---
type: "Bill"
title: "Optometrist provisions changed."
description: "Optometrist provisions changed."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2013-2014"
identifier: "HF 607"
citation: "Minnesota HF 607 (2013-2014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health and Health Department", "Occupations and Professions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morgan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2013-02-14"
last_action: "2013-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1458227a-9a2b-4f20-8360-f7b453a83c25"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0607&ssn=0&y=2013"
source_hash: "f6139aa42c30fa2022726eed9fe76dd0681b3130892da945b5f0302706dae115"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mn"]
---

# Minnesota HF 607 (2013-2014) — Optometrist provisions changed.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1st Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF607&version=1&session=ls88&session_year=2013&session_number=0)
2. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF607&version=2&session=ls88&session_year=2013&session_number=0)
3. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF607&version=0&session=ls88&session_year=2013&session_number=0)

## Sponsors

- Morgan — primary (person)
- Abeler — cosponsor (person)
- Barrett — cosponsor (person)
- Fritz — cosponsor (person)
- Moran — cosponsor (person)
- Wiklund — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-14** Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services Policy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Committee report, to pass as amended
- **2013-03-04** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-02** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, April 4, 2013
- **2013-04-04** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2013-04-04** Bill was passed `passage`
- **2013-05-20** Returned from Senate with amendment
- **2013-05-20** Motion to concur with Senate amendments
- **2013-05-20** Motion prevailed
- **2013-05-20** Third reading as amended by the Senate `reading-3`
- **2013-05-20** Bill was repassed as amended by the Senate
- **2013-04-08** Received from House `introduction`
- **2013-04-08** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2013-04-08** Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF508, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-10** Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF508
- **2013-04-10** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-18** Special Order
- **2013-05-18** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2013-05-20** House concurred and repassed bill
- **2013-05-22** Presentment date 05/22/13
- **2013-05-24** Governor's action Approval 05/24/13 `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-24** Secretary of State Chapter 129 05/24/13
- **2013-05-25** Effective date 05/25/13

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1458227a-9a2b-4f20-8360-f7b453a83c25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).