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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 1396: Permitted uses of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement expanded.

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 1396 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Permitted uses of unmanned aerial vehicles by law enforcement expanded. Primary sponsor: Jeff Witte (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2025): Second reading.

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 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff WittePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57B
Bidal DuranCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2A
Bobbie HarderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17B
Paul NovotnyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30B
Ripper RepinskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26A
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. Second reading
  2. Committee report, to adopt as amended
  3. Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
  4. Author added Sexton
  5. 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