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BILL TRACKING: HOUSING AND HOMELESS

This section covers housing legislation of the 2011 session. Simply click on the bill number and it will take you to the description, text, status and authors of the bill.

Governor's Proposals

• Bonding: contains $10 million to acquire and rehab foreclosed properties into low income rental housing and for community land trusts to acquire land of foreclosed properties
• Budget / Revisions: Minnesota Housing reductions of 5%; reductions to other programs. MHFA Side by Side Comparisons
• S.F. 899 (Metzen) / H.F. 1265 (Mahoney): money appropriated to jobs, economic development, and housing funding  

Minnesota Housing

• H.F. 419 (Downey): reorganizes state government; eliminating agencies and positions of leadership, including the Commissioner of Minnesota Housing
• S.F. 887 (Michel) / H.F. 1049 (Gunther): money appropriated to jobs, economic development, and housing funding. HousingJobs Campaign Sign On Letter. 
• S.F. 1096 (Newman): prohibits grants to non-profits whose services or goods are similar to that provided by state agencies or for-profit businesses.
• H.F. 1739 (Hayden): changes eligibility and selection criteria for Minnesota Housing Finance Agency funding
• Budget Spreadsheets: Senate / House

Housing Development

• S.F. 219 (Pederson) / H.F. 344 (Lanning): $10 million for public housing housing rehab
• S.F. 468 (Kelash): $2 million for Youthbuild program
• S.F. 434 (Rosen) / H.F. 681 (Downey): Minnesota pay for performance pilot program established, funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. Includes Habitat projects
• S.F. 459 (Langseth) / H.F. 607 (Howes): Governor's bonding proposal, includes $10 million to acquire and rehabilitate foreclosed properties into low income rental housing or for community land trusts.
• S.F. 838 (Senjem) / H.F. 1319 (Mack): Minnesota Housing tax credit for housing development
• S.F. 1373 (Nelson) / H.F. 1257 (Hayden): nonprofit housing bonds issued for community land trusts
• S.F. 1441 (Rosen) / H.F. 1721 (Gunther): authorizes redevelopment demolition loans
• S.F. 1459 (Latz) / H.F. 1750 (Simon): modifies tax increment financing (TIF) for renovation and renewal districts

 Tenant Rights & Other

• H.F. 129 (Davids): Renter's Credit or Property Tax Refund reduction from 19% to 15% of gross rent paid
• S.F. 736 (Brown) / H.F. 1082 (Beard): cold weather rule electronic notification option
• S.F. 817 (Benson) / H.F. 1025 (Beard):  utility rates required to be based on cost of service between and among consumer classes 
• S.F. 926 (Gerlach) / H.F. 1254 (Bills): residential property rights provisions modifications
• S.F. 1156 (Skoe): modifies the procedure for resolving property valuation disputes
• S.F. 1162 (Ingebrigtsen) / H.F. 1443 (Scott): clarifies the definition of residential tenant in the event of foreclosure
• H.F. 1515 (Holberg): clarifies evictions from foreclosed properties, modifies late fee provisions
• H.F. 1695 (Clark): requires court eviction records expungement after one year

Homeless Housing & Services

• S.F. 60 (Robling) / H.F. 130 (Holberg) / H.F. 130 S.F. 60 Side by Side: reduces Renter's Credit or Property Tax Refund from 19% to 15% of gross rent paid; eliminates Emergency General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid and other safety net program budgets Veto Message.
• S.F. 94 (Hann) / H.F. 128 (Abeler): Emergency General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid and other safety net program budgets eliminated
• S.F.  75 (Magnus) / H.F. 171 (Daudt): MFIP electronic benefit transfers modified, and photo identification required
• S.F.  89 (Ingebrigtsen) / H.F. 238 (Franson): MFIP electronic benefit transfer card restrictions and requirements established, and MFIP proof of residency required
• S.F. 70 (Goodwin) / H.F. 475 (Benson) : food shelf programs and food stamp outreach grants appropriations
• S.F. 110 (Jungbauer) / H.F. 77 (Lanning): Ladder Out of Poverty Task Force healthy community and circle of support initiative grant programs appropriations
• S.F. 150 (Gazelka): Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) and general assistance (GA) proof of residency requirement, eliminates waiving requirements for unusual hardship
• S.F. 164 (Olson) / H. F. 689 (Huntley): General assistance (GA) earned income savings account dollar amounts modifications.
• H.F. 425 (Peppin): MFIP work activities modified
• H.F. 331 (Drazkowski): MFIP drug testing required
• H.F. 466 (Morrow): outreach to homeless veterans appropriated
• S.F. 309 (Sheran) / H.F. 61 (Ward) : Minnesota Faith in Action permanent funding allocated
• S.F. 326 (Anderson): homeless prevention and food shelf income tax checkoff
• H.F. 559 (Downey): establishes a MinnesotaCare voucher demonstration project
• H. F. 746 (Mack): requires Department of Human Services to issue a request for proposals for an integrated online eligibility and application portal for food support, cash assistance, child care, and health care programs
• S.F. 556 (Nienow) / H.F. 846 (Anderson) : emergency services and transitional housing grants appropriation
• S.F. 1099 (Daley) / H.F. 866 (Lohmer): money appropriated to Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans for continued outreach to homeless veterans in Minnesota.
• H.F. 1757 (Hayden): provides for assistance and comprehensive evaluation for children in families experiencing homelessness

Manufactured Housing

•  S.F. 225 (Pederson) / H.F. 342 (Murdock) : provides for manufactured housing inspections; modifying alternative design plans and reinstallation requirements
• S.F. 406 (Limmer) / H.F. 562 (Sanders): regulates water and sewerage charges to manufactured housing parks
• S.F. 296 (Wiger) / H. F. 678 (Slawik): establishes remedies and a lien for manufactured home park owners when a home is abandoned
• H.F. 1430 (Slawik): establishes new procedure for violations of manufactured home lot rentals
• S.F. 1416 (Fischbach) / H.F. 1595 (Murdock): provides for unaffixment of manufactured homes from realty  

Real Estate

•  S.F. 167 (Gerlach) / H.F. 323 (Hoppe): broker price opinions on residential real estate regulation
• S.F. 284 (Rest) / H.F. 445 (Davids): pooled tax increments for market rate housing development
• S.F. 299 (Robling) / H.F. 496 (Beard): home solicitation sales regulation exclusion clarified
•  S.F. 552 (Latz) / H.F. No. 877 (Simon): homestead and commercial-industrial property improvements valuation exclusion authorization
• S.F. 654 (Newman) / H.F. 951 (Mazorol): Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act modifications
• H.F. 930 (Falk): tax-forfeited land sales prohibited to certain property owners, and county auditors required to file lists of delinquent real estate taxes
• S.F. 914 (Howe) / H.F. 630 (Benson): valuation exclusion authorized for improvements to homestead properties
• S.F. 959 (Vandeveer) / H.F. 240 (Dettmer): disabled veterans homestead market value exemption extension to primary family caregiver
• S.F. 1018 (Limmer): homestead, non-homestead and commercial-industrial property mprovements valuation exclusion authorization
• S.F. 1141 (DeKruif): provides for written contract performance guidelines to residential construction subcontractors
• S.F. 1434 (Langseth) / H.F. 679 (Marquart): requires valuation notice to specifically note when a property has been reclassified
• H.F. 1742 (Hayden): regulates special mortgage payoffs, modifies certification requirements of independent loan counselors

Foreclosure

• S.F. 137 (Scheid) / H.F. 395 (Wardlow): deeds clarified to correct title and certain acknowledgments, cancellation of residential purchase agreements provided, and redemption period clarified for foreclosure of certain mortgages
• S.F. 600 (Marty) / H.F. 492 (Slocum): property valuation freeze and an exclusion provided for improvements made to purchased foreclosed properties
• S.F. 666 (Bonoff) / H.F. 1637 (Daudt): requires transaction agents to disclose information on lenders for residential mortgage loans;  requires  additional data in foreclosure notices  
• H.F. 1180 (Mullery): provides a uniform process for mortgage lenders; requires mortgage lenders to record proof of compliance prior to foreclosure

Building Regulations

• S.F. 297 (Limmer) / H.F. 460 (Peppin): fire sprinkler installation requirement in single-family detached homes prohibition
• H.F. 943 (Simon): Building Code Administrators and Inspections Board established
• H.F. 1349 (Hamilton): State Building Code residential program definition added

Taxes

• H.F. 629 (Dettmer) / S.F. 581 (Vandeveer): allows certain expenditures by nonprofit community-service organizations to be considered charitable contributions to qualify for a reduced property tax classification 
• H.F. 1007 (Runbeck):  Public Employee Retirement Act aids and payments reduced in lieu of property taxes
• H.F. 1045 (Runbeck): Disparity Reduction Aid payment reduced
• H.F. 1046 (Runbeck): homestead credit market value converted to a tax capacity reduction
• H.F. 1047 (Westrom): homeowner property tax refund modified and inflation adjustment refund amounts ended
• H.F. 1048 (Westrom): renter property tax refund modified; percentage of rent constituting property taxes reduced; inflation adjustment refund amounts ended
• H.F. 1083 (Runbeck): homeowner property tax refund modified
• S.F. 838 (Senjem) / H.F. 1319 (Mack): Minnesota Housing tax credit for housing development
• S.F. 869 (Ortman): property tax and other tax modifications
• S.F. 870 (Ortman) / H.F. 1316 (Davids): property tax and other tax modifications
• S.F. 957 (Rest):  market value homestead credit reimbursement in towns elimination; sales tax on towns purchases elimination
• S.F. 1325 (Hall) / H.F. 1242 (Doepke): extends authority for Hennepin County to impose a mortgage registry and deed tax
• S.F. 1397 (Pederson): property tax incentive valuation reductions for vacant properties

Omnibus Bills

• >S.F. 1401 (Michel)  / H.F. 1378 (Ortman) / H.F. 1379 (Hoffman) / H.F. 1380 (Kruse) / H.F. 1381 (Howe) / H.F. 1382 (Jungbauer) / H.F. 1383 (Pederson): constitutional amendment to limit the level of budgeted spending to 98 percent of the amount forecast to be collected in the biennium
• S.F. 898 (Gimse) / H.F. 1140 (Beard): omnibus transportation finance bill; transfers funding away from Met Council programs that support the conversion of contaminated urban land into new real estate developments, construction of affordable homes for working families, and creation of new businesses and new jobs