SF 2200 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Restorative practices statements and documents inadmissibility in civil and criminal proceedings establishment and data classification provision

SF 2200 protects communications from restorative justice programs by making statements and documents created during these processes inadmissible as evidence in civil or criminal court cases. It directly affects participants in restorative programs, including victims, offenders, and community facilitators, by shielding their discussions from legal use. The law establishes specific data classification rules for handling these protected materials, ensuring they are stored and managed separately from standard court records. This change aims to encourage open dialogue in restorative processes without fear of legal repercussions.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

1st Engrossment → 2nd Engrossment · 4 edits · Apr 28, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was updated from the 1st to the 2nd engrossment, changing the reporting deadline for restorative practices data from February 15 to November 15. The new requirement shifts the burden of reporting from the state director to the grant recipients, who must now submit specific data on recidivism, public safety impacts, and financial details regarding participant payments. This change aims to improve the timeliness and granularity of data used to evaluate the effectiveness of restorative justice programs.

Scope change

The scope of the reporting requirement was expanded to include specific metrics on participant payments and the purpose of those payments, which were not previously required.

TIMELINE

The deadline for submitting restorative practices status reports was moved from February 15 to November 15 of each year.

REQUIREMENT

Grantees are now required to submit detailed data on program impact, including recidivism rates, public safety effects, and financial investments.

New reporting mandates require grantees to disclose the total amount of grant funds paid to participants and the specific purpose of those payments.

ENFORCEMENT

The responsibility for initiating the annual data collection process shifted from the state director to the individual grant recipients.

Floor votes · House May 12, 2025

How they voted

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

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Committee

Amendments

May 19, 2025

Signed into law

Governor's action Approval 05/19/25

executive

May 19, 2025

Introduced

Secretary of State, Filed 05/19/2025

lower

May 19, 2025

Signed into law

Governor approval 05/19/2025

executive

May 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill was passed

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF104

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third reading Passed as amended

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Introduced

Special Order: Amended

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Comm report: To pass as amended

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading

upper

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors