Aric Putnam
Minnesota
Record ID: MN-Senate-14-PUTNAM-A
- 3215 Minnesota Senate Bldg., St. Paul, MN 55155
- 651-296-6455
- sen.aric.putnam@mnsenate.gov
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF 5038 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; aids to local governments; establishing a onetime aid to reimburse certain city costs of federal enforcement actions; appropriating money. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5010 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refund; increasing property tax refunds by reducing co-pay percentages; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290A.04, subdivisions 2, 4. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4807 | A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos; directing the commissioner of veterans affairs to establish an eligibility process; modifying eligibility for burial in state veterans cemeteries; requiring a report; making technical changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 171.07, subdivision 15; 197.231; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 197.236, subdivisions 8, 9; 197.448, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3832 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying eligibility for the Dairy Assistance, Investment, Relief Initiative (DAIRI) program; amending Laws 2023, chapter 43, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, as amended. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4561 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying agriculture policy provisions; defining cell-cultured food; requiring food labels to identify a product containing cell-cultured food; defining agrivoltaics system; modifying noxious weed provisions; modifying Cervidae farm fencing requirements; modifying immunity for agritourism related to off-road vehicle trail events; modifying plant and soil amendment requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 17.81, by adding a subdivision; 18.77, subdivision 12, by adding subdivisions; 18.771; 18.79, subdivision 2; 18.81, subdivision 3; 18.82; 18.83, subdivision 3; 18.86; 18.91, subdivision 2; 18C.005, subdivisions 6, 6a, 25, 33, by adding subdivisions; 18C.211, subdivision 4; 18C.411, subdivision 2; 31.01, by adding a subdivision; 31.12; 31.633; 34A.01, by adding a subdivision; 35.155, subdivision 4; 604A.40, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 18.79, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18.77, subdivision 14. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4433 | A bill for an act relating to civil law; providing racing facilities with immunity from nuisance claims; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 561. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5073 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying agriculture policy provisions; modifying farm down payment assistance provisions; modifying seed potato provisions; modifying fees; allowing eggs to be donated past their quality assurance date; requiring reports; modifying prior appropriations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 17.458, subdivision 1; 18J.01; 18J.02; 18J.03; 18J.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 18J.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 18J.06; 18J.07, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 18J.09; 18K.02, subdivisions 5, 6; 18K.04, subdivision 1; 21.111; 21.112, by adding a subdivision; 21.113; 21.115; 21.117; 21.119; 21.1195; 21.891, subdivision 2; 28A.0752; 29.21, by adding a subdivision; 29.26; 32D.30, subdivision 5; 41A.19; 41B.048, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, by adding subdivisions; 583.215; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 17.1017, subdivision 9; 17.133, subdivisions 1, 2; 28A.04, subdivision 1; 28A.08, subdivision 3; Laws 2023, chapter 43, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 4, as amended, 5, as amended; Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2, 3, as amended, 4, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 21; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18K.02, subdivision 7; 18K.03, subdivision 2; 28A.075. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5176 | A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing a cooperative development grant program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5177 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; income and corporate franchise; establishing a tax credit for employer-provided child care expenses; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4262 | A bill for an act relating to taxes; establishing a property tax task force; requiring a report. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4560 | A bill for an act relating to veterans; establishing the Commanders Task Force; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4069 | A bill for an act relating to animals; modifying provisions relating to the practice of veterinary medicine and veterinary technology; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 156.001, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 7a, 8, 10b, by adding subdivisions; 156.01, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 156.02, subdivisions 1, 2; 156.03; 156.04; 156.05; 156.06; 156.07; 156.071; 156.072, subdivisions 1, 2; 156.076; 156.077, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; 156.078; 156.081; 156.12, subdivisions 1, 2; 156.121; 156.16, subdivisions 5, 12, 14; 156.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 156.19; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 156.015, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 156; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 156.001, subdivision 9; 156.01, subdivision 2; 156.02, subdivision 3; 156.072, subdivision 3; 156.073; 156.16, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11; 156.20. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4868 | A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating ticket resale disclosures and price; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 325F.676, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4394 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring a set-aside for housing tax credit allocations; modifying certain income provisions; modifying eligible uses of certain housing funds; modifying housing aggregate bond limitation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 290.0683, subdivisions 1, 3; 462A.40, subdivision 3; 474A.02, subdivision 1a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4255 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing that emergency managers are essential employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 179A.03, subdivision 7. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4537 | A bill for an act relating to housing; modifying the requirements in an expedited eviction process; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.321, subdivision 2. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3753 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying the nonprofit exemption to provide that certain purchases of prepared food by nonprofit organizations are exempt; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.70, subdivision 4. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4075 | A bill for an act relating to veterans affairs; modifying benefits available to veterans of the Secret War in Laos; directing the commissioner of veterans affairs to establish an eligibility process; making technical changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, subdivision 15; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 197.236, subdivision 9; 197.448, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SR 68 | A Senate resolution recognizing Minnesota's Year of Water | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3864 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying a previous appropriation; amending Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 1, 3, as amended. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3623 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring vehicles approaching school buses to stop for flashing red lights; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.444, subdivision 1. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4774 | A bill for an act relating to energy; defining portable solar generation device; exempting portable solar generation devices from interconnection and net metering requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 216B.164, subdivision 2a, by adding a subdivision; 326B.38, by adding a subdivision. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4685 | A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting the imposition of certain fees for residential improvements necessary to accommodate the disability of a veteran; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4806 | A bill for an act relating to higher education; clarifying when wage credits may be used by applicants employed by institutions of higher education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268.085, subdivision 7. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4851 | A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a nanoparticle iron nitride permanent magnet manufacturing facility. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4855 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the 5th Avenue South Campus and Downtown Connection capital project in the city of St. Cloud; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4856 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Mississippi Riverwalk Connection in the city of St. Cloud; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4857 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing an exemption for construction materials used in a courthouse facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 297A.75, subdivision 1. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4863 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; modifying the definition of prepared food; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.61, subdivision 31. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4642 | A bill for an act relating to health; modifying membership of Board of Medical Practice; establishing requirements for complaint review committee membership and processes; establishing requirements for information on provider profiles on Board of Medicine website; establishing requirements for posted information at points of patient contact; requiring an audit; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 147.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 147.02, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 147.091, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4722 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of St. Cloud to impose a local sales and use tax. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4586 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying farm down payment assistance eligibility; modifying verification requirements for down payment assistance grant recipients; modifying a prior appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 17.133, subdivisions 1, 2; Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, as amended. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4606 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; authorizing Sherburne County to impose a local sales and use tax. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4615 | A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing the city of Edina to issue a social district license. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4472 | A bill for an act relating to higher education; removing expiration date for exemption to reporting and marketing requirements for institutions contracting with online program management companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 135A.195, subdivision 6. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4479 | A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing counties to designate certain agricultural lands as unsuitable for electric power facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 394. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4485 | A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a psilocybin therapeutic use program; establishing protections for registered patients, registered suppliers, registered facilitators, and health care practitioners; authorizing rulemaking; authorizing civil actions; establishing fees; classifying data; establishing an advisory committee; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.02, subdivisions 2, 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 152. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4487 | A bill for an act relating to higher education; directing the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to convene a workgroup on adjunct faculty health care eligibility; requiring a report. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4493 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for a grant to Bolder Options youth mentoring program. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4205 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for support services for young adults released from juvenile detention or prison. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3752 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Rural Finance Authority; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3583 | A bill for an act relating to civil law; extending the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 583.215. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3584 | A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money for hiring for the farmer-lender mediation program. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4392 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; statewide local housing aid; expanding eligible uses of aid; modifying the deadline to spend aid on certain eligible uses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 477A.36, subdivisions 4, 6; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 477A.36, subdivision 5. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4393 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; prohibiting certain retailers from obtaining an ownership interest in livestock dealers or meat packing companies; prohibiting certain exclusive contracts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 17A.03, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17A. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3873 | A bill for an act relating to energy; regulating the installation and operation of a plug-in solar photovoltaic device; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3599 | A bill for an act relating to housing; amending provisions related to redemption in an eviction action for nonpayment of rent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 504B.291, subdivision 1. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4158 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4253 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing the commissioner of revenue temporary authority to not include certain taxpayers on liquor posting. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4050 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for infrastructure demolition and site restoration on Minnesota State Colleges and Universities campuses. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4099 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying prior agriculture provisions; appropriating money; amending Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 1, 2. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4024 | A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a student career pathways framework; requiring a report. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4025 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for infrastructure improvements in St. Joseph; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4026 | A bill for an act relating to veterans; establishing standards for use of competitive grants issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 196. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3550 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; lowering the threshold and increasing the maximum refund for the special property tax refund; establishing an excise tax on certain social media platform businesses; establishing a onetime public safety aid for local and Tribal governments; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290A.04, subdivision 2h; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 295. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3686 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing a rotational grazing pilot program; requiring a report; appropriating money. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3687 | A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying milk offerings for participants in the national school lunch program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 124D.114. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3865 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; establishing a subtraction for AmeriCorps stipends and living allowances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0132, subdivision 16. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3912 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3913 | A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying conflict of interest provisions for members of Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116P.09, subdivision 6; 116P.18. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3934 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money to the University of Minnesota for capital improvements on the Saint Paul campus; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3953 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; expanding the Minnesota agriculture special plates to additional vehicle classes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 168.1285, subdivision 1. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3966 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement at the University of Minnesota; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3770 | A bill for an act relating to food support; establishing a regional food bank grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142F. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3801 | A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Wallin Education Partners. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3819 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to the Benton County Government Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3751 | A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3668 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture potato inspection facility in the city of East Grand Forks; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 1700 | A bill for an act relating to higher education; creating a low-interest student loan program; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |