Bail Abatement Nonprofit Exclusion (BANE) Act establishment provision
This bill prohibits nonprofit organizations from registering to provide payment to satisfy court-ordered bail conditions. It directly affects nonprofits that currently help people pay bail to avoid pretrial detention, banning them from operating under Minnesota's nonprofit corporation laws. The key provision (Section 1.7-1.9) states that nonprofits cannot organize or register to engage in bail payment services, effectively excluding them from this activity. The law establishes this restriction as the "Bail Abatement Nonprofit Exclusion (BANE) Act" within Minnesota Statutes. This is a direct policy change targeting nonprofit bail assistance services.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Feb 10, 2025
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Feb 10, 2025
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Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
upper
Feb 10, 2025
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Introduction and first reading
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Mark Koran
RRepublican
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Andrew Mathews
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Howe
RRepublican
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