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Minnesota · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 5045: Photo ID required to register to vote and to vote, SAVE Minnesota Act established, proof of citizenship to vote required, voter identification card created, provisional ballots established, driver's license requirements modified, and money appropriated.

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 5045 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota House on April 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Photo ID required to register to vote and to vote, SAVE Minnesota Act established, proof of citizenship to vote required, voter identification card created, provisional ballots established, driver's license requirements modified, and money appropriated. Primary sponsor: Pam Altendorf (Republican). It lists 34 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 20, 2026): Introduction and first reading, referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 33

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pam AltendorfPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20A
Keith AllenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19A
Paul AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12A
Jeff BackerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9A
Ben BakebergCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54B
Scott Van BinsbergenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16A
John BurkelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1A
Ben DavisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6A
Tom DippelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41B
Jeff DotsethCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11A
Elliott EngenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36A
Marj FogelmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse21B
Steve GanderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1B
Dawn GillmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17A
Jimmy GordonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28A
Bobbie HarderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17B
HeintzemanCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Steve JacobCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20B
Jim JoyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4B
Krista KnudsenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5A
Bryan LawrenceCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27B
Joe McDonaldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29A
Shane MekelandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27A
MurphyCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bernie PerrymanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14A
Duane QuamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24A
Ripper RepinskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26A
Drew RoachCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58B
Kristin RobbinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37A
Max RymerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28B
Isaac SchultzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10B
Peggy ScottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31B
Roger SkrabaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3A
Mike WienerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5B
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. 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