Bonnie S. Westlin
Minnesota
Record ID: MN-Senate-42-WESTLIN-B
- 3201 Minnesota Senate Bldg., St. Paul, MN 55155
- 651-296-8869
- sen.bonnie.westlin@mnsenate.gov
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF 3600 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a lifetime firearms ban on persons who are convicted of certain misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor domestic assault offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 518B.01, subdivision 14; 609.2242, subdivision 3; 624.713, subdivision 1. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5233 | A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing a reduction to local government aid to a county or city that uses the incorrect state flag; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4006 | A bill for an act relating to elections; making various changes related to election administration; modifying provisions related to absentee voting; modifying timelines; making technical and clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 203B.05, subdivision 1; 203B.06, subdivision 3; 203B.065; 204B.27, subdivision 2; 204C.26, subdivisions 2, 4; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.10, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 203B.30, subdivisions 2, 3; 375.20; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 5.31. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5253 | A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; modifying certain requirements for reports and disclaimers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.04, subdivision 6; 211B.04, subdivisions 3, 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A. | in_committee | 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 4294 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a uniform procedure for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal convictions and judicial orders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 260C.201, subdivision 3; 518B.01, subdivisions 6, 14; 609.2242, subdivision 3; 609.749, subdivision 8; 629.715, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 260C.141, subdivision 1; 518B.01, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 518B. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4064 | A bill for an act relating to judiciary; clarifying publication process for court notices; modifying provisions regarding restitution, conciliation court; clarifying certain notices to public authorities in dissolution cases; modifying expiration of the Supreme Court Council on Child Protection; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 331A.03, subdivision 1; 491A.01, subdivision 3a; 518A.44; 611A.04, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2024, chapter 115, article 12, section 30, subdivisions 6, 7; article 22, section 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 484. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4898 | A bill for an act relating to legislature; restricting use of legislative email, telephone numbers, and office space; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4223 | A bill for an act relating to elections; modifying campaign finance reporting requirements; modifying disclaimer requirements; expanding disclosure requirements; modifying provisions related to noncoordinated expenditures; classifying certain street address data as private data; modifying campaign finance laws related to security-related expenses; making various changes related to election administration; modifying provisions related to absentee voting; modifying timelines; making technical and clarifying changes; modifying definitions; prohibiting certain elections betting; requiring studies and reports; imposing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.01, subdivision 24, by adding subdivisions; 10A.02, by adding a subdivision; 10A.027; 10A.04, subdivision 6; 10A.07, subdivisions 1, 2; 10A.08, subdivision 1; 10A.09, subdivisions 2, 5, 5a, 5b, 6a; 10A.16; 10A.175, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 10A.176, subdivision 1; 10A.177; 10A.20, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3, 4; 10A.201, subdivision 6; 10A.202, subdivision 4; 10A.25, subdivision 10; 10A.27, subdivisions 2, 10, 17; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 203B.05, subdivision 1; 203B.06, subdivision 3; 203B.065; 204B.07, subdivision 1; 204B.27, subdivision 2; 204B.49; 204C.26, subdivisions 2, 4; 205.185, subdivision 3; 205A.10, subdivision 3; 208.03; 211A.01, by adding subdivisions; 211B.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5; 211B.075, subdivision 5; 211B.076, subdivision 11; 211B.32, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 10A.01, subdivision 26; 10A.02, subdivision 11b; 10A.04, subdivision 4; 10A.09, subdivision 1; 203B.30, subdivisions 2, 3; 204B.06, subdivision 1b; 204B.07, subdivision 2; 204B.09, subdivision 3; 211A.02, subdivision 2; 375.20; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 10A; 204B; 211A; 211B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 5.31; 10A.09, subdivision 9; Minnesota Rules, parts 4501.0100, subpart 2; 4503.2000. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4293 | A bill for an act relating to corrections; 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; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 241.021, subdivision 4a; 241.69, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4406 | A bill for an act relating to insurance; prohibiting certain exclusions in homeowner's insurance policies when damage is done by a peace officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 65A.27, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65A. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4144 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring disclosure of chemical irritants used in certain buildings; requiring the commissioner of public safety to develop a standard form; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4301 | 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. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3602 | A bill for an act relating to estates; enacting the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 533. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5093 | A bill for an act relating to retirement; revising various retirement statutes to include references to the local government probation and telecommunicator retirement plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 353.01, subdivisions 16, 37; 353.0141, subdivision 1; 353.031, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 353.15, subdivision 1; 353.27, subdivisions 4, 7b, 11, 12, 12a, 12b, 13, 14; 353.30, subdivision 3; 353.33, subdivisions 3, 7a, 11; 353.34, subdivisions 1, 3; 353.37, subdivision 5; 353.46, subdivision 2; 356.20, subdivision 2; 356.214, subdivision 1; 356.302, subdivisions 1, 7; 356.303, subdivision 4; 356.315, subdivision 9; 356.32, subdivision 2; 356.401, subdivision 3; 356.415, subdivision 2; 356.461, subdivision 2; 356.465, subdivision 3; 356.47, subdivision 3; 356.48, subdivision 1; 356.611, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 353.01, subdivisions 2a, 2b; 356.215, subdivision 8. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5096 | A bill for an act relating to retirement; establishing the local government probation and telecommunicator retirement plan; transferring money; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 356.30, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 356.415, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353H. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 5097 | A bill for an act relating to retirement; establishing the probation and telecommunicator retirement subplan administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System; revising various retirement statutes to include references to the probation and telecommunicator retirement subplan; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 352.75, subdivision 2; 352.951; 356.30, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 356.315, subdivision 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 352. | in_committee | 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 3893 | A bill for an act relating to fair campaign practices; increasing penalties for intimidation and interference with the voting process; increasing penalties for interference related to the performance of duties by an election official; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 211B.075, subdivision 5; 211B.076, subdivision 11. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4589 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; regulating visitor carrying of firearms on campuses of public postsecondary institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714, subdivision 18. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3833 | A bill for an act relating to legislature; establishing a Legislative Commission on Legislative Security; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3685 | A bill for an act relating to public libraries; prohibiting certain terms in libraries' electronic book and digital audiobook license agreements or contracts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 134. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4882 | A bill for an act relating to children, youth, and families; requiring responsible social services agencies to provide luggage for children in foster care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260C.212, by adding a subdivision. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4895 | A bill for an act relating to civil law; clarifying volunteer participation in guardian ad litem program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 480.35, subdivision 2. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3834 | A bill for an act relating to data privacy; expanding personal information protections for judicial officials to state legislators; creating a legislative task force to study personal information protections for government officials; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 480.40, subdivision 1; 480.45, subdivision 2. | unknown | 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 4829 | A bill for an act relating to child care; limiting access to child care center facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142B. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3710 | A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; classifying certain street addresses as private data on specified documents filed with the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, the Secretary of State, local governments, and school districts; prohibiting the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board from posting private data on its website; providing for the use of noncampaign disbursements for security-related expenses; modifying campaign finance laws related to security-related expenses; modifying disclaimer requirements; requiring the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, local governments, and school districts to remove, modify, and repost reports and statements on websites; removing certification requirements to have an address classified as private data on an affidavit of candidacy; providing and amending definitions; imposing a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.01, by adding subdivisions; 10A.02, by adding a subdivision; 10A.027; 10A.09, subdivisions 5, 5b; 10A.20, subdivision 3; 10A.27, subdivisions 2, 10; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 204B.07, subdivision 1; 211A.01, by adding subdivisions; 211B.04, subdivisions 1, 2; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 10A.01, subdivision 26; 10A.02, subdivision 11b; 10A.04, subdivision 4; 204B.06, subdivision 1b; 211A.02, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 204B; 211A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 10A.09, subdivision 9; Minnesota Rules, part 4501.0100, subpart 2. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4846 | A bill for an act relating to elections; appropriating and transferring money. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4847 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting firearms in buildings owned by or under the control of state or local governments; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.66, by adding a subdivision. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4021 | A bill for an act relating to education finance; repealing the contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations; amending Laws 2025, First Special Session chapter 10, article 7, section 8. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4292 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for venue in child sexual abuse material law; providing for on-scene preview of digital evidence in child sexual abuse material investigations; prohibiting possession, sale, creation, dissemination, and purchase of child-like sex dolls; modifying the defense of duress to include victims of trafficking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 243.166, subdivision 1b; 609.08; 617.246, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 617.247, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 617. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3548 | A bill for an act relating to education; requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and automated external defibrillator training for coaches; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 121A.241, by adding a subdivision. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| 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 | 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 4733 | A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; requiring economic interest disclosures for Three Rivers Park District candidates and officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 383B.041, by adding a subdivision. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4734 | A bill for an act relating to elections; authorizing periodic competitions to update the design of "I VOTED"" stickers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024 | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4325 | 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 4587 | A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying certain deferred compensation plan requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 356.24, subdivision 3. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3836 | A bill for an act relating to government data practices; classifying as public and extending retention requirements for certain firearm permit data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.87, subdivision 2; 624.714, subdivision 14. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4115 | A resolution condemning Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu bigotry and reaffirming Minnesota's commitment to religious freedom, inclusion, and mutual respect. | unknown | 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 3996 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring schools to develop school safety policies; establishing a School Safety Advisory Council; appropriating money to the Minnesota School Safety Center to improve school safety; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.035; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4231 | A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring owners of firearms to have liability insurance; requiring homeowners' and tenants' policies to include liability coverage for accidental discharge of firearms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 65A.27, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 65A. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4529 | A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying student support personnel aid allowances; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 124D.901, subdivision 3. | in_committee | 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 4295 | A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money for additional attorneys in the Office of the Attorney General. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3804 | A bill for an act relating to government data practices; modifying data protection requirements in certain property tax proceedings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.51, subdivisions 2, 4; 271.06, subdivision 6; 278.05, subdivisions 3, 6. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3894 | A bill for an act relating to lobbying; modifying provisions governing legislator employment related to lobbying, government relations, or government affairs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 3.084, subdivision 2. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4185 | A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Forensic Science Laboratory; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3549 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; repealing state preemption of local units of government regulating firearms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 471.635; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 471.633; 471.634; 624.714, subdivision 23; 624.717; 624.7191, subdivision 4. | unknown | 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 4143 | A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting nongovernment entities from mailing prefilled absentee ballot applications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 211B.066, subdivision 2. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3903 | A bill for an act relating to judiciary; modifying jury source list data provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.69; 270B.14, by adding a subdivision. | failed | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4042 | A bill for an act relating to education; requiring anonymous reporting systems; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.53; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 4065 | A bill for an act relating to judiciary; providing security for the chief justice; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299D.03, subdivision 1. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3644 | A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; requiring the statement of economic interest to include disclosures relating to stock and digital asset; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 10A.01, by adding a subdivision; 10A.09, subdivision 5. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3908 | A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing continued enrollment for students for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 126C.05, subdivision 11. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3837 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for an extreme risk protection orders public awareness campaign. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3631 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; prohibiting the possession of dangerous weapons in the Capitol complex; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 299E.04, subdivision 4; 609.66, subdivision 1g. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3601 | A bill for an act relating to taxes; local sales and use; authorizing the city of Plymouth to impose a local sales and use tax. | unknown | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3630 | A bill for an act relating to automobile insurance; raising liability and uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 65B.49, subdivisions 3, 3a. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3632 | A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring policies for law enforcement relating to the safety of elected officials in the community; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 3662 | A bill for an act relating to human rights; changing provisions for disparate impact under the Human Rights Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 363A.28, subdivision 10. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |
| SF 1851 | A bill for an act relating to elections; prohibiting misrepresentation of campaign authority; providing criminal penalties and civil remedies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 211B.32, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211B. | in_committee | 2026 Regular |