The Minnesota Senate DFL reports…

The Minnesota Senate passed House File 5242, the Transportation Supplemental Budget in a bipartisan vote of 36 to 31 early Tuesday morning. The bill, chief authored by Senate Transportation Committee Chair Scott Dibble (DFL-Minneapolis), delivers new funding that improves safety, services, and strengthens Minnesota’s transportation network.

They list highlights but do not detail proposed broadband legislation, which includes more rules for broadband installers. (I wrote about the bill earlier.)

The Senate Journal reports…

Madam Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully requested:

HF5242, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for a supplemental budget for the Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, and the Metropolitan Council; modifying prior appropriations; modifying various provisions related to transportation and public safety, including but not limited to an intensive driver testing program, greenhouse gas emissions, electric-assisted bicycles, high voltage transmission, railroad safety, and transit; establishing civil penalties; establishing an advisory committee; labor and industry; making supplemental appropriation changes to labor provisions; modifying combative sports regulations, construction codes and licensing, Bureau of Mediation provisions, public employee labor relations provisions, miscellaneous labor provisions, broadband and pipeline safety, employee misclassification, and minors appearing in internet content; housing; modifying prior appropriations; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; expanding eligible uses of housing infrastructure bonds; authorizing the issuance of housing infrastructure bonds; establishing a working group and a task force; authorizing rulemaking; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.6905, by adding a subdivision;…