SF 2373

3rd Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/21/2026 09:50 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to labor and industry; requiring employers to disclose in job postings
whether employee health plan options comply with cost-sharing limits; requiring
employers to provide suitable seating for employees; regulating the use of
automated decision systems and electronic monitoring tools in employment settings;
providing administrative penalties; modifying construction codes and licensing
provisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections
177.23, subdivision 7; 177.27, subdivision 4; 181.03, subdivision 6; 181.173,
subdivision 2; 326B.107, subdivision 2; 326B.32, subdivision 2; 326B.33,
subdivisions 4, 19; 326B.36, subdivision 3; 326B.37, subdivision 7; Minnesota
Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 326B.37, subdivisions 5, 6; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2024, sections 326B.31, subdivision 7; 326B.33, subdivisions 3, 5, 6.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriations. new text end

new text begin The amounts specified in the following subdivisions
are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of labor and industry for the
purposes specified in each subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Additional support for Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing
Workers Act. new text end

new text begin $163,000 in fiscal year 2027 is for one added full-time equivalent position
to support activities under the Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers
Act under Minnesota Statutes, sections 179.87 to 179.877.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Suitable seating enforcement. new text end

new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2027 is for enforcement of
Minnesota Statutes, section 181.995.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

LABOR AND INDUSTRY POLICY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.23, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Employee.

"Employee" means any individual employed by an employer but
does not include:

(1) two or fewer specified individuals employed at any given time in agriculture on a
farming unit or operation who are paid a salary;

(2) any individual employed in agriculture on a farming unit or operation who is paid a
salary greater than the individual would be paid if the individual worked 48 hours at the
state minimum wage plus 17 hours at 1-1/2 times the state minimum wage per week;

(3) an individual under 18 who is employed in agriculture on a farm to perform services
other than corn detasseling or hand field work when one or both of that minor hand field
worker's parents or physical custodians are also hand field workers;

(4) for purposes of section 177.24, an individual under 18 who is employed as a corn
detasseler;

(5) any staff member employed on a seasonal basis by an organization for work in an
organized resident or day camp operating under a permit issued under section 144.72;

(6) any individual employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional
capacity, or a salesperson who conducts no more than 20 percent of sales on the premises
of the employer;

(7) any individual who renders service gratuitously for a nonprofit organization;

(8) any individual who serves as an elected official for a political subdivision or who
serves on any governmental board, commission, committee or other similar body, or who
renders service gratuitously for a political subdivision;

(9) any individual employed by a political subdivision to provide police or fire protection
services or employed by an entity whose principal purpose is to provide police or fire
protection services to a political subdivision;

(10) any individual employed by a political subdivision who is ineligible for membership
in the Public Employees Retirement Association under section 353.01, subdivision 2b,
clause (1), (2), (4), or (9), item (i);

(11) any driver employed by an employer engaged in the business of operating taxicabs;

(12) any individual engaged in babysitting as a sole practitioner;

(13) for the purpose of section 177.25, any individual employed on a seasonal basis in
a carnival, circus, fair, or ski facility;

(14) any individual under 18 working less than 20 hours per workweek for a municipality
as part of a recreational program;

(15) any individual employed by the state as a natural resource manager 1, 2, or 3
(conservation officer);

(16) any individual in a position for which the United States Department of Transportation
has power to establish qualifications and maximum hours of service under United States
Code, title 49, section 31502;

(17) any individual employed as a seafarer. The term "seafarer" means a master of a
vessel or any person subject to the authority, direction, and control of the master who is
exempt from federal overtime standards under United States Code, title 29, section 213(b)(6),
including but not limited to pilots, sailors, engineers, radio operators, firefighters, security
guards, pursers, surgeons, cooks, and stewards;

(18) any individual employed by a county in a single-family residence owned by a county
home school as authorized under section 260B.060 if the residence is an extension facility
of that county home school, and if the individual as part of the employment duties resides
at the residence for the purpose of supervising children as defined by section 260C.007,
subdivision 4; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(19) nuns, monks, priests, lay brothers, lay sisters, ministers, deacons, and other members
of religious orders who serve pursuant to their religious obligations in schools, hospitals,
and other nonprofit institutions operated by the church or religious order deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (20) any individual who has entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league
level and who is compensated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement
that expressly provides for wages and working conditions.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 177.27, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Compliance orders.

The commissioner may issue an order requiring an
employer to comply with sections 177.21 to 177.435, 177.50, 179.86, 181.02, 181.03,
181.031, 181.032, 181.10, 181.101, 181.11, 181.13, 181.14, 181.145, 181.15, 181.165,
181.172, paragraph (a) or (d), 181.214 to 181.217, 181.275, subdivision 2a, 181.635, 181.64,
181.722, 181.723, 181.79, 181.85 to 181.89, 181.939 to 181.943, 181.9445 to 181.9448,
181.987, 181.991, new text begin 181.9922, 181.9923, 181.995, new text end 268B.09, subdivisions 1 to 6, and 268B.14,
subdivision 3, with any rule promulgated under section 177.28, 181.213, or 181.215. The
commissioner shall issue an order requiring an employer to comply with sections 177.41
to 177.435, 181.165, or 181.987 if the violation is repeated. For purposes of this subdivision
only, a violation is repeated if at any time during the two years that preceded the date of
violation, the commissioner issued an order to the employer for violation of sections 177.41
to 177.435, 181.165, or 181.987 and the order is final or the commissioner and the employer
have entered into a settlement agreement that required the employer to pay back wages that
were required by sections 177.41 to 177.435. The department shall serve the order upon the
employer or the employer's authorized representative in person or by certified mail at the
employer's place of business. An employer who wishes to contest the order must file written
notice of objection to the order with the commissioner within 15 calendar days after being
served with the order. A contested case proceeding must then be held in accordance with
sections 14.57 to 14.69 or 181.165. If, within 15 calendar days after being served with the
order, the employer fails to file a written notice of objection with the commissioner, the
order becomes a final order of the commissioner. For the purposes of this subdivision, an
employer includes a contractor that has assumed a subcontractor's liability within the meaning
of section 181.165.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin The amendment adding sections 181.9922 and 181.9923 is
effective January 1, 2027.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.03, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Retaliation.

An employer shall not discharge, discipline, penalize, interfere
with, threaten, restrain, coerce, or otherwise retaliate or discriminate against an employee
for asserting rights or remedies under this section, sections 177.21 to 177.44, 181.01 to
181.723, deleted text begin or deleted text end 181.79, new text begin or 181.995, new text end including, but not limited to, filing a complaint with the
department or telling the employer of the employee's intention to file a complaint. In addition
to any other remedies provided by law, an employer who violates this subdivision is liable
for a civil penalty of not less than $700 nor more than $3,000 per violation.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 181.173, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Salary ranges in job postings required.

(a) An employer must disclose in
each posting for each job opening with the employer the starting salary range, and a general
description of all of the benefits and other compensation, including but not limited to any
health or retirement benefits, to be offered to a hired job applicant new text begin , as well as whether a
hired job applicant will be offered a health plan option that complies with the cost-sharing
limits under section 62Q.481, subdivision 1 new text end .

(b) An employer that does not plan to offer a salary range for a position must list a fixed
pay rate. A salary range may not be open ended.

Sec. 5.

new text begin [181.9921] DEFINITIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of sections 181.9921 to 181.9924, the following terms have the
meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Artificial intelligence" means an engineered or machine-based system that varies
in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input
it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Authorized representative" means any person or organization appointed by the
worker to serve as an agent of the worker. Authorized representative does not include a
worker's employer.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Automated decision system" means any computational process derived from machine
learning, statistical modeling, data analytics, or artificial intelligence that issues simplified
output, including a score, classification, or recommendation, that is used to partially or fully
replace human discretionary decision making and materially impacts natural persons. An
automated decision system does not include a spam email filter, a firewall, antivirus software,
identity and access management tools, a calculator, a database, a dataset, or another
compilation of data.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Automated decision system output" means any information, data, assumptions,
predictions, scoring, recommendations, decisions, or conclusions generated by an automated
decision system.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Electronic monitoring tool" means any system, application, or instrument that
facilitates the collection of data concerning worker activities, communications, actions,
biometrics, or behaviors by means other than direct observation by a person, including but
not limited to video or audio surveillance, continuous incremental time-tracking tools,
geolocation, electromagnetic tracking, or photoelectronic tracking, or that utilizes a
photo-optical system or similar means.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Employer" means any person who directly or indirectly, or through an agent, vendor,
or any other person, employs or exercises control over the wages, benefits, other
compensation, hours, working conditions, access to work or job opportunities, or other
terms or conditions of employment, of any worker. Employer includes all units of state and
local government but does not include the federal government. Employer includes a labor
contractor or vendor of a person defined as an employer under this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (h) "Employment-related decision" means any decision by an employer that impacts
wages, wage setting, benefits, compensation, work hours, work schedule, performance
evaluation, hiring, recruitment, discipline, promotion, termination, job tasks, skill
requirements, work responsibilities, assignment of work, access to work and training
opportunities, productivity requirements, workplace health and safety, and any other terms
or conditions of employment. For persons classified as independent contractors or for
candidates for employment, an employment-related decision means the equivalent of these
decisions based on the person's contract with or relationship to the employer.
new text end

new text begin (i) "Essential job functions" means the fundamental duties of a position, as revealed by
objective evidence such as the amount of time workers spend performing each function,
the consequences of not requiring individuals to perform the function, the terms of any
applicable collective bargaining agreement, workers' past and present work experiences and
performance in the position, and the employer's reasonable, nondiscriminatory judgment
of which functions are essential. Past and current written job descriptions and the employer's
reasonable, nondiscriminatory judgment of which functions are essential is evidence of
which functions are essential for achieving the purpose of the job, but must not be the sole
basis for this determination absent the objective evidence described in this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (j) "Individualized" means specific to an individual or group, band, class, or tier of
individuals with particular personal characteristics, behaviors, or biometrics.
new text end

new text begin (k) "Vendor" means a third party, subcontractor, or entity engaged by an employer or
an employer's labor contractor to provide software, technology, or a related service that is
used to collect, store, analyze, or interpret worker data or worker information.
new text end

new text begin (l) "Worker" means any natural person who is a job applicant to, an employee of, or an
independent contractor providing service to or through an employer.
new text end

new text begin (m) "Worker data" means any information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is
reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or
indirectly, with a worker, regardless of how the information is collected, inferred, or obtained.
Worker data includes but is not limited to:
new text end

new text begin (1) personal identity information, including the worker's name, contact information,
government-issued identification numbers, financial information, criminal record, or
employment history;
new text end

new text begin (2) biometric information, including data generated by automatic measurements of a
worker's biological characteristics, such as a fingerprint, a faceprint, a voiceprint, eye retinas,
or irises, gait, or other unique biological patterns or characteristics that can be used,
individually or in combination with other data, to identify or collect information about a
worker;
new text end

new text begin (3) health, medical, lifestyle, and wellness information, including the worker's medical
history, physical or mental condition, diet or physical activity patterns, heart rate, medical
treatment or diagnosis by a health care professional, health insurance policy number,
subscriber identification number, or other unique identifier used to identify the worker; and
new text end

new text begin (4) any data related to workplace activities, including the following:
new text end

new text begin (i) human resources information, including the contents of a worker's personnel file or
performance evaluations;
new text end

new text begin (ii) work process information, such as data relating to an individual worker's performance
or productivity, including but not limited to the quality and quantities of tasks performed,
quality and quantities of items or materials handled or produced, rates or speeds of tasks
performed, measurements or metrics of worker performance in relation to a quota, and time
categorized as performing tasks or not performing tasks;
new text end

new text begin (iii) data that captures workplace communications and interactions, including emails,
texts, internal message boards, screenshots, and customer interactions and ratings;
new text end

new text begin (iv) device usage and data, including but not limited to keystroke recording; website,
software, and application utilization; calls placed; or geolocation information;
new text end

new text begin (v) audio, photo, or video data or other information collected from sensors, including
movement tracking; thermal sensors; voiceprints; or facial, emotion, and gait recognition;
new text end

new text begin (vi) inputs to or outputs generated by an automated decision system that are linked to
the worker;
new text end

new text begin (vii) data collected through electronic monitoring or continuous incremental time-tracking
tools; and
new text end

new text begin (viii) data collected or generated on workers to mitigate the spread of infectious diseases,
including COVID-19, or to comply with public health measures.
new text end

Sec. 6.

new text begin [181.9922] EMPLOYER PROHIBITIONS; AUTOMATED DECISION
SYSTEMS IN EMPLOYMENT SETTINGS.
new text end

new text begin An employer is prohibited from using an automated decision system to:
new text end

new text begin (1) prevent compliance with or cause a violation of any federal, state, or local law or
regulation;
new text end

new text begin (2) obtain or infer a worker's immigration status; veteran status; ancestral history; religious
or political beliefs; health or reproductive status, history, or plan; emotional or psychological
state; neural data; sexual or gender orientation; disability; criminal record; or credit history;
new text end

new text begin (3) make predictions or inferences about a worker's behavior, beliefs, intentions,
personality, emotional state, health, or other characteristics or behaviors that are unrelated
to the worker's essential job functions;
new text end

new text begin (4) identify, predict, or take adverse action against a worker for exercising the worker's
legal rights; or
new text end

new text begin (5) draw on facial, gait, or emotion recognition technologies.
new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin [181.9923] EMPLOYER PROHIBITIONS; ELECTRIC MONITORING
TOOLS IN EMPLOYMENT SETTINGS.
new text end

new text begin (a) An employer is prohibited from using an electronic monitoring tool to:
new text end

new text begin (1) prevent compliance with or cause a violation of any federal, state, or local law or
regulation;
new text end

new text begin (2) obtain or infer a worker's immigration status; veteran status; ancestral history; religious
or political beliefs; health or reproductive status, history, or plan; emotional or psychological
state; neural data; sexual or gender orientation; disability; criminal record; or credit history;
new text end

new text begin (3) make predictions or inferences about a worker's behavior, beliefs, intentions,
personality, emotional state, health, or other characteristics or behavior that are unrelated
to the worker's essential job functions;
new text end

new text begin (4) identify, predict, or take adverse action against a worker for exercising the worker's
legal rights;
new text end

new text begin (5) draw on facial, gait, or emotion recognition technologies;
new text end

new text begin (6) monitor workers outside of regularly-scheduled work hours and not performing
work-related tasks;
new text end

new text begin (7) conduct audio or visual monitoring, including data collection on the frequency of
use, of bathrooms or other similarly private areas, including locker rooms, changing areas,
break rooms, smoking areas, worker cafeterias, lounges, areas designated for expressing
breast milk, or areas designated for prayer or other religious activity; or
new text end

new text begin (8) threaten the health, welfare, safety, or legal rights of workers or the general public.
new text end

new text begin (b) An employer must not require workers to physically implant devices that collect or
transmit worker data, including devices that are installed subcutaneously or incorporated
into items of personal clothing or personal accessories.
new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [181.9924] ENFORCEMENT.
new text end

new text begin (a) An employer who violates section 181.9922 or 181.9923 is subject to a civil penalty
of up to $1,000 per violation. Each use of an automated decision system or electronic
monitoring tool constitutes a separate violation.
new text end

new text begin (b) In determining the penalty amount for a violation under this section, the commissioner
must consider the size of the employer and the severity of the violation.
new text end

Sec. 9.

new text begin [181.9925] VENDOR DISCLOSURE.
new text end

new text begin A vendor must disclose to an employer whether software, technology, or a related service
procured by or provided to the employer by the vendor collects, stores, analyzes, or interprets
worker data or worker information that is prohibited under sections 181.9922 and 181.9923.
new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [181.995] SUITABLE SEATING FOR EMPLOYEES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Suitable seating for employees required. new text end

new text begin An employer must provide
suitable seating for employees and must permit the use of those seats by employees when
the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats. For purposes of this section,
"suitable seating" means an adequate number of seats placed in reasonable proximity to the
work area and includes chairs, benches, or stools.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Enforcement. new text end

new text begin This section shall be enforced by the commissioner under section
177.27. A violation of this section is subject to a penalty of up to $250 for each violation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Effect on other laws. new text end

new text begin Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any
provision of law relating to occupational health and safety or in any way diminish the
coverage of laws relating to pregnancy, disability, or health conditions related to pregnancy
or childbirth under any other provisions of any other law.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.107, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Municipal agreement for deleted text begin all deleted text end building projects.

(a) The commissioner shall
enter into an agreement with a municipality other than the state for plan review, inspection,
code administration, and code enforcement on public buildings and state-licensed facilities
in the jurisdiction if the municipality requests to provide those services and the commissioner
determines that the municipality has enough adequately trained and qualified deleted text begin inspectors deleted text end new text begin
persons new text end to provide those services. In determining whether a municipality has enough
adequately trained and qualified deleted text begin inspectors deleted text end new text begin persons new text end to provide the service, the commissioner
must consider all deleted text begin inspectors deleted text end new text begin code enforcement staff new text end who are employed by the municipality,
are under contract with the municipality to provide deleted text begin inspection deleted text end new text begin code enforcement new text end services,
or are obligated to provide deleted text begin inspection deleted text end new text begin code enforcement new text end services to the municipality under
any other lawful agreement.

