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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 1261: Penalty for tampering with a motor vehicle increased, and crime for riding in a vehicle when the person reasonably should have known that a vehicle was taken without permission established.

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 1261 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Penalty for tampering with a motor vehicle increased, and crime for riding in a vehicle when the person reasonably should have known that a vehicle was taken without permission established. Primary sponsor: Ripper Repinski (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2025): Author added Sexton.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ripper RepinskiPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse26A
Ben DavisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6A
Bidal DuranCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2A
Erica SchwartzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18A
Tom SextonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19B
Terry StierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22B

“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. Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy

Sources

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