1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state disasters; restricting the definition of state-declared disasters to 
1.3 	exclude civil unrest;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12B.15, 
1.4 	subdivision 5.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12B.15, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 5.Disaster. "Disaster" means any catastrophe, including but not limited to a 
1.8 	tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, volcanic eruption, 
1.9 	landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought or, regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or 
1.10 	explosion. A disaster does not include a catastrophe caused by civil unrest.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2020.