1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; establishing a biennial budget for the Department of 
1.3 	Labor and Industry, Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, and Bureau of 
1.4 	Mediation Services; making various policy changes; requiring reports; appropriating 
1.5 	money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 177.253, subdivision 1, by 
1.6 	adding a subdivision; 177.254, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 177.27, 
1.7 	subdivision 5; 326B.103, by adding subdivisions; 326B.184, subdivisions 1a, 2; 
1.8 	326B.31, subdivision 29; 326B.33, subdivision 21; 326B.37, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 
1.9 	5, 6, 8, 9, by adding a subdivision; 326B.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 326B.986, 
1.10 	subdivision 9; 327.31, by adding subdivisions; 327.32, subdivisions 1a, 1e, 7, 8; 
1.11 	327.33, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3, 7, by adding subdivisions; 327.34, 
1.12 	subdivision 1; 327.35, subdivision 1; 327B.01, subdivisions 1, 7, 11a, 19, by adding 
1.13 	subdivisions; 327B.03; 327B.04, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7a, by adding 
1.14 	subdivisions; 327B.041; 327B.042, subdivisions 1, 2; 327B.05, subdivision 1; 
1.15 	327B.06, subdivision 2; 327B.08, subdivision 1; 327B.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 
1.16 	327B.10; 327B.11, subdivision 1; 327B.12; Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 14, 
1.17 	section 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326B.
1.18 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.19 	ARTICLE 1
1.20 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.21	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.22 	(a) The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.23 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.24 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for 
1.25 	each purpose. The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations 
1.26 	listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, 
1.27 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The 
1.28 	biennium" is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
2.1 	(b) If an appropriation in this article is enacted more than once in the 2025 regular or 
2.2 	special legislative session, the appropriation must be given effect only once.

2.3				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.4				Available for the Year
	
2.5				Ending June 30
	
2.6					2026
		2027

2.7
2.8	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 
INDUSTRY

2.9	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	54,605,000
	$
	51,287,000

2.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.11		2026
	2027
	
2.12	General
	7,637,000
	7,809,000
	
2.13
2.14	Workers' 
Compensation
	34,776,000
	34,652,000
	
2.15
2.16	Workforce 
Development
	11,826,000
	8,826,000
	
2.17
2.18	Family and Medical 
Benefit
	366,000
	-0-
	
2.19 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.20 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.21 	subdivisions. The workforce development 
2.22 	fund base is $6,826,000 in fiscal year 2028 
2.23 	and each year thereafter.

2.24	Subd. 2.General Support
 		9,106,000
		9,106,000
	
2.25 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
2.26 	compensation fund.

2.27	Subd. 3.Labor Standards
 		9,008,000
		8,861,000

2.28	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.29	General
	6,946,000
	7,165,000
	
2.30
2.31	Workforce 
Development
	1,696,000
	1,696,000
	
2.32
2.33	Family and Medical 
Benefit
	366,000
	-0-
	
2.34 	(a) $2,046,000 each year is for wage theft 
2.35 	prevention.
3.1 	(b) $1,696,000 each year is from the 
3.2 	workforce development fund for prevailing 
3.3 	wage enforcement.
3.4 	(c) $134,000 each year is for outreach and 
3.5 	enforcement efforts related to changes to the 
3.6 	nursing mothers, lactating employees, and 
3.7 	pregnancy accommodations law.
3.8 	(d) $169,000 each year is for the purposes of 
3.9 	the Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry 
3.10 	Processing Workers Act.
3.11 	(e) $1,899,000 each year is for enforcement 
3.12 	and other duties regarding earned sick and safe 
3.13 	time under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 177, 
3.14 	and sections 181.9445 to 181.9448.
3.15 	(f) $366,000 the first year and $0 the second 
3.16 	year are from the family and medical benefit 
3.17 	insurance account for the purposes of 
3.18 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268B.
3.19 	(g) $351,000 the first year and $356,000 the 
3.20 	second year are for enforcement, education, 
3.21 	and training related to employee 
3.22 	misclassification.
3.23 	(h) $123,000 each year is for the purposes of 
3.24 	enforcement, education, and outreach 
3.25 	regarding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
3.26 	181C.02 and 181C.03.

3.27	Subd. 4.Workers' Compensation
 		17,609,000
		17,919,000
	
3.28 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
3.29 	compensation fund.

3.30	Subd. 5.Workplace Safety
 		8,061,000
		7,627,000
	
3.31 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
3.32 	compensation fund.

4.1	Subd. 6.Employment-Based Initiatives
 		2,404,000
		2,404,000

4.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.3	General
	33,000
	33,000
	
4.4
4.5	Workforce 
Development
	2,371,000
	2,371,000
	
4.6 	(a) $500,000 each year is from the workforce 
4.7 	development fund for the dual-training 
4.8 	pipeline program and the identification of 
4.9 	competency standards under Minnesota 
4.10 	Statutes, section 175.45.
4.11 	(b) $1,500,000 each year is from the 
4.12 	workforce development fund for youth skills 
4.13 	training grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.14 	section 175.46.
4.15 	(c) $371,000 each year is from the workforce 
4.16 	development fund for administration of the 
4.17 	youth skills training grants program under 
4.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 175.46.
4.19 	(d) $33,000 each year is from the general fund 
4.20 	to identify occupational competency standards 
4.21 	and provide technical assistance for 
4.22 	developing dual-training programs under 
4.23 	Minnesota Statutes, section 175.45, for the 
4.24 	legal cannabis industry.

4.25	Subd. 7.Combative Sports
 		254,000
		254,000

4.26	Subd. 8.Apprenticeship
 		7,759,000
		4,759,000
	
4.27 	(a) This appropriation is from the workforce 
4.28 	development fund. The base for this 
4.29 	appropriation is $2,759,000 in fiscal year 2028 
4.30 	and each year thereafter.
4.31 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
4.32 	the second year are from the workforce 
4.33 	development fund for labor education and 
5.1 	advancement program grants under Minnesota 
5.2 	Statutes, section 178.11.
5.3 	(c) $225,000 the first year and $225,000 the 
5.4 	second year are from the workforce 
5.5 	development fund for grants to Building 
5.6 	Strong Communities for the Helmets to 
5.7 	Hardhats Minnesota initiative. Grant money 
5.8 	must be used to recruit, retain, assist, and 
5.9 	support National Guard, reserve, and active 
5.10 	duty military members' and veterans' 
5.11 	participation in apprenticeship programs 
5.12 	registered with the Department of Labor and 
5.13 	Industry and to connect service members and 
5.14 	veterans with career training and employment 
5.15 	in the building and construction industry. The 
5.16 	recruitment, selection, employment, and 
5.17 	training must be without discrimination due 
5.18 	to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, 
5.19 	sex, sexual orientation, marital status, physical 
5.20 	or mental disability, receipt of public 
5.21 	assistance, or age.
5.22 	(d) $5,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
5.23 	the second year are from the workforce 
5.24 	development fund for a grant to a labor 
5.25 	organization representing educators to 
5.26 	establish a statewide registered teacher 
5.27 	apprenticeship program and joint 
5.28 	apprenticeship training committee. This 
5.29 	appropriation is onetime and available until 
5.30 	June 30, 2029. Grant money may be used to:
5.31 	(1) fund personnel costs to plan, make 
5.32 	operational, and initially administer the 
5.33 	statewide program;
5.34 	(2) design and update related instruction for 
5.35 	the statewide program in coordination with 
6.1 	teacher preparation providers approved by the 
6.2 	Professional Educators Licensing and 
6.3 	Standards Board;
6.4 	(3) purchase equipment, training materials, 
6.5 	and software licenses for apprentice tracking 
6.6 	systems for the statewide program;
6.7 	(4) fund marketing costs associated with the 
6.8 	recruitment of signatory school districts, 
6.9 	journeyworker teachers, and apprentices; and
6.10 	(5) fund subawards to signatory school 
6.11 	districts to offset costs for participation in the 
6.12 	program. Subawards may be used for:
6.13 	(i) apprentice tuition, scholarships, and other 
6.14 	supportive services, up to $30,000 for up to 
6.15 	24 months; and
6.16 	(ii) journeyworker teacher stipends of at a 
6.17 	minimum $6,000 and up to $10,000 for each 
6.18 	apprentice mentored during a school year.
6.19 	Money under this paragraph may not be used 
6.20 	to pay for apprentice wages and registered 
6.21 	apprentices must not incur any cost for their 
6.22 	participation in the apprenticeship program. 
6.23 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 
6.24 	payments under this section must not be 
6.25 	considered income, assets, or personal 
6.26 	property for purposes of determining eligibility 
6.27 	or recertifying eligibility for aid authorized by 
6.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1465.

6.29
6.30	Subd. 9.Nursing Home Workforce Standards 
Board
 		404,000
		357,000

6.31
6.32	Sec. 3. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT 
OF APPEALS
 	$
	2,962,000
	$
	2,895,000
	
6.33 	This appropriation is from the workers' 
6.34 	compensation fund.

7.1	Sec. 4. BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES
 	$
	3,828,000
	$
	3,882,000
	
7.2 	$762,000 the first year and $772,000 the 
7.3 	second year are for purposes of the Public 
7.4 	Employment Relations Board under Minnesota 
7.5 	Statutes, section 179A.041.

7.6 	Sec. 5. Laws 2024, chapter 127, article 14, section 3, is amended to read:

7.7
7.8	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND 
INDUSTRY
 	$
	-0-
	$
	225,000
	
7.9 	This appropriation is for the single-egress 
7.10 	stairway apartment building report under 
7.11 	article 15, section 46. This is a onetime 
7.12 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
7.13 	2026.

7.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

7.15 	ARTICLE 2
7.16 	DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY POLICY

7.17 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.27, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
7.18 		Subd. 5.Civil actions. The commissioner may bring an action in the district court where 
7.19 	an employer resides or where the commissioner maintains an office to enforce or require 
7.20 	compliance with orders issued under subdivision 4. In addition to any other remedy provided 
7.21 	by law, the commissioner may also apply in the district court where an employer resides or 
7.22 	where the commissioner maintains an office for an order enjoining and restraining violations 
7.23 	of any statute or rule listed in subdivision 4.

7.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.103, is amended by adding a subdivision 
7.25 	to read:
7.26 		Subd. 4a.Closed construction. "Closed construction" means any building manufactured 
7.27 	in such a manner that all portions cannot be readily inspected at the installation site without 
7.28 	disassembly, damage to, or destruction thereof.

8.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.103, is amended by adding a subdivision 
8.2 	to read:
8.3 		Subd. 8a.Industrialized or modular building. "Industrialized or modular building" 
8.4 	means a building of closed construction, constructed so that concealed parts or processes 
8.5 	of manufacture cannot be inspected at the site, without disassembly, damage, or destruction, 
8.6 	and made or assembled in manufacturing facilities, off the building site, for installation, or 
8.7 	assembly and installation, on the building site. Industrialized or modular building includes, 
8.8 	but is not limited to, modular housing that is factory-built single-family and multifamily 
8.9 	housing, including closed-wall-panelized housing, and other modular, nonresidential 
8.10 	buildings. Industrialized or modular building does not include a structure subject to the 
8.11 	requirements of the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act 
8.12 	of 1974 or prefabricated buildings.

8.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.103, is amended by adding a subdivision 
8.14 	to read:
8.15 		Subd. 8b.Manufactured home. "Manufactured home" means a structure that is 
8.16 	transportable in one or more sections in the traveling mode; is eight body feet or more in 
8.17 	width, 40 body feet or more in length or, is 320 or more square feet when erected on site; 
8.18 	is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a 
8.19 	permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities; and includes the plumbing, 
8.20 	heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. Manufactured home 
8.21 	includes any structure that meets all the requirements as shown by the manufacturer 
8.22 	voluntarily filing the certification required by the secretary and complies with the standards 
8.23 	established under this chapter.

8.24 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.103, is amended by adding a subdivision 
8.25 	to read:
8.26 		Subd. 10a.Prefabricated building. "Prefabricated building" means any building or 
8.27 	building module intended for use as an R-3, one- or two-family dwelling, or a U-1 accessory 
8.28 	building, that is of closed construction and is constructed on or off the building site for 
8.29 	installation, or on the building site for assembly and installation. Prefabricated building 
8.30 	does not include relocatable contractors offices or storage buildings that are (1) 1,500 square 
8.31 	feet or less in floor area, (2) designed for temporary use by a contractor at a construction 
8.32 	site, (3) not to be used by the general public or as a sales office, and (4) to be removed prior 
8.33 	to or upon completion of the construction project.

9.1 	Sec. 6. [326B.154] INDUSTRIALIZED MODULAR OR PREFABRICATED 
9.2 	BUILDINGS PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION FEES.
9.3 		Subdivision 1.Plan review fees. (a) The fees under this section relate to plan review 
9.4 	and inspection of industrialized or modular buildings as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
9.5 	section 326B.103, subdivision 8a, and prefabricated buildings as defined in Minnesota 
9.6 	Statutes, section 326B.103, subdivision 10a.
9.7 	(b) Fees for the review of quality-control manuals, systems manuals, and related 
9.8 	documents submitted as required by section 326B.106 are $125 per hour.
9.9 	(c) Fees for the review of building plans, specifications, installation instructions, and 
9.10 	related documents submitted as required by section 326B.106 include 65 percent of the fee 
9.11 	as set forth in the fee schedule in paragraph (d), but not less than $135.
9.12 	(d) If the total cost of materials and labor for in-plant manufacture of the building is in 
9.13 	the noted range, the fee is as shown:
9.14 	(1) $0 to $5,000, $135;
9.15 	(2) $5,001 to $25,000, $135 for the first $5,000, plus $16.55 for each additional $1,000 
9.16 	or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000;
9.17 	(3) $25,001 to $50,000, $464.15 for the first $25,000, plus $12 for each additional $1,000 
9.18 	or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000;
9.19 	(4) $50,001 to $100,000, $764.15 for the first $50,000, plus $8.45 for each additional 
9.20 	$1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000;
9.21 	(5) $100,001 to $500,000, $1,186.65 for the first $100,000, plus $6.75 for each additional 
9.22 	$1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000;
9.23 	(6) $500,001 to $1,000,000, $3,886.65 for the first $500,000, plus $5.50 for each 
9.24 	additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000; and
9.25 	(7) $1,000,001 and over, $6,636.65 for the first $1,000,000, plus $4.50 for each additional 
9.26 	$1,000 or fraction thereof.
9.27 		Subd. 2.Inspections and audit fees. Fees for the inspection and audit of approved 
9.28 	quality-control manuals, systems manuals, building plans, specifications, and related 
9.29 	documents submitted as required by section 326B.106 are $125 per hour.
9.30 		Subd. 3.Other inspections and fees. (a) Fees for the following are as stated:
10.1 	(1) inspections outside of regular business hours, $188 per hour, minimum charge two 
10.2 	hours;
10.3 	(2) reinspection fees during regular business hours, $125 per hour;
10.4 	(3) inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated, minimum charge one hour, 
10.5 	$125 per hour; and
10.6 	(4) additional plan review required by changes, additions, or revisions to approved plans, 
10.7 	quality-control manuals, and systems manuals, minimum charge one hour, $125 per hour.
10.8 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "regular business hours" means Monday to Friday, 
10.9 	7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
10.10 		Subd. 4.Surcharge. Surcharge fees are required for permits issued on all buildings 
10.11 	including public buildings and state-licensed facilities as required by section 326B.148.
10.12 		Subd. 5.Fee distribution between state and municipalities. (a) The commissioner 
10.13 	shall provide plan review and inspections services for all work occurring in the manufacturing 
10.14 	facility; plan review of the composite modular construction; and plan review of the structural 
10.15 	foundation, interconnection of the modules, attachments of modular systems to the building 
10.16 	foundation, and integration of plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems.
10.17 	(b) For projects not defined as public buildings or state licensed facilities, the municipal 
10.18 	building official shall provide plan review for all nonmodular on-site construction and shall 
10.19 	provide inspections for the entire composite building. The municipality may charge a full 
10.20 	plan review fee in accordance with the municipality's fee schedule for construction performed 
10.21 	on site. The municipality shall issue construction permits and charge permit fees for all 
10.22 	work occurring on site. The municipality shall issue a construction permit and charge permit 
10.23 	fees for the valuation of work associated with building module placement, attachment, and 
10.24 	associated utility connections to each module and overall building systems.
10.25 	(c) For projects defined as public buildings or state-licensed facilities, the commissioner 
10.26 	shall provide plan review for all modular and nonmodular construction and shall provide 
10.27 	inspections for the entire composite building. Municipalities with state delegation agreements 
10.28 	must distribute work according to this paragraph.

10.29 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.184, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
10.30 		Subd. 1a.Department permit and inspection fees. (a) The department permit and 
10.31 	inspection fees to construct, install, alter, repair, or remove an elevator are as follows:
10.32 	(1) the permit fee is $100;
11.1 	(2) the inspection fee is 0.015 of the total cost of the permitted work for labor and 
11.2 	materials, including related electrical and mechanical equipment. The inspection fee covers 
11.3 	two inspections. The inspection fee for additional inspections is $80 per hour;
11.4 	(3) the fee for each separate remote virtual inspection of a stairway chairlift installation 
11.5 	or other authorized devices at a private residence is $10;
11.6 	(3) (4) when inspections scheduled by the permit submitter are not able to be completed 
11.7 	because the work is not complete, a fee equal to two hours at the hourly rate of $80 must 
11.8 	be paid by the permit submitter; and
11.9 	(4) (5) when the owner or permit holder requests inspections be performed outside of 
11.10 	normal work hours or on weekends or holidays, an hourly rate of $120 in addition to the 
11.11 	inspection fee must be paid.
11.12 	(b) The department fees for inspection of existing elevators when requested by the 
11.13 	elevator owner or as a result of an accident resulting in personal injury are at an hourly rate 
11.14 	of $80 during normal work hours or $120 outside of normal work hours or on weekends or 
11.15 	holidays, with a one-hour minimum.

11.16 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.184, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.17 		Subd. 2. Operating permits and fees; periodic inspections. (a) No person may operate 
11.18 	an elevator without first obtaining an annual operating permit from the department or a 
11.19 	municipality authorized by subdivision 4 to issue annual operating permits. A $100 $145
11.20 	annual operating permit fee must be paid to the department for each annual operating permit 
11.21 	issued by the department, except that the original annual operating permit must be included 
11.22 	in the permit fee for the initial installation of the elevator. Annual operating permits must 
11.23 	be issued at 12-month intervals from the date of the initial annual operating permit. For 
11.24 	each subsequent year, an owner must be granted an annual operating permit for the elevator 
11.25 	upon the owner's or owner's agent's submission of a form prescribed by the commissioner 
11.26 	and payment of the $100 $145 fee. Each form must include the location of the elevator, the 
11.27 	results of any periodic test required by the code, and any other criteria established by rule. 
11.28 	An annual operating permit may be revoked by the commissioner upon an audit of the 
11.29 	periodic testing results submitted with the application or a failure to comply with elevator 
11.30 	code requirements, inspections, or any other law related to elevators. Except for an initial 
11.31 	operating permit fee, elevators in residential dwellings, hand-powered manlifts and electric 
11.32 	endless belt manlifts, and vertical reciprocating conveyors are not subject to a subsequent 
11.33 	operating permit fee.
12.1 	(b) All elevators are subject to periodic inspections by the department or a municipality 
12.2 	authorized by subdivision 4 to perform periodic inspections, except that hand-powered 
12.3 	manlifts and electric endless belt manlifts are exempt from periodic inspections. Periodic 
12.4 	inspections by the department shall be performed at the following intervals:
12.5 	(1) a special purpose personnel elevator is subject to inspection not more than once every 
12.6 	five years;
12.7 	(2) an elevator located within a house of worship that does not have attached school 
12.8 	facilities is subject to inspection not more than once every three years; and
12.9 	(3) all other elevators are subject to inspection not more than once each year.

12.10 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.31, subdivision 29, is amended to read:
12.11 		Subd. 29.Technology circuits or systems. "Technology circuits or systems" means 
12.12 	class 2 or, class 3, or class 4 circuits or systems for, but not limited to, remote control, 
12.13 	signaling, control, alarm, and audio signal, including associated components as covered by 
12.14 	the National Electrical Code, articles 640, 645, 650, 725, 760, 770, and 780, and which are 
12.15 	isolated from circuits or systems other than class 2 or, class 3, or class 4 by a demarcation 
12.16 	and are not process control circuits or systems; antenna and communication circuits or 
12.17 	systems as covered by chapter 8 of the National Electrical Code; and circuitry and equipment 
12.18 	for indoor lighting and outdoor landscape lighting systems that are supplied by the secondary 
12.19 	circuit of an isolating power supply operating at 30 volts or less as for low-voltage lighting, 
12.20 	limited to a class 2 or class 3 power supply covered by the Low-Voltage Lighting article in 
12.21 	the National Electrical Code, article 411. The planning, laying out, installing, altering, and 
12.22 	repairing of technology circuits or systems must be performed in accordance with the 
12.23 	applicable requirements of the National Electrical Code pursuant to section 326B.35.

12.24 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.33, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
12.25 		Subd. 21.Exemptions from licensing. (a) An individual who is a maintenance electrician 
12.26 	is not required to hold or obtain a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399 if:
12.27 	(1) the individual is engaged in the maintenance and repair of electrical equipment, 
12.28 	apparatus, and facilities that are owned or leased by the individual's employer and that are 
12.29 	located within the limits of property operated, maintained, and either owned or leased by 
12.30 	the individual's employer;
12.31 	(2) the individual is supervised by:
13.1 	(i) the responsible master electrician for a contractor who has contracted with the 
13.2 	individual's employer to provide services for which a contractor's license is required; or
13.3 	(ii) a licensed master electrician, a licensed maintenance electrician, an electrical engineer, 
13.4 	or, if the maintenance and repair work is limited to technology circuits or systems work, a 
13.5 	licensed power limited technician; and
13.6 	(3) the individual's employer has on file with the commissioner a current certificate of 
13.7 	responsible person, signed by the responsible master electrician of the contractor, the licensed 
13.8 	master electrician, the licensed maintenance electrician, the electrical engineer, or the 
13.9 	licensed power limited technician, and stating that the person signing the certificate is 
13.10 	responsible for ensuring that the maintenance and repair work performed by the employer's 
13.11 	employees complies with the Minnesota Electrical Act and the rules adopted under that act. 
13.12 	The employer must pay a filing fee to file a certificate of responsible person with the 
13.13 	commissioner. The certificate shall expire two years from the date of filing. In order to 
13.14 	maintain a current certificate of responsible person, the employer must resubmit a certificate 
13.15 	of responsible person, with a filing fee, no later than two years from the date of the previous 
13.16 	submittal.
13.17 	(b) Employees of a licensed electrical or technology systems contractor or other employer 
13.18 	where provided with supervision by a master electrician in accordance with subdivision 1, 
13.19 	or power limited technician in accordance with subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (1), are 
13.20 	not required to hold a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399 for the planning, laying 
13.21 	out, installing, altering, and repairing of technology circuits or systems except planning, 
13.22 	laying out, or installing:
13.23 	(1) in other than residential dwellings, class 2 or class 3 remote control circuits that 
13.24 	control circuits or systems other than class 2 or class 3, except circuits that interconnect 
13.25 	these systems through communication, alarm, and security systems are exempted from this 
13.26 	paragraph;
13.27 	(2) class 2 or class 3 circuits in electrical cabinets, enclosures, or devices containing 
13.28 	physically unprotected circuits other than class 2 or class 3; or
13.29 	(3) class 4 circuits or systems; or
13.30 	(3) (4) technology circuits or systems in hazardous classified locations as covered by 
13.31 	the National Electrical Code.
13.32 	(c) Companies and their employees that plan, lay out, install, alter, or repair class 2 and 
13.33 	class 3 remote control wiring associated with plug or cord and plug connected appliances 
14.1 	other than security or fire alarm systems installed in a residential dwelling are not required 
14.2 	to hold a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399.
14.3 	(d) Heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration contractors and their 
14.4 	employees are not required to hold or obtain a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399 
14.5 	when performing heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or refrigeration work as described 
14.6 	in section 326B.38.
14.7 	(e) Employees of any electrical, communications, or railway utility, cable communications 
14.8 	company as defined in section 238.02, or a telephone company as defined under section 
14.9 	237.01 or its employees, or of any independent contractor performing work on behalf of 
14.10 	any such utility, cable communications company, or telephone company, shall not be required 
14.11 	to hold a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399:
14.12 	(1) while performing work on installations, materials, or equipment which are owned 
14.13 	or leased, and operated and maintained by such utility, cable communications company, or 
14.14 	telephone company in the exercise of its utility, antenna, or telephone function, and which:
14.15 	(i) are used exclusively for the generation, transformation, distribution, transmission, or 
14.16 	metering of electric current, or the operation of railway signals, or the transmission of 
14.17 	intelligence and do not have as a principal function the consumption or use of electric current 
14.18 	or provided service by or for the benefit of any person other than such utility, cable 
14.19 	communications company, or telephone company; and
14.20 	(ii) are generally accessible only to employees of such utility, cable communications 
14.21 	company, or telephone company or persons acting under its control or direction; and
14.22 	(iii) are not on the load side of the service point or point of entrance for communication 
14.23 	systems;
14.24 	(2) while performing work on installations, materials, or equipment which are a part of 
14.25 	the street lighting operations of such utility; or
14.26 	(3) while installing or performing work on outdoor area lights which are directly 
14.27 	connected to a utility's distribution system and located upon the utility's distribution poles, 
14.28 	and which are generally accessible only to employees of such utility or persons acting under 
14.29 	its control or direction.
14.30 	(f) An individual who physically performs electrical work on a residential dwelling that 
14.31 	is located on a property the individual owns and actually occupies as a residence or owns 
14.32 	and will occupy as a residence upon completion of its construction is not required to hold 
15.1 	or obtain a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399 if the residential dwelling has a 
15.2 	separate electrical utility service not shared with any other residential dwelling.
15.3 	(g) Companies and their employees licensed under section 326B.164 shall not be required 
15.4 	to hold or obtain a license under sections 326B.31 to 326B.399 while performing elevator 
15.5 	work.

15.6 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.7 		Subdivision 1.Schedule. State electrical inspection fees shall be calculated in accordance 
15.8 	with subdivisions 2 1 to 14 18. The permit fee is $25.

15.9 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.10 		Subd. 2.Fee for each separate inspection. (a) The minimum fee for each separate 
15.11 	on-site inspection of an installation, replacement, alteration, or repair is $35 $55. Except as 
15.12 	otherwise provided in this section, the maximum number of separate inspections allowed 
15.13 	without payment of an additional fee is the whole number resulting from dividing by 35 55
15.14 	the total fee calculated in accordance with this section. Where additional separate inspections 
15.15 	are necessary, additional fees are required to result in a value equal to the total number of 
15.16 	separate inspections multiplied by 35 55. The fee for any inspections needed after a "final 
15.17 	inspection" is performed shall be calculated without consideration of any fee paid before 
15.18 	the final inspection.
15.19 	(b) The fee for the first remote virtual inspection under a permit is $10. The fee for each 
15.20 	subsequent remote virtual inspection under a permit is $35.

15.21 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
15.22 		Subd. 4.Fee for circuit, feeder, feeder tap, or set of transformer secondary 
15.23 	conductors. The inspection fee for the installation, addition, alteration, or repair of each 
15.24 	circuit, feeder, feeder tap, or set of transformer secondary conductors, including the 
15.25 	equipment served, is:
15.26 	(1) 0 ampere to and including 200 ampere capacity, $6 $12; and
15.27 	(2) ampere capacity above 200, $15.
15.28 	Where existing feeders and circuits are reconnected to overcurrent devices installed as 
15.29 	part of the replacement of an existing disconnect, switchboard, motor control center, or 
15.30 	panelboard, the inspection fee for each circuit or feeder is $2.

16.1 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
16.2 		Subd. 5.Inspection fee for dwelling. (a) The inspection fee for a one-family dwelling 
16.3 	and each dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling is the following:
16.4 	(1) the fee for each service or other source of power as provided in subdivision 3;
16.5 	(2) $100 $165 for up to 30 feeders and circuits; and
16.6 	(3) for each additional feeder or circuit, the fee as provided in subdivision 4.
16.7 	This fee applies to each separate installation for new dwellings and where 15 or more feeders 
16.8 	or circuits are installed or extended in connection with any addition, alteration, or repair to 
16.9 	existing dwellings. Where existing feeders and circuits are reconnected to overcurrent 
16.10 	devices installed as part of the replacement of an existing panelboard, the fee for each 
16.11 	reconnected feeder or circuit is $2. The maximum number of separate inspections shall be 
16.12 	determined in accordance with subdivision 2. The fee for additional inspections or other 
16.13 	installations is that specified in subdivisions 2, 4, 6, and 8. The installer may submit fees 
16.14 	for additional inspections when filing the request for electrical inspection. The fee for each 
16.15 	detached accessory structure directly associated with a dwelling unit shall be calculated in 
16.16 	accordance with subdivisions 3 and 4. When included on the same request for electrical 
16.17 	inspection form, inspection fees for detached accessory structures directly associated with 
16.18 	the dwelling unit may be combined with the dwelling unit fees to determine the maximum 
16.19 	number of separate inspections in accordance with subdivision 2.
16.20 	(b) The inspection fee for each dwelling unit of a multifamily dwelling with three or 
16.21 	more dwelling units is $70 $110 for a combination of up to 20 feeders and circuits and $6
16.22 	$12 for each additional feeder or circuit. This fee applies to each separate installation for 
16.23 	each new dwelling unit and where ten or more feeders or circuits are installed or extended 
16.24 	in connection with any addition, alteration, or repair to existing dwelling units. Where 
16.25 	existing feeders or circuits are reconnected to overcurrent devices installed as part of the 
16.26 	replacement of an existing panelboard, the fee for each reconnected feeder or circuit is $2. 
16.27 	The maximum number of separate inspections for each dwelling unit shall be determined 
16.28 	in accordance with subdivision 2. The fee for additional inspections or for inspection of 
16.29 	other installations is that specified in subdivisions 2, 4, 6, and 8. These fees include only 
16.30 	inspection of the wiring within individual dwelling units and the final feeder to that unit 
16.31 	where the multifamily dwelling is provided with common service equipment and each 
16.32 	dwelling unit is supplied by a separate feeder or feeders extended from common service or 
16.33 	distribution equipment. The fee for multifamily dwelling services or other power source 
16.34 	supplies and all other circuits is that specified in subdivisions 2 to 4.
17.1 	(c) A separate request for electrical inspection form must be filed for each dwelling unit 
17.2 	that is supplied with an individual set of service entrance conductors. These fees are the 
17.3 	one-family dwelling rate specified in paragraph (a).

17.4 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
17.5 		Subd. 6.Additions to fees of subdivisions 3 to 5. (a) The fee for the electrical supply 
17.6 	for each manufactured home park lot is $35. This fee includes the service or feeder conductors 
17.7 	up to and including the service equipment or disconnecting means. The fee for feeders and 
17.8 	circuits that extend from the service or disconnecting means is that specified in subdivision 
17.9 	4.
17.10 	(b) The fee for each recreational vehicle site electrical supply equipment is $6 $12 for 
17.11 	each circuit originating within the equipment. The fee for recreational vehicle park services, 
17.12 	feeders, and circuits is that specified in subdivisions 3 and 4.
17.13 	(c) The fee for each street, parking lot, or outdoor area lighting standard and each traffic 
17.14 	signal standard is $5. Circuits originating within the standard or traffic signal controller 
17.15 	shall not be used when calculating the fee for each standard.
17.16 	(d) The fee for transformers for light, heat, and power is $15 for transformers rated up 
17.17 	to ten kilovolt-amperes and $30 for transformers rated in excess of ten kilovolt-amperes. 
17.18 	The previous sentence does not apply to Class 1 transformers or power supplies for Class 
17.19 	1 power-limited circuits or to Class 2 or Class 3 transformers or power supplies.
17.20 	(e) The fee for transformers and electronic power supplies for electric signs and outline 
17.21 	lighting is $5 per unit.
17.22 	(f) The fee for technology circuits or systems, and circuits of less than 50 volts, is 75 
17.23 	cents for each system device or apparatus.
17.24 	(g) The fee for each separate inspection of the bonding for a swimming pool, spa, 
17.25 	fountain, an equipotential plane for an agricultural confinement area, or similar installation 
17.26 	is $35. Bonding conductors and connections require an inspection before being concealed.
17.27 	(h) The fee for all wiring installed on center pivot irrigation booms is $35 plus $5 for 
17.28 	each electrical drive unit.
17.29 	(i) The fee for retrofit modifications to existing lighting fixtures is 25 cents per luminaire.
17.30 	(j) When a separate inspection of a concrete-encased grounding electrode is performed, 
17.31 	the fee is $35 $55.
18.1 	(k) The fees required by subdivisions 3 and 4 are doubled for installations over 600 
18.2 	volts.
18.3 	(l) The fee for a class 4 circuit or system transmitter, receiver, or utilization equipment 
18.4 	is $0.50 for each system device or apparatus.

18.5 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
18.6 		Subd. 8.Reinspection fee. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 2 and 5, 
18.7 	when reinspection is necessary to determine whether unsafe conditions identified during a 
18.8 	final inspection have been corrected and the conditions are not the subject of an appeal 
18.9 	pending before the commissioner or any court, a reinspection fee of $35 fees shall be assessed 
18.10 	as follows: (1) $55 for an on-site reinspection; and (2) $35 for a remote virtual reinspection. 
18.11 	Reinspection fees shall be assessed in writing by the inspector.

18.12 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
18.13 		Subd. 9.Supplemental fee. When inspections scheduled by the installer are preempted, 
18.14 	obstructed, prevented, or otherwise not able to be completed as scheduled due to 
18.15 	circumstances beyond the control of the inspector, a supplemental inspection fee of $35
18.16 	$55 shall be assessed in writing by the inspector.

18.17 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, is amended by adding a subdivision 
18.18 	to read:
18.19 		Subd. 18.Energy storage and battery systems. (a) The inspection fee for the installation 
18.20 	of an energy storage or battery system is:
18.21 	(1) for zero watts to and including 5,000 watts, $60;
18.22 	(2) for 5,001 watts to and including 10,000 watts, $100;
18.23 	(3) for 10,001 watts to and including 20,000 watts, $150;
18.24 	(4) for 20,001 watts to and including 30,000 watts, $200;
18.25 	(5) for 30,001 watts to and including 40,000 watts, $250;
18.26 	(6) for 40,001 watts to and including 1,000,000 watts, $250, plus $8 for each additional 
18.27 	10,000 watts over 40,000 watts;
18.28 	(7) for 1,000,000 watts to 5,000,000 watts, $1,518, plus $5 for each additional 10,000 
18.29 	watts over 1,000,000 watts; or
19.1 	(8) for 5,000,000 watts and larger, $3,518, plus $2 for each additional 10,000 watts over 
19.2 	5,000,000 watts.
19.3 	(b) For the purpose of paragraph (a), the watt rating is the total of the estimated energy 
19.4 	output, AC or DC, of the energy storage or battery system.

19.5 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.49, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.6 		Subd. 2.Fees for plan reviews and audits. Plumbing system plans and specifications 
19.7 	that are submitted to the commissioner for review shall be accompanied by the appropriate 
19.8 	plan examination fees. If the commissioner determines, upon review of the plans, that 
19.9 	inadequate fees were paid, the necessary additional fees shall be paid prior to plan approval. 
19.10 	The commissioner shall charge the following fees for plan reviews and audits of plumbing 
19.11 	installations for public, commercial, and industrial buildings based upon the construction 
19.12 	valuation of the plumbing work and in accordance with the table in clause (1), or based 
19.13 	upon clause (2) or (3), as applicable:
19.14 	(1) systems with both water distribution and drain, waste, and vent systems and having:
19.15 	(i) 25 or fewer drainage fixture units, $150;
19.16 	(ii) 26 to 50 drainage fixture units, $250;
19.17 	(iii) 51 to 150 drainage fixture units, $350;
19.18 	(iv) 151 to 249 drainage fixture units, $500;
19.19 	(v) 250 or more drainage fixture units, $3 per drainage fixture unit to a maximum of 
19.20 	$4,000; and
19.21 	(vi) interceptors, separators, or catch basins, $70 per interceptor, separator, or catch 
19.22 	basin design;
19.23 	(2) building sewer service only, $150;
19.24 	(3) building water service only, $150;
19.25 	(4) building water distribution system only, no drainage system, $5 per supply fixture 
19.26 	unit or $150, whichever is greater;
19.27 	(5) storm drainage system, a minimum fee of $150 or:
19.28 	(i) $50 per drain opening, up to a maximum of $500; and
19.29 	(ii) $70 per interceptor, separator, or catch basin design;
19.30 	(1) the total valuation and fee schedule is:
20.1 	(i) $0 to $1,500, $135;
20.2 	(ii) $1,501 to $2,500, $135 for the first $1,500, plus $28 for each additional $500 or 
20.3 	fraction thereof, to and including $2,500;
20.4 	(iii) $2,501 to $5,000, $191 for the first $2,500, plus $25 for each additional $500 or 
20.5 	fraction thereof, to and including $5,000;
20.6 	(iv) $5,001 to $25,000, $316 for the first $5,000, plus $33 for each additional $1,000 or 
20.7 	fraction thereof, to and including $25,000;
20.8 	(v) $25,001 to $50,000, $976 for the first $25,000, plus $31 for each additional $1,000 
20.9 	or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000;
20.10 	(vi) $50,001 to $500,000, $1,751 for the first $50,000, plus $23 for each additional 
20.11 	$10,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000;
20.12 	(vii) $500,001 to $3,000,000, $2,786 for the first $500,000, plus $41 for each additional 
20.13 	$100,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $3,000,000; and
20.14 	(viii) $3,000,001 and over, $3,811 for the first $3,000,000, plus $33 for each additional 
20.15 	$100,000 or fraction thereof;
20.16 	(2) manufactured home park or campground:
20.17 	(6) manufactured home park or campground, (i) one to 25 sites, $300;
20.18 	(7) manufactured home park or campground, (ii) 26 to 50 sites, $350;
20.19 	(8) manufactured home park or campground, (iii) 51 to 125 sites, $400;
20.20 	(9) manufactured home park or campground, (iv) more than 125 sites, $500; and
20.21 	(v) other work shall be assessed per clause (1); and
20.22 	(10) revision (3) revisions to previously reviewed or incomplete plans:
20.23 	(i) review of plans for which the commissioner has issued two or more requests for 
20.24 	additional information, per review, $100 or ten percent of the original fee, whichever is 
20.25 	greater $125 per hour with a minimum of one hour;
20.26 	(ii) proposer-requested revision with no increase in project scope, $50 or ten percent of 
20.27 	original fee, whichever is greater $125 per hour with a minimum of one hour; and
20.28 	(iii) proposer-requested revision with an increase in project scope, $50 plus the difference 
20.29 	between the original project fee and the revised project fee the fee shall be based upon the 
20.30 	absolute value of the change in work scope as if the change in scope is a new project.

21.1 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
21.2 		Subd. 3.Permits; fees. (a) Before commencement of a plumbing installation to be 
21.3 	inspected by the commissioner, the plumbing contractor or registered plumbing employer 
21.4 	performing the plumbing work must submit to the commissioner an application for a permit 
21.5 	and the permit and inspection fees in paragraphs (b) to (f). based upon the construction 
21.6 	valuation of the plumbing work in accordance with clause (1), or based upon clause (2) or 
21.7 	(3), as applicable:
21.8 	(b) The permit fee is $100.
21.9 	(c) The residential inspection fee is $50 for each inspection trip.
21.10 	(d) The public, commercial, and industrial inspection fees are as follows:
21.11 	(1) for systems with water distribution, drain, waste, and vent system connection:
21.12 	(i) $25 for each fixture, permanently connected appliance, floor drain, or other 
21.13 	appurtenance;
21.14 	(ii) $25 for each water conditioning, water treatment, or water filtration system; and
21.15 	(iii) $25 for each interceptor, separator, catch basin, or manhole;
21.16 	(2) roof drains, $25 for each drain;
21.17 	(3) building sewer service only, $100;
21.18 	(4) building water service only, $100;
21.19 	(5) building water distribution system only, no drainage system, $5 for each fixture 
21.20 	supplied;
21.21 	(6) storm drainage system, a minimum fee of $25 for each drain opening, interceptor, 
21.22 	separator, or catch basin;
21.23 	(1) the total valuation and fee schedule for plumbing permits is:
21.24 	(i) $0 to $1,500, $135;
21.25 	(ii) $1,501 to $2,500, $135 for the first $1,500, plus $43 for each additional $500 or 
21.26 	fraction thereof, to and including $2,500;
21.27 	(iii) $2,501 to $5,000, $221 for the first $2,500, plus $28 for each additional $500 or 
21.28 	fraction thereof, to and including $5,000;
21.29 	(iv) $5,001 to $25,000, $361 for the first $5,000, plus $53 for each additional $1,000 or 
21.30 	fraction thereof, to and including $25,000;
22.1 	(v) $25,001 to $50,000, $1,421 for the first $25,000, plus $51 for each additional $1,000 
22.2 	or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000;
22.3 	(vi) $50,001 to $500,000, $2,696 for the first $50,000, plus $47 for each additional 
22.4 	$10,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000;
22.5 	(vii) $500,001 to $3,000,000, $4,811 for the first $500,000, plus $61 for each additional 
22.6 	$50,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $3,000,000; or
22.7 	(viii) $3,000,001 and over, $7,861 for the first $3,000,000, plus $51 for each additional 
22.8 	$100,000 or fraction thereof;
22.9 	(7) (2) manufactured home park or campground, $25 for each site, minimum charge 
22.10 	$135; and
22.11 	(8) reinspection fee to verify corrections, regardless of the total fee submitted, $100 for 
22.12 	each reinspection; and
22.13 	(9) each $100 in fees paid covers one inspection trip.
22.14 	(e) In addition to the fees in paragraph (d), the fee submitter must pay an hourly rate of 
22.15 	$80 during regular business hours, or $120 when inspections are requested to be performed 
22.16 	outside of normal work hours or on weekends and holidays, with a two-hour minimum 
22.17 	where the fee submitter requests inspections of installations as systems are being installed.
22.18 	(f) The fee submitter must pay a fee equal to two hours at the hourly rate of $80 when 
22.19 	inspections scheduled by the submitter are not able to be completed because the work is 
22.20 	not complete.
22.21 	(3) other inspections and fees:
22.22 	(i) inspections outside of regular business hours, defined as Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. 
22.23 	to 5:00 p.m., $188 per hour, minimum charge two hours;
22.24 	(ii) reinspection fees, $125 per hour, minimum charge $135;
22.25 	(iii) inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated, $125 per hour, minimum 
22.26 	one-half hour, minimum charge $135;
22.27 	(iv) changes or revisions to approved plans with no increase in work scope, $125 per 
22.28 	hour, minimum charge one hour; and
22.29 	(v) changes to approved plans with a change in work scope, fees shall be assessed for 
22.30 	change in valuation based upon the absolute value of the change work scope in accordance 
22.31 	with the fee schedule as if the change in scope were a new project.
23.1 	(b) If the actual cost to the jurisdiction under paragraph (a), clause (3), is greater than 
23.2 	indicated by the schedule, the greater rate shall be paid. Hourly cost includes supervision, 
23.3 	overhead, equipment, hourly wages, and fringe benefits of the employees involved.

23.4 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.986, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
23.5 		Subd. 9.Boiler and pressure vessel registration fee. The annual registration fee for 
23.6 	boilers and pressure vessels in use and required to be inspected per section 326B.958 shall 
23.7 	be $10 $25 per boiler and pressure vessel.

23.8 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.31, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
23.9 	read:
23.10 		Subd. 24.Sale. "Sale" means:
23.11 	(1) the passing of title from one person to another for consideration;
23.12 	(2) an agreement to sell under which possession is delivered to the buyer but title is 
23.13 	retained by the seller;
23.14 	(3) an agreement in the form of a bailment or lease of goods if the bailee or lessee agrees 
23.15 	to pay as compensation for use a sum substantially equivalent to or in excess of the aggregate 
23.16 	value of the goods involved and it is agreed that the bailee or lessee must become, or for 
23.17 	no other than a nominal consideration has the option to become, the owner of the goods 
23.18 	upon full compliance with the bailee's or lessee's obligations under the agreement; or
23.19 	(4) a legally binding executory agreement to make a sale.

23.20 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.31, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
23.21 	read:
23.22 		Subd. 25.Shipment label. "Shipment label" means a device, insignia, or label issued 
23.23 	to the manufacturer by the commissioner to be displayed on every transportable section of 
23.24 	each new manufactured home manufactured for sale and certified by the secretary and 
23.25 	shipped to a dealer in Minnesota after August 1, 2025.

23.26 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.31, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
23.27 	read:
23.28 		Subd. 26.Salesperson. "Salesperson" means a person who acts on behalf of a dealer in 
23.29 	performing any act that sections 326B.601 to 326B.612 authorize or require to be performed 
23.30 	by a dealer.

24.1 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.31, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
24.2 	read:
24.3 		Subd. 27.Used manufactured home resale decal. "Used manufactured home resale 
24.4 	decal" means a device, insignia, or decal issued to the dealer or seller before selling, leasing, 
24.5 	or leasing to purchase a used manufactured home to a person.

24.6 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.32, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
24.7 		Subd. 1a.Requirement; used manufactured homes. (a) No person shall sell or offer 
24.8 	for sale in this state any used manufactured home manufactured after June 14, 1976, or 
24.9 	install for occupancy any used manufactured home manufactured after June 14, 1976, unless 
24.10 	the used manufactured home complies with the Notice of Compliance Form for a Used 
24.11 	Manufactured Home as provided in this subdivision. If manufactured after June 14, 1976, 
24.12 	the home must bear a label or data plate as required by the secretary. The Notice of 
24.13 	Compliance Form shall be signed by the seller and purchaser indicating which party is 
24.14 	responsible for either making or paying for any necessary corrections prior to the sale and 
24.15 	transferring ownership of the manufactured home.
24.16 	The Notice of Compliance Form shall be substantially in the following form:
24.17 	"Notice of Compliance Form as required in Minnesota Statutes, section 327.32, subdivision 
24.18 	1
24.19 	This notice must be completed and signed by the purchaser(s) and the seller(s) of the used 
24.20 	manufactured home described in the purchase agreement and on the bottom of this notice 
24.21 	before the parties transfer ownership of a used manufactured home constructed after June 
24.22 	14, 1976.
24.23 	Electric ranges and clothes dryers must have required four-conductor cords and plugs. For 
24.24 	the purpose of complying with the requirements of section 327B.06, a licensed retailer or 
24.25 	limited retailer shall retain at least one copy of the form required under this subdivision.

24.26	Complies ..........
	Correction required ..........
	
24.27	Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
	Seller ..........
	
24.28 	Solid fuel-burning fireplaces or stoves must be listed for use in manufactured homes, Code 
24.29 	of Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709 (g), and installed correctly in accordance 
24.30 	with their listing or standards (i.e., chimney, doors, hearth, combustion, or intake, etc., Code 
24.31 	of Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709 (g)).

25.1	Complies ..........
	Correction required ..........
	
25.2	Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
	Seller ..........
	
25.3 	Gas water heaters and furnaces must be listed for manufactured home use, Code of Federal 
25.4 	Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709 (a) and (d)(1) and (2), and installed correctly, in 
25.5 	accordance with their listing or standards.

