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SF 4980

Minnesota Senate bill in Session 2026 Regular.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 7, 2026.

A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting penalties for certain uses of public land by homeless individuals; providing an affirmative defense in criminal proceedings; providing civil remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363B.

Bill ID MN-2026-Regular-SF-4980
Session 2026 Regular
Status in_committee
Committee State and Local Government
Senate in_committee 2026-04-07
Summary

Certain uses of public land by homeless individuals penalties prohibition provision, criminal proceedings affirmative defense provision, and civil remedies provision

Sponsor
Liz Boldon
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-04-07 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-07 Status in_committee
2026-04-07 Latest Action Referred to State and Local Government
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