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Bill to Exempt Certain Group Homes and Assisted Living Facilities From Rental Licensing Receives Additional Hearings
A bill being considered by the Minnesota Legislature would prohibit municipalities from applying rental licensing regulations to specific state licensed residential programs and assisted living facilities.
HF 3938/SF 3839, as amended, would exempt certain state licensed residential programs and assisted living facilities with a licensed capacity of six or fewer people from municipal rental licensing regulations.
The proposal has received three hearings, most recently on March 7, in the House State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committee. Prior to that, it was heard and approved on March 1 by the Senate Human Services Committee and on Feb. 26 by the House Human Services Policy Committee. The sponsors are Rep. Brion Curran (DFL-Vadnais Heights and Sen. Liz Boldon, (DFL-Rochester).
The legislation would exempt licensed residential programs defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.05, subdivision 14(b) administered through the Department of Human Services, and assisted living facilities defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 144G.08, subdivision 7 that are overseen by the Minnesota Department of Health from local rental licensing.
The League submitted written testimony noting that rental licensing can be an important tool to ensure habitability and livability standards are met for residents.
Read the League’s submitted written testimony (pdf).
Next steps
HF 3938, as amended, was approved and rereferred to the House Health Finance and Policy Committee. SF 3839 was passed as amended and referred to the Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Committee.