Jennifer A. McEwen
Minnesota
Record ID: MN-Senate-08-MCEWEN-J
- 3217 Minnesota Senate Bldg., St. Paul, MN 55155
- 651-296-4188
- sen.jennifer.mcewen@mnsenate.gov
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF 3720 | A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; adopting 2026 recommendations of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 79.34, subdivisions 3, 4; 79.35; 79.36; 79.362; 79.38, subdivision 1; 175A.05, by adding a subdivision; 176.011, subdivision 15; 176.081, subdivision 9; 176.101, subdivision 2a; 176.155, subdivision 1; 176.221, subdivision 1; 176.322; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 79.34, subdivision 2a; 79.361; 79.363. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5278 | A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring covered employers to provide commuter benefits to covered employees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4554 | A bill for an act relating to energy; specifying required elements in an application to the Public Utilities Commission for a certificate of need for a petroleum pipeline; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5277 | A bill for an act relating to corrections; modifying the definition of employee under the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act and whistleblower protections to explicitly include incarcerated people; modifying the Public Employee Labor Relations Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 to include incarcerated persons; reclassifying inmates in state correctional institutions as employees; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 177.23, subdivision 7; 179A.03, subdivision 14; 181.931, subdivision 2; 182.651, subdivision 9; 241.27, subdivision 1; 243.23; 243.88, subdivision 2; 363A.03, subdivision 15. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5280 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; creating a mobility hub working group; requiring a report. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4787 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; imposing tax on advertising services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.61, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3857 | A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money from environment and natural resources trust fund; extending certain prior appropriations; modifying conflict of interest provisions for members of Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources; enacting fraud prevention measures; repealing requirement for commissioner approval of certain land acquisitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116P.09, subdivision 6; 116P.18; 116X.03, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116P.17. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4525 | A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying notice requirements for water discharges; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115.061. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4745 | A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring creation of a centralized certified payroll reporting portal and database for all state projects covered by prevailing wage requirements; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3868 | A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting virtual currency kiosks; providing for customer payouts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 53B.69, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 53B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 53B.69, subdivisions 3b, 3c; 53B.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5181 | A bill for an act relating to retirement; creating a career rule for teachers aged 60 with 30 years of service; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 126C.10, subdivision 37; 354.42, subdivision 3; 354.44, subdivision 6. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5197 | A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Duluth office of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4405 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing Minnesota Main Streets special license plates; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5143 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting the sale and possession of toxic ammunition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 87A.02, subdivision 2; 87A.10; 97A.045, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 325F; 624. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5144 | A bill for an act relating to airports; requiring transparency regarding immigrant detention flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5074 | A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring an employer to provide notice to employees of federal immigration inspection; prohibiting employers from allowing federal immigration into nonpublic work areas; imposing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5075 | A bill for an act relating to retirement; Teachers Retirement Association; modifying the early retirement reduction factors for annuity commencement before normal retirement age; increasing employer contributions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 126C.10, subdivision 37; 354.44, subdivision 6. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5085 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing a program to make all pedestrian crossings in the state compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act; requiring rulemaking; requiring a report; appropriating money; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5116 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; establishing a state general levy for certain residential homestead property; modifying the city aid formula for certain cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 275.025, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivision 9; 477A.03, subdivision 2a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 477A.013, subdivision 8. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3946 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying criminal penalty provisions for assaulting transit workers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2231, subdivision 11. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4689 | A bill for an act relating to employment; regulating the use of automated decision systems in employment settings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4576 | A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring notice and a transitional employment period for employees displaced by artificial intelligence; imposing penalties; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4686 | A bill for an act relating to employment; regulating the use of electronic monitoring tools in employment settings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4849 | A bill for an act relating to public utilities; limiting rate recovery of executive pay for certain public utilities; specifying certain utility expenses that may not be recovered from ratepayers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.16, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.16, subdivisions 8, 9, 17, 18. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4935 | A bill for an act relating to environment; appropriating money for a study of critical materials in the waste stream. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4886 | A bill for an act relating to environment; creating greenhouse gas pollution cost-recovery program; establishing account; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4744 | A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; appropriating money for hiring to support activities under the Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Act. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4711 | A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; prohibiting predatory pricing; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325D. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4853 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing curl in Minnesota special license plates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4014 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring a natural person to be present when a commercial motor vehicle is operated by an automated driving system; establishing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4055 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing requirements on trunk highway system maintenance and expansion, including to limit trunk highway capacity expansion projects in certain circumstances and to require transportation asset management plans; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 174.03, subdivision 12, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 161. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4381 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing advisory board to study impacts of commercial autonomous vehicle operations implementation; establishing minimum requirements for operation of commercial autonomous vehicles; requiring permit process for commercial autonomous vehicle operations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3880 | A resolution urging the President and Congress to reject the Border Lands Conservation Act. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4296 | A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring public hearings and certain disclosures prior to approval of data center development; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4124 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying grant caps for port development assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 457A.03, subdivision 3. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4060 | A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring a quality service wage for covered airport or related location workers; providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4154 | A bill for an act relating to public defenders; appropriating money for the Board of Public Defense. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4516 | A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring wage remediation following delayed federal approval of retroactive rate increases. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4526 | A bill for an act relating to tourism; appropriating money for the 2027 International Ice Hockey Federation U18 Men's World Championship. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4533 | A bill for an act relating to environment; prohibiting new disposal facilities near schools; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4003 | A bill for an act relating to occupational safety; requiring employers to provide suitable seating for employees; providing administrative penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 182. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4385 | A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for the historic Denfeld pipe organ. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4116 | A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing private sales of certain land in St. Louis County. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4420 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for local recreation grants; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | 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 4052 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; prohibiting the sale and distribution of certain seeds coated or treated with systemic insecticides without the approval of the commissioner of agriculture; prohibiting the application or treatment of ornamental outdoor plants and turf with neonicotinoid insecticides; providing for civil penalties; authorizing rulemaking; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18B.01, by adding subdivisions; 18B.07, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18B. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4375 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Gitchi Gami State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4376 | A bill for an act relating to employment; requiring employers that offer employees a monetary parking benefit to offer equivalent benefits for other modes of transit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4298 | A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing a moratorium on new data centers; requiring the Public Utility Commission to submit a report. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3653 | A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting certain contracts to provide detention facilities for federal immigration purposes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4198 | A bill for an act relating to children and families; modifying requirements for mandatory reports of child maltreatment; modifying criminal penalties for failure to report child maltreatment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 260E.06, subdivision 1; 260E.08. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4199 | A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; prohibiting surveillance-based price setting; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325D. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3695 | A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring a study of the economic impact of a federal immigration enforcement operation; appropriating money; requiring a report. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4212 | A bill for an act relating to the State Building Code; requiring a report; appropriating money for competitive grants to assist municipalities with streamlining State Energy Code compliance. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4238 | A bill for an act relating to health; requiring reporting on health impacts of lead-containing bullets retained in the human body. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4151 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Duluth International Airport; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4122 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for lead service line replacement grants. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3999 | A bill for an act relating to natural resources; repealing requirement for commissioner approval of certain land acquisitions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116P.17. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4002 | A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring public utilities and cooperative electric associations to report revenue authorized and collected; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 216B.05, by adding a subdivision. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3823 | A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; requiring all local officials to file statements of economic interest; modifying reporting periods for statements of economic interest; modifying place of filing for certain statements of economic interest; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.07, subdivisions 1, 2; 10A.08, subdivision 1; 10A.09, subdivisions 5a, 6a; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 10A.09, subdivision 1. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3890 | A bill for an act relating to game and fish; providing for free angling, deer, and small game licenses to residents age 65 or over; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 97A.441, by adding a subdivision. | 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 3931 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; prohibiting withholding of federal income tax from state employee pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.92, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 16A.13. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3968 | A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring preapplication filings for large water appropriation projects; adding information to permit applications for large water appropriation projects; specifying the level of environmental review for data centers; removing data centers' energy consumption from the calculation of a utility's energy savings goal; exempting data centers from making financial contributions to an energy conservation and optimization plan; depositing fee revenues in an account to be used for energy conservation; modifying the definition of large energy facility; establishing energy requirements for data centers; imposing a fee on data centers; requiring the Public Utilities Commission to establish a new tariff for data centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 103G.265, by adding a subdivision; 103G.271, by adding a subdivision; 116D.04, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2402, subdivision 10; 216B.241, subdivisions 1a, 2a; 216B.2421, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3766 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements at the Lake Superior Zoo in the city of Duluth; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3767 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a state subtraction for certain damage awards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 290.0132, subdivision 35. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3798 | A bill for an act relating to legacy; clarifying which children's museums are eligible to receive children's museum competitive grants from the arts and cultural heritage fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 129D.17, by adding a subdivision. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3719 | A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; eliminating the Class A installer license from the electrical code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 326B.32, subdivision 2; 326B.33, subdivision 19; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 326B.31, subdivision 7; 326B.33, subdivision 3. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 2566 | A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the lawns to legumes program. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |