---
type: "Bill"
title: "Actions involving architectural barriers provisions changed."
description: "Actions involving architectural barriers provisions changed."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 1542"
citation: "Minnesota HF 1542 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Builders and Building Contractors", "Human Rights and Human Rights Department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Smith"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-22"
last_action: "2017-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5987560b-a7e3-449e-9608-c380327f982e"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1542&ssn=0&y=2017"
source_hash: "74c8b5038e2f08acbe3ec4e3129b8f2b0b5aca679aeabf8067ecd156da204433"
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 1542 (2017-2018) — Actions involving architectural barriers 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=HF1542&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
2. **1st Unofficial Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1542&version=1&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0&type=ue)
3. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1542&version=2&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
4. **3rd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1542&version=3&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)
5. **CCR-HF1542** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1542&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0&type=ccr)
6. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1542&version=0&session=ls90&session_year=2017&session_number=0)

## Votes

- H.F. NO. 1542 — **128–0** (pass) · lower
- H.F. NO. 1542 — **112–22** (pass) · lower
- H.F. NO. 1542 — **110–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Smith — primary (person)
- Fischer — cosponsor (person)
- Kresha — cosponsor (person)
- Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Relph — cosponsor (person)
- Schomacker — cosponsor (person)
- Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Swedzinski — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-22** Introduction and first reading, referred to Civil Law and Data Practices Policy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Committee report, to adopt as amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-31** Authors added Schomacker and Peterson.
- **2017-04-27** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day
- **2017-04-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-27** Third reading as amended `reading-3`
- **2017-04-27** Bill was passed as amended `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Returned from Senate with amendment
- **2017-05-09** House refuses to concur, conference committee of 3 requested
- **2017-05-09** House conferees Smith, Swedzinski, Fischer
- **2017-05-11** Senate accedes, conference committee of 3 be appointed
- **2017-05-11** Senate conferees Relph, Draheim, Frentz
- **2017-05-18** Conference committee report, delete everything
- **2017-05-18** House adopted conference committee report
- **2017-05-18** Third reading as amended by Conference `reading-3`
- **2017-05-18** Bill was repassed as amended by Conference
- **2017-05-19** Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed
- **2017-05-20** Presented to Governor 05/20/17 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-23** Governor approval 05/23/17 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-23** Secretary of State, Filed 05/23/17
- **2017-05-01** Received from House `introduction`
- **2017-05-01** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2017-05-01** Referred to Rules and Administrationfor comparison with SF1407, now on General Orders `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Comm report: Rule 45-amend, subst. General Orders SF1407
- **2017-05-04** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-08** Special Order: Rule 45 amendment stricken
- **2017-05-08** Third reading Passed as amended `passage`
- **2017-05-10** House not concur, conference committee of 3 requested
- **2017-05-10** House conferees Smith; Swedzinski; Fischer
- **2017-05-10** Senate accedes, CC of 3 be appointed
- **2017-05-10** Senate conferees Relph; Draheim; Frentz
- **2017-05-18** House adopted HCC report and repassed bill
- **2017-05-18** Conference committee report, delete everything
- **2017-05-18** Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill
- **2017-05-18** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2017-05-20** Presentment date 05/20/17
- **2017-05-23** Governor's action Approval 05/23/17 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5987560b-a7e3-449e-9608-c380327f982e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).