# Minnesota HF 480: County attorneys required to record and report reason for dismissing charges, Sentencing Guidelines Commission required to report information on dismissals to legislature, and county attorneys required to post information on dismissals to publicly accessible website.

Minnesota HF 480, County attorneys required to record and report reason for dismissing charges, Sentencing Guidelines Commission required to report information on dismissals to legislature, and county attorneys required to post information on dismissals to publicly accessible website., is a 94th Legislature, 2025-2026 House bill sponsored by Peggy Scott (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-24 (Author added Knudsen) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Minnesota HF 480
- State: Minnesota
- Session: 94th Legislature, 2025-2026
- Title: County attorneys required to record and report reason for dismissing charges, Sentencing Guidelines Commission required to report information on dismissals to legislature, and county attorneys required to post information on dismissals to publicly accessible website.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-02-24, Author added Knudsen
- Sponsor: Peggy Scott (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Public Safety Finance and Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Peggy Scott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bidal Duran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Krista Knudsen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Novotny (Republican), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-24: Author added Knudsen (House)
- 2025-02-13: Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2025/0/HF/480/versions/0/), [PDF](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2025/0/HF/480/versions/0/pdf/)

## Related bills

- SF 2077: Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill (signed)
- HF 719: Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (signed)
- HF 2438: Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. (signed)
- HF 4492: Read Act modified, early literacy field experiences required for teacher candidates, high school diploma established for veterans, and rulemaking required. (signed)
- HF 4591: State government policy and finance bill. (signed)
- SF 4476: Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2025/0/HF/480/versions/0/)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2025/0/HF/480/versions/0/pdf/)

## Related
- [SF 2077: Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MN-SF2077-2025-2026)
- [HF 719: Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MN-HF719-2025-2026)
- [HF 2438: Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MN-HF2438-2025-2026)
- [HF 4492: Read Act modified, early literacy field experiences required for teacher candid…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MN-HF4492-2025-2026)
- [HF 4591: State government policy and finance bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MN-HF4591-2025-2026)
- [SF 4476: Omnibus Human Services supplemental appropriations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MN-SF4476-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MN-HF480-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).