(b) The criteria used to make this determination shall be provided in writing to the
municipality requesting an agreement.

(c) If the commissioner determines that the municipality lacks enough adequately trained
and qualified deleted text begin inspectors deleted text end new text begin persons new text end to provide the required services, a written explanation of
the deficiencies shall be provided to the municipality.

(d) The municipality shall be given an opportunity to remedy any deficiencies and request
reconsideration of the commissioner's determination. A request for reconsideration must
be in writing and accompanied by substantiating documentation. A request for reconsideration
must be received by the commissioner within 90 days of the determination explanation.
The commissioner shall review the information and issue a final determination to the
municipality within 30 days of the request.

(e) A municipality aggrieved by a final decision of the commissioner to not enter into
an agreement may appeal to be heard as a contested case in accordance with chapter 14.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Powers; duties; administrative support.

(a) The board shall have the power
to:

(1) elect its chair, vice-chair, and secretary;

(2) adopt bylaws that specify the duties of its officers, the meeting dates of the board,
and containing other provisions as may be useful and necessary for the efficient conduct of
the business of the board;

(3) adopt the Minnesota Electrical Code, which must be the most current edition of the
National Electrical Code and any amendments thereto. The board shall adopt the most
current edition of the National Electrical Code and any amendments thereto pursuant to
chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision 6, paragraphs (b) and (c);

(4) review requests for final interpretations and issue final interpretations as provided
in section 326B.127, subdivision 5;

(5) adopt rules that regulate the licensure or registration of electrical businesses, electrical
contractors, master electricians, journeyworker electricians, deleted text begin Class A installer, deleted text end Class B
installer, power limited technicians, and other persons who perform electrical work except
for those individuals licensed under section 326.02, subdivisions 2 and 3. The board shall
adopt these rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided in subdivision 6, paragraphs (d)
and (e);

(6) adopt rules that regulate continuing education for individuals licensed or registered
as electrical businesses, electrical contractors, master electricians, journeyworker electricians,
deleted text begin Class A installer, deleted text end Class B installer, power limited technicians, and other persons who perform
electrical work. The board shall adopt these rules pursuant to chapter 14 and as provided
in subdivision 6, paragraphs (d) and (e);

(7) advise the commissioner regarding educational requirements for electrical inspectors;

(8) refer complaints or other communications to the commissioner, whether oral or in
writing, as provided in subdivision 8, that allege or imply a violation of a statute, rule, or
order that the commissioner has the authority to enforce pertaining to code compliance,
licensure, registration, or an offering to perform or performance of unlicensed electrical
services;

(9) approve per diem and expenses deemed necessary for its members as provided in
subdivision 3;

(10) approve license reciprocity agreements;

(11) select from its members individuals to serve on any other state advisory council,
board, or committee; and

(12) recommend the fees for licenses and certifications.

Except for the powers granted to the Plumbing Board, Board of Electricity, and the
Board of High Pressure Piping Systems, the commissioner of labor and industry shall
administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules promulgated pursuant
thereto.

(b) The board shall comply with section 15.0597, subdivisions 2 and 4.

(c) The commissioner shall coordinate the board's rulemaking and recommendations
with the recommendations and rulemaking conducted by all of the other boards created
pursuant to this chapter. The commissioner shall provide staff support to the board. The
support includes professional, legal, technical, and clerical staff necessary to perform
rulemaking and other duties assigned to the board. The commissioner of labor and industry
shall supply necessary office space and supplies to assist the board in its duties.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.33, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Class B installer.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 1, 2, and 14,
any individual holding a Class B installer license may lay out and install electrical wiring,
apparatus and equipment on center pivot irrigation booms on the load side of the main
service on farmsteads, and install such other electrical equipment as is approved by the
commissioner. new text begin As of December 1, 2027, no new Class B installer licenses shall be issued.
An individual who holds a Class B installer license as of December 1, 2027, may retain and
renew the license and exercise the privileges the license grants.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.33, subdivision 19, is amended to read:

Subd. 19.

