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Leigh Finke D

State Representative

Minnesota House of Representatives District 66A

Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

Email: [email protected]

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On Record (39)

Bill CLAIMSCOURTSLegal Proceedings

Provisions governing false claims against the state modified, and additional grounds for liability provided.

Sep 17, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill AppropriationsBondsEnvironmentHealth and Health DepartmentMetropolitan Area

Metropolitan Mosquito Control District public health lab capital improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Jul 06, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Energy

New data center moratorium established, and Public Utility Commission required to submit a report.

May 19, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill AppropriationsEducation and Education DepartmentFirearms and Dangerous WeaponsLAW ENFORCEMENTPublic Safety Department

Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines regulated; provisions for possessing dangerous weapons in schools, negligently storing firearms, and reporting on firearms discharge by law enforcement modified; other firearm provisions modified; and money appropriated.

May 18, 2026 · source · details / share

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Rep. Leigh Finke - Legislative Newsletter: Halfway Through Session - MN House of Representatives (.gov)

Rep. Leigh Finke - Legislative Newsletter: Halfway Through Session  MN House of Representatives (.gov)

Apr 08, 2026 · source · details / share

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Artificial intelligence chatbot technology requirements provided, and cause of action for harm created.

Artificial intelligence chatbot technology requirements provided, and cause of action for harm created.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Lost and stolen firearms required to be reported promptly to law enforcement, criminal penalties provided, and money appropriated.

Lost and stolen firearms required to be reported promptly to law enforcement, criminal penalties provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Board of Public Defense funding provided, and money appropriated.

Board of Public Defense funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines banned, and criminal penalties provided.

Possession of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines banned, and criminal penalties provided.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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State individual income tax subtraction allowed for damage awards.

State individual income tax subtraction allowed for damage awards.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Circumstances when a person may conceal their identity in public modified and specific exceptions for law enforcement officers created.

Circumstances when a person may conceal their identity in public modified and specific exceptions for law enforcement officers created.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Detention and transport of suspects in vehicles that are not designed for detaining humans and designated as law enforcement vehicles prohibited.

Detention and transport of suspects in vehicles that are not designed for detaining humans and designated as law enforcement vehicles prohibited.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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State Agricultural Society required to reimburse the cities of St. Paul and Falcon Heights for certain expenses.

State Agricultural Society required to reimburse the cities of St. Paul and Falcon Heights for certain expenses.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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State Agricultural Society public safety account created in the agricultural fund, and 30 cent surcharge instituted on State Agricultural Society admission tickets.

State Agricultural Society public safety account created in the agricultural fund, and 30 cent surcharge instituted on State Agricultural Society admission tickets.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Local government aid; state fairgrounds public safety and municipal services aid with an annual inflation adjustment established, and money appropriated.

Local government aid; state fairgrounds public safety and municipal services aid with an annual inflation adjustment established, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Special peace officer provisions modified.

Special peace officer provisions modified.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Family Tree Clinic funding provided, and money appropriated.

Family Tree Clinic funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Community tree-planting grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

Community tree-planting grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Emerald ash borer response and community tree-planting grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

Emerald ash borer response and community tree-planting grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Lenders required to pause monthly payments on seized property, and lenders prohibited from reporting failure to make monthly payments on seized property.

Lenders required to pause monthly payments on seized property, and lenders prohibited from reporting failure to make monthly payments on seized property.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Interfaith Action funding provided for shelter operations and programming, and money appropriated.

Interfaith Action funding provided for shelter operations and programming, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Interfaith Action grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Interfaith Action grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Interfaith Action grant funding provided for workforce development, and money appropriated.

Interfaith Action grant funding provided for workforce development, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Midterm policy cancellation time requirements amended.

Midterm policy cancellation time requirements amended.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Semiautomatic military-style assault weapon sale or transfer prohibited, buyback program authorized for semiautomatic military-style assault weapons, and money appropriated.

Semiautomatic military-style assault weapon sale or transfer prohibited, buyback program authorized for semiautomatic military-style assault weapons, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Prohibition against certain ticket sales and advertisements removed.

Prohibition against certain ticket sales and advertisements removed.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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St. Paul; YMCA of the North funding provided, and money appropriated.

St. Paul; YMCA of the North funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Equal rights under the law provided and discrimination based on the listed characteristics prohibited, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Equal rights under the law provided and discrimination based on the listed characteristics prohibited, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Right to house youth for residential tenants created.

Right to house youth for residential tenants created.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Jails and prisons segregated housing limited, solitary confinement prohibited, rulemaking authorized, and reports required.

Jails and prisons segregated housing limited, solitary confinement prohibited, rulemaking authorized, and reports required.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Annual observance for Philando Castile Restoration and Unity Days established.

Annual observance for Philando Castile Restoration and Unity Days established.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Gibbs Farm Museum: Pathways to Dakota and Pioneer Life improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.

Gibbs Farm Museum: Pathways to Dakota and Pioneer Life improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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FilmNorth grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

FilmNorth grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Como Park Zoo and Conservatory funding provided, and money appropriated.

Como Park Zoo and Conservatory funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Report on contractors receiving financing from the Housing Finance Agency required.

Report on contractors receiving financing from the Housing Finance Agency required.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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FilmNorth grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

FilmNorth grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Places of entertainment required to provide access to potable water at events.

Places of entertainment required to provide access to potable water at events.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

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Equal rights under the law provided and discrimination based on the listed characteristics prohibited, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Equal rights under the law provided and discrimination based on the listed characteristics prohibited, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share

Bill Neutral

Data calls authorized, group capital calculations established for insurers, insurers required to complete a NAIC liquidity stress test, insurers required to file group capital calculations and results from the NAIC liquidity stress test, insurers required to secure a deposit or bond, limited long-term care insurance provided for and regulated, automobile insurance governing provisions modified, data classified, penalties provided, and technical changes made.

Data calls authorized, group capital calculations established for insurers, insurers required to complete a NAIC liquidity stress test, insurers required to file group capital calculations and results from the NAIC liquidity stress test, insurers required to secure a deposit or bond, limited long-term care insurance provided for and regulated, automobile insurance governing provisions modified, data classified, penalties provided, and technical …

Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

Crossposts (56)

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Legacy bill; Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and Greater Minnesota Regional Park and Trails Commission provisions modified, acquiring land interests provisions modified, state parks added to and deleted from, land sales and conveyances authorized, money appropriated from outdoor heritage fund, and prior appropriations modified and extended from legacy funds.

Sep 02, 2026 · details / share

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St. Anthony Village; public safety facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Jul 06, 2026 · details / share

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Civil arrests for persons attending court proceedings prohibited, and civil remedies provided.

May 19, 2026 · details / share

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Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines regulated; provisions for possessing dangerous weapons in schools, negligently storing firearms, and reporting on law enforcement firearms discharge modified; ghost guns criminalized; other gun safety provisions modified; and money appropriated.

May 18, 2026 · details / share

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Dioxide pipelines; issuance of route permit prohibited.

May 18, 2026 · details / share

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Price for prescription drugs subject to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program established.

May 18, 2026 · details / share

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Office of Business Regulation and Land Ownership within the Department of Agriculture established, reports required, and money appropriated.

May 18, 2026 · details / share

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Data centers sales and use tax exemption repealed, and contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations repealed.

May 18, 2026 · details / share

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Request to change or add sex indicators on birth and death records permitted, modifications to marriage records permitted, and data classified.

May 18, 2026 · details / share

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Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established, concealing identity crime modified, scope of use of force investigations expanded, access to certain information limited.

May 18, 2026 · details / share

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Geothermal energy system construction funding provided, and money appropriated.

Geothermal energy system construction funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Requirements for the calculation of an enrollee's contribution toward cost-sharing and out-of-pocket maximum set.

Requirements for the calculation of an enrollee's contribution toward cost-sharing and out-of-pocket maximum set.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Minnesota wealth tax established.

Minnesota wealth tax established.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Senior nutrition programs funding provided, and money appropriated.

Senior nutrition programs funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Health plan coverage of conversion therapy for minors and vulnerable adults prohibited, and commissioner of human rights required to protect Minnesotans from conversion therapy.

Health plan coverage of conversion therapy for minors and vulnerable adults prohibited, and commissioner of human rights required to protect Minnesotans from conversion therapy.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Cause of action for harmful conversion therapy practices provided.

Cause of action for harmful conversion therapy practices provided.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Sale and use of paraquat dichloride prohibited, commissioner required to collect and dispose of paraquat dichloride, and report required.

Sale and use of paraquat dichloride prohibited, commissioner required to collect and dispose of paraquat dichloride, and report required.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Greenhouse gas pollution cost-recovery program created, account established, reports required, and money appropriated.

Greenhouse gas pollution cost-recovery program created, account established, reports required, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Food shelf programs funding provided, and money appropriated.

Food shelf programs funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Regional food bank grant program established, and money appropriated.

Regional food bank grant program established, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Community solar garden named for Melissa Hortman.

Community solar garden named for Melissa Hortman.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Study of the economic impact of a federal immigration enforcement operation required, report required, and money appropriated.

Study of the economic impact of a federal immigration enforcement operation required, report required, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Certain powers of entities retracted and regranted.

Certain powers of entities retracted and regranted.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishment for a crime prohibited, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishment for a crime prohibited, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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A resolution urging the President and Congress to fully fund Medicaid and oppose harmful cuts to this crucial and much-needed program.

A resolution urging the President and Congress to fully fund Medicaid and oppose harmful cuts to this crucial and much-needed program.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Collective bargaining rights for transportation network company drivers created and regulated, and rulemaking authorized.

Collective bargaining rights for transportation network company drivers created and regulated, and rulemaking authorized.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Pet shops prohibited from selling cats and dogs.

Pet shops prohibited from selling cats and dogs.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Companion Animal Board established, and money appropriated.

Companion Animal Board established, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Project for Pride in Living funding provided, and money appropriated.

Project for Pride in Living funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Metro Deaf School grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Metro Deaf School grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Artificial intelligence use to dynamically set product prices prohibited.

Artificial intelligence use to dynamically set product prices prohibited.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Uniform Special Deposits Act adopted.

Uniform Special Deposits Act adopted.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness Act established, and civil penalties provided.

Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness Act established, and civil penalties provided.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Age of consent increased from 16 to 18 in criminal sexual conduct offenses involving offenders who are over 21 years of age, and criminal penalties imposed.

Age of consent increased from 16 to 18 in criminal sexual conduct offenses involving offenders who are over 21 years of age, and criminal penalties imposed.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Higher education campus sexual misconduct provisions modified.

Higher education campus sexual misconduct provisions modified.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Retailers required to display signage warning about the dangers of mercury-containing skin-lightening products.

Retailers required to display signage warning about the dangers of mercury-containing skin-lightening products.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Lawns to legumes program funding provided, and money appropriated.

Lawns to legumes program funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Criminal case information reporting required, and money appropriated.

Criminal case information reporting required, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Commissioner of Minnesota IT Services directed to integrate the transit assistance program into the Minnesota benefits web portal, and money appropriated.

Commissioner of Minnesota IT Services directed to integrate the transit assistance program into the Minnesota benefits web portal, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Definition of debt buyer modified, Undue Medical Debt grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.

Definition of debt buyer modified, Undue Medical Debt grant funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Suicide prevention curriculum funding provided, and money appropriated.

Suicide prevention curriculum funding provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Public television grants provided, and money appropriated.

Public television grants provided, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Solid waste management; dedication to the resource management account increased.

Solid waste management; dedication to the resource management account increased.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Reproductive health equity grant fund established, and money appropriated.

Reproductive health equity grant fund established, and money appropriated.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Disposition of abandoned pipelines provided, and pipeline abandonment plan required.

Disposition of abandoned pipelines provided, and pipeline abandonment plan required.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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School districts required to adopt policies and processes to assist parents who require language assistance, and reasonable accommodations for parents of children with disabilities required.

School districts required to adopt policies and processes to assist parents who require language assistance, and reasonable accommodations for parents of children with disabilities required.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Cost-sharing for certain office visits for infants, children, and adolescents prohibited.

Cost-sharing for certain office visits for infants, children, and adolescents prohibited.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Nursing facility property rate increases sunset and increases removed.

Nursing facility property rate increases sunset and increases removed.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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County attorneys authorized to use administrative subpoenas in wage theft investigations.

County attorneys authorized to use administrative subpoenas in wage theft investigations.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness mining restrictions modified.

Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness mining restrictions modified.

Mar 31, 2026 · details / share

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Crime of disseminating personal information expanded to include all individuals, and civil action for dissemination of personal information created.

Crime of disseminating personal information expanded to include all individuals, and civil action for dissemination of personal information created.

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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Criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer increased, crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm established, enhanced penalties established, persons presenting as peace officers required to fulfill duty to identify, and criminal penalties established.

Criminal penalty for impersonating a peace officer increased, crime of impersonating a peace officer while possessing a firearm established, enhanced penalties established, persons presenting as peace officers required to fulfill duty to identify, and criminal penalties established.

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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Rights and protections for residents of certain long-term care settings modified, rights and protections for clients receiving home care services and clients receiving home and community-based services modified, arbitration provisions prohibited, notices required, civil actions authorized, and money appropriated.

Rights and protections for residents of certain long-term care settings modified, rights and protections for clients receiving home care services and clients receiving home and community-based services modified, arbitration provisions prohibited, notices required, civil actions authorized, and money appropriated.

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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Health care guaranteed to be available and affordable for every Minnesotan; Minnesota Health Plan, Minnesota Health Board, Minnesota Health Fund, Office of Health Quality and Planning, ombudsman for patient advocacy, and auditor general for the Minnesota Health Plan established; Affordable Care Act 1332 waiver requested; and money appropriated.

Health care guaranteed to be available and affordable for every Minnesotan; Minnesota Health Plan, Minnesota Health Board, Minnesota Health Fund, Office of Health Quality and Planning, ombudsman for patient advocacy, and auditor general for the Minnesota Health Plan established; Affordable …

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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Written lease requirements modified, disclosure of additional landlord contact information required, landlords prohibited from listing the name of a minor child of a tenant in a lease or eviction complaint, right to view rental unit established, and penalties against landlords established.

Written lease requirements modified, disclosure of additional landlord contact information required, landlords prohibited from listing the name of a minor child of a tenant in a lease or eviction complaint, right to view rental unit established, and penalties against landlords …

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share

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Occupational therapy services, occupational therapists, and occupational therapy assistants added to mental health uniform service standards, mental health services, and children's mental health grants.

Occupational therapy services, occupational therapists, and occupational therapy assistants added to mental health uniform service standards, mental health services, and children's mental health grants.

Mar 16, 2026 · details / share