Individuals participating in certain public assistance programs prohibition from using money transmission to send money to a foreign country

This bill prohibits individuals receiving Minnesota public assistance programs from using licensed money transmitters to send money to foreign countries. It directly affects recipients of programs such as SNAP, medical assistance, child care assistance, and housing support by banning their ability to transfer funds abroad through regulated services. The law requires money transmitters to report every six months to state agencies any individuals who use their services to send money overseas. State officials will then review these reports to identify and terminate the eligibility of recipients who violate the prohibition, removing them from all public assistance programs they were enrolled in.