HF 3496 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Supervision abatement status policy modified relating to corrections.

HF 3496 requires inmates to pay all court-ordered restitution before becoming eligible for "supervision abatement status," which allows them to transition off active supervision. This change directly affects individuals on supervised release or conditional release terms who have earned compliance credits through good behavior. The bill amends Minnesota Statutes section 244.46 to add that restitution payment is a mandatory prerequisite for eligibility, overriding previous rules that allowed placement based solely on earned credits and time served. It does not alter existing safety risk assessments but adds payment as a strict eligibility condition. The bill is currently in the introduction stage, having been referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy committee.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action Apr 21, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduction 1st Engrossment · 4 edits · Apr 7, 2026
MODERATE
This bill was updated from its introduction to its first engrossment version, incorporating significant policy changes regarding inmate supervision. The most critical change is the addition of a requirement that inmates must pay all court-ordered restitution before becoming eligible for reduced supervision status. Additionally, the bill now explicitly states that individuals who can afford to pay restitution but choose not to will be ineligible for this benefit, even if they have completed other compliance requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a general framework for earned compliance credits to a stricter policy that conditions supervision abatement status on the payment of restitution.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a mandatory requirement that an individual must pay all court-ordered restitution before being eligible for supervision abatement status.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific provision stating that individuals with the ability to pay restitution who engage in willful nonpayment are ineligible to transition to supervision abatement status.

TIMELINE

Added an effective date clause specifying that the new section becomes effective on September 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document title and version header from 'Introduction' to '1st Engrossment' and changed the posting date from February 19, 2026, to April 20, 2026.

Floor votes · House Apr 20, 2026

How they voted

1330
Passed
Total votes 133
Apr 20, 2026
D Democratic66
66 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican67
67 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Introduced
Received from House
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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