Chris Swedzinski
Born
1978
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District office
MN
507-829-7754
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2
Bills sponsored
this session · 76 all-time
19
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 171 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 5 all-time
1231
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 1231 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
94-2025-0 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.7%
based on 90 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.3%
based on 90 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 90 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
76 billsCurrent session 2 bills
- HF 978 Sales and use tax exemption for grain bins and related construction materials and supplies and tractor tires provided. Introduced
- HF 9 Hydroelectric capacity that qualifies as an eligible energy technology under the renewable energy standard modified; electric utility requirements relating to energy, solar, or carbon-free standards delayed under certain conditions; and sales tax exemption for residential heating fuels and electricity expanded. Introduced
Historical 74 bills
- HF 2061 Purchases used in providing transportation and public transit services exemption provided. Died
- HF 4199 Legal nonlicensed child care provider definition modified. Died
- HF 4170 Ambient air quality standard use as individual facility standards prohibited, and requirements for document proposals to implement pollution standards more stringent than comparable federal standards specified. Died
- HF 513 Working family credit modified for American Indians living on reservations. Died
- HF 2219 No fault auto coverages for volunteer drivers clarified. Died
- HF 378 Agricultural Utilization Research Institute upgrade funding provided, and money appropriated. Died
- HF 460 Rental motor vehicles tax dedicated to the Corridors of Commerce program. Died
- HF 4251 Firearm use during youth turkey hunts allowed. Died
- HF 1121 Agricultural product definition modified. Died
- HF 299 Construction material exemption provisions modified, and refund provision added. Died
- HF 3856 Well and boring provisions modified. Died
- HF 3645 Shooting sports facilities grants provided, and money appropriated. Died
- HF 3613 Welfare provisions reformed, asset limits imposed, probation officers required to provide a list of probationers who test positive for illegal substances to welfare fraud division, and EBT card requirements modified. Died
- HF 1905 Long-term facilities maintenance revenue and capital levies allowed uses clarified, and lease levy authority for school districts that are members of cooperative units increased. Died
- HF 1368 Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act modified. Died
- HF 3419 Hunter-harvested Cervidae carcass importation regulated. Died
- HF 3898 Southwest Minnesota State University asset preservation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. Died
- HF 3255 Mental health counseling funding provided, and money appropriated. Died
- HF 3065 Environmental science and permit review funding provided, and money appropriated. Died
- HF 1666 Silica sand project particulate emission rulemaking authority eliminated. Died
- HF 3183 Refundable health insurance premium tax credit established. Died
- HF 379 Southwest Minnesota State University additional school employee participation authorized for special education teacher program, and appropriation extended. Died
- HF 2644 Yellow Medicine County; regional rescue facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. Died
- HF 3918 Gun safe purchases exempted from taxation. Died
- HF 3472 Saltwater aquatic farm requirements modified. Died
Co-sponsored
171 billsCurrent session 19 bills
- HF 482 Choose Life special license plates established, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 939 Floodplain management funding provided, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 28 Data center energy generation redundancy provided. Introduced
- HF 114 County fairs funding provided, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 183 Imposition and allocation of certain taxes amended, and retail delivery fee repealed. Introduced
- HF 484 Natural gas hookup ban prohibited in residential construction. Introduced
- HF 485 Small modular certificates of need authorized. Introduced
- HF 486 Electric generation facility decommission and repurpose plan submission required for a scheduled retirement. Introduced
- HF 1531 Expiration of crossbow hunting and fishing allowance removed. Introduced
- HF 1333 Moose license lottery and auction required, moose research account established, fees established, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 1 Office of Inspector General established, powers and duties provided, enhanced grant oversight provided, retaliation prohibited, existing executive Offices of Inspector General transferred or repealed, fraud detection and prevention provided, conforming changes made, reports required, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 2 Fraud reporting required when a state employee has reason to suspect fraud, and grants management requirements strengthened. Introduced
- HF 3 Legislative auditor required to submit a report to the legislature related to an agency's implementation of legislative auditor recommendations, and money appropriated. Passed
- HF 4 Budget surplus return to state taxpayers provided, and constitutional amendment proposed. Passed
- HF 5 Imposition and allocation of certain taxes modified, tax analysis required, transportation funding impacts analysis required, retail delivery fee repealed, unlimited Social Security subtraction provided, previous appropriation and transfer modified, reports required, money transferred, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 6 Read Act modified, appropriations cancelled; education innovation provisions modified; P-TECH approval process modified; Office of Achievement and Innovation established in the Department of Education; equity, diversity, and inclusion appropriation modified; school performance reporting system established; fund transfers for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 authorized; and school board authorized to not comply with recently enacted state laws or rules. Introduced
- HF 7 Public safety; various provisions modified relating to data held by law enforcement agencies; agency bail or bond notice; sex trafficking minimum sentences; reason for dismissing charges; liability and vicarious liability; assaulting a police officer penalty; penalties increased for obstructing trunk highway, airport, or transit traffic; tracking device placement, requirements, and expanded uses; criminal penalties; and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 8 Wetland Conservation Act determination efficiency improved, permitting efficiency reporting requirements modified, permit application process improved, Pollution Control Agency required to issue separate permits, expedited permitting process modified, petitioners required to reside in affected or adjoining counties, and money appropriated. Introduced
- HF 10 State-funded payments to undocumented noncitizens prohibited, and undocumented noncitizens provided to be ineligible for MinnesotaCare and North Star Promise scholarship program. Introduced
Historical 152 bills
- HF 881 School district telecommunications full funding provided, program renamed K-12 broadband equity aid program, and money appropriated. Died
- HF 3156 Local road and bridge funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. Died
- HF 672 Local government aid; city aid appropriation increased. Died
- HF 3216 Ban on open-air swine basins clarified to exclude truck washes. Died
- HF 683 Public waters and drainage systems deadline for buffer requirements extended, and federal or state assistance required to enforce buffer requirements. Died
- HF 199 Agriculture commissioner required to provide notice of the presence of noxious weeds. Died
- HF 3285 Home park closing provisions modified. Died
- HF 388 Prekindergarten education program donation credit provided, districts required to accept scholarships funded by donations, and report required. Died
- HF 1531 Forestry management funding provided, and money appropriated. Died
- HF 238 Use of force in defense of home and person law clarified, self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, duty to retreat in self-defense outside of home eliminated, boundaries of dwelling for purposes of self-defense expanded, presumption in the case of a person entering a dwelling or occupied vehicle by stealth or force created, and right to defend against entry extended. Died
- HF 2819 Electrical grid vulnerability to solar storms study required, and money appropriated. Died
- HF 387 K-12 education expense subtraction and credit modified, credit extended to tuition, subtraction and credit amounts increased, income phaseout increased, and credit adjusted for inflation. Died
- HF 4395 Property tax credit for land constituting a riparian buffer provided, and money appropriated. Died
- HF 810 Abortion funding from state-sponsored health programs limited. Died
- HF 697 Indian tribal officials allowed to take a leave of absence when elected to public office. Died
- HF 3493 Local government aid; city aid appropriation increased. Died
- HF 1782 Minnow importing requirements modified. Died
- HF 1020 Refundable workforce housing tax credit established, and reports required. Died
- HF 369 Centers for Independent Living funding provided, and money appropriated for career education and job skills training for low-income individuals. Died
- HF 3371 Criminal penalties established for peace officers who have sexual relations with persons in custody. Died
- HF 2894 Public television equipment grant funding provided, and money appropriated. Died
- HF 559 Governmental entity authorized to invest funds of a hospital owned or operated by the governmental entity. Died
- HF 3284 Modular home requirements clarified. Died
- HF 702 Agency action review provided, and use of unadopted rules prohibited. Died
- HF 552 Grant of authority in law required for adoption of rules, and threshold for conducting a public hearing on expedited rules reduced. Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repassage, as amended by the Senate | Yea | pass | May 17, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 13, 2026 |
| Amendment | Yea | pass | May 11, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 11, 2026 |
| Amendment to Liebling Amendment | Yea | fail | May 07, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 27, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 09, 2026 |
| Niska motion Suspension of Rules | Yea | fail | April 09, 2026 |
| Igo motion - Take From The Table | Yea | fail | May 18, 2025 |
| Amendment | Nay | fail | May 09, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | March 27, 2025 |
| Amendment | Nay | fail | March 17, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | March 06, 2025 |
| Liebling motion Re-Referral | Nay | fail | March 03, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | fail | February 20, 2025 |
| Motion to Reconsider | Yea | pass | February 20, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 11, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 06, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 06, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | April 30, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 07, 2025 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | March 10, 2025 |
| Amendment | Yea | fail | May 17, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 13, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 07, 2026 |
| Long motion Suspension of Rules | Nay | pass | March 02, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 15, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 10, 2025 |
| Repassage, as amended by Conference | Yea | pass | May 17, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 17, 2026 |
| Amendment to Baker Amendment | Yea | fail | May 16, 2026 |
| Amendment | Yea | fail | May 07, 2026 |
| "Shall the decision of Speaker pro tempore Olson stand as the judgment of the House?" | Nay | pass | May 07, 2026 |
| Amendment to Bierman Amendment | Yea | fail | May 07, 2026 |
| Jordan motion Recall and place on General Register | Nay | fail | March 26, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | March 17, 2025 |
| Amendment to Reyer Amendment | Nay | fail | March 13, 2025 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 16, 2026 |
| Amendment | Yea | fail | May 06, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 04, 2026 |
| Appeal Ruling Shall the decision of the Speaker stand as the judgment of the House? | Yea | fail | April 20, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | April 13, 2026 |
| Passage | Yea | pass | May 16, 2025 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | fail | March 17, 2025 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 16, 2026 |
| CALL OF THE HOUSE | Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | April 27, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | April 09, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | April 20, 2026 |
| Passage, as amended | Yea | pass | May 05, 2025 |