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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 286: Local units of government authorized to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances.

Enacted 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 286 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota House on February 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Local units of government authorized to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances. Primary sponsor: Bernie Perryman (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 1, 2025): Effective date 08/01/2025.

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): Democratic-Farmer-Labor 6 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bernie PerrymanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14A
Kristin BahnerCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse37B
Brion CurranCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse36B
Elliott EngenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36A
Jeff HoweCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Carlie Kotyza-WitthuhnCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse49B
Kristi PursellCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse58A
Kristin RobbinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37A
Brad TabkeCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse54A
Bianca VirnigCo-sponsorDemocratic-Farmer-LaborHouse52B

“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. Effective date 08/01/2025
  2. Secretary of State Chapter 22 05/15/25
  3. Governor's action Approval 05/15/25
  4. Secretary of State, Filed 05/15/2025
  5. Governor approval 05/15/2025
  6. Presentment date 05/13/25
  7. Presented to Governor 05/13/2025
  8. Third reading Passed
  9. Special Order
  10. Returned from Senate
  11. Second reading
  12. Comm report: To pass

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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