License, registration, and renewal fees; expiration.

(a) Unless revoked or
suspended under this chapter, all licenses issued or renewed under this section expire on
the date specified in this subdivision. Master licenses expire March 1 of each odd-numbered
year after issuance or renewal. Electrical contractor licenses expire March 1 of each
even-numbered year after issuance or renewal. Technology system contractor and satellite
system contractor licenses expire August 1 of each even-numbered year after issuance or
renewal. All other personal licenses expire two years from the date of original issuance and
every two years thereafter. Registrations of unlicensed individuals expire one year from the
date of original issuance and every year thereafter.

(b) For purposes of calculating license fees and renewal license fees required under
section 326B.092:

(1) the registration of an unlicensed individual under subdivision 12 shall be considered
an entry level license;

(2) the following licenses shall be considered journeyworker licenses: Class A
journeyworker electrician, Class B journeyworker electrician, deleted text begin Class A installer, deleted text end Class B
installer, lineman, maintenance electrician, satellite system installer, and power limited
technician;

(3) the following licenses shall be considered master licenses: Class A master electrician
and Class B master electrician; and

(4) the following licenses shall be considered business licenses: Class A electrical
contractor, Class B electrical contractor, satellite system contractor, and technology systems
contractor.

(c) For each filing of a certificate of responsible person by an employer, the fee is $100.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.36, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Licenses deleted text begin ; bond deleted text end .

All inspectors shall hold licenses as master or journeyworker
electricians under this chapter. deleted text begin All inspectors under contract with the department to provide
electrical inspection services shall give bond in the amount of $1,000, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of their duties.
deleted text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 326B.37, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:

Subd. 5.

Inspection fee for dwelling.

(a) The inspection fee for a one-family dwelling
and each dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling is the following:

(1) the fee for each service or other source of power as provided in subdivision 3;

(2) $165 for up to 30 feeders and circuits; and

(3) for each additional feeder or circuit, the fee as provided in subdivision 4.

This fee applies to each separate installation for new dwellings and where deleted text begin 15 deleted text end new text begin 14 new text end or more
feeders or circuits are installed or extended in connection with any addition, alteration, or
repair to existing dwellings. Where existing feeders and circuits are reconnected to
overcurrent devices installed as part of the replacement of an existing panelboard, the fee
for each reconnected feeder or circuit is $2. The maximum number of separate inspections
shall be determined in accordance with subdivision 2. The fee for additional inspections or
other installations is that specified in subdivisions 2, 4, 6, and 8. The installer may submit
fees for additional inspections when filing the request for electrical inspection. The fee for
each detached accessory structure directly associated with a dwelling unit shall be calculated
in accordance with subdivisions 3 and 4. When included on the same request for electrical
inspection form, inspection fees for detached accessory structures directly associated with
the dwelling unit may be combined with the dwelling unit fees to determine the maximum
number of separate inspections in accordance with subdivision 2.

(b) The inspection fee for each dwelling unit of a multifamily dwelling with three or
more dwelling units is $110 for a combination of up to 20 feeders and circuits and $12 for
each additional feeder or circuit. This fee applies to each separate installation for each new
dwelling unit and where ten or more feeders or circuits are installed or extended in connection
with any addition, alteration, or repair to existing dwelling units. Where existing feeders or
circuits are reconnected to overcurrent devices installed as part of the replacement of an
existing panelboard, the fee for each reconnected feeder or circuit is $2. The maximum
number of separate inspections for each dwelling unit shall be determined in accordance
with subdivision 2. The fee for additional inspections or for inspection of other installations
is that specified in subdivisions 2, 4, 6, and 8. These fees include only inspection of the
wiring within individual dwelling units and the final feeder to that unit where the multifamily
dwelling is provided with common service equipment and each dwelling unit is supplied
by a separate feeder or feeders extended from common service or distribution equipment.
The fee for multifamily dwelling services or other power source supplies and all other
circuits is that specified in subdivisions 2 to 4.

(c) A separate request for electrical inspection form must be filed for each dwelling unit
that is supplied with an individual set of service entrance conductors. These fees are the
one-family dwelling rate specified in paragraph (a).

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 326B.37, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:

Subd. 6.

Additions to fees of subdivisions 3 to 5.

(a) The fee for the electrical supply
for each manufactured home park lot is $35. This fee includes the service or feeder conductors
up to and including the service equipment or disconnecting means. The fee for feeders and
circuits that extend from the service or disconnecting means is that specified in subdivision
4.

(b) The fee for each recreational vehicle site electrical supply equipment is $12 for each
circuit originating within the equipment. The fee for recreational vehicle park services,
feeders, and circuits is that specified in subdivisions 3 and 4.

(c) The fee for each street, parking lot, or outdoor area lighting standard and each traffic
signal standard is $5. Circuits originating within the standard or traffic signal controller
shall not be used when calculating the fee for each standard.

(d) The fee for transformers for light, heat, and power is $15 for transformers rated up
to ten kilovolt-amperes and $30 for transformers rated in excess of ten kilovolt-amperes.
The previous sentence does not apply to Class 1 transformers or power supplies for Class
1 power-limited circuits or to Class 2 or Class 3 transformers or power supplies.

(e) The fee for transformers and electronic power supplies for electric signs and outline
lighting is $5 per unit.

(f) The fee for technology circuits or systems, and circuits of less than 50 volts, is 75
cents for each system device or apparatus.

(g) The fee for each separate inspection of the bonding for a swimming pool, spa,
fountain, an equipotential plane for an agricultural confinement area, or similar installation
is deleted text begin $35 deleted text end new text begin $55 new text end . Bonding conductors and connections require an inspection before being
concealed.

(h) The fee for all wiring installed on center pivot irrigation booms is $35 plus $5 for
each electrical drive unit.

(i) The fee for retrofit modifications to existing lighting fixtures is 25 cents per luminaire.

(j) When a separate inspection of a concrete-encased grounding electrode is performed,
the fee is $55.

(k) The fees required by subdivisions 3 and 4 are doubled for installations over 600
volts.

(l) The fee for a class 4 circuit or system transmitter, receiver, or utilization equipment
is $0.50 for each system device or apparatus.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.37, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Investigation fee: work without electrical inspection request.

(a) Whenever
any work for which a request for electrical inspection is required has begun without the
request for electrical inspection form being filed with the commissioner, a special
investigation shall be made before a request for electrical inspection form is accepted.

(b) An investigation fee, in addition to the full fee required by subdivisions 1 to 6 new text begin and
16 to 18 new text end , shall be paid before an inspection is made. The investigation fee is two times the
minimum fee specified in subdivision 2 or the new text begin applicable new text end inspection fee required by
subdivisions 1 to 6 new text begin and 16 to 18 new text end , whichever is greater, not to exceed $1,000. The payment
of the investigation fee does not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions
of the department rules or statutes nor from any penalty prescribed by law.

Sec. 19. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.33, subdivision 5, new text end new text begin is repealed effective
December 1, 2027.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326B.33, subdivision 6, new text end new text begin is repealed effective August
1, 2026.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 326B.31, subdivision 7; and 326B.33, subdivision
3, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 5 to 9 are effective January 1, 2027.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S2373-3

326B.31 DEFINITIONS.

Subd. 7.

Class A installer.

"Class A installer" means an individual who has the necessary qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to properly lay out and install electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment for major electrical home appliances and such other electrical equipment as is determined by the commissioner pursuant to section 326B.33, subdivision 3, on the load side of the main service on farmsteads or in any town or municipality with less than 1,500 inhabitants, which is not contiguous to a city of the first class and does not contain an established business of a master electrician, and who is licensed as a Class A installer by the commissioner.

326B.33 LICENSES.

Subd. 3.

Class A installer.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 1, 2, and 14, any individual holding a Class A installer license may lay out and install and supervise the laying out and installing of electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for major electrical home appliances on the load side of the main service on farmsteads and in any town or municipality with fewer than 1,500 inhabitants, which is not contiguous to a city of the first class and does not contain an established business of a contractor. As of December 1, 2007, no new Class A installer licenses shall be issued. An individual who holds a Class A installer license as of December 1, 2007, may retain and renew the license and exercise the privileges it grants.

Subd. 5.

Coursework or experience.

An applicant for a Class A or B installer license shall have completed a post high school course in electricity approved by the commissioner or shall have had at least one year of experience, approved by the commissioner, in electrical wiring.

Subd. 6.

Bond.

Every Class A and Class B installer, as a condition of licensure, shall give bond to the state in the penal sum of $1,000. The bond must comply with section 326B.0921.