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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 1253: Requirements related to the return of absentee ballots on election day modified, and absentee voting period modified for certain voters.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HF 1253 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requirements related to the return of absentee ballots on election day modified, and absentee voting period modified for certain voters. Primary sponsor: Ben Davis (Republican). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2025): Author added Sexton.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ben DavisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6A
Pam AltendorfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20A
Patti AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33A
Jeff DotsethCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11A
Elliott EngenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36A
Jim JoyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4B
Krista KnudsenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5A
Joe McDonaldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29A
Drew RoachCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58B
Max RymerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28B
Isaac SchultzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10B
Tom SextonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19B
Roger SkrabaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3A

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Author added Sexton
  2. Second reading
  3. Committee report, to adopt
  4. Author added Knudsen
  5. Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source