Rep. Harry Niska

District:  31A

Party Designation:  R

name:  Harry Niska

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party:  R

phone:  651-296-2439

office:  2nd Floor, Centennial Office Building

district:  31A

Committees

Committee nameCommittee role
Rules and Legislative AdministrationCo-Chair

Sponsored bills

Bill numberBill title
HF10State-funded services to undocumented noncitizens prohibited, and undocumented noncitizens made ineligible for MinnesotaCare and North Star Promise scholarship program.
HF9Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified, requirement for electric utilities to meet standards delayed, demolition of fossil-fuel-powered electric generating plants prohibited under certain circumstances, and other renewable energy policy provisions modified.
HF8Efficiency of Wetland Conservation Act determinations improved, efficiency of environmental and resource management permit application process improved, Pollution Control Agency permit process modified, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF7Bail data and notice provisions modified, mandatory minimum sentences established for sex trafficking offenses, Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission provisions modified, crimes established, criminal penalties imposed, and money appropriated.
HF6Read Act modified; appropriations cancelled; education innovation provisions modified; education innovation recodified and reorganized; Office of Achievement and Innovation established in the Department of Education; diversity, equity, and inclusion appropriation modified; and school performance reporting system established.
HF5Imposition and allocation of certain taxes modified, tax analysis required, retail delivery fee repealed, unlimited Social Security subtraction provided, and report required.
HF4Portion of projected future budget surpluses required to be returned to state taxpayers, and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF3Legislative auditor required to submit a report to the legislature related to an agency's implementation of internal control or fiscal management recommendations.
HF2Mandatory fraud reporting required when a state agency employee has reason to suspect the existence of fraud, grant management requirements strengthened, and criminal penalty established.
HF1Office of the Inspector General established, powers provided, duties specified, fraud reporting hotline required, agencies required to halt payments when fraud is suspected, agency-based offices of inspector general eliminated, report required, and money appropriated.
HF23Public employee whistleblower protections modified.
HF21Supermajority approval by each house of the legislature required to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days.
HF20Classification of certain data maintained by the attorney general clarified.
HF19Social studies standards adoption suspended and review cycle modified, ethnic studies requirements repealed, and ethnic studies appropriations cancelled.
HF12Female sports team participation restricted to the female sex.
HF298Product stewardship program for wind and solar infrastructure required, fee on retail sales of wind and solar infrastructure provided, moratorium on disposal of infrastructure in landfills, report required, and money appropriated.
HF284Undocumented noncitizens made ineligible for MinnesotaCare.
HF236Student discipline provisions modified.
HF234Unlimited Social Security income tax subtraction allowed.
HF233Governor's power to declare emergency repealed, legislative emergency declaration and extension process established, governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules that have the effect of law during an emergency established, citizens' rights protected, and technical corrections made.
HF25Women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes grant program established, appropriations reduced, and money appropriated.
HF24Born alive infant provisions modified.
HF21Supermajority approval by each house of the legislature required to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days.
HF20Data classification of certain data maintained by the attorney general clarified.
HF19Education savings accounts established, and rules required.
HF12Female sports team participation restricted to the female sex.
HF11Minnesota Paid Leave Law implementation delayed by one year.
HF10State-funded payments to undocumented noncitizens prohibited, and undocumented noncitizens provided to be ineligible for MinnesotaCare and North Star Promise scholarship program.
HF9Hydroelectric 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.
HF8Wetland Conservation Act determination efficiency improved, permitting efficiency reporting requirements modified, permit application process improved, Pollution Control Agency required to issue separate permits, expedited permitting process modified, petitioners required to reside in affected or adjoining counties, scoping environmental assessment worksheet requirements eliminated, local review clarified, state implementation plan modification required, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF7Public safety; various provisions modified relating to data held by law enforcement agencies; agency bail or bond notice; sex trafficking minimum sentences; Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission; legislative approval; reason for dismissing charges; dismissals report information; county attorney required action; liability and vicarious liability; crime created for recruiting or educating individuals to trespass or damage critical infrastructure; assaulting a police officer penalty; crime of fleeing in a motor vehicle or failing to obey traffic laws crime established; presence in a stolen vehicle; penalties increased for obstructing trunk highway, airport, or transit traffic; tracking device placement and requirements and expanded uses; criminal penalties; and money appropriated.
HF6Read 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 2025 through 2029 authorized, and school board authorized to not comply with recently enacted state laws or rules.
HF5Imposition 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.
HF4Portion of projected budget surplus required to be returned to state taxpayers, and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF3Legislative auditor required to submit a report to the legislature related to an agency's implementation of legislative auditor recommendations, and money appropriated.
HF2Fraud reporting required when a state employee has reason to suspect fraud, and grants management requirements strengthened.
HF1Office of Inspector General established, powers and duties provided, enhanced grant oversight provided, retaliation prohibited, existing executive Offices of Inspector General transferred or repealed, fraud detection and prevention provided, conforming changes made, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF26Governor'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.
HF23Whistleblower definitions provided, and whistleblower protections for public employees modified.
HF22Parent's bill of rights created.
HF18Sales and use tax exemption for certain baby products expanded.
HF16Immigration 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.
HF15Student 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.
HF768Department of Human Rights prohibited from maintaining a collection or database on incidents of protected speech.
HF747Minnesota Business Corporation Act modified.
HF708Public employee retirement association board of trustees member addition provided.
HF514Kindergarten through grade 3 student dismissal limitations modified.
HF49Taxes imposed on all lawful gambling receipts repealed, and technical changes made.
HF28Data center energy generation redundancy provided.
HF1056St. Francis; water and sewer improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1052Student discipline provisions modified.
HF1036Ramsey; special rules authorized.
HF1022Moist snuff and tobacco product definitions modified.
HF946Driver'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 the commissioner allowed.
HF787Electricity generated outside the state exempted from the requirement that a proportion of retail electricity be carbon-free by certain dates.
HF1198Number of leadership positions increased in each body.
HF733Electronic gambling devices and games restrictions removed.
HF1233Women's athletics exemption created in the Human Rights Act.
HF1434Age verification required for websites with material harmful to minors, enforcement by the attorney general provided, and private right of action created.
HF1341Law Enforcement Appreciation Day established, law enforcement explorer program in schools provided, peace officer training funding provided, pathway to policing reimbursement grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF795Online booking availability of driver's license road skills examinations modified, and fees for cancellation modified.
HF1475Metropolitan 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.
HF435Commissioner of corrections required to house only biological female inmates at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee.
HF289SAVI program established for state agencies to encourage innovation and cost savings.
HF72Entities or organizations that receive state funding prohibited from making campaign expenditures or otherwise expending money for any political purpose.
HF13Duty to retreat before using reasonable force in defense of self or others eliminated.
HF289SAVI program for state agencies to encourage innovation and cost savings establishment
HF72Entities or organizations that receive state funding prohibition from making campaign expenditures or otherwise expending money for any political purpose
HF23Whistleblower protections for public employees modifications
HF1791School district authorized to offer career and technical education postsecondary scholarships and postsecondary grants.
HF1768Additional circumstances under which a covenant not to compete is valid and enforceable provided.
HF2233Uniform Special Deposits Act adopted.
HF2220Assessment of fees or other charges when state employees park at facilities owned or operated by the state prohibited.
HF2219Traditional and gestational surrogacy arrangements regulated, and crime of operating a for-profit surrogacy agency created.
HF2113Small employers exempted from requirement to provide paid leave.
HF2080Andover; mitigate contaminants funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1944Recognition 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.
HF195Classification rate removed and property tax exemption established for certain property owned and operated by congressionally chartered veterans service organizations.
HF2512Property tax exemption established for certain property owned and operated by a congressionally chartered veterans service organization.
HF2448Local units of government prohibited from banning flavored tobacco product sales.
HF2420Commission 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.
HF3101Intellectual Freedom Protection Act regulated public postsecondary institutions created, private right of action created, and attorney general enforcement provided.
HF747Minnesota Business Corporation Act provisions modifications
HF2554Burnsville; Elmstrand Finseth Ruge Heroes Memorial Bridge designated.
HF2517Use of public funds to cover abortions under MinnesotaCare restricted.
HF128Penalties for engaging in prostitution with minors increased.
HF2637Ramsey; clean water infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2636Attorney general annual report on activities of the office required.
HF2638Ramsey; sales and use tax exemption for construction materials modified.
HF2936Commissioner of corrections required to submit certain proposed rules for legislative approval prior to implementation.
HF2812Commissioner of corrections required to charge a fee for incarcerated person communication services.
HF2809Crime of residential protesting established.
HF2792Certain legal fees and expenses relating to Minnesota Chamber of Commerce v. Choi funding provided, and money appropriated.