Minnesota - Session 2026 Regular
Title: A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying certain grants from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to local law enforcement as reimbursements; updating law related to recording of crimes; establishing process for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing; requiring court to provide orders for protection for access by law enforcement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 299C.05; 299C.065; 299C.46, subdivision 6; 609A.015, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 609.2334, subdivision 11; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.12.
Grants from Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to local law enforcement clarified as reimbursements, law related to recording of crimes updated, process for determining how certain criminal records are ineligible for sealing established, and court required to provide order for protection for access by law enforcement.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-16 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-16 | Latest Action | Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law pg. 4938 |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SF 3735 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer; establishing the crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm; establishing enhanced penalties for committing an offense while impersonating a peace officer; requiring individuals presenting as peace officers to identify themselves as peace officers; establishing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.4751. | unknown |
| SF 3847 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding definition of crime of violence to include certain animal cruelty offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.712, subdivision 5. | unknown |
| SF 3861 | A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying medical assistance provider enrollment requirements for high-risk providers and certain home and community-based providers; making technical corrections; requiring compliance training for high-risk medical assistance providers; requiring disclosure of the use of consultants to prepare certain license applications; requiring commissioner of human services to release unredacted initial Optum reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142B.01, subdivision 8; 245A.02, subdivision 5a; 245D.081, subdivision 3; 256B.073, subdivision 2; 256B.0949, subdivision 17; 256B.4912, subdivisions 12, 14, 15, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 245A.04, subdivisions 1, 7; 245A.05; 256B.04, subdivision 21; 256B.051, subdivision 6; 256B.0701, subdivision 9; 256B.0759, subdivision 4; 256B.0949, subdivision 16; 256B.4912, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 256B.051, subdivision 6b; 256B.0701, subdivision 11. | in_committee |
| SF 3959 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing protections, remedies, and modifying various provisions of the Safe at Home program; establishing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 5B.02; 5B.03, subdivision 1; 5B.05; 5B.11; 5B.13; 171.01, subdivision 45d; 171.0605, subdivision 5; 480.30, subdivision 1; 626.8469, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 43A.36, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 5B. | in_committee |
| SF 4014 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring a natural person to be present when a commercial motor vehicle is operated by an automated driving system; establishing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.011, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169. | in_committee |
| SF 4068 | A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying ignition interlock program license revocation requirements; classifying driver's license indicators as private data; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169A.54, subdivision 6; 171.07, by adding a subdivision; 171.09, subdivision 3; 171.12, subdivision 7c; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 171.12, subdivision 7; 171.306, subdivision 1. | in_committee |
| SF 4139 | A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing sports betting and regulating to ensure it is conducted responsibly; establishing licenses; prohibiting local restrictions; providing for taxation of sports betting; providing civil and criminal penalties; providing for amateur sports grants; providing for charitable gambling and modifying certain rates of tax on lawful gambling; providing for pari-mutuel horse racing; making clarifying, conforming, and technical changes; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 240.01, subdivision 1b; 245.98, subdivision 2; 260B.007, subdivision 16; 270B.07, by adding a subdivision; 297E.02, by adding a subdivision; 349.12, subdivision 25; 609.75, subdivisions 3, 4, 7, by adding a subdivision; 609.755; 609.76, subdivision 2; 609.761, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116U; 240; 240A; 245; 299L; 609; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297J. | in_committee |
| SF 4370 | A bill for an act relating to corrections; clarifying responsibilities of Department of Corrections licensed juvenile and adult community-based residential correctional facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, subdivisions 1f, 4a; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 241.021, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 241.021, subdivisions 1g, 1h, 2a, 2b, 3, 6; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 241.021, subdivision 2. | in_committee |