HF 124 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Acceptance of certain gifts related to a line of duty death of a public safety officer allowed, and local government expenditure authorized for public safety officer killed in line of duty.

HF 124 allows living public safety officers (including police, firefighters, and emergency responders) to accept certain gifts, such as money, property, plaques, or services, when a fellow officer is killed in the line of duty. The bill requires that gifts be given within 24 months of the death, honor or commemorate the fallen officer, and support team morale. This applies to officers employed by the same agency or political subdivision as the deceased officer. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes to permit these gifts without violating existing gift acceptance rules.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed Apr 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

1st Unofficial Engrossment 2nd Engrossment · 2 edits · Apr 22, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was updated from the 1st Unofficial Engrossment to the 2nd Engrossment, reflecting a revision in the legislative process. The primary changes involve updating the document title and the official posting date from March 27, 2025, to May 1, 2025, indicating that the bill has been further reviewed and amended by the legislature.
TECHNICAL

The document title was changed from '1st Unofficial Engrossment' to '2nd Engrossment', signifying a new version of the bill with potential amendments.

The posting date was updated from 03/27/2025 to 05/01/2025, reflecting the timeline of legislative review and approval.

Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Apr 30, 2025
Signed into law
Governor's action Approval 04/30/25
executive
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Secretary of State, Filed 04/30/2025
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Signed into law
Governor approval 04/30/2025
executive
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill was repassed as amended by the Senate
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Motion to concur with Senate amendments
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Returned from Senate with amendment
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading Passed
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass as amended
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Received from House
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Elections Finance and Government Operations
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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