Minnesota House Bills

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.

Homeowner's insurance policies specified exclusions prohibited when damage is done by a peace officer.

Notice requirements for water discharges modified.

Certain veterans or former members of the armed forces who have forfeited federal benefits made ineligible for state-funded benefits, services, or programs; and environmental hazards information and assistance program for veterans discontinued.

Trusted contact program established to mitigate financial exploitation and fraud, and liability limited.

Educational assistance for veterans' children and spouses modified, and money appropriated.

First aid kit requirements on school buses modified, USDOT numbers required for all school buses, and school buses authorized on public roads for training purposes.

Safe at Home program; protections, remedies, and various provisions provided and modified; and criminal penalties established.

Kratom; legal age to possess kratom established as 21 years of age or older.

Commissioner of veterans affairs allowed to direct agency resources to veterans' initiatives, and reports required.

Zumbrota; portion of marked Trunk Highway 58 designated as "Officer/Firefighter Gary L. Schroeder, Jr. Memorial Highway."

Multiple levels of substance abuse care provided by the commissioner of corrections clarified in law, and access to mental health unit beds for incarcerated persons expanded.

Correctional and peace officer disciplinary procedures modified.

Application of certain residential mortgage loan fees and penalties modified.

Gift card fraud included in organized retail theft.

Nudification technology access prohibited.

Credit unions authorized to obtain insurance from a credit union share insurance provider, credit union share guaranty corporations regulated, and conforming changes made.

Enhanced criminal penalty provided for violations of coercion crime.

Eligibility of certain applicants for licenses to serve as private detectives or protective agents modified.

Uniform procedure established for imposition, implementation, and oversight of firearm restrictions resulting from certain criminal convictions and judicial orders.

Chemical irritant used in buildings disclosure required, and commissioner of public safety required to develop a standard form.

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.

Exception to the hospital construction moratorium provided.

Virtual-currency custody services allowed to be offered and performed.

Various provisions governing telephone company regulation, facilities and property, pricing plans, service classification, and reporting requirements.

Claims against the state settlement provided, and money appropriated.

Veterinary medicine and veterinary technology practice provisions modified.

Judiciary policy bill.

Remedy to extinguish a joint interest in a contract for deed of a perpetrator of domestic abuse or sexual assault established.

Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.