HB 278

TRESPASS: Provides places of worship the right to remove disruptive individuals

LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Requires peace officers to be citizens of the United States

EDUCATION: Expresses support for federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and memorializes congress to fully cooperate with these efforts

EDUCATION/SPECIAL: Provides that a local education agency shall have the burden of proof in any special education due process hearing relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed program or placement

CRIME: Provides relative to criminal activity committed by an agent of a foreign adversary or an agent of a foreign terrorist organization (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

COLLEGES/COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL: Authorizes any institution under the supervision and management of the Bd. of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to establish a pilot program with a school system to increase awareness of and access to certain training programs (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Increases the penalties for certain domestic violence offenses that involve strangulation (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

COURTS/JUVENILE: Provides relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge

CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides a penalty for the unlawful disclosure of confidential information relating to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

JUVENILES: Provides relative to juvenile traffic violations. (2/3 - CA5s19) (8/1/26)

JUVENILE JUSTICE: Provides that children in custody of the office of juvenile justice may attend review hearings via secure video conference. (8/1/26)

JUVENILES: Removes Vermilion Parish as a member of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District

Relating to providing child care generally

An Act relating to the definition of 'victim counseling center' for disclosure of certain communications concerning sexual assault or domestic violence.

Allows the circuit court of St. Louis City to collect a civil case filing fee of an amount not to exceed $20, rather than $15, for certain uses, including the maintenance of a law library

A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring law enforcement agencies to report certain information in domestic abuse cases; authorizing certain arrests for suspected nonfelony domestic abuse; modifying pretrial release provisions for persons arrested for suspected domestic abuse; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 611A.0311, subdivision 1; 629.341, subdivisions 1, 4; 629.72, subdivisions 1a, 2, 6; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 299C.80, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.72, subdivision 3.

Child Care Provider Licensing & Quality

Children and Youth; pilot program provision for screenings, clinical evaluations, training for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; establish