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Paul Utke R

State Senator
Minnesota Senate District 5
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026
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On Record (81)

Bill Hospitals and Health Care FacilitiesINSURANCEInsurance-Health
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Sen. Paul Utke announces he will seek reelection  Wadena Pioneer Journal
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Hospital construction moratorium repeal
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Life-sustaining treatment provision for unemancipated minor patients
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Suspension of medical assistance payments during investigation of kickback fraud authorization provision
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Providers, vendors, and individuals seeking to receive public money for providing services submission of proof of operation and finances for the most recent three years requirement provision
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Legislative working group on intellectual and developmental disabilities creation
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City of Frazee North River Drive improvements appropriation and bond issuance authorization
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Express statement requirement of application to the county-administrated rural medical assistance (CARMA) program for a medical assistance modification to apply to CARMA program
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Appropriation availability extension for the Direct Care and Treatment county correctional facility support pilot program
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SNAP income and asset requirements modification
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Home and community-based service standards modifications and disability waiver regulations interpretive guidelines issuance by the commissioner requirement provision
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Authority amendment for third-party road tests for school bus drivers
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Department of Human Services increase central office appropriations limitation
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Disability waiver rate system unit-based services with programming limits modification
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Rural EMS uncompensated care pool payment program establishment and appropriation
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For-profit entities participating in certain health markets prohibition elimination
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Northwest Regional Solid Waste Management Facility bond issue and appropriation
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Community health board medical consultant acceptable professions to serve modifications
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Eagle Bend High School renovation bond issue and appropriation
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Heartland State Trail in Becker County appropriation modification
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HealthcareMN grant appropriation
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Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act implementation dates delay
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State-funded medical assistance and MinnesotaCare for inmates at county jails authorization
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Tribally licensed residential substance use disorder treatment providers requirement to enroll in the substance use disorder demonstration project
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Multiuse trail Phase 2 bond issue and appropriation to connect Itasca State Park to the Heartland Trail
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Commissioner of human services revalidation of providers enrolled in Minnesota health programs every three years requirement
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Human services forecast adjustments provision and appropriation
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Medical assistance capitation payment withhold related to verification of coverage establishment provision
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Independent School District No. 186, Pequot Lakes construction projects refundable exemption provision and appropriation
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Baxter WonderTrek Children's Museum appropriation
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Restrictions placed on the sale of certain over-the-counter allergy medications modifications
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Group family day care child-adult capacity ratios and age distribution restrictions modifications
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Audio-only telehealth medical assistance extension provision
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North Star Promise scholarship program elimination
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Hospital payment rates modification
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Commissioner of human services limitation of currently available day services or special minimum wage rules or policies prohibition
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Independent School District #186, Pequot Lakes PSEO adjustment authorization and appropriation
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Director of child sex trafficking prevention requirement to submit a program evaluation each odd-numbered year to the legislature
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Beltrami County sanitary sewer collection and treatment system bond issue and appropriation
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Mortuary science internships requirements modifications
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Mortuary science practice reciprocal licensure requirements modifications
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Browerville High School new gymnasium bond issue and appropriation
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Home-based businesses in residential dwellings permission
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Lake of the Woods County certain temporary licenses authorization notwithstanding a restriction in law
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Reimbursement rates increase for long-term ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring services provided by diagnostic testing facilities
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Voluntary prekindergarten program eligibility criteria modification provision
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State agency authority repeal to submit a public option waiver application to the federal government
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Lake of the Woods County new law enforcement and government facilities bond issue and appropriation
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West Union sewer infrastructure improvements and street reconstruction bond issue and appropriation
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Dairy development and profitability enhancement continuation and dairy business planning grant programs appropriation
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Intellectual and developmental disabilities legislative commission establishment and appropriation
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Presidential electors designation and election provision and Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote withdrawal provision
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Legislative approval for adoption of rules requirement provision
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Permit to carry pistol age of eligibility to apply at 18 years old establishment
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Prohibition modification on American Indian mascots
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Penalties increase for creating, distributing, and possessing sexually explicit materials involving children
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Certain retired law enforcement officers permission to carry firearms in school
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Born alive infant provisions modifications
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Constitutional Integrity and Values in Law (CIVIL) Act
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Persons subject to stays of adjudication in criminal sexual conduct cases to register as predatory offenders requirement
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Force of defense of home and person clarification
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Children's face covering requirement parent opt out alternative authorization
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Protection to children and vulnerable adults from exposure to fentanyl establishment
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Room and board rates increase for certain individual receiving home and community-based services
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Commissioner of human services instruction to authorize indirect billing for individualized home supports
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MinnesotaCare ineligibility for undocumented noncitizens provision
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Veterans with a disability homestead exclusion increase provision
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Election candidacy affidavits modifications
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Wellness in the Woods grant appropriation
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Crosswalk placement at roundabout limitation
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Refundable exemption provision for certain construction materials purchased for Browerville Public Schools
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
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Individuals participating in certain public assistance programs prohibition from using money transmission to send money to a foreign country
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
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Disability waiver rate system inflationary adjustments modifications and conforming changes provisions
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City of Cass Lake fire station bond issue and appropriation
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Seasonal licenses for resorts authorization
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Short-term rental guarantees and reimbursement insurance policies provision and regulation
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Definition for covered insulin for the insulin safety net program and manufacturer registration fee provision
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Express statement of application to county-based purchasing requirement for a medical assistance modification to apply to county-based purchasing
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Comparison of actual expenditures requirement in forecasted programs to projected spending from prior forecasts
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High-risk provider types under medical assistance program integrity requirements establishment provision
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Depredation compensation payments appropriation
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State Fire Code alcohol-blended fuel equipment compatibility standards
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Commissioner of human services releasing of unredacted initial Optum reports requirement provision
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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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Intensive residential treatment services and intensive nonresidential rehabilitative mental health services requirements modification
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Kratom classification as a Schedule II controlled substance
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Crisis nurseries governing licenses and license exemptions requirements modification
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Hospital construction moratorium exception provision
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Care requirements modification for an infant who is born alive
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Stockpiling of essential medications for emergencies authorization and appropriation
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Cancer-related disability parking certificates issuance authorization provision
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Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adoption
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Heartland State Trail appropriation modifications
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research appropriation provision and appropriation cancellation provision
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Charitable bail organizations regulations provisions and cash bail and surety amounts equity requirement provision
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Rural Cancer Institute grant appropriation
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Coordinated services organization demonstration project establishment and appropriation
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Disability discrimination by programs or activities receiving state financial assistance prohibition provision
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Fluoridation of public water supplies provisions modification
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County implementation of service delivery transformation requirements and information technology modernization projects appropriation
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Nurse Licensure Compact creation
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Female sports team participation restricted to the female sex provision
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Medicare supplement insurance policies preexisting condition limitations modification
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Electric-assisted bicycle rebate repeal
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Youth intervention programs appropriation
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Minnesota Elections Integrity Act
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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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Minnesota Paid Leave Law repeal
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Real-time stenographic writer training institutional grant program establishment and appropriation
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Inflation adjustment repeal for the child tax credit and working family credit
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion provisions repeal in prekindergarten through grade 12 education
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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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Disclosure of employment opportunities for fields of study requirement; institution eligibility for state student aid modification
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City of Crosslake new National Loon Center construction bond issuance and appropriation
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Real property acquirement in fee using state money approval requirement provision
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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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Clay County nonsecure juvenile detention facility bond issuance and appropriation
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Requirements modification for well disclosures certificates
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Family supportive housing programs funding
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Elderly waiver rates and nursing facility reimbursement rates modification
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Health care worker platforms registration with the commissioner of health requirement provision and appropriation
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Licensing standards modification for child care staff qualifications, staff rations, and group sizes
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Medical assistance vendors background checks requirement provision and Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families fraud detection system establishment provision
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Grant programs establishment for various purposes related to children's mental health
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Civil Commitment Coordinating Division establishment provision, various grant programs establishment provision, transport hold working group establishment provision, and appropriations
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Pollution Control Agency commissioner prohibition from adopting rules that apply only to construction and demolition landfills
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Grants for dental assisting and hygiene education programs creation
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Requirement that the term incumbent be printed next to the judicial incumbent candidate's name on the ballot repeal
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Dental organizations payment designation provision
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Child care provider licensing modification
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Terms definition related to cell-cultured and insect products
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Disability services technology and advocacy expansion grant establishment and appropriation
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Damon Leivestad Direct Care Sustainability Act
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Physician assistant title modification to physician associate
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Physician assistance collaborative agreement requirements modification
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Douglas County Interstate Highway 94 interchange project appropriation
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Athletic trainer scope of practice clarification
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Children's mental health programs modification and appropriation
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Mahnomen hospital bond issue and appropriation
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Temporary nursing facility rate increases establishment
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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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Certain provisions modification for resident tuition and state student aid
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Prohibition on issuing certificate of need abolishment for new nuclear plant
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Enforcement prohibition of government vaccine mandates
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Third party testing program for driver's license knowledge, road and skills tests authorization
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Licensee fee reduction for manufacturers and wholesalers of medical gas
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Election judge party affiliation classification as public data on individuals
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MinnesotaCare and medical assistance programs chiropractic services coverage modification provision
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Registered small farm producer permission to sell fluid raw milk and fluid raw milk product to consumers under certain circumstances
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Wolf and elk depredation payments appropriation
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Home and community-based services standards for out-of-home respite care services for children modification
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Unilateral Emergency Powers Repeal Act
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Commissioner instruction to make recommendations for paperwork reduction relating to child protection cases
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Legislative approval requirement for certain sales, transfers, or other conveyances of state-owned land
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Family assets or independence program appropriation
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Certain prize and ticket limits modification
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Prohibit quantity limits on coverage for home care nursing services
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Minnesota premium security plan continuation waiver submission by the commissioner of commerce requirement provision
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Mobile crisis grants appropriation
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MAXIS and the Medicaid Management Information System improvements appropriation
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Site visits requirement for all enrolled medical assistance providers
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