25.6	Complies ..........
	Correction required ..........
	
25.7	Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
	Seller ..........
	
25.8 	Smoke alarms are required to be installed and operational in accordance with Code of 
25.9 	Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.208.

25.10	Complies ..........
	Correction required ..........
	
25.11	Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
	Seller ..........
	
25.12 	Carbon monoxide alarms or CO detectors that are approved and operational are required to 
25.13 	be installed within ten feet of each room lawfully used for sleeping purposes.

25.14	Complies ..........
	Correction required ..........
	
25.15	Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
	Seller ..........
	
25.16 	Egress windows are required in every bedroom with at least one operable window with a 
25.17 	net clear opening of 20 inches wide and 24 inches high, five square feet in area, with the 
25.18 	bottom of windows opening no more than 36 inches above the floor. Locks, latches, operating 
25.19 	handles, tabs, or other operational devices shall not be located more than 54 inches above 
25.20 	the finished floor.

25.21	Complies ..........
	Correction required ..........
	
25.22	Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
	Seller ..........
	
25.23 	The furnace compartment of the home is required to have interior finish with a flame spread 
25.24 	rating not exceeding 25, as specified in the 1976 United States Department of Housing and 
25.25 	Urban Development Code governing manufactured housing construction.

25.26	Complies ..........
	Correction required ..........
	
25.27	Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
	Seller ..........
	
25.28 	The water heater enclosure in this home is required to have interior finish with a flame 
25.29 	spread rating not exceeding 25, as specified in the 1976 United States Department of Housing 
25.30 	and Urban Development Code governing manufactured housing construction.

25.31	Complies ..........
	Correction required ..........
	
25.32	Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
	Seller ..........
	
26.1 	The home complies with the snowload and heat zone requirements for the state of Minnesota 
26.2 	as indicated by the data plate.

26.3	Complies ..........
	Correction required ..........
	
26.4	Initialed by Responsible Party: Buyer ..........
	Seller ..........
	
26.5 	The parties to this agreement have initialed all required sections and agree by their signature 
26.6 	to complete any necessary corrections prior to the sale or transfer of ownership of the home 
26.7 	described below as listed in the purchase agreement. The state of Minnesota or a local 
26.8 	building official has the authority to inspect the home in the manner described in Minnesota 
26.9 	Statutes, section 327.33, prior to or after the sale to ensure compliance was properly executed 
26.10 	as provided under the Manufactured Home Building Code.

26.11	Signature of Purchaser(s) of Home
			
26.12	..............................date..............................
	..............................date..............................
		
26.13	...................................................................
	...................................................................
		
26.14	Print name as appears on purchase agreement
	Print name as appears on purchase agreement
	
26.15	Signature of Seller(s) of Home
			
26.16	..............................date..............................
	..............................date..............................
	
26.17	...................................................................
	...................................................................
	
26.18	Print name and license number, if applicable
	Print name and license number, if applicable
	
26.19	(Street address of home at time of sale)
			
26.20	........
	
26.21	(City/State/Zip) ........
	
26.22	Name of manufacturer of home ........
	
26.23	Model and year ........
	
26.24	Serial number ........
	"
	
26.25 	(b) No dealer or seller shall sell or offer for sale in this state a used manufactured home 
26.26 	manufactured after June 14, 1976, or install for occupancy a used manufactured home 
26.27 	manufactured after June 14, 1976, unless the dealer or seller has completed and submitted 
26.28 	to the commissioner the Notice of Compliance Form for a Used Manufactured Home as 
26.29 	provided in this subdivision and has placed a used manufactured home decal issued by the 
26.30 	commissioner on the inside door of the electric panel.
26.31 	(c) If manufactured after June 14, 1976, the home must bear a label and data plate as 
26.32 	required by the secretary, or a replacement label issued by the commissioner and a data 
26.33 	plate as required by the secretary. The Notice of Compliance Form for a Used Manufactured 
26.34 	Home shall be completed and signed by the purchaser(s) and seller(s) and shall confirm the 
27.1 	requirements of this subdivision have been met. To comply with section 326B.606, a licensed 
27.2 	dealer or limited dealer shall retain at least one copy of the notice.
27.3 	(d) The dealer may contract with a licensed electrician or master electrician, or licensed 
27.4 	electrical engineer to complete the electrical portions of the compliance form. The dealer 
27.5 	may contract with a bonded mechanical contractor registered with the Department of Labor 
27.6 	and Industry to complete the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning portions of the 
27.7 	compliance form. The dealer may contract with a licensed plumber or master plumber, or 
27.8 	mechanical engineer to complete the plumbing portions of the compliance form.
27.9 	(e) The commissioner shall establish and distribute a sample Notice of Compliance Form 
27.10 	for a Used Manufactured Home that may be used to meet the requirements of this subdivision. 
27.11 	The form must confirm that the requirements in paragraphs (f) to (j) are met.
27.12 	(f) Life and safety requirements:
27.13 	(1) smoke alarms are installed and operational in accordance with Code of Federal 
27.14 	Regulations, title 24, section 3280.208;
27.15 	(2) carbon monoxide alarms or carbon monoxide detectors are approved and operational 
27.16 	and are installed within ten feet of each room lawfully used for sleeping purposes;
27.17 	(3) egress windows are in every bedroom with at least one operable window with a net 
27.18 	clear opening of 20 inches wide and 24 inches high, five square feet in area, with the bottom 
27.19 	of windows opening no more than 36 inches above the floor. Locks, latches, operating 
27.20 	handles, tabs, or other operational devices are located more than 54 inches above the finished 
27.21 	floor; and
27.22 	(4) exterior doors, including sliding glass exterior doors, are operable and provide exit 
27.23 	to grade.
27.24 	(g) Electrical requirements:
27.25 	(1) distribution panels are installed in compliance with the approved listing, complete 
27.26 	with required breakers or fuses, with all unused openings covered with blank covers approved 
27.27 	and listed for that purpose. Connections have been checked for tightness. Panels are readily 
27.28 	accessible;
27.29 	(2) the electrical system, including switches, receptacles, fixtures, and devices, is installed, 
27.30 	wired, and supported in accordance with code requirements and is in safe and usable 
27.31 	condition;
27.32 	(3) the used manufactured home has been subjected to:
28.1 	(i) an electrical continuity test to assure that all metallic parts are bonded in accordance 
28.2 	with code requirements; and
28.3 	(ii) an electrical operational test to demonstrate that all fixtures and equipment except 
28.4 	water heaters, ranges, air conditioners and electric furnaces are connected and in working 
28.5 	order;
28.6 	(4) the dealer may, in lieu of inspecting the electrical and heating systems of a used 
28.7 	manufactured home, request an electrical and heating inspection by a qualified third party. 
28.8 	Approval by the qualified third party is accepted as compliance with those portions of the 
28.9 	safety standards under the code that pertain to electrical and heating systems; and
28.10 	(5) electric ranges and clothes dryers have the required four-conductor cords and plugs.
28.11 	(h) Plumbing requirements:
28.12 	(1) fixtures:
28.13 	(i) all plumbing fixtures are protected with approved workable "p" traps;
28.14 	(ii) all plumbing fixtures are in a workable condition and vented through the roof in 
28.15 	accordance with code requirements; and
28.16 	(iii) an antisiphon trap vent device or mechanical vent may be used to vent single fixtures, 
28.17 	except water closets;
28.18 	(2) water supply:
28.19 	(i) water piping is not bent or kinked so as to retard or obstruct the flow of the water 
28.20 	supply;
28.21 	(ii) the under-floor water supply piping is connected to the manufactured home's water 
28.22 	supply connection and to the site's water service supply piping in accordance with code 
28.23 	requirements, except when the manufactured home is being installed or reinstalled;
28.24 	(iii) the under-floor water supply piping is supported in accordance with code 
28.25 	requirements, except when the manufactured home is being installed or reinstalled; and
28.26 	(iv) the under-floor water supply piping is protected from freezing, except when the 
28.27 	manufactured home is being installed or reinstalled;
28.28 	(3) drain waste:
28.29 	(i) drain waste piping is in working condition;
29.1 	(ii) the under-floor drain waste piping is connected to the manufactured home's drain 
29.2 	waste outlet or outlets and to the site's service utility piping in accordance with code 
29.3 	requirements, except when the manufactured home is being installed or reinstalled; and
29.4 	(iii) the under-floor drain waste piping is supported and sloped in accordance with code 
29.5 	requirements, except when the manufactured home is being installed or reinstalled; and
29.6 	(4) water heating:
29.7 	(i) the water heater is listed for manufactured home use under Code of Federal 
29.8 	Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709(a) and (d)(1) and (2), and installed correctly, in 
29.9 	accordance with federal standards;
29.10 	(ii) the water heater is equipped with an approved listed relief valve to provide 
29.11 	temperature and pressure relief;
29.12 	(iii) the water heater enclosure in the manufactured home is completed with an interior 
29.13 	finish having a flame spread rating not exceeding 25, as specified in the 1976 United States 
29.14 	Department of Housing and Urban Development Code governing manufactured housing 
29.15 	construction; and
29.16 	(iv) water heater venting systems are in a safe and operable condition. Products of 
29.17 	combustion venting do not terminate within a roof, wall, or floor cavity.
29.18 	(i) Heat-producing equipment requirements:
29.19 	(1) the furnace is listed for manufactured home use under Code of Federal Regulations, 
29.20 	title 24, section 3280.709(a) and (d)(1) and (2), and installed correctly, in accordance with 
29.21 	the federal regulations;
29.22 	(2) heating equipment such as a furnace, wall heater, or thermostat are in safe and 
29.23 	operable condition. All ducts are in usable, not collapsed condition, with all exterior and 
29.24 	interior joints and furnace connections mechanically secure and sealed; and
29.25 	(3) the furnace venting systems are in a safe and operable condition.  Products of 
29.26 	combustion venting do not terminate within a roof, wall, floor, or under-floor area.
29.27 	(j) General requirements:
29.28 	(1) fuel gas piping:
29.29 	(i) fuel gas supply piping is not bent or kinked so as to obstruct the flow of the fuel gas 
29.30 	or leak;
30.1 	(ii) the under-floor fuel gas supply piping is connected to the manufactured home's fuel 
30.2 	gas supply connection and to the site's fuel gas service supply piping in accordance with 
30.3 	code requirements, except when the manufactured home is being installed or reinstalled; 
30.4 	and
30.5 	(iii) the under-floor fuel gas supply piping is supported in accordance with code 
30.6 	requirements, except when the manufactured home is being installed or reinstalled;
30.7 	(2) solid fuel-burning fireplaces or stoves are listed for use in manufactured homes under 
30.8 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, section 3280.709(g), and installed correctly in 
30.9 	accordance with the federal regulations, including chimney, doors, hearth, combustion, or 
30.10 	intake;
30.11 	(3) all exhaust vents are operable;
30.12 	(4) insulation missing from exposed areas has been replaced and all holes in bottom 
30.13 	board have been securely sealed;
30.14 	(5) exterior roof and wall systems prevent bulk water infiltration;
30.15 	(6) water-damaged areas and holes in the subfloor have been replaced; and
30.16 	(7) the home complies with code requirements for snowload and heat zone requirements 
30.17 	as indicated by the data plate.

