---
type: "Bill"
title: "COVID-19; 2022 Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted, and workers' compensation eligibility presumption extended."
description: "COVID-19; 2022 Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted, and workers' compensation eligibility presumption extended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mn"
legislature: "Minnesota Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 1203"
citation: "Minnesota HF 1203 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19", "State Councils and Commissions", "Workers Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wolgamott"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2022-02-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7bb56442-aad7-43c2-a350-c45e15c0d356"
source_url: "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1203&ssn=0&y=2021"
source_hash: "eb6822a0d178d308421da73d8a0fa72ca5f903066d2cb70f28f75f44a8066b04"
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 1203 (2021-2022) — COVID-19; 2022 Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted, and workers' compensation eligibility presumption extended.

## 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=HF1203&version=1&session=ls92&session_year=2021&session_number=0)
2. **1st Unofficial Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1203&version=1&session=ls92&session_year=2021&session_number=0&type=ue)
3. **2nd Engrossment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1203&version=2&session=ls92&session_year=2021&session_number=0)
4. **Introduction** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF1203&version=0&session=ls92&session_year=2021&session_number=0)

## Sponsors

- Wolgamott — primary (person)
- Bierman — cosponsor (person)
- Howe — cosponsor (person)
- Huot — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** Introduction and first reading, referred to Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Author added Huot
- **2021-03-11** Committee report, to adopt `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-11** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Motion to re-refer Ways and Means
- **2021-03-17** Motion prevailed
- **2021-03-23** Committee report, to adopt as amended `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-23** House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, March 25, 2021
- **2021-03-23** Author added Bierman
- **2021-03-25** Third reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Bill was passed `passage`
- **2022-02-03** House rule 1.15 (c), message requesting concurrence received
- **2022-02-03** Returned from Senate with amendment
- **2022-02-03** Motion to suspend rules
- **2022-02-03** Motion prevailed
- **2022-02-03** Motion to concur with Senate amendments
- **2022-02-03** Motion prevailed
- **2022-02-03** Third reading as amended by the Senate `reading-3`
- **2022-02-03** Bill was repassed as amended by the Senate
- **2022-02-03** Presented to Governor 02/03/2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-03** Governor approval 02/03/2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-03** Secretary of State, Filed 02/03/2022
- **2021-04-06** Received from House `introduction`
- **2021-04-06** Introduction and first reading `introduction`
- **2021-04-06** Referred to Labor and Industry Policy `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03** Withdrawn
- **2022-02-03** Second reading `reading-2`
- **2022-02-03** Urgency declared rules suspended
- **2022-02-03** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-03** Third reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-03** Presentment date 02/03/2022
- **2022-02-03** Governor's action Approval 02/03/2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-03** Secretary of State Chapter 32 02/03/2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7bb56442-aad7-43c2-a350-c45e15c0d356`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Minnesota legislature records).