Representative • Republican

Pat Garofalo

Minnesota • District HD-058B

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Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):

100% Positive

Voting Pattern

Nay: 363

Yea: 861

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Social Security; individual income tax provisions modified, and public pension benefit subtraction established.

Education savings accounts established, and rules required.

Department of Education required to adopt model policy for cell phones in schools.

Regulation of transportation network companies by political subdivisions prohibited.

Allocation of revenues from solid waste management tax modified.

Social media algorithms that target children prohibited.

Illegal cannabis and controlled substances tax repealed, and technical changes made.

Railroad peace officer appointment, licensing, and compensation provided; civil liability issues addressed; and rulemaking required.

Regional transportation sales and use tax repealed, metropolitan region sales and use tax repealed, local affordable housing aid repealed, retail delivery fee repealed, and use of amounts in repealed accounts provided.

Federal pipeline inspection rules modified for individuals performing construction or maintenance work, prevailing wage exemption for broadband workers repealed, and technical corrections made.

Family law; parenting time provisions modified.

Penalties increased for transferring firearms to persons who are ineligible to possess firearms.

Northrup King Building capital improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.

Housing infrastructure program grant for Northrup King Building campus appropriation modified.

Brew pubs authorized to be affiliated with a farm winery, and issuance of retail licenses to farm wineries and brew pubs notwithstanding certain affiliated interests authorized.

Deadline established for state agencies to issue permits for a large electric power facility that has been granted a site or route permit.

Sports betting authorized and provided, licenses established, local restrictions prohibited, sports betting taxation provided, civil and criminal penalties provided, amateur sports grants provided, and money appropriated.

Selling, giving, furnishing, or procuring lower-potency hemp edibles for use by an impaired person prohibited.

Cell-cultured products and products derived from insect protein regulated.

Minimum parking mandates prohibited.

Notification and local approval required before use of money from closed landfill investment fund and metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account.

Date of state primary changed from August to March, date of primary elections conducted by a political subdivision changed in certain circumstances, and laws governing political party precinct caucuses repealed.

Dismissal limitations for kindergarten through grade 3 students amended.

Rosemount Port Authority for Expo 2031 funding provided, and money appropriated.

Nursing facility workforce incentive program, nursing facility payments, and nursing facility temporary rate add-on provided; partial reimbursement to hospitals provided for qualifying avoidable patient days; and money appropriated.

Nursing facility payment rates modified, elderly waiver rates modified, payment rates for customized living services provided under disability waivers modified, payment rates for home-delivered meals under disability waivers modified, and money appropriated.

Funding provided for kindergarten through grade 12 education; general education, literacy and learning, special education, education innovation, and education excellence provisions modified; forecast adjustments made; reports required; and money appropriated.

Legislative approval required for adoption of rules.

Personal finance class required for high school graduation, personal finance seal established for teacher licensure, and rulemaking authorized.

Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote enacted.

Public employees police and fire retirement plan; reemployment earnings limit applicable to disability benefit payments increased.

Sports betting authorized and provided, licenses established, local restrictions prohibited, sports betting taxation provided, civil and criminal penalties provided, amateur sports grants provided, reports required, and money appropriated.

State Building Code; inspection exemptions for load control allowed for electrical utilities clarified.

Prevailing wage agreements required for projects funded in whole or in part with renewable development account funds.

Energy; utilities governing provisions modified.

Peer-to-peer car sharing program established.

Mail balloting authorized in any town or city with fewer than 400 registered voters.

National Defense Service Medal recipient special license plate established, and technical changes made.

Minnesota Technology Association grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Dakota County Technical College driver training facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

State veterans cemetery burial fee removed for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans.

Lawful gambling provisions modified, and flat rate tax expanded and combined net receipts tax eliminated.

Individual income tax provisions modified, and unlimited Social Security subtraction allowed.

Public silent prayer allowed at student athletic activities.

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