As enacted: - Modifies the use of a military honorable discharge as evidence of rehabilitation by removing the requirement that the service occurred after a disqualifying conviction, but specifies that it is no longer valid evidence if the person is convicted of a gross misdemeanor or felony after their military service. - Makes it discretionary, rather than mandatory, for a licensing or hiring authority to consider factors such as the seriousness of a crime or the time elapsed since its commission when determining if an applicant is rehabilitated. - Require that if the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension determines that a sealed record did not qualify for expungement relief, they must unseal the record and notify the judicial branch. - Requires a person who is charged with both refusal to submit to testing and test failure to be subject to a different license revocation period, unless the person simultaneously committed an offense of child endangerment or was found to have a BAC that was twice the legal limit. (p. 31) - Alters the list of crimes that qualify a person as a program participant in the state's ignition interlock program to no longer include a person whose license has been revoked for causing bodily harm or vehicular homicide as a result of driving under the influence of cannabis, hemp, THC, or a combination of alcohol and other substances.(p. 31) - Repeals a section of law related to administrative fines and penalties for DWI offenses. (p. 32) - Eliminates the ability for a partnership to be licensed as a private detective or protective agent. (p. 47) - Requires the chief executive officer the chief financial officer, the qualified representative, and the Minnesota manage of a corporate applicant to meet detective licensing requirements. (p. 48) - Adds forged digital likeness to criminal provisions relating to identity theft. (p. 35). - Prohibits prediction markets. (p. 65) - NOTE: 4/30 amendment removed provisions related to alcohol license revocation and the ignition interlock program, which were reinserted on 5/6. Additionally, this amendment removed the following provisions: - Requires the "no alcohol sales" designation to be removed from a person's ID if they have not been documented as possessing, consuming, or driving impaired in the past 20 years, rather than 10 years. - Requests that the state fire marshal consider amending the State Fire Code to require sealed batteries for smoke alarms in dwelling units by 1/15/2027. (p. 113) - Note: Conference Committee bill no longer includes language prohibiting the sale of kratom products to anyone under the age of 21 (instead of 18). - Note: Conference Committee bill no longer includes language relating to gift card fraud and tampering with stolen retail merchandise. - Note: Conference Committee bill no longer includes language relating to private detectives and protective agents.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
May 18, 2026 | S | Effective date various dates |
May 18, 2026 | S | Secretary of State Chapter 97 05/18/26 |
May 18, 2026 | S | Governor's action Approval 05/18/26 |
May 18, 2026 | H | Chapter number 97 |
May 18, 2026 | H | Secretary of State, Filed 05/18/2026 |
May 18, 2026 | H | Governor approval 05/18/2026 |
May 14, 2026 | S | Presentment date 05/14/26 |
May 14, 2026 | H | Presented to Governor 05/14/2026 |
| Last Action | May 18, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Bill Type | Bill |
| Created | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Updated | May 24, 2026 |