Enhanced penalties for assaulting a sports official provided.
HF 354 adds enhanced penalties for assaulting sports officials in Minnesota. It defines "sports official" broadly to include youth sports referees, umpires, scorekeepers, and similar roles. The bill makes it a gross misdemeanor to assault an official causing visible injury or to intentionally throw bodily fluids/feces at them because of their job. These penalties apply to offenses committed on or after August 1, 2025.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
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Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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John Huot
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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