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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 13: Duty to retreat before using reasonable force in defense of self or others eliminated.

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 13 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Duty to retreat before using reasonable force in defense of self or others eliminated. Primary sponsor: Matt Bliss (Republican). It lists 34 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 16, 2026): Author added Bakeberg.

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 34

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt BlissPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2B
Pam AltendorfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20A
Paul AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12A
Jeff BackerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9A
Ben BakebergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54B
Dave BakerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16B
Peggy BennettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23A
Scott Van BinsbergenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16A
John BurkelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1A
Jeff DotsethCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11A
Bidal DuranCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2A
Elliott EngenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36A
Steve GanderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1B
Dawn GillmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17A
Jimmy GordonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28A
Bobbie HarderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17B
Walter HudsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30A
Steve JacobCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20B
Krista KnudsenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5A
Jon KoznickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57A
Bryan LawrenceCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27B
Joe McDonaldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29A
MurphyCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Harry NiskaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31A
Paul NovotnyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30B
Bernie PerrymanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14A
Drew RoachCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58B
Kristin RobbinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37A
Max RymerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28B
Isaac SchultzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10B
Erica SchwartzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18A
Peggy ScottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31B
Roger SkrabaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3A
Cal WarwasCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7B
Natalie ZeleznikarCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3B

“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 Bakeberg
  2. Authors added Scott, Roach, Lawrence, and Schwartz
  3. Motion prevailed
  4. Motion to lay on the table
  5. Motion prevailed
  6. Motion for reconsideration
  7. Bill was not passed
  8. Third reading
  9. Author added Van Binsbergen
  10. House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day Thursday, March 6, 2025
  11. Second reading
  12. Committee report, to adopt

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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