Robert J. Kupec
Minnesota
Record ID: MN-Senate-04-KUPEC-R
- 3101 Minnesota Senate Bldg., St. Paul, MN 55155
- 651-296-3205
- sen.rob.kupec@mnsenate.gov
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF 5302 | A bill for an act relating to health care; establishing prices for prescription drugs subject to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4059 | A bill for an act relating to state government finance; appropriating and transferring money for prekindergarten through grade 12 education, higher education, state government, environment and natural resources, energy, renewable development, jobs and economic development, labor, public safety, and corrections; making policy and technical changes related to those appropriations; deleting land from a state park; authorizing the sale of certain state lands; modifying provisions relating to peace officer compensation; renaming a state building; establishing a battery stewardship program; modifying the Board of Barber Examiners and Board of Cosmetologist Examiners; modifying Medicaid fraud, campaign finance, clemency provisions, the Data Practices Act, and consumer protection restitution account; authorizing administrative rulemaking; imposing penalties; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 8.16, subdivision 1; 10A.01, by adding subdivisions; 10A.02, subdivision 15; 10A.025, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 10A.20, subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 16A.152, subdivision 2; 115A.03, by adding subdivisions; 115A.554; 115A.9157; 115C.08, subdivision 4; 115C.09, by adding a subdivision; 116.92, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 122A.20, subdivisions 1, 2; 124D.98, by adding a subdivision; 126C.10, subdivision 14; 136A.64, subdivision 1; 136A.675, by adding a subdivision; 136A.822, subdivision 9; 136A.823, subdivision 1; 154.001, subdivision 2; 154.003; 154.01; 154.02, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 154.05; 154.07, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 154.08; 154.09; 154.11, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 155A.20; 155A.23, subdivisions 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 18, by adding a subdivision; 155A.25, subdivisions 1a, 3, 5, 7; 155A.27, subdivisions 5a, 10, by adding subdivisions; 155A.271, subdivision 2; 155A.29, subdivision 2; 155A.30, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12; 155A.31; 155A.32; 155A.33, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, by adding a subdivision; 177.27, subdivision 4; 181.03, subdivision 6; 260E.15; 260E.28, subdivision 1; 299A.41, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; 299D.03, subdivisions 2, 2a; 325E.125, subdivision 5; 325E.1251, subdivision 2; 471.6161, by adding a subdivision; 609.352, subdivisions 1, 4, by adding subdivisions; 609.52, subdivision 2; 638.09, by adding a subdivision; 638.12, subdivision 2; 638.14, subdivision 5; 638.16, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 8.37, subdivisions 3, 5; 126C.10, subdivision 3; 126C.15, subdivision 2; 136A.69, subdivision 1; 136A.821, subdivision 5; 136A.824, subdivisions 1, 2; 136A.833, subdivision 2; 216B.16, subdivision 15; 256B.12; 260E.065, by adding a subdivision; 260E.20, subdivision 1; 609.902, subdivision 4; 628.26; Laws 2023, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 55, article 8, section 19, subdivision 5, as amended; Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 12, as amended; Laws 2024, chapter 90, article 1, section 52; Laws 2024, chapter 104, article 1, section 2; Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 8, section 18, subdivision 5; article 12, section 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 115A; 181; 216B; 216C; 299A; 299D; 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.9155; 115A.961, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 136A.657; 136A.834, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 155A.275; 325E.125, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4; 325E.1251, subdivision 1; 609.466; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 136A.834, subdivisions 1, 5; Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 29; Minnesota Rules, parts 2100.2500; 2100.2600; 2100.2900; 2100.3000; 2100.3200; 2100.3300; 2100.4500; 2100.5200, subparts 1, 2, 5; 2100.5300; 2100.6000. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3955 | A bill for an act relating to veterans; allowing the commissioner of veterans affairs to temporarily close veterans homes under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 198.01. | failed | 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 5214 | A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing an interstate licensure compact for athletic trainers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4263 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing the biofuel sales volume incentive program; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41A. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3704 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; controlled substances; establishing the legal age to possess kratom as 21 years of age or older; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.027, subdivision 7. | 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 4640 | A bill for an act relating to state government; precluding state employees and legislators from taking employment with or serve as an independent contractor for grant recipients in certain situations; imposing a penalty; amending the definition of serious crime for purposes of recalling a state officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 43A.38, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 211C.01, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 181. | in_committee | 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 4072 | A bill for an act relating to veterans; providing that certain veterans or former members of the armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits do not qualify for state-funded veterans benefits, services, or programs; discontinuing the environmental hazards information and assistance program for veterans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 196.021; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 196.19; 196.21; 196.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 196.23; 196.24; 196.25; 196.26; 197.225. | failed | 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 4958 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; economic development; modifying tax reduction authority; removing restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 469.171, subdivisions 1, 4, 6a; 469.1731, subdivision 1. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4909 | A bill for an act relating to manufactured housing; modifying eviction proceedings for manufactured home park residents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327C.11, subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327C.11, subdivision 4. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4719 | A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a Human Services Systems Steering Committee; establishing the Legislative Commission on Human Services Systems; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5018 | A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the number of physical therapy visits available to children under medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 8. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5025 | A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing certain fund transfers for Independent School District No. 152, Moorhead Area Public Schools. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5026 | A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying the calculation of border city nursing facility rate adjustments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256R.481. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5027 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying eligibility for the agricultural growth, research, and innovation program; amending Laws 2025, chapter 34, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, as amended. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4457 | A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money to counties, municipalities, and townships for planning and assistance to support drinking water regionalization; requiring a report. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SR 73 | A Senate resolution congratulating Brock Grabow for earning the rank of Eagle Scout | 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 4952 | A bill for an act relating to construction codes; modifying continuing education requirements for online courses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.0981, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 326B.0981, subdivision 4. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3769 | A bill for an act relating to health care; continuing to disallow drug manufacturers from restricting delivery of 340B prescription drugs; providing for enforcement; removing an expiration date; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62J.96, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62J.96, subdivision 3. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4965 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for regional solid waste management facilities for Prairie Lakes Municipal Solid Waste Authority; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4973 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; authorizing commercial feed licensees to employ veterinarians; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 25.341, by adding a subdivision. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5002 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing hazard mitigation grant program to support mitigation planning and mitigation projects that diminish potential effects of emergencies; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12B. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4126 | 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. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4507 | A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 5; authorizing state debt for digital infrastructure. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4517 | A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing licensure for anesthesiologist assistants; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 147.012; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147G. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4332 | A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions for importing, stocking, and transferring fish eggs in aquaculture; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 17.4986, subdivisions 2, 3; 17.4987; 17.4992, subdivision 2. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4925 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; clarifying plant and soil amendment labeling requirements; modifying the guaranteed analysis of soil and plant amendments; requiring applicants submitting plant and soil amendment registration to submit a certificate of composition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18C.005, by adding subdivisions; 18C.211, subdivision 4; 18C.411, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18C. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4679 | A bill for an act relating to environment; establishing stewardship program for batteries; prohibiting mercury in batteries; modifying provisions for lead acid batteries and rechargeable consumer products; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115.071, subdivision 1; 115A.03, by adding subdivisions; 115A.554; 115A.9157; 116.92, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 325E.1151, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 325E.12; 325E.125, subdivisions 3, 5; 325E.1251, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115A.9155; 115A.961, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 325E.115; 325E.1151, subdivision 4; 325E.125, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 4; 325E.1251, subdivision 1. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4808 | A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring access to E-15 gasoline; requiring the Department of Agriculture to monitor E-15 supply and prices; requiring the Department of Agriculture to issue waivers; requiring the Department of Revenue to certify application information; authorizing rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 239. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4639 | A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing the cities of Moorhead, Dilworth, and Detroit Lakes to issue a social district license. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4653 | A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing the propane school bus deployment program; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4670 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; making certain school district lease levy amounts eligible for the school building bond agricultural credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 275.07, subdivision 2. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4671 | A bill for an act relating to education finance; establishing a facilities grant program for certain cooperative units; appropriating money. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3711 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; classifying kratom as a Schedule II controlled substance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.02, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.027, subdivision 7. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3484 | A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying inflation protection for long-term care partnership policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 62S.23, subdivision 1. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4569 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting a violation of the campfire maintenance law from being designated as a payable offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 88.15, by adding a subdivision. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4607 | A bill for an act relating to employment; providing that employer reporting of fraud is not retaliation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.09, by adding a subdivision. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4297 | A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring postsecondary institutions to clearly notice deadlines for full reimbursement of tuition; creating student complaint process; authorizing investigations and remedial action by the Office of Higher Education; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4471 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for capital projects at Southwest Minnesota State University; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4478 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; authorizing the city of Audubon to impose a local sales and use tax. | 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 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 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 4331 | A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for improvements to MAXIS and the Medicaid Management Information System. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4333 | A bill for an act relating to employment; adjusting rest break and meal break requirements under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 177.253, by adding a subdivision; 177.254, by adding a subdivision. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3609 | A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for grants for meat cutting and butchery training; requiring a report. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4170 | A bill for an act relating to health; making physical therapists and physical therapist assistants eligible for loan forgiveness under the health professional education loan forgiveness program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.1501, subdivisions 1, 2, 3. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4210 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to North River Drive in the city of Frazee; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4277 | A bill for an act relating to agriculture; amending the definition of currently avoidable use in the pesticide control chapter; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18B.01, subdivision 6c. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4280 | A bill for an act relating to health occupations; regulating use of artificial intelligence in psychotherapy services; providing for civil penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 214. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4299 | A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Immigrant Development Center for a cultural mall. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4061 | A bill for an act relating to food assistance; establishing the Minnesota supplemental nutrition assistance program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142F. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3682 | A bill for an act relating to health occupations; modifying requirements for the use of social work titles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148E.065, subdivision 4a; 148E.195, subdivision 2a; 148E.280. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4208 | A bill for an act relating to commerce; banning the intentional use of ortho-phthalates in packaged food; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4232 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; local sales and use; authorizing the city of Audubon to impose a local sales tax. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3783 | A bill for an act relating to health; amending the definition of compounding of a drug to exempt the use of a flavoring agent; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 151.01, subdivision 35, by adding a subdivision. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4173 | A bill for an act relating to environment; exempting veterinary products from the prohibition on products containing PFAS; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116.943, subdivision 8. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4110 | A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for licensing of public health occupations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 148.517, subdivisions 1, 2; 148.5191, subdivision 4. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4041 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for clean water; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | 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 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 3917 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for flood hazard mitigation projects in the Red River Basin; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | 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 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 3787 | A bill for an act relating to health; establishing public interest review by the Minnesota Department of Health on hospital and hospital campus cessations in operations, curtailments of operations, relocations of health services, and cessations in offering certain health services; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3830 | A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Immigrant Development Center for a cultural mall. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3700 | A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying medical assistance and MinnesotaCare coverage of chiropractic services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 8e; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 256L.03, subdivision 3b. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3624 | A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring personal service of notice of proposed annexation by ordinance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.033, subdivisions 2b, 3. | 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 |