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Minnesota · Current officeholder

Gene Dornink

Republican Minnesota Senate, District 23

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Sponsored legislation

100 bills in the current data (39 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
SF 5272City of Austin Hormel Institute Bioimaging Center bond issue and appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeMay 7, 2026
SF 3832Eligibility for the Dairy Assistance, Investment, Relief Initiative (DAIRI) program modificationCo-sponsorEnactedApril 30, 2026
SF 5222Duluth International Airport improvements appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 27, 2026
SF 4069Veterinary medicine and veterinary technology practice provisions modificationsCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 14, 2026
SF 3978Town roads and bridges bond issue and appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 13, 2026
SF 5059Minnesota investment fund local government loan repayment funds restrictions temporary modificationPrimary sponsorIn committeeApril 9, 2026
SF 4925Plant and soil amendment labeling requirements clarificationPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 26, 2026
SF 4780Misuse of earned sick and safe time definition provisionPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
SF 4723Exemption establishment for an electric generation facilityPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 25, 2026
SF 4488Electrical work supervision modificationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 23, 2026
SF 4607Provision that employer reporting of fraud is not retaliationPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 18, 2026
SF 4479Counties permission to designate certain agricultural lands as unsuitable for electric power facilitiesCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 17, 2026
SF 4468City of Easton new water tower appropriation and bond issuance authorizationPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 17, 2026
SF 4396Crime of disruption of worship services establishmentCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2026
SF 4356Albert Lea wastewater treatment facility improvements bond issue and appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 11, 2026
SF 4355Albert Lea authorization to extend its local sales tax for additional projectsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 11, 2026
SF 4333Rest break and meal break requirements under certain circumstances adjustmentCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 11, 2026
SF 3609Meat cutting and butchery training grants appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 11, 2026
SF 4174City of Albert Lea construction materials used in certain projects refundable exemption provision and appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2026
SF 3610Grants appropriation to support developing markets for oatsPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2026
SF 4118Health professional education loan forgiveness program for physicians licensed to practice medicine in the area of obstetrics and gynecology appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 4, 2026
SF 4049Waseca County authorization to impose a local sales taxCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 4, 2026
SF 4016Grain indemnity account usage modificationPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 2, 2026
SF 3782Certain S corporations exemption from the paid leave programPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 2, 2026
SF 3686Rotational grazing pilot program establishment and appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 2, 2026
SF 3683New residential energy code adoption requirement repealerCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 2, 2026
SF 3730Commissioner of labor and industry requirement to adopt rules about unvented attics and enclosed rafter assembliesCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 23, 2026
SF 3689City of Austin local sales and use tax authorization provisionPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 19, 2026
SF 449Public television grants appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2026
SF 908Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modificationCo-sponsorEnactedMay 20, 2025
SF 1209Rural Finance Authority bond issuance and appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeMay 9, 2025
SF 2300Earned sick and safe time provisions modificationsCo-sponsorPassed one chamberMay 6, 2025
SR 34A Senate resolution recognizing April 22, 2025, as Tom Kesti DayCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 24, 2025
SF 3423Water appropriations permits requirements appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 24, 2025
SF 447Consumer protection restitution account establishment provision, public compensation payments exclusion from certain calculations of income provision, certain data classified as public provision, and appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 3, 2025
SF 3224Certain individuals working in positions regulated by the United States Department of Transportation exempted from earned sick and safe time requirements provisionPrimary sponsorIn committeeApril 2, 2025
SF 1158Certain employees reception of their surplus badges at no cost authorization provisionCo-sponsorIn committeeApril 2, 2025
SF 3188General education funding minimum transfer to an area learning center increase appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeApril 1, 2025
SF 3050Union members allocation of union dues to the local, state, or national organization of their choice authorizationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 27, 2025
SF 2587Definition of employer modification for purposes of paid leave to exclude townships authorizationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 27, 2025
SF 2919Earned sick and safe time benefits cost inclusion in the prevailing wage calculation under certain conditions authorization provisionPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 24, 2025
SF 1097Constitutional amendment prohibiting bills from being amended in a way that changes the original purpose of the billCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 24, 2025
SF 2864Shooting Star state trail segment bond issue and appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 20, 2025
SF 2863Waldorf roadway improvements bond issue and appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 20, 2025
SF 2744Construction industry mental health initiatives appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 20, 2025
SF 2605Earned sick and safe time modificationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 17, 2025
SF 1552Financial reporting requirements for grain buyers modificationCo-sponsorEnactedMarch 17, 2025
SF 2508Income threshold increase for the child tax creditCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 13, 2025
SF 679Mental health services and outdoor activities for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency services personnelCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
SF 674Mental health services and outdoor activities for currently serving military personnel and veterans appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
SF 2378Albert Lea city projects construction materials refundable sales and use tax exemption establishmentPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
SF 2315Excess money in the grain indemnity account requirement to be transferred to the agricultural emergency accountPrimary sponsorIn committeeMarch 10, 2025
SF 1419Agricultural assets owners available credit cap elimination provisionCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 6, 2025
SF 2147Livestock investment grant program grant awards modificationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 3, 2025
SF 2123Teacher apprenticeships appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 3, 2025
SF 2111Peace officer grievance arbitration selection procedure eliminationCo-sponsorIn committeeMarch 3, 2025
SF 1975Various net metering governing provisions modificationsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 27, 2025
SF 1974Education Savings Accounts for Minnesota Students Act (ESA-4-MSA) establishment provisionCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 27, 2025
SF 1849Certain agricultural workers exemption from the Minnesota Paid Leave LawPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 24, 2025
SF 1831County agricultural inspector grants appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 24, 2025
SF 1508Apprenticeship readiness programming appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2025
SF 1507Biofuel infrastructure grants appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 17, 2025
SF 934Agricultural Utilization Research Institute appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
SF 475Whistleblower protections for public employees modificationsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
SF 40Certain third-party testing authorization by transit operatorsCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
SF 1263University of Minnesota bond issue and appropriation for capital improvements in Mower County for the FAARM programPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
SF 1160Blackout special license plates contribution amount increase provision and deposit of revenue fund modification provisionCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
SF 1159Veterans and surviving spouses taxable Social Security benefits full subtraction provisionCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2025
SF 560Building permit fees cost-per-square-foot valuation of residential buildings requirement by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry establishmentCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025
SF 1241Requirement that the term incumbent be printed next to the judicial incumbent candidate's name on the ballot repealCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025
SF 1172Agricultural growth, research, and innovation program account creation in the agricultural fund authorization; appropriating moneyCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025
SF 1135Blooming Prairie contamination remediation improvements bond issue and appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2025
SF 310Employee definition modified for the purposes of earned sick and safe timePrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 6, 2025
SF 1121Agriculture-related business assistance appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 6, 2025
SF 1005Austin local sales and use tax authorizationPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 6, 2025
SF 1004Constitutional Amendment proposal to prohibit state spending in excess of inflation and population growthPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 6, 2025
SF 977Fee exemption provision for motor vehicles bearing Purple Heart medal special platesPrimary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 3, 2025
SF 909Clean water fund appropriation for a southeast regional groundwater protection and soil health initiativeCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 3, 2025
SF 889Age-related exemptions for certain game and fish licenses modificationCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 3, 2025
SF 882Soil health financial assistance program appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 3, 2025
SF 881Biofuel financial assistance appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 3, 2025
SF 778Clarks Grove water and sewer infrastructure bond issue and appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 30, 2025
SF 776Shareholder limit increase for entity-owned agricultural propertyCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 30, 2025
SF 316Baby products sales and use tax exemption expansionCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 30, 2025
SF 716Drag performances as adult entertainment classificationCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2025
SF 715Third party testing program for driver's license knowledge, road and skills tests authorizationCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2025
SF 704Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Prevention ActCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2025
SF 691Employment of unauthorized individuals prohibition provisionCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2025
SF 690State-funded services for undocumented noncitizens prohibition provision and MinnesotaCare and the North Star Promise scholarship program ineligibility for undocumented noncitizens provisionCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2025
SF 685Vote threshold for certain bills heard in a standing committee of the legislature establishmentPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2025
SF 629Second Harvest Heartland farm to food shelf program appropriationCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2025
SF 614All school supplies tax exemption provisionPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2025
SF 566A resolution memorializing Congress to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of CongressCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2025
SF 537Notification to student employees regarding membership in a collective bargaining unit requirementCo-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2025
SF 501Minnesota education credit eligible expenses expansion provisionPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2025
SF 498Certain conservation clubs sales and use tax exemption provisionPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2025
SF 497City of Albert Lea wastewater treatment facility improvements bond issuance and appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2025
SF 359Manchester clean water infrastructure bond issue and appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 21, 2025
SF 358Riverland Community College improvements bond issue and appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 21, 2025
SF 357Minnesota BioImaging Center of the Hormel Institute bond issue and appropriationPrimary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 21, 2025

Sources

  1. Open States people data (public domain)
  2. Official page
  3. Photo: Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons