Proposal would require certification for some firearms and magazines

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension would certify covered firearms and magazines, and most sales would be restricted. The rules cover listed and feature-defined semiautomatic firearms, magazines holding more than 17 rounds, and certain parts used to assemble them. Some magazines and permanently inoperable firearms are excluded. The bureau may charge a fee. Lawful new owners must request certification within 120 days, and owners must renew every three years. Sales exceptions include certain official-duty sales, immediate family transfers, antiques, some collectors, and unpaid gifts, transfers after death, or temporary loans under 30 days. Most requirements would take effect July 1, 2027, and apply to crimes committed on or after that date. The bureau's duty to set up the certification system would begin the day after final enactment.

People who possess, receive, sell, or distribute a defined ghost gun could face criminal penalties. The definition includes certain firearms and unfinished frames or receivers that lack a unique serial number, can be undetectable by metal detectors, or are made by an unlicensed person with a 3D printer or milling machine. Some antiques and older items are excluded. The penalty may be up to five years in prison, a fine up to $10,000, or both. Exceptions include licensed dealers and law enforcement acting in their duties. People holding an unserialized firearm or unfinished frame on August 1, 2026, would have 180 days to get it serialized, remove it from Minnesota, make it inoperable, or surrender it. Separate deadlines apply to inherited items and new residents. These provisions would take effect August 1, 2026, and apply to crimes committed on or after that date. The 180-day period for items already held would start on August 1, 2026.

Courts could order people subject to extreme risk protection orders to give up their firearms, and the proposal changes who may seek orders and how they are served. A respondent is someone alleged to pose a significant danger of bodily harm to others or a significant suicide risk by possessing a firearm. Law enforcement agencies, city or county attorneys' offices, family or household members, guardians, and respondents may petition. A court may issue an emergency order when it finds probable cause of significant danger and an immediate, present risk of harm or suicide. If the petitioner does not request a hearing, the respondent may request one within five days after service. A respondent generally must transfer firearms within 24 hours. A search warrant is required in specified cases, and officers must first offer voluntary surrender; a person who surrenders before execution is immune from prosecution for unlawful possession under the cited law. A respondent served with an emergency order would have five days to request a hearing if the petitioner did not request one. The emergency order generally lasts 14 days unless an earlier hearing ends it.

School districts and charter schools would be encouraged to offer anonymous threat reporting; the proposal also sets school safety aid and grants. The reporting provisions cover school districts and charter schools. The safety aid also covers eligible districts, charter schools, cooperative units, and American Indian Tribal contract schools; nonpublic schools may apply for grants. A district or charter school that sets up a local reporting system would have to meet rules for round-the-clock reports, trained school teams, student training, and privacy. Nonpublic schools may set up a system but are not bound by those rules. The proposal provides one-time funding, including $19 million for school safety aid in fiscal year 2027 and $1 million for nonpublic school safety grants. Grant recipients must consult the Minnesota School Safety Center. The $19 million school safety aid is for fiscal year 2027 only. The state must accept nonpublic school grant applications through January 1, 2027, and make awards by March 1, 2027.

Medical Assistance would pay the full published Medicare rate for certain mental health testing and assessments. The rates apply to Medical Assistance coverage for neuropsychological assessments, neuropsychological testing, and psychological testing. The commissioner must monitor access to mental health services. Managed care and county-based plans must pay at least the fee-for-service rate if federal approval is received. If federal approval is not received for a contract year, the commissioner must adjust plan rates for that year, and provider payment recovery is limited to the resulting increase. The rate would apply to services provided on or after January 1, 2027, or the date of federal approval, whichever is later. The provision expires when the specified 2025 law takes effect.