MinnesotaFailure to discuss disability accommodations could count as discrimination
The measure says failing to discuss a reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability may be discrimination across five areas of daily life.
What it does
Organizations serving people with disabilities would need to take part in an accommodation process. Failing to do so may count as discrimination in five settings.
Argument forRequiring an accommodation discussion could help people with disabilities participate more fully in work, housing, services, education, and public places.
Argument againstOrganizations may face more discrimination claims when they fail to follow the accommodation process, even though the text leaves the violation decision case-specific.
More detail
Organizations would need to take part in a process to determine whether a reasonable disability accommodation is available. The provision covers people with disabilities in employment, housing and real property, public accommodations, public services, and education. Failure to take part in the process may be an unfair discriminatory practice under the human rights law. The accommodation must be one that would allow a person with a disability to participate fully. The text does not say that every failure automatically violates the law. The supplied bill text gives no separate effective date; metadata lists an effective date of August 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 1Effective date 08/01/2026Latest
- May 18Secretary of State Chapter 99 05/18/26
- 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 13Third reading Passed as amendedMajor
- Vote recorded Third reading Passed as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- May 13Senate concurred and repassed bill
- May 13Returned from House with amendment
- May 12Bill was passed as amendedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Passage, as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- May 12Third reading as amendedMinor
- May 12AmendedMajor
- May 12Motion prevailed
- May 12Motion to take from table
- May 12Motion prevailed
- May 12Motion to lay on the table
- May 11Motion prevailed
- Vote recorded FOR MAY 12, 2026 S.F. 3210. Result: pass.Lower
- May 11Motion to place bill on Calendar for the Day
- May 4Notice of intent to place on Calendar for the Day
- Apr 30Second readingMinor
- Apr 30Bills not identical, SF substituted on General Register
- Apr 29Author added Marty
- Apr 28Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF2380
- Apr 28Received from SenateMinor
- Apr 27Third reading PassedPassed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded Third reading Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 27Special Order
- Apr 21Second readingMinor
- Apr 21Senate Concurrent Resolution 6 Suspended adopt previous committee report
- Apr 13Pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, referred to Rules and Administration
- Apr 13Comm report: To pass as amendedMinor
- 2025
- Apr 7Author added Boldon
- Apr 1Referred to Judiciary and Public SafetyMinor
- Apr 1Introduction and first readingIntroduced
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