Omnibus Public Safety policy bill
This bill modifies Minnesota's laws regarding employment and occupational licensing restrictions for people with criminal convictions. It requires hiring and licensing authorities to consider evidence of rehabilitation, including military honorable discharge, release orders, and documentation showing compliance with probation or parole. The legislation also mandates that when an applicant is denied employment or a license due to a criminal record, the authority must provide written notice explaining the reasons and outlining the process for reapplication. These changes aim to create a more structured framework for evaluating applicants with prior convictions while maintaining transparency in the decision-making process.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 23, 2026
Signed May 18, 2026
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What changed between versions
1st Unofficial Engrossment
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3rd Engrossment
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3 edits
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May 13, 2026
MINOR
The bill has been updated from the 1st to the 3rd Unofficial Engrossment, primarily involving the addition of numerous new sections and the renumbering of existing sections. The version date was updated to May 22, 2026. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria are visible in this list of section numbers alone.
TECHNICAL
Added a significant number of new sections (e.g., 1.34-1.38, 2.30-2.32, 8.33-8.35, 14.31-14.32, 17.32-17.33, 18.29-18.32, 19.31-19.33, 20.32-20.33, 24.32-24.33, 25.31-25.33, 28.33, 31.31, 36.32, 41.33, 44.6-44.8, 45.1-45.23), indicating expanded content or new provisions.
Removed several sections (e.g., 3.31-3.32, 5.13, 9.20, 10.34, 12.33, 13.29, 17.17, 21.32, 23.30-23.31, 27.26-27.32, 29.31-29.35, 30.32-30.33, 32.31-32.33, 33.32, 34.32-34.33, 35.30-35.33, 37.33, 39.31-39.33, 40.11, 42.31, 43.31-43.32, 45.7-45.23), suggesting deletions of specific provisions or renumbering.
Updated the document title and posting date from the 1st Unofficial Engrossment dated May 5, 2026, to the 3rd Engrossment dated May 22, 2026.
Floor votes · House Apr 30, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
16
Committee
9
Amendments
4
May 18, 2026
Signed into law
Governor's action Approval 05/18/26
executive
May 18, 2026
Introduced
Secretary of State, Filed 05/18/2026
lower
May 18, 2026
Signed into law
Governor approval 05/18/2026
executive
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
House adopted SCC report and repassed bill
upper
May 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill
upper
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill was repassed as amended by Conference
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to adopt conference committee report
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report, delete everything
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted conference committee report, bill repassed
lower
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House accedes, conference committee of 4 to be appointed
lower
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate refuses to concur, conference committee of 4 requested
lower
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate not concur, conference committee of 3 requested
upper
May 4, 2026
Introduced
Returned from House with amendment
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed as amended
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
Senate file first reading, referred for comparison HF3990
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Introduced
Received from Senate
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading Passed as amended
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Introduced
Special Order: Amended
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Comm report: To pass as amended
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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