30.18 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.32, subdivision 1e, is amended to read:
30.19 		Subd. 1e.Reinstallation requirements for used manufactured homes. (a) All used 
30.20 	manufactured homes reinstalled less than 24 months from the date of installation by the 
30.21 	first purchaser must be reinstalled in compliance with subdivision 1c. All used manufactured 
30.22 	homes reinstalled more than 24 months from the date of installation by the first purchaser 
30.23 	may be reinstalled without a frost-protected foundation if the home is reinstalled in 
30.24 	compliance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 1350, for above frost-line installations and the 
30.25 	notice requirement of subdivision 1f is complied with by the seller and the purchaser of the 
30.26 	used manufactured home.
30.27 	(b) The installer or licensed residential building contractor shall affix an installation seal 
30.28 	issued by the department to the outside of the home as required by the Minnesota State 
30.29 	Building Code. The certificate of installation issued by the installer of record shall clearly 
30.30 	state that the home has been reinstalled with an above frost-line foundation. Fees for 
30.31 	inspection of a reinstallation and for issuance of reinstallation seals shall follow the 
30.32 	requirements of sections 326B.802 to 326B.885; 326B.22, subdivision 2; and 326B.23, 
31.1 	subdivision 2. Fees for review of plans, specifications, and on-site inspections shall be those 
31.2 	as specified in section 326B.153, subdivision 1, paragraph (c) sections 326B.22, subdivision 
31.3 	2, and 326B.37, subdivision 4. Whenever an installation certificate for an above frost-line 
31.4 	installation is issued to a used manufactured home being listed for sale, the purchase 
31.5 	agreement must disclose that the home is installed on a nonfrost-protected foundation and 
31.6 	recommend that the purchaser have the home inspected to determine the effects of frost on 
31.7 	the home.
31.8 	(c) An installation seal may be issued to a residential building contractor licensed under 
31.9 	section 326B.805 for use in the installation of used manufactured homes only after the 
31.10 	qualifying person for the residential building contractor has completed a three-hour training 
31.11 	course relating to the installation of manufactured homes that has been approved by either 
31.12 	the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or by the commissioner. 
31.13 	The course completion certificate shall be submitted to the commissioner. For the purposes 
31.14 	of this subdivision, "qualifying person" has the meaning given in section 326B.802, 
31.15 	subdivision 10.

31.16 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.32, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
31.17 		Subd. 7.Enforcement. All jurisdictions enforcing the State Building Code, in accordance 
31.18 	with sections 326B.101 to 326B.151, shall undertake or provide for the administration and 
31.19 	enforcement of the manufactured home installation rules promulgated by the commissioner. 
31.20 	Municipalities which have adopted the State Building Code may provide installation 
31.21 	inspection and plan review services in noncode areas of the state without local building 
31.22 	code enforcement.

31.23 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.32, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
31.24 		Subd. 8.Evidence of compliance. Each manufacturer, distributor, and dealer shall 
31.25 	establish and maintain records, make reports, and provide information as the commissioner 
31.26 	or the secretary may reasonably require to be able to determine whether the manufacturer, 
31.27 	distributor, or dealer has acted or is acting in compliance with sections 327.31 to 327.35
31.28 	326B.21 to 326B.25, and shall, upon request of a person duly designated by the commissioner 
31.29 	or the secretary, permit that person to inspect appropriate books, papers, records, and 
31.30 	documents relevant to determining whether that manufacturer, distributor, or dealer has 
31.31 	acted or is acting in compliance with sections 327.31 to 327.35 326B.21 to 326B.25, and 
31.32 	the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, United 
31.33 	States Code, title 42, section 5401, et seq., as amended by the National Manufactured 
32.1 	Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act, Title VI, Manufactured Housing 
32.2 	Improvement Act of 2000, or other applicable federal or state law.

32.3 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.4 		Subdivision 1.Inspections. The commissioner shall, through the department's inspectors 
32.5 	or through a designated recognized inspection service acting as authorized representative 
32.6 	of the commissioner perform sufficient inspections of manufacturing premises and 
32.7 	manufactured homes to ensure compliance with sections 327.31 to 327.35 326B.21 to 
32.8 	326B.25. The commissioner shall have the exclusive right to conduct inspections, except 
32.9 	for the inspections conducted or authorized by the secretary.

32.10 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.11 		Subd. 2.Fees. The commissioner shall may by rule establish reasonable fees for seals, 
32.12 	installation seals, shipment labels, resale decals, and inspections which are sufficient to 
32.13 	cover all costs incurred in the administration of sections 327.31 to 327.35 326B.21 to 
32.14 	326B.25. The commissioner shall may also establish by rule a monitoring inspection fee in 
32.15 	an amount that will comply with the secretary's fee distribution program. This monitoring 
32.16 	inspection fee shall be an amount paid by the manufacturer for each manufactured home 
32.17 	produced in Minnesota. The monitoring inspection fee shall be paid by the manufacturer 
32.18 	to the secretary. The rules of the fee distribution program require the secretary to distribute 
32.19 	the fees collected from all manufactured home manufacturers among states approved and 
32.20 	conditionally approved based on the number of new manufactured homes whose first location 
32.21 	after leaving the manufacturer is on the premises of a distributor, dealer or purchaser in that 
32.22 	state. Fees for inspections in areas that have not adopted the State Building Code must be 
32.23 	equal to the fees for inspections in code areas of the state. Third-party vendors may charge 
32.24 	their usual and normal charge for inspections.

32.25 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
32.26 		Subd. 2a.Construction seal fees. Replacement manufactured home or accessory structure 
32.27 	construction seal fees, including certificates, are $30 $70 per seal.

32.28 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
32.29 		Subd. 2b.Installation seal fees. Manufactured home installation seal fees, including 
32.30 	anchoring and support and including certificates, are $80 $130.

33.1 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
33.2 		Subd. 2c.Temporary installation certificate fees. A temporary certificate fee is $2
33.3 	$15 per certificate.

33.4 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
33.5 	read:
33.6 		Subd. 2f.Shipment label fee. The shipment label fee is $75 for each transportable 
33.7 	section of a new manufactured home.  The manufacturer's payment is due on the tenth day 
33.8 	of each month for the previous month's shipments.

33.9 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
33.10 	read:
33.11 		Subd. 2g.Used manufactured home resale decal fee. The used manufactured home 
33.12 	resale decal fee is $100 for every used home sold.

33.13 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
33.14 	read:
33.15 		Subd. 2h.Installation plan review and inspection fee. The plan review and inspection 
33.16 	fee for the commissioner's plan review and inspection of new and used installed or reinstalled 
33.17 	manufactured homes and manufactured home accessory structures in areas of the state 
33.18 	without local building code enforcement is $1,200.

33.19 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
33.20 		Subd. 3.Administration and enforcement rules. The commissioner may adopt other 
33.21 	rules as may be necessary to administer and enforce sections 327.31 to 327.35 326B.21 to 
33.22 	326B.25. The rules shall, to the extent practicable, be uniform with those adopted by other 
33.23 	states. All rules shall be adopted in the manner prescribed by sections 14.001 to 14.69.

33.24 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.33, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
33.25 		Subd. 7.Employees. The commissioner may appoint such employees within the 
33.26 	Department of Labor and Industry as deemed necessary for the administration of sections 
33.27 	327.31 to 327.35 326B.21 to 326B.25.

33.28 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.29 		Subdivision 1.Generally. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person,
34.1 	(a) to sell, lease, or offer to sell or lease, any manufactured home manufactured after 
34.2 	June 14, 1976, which does not comply with the Manufactured Home Building Code or 
34.3 	which does not bear a seal or label as required by sections 327.31 to 327.34 326B.21 to 
34.4 	326B.24, unless the action is subject to the provisions of section 327.35 326B.25;
34.5 	(b) to affix a seal or label, or cause a seal or label to be affixed, to any manufactured 
34.6 	home which does not comply with the Manufactured Home Building Code unless the action 
34.7 	is subject to the provisions of section 327.35 326B.25;
34.8 	(c) to alter a manufactured home manufactured after June 14, 1976, in a manner prohibited 
34.9 	by sections 327.31 to 327.34 326B.21 to 326B.24; or
34.10 	(d) to fail to correct a Manufactured Home Building Code violation in a manufactured 
34.11 	home manufactured after June 14, 1976, which is owned, manufactured, or sold by that 
34.12 	person, within 40 days of being ordered to do so in writing by an authorized representative 
34.13 	of the commissioner, unless the correction is subject to the provisions of section 327.35
34.14 	326B.25.

34.15 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327.35, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.16 		Subdivision 1.Monetary penalty. Notwithstanding the penalty amount of section 
34.17 	326B.082, subdivisions 7 and 12, any person who violates any provision of this section is 
34.18 	liable to the state of Minnesota for a monetary penalty of not to exceed $1,000 under the 
34.19 	rules adopted by and pursuant to the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety 
34.20 	Standards Act of 1974, United States Code, title 42, section 5401, et seq., Code of Federal 
34.21 	Regulations, title 24, section 3282.10, as amended, for each violation. Each violation 
34.22 	involving a separate manufactured home or involving a separate failure or refusal to allow 
34.23 	or perform any act required by this section constitutes a separate violation, except that the 
34.24 	maximum monetary penalties for any related series of violations occurring within one year 
34.25 	from the date of the first violation may not exceed $1,000,000.

34.26 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.27 		Subdivision 1.Terms. As used in sections 327B.01 to 327B.12 326B.601 to 326B.612
34.28 	the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

35.1 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
35.2 	to read:
35.3 		Subd. 1a.Authorized representative. "Authorized representative" means a person, 
35.4 	firm, or corporation, or employee of a firm or corporation, approved or hired by the 
35.5 	commissioner of labor and industry.

35.6 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.01, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
35.7 		Subd. 7.Dealer or retailer. "Dealer" or "retailer" means any person who engages in 
35.8 	the business, either exclusively or in addition to any other occupation, of selling, leasing, 
35.9 	distributing, or brokering manufactured homes, new or used, or who offers to sell, solicit, 
35.10 	broker or advertise the sale of manufactured homes, new or used, primarily to persons who 
35.11 	purchase or lease for other than resale.

35.12 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
35.13 	to read:
35.14 		Subd. 7a.Distributor. "Distributor" means a person engaged in the sale and distribution 
35.15 	of manufactured homes for resale.

35.16 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
35.17 	to read:
35.18 		Subd. 10b.Installation. "Installation" of a manufactured home means installation or 
35.19 	reinstallation, at the site of occupancy, of all portions of a manufactured home, connection 
35.20 	of the manufactured home to existing utility connections, and installation of support and 
35.21 	anchoring systems.

35.22 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.01, subdivision 11a, is amended to read:
35.23 		Subd. 11a.Licensee. "Licensee" means a person who is licensed as a dealer, limited 
35.24 	dealer, or manufacturer, or salesperson by the Department of Labor and Industry.

35.25 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
35.26 	to read:
35.27 		Subd. 13c.Manufactured home installer. "Manufactured home installer" means a 
35.28 	person, firm, or corporation that installs or repairs a manufactured home for others at the 
35.29 	site of occupancy.

36.1 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision 
36.2 	to read:
36.3 		Subd. 17a.Purchaser. "Purchaser" means the first individual purchasing a manufactured 
36.4 	home in good faith for purposes other than resale.

36.5 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.01, subdivision 19, is amended to read:
36.6 		Subd. 19.Salesperson. "Salesperson" means a person who acts on behalf of a dealer in 
36.7 	performing any act which that sections 327B.01 to 327B.12 326B.601 to 326B.612 authorize 
36.8 	or require to be performed by a dealer.

36.9 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.03, is amended to read:
36.10 	327B.03 WARRANTIES; DURATION, HONORING.
36.11 		Subdivision 1.Duration. The warranties implied by section 327B.02 326B.602 shall 
36.12 	run for a period of one year from the date of delivery of the manufactured home to the 
36.13 	consumer customer.
36.14 		Subd. 2.Notice and cooperation by buyer. To invoke either a warranty implied by 
36.15 	section 327B.02 326B.602 or an express warranty made by the manufacturer the buyer must 
36.16 	notify the dealer and the manufacturer within a reasonable time after discovering the breach 
36.17 	and not later than 90 days after the expiration of the warranty. To invoke an express warranty 
36.18 	made by the dealer, the buyer must notify the dealer within a reasonable time after 
36.19 	discovering the breach and not later than 90 days after the expiration of the warranty. After 
36.20 	giving the notice the buyer must allow reasonable opportunity for the service or repair.
36.21 		Subd. 3.Responsibility to honor. The manufacturer and dealer, jointly and severally, 
36.22 	shall service or repair a manufactured home at its site within a reasonable time after receiving 
36.23 	written notice of breach of either a warranty implied by section 327B.02 326B.602 or an 
36.24 	express warranty made by the manufacturer. The dealer shall service or repair a manufactured 
36.25 	home at its site within a reasonable time after receiving written notice of breach of an express 
36.26 	warranty made by the dealer.

36.27 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
36.28 		Subd. 3.License application; manufacturer and dealer. Application for a license to 
36.29 	act as a manufacturer or dealer and its renewal shall be made to the commissioner, shall be 
36.30 	in writing, and duly verified by oath. The applicant shall submit any information required 
36.31 	by the commissioner, upon forms provided by the commissioner for that purpose, including:
37.1 	(a) proof of identity;
37.2 	(b) the name under which the applicant will be licensed and do business in this state;
37.3 	(c) the applicant's type and place of business;
37.4 	(d) the name, home and business address of the applicant's directors, officers, limited 
37.5 	and general partners, controlling shareholders and affiliates;
37.6 	(e) whether the applicant, or any of its directors, officers, limited or general partners, 
37.7 	controlling shareholders or affiliates, has been convicted of a crime within the previous ten 
37.8 	years that either related directly to the business for which the license is sought or involved 
37.9 	fraud, misrepresentation or misuse of funds, or has suffered a judgment in a civil action 
37.10 	involving fraud, misrepresentation, or conversion within the previous five years or has had 
37.11 	any government license or permit suspended or revoked as a result of an action brought by 
37.12 	a federal or state governmental agency in this or any other state within the last five years; 
37.13 	and
37.14 	(f) the applicant's qualifications and business history, including whether the applicant, 
37.15 	or any of its directors, officers, limited or general partners, controlling shareholders or 
37.16 	affiliates has ever been adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or has any unsatisfied court judgments 
37.17 	outstanding against it or them.

37.18 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.04, is amended by adding a subdivision 
37.19 	to read:
37.20 		Subd. 3a.License application salesperson. Application for a license to act as a 
37.21 	salesperson and application for license renewal shall be made to the commissioner, in 
37.22 	writing, and duly verified by oath. The applicant shall submit information required by the 
37.23 	commissioner, upon forms provided by the commissioner for that purpose, including:
37.24 	(1) the applicant's name;
37.25 	(2) the name of the dealer for which the salesperson works;
37.26 	(3) the dealer's license number and the dealer's place of business address;
37.27 	(4) the applicant's home address and phone number;
37.28 	(5) the applicant's first day of employment with the dealer;
37.29 	(6) whether the applicant has: (i) been convicted of a crime within the previous ten years 
37.30 	that either related directly to the business for which the license is sought or involved fraud 
37.31 	or misrepresentation or misuse of funds; (ii) suffered a judgment in a civil action involving 
38.1 	fraud, misrepresentation, or conversion within the previous five years; or (iii) had any 
38.2 	government license or permit suspended or revoked as a result of an action brought by a 
38.3 	federal or state governmental agency in this or any other state within the last five years;
38.4 	(7) whether the applicant has ever been adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or has any 
38.5 	unsatisfied court judgments outstanding against the applicant or business;
38.6 	(8) whether the applicant intends to sell new or used manufactured homes, or broker the 
38.7 	sale of new or used manufactured homes; and
38.8 	(9) whether the applicant has completed seven hours of training provided by the 
38.9 	commissioner in the sale of manufactured homes.

38.10 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
38.11 		Subd. 4.License prerequisites. No application shall be granted nor license issued to 
38.12 	act as a manufacturer or dealer until the applicant proves to the commissioner that:
38.13 	(a) the applicant has a permanent, established place of business at each licensed location. 
38.14 	An "established place of business" means a permanent enclosed building other than a 
38.15 	residence, or a commercial office space, either owned by the applicant or leased by the 
38.16 	applicant for a term of at least one year, located in an area where zoning regulations allow 
38.17 	commercial activity, and where the books, records and files necessary to conduct the business 
38.18 	are kept and maintained. The owner of a licensed manufactured home park who resides in 
38.19 	or adjacent to the park may use the residence as the established place of business required 
38.20 	by this subdivision, unless prohibited by local zoning ordinance.
38.21 	If a license is granted, the licensee may use unimproved lots and premises for sale, 
38.22 	storage, and display of manufactured homes, if the licensee first notifies the commissioner 
38.23 	in writing;
38.24 	(b) if the applicant desires to sell, solicit or advertise the sale of new manufactured 
38.25 	homes, it has a bona fide contract or franchise in effect with a manufacturer or distributor 
38.26 	of the new manufactured home it proposes to deal in;
38.27 	(c) the applicant has secured: (1) a surety bond in the amount of $20,000 for each agency 
38.28 	and each subagency location that bears the applicant's name and the name under which the 
38.29 	applicant will be licensed and do business in this state. Each bond is for the protection of 
38.30 	consumer customers, and must be executed by the applicant as principal and issued by a 
38.31 	surety company admitted to do business in this state. Each bond shall be exclusively for the 
38.32 	purpose of reimbursing consumer customers and shall be conditioned upon the faithful 
38.33 	compliance by the applicant with all of the laws and rules of this state pertaining to the 
39.1 	applicant's business as a dealer or manufacturer, including sections 325D.44, 325F.67 and 
39.2 	325F.69, and upon the applicant's faithful performance of all its legal obligations to consumer 
39.3 	customers; and (2) a certificate of liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 that 
39.4 	provides aggregate coverage for the agency and each subagency location. In the event of a 
39.5 	policy cancellation, the insurer shall send written notice to the commissioner at the same 
39.6 	time that a cancellation request is received from or a notice is sent to the insured;
39.7 	(d) the applicant has established a trust account as required by section 327B.08 326B.608, 
39.8 	subdivision 3, unless the applicant states in writing its intention to limit its business to 
39.9 	selling, offering for sale, soliciting or advertising the sale of new manufactured homes; and
39.10 	(e) the applicant has provided evidence of having had at least two years' prior experience 
39.11 	in the sale of manufactured homes, working for a licensed dealer. The applicant does not 
39.12 	have to satisfy the two-year prior experience requirement if:
39.13 	(1) the applicant sells or brokers used manufactured homes as permitted under section 
39.14 	327B.01 326B.601, subdivision 7; or
39.15 	(2) the applicant:
39.16 	(i) has met all other licensing requirements;
39.17 	(ii) is the owner of a manufactured home park; and
39.18 	(iii) is selling new manufactured homes installed in the manufactured home park that 
39.19 	the applicant owns.

39.20 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
39.21 		Subd. 5.Exemption for real estate brokers and salespeople. Any person licensed as 
39.22 	a real estate broker or salesperson under chapter 82 who brokers the sale of used 
39.23 	manufactured homes is not required to obtain a license or a bond as required by this section, 
39.24 	but is subject to all other provisions of sections 327B.01 to 327B.12 326B.601 to 326B.612. 
39.25 	Any real estate broker or salesperson who violates a provision of sections 327B.06 to 
39.26 	327B.09 326B.606 to 326B.609 in selling or offering for sale a used manufactured home 
39.27 	shall be deemed to have violated a provision of chapter 82.

39.28 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.04, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
39.29 		Subd. 6.Certificate of license; manufacturer and dealer. For each license granted to 
39.30 	act as a manufacturer or dealer the commissioner shall issue a certificate which includes 
39.31 	the name of the licensee, the name of the surety company and the amount of the surety bond, 
40.1 	and the insurance underwriter and policy number, the names and addresses of any related 
40.2 	principal or subagencies, and a license number.

40.3 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.04, is amended by adding a subdivision 
40.4 	to read:
40.5 		Subd. 6a.Certificate of license; salesperson. For each license granted to act as a 
40.6 	salesperson, the commissioner shall issue a certificate that includes the name of the licensee, 
40.7 	the licensee's license number, the dealer's doing business as name, the dealer's place of 
40.8 	business address, and the dealer's license number.

40.9 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.04, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
40.10 		Subd. 7.Licenses; renewal. In addition to the requirements of this section, each 
40.11 	application for a license or license renewal must be accompanied by all applicable fees 
40.12 	required by section 326B.092. The fees shall be set in an amount which over the fiscal 
40.13 	biennium will produce revenues approximately equal to the expenses which the commissioner 
40.14 	expects to incur during that fiscal biennium while administering and enforcing sections 
40.15 	327B.01 to 327B.12 326B.601 to 326B.612. If the license is granted, the commissioner 
40.16 	shall license the applicant as a dealer or manufacturer for the remainder of the licensure 
40.17 	period. Upon application by the licensee, the commissioner shall renew the license for a 
40.18 	two-year period, if:
40.19 	(1) the renewal application satisfies the requirements of subdivisions 3 and 4;
40.20 	(2) the renewal applicant has made all listings, registrations, notices and reports required 
40.21 	by the commissioner during the preceding licensure period; and
40.22 	(3) the renewal applicant has paid all fees owed pursuant to sections 327B.01 to 327B.12
40.23 	326B.601 to 326B.612 and all taxes, arrearages, and penalties owed to the state.

40.24 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.04, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
40.25 		Subd. 7a.Fees. (a) Fees for licenses issued pursuant to this section shall be calculated 
40.26 	pursuant to section 326B.092. for two years and the following fees apply:
40.27 	(1) manufacturer's license and dealer's license, $180;
40.28 	(2) dealer's subagency license, $80;
40.29 	(3) limited dealer's license, $100; and
40.30 	(4) salesperson's license, $80.
41.1 	(b) All initial limited dealer licenses shall be effective for more than one calendar year 
41.2 	and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which the application is made.
41.3 	(c) For the purposes of calculating fees under section 326B.092, any license issued under 
41.4 	this section is a business license, except that a subagency license is a master license. The 
41.5 	commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without the need for any 
41.6 	rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of limited dealer licenses from one year 
41.7 	to two years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed limited dealer licenses shall be two-year licenses.

41.8 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.041, is amended to read:
41.9 	327B.041 MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLERS.
41.10 	(a) Manufactured home installers are subject to all of the fees in section 326B.092 and 
41.11 	the requirements of sections 326B.802 to 326B.885, except for the following:
41.12 	(1) manufactured home installers are not subject to the continuing education requirements 
41.13 	of sections 326B.0981, 326B.099, and 326B.821, but are subject to the continuing education 
41.14 	requirements established in rules adopted under section 327B.10 326B.610;
41.15 	(2) the examination requirement of section 326B.83, subdivision 3, for manufactured 
41.16 	home installers shall be satisfied by successful completion of a written examination 
41.17 	administered and developed specifically for the examination of manufactured home installers. 
41.18 	The examination must be administered and developed by the commissioner. The 
41.19 	commissioner and the state building official shall seek advice on the grading, monitoring, 
41.20 	and updating of examinations from the Minnesota Manufactured Housing Association;
41.21 	(3) a local government unit may not place a surcharge on a license fee, and may not 
41.22 	charge a separate fee to installers;
41.23 	(4) a dealer or distributor who does not install or repair manufactured homes is exempt 
41.24 	from licensure under sections 326B.802 to 326B.885;
41.25 	(5) the exemption under section 326B.805, subdivision 6, clause (5), does not apply; 
41.26 	and
41.27 	(6) manufactured home installers are not subject to the contractor recovery fund in 
41.28 	section 326B.89.
41.29 	(b) The commissioner may waive all or part of the requirements for licensure as a 
41.30 	manufactured home installer for any individual who holds an unexpired license or certificate 
41.31 	issued by any other state or other United States jurisdiction if the licensing requirements of 
42.1 	that jurisdiction meet or exceed the corresponding licensing requirements of the department 
42.2 	and the individual complies with section 326B.092, subdivisions 1 and 3 to 7.

42.3 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.042, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
42.4 		Subdivision 1.Notification. A person licensed as a dealer, limited dealer, salesperson,
42.5 	or manufacturer shall notify the commissioner of the occurrence of any of the events in 
42.6 	subdivisions 2 to 5.

42.7 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.042, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.8 		Subd. 2.Change in application information. A licensee shall notify the commissioner 
42.9 	in writing within ten days of the change of any change in information contained in the most 
42.10 	recent license application on file with the commissioner, which shall include any change 
42.11 	in the information pertaining to the individual designated under section 327B.04 326B.604, 
42.12 	subdivision 8, clause (1), item (vi).

42.13 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
42.14 		Subdivision 1.Grounds. In addition to the grounds in section 326B.082, subdivision 
42.15 	11, the commissioner may by order deny, suspend, limit, place conditions on, or revoke the 
42.16 	application or license of any applicant or licensee or any of its directors, officers, limited 
42.17 	or general partners, controlling shareholders, or affiliates for any of the following grounds:
42.18 	(a) (1) has violated any of the provisions of sections 327B.01 to 327B.12 326B.601 to 
42.19 	326B.612 or any rule or order issued by the commissioner or any prior law providing for 
42.20 	the licensing of manufactured home dealers, salespersons, or manufacturers;
42.21 	(b) (2) has had a previous manufacturer, salesperson, or dealer license revoked in this 
42.22 	or any other state;
42.23 	(c) (3) has engaged in acts or omissions which have been adjudicated or amount to a 
42.24 	violation of any of the provisions of section 325D.44, 325F.67 or 325F.69;
42.25 	(d) (4) has sold or brokered the sale of a home containing a material violation of sections 
42.26 	327.31 to 327.35 about which 326B.21 to 326B.25 that the dealer or salesperson knew of 
42.27 	or which should have been obvious to a reasonably prudent dealer could have known of 
42.28 	with the exercise of reasonable diligence;
42.29 	(e) (5) has failed to make or provide all listings, notices and reports required by the 
42.30 	commissioner;
43.1 	(f) (6) has failed to pay a civil penalty assessed under subdivision 5 within ten days after 
43.2 	the assessment becomes final;
43.3 	(g) (7) has failed to pay to the commissioner or other responsible government agency 
43.4 	all taxes, fees and arrearages due;
43.5 	(h) (8) has failed to duly apply for license renewal;
43.6 	(i) (9) has violated any applicable manufactured home building or safety code;
43.7 	(j) (10) has failed or refused to honor any express or implied warranty as provided in 
43.8 	section 327B.03 326B.603;
43.9 	(k) (11) has failed to continuously occupy a permanent, established place of business 
43.10 	licensed under section 327B.04 326B.604;
43.11 	(l) (12) has, without first notifying the commissioner, sold a new and unused 
43.12 	manufactured home other than the make of manufactured home described in a franchise or 
43.13 	contract filed with the application for license or license renewal;
43.14 	(m) (13) has wrongfully failed to deliver a certificate of title to a person entitled to it;
43.15 	(n) (14) is insolvent or bankrupt;
43.16 	(o) (15) holds an impaired or canceled bond;
43.17 	(p) (16) has failed to notify the commissioner of bankruptcy proceedings within ten days 
43.18 	after a petition in bankruptcy has been filed by or against the dealer, salesperson, or 
43.19 	manufacturer;
43.20 	(q) (17) has, within the previous ten years, been convicted of a crime that either related 
43.21 	directly to the business of the dealer, salesperson, or manufacturer or involved fraud, 
43.22 	misrepresentation or misuse of funds;
43.23 	(r) (18) has suffered a judgment within the previous five years in a civil action involving 
43.24 	fraud, misrepresentation or misuse of funds; or
43.25 	(s) (19) has failed to reasonably supervise any employee or agent of the dealer or 
43.26 	manufacturer, resulting in injury or harm to the public.
43.27 	The commissioner may establish rules pursuant to section 327B.10 326B.610 further 
43.28 	specifying, defining or establishing standards of conduct for manufactured home dealers, 
43.29 	salespersons, and manufacturers.

44.1 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
44.2 		Subd. 2.Examination of records. The commissioner may make examinations within 
44.3 	or without this state of each dealer's records at such reasonable time and in such scope as 
44.4 	is necessary to enforce the provisions of sections 327B.01 to 327B.12 326B.601 to 326B.612.

44.5 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
44.6 		Subdivision 1.Disclosure required. Prior to the consummation of the sale of any 
44.7 	manufactured home where a dealer or salesperson acts as a broker, the dealer or salesperson
44.8 	shall disclose in writing to all parties to the transaction all charges, payments, commissions 
44.9 	and other fees paid or payable in connection with the transaction. Any commission charged 
44.10 	by the dealer or salesperson shall be expressed both as a dollar amount and as a percentage 
44.11 	of the sales price. If the home being sold is located in a manufactured home park, prior to 
44.12 	the buyer's signing of the purchase agreement the dealer or salesperson shall disclose in 
44.13 	writing to the buyer the state law concerning the in park sale of manufactured homes. This 
44.14 	subdivision does not require any dealer or salesperson to disclose any consideration received 
44.15 	(1) for having acted as an insurance agent, as defined in section 60A.02, subdivision 7, in 
44.16 	connection with the transaction, or (2) in return for the dealer or salesperson having agreed 
44.17 	to any contingent liability in connection with the financing of the sale. The commissioner 
44.18 	may prescribe a form to be used to comply with this subdivision and may require all dealers
44.19 	and salespersons to use that form.

44.20 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
44.21 		Subdivision 1.License required. No person shall engage in the business, either 
44.22 	exclusively or in addition to any other occupation of manufacturing, selling, offering to sell, 
44.23 	soliciting or advertising the sale of manufactured homes, or act as a broker without being 
44.24 	licensed as a manufacturer, salesperson, or a dealer as provided in section 327B.04 326B.604. 
44.25 	Any person who manufactures, sells, offers to sell, solicits or advertises the sale of 
44.26 	manufactured homes, or acts as a broker in violation of this subdivision shall nevertheless 
44.27 	be subject to the duties, prohibitions and penalties imposed by sections 327B.01 to 327B.12
44.28 	326B.601 to 326B.612. This chapter does not prohibit either an individual from reselling, 
44.29 	without a license, a manufactured home which is or has been the individual's residence or 
44.30 	any bank, savings bank, savings association, or credit union, chartered by either this state 
44.31 	or the federal government, from reselling, without a license, a repossessed manufactured 
44.32 	home.

45.1 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
45.2 		Subd. 2.Advertising. No person shall advertise as a manufactured home dealer,
45.3 	salesperson, or as a lister, broker or agent for the sale of manufactured homes, without being 
45.4 	licensed as a dealer or salesperson as provided in section 327B.04 326B.604.

45.5 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
45.6 		Subd. 3.Display of license. No person shall act as a dealer, salesperson, or manufacturer 
45.7 	unless the certificate authorizing that activity is prominently displayed on the business 
45.8 	premises covered by the license. Before moving to a new location from the established place 
45.9 	of business occupied when the license is granted, the licensee must first secure the 
45.10 	commissioner's written permission. To obtain that permission, the licensee must prove that 
45.11 	the proposed new premises conform to the requirements of section 327B.04 326B.604, 
45.12 	subdivision 4.

45.13 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
45.14 		Subd. 4.Net listing prohibited. No dealer or salesperson shall use or offer to use a net 
45.15 	listing agreement.

45.16 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.10, is amended to read:
45.17 	327B.10 RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
45.18 	The commissioner may promulgate rules and issue orders reasonably necessary to 
45.19 	implement and administer the provisions of sections 327B.01 to 327B.12 326B.601 to 
45.20 	326B.612. The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing and approving education programs 
45.21 	for manufactured home installers. Each manufactured home installer must satisfactorily 
45.22 	complete the continuing education requirements established by the commissioner in rule.

45.23 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
45.24 		Subdivision 1.Consumer claimants. Any consumer customer sustaining injuries within 
45.25 	the terms of a surety bond issued pursuant to section 327B.04 326B.604 may proceed against 
45.26 	the principal and surety without making the state a party to the proceedings. Provided, 
45.27 	however, that the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons for all losses or damages 
45.28 	shall in no event exceed the amount of the bond.

46.1 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 327B.12, is amended to read:
46.2 	327B.12 ADDITIONAL REMEDIES AND ENFORCEMENT.
46.3 		Subdivision 1.Private remedies. (a) Any person injured or threatened with injury by 
46.4 	a dealer or manufacturer's violation of sections 327B.01 to 327B.12 326B.601 to 326B.612
46.5 	may bring a private action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
46.6 	(b) A borrower injured by a violation of the standards, duties, prohibitions, or 
46.7 	requirements of sections 327B.08 326B.608, subdivision 6; 327B.09 326B.609, subdivision 
46.8 	6; or 327B.095 326B.6095, shall have a private right of action and the court shall award 
46.9 	actual, incidental, and consequential damages.
46.10 		Subd. 2.Fraud remedies. In addition to the remedies provided in sections 327B.01 to 
46.11 	327B.12 326B.601 to 326B.612, any violation of section 327B.08 or 327B.09 326B.608 or 
46.12 	326B.609 is a violation of section 325F.69, subdivision 1 and the provisions of section 8.31
46.13 	shall apply. A private right of action by the borrower under this chapter is in the public 
46.14 	interest.

46.15 	Sec. 73. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 46.16 	(a) The revisor of statutes shall renumber each section of Minnesota Statutes listed in 
46.17 	column A with the number in column B.

46.18		Column A
	Column B
	
46.19		327.31
	326B.21
	
46.20		327.32
	326B.22
	
46.21		327.33
	326B.23
	
46.22		327.335
	326B.235
	
46.23		327.34
	326B.24
	
46.24		327.35, subdivision 1
	326B.25
	
46.25		327B.01
	326B.601
	
46.26		327B.02
	326B.602
	
46.27		327B.03
	326B.603
	
46.28		327B.04
	326B.604
	
46.29		327B.041
	326B.6041
	
46.30		327B.042
	326B.6042
	
46.31		327B.05
	326B.605
	
46.32		327B.06
	326B.606
	
46.33		327B.07
	326B.607
	
46.34		327B.08
	326B.608
	
47.1		327B.09
	326B.609
	
47.2		327B.095
	326B.6095
	
47.3		327B.10
	326B.610
	
47.4		327B.11
	326B.611
	
47.5		327B.12
	326B.612
	
47.6 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall make any necessary grammatical or technical changes 
47.7 	or changes to sentence structure necessary to preserve the meaning of the text as a result of 
47.8 	the renumbering in paragraph (a).

47.9 	ARTICLE 3
47.10 	BREAK LAWS

47.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.253, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
47.12 		Subdivision 1.Rest breaks. An employer must allow each employee adequate time at 
47.13 	least 15 minutes away from work within each four consecutive hours of work to utilize the 
47.14 	nearest convenient restroom or to otherwise be relieved from work duties.

47.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.253, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
47.16 	read:
47.17 		Subd. 3.Remedies. (a) If an employer does not provide rest breaks to an employee as 
47.18 	required by this section and related rules, the employer is liable to the employee for the rest 
47.19 	break time that should have been provided at the employee's regular rate of pay, plus an 
47.20 	additional equal amount as liquidated damages.
47.21 	(b) In addition to the remedies in paragraph (a), the commissioner may assess a penalty 
47.22 	of up to $1,000 per employee per day during which rest breaks are not provided as required 
47.23 	by this section.

47.24 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.254, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
47.25 		Subdivision 1.Meal break. An employer must permit each employee who is working 
47.26 	for eight six or more consecutive hours sufficient time at least 30 minutes to eat a meal.

47.27 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.254, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
47.28 		Subd. 2.Payment not required. Except for subdivision 4,nothing in this section requires 
47.29 	the employer to pay the employee during the meal break.

48.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.254, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
48.2 	read:
48.3 		Subd. 4.Remedies. (a) If an employer does not provide meal breaks to an employee as 
48.4 	required by this section and related rules, the employer is liable to the employee for the 
48.5 	meal break time that should have been provided at the employee's regular rate of pay, plus 
48.6 	an additional equal amount as liquidated damages.
48.7 	(b) In addition to the remedies in paragraph (a), the commissioner may assess a penalty 
48.8 	of up to $1,000 per employee per day during which meal breaks are not provided as required 
48.9 	by this section.

	ARTICLE 1	APPROPRIATIONS........	Page.Ln 1.19	
	ARTICLE 2	DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY POLICY........	Page.Ln 7.15	
	ARTICLE 3	BREAK LAWS........	Page.Ln 47.9