HF 62 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

References to statutes governing student attendance provided.

HF 62 is a technical correction that moves references to existing student attendance laws from Minnesota Statutes Chapter 120A to their appropriate chapters elsewhere in the statutes. This bill does not change any attendance policies, rules, or requirements for students, schools, or families. It only reorganizes where these laws are codified in the state code for clarity and consistency. The bill has no substantive impact on education practices or student attendance.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Apr 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → 1st Engrossment · 2 edits · Apr 1, 2025

MINOR

The bill was updated from its initial introduction to its first engrossment version, reflecting amendments made during the legislative process. The primary substantive change involves expanding the scope of referenced attendance statutes from subdivisions 2 to 11 to include subdivision 12. Additionally, new language was added to clarify that these cross-references are for informational purposes only and do not alter the substantive legal meaning of the statutes.

Scope change

The bill's scope was slightly expanded to include subdivision 12 of the referenced statutes in the list of attendance-related laws.

SCOPE

The range of referenced attendance statutes was extended from subdivisions 2 to 11 to include subdivision 12.

DEFINITION

New text was added to clarify that the cross-references in the bill are not substantive and cannot be used to limit or construe the meaning of the referenced laws.

Floor votes · House Apr 7, 2025

How they voted

132–0

Passed

Total votes 132

Apr 7, 2025

D Democratic65

65 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

Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

Received from House

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill was passed

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report, to adopt as amended

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy

lower

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors