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MinnesotaHF 382794th Legislature, 2025-2026House

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.

Sponsored By: Bidal Duran (Republican)

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Public Safety Finance and PolicyRules and Administration for comparison with SF4371

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3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Ineligible criminal records must be unsealed

Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension must reopen sealed records if it later finds they did not qualify for automatic expungement. The bureau must base that decision only on a record in its criminal history system. It must notify the courts, which must then reopen related court records. Affected people lose the privacy protection of sealing.

Police get vulnerable-adult protection order information

Minnesota’s law enforcement network now includes protection orders issued under the state’s vulnerable-adult protection law. Beginning January 1, 2027, court administrators must provide Minnesota officers a system to check these orders’ existence and status. Also beginning that date, courts must forward orders and continuances within 24 hours to police serving the vulnerable adult’s residence. They must also send them to the lead investigative agency that received the related report.

State repays investigation and witness protection costs

Local sheriffs and police chiefs can seek state reimbursement, rather than grants, for listed investigations and victim or witness protection. Covered investigations include cross-jurisdiction drug cases, stolen goods, gambling, and juvenile prostitution. Partial repayment also covers gang cases and unexpected, intensive, long-term investigations across jurisdictions that exhaust local resources. Endangered missing-child investigations qualify only when agencies follow state law and their own investigation policies. Protection repayment requires involvement in a criminal prosecution and reason to believe the person faces case-related violence, intimidation, or threats. Covered help includes relocation, housing, moving belongings, new identity documents, short-term living costs, and employment services. The state repays local officials; the law does not establish direct household payments.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Bidal Duran

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Clark

    Affiliation unavailable

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 196 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/28/2026

Third Reading

Yes: 65 • No: 0

House vote • 4/20/2026

Passage, as amended

Yes: 131 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Secretary of State Chapter 70

    5/5/2026Senate

  2. Governor's action Approval

    5/5/2026Senate

  3. Third reading Passed vote: 65-0

    4/28/2026Senate

  4. Special Order

    4/28/2026Senate

  5. Returned from Senate

    4/28/2026House

  6. Second reading

    4/22/2026Senate

  7. Comm report: Subst. for SF on General Orders SF4371

    4/22/2026Senate

  8. Referred to Rules and Administration for comparison with SF4371, now on General Orders

    4/21/2026Senate

  9. Introduction and first reading

    4/21/2026Senate

  10. Received from House

    4/21/2026Senate

  11. Bill was passed as amended vote: 131-1

    4/20/2026House

  12. Third reading as amended

    4/20/2026House

  13. Amendeda

    4/20/2026House

  14. House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Monday, April 20, 2026

    4/16/2026House

  15. Second reading

    4/7/2026House

  16. Committee report, to adopt

    4/7/2026House

  17. Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

    3/16/2026House

  18. Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy

    3/2/2026House

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