MinnesotaLaw makes certain wagering market activity a felony
The law makes certain business activity around wagering markets a felony, including running them, knowingly helping them operate, or advertising products that promote them.
What it does
People who run certain wagering markets, knowingly help them operate for business, or advertise products promoting them can face felony penalties. The law includes exceptions for specified activities and regulated contracts.
When a respondent who holds a shared phone plan is named in a domestic abuse protection order, a court may order the provider to transfer the number or release the protected person from the plan, without a fee or penalty.
Law enforcement agencies must report domestic abuse incidents, including information about arrests and firearms. The public safety commissioner must analyze the reports and provide an annual summary to legislative public safety committees.
Argument forA protected person could keep a phone number or get a separate line through a court order, which may help them stay connected after leaving a shared plan.
Argument againstThe felony rules could reach businesses that provide payment, data, or other support to prediction markets, even if they do not run the markets themselves.
More detail
A person commits a felony by running or knowingly helping operate certain wagering markets, or by advertising products that promote them. The markets involve wagers on future events, including sports, elections, disasters, legal cases, and statements by people. The law also makes advertising or marketing financial or technology products that promote prohibited transactions a felony. For market operations and support, the conduct must be for payment and part of a business; the law also covers specified knowing support services. The law excepts activities that are not bets under the cited law and contracts authorized and regulated under specified insurance laws. The prediction-market section takes effect August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.
A court may order a wireless provider to transfer a phone number or release a protected person from a shared plan. If the petitioner is the protected person, the court may transfer billing rights and the number to the petitioner or release them from the plan with a substitute number. If someone else is the petitioner, the court may order a transfer or release under the conditions stated in the law. The respondent must be the account holder on a plan shared with the petitioner or a person protected by a domestic abuse order. A transfer or release order carries no provider fee, penalty, or charge. A hearing is required only if the court declines the requested relief or the petitioner asks for one. The former account holder remains responsible for unpaid charges from before the transfer.
Local law enforcement agencies must report domestic abuse incidents, and the public safety commissioner must analyze the reports and issue an annual report. The duty applies to local law enforcement agencies and state law enforcement departments that employ peace officers. The reporting duty covers incidents an officer reasonably believes involve domestic abuse or a victim alleges involve domestic abuse, as defined in the law. Reports include details such as the incident, suspected crime, arrests, and whether a firearm was involved. This reporting section takes effect January 1, 2028. Agencies must send their reports by January 15 each year.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 18Secretary of State Chapter 97 05/18/26Latest
- May 18Governor Tim Walz's action Approval 05/18/26Major
- May 18Secretary of State, Filed 05/18/2026
- May 18Governor Tim Walz approval 05/18/2026Became Law
- May 14Presentment date 05/14/26
- May 14Presented to Governor 05/14/2026To Governor
- May 13House adopted SCC report and repassed bill
- May 12Third Reading Repassed
- Vote recorded Repassage, as amended by Conference. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Third Reading Repassed. Result: pass.Upper
- May 12Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill
- May 12Conference committee report, delete everything
- May 12Bill was repassed as amended by Conference
- May 12Third reading as amended by ConferenceMinor
- May 12Motion prevailed
- May 12Motion to adopt conference committee report
- May 12Conference committee report, delete everything
- May 12Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed
- May 6House conferees Novotny; Witte; Moller; Feist
- May 5House conferees Novotny, Witte, Moller, and Feist
- May 5House accedes, conference committee of 4 to be appointed
- May 5Senate conferees Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Limmer
- May 5Senate refuses to concur, conference committee of 4 requested
- May 4Senate conferees Latz; Oumou Verbeten; Limmer
- May 4Senate not concur, conference committee of 3 requested
- May 4Returned from House with amendment
- Apr 30Bill was passed as amendedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Amendment. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Amendment. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Passage, as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Amendment. Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 30Third reading as amendedMinor
- Apr 30Point of order raised, ruled not well taken
- Apr 30AmendedMajor
- Apr 28House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day 04/30/26
- Apr 23Second readingMinor
- Apr 23Bills not identical, SF substituted on General Register
- Apr 22Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF3990
- Apr 22Received from SenateMinor
- Apr 21Third reading Passed as amendedPassed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Third reading Passed as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 21AmendedMajor
- Apr 21Taken from table
- Apr 21Laid on table
- Apr 21Special Order: Amended
- Apr 7Second readingMinor
- Apr 7Comm report: To pass as amendedMinor
- Mar 23Referred to Judiciary and Public SafetyMinor
- Mar 23Introduction and first readingIntroduced
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