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Bill · HF 1410Became law3mo agoCorrectional and peace officer disciplinary procedures modified. · Sponsor: Jeff Witte (R) · 2 cosponsors
The measure sets complaint, disclosure, recording, representation, pay, and damages rules for disciplinary questioning of government-employed officers.
Criminal Justice · Government & Ethics
Bill · HF 3769Became law3mo agoMultiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the commissioner of corrections clarified in law, and access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated… · Sponsor: Brion Curran (D) · 1 cosponsor
Effective August 1, 2026, correctional officials must follow specified treatment standards and operate at least one adult prison mental-health unit.
AI & Privacy · Criminal Justice
Bill · HF 3676Became law3mo agoSafe at Home program; protections, remedies, and various provisions provided and modified; and criminal penalties established. · Sponsor: Jim Nash (R) · 2 cosponsors
Safe at Home participants would receive court safeguards for protected addresses, protection from service discrimination, and updated identification and agency procedures.
Civil Rights & Voting · Government & Ethics
Bill · HF 3453Became law3mo agoKratom; legal age to possess kratom established as 21 years of age or older. · Sponsor: Jess Hanson (D) · 13 cosponsors
Starting August 1, 2026, unlawful kratom possession by people under 21 and unlawful sales to them carry the listed criminal penalties.
AI & Privacy · Criminal Justice
Bill · HF 4063Became law3mo agoFirst aid kit requirements on school buses modified, USDOT numbers required for all school buses, and school buses authorized on public roads for training… · Sponsor: Lucy Rehm (D) · 2 cosponsors
School transportation providers must apply for USDOT numbers, while training schools and bus owners follow revised road-use and first-aid-kit rules.
Bill · SF 4244Became law3mo agoMiscellaneous technical corrections to laws and statutes · Sponsor: Warren Limmer (R) · 2 cosponsors
The measure text would remove provisions labeled obsolete or conflicting from Minnesota law, including laws about the former Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission.
Civil Rights & Voting · Criminal Justice
Bill · HF 3741Became law3mo agoEducational assistance for veterans' children and spouses modified, and money appropriated. · Sponsor: Josiah Hill (D) · 5 cosponsors
Eligible veterans’ children and spouses would be able to seek tuition and fee assistance at Minnesota schools, subject to approval and available funding.
Bill · HF 3404Became law3mo agoCriminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer increased, crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm established, enhanced… · Sponsor: Ginny Klevorn (D) · 35 cosponsors
Starting August 1, 2026, people who impersonate peace officers may face felony penalties, while covered officers must identify themselves in specified situations.
Criminal Justice · Emergency Management
Bill · SF 3210Became law3mo agoDisability accommodations as protection inclusion from discrimination · Sponsor: Erin Maye Quade (D) · 28 cosponsors
The measure says failing to discuss a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability may be discrimination across five areas of daily life.
Civil Rights & Voting · Consumer Protection
Bill · SF 1714Became law3mo agoPublic contracts payment transparency requirement provision · Sponsor: Ann Johnson Stewart (D) · 12 cosponsors
Starting August 1, 2026, public agencies would have to give participating contractors and subcontractors payment records within seven calendar days of a written request.
Consumer Protection · Economy & Jobs
Bill · HF 3709Became law3mo agoVirtual-currency custody services allowed to be offered and performed. · Sponsor: Bernie Perryman (R) · 3 cosponsors
Starting August 1, 2026, Minnesota banks may serve any person and credit unions may serve members by safeguarding or managing virtual currency under specified safeguards.
Consumer Protection · Government & Ethics
Bill · HF 3467Became law3mo agoCommissioner of veterans affairs allowed to direct agency resources to veterans' initiatives, and reports required. · Sponsor: Kari Rehrauer (D) · 5 cosponsors
The veterans affairs commissioner may use available noncash agency resources for veterans’ critical needs and must report that work each year.
AI & Privacy · National Security
Bill · HF 4502Became law3mo agoTrusted contact program established to mitigate financial exploitation and fraud, and liability limited. · Sponsor: Bernie Perryman (R) · 3 cosponsors
Effective August 1, 2026, financial services providers may offer trusted contacts, report suspected exploitation, and provide limited account-safety features.
Consumer Protection · Emergency Management
Bill · HF 3437Became law3mo agoApplication of certain residential mortgage loan fees and penalties modified. · Sponsor: Keith Allen (R) · 1 cosponsor
Starting August 1, 2026, specified fee and penalty rules will not apply to qualifying investment-only residential mortgages executed on or after that date.
AI & Privacy · Consumer Protection
Bill · HF 4224Became law3mo agoNotice requirements for water discharges modified. · Sponsor: Peter Fischer (D) · 1 cosponsor
Publicly and privately owned domestic sewer systems would promptly warn potentially affected downstream users after reporting a water discharge to the state agency.
Environment & Energy · Government & Ethics
Bill · HF 3782Became law3mo agoChemical irritant used in buildings disclosure required, and commissioner of public safety required to develop a standard form. · Sponsor: Kelly Moller (D) · 3 cosponsors
Starting August 1, 2026, law enforcement must notify certain building occupants about chemical irritants used inside and provide product details on request.
Consumer Protection · Government & Ethics
Bill · SF 3888Became law3mo agoTow trucks permission to use variable message signs · Sponsor: John Jasinski (R) · 3 cosponsors
Tow truck operators may display portable message signs while handling emergencies near highways, if the signs meet state traffic-control standards.
Emergency Management · Public Safety
Bill · HF 4151Became law3mo agoEligibility of certain applicants for licenses to serve as private detectives or protective agents modified. · Sponsor: Jeff Witte (R) · 2 cosponsors
Corporations seeking private detective or protective agent licenses would follow specified officer, successor, application, and fee requirements.
Emergency Management · Government & Ethics
Bill · HF 4075Became law3mo agoUniform procedure established for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal convictions and judicial… · Sponsor: Peggy Scott (R) · 5 cosponsors
People covered by certain firearm bans would transfer their firearms through listed recipients, file proof with the court, and attend a compliance review unless the court waives it.
Bill · HF 3544Became law3mo agoCertain veterans or former members of the armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits made ineligible for state-funded benefits, services, or programs… · Sponsor: Ripper Repinski (R) · 1 cosponsor
Veterans whom the federal government says forfeited their benefits would not qualify for state-funded veterans programs, while an environmental-hazard assistance program is provided for discontinuation.
Government & Ethics · Mental Health