
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Coon Rapids East River Road and Trunk highway 610 interchange project bond issue and appropriation
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U.S. Highway 10 in Anoka noise barrier bond issue and appropriation
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Disability services technology and advocacy expansion grant establishment and appropriation
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Foster children receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits trust establishment and appropriation
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Temporary nursing facility rate increases establishment
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East River Road and Trunk Highway 610 interchange project in the city of Coon Rapids bond issue and appropriation
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Prior authorization prohibition for services resulting in health plan company liability equal to or less than $100
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Community Care Hub Grant establishment and appropriation
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Fiscal notes requests from ranking minority members of standing legislative committees authorization
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School districts permission to donate surplus schoolbooks
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Local roads and bridges bond issuance and appropriation
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Second Harvest Heartland appropriation
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Property tax exemption establishment for certain property owned and operated by a congressionally chartered veterans service organization
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Electric-assisted bicycle rebate program modification
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Laws 2024, chapter 127 repeal and various entities to submit conforming legislation direction
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Reimbursement rates for high-intensity residential substance use disorder services modification
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Federal law enforcement officers performing duties in Minnesota meeting the minimum qualifications of a Peace Officer Standards and Training Board licensed peace officer requirement provision
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Site-governed schools requirements modification
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Rally to Read appropriation
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Program integrity requirements modification for the medical assistance program
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School sites access limitations provision
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Rent and utility payments, fees, and charges in manufactured home parks standards provision, certain safety inspections requirement provision, and sale of manufactured home parks sale provision modifications
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Board of Executives for Long Term Services and Supports fees modifications
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Waiver reimagine individualized budget requirements modifications
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Disciplinary dismissal permission in kindergarten through grade 3
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Fiscal year 2027 compensatory aid calculation modification
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Special education aid appropriations contingent reduction repeal
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Independent audits of 340B entity reporting by nonprofit public interest organizations authorization; revenue from prescription drugs obtained under the 340B program to be used for charity care; enforcement by the attorney general authorization
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Teachers Retirement Association (TRA) pension adjustment revenue for school districts increase provision, employer contributions increase provision, unreduced retirement annuity upon reaching age 62 with 30 years of service provision, and appropriation
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Cost of care exemption for certain committed persons and 48-hour rule for admissions provisions extensions, Priority Admissions Review Panel establishment provision, and Direct Care, Treatment admissions dashboard creation and a limited exemption for admissions from hospital settings provision
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Requirements related to complaints initiated or submitted to the Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design by the executive director of the board modification
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Senior nutrition programs appropriation
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Trunk Highway 65 and Bunker Lake Boulevard Northeast interchange improvements bond issue and appropriation
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Creation of a centralized certified payroll reporting portal and database requirement for all state projects covered by prevailing wage requirements
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Identifying and investigating hate incidents and hate crimes targeting persons of Asian or Asian Indian descent and Office of Ombudsperson for Anti-Asian, Anti- Asian Indian, and Anti-religious Hate Prevention Establishment and appropriation
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Batteries stewardship program establishment, mercury prohibition in batteries provision, lead acid batteries and rechargeable consumer products provisions modifications, and appropriation
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Provision that employer reporting of fraud is not retaliation
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High-risk provider types under medical assistance program integrity requirements establishment provision
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Respiratory Care Interstate Compact establishment
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Food shelf programs appropriation
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Commissioner of human services releasing of unredacted initial Optum reports requirement provision
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Regional food bank grant program establishment and appropriation
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Individual authorized budget reduction limit on reductions resulting from implementation of waiver reimagine phase II establishment
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Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities appropriation
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Social work titles usage requirement modifications
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Eviction action for nonpayment of rent redemption provisions modifications
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African health collaborative grant program appropriation
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School system videos appropriation
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Caregiver support program appropriations expiration date extension provision
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County levy for certain assessment services limitations provision
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University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum providing free access to a guest of a disabled veteran request provision
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Certain pharmacy services coverage and payment modifications
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Exemptions to the practice of social work modification
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research appropriation provision and appropriation cancellation provision
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Public schools requirement to offer plant-based meal options
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Health care entities reporting information on ownership or control to the commissioner of health requirement provision, penalties authorization, and appropriation
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Nonemergency medical transportation provisions modifications
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Coordinated services organization demonstration project establishment and appropriation
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Nonresident school district enrollment authorization
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Housing challenge program modification by expanding eligible schools provision
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Disability discrimination by programs or activities receiving state financial assistance prohibition provision
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Requirements modification for access to epinephrine in schools
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Tenant rights establishment when a landlord has received funding to assist with renovations of a residential rental unit
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Governor's Council on an Age-Friendly Minnesota conversion into the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council, codifying existing grants, and appropriation
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Equitable Development Action grant appropriation for training and support of direct support professionals
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Teachers Retirement Association provisions modifications and appropriation
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Lead service line replacement grants appropriation
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Companion Animal Board establishment, duties transfer, rulemaking authorization, and appropriation
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Consumer-directed community supports budget exception for persons with certain diagnoses establishment provision
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Unlimited Social Security subtraction provision
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School districts local optional revenue increase provision and appropriation
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Minnesota Association of Alternative programs grant appropriation for certain student activities
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Source of income discrimination prohibition in housing
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Blaine local road improvements appropriation
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Use of tenant screening software that uses nonpublic competitor data to set rent prohibition
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Help America Vote Act account money transferal
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Commissioner of human services requirement to establish a minimum per diem rate for a specified psychiatrist residential treatment facility
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School construction near former landfills prohibition
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Nonopioid and nonpharmacologic pain management coverage provided by health plans requirement provision
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Pet shops prohibition from selling cats and dogs
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Consent to electronic monitoring requirements modification
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Advanced practice registered nurse postgraduate collaborative practice requirements removal provision
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Medication repository program procedures modifications provision and appropriation
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Grant appropriation to plan and develop an African-American-focused Homeplace model
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Landlord and tenant leasing requirements modifications provision
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Landlords just cause provided for terminating a tenancy requirement provision
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Licensing standards modification for child care staff qualifications, staff rations, and group sizes
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Criminal Arson in the first degree statute of limitations elimination provision
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Grant programs establishment for various purposes related to children's mental health
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Health plan coverage provision for certain acupuncture services
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Reimbursement rates increase for long-term ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring services provided by diagnostic testing facilities
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Certain fund transfers authorization for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027
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Direct support professionals council establishment and appropriation
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Medical assistance rate adjustments establishment for physician and professional services
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Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches grant appropriation for drop-in support services
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Direct primary care service agreements establishment provision
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Mandatory fines proposal for violations of the street racing law
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Extended time revenue linked to increases in the general education basic formula allowance provision and appropriation
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State agency authority repeal to submit a public option waiver application to the federal government
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Change the Outcome appropriation to provide opioid prevention and education
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Ambulance service training and staffing grant program establishment
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Damon Leivestad Direct Care Sustainability Act
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Minnesota SNAP step up for seniors program establishment and appropriation
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Augmentative and alternative communication systems coverage requirement provision and appropriation
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Health plans requirement to develop a maternal mental health program provision, medical assistance program coverage of the maternal mental health program requirement, and appropriation
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Physician assistant title modification to physician associate
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Success incentive aid program funding establishment and appropriation
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Licensed certified midwife definitions modifications; certified midwife licensure establishment; licensed certified midwife services medical assistance coverage expansion
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Duties modification of certain facilities that confine people relating to phone calls and other communication services
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Licensee fee reduction for manufacturers and wholesalers of medical gas
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Medical assistance income limit for people with disabilities and people ag 65 and over increase provision
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Choose Life special license plates establishment
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Commissioner of human services instruction to authorize indirect billing for individualized home supports
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Fund for deposit revenue modification relating to blackout special license plates
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Additional State Patrol troopers appropriation
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No Patient Left Alone Act Establishment
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Family assets or independence program appropriation
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New disposal facilities near school prohibition provision
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Senior nutrition programs modification
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Prohibit quantity limits on coverage for home care nursing services
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Lease levy authority restoration for space necessary for graduation ceremonies
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Rest break and meal break requirements under certain circumstances adjustment
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Reproductive health education advancement provision
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Secret War in Laos veterans benefits availability modifications and eligibility process establishment by the commissioner of veterans affairs requirement provision
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Suitable seating for employees provided by employers requirement provision
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Hospitals providing registered nurse staffing at levels consistent with nationally accepted standards requirement provision, staffing levels report requirement, retaliation prohibition provision, and appropriation
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Chiropractic practice inclusion of telemedicine services clarification provision; Board of Chiropractic Examiners having the authority to discipline a chiropractor who is not following executive order provision; Recognition of animal chiropractic sessions provision
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Pollution Control Agency notice to retailers that selling skin lightening products that contain mercury is illegal requirement, self-certification of businesses that receive notice requirement, and penalties on businesses who fail to self-certify provision
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