Bobby Joe Champion
Minnesota
Record ID: MN-Senate-59-CHAMPION-B
- President of the Senate
- 3401 Minnesota Senate Bldg., St. Paul, MN 55155
- 651-296-9246
- sen.bobby.champion@mnsenate.gov
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR 87 | A Senate resolution commemorating the lives and work of deceased Senators | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4368 | A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the calculation of compensatory aid for fiscal year 2027; modifying the allocation of compensatory aid for fiscal year 2028; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 126C.10, subdivision 3; 126C.15, subdivision 2. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5277 | A bill for an act relating to corrections; modifying the definition of employee under the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act and whistleblower protections to explicitly include incarcerated people; modifying the Public Employee Labor Relations Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 to include incarcerated persons; reclassifying inmates in state correctional institutions as employees; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 177.23, subdivision 7; 179A.03, subdivision 14; 181.931, subdivision 2; 182.651, subdivision 9; 241.27, subdivision 1; 243.23; 243.88, subdivision 2; 363A.03, subdivision 15. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3699 | A bill for an act relating to immigration enforcement; restricting law enforcement access to sensitive locations; establishing civil remedies; modifying the concealing identity crime; expanding the scope of use of force investigations; limiting access to certain information; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.319, by adding a subdivision; 13.32, subdivision 3; 123B.51, by adding a subdivision; 299C.80, subdivision 1; 609.662, by adding a subdivision; 609.735; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 13.32, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120A; 135A; 142B; 144; 604; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 480C. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4535 | A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing a Minnesota business recovery loan program; canceling prior appropriations; appropriating and transferring money; requiring a report. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4067 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating the ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines; modifying provisions for possessing dangerous weapons in schools, negligently storing firearms, and reporting on firearms discharge by law enforcement; reenacting the binary trigger ban; criminalizing ghost guns; modifying and clarifying the extreme risk protection order law; encouraging schools to implement local anonymous threat reporting systems; modifying reimbursement rates for mental health providers in the medical assistance program; requiring reports; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 609.66, subdivisions 1d, 1f; 609.666, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.712, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 624.7131, by adding a subdivision; 624.7132, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 15; 624.7134, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 624.7141, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 624.7171, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 624.7172; 624.7173; 624.7174; 624.7175; 624.7176, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.7177, subdivision 2; 624.7178, subdivisions 1, 4; 626.553, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 256B.761, by adding a subdivision; 624.7132, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121A; 624; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 38; 609.667. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4736 | A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a week of observance for Hmong heritage; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4073 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; designating marked Trunk Highway 610 as Hortman Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4634 | A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying the film production credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116U.27, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 116U.27, subdivision 2. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3899 | A bill for an act relating to state government; designating marked Trunk Highway 610 as Hortman Memorial Highway; renaming state buildings after Melissa Hortman and Kari Dziedzic; establishing a working group for Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| 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.11; 5B.13; 171.01, subdivision 45d; 171.0605, subdivision 5; 480.30, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 43A.36, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 5B. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4662 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a memorial to Melissa Hortman on the site of the State Office Building. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3664 | A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for jobs and economic development; canceling and modifying prior appropriations; requiring reports; designating unemployment insurance judges and paid leave appeals judges as judicial officials; transferring money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 480.40, subdivision 1; 480.50, subdivision 1. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4527 | A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing a relief program for small businesses negatively impacted by federal enforcement activity; requiring a report; appropriating money. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4336 | A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to The Cookie Cart. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5104 | A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for a Youth Stabilization Program grant; requiring a report. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5105 | A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Northgate Development, LLC, for workforce training for employment in renewable energy and related construction. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4950 | A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing medical assistance coverage of culturally specific health and wellness services; establishing a task force; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4971 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; establishing an emergency shelter facility grant program; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256K. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4992 | A bill for an act relating to immigration; limiting state and local government participation in federal civil immigration enforcement efforts; restricting where certain arrests can be made; creating a cause of action for certain violations of constitutional rights; requiring hospitals to establish and implement policies for interactions with law enforcement agents; providing for enforcement; providing immunity for certain acts; prohibiting denial of an education based on immigration status; providing a civil cause of action when right to education is denied based on immigration status; classifying data; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 13.32, subdivision 5; 181.932, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 120A; 135A; 144; 604; 629; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 631.50; 631.51. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5015 | A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the Rent Smart, Wise and Ready online rental education course. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4388 | A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing early childhood mental health consultation grants; modifying protection-related rights for home and community-based services; modifying day treatment program requirements; modifying intensive rehabilitative mental health services; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 245D.04, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0947, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 245.4889, subdivision 1; 256B.0943, subdivisions 1, 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4448 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting federal officers exercising certain federal immigration authority from wearing face coverings; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4784 | A bill for an act relating to housing; increasing the appropriation for the bring it home rental assistance program; amending Laws 2025, chapter 32, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 1, 6. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SR 74 | A Senate resolution honoring Threads Dance Project on its 15th anniversary | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4933 | A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing medical assistance reimbursement rates for mental health services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 256B.761, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.0625, subdivision 38. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4939 | A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money for student mental health grants. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4963 | A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to Power of People Leadership Institute for the Girls Taking Action and Boys of Hope programs. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4967 | A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for a special purpose credit loan program through Build Wealth MN. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4379 | A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting municipalities from entering into nondisclosure agreements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4111 | A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for software modernization and outreach. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4703 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying the processes for applying for, securing, and enforcing extreme risk protection orders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 624.7171, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 624.7172; 624.7173; 624.7174; 624.7175; 624.7176, subdivisions 1, 2; 624.7177, subdivision 2; 624.7178, subdivisions 1, 4. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SR 72 | A Senate resolution reaffirming its commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Minnesota and Taiwan; reaffirming its support for the Taiwan Relations Act by urging all enterprises in Minnesota to refer to Taiwan as Taiwan; supporting Taiwan's signing of a bilateral trade agreement, the avoidance of double taxation agreement, and the Indo-Pacific economic framework for prosperity with the United States; and reiterating continued support for increasing Taiwan's international profile | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4518 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; providing for businesses to collect tourism improvement district charges from purchasers; modifying certain definitions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 297A.61, subdivision 7; 428B.02, subdivision 4. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4872 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying local sales tax use of revenue in the city of Minneapolis; modifying Minneapolis downtown taxing area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297A.994, subdivision 4; Laws 1986, chapter 400, section 44, as amended. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4335 | A bill for an act relating to children and families; modifying the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260.68, subdivision 2. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4744 | A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; appropriating money for hiring to support activities under the Safe Workplaces for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers Act. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4338 | A bill for an act relating to state government; renaming the Minnesota Senate Building after Kari Dziedzic; specifying signage cost. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4397 | A bill for an act relating to children, youth, and families; modifying grants to youth intervention programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142A.43. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3614 | A bill for an act relating to housing; increasing appropriation for family homeless prevention and assistance program; amending Laws 2025, chapter 32, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 1, 10. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4452 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a group residential facility in the metropolitan area. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4167 | A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for security and protective services of certain state officials; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 299D.03, subdivision 1; 299E.01, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299E. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4711 | A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; prohibiting predatory pricing; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325D. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4848 | A bill for an act relating to health insurance; setting requirements for the calculation of an enrollee's contribution toward cost-sharing and out-of-pocket maximum requirements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4854 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for reconstruction of West Broadway Avenue in the city of Minneapolis; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4257 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing a victim of domestic violence to petition a court for an order releasing the victim from a shared wireless plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 518B.01, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518B. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3570 | A bill for an act relating to higher education; limiting access by federal immigration officers to public postsecondary campuses; modifying access to educational data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.32, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 13.32, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3607 | A bill for an act relating to human rights; providing notice requirements under the Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.08, by adding a subdivision. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3665 | A bill for an act relating to economic development; 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; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 480.40, subdivision 1; 480.50, subdivision 1. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4480 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring lost and stolen firearms to be reported promptly to law enforcement; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4213 | A bill for an act relating to economic security; establishing a prenatal and newborn benefit program to provide financial support to families with newborns; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268B. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| 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 | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4556 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a new facility for the Power of People Leadership Institute. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4430 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting certain ICE and Border Patrol agents from being hired by law enforcement agencies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3901 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a school safety threat assessment pilot project; requiring a report; appropriating money. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3937 | A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to People Serving People. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4154 | A bill for an act relating to public defenders; appropriating money for the Board of Public Defense. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4205 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for support services for young adults released from juvenile detention or prison. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4536 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the Center for Communication and Development in the city of Minneapolis. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4102 | A bill for an act relating to housing; prohibiting private equity company ownership of single-family homes; providing attorney general enforcement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 500. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4105 | A bill for an act relating to landlord and tenant; providing tenants with a right to repair violations in a residential rental unit; requiring a notice; permitting a tenant to make deductions from rent; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4290 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; banning possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines; providing for criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 609.66, subdivision 1f; 624.712, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 624.713, subdivision 1; 624.7131, subdivision 10; 624.7132, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 15; 624.7134, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5; 624.7141, subdivisions 1, 3; 624.7181, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 624.7131, subdivision 1; 624.7132, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4334 | A bill for an act relating to civil law; modifying the statute of limitations for actions under the Minnesota Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.28, subdivision 3. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4360 | A bill for an act relating to foster care; establishing an extended foster care services grant program; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4383 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the West Broadway Business and Area Coalition in the city of Minneapolis. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3596 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; aids to local governments; establishing a onetime emergency rental assistance aid for counties and Tribal governments; requiring the claims administrator to return unused funds; canceling a prior appropriation; temporarily extending time period to correct delinquent rent; appropriating money; requiring a report. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4141 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring lost and stolen firearms to be reported promptly to law enforcement; providing criminal penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4170 | A bill for an act relating to health; making physical therapists and physical therapist assistants eligible for loan forgiveness under the health professional education loan forgiveness program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.1501, subdivisions 1, 2, 3. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3998 | A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing the Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 85.012, by adding a subdivision; 85.054, by adding a subdivision. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4040 | A bill for an act relating to employment; prohibiting employers from requiring a driver's license as a condition of employment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.08, by adding a subdivision. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4050 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for infrastructure demolition and site restoration on Minnesota State Colleges and Universities campuses. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3842 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting state, county, and local government units from entering into certain immigration enforcement agreements; requiring the termination of certain existing immigration enforcement agreements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4076 | A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to 180 Degrees. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4089 | A bill for an act relating to health; establishing requirements for education and training on vaccine administration to prevent shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 150A.055, subdivision 2; 151.01, subdivision 27; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4114 | A bill for an act relating to free speech; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, section 3; excluding artificial intelligence from the right to free speech. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3606 | A bill for an act relating to human rights; amending administrative hearings provision for human rights cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.29, subdivision 1. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4119 | A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a grant to Appetite For Change for youth workforce training. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4122 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for lead service line replacement grants. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4046 | A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing Panhellenic special plates; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3611 | A bill for an act relating to education; limiting access to school sites; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.51, by adding a subdivision. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3629 | A bill for an act relating to civil law; creating a cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law; regulating state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3660 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's Use of Force Investigations Unit to conduct investigations of incidents involving federal agents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.80, subdivisions 1, 3. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3595 | A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for grants to supportive housing providers; requiring reports; amending Laws 2023, chapter 37, article 1, section 2, subdivision 18, as amended. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3628 | A bill for an act relating to civil law; creating a cause of action for violations of civil rights under color of law; regulating state and local collaboration agreements with federal law enforcement agencies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3977 | A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant for Professional Golfers' Association of America championship events. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SR 62 | A Senate resolution recognizing Minnesota Senate employees for their years of dedicated service | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SR 63 | A Senate resolution recognizing Minnesota Senate employees for their dedicated service | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3663 | A bill for an act relating to tourism; modifying the membership of Explore Minnesota councils; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 116U.242; 116U.25. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 2770 | A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the requirements for gifted and talented programs and services; requiring the commissioner to report certain gifted and talented program data; increasing revenue for gifted and talented programs and services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 120B.15; 120B.36, subdivision 1; 126C.10, subdivision 2b. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 2166 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Swank Eatery in the city of Minneapolis. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |