Minnesota - Session 2026 Regular
Title: A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing research data protection for data on individuals; providing for certain terminology and reference updates for domestic abuse programs and battered women; requiring judge to inquire whether victim has been notified of plea and sentencing hearings; protecting victim from identification in prosecutor's petition for sentence adjustment; expanding victim notification of defendant eligibility for automatic expungement; protecting identity of minor victim in a crime involving sexual performance; expanding protection from employer retaliation to victims of stalking; modifying ignition interlock program license revocation requirements; classifying driver's license indicators as private data; clarifying responsibilities of Department of Corrections licensed juvenile and adult community-based residential correctional facilities; modifying eligibility of certain applicants for licenses to serve as private detectives or protective agents; 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; designating unemployment insurance judges and paid leave appeals judges as judicial officials; excluding unemployment insurance judges and paid leave appeals judges from protections related to personal information in real property records; changing provisions for employment or occupation due to conviction of a crime; clarifying in law the multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the commissioner of corrections; expanding access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons; making technical corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.69, subdivision 1; 13.6905, by adding subdivisions; 13.871, subdivision 5; 116L.362, subdivision 1; 119A.37, subdivision 4; 142G.12, subdivision 2; 142G.53; 171.09, subdivision 3; 171.12, subdivision 7c, by adding a subdivision; 171.177, subdivision 8; 203B.06, subdivision 3; 203B.11, subdivision 1; 241.021, subdivisions 1f, 1i, 4a; 241.69, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6; 256D.02, subdivision 12a; 256G.02, subdivision 6; 257.75, subdivision 6; 260E.02, subdivision 1; 299A.85, subdivision 4; 299A.90, subdivision 3; 299C.05; 299C.065; 299C.46, subdivision 6; 326.32, subdivisions 8, 10, 10a, 10c, 12; 326.33, subdivision 1; 326.3381, subdivisions 2, 4; 326.3382, subdivisions 1, 4; 326.3385, subdivision 2; 326.3386, subdivision 3; 364.03, subdivision 3; 364.05; 518B.02, subdivision 2; 609.133, subdivision 4; 609.3471; 609.605, subdivision 2; 609.7495, subdivision 1; 609A.015, subdivision 5; 611A.03, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 611A.036, subdivision 7; 611A.038; 611A.039, subdivision 1; 611A.31, subdivision 5; 629.72, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 120B.22, subdivision 1; 171.12, subdivision 7; 171.178, subdivision 5; 171.306, subdivision 1; 201.061, subdivision 3; 241.021, subdivision 1; 256G.03, subdivision 2; 480.40, subdivision 1; 480.50, subdivision 1; 609.101, subdivision 2; 609.2334, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 169A.54, subdivision 6; 241.021, subdivisions 1g, 1h, 2a, 2b, 3, 6; 299C.12; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 241.021, subdivision 2.
Omnibus Public Safety policy bill
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-07 | Status | unknown |
| 2026-04-07 | Latest Action | Second reading pg. 